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2025 4-H Soccer Cup

UDC-CAUSES is always brewing events for community residents and students to attend. If you want to learn how to grow food in soilless environments, expand your culinary business or hobby, become a small farmer or obtain certification in food manager/handler course, then UDC is just right for you. Check out our March events at Eventbrite.com to register for our community-based programs. 

Are you coming to the 2025 4-H Soccer Cup tournament on the Van Ness campus, March 12-14? Six U19 boy’s teams and three U19 girl’s teams will participate in a three-day sports event. High school athletes from Washington, D.C, Virginia, Tennessee, Texas, and Nebraska will compete on UDC’s New State of Art Athletic Field on the UDC-Van Ness campus. This is the first National 4-H Soccer Cup event held at the UDC Van Ness campus. The Ignite by 4-H hosts this four-day interactive summit to help teens discover their spark through inspiring speakers, hands-on workshops, off-site experiences, career exploration and connecting with peers. For more information, contact Diego Lahaye at dlahaye@udc.edu.

Seniors Do Workout

The BODYWISE Program is specifically designed and operated to promote health, wellness, and fitness for persons 60 years of age or older in the District of Columbia. Some of the benefits which may be achieved include: an increase in participants' cardiovascular efficiency, muscular strength, flexibility, and overall life satisfaction, as well as health and preventive knowledge. 

The BODYWISE Program consists of water aerobics (swimming is not required), yoga, low-impact aerobics, and chair exercise classes. Classes are conducted by appropriately trained and certified instructors. Participants are encouraged to exercise at their personal level of fitness. The program also provides great opportunities for socializing. 

If interested, check out the upcoming schedule for BODYWISE classes throughout Washington, D.C.

Research Week

Explore the research happening at UDC every day. On April 1st, CAUSES will host research presentations at the Van Ness campus. For more information, contact Dr. Amy Schweitzer at amy.schweitzer@udc.edu.

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Welcome to the College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability, & Environmental Sciences (CAUSES) of the University of the District of Columbia (UDC). UDC-CAUSES was formed in 2010 as the University’s land-grant college.

We engage in applied teaching and research that helps to improve the quality of life and economic opportunity for residents of the District of Columbia and others around the world through traditional academic degrees and through non-degree, non-credit bearing, skills-building programs, such as green infrastructure and urban agriculture.

UDC-CAUSES is unique in its organizational structure and its mission: an interdisciplinary college where academic programs such as architecture, urban sustainability, health education, nutrition and dietetics, and nursing train a forward-thinking generation of professionals who will ensure that the world has “Healthy Cities–Healthy People.” The College houses the only doctoral-level program in the nation that focuses on urban leadership and entrepreneurship.

For more information or inquiries, feel free to contact us at causes@udc.edu.

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About the University of the District of Columbia  

As an HBCU, an urban land-grant institution, and the only public university in the nation’s capital, the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) is committed to a broad mission of education, research, and community service. Established by abolitionist Myrtilla Miner in 1851, the University offers Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctorate degrees, along with a host of workforce development and continuing education certifications for student success, professional growth, and economic advancement. The University is comprised of the College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences; College of Arts and Sciences; School of Business and Public Administration; School of Engineering and Applied Sciences; UDC Community College; and the UDC David A. Clarke School of Law. To learn more, visit www.udc.edu. 

The University of the District of Columbia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution. Minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. The University prohibits discrimination or harassment against any person on the basis of the actual or perceived actual race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, marital status, personal appearance, genetic information, familial status, source of income, status as a victim of an intrafamily offense, place of residence or business, or status as a covered veteran, as provided for and to the extent required by District and Federal statutes and regulations. For a full version of the University’s EO Policy Statement, please visit: http://www.udc.edu/equal_opportunity.The University of the District of Columbia is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 1007 North Orange Street, 4th Floor, MB #166, Wilmington, DE 19801, 267-284-5011.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, familial/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, this information is available in languages other than English. To file a complaint alleging discrimination, please complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD- 3027, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to US Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. Submit your completed letter or form to USDA via fax: (202) 690-7442; or email: program.intake@usda.gov. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender.