ADVISORY, June 5, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
WHAT: The 25th Annual Commencement Ceremony of Charles Drew
University of Medicine and Science (CDU) will feature keynote
address by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who will also
receive an honorary degree from CDU.
WHO: Dr. Keith Norris, who heads Charles Drew University's Office
of the President, will preside over the ceremonies.
WHEN: Saturday, June 6, 2009, beginning at 10:00 a.m. -- Media
requested by 9:30 a.m.
WHERE: On the campus lawn of Charles Drew University, adjacent to
Cobb Building, 1731 East 120th Street, Los Angeles,
California 90059. Free parking (designated for media) on
120th Street, off of Wilmington Avenue, two blocks from the
105 Freeway exit.
Directions from Los Angeles: Take the 110 or 405 Freeway
south, to the 105 Freeway east (toward Norwalk). Exit
Wilmington Avenue, turn right to 120th Street, and turn right
to parking.
ABOUT CHARLES DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE (CDU)
CDU is a private nonprofit, nonsectarian, minority-serving medical and health sciences institution. Located in the Watts-Willowbrook area of South Los Angeles, CDU has graduated over 550 medical doctors, 2,500 post-graduate physicians, more than 2,000 physician assistants and hundreds of other health professionals. The only dually designated Historically Black Graduate Institution and Hispanic Serving Health Professions School in the U.S. CDU is recognized as a leader in health inequities and translational research, specifically with respect to heart disease, diabetes, cancer, mental health, and HIV/AIDS. The University is among the top 7% of National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded institutions and rated one of the top 50 private universities in research in the U.S. Recently, the CDU/UCLA medical program was named the "best performer" in the University of California System with respect to producing outstanding underrepresented minority physicians. For more information, visit http://www.cdrewu.edu.