*In this photo:* DSU President Harry L. Williams and First Lady Dr. Robin Williams pose with a group DSU students during their Christmas celebration at their residence.

On Campus

DSU President & Wife Welcome Students for Christmas Celebration

Monday, December 4, 2017

DSU President Harry L. Williams and First Lady Robin Williams welcomed students into their home on the afternoon of Nov. 4 to celebrate the Christmas season with food and fellowship.

The event include a visit to the President’s Residence by the children from the Child Development Lab, who surprised the University’s First Couple with a dance to the tune of Whitney Houston’s “The Greatest Love of All.”

For images from the President Residence, click on the below link:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/48216028@N03/sets/72157661274183647/show

Later that event, Dr. Williams and his wife presided over the first Tree Lighting Ceremony held on campus in 50 years.

In addition to lighting the tree located at the front of the pedestrian mall, students, faculty and staff donated scarves and gloves to be given away to the needy.

For images from the Tree Lighting, click on the below link.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/48216028@N03/sets/72157690539191785/show

The 2017 Christmas Season will be the last one spent at DSU for Dr. Williams and his wife, as the DSU President will end his almost eight-year tenure on Dec. 15 to become the CEO and president of the Thurgood Marshall Foundation.