Potomac University

Potomac University is the fictitious Washington, DC institution of higher learning where many of the events in Lazarus, Covenant, and Epiphany take place.

In the novels, Potomac is described as being located in or very near the Georgetown neighborhood in Northwest Washington, DC. In reality, Potomac University would be located in the Foxhall and Potomac Heights neighborhoods of Northwest DC.

The motto of the univeristy is ...... which is Latin for "Potomac University: For mind, body, and spirit." The colors of the university are purple and silver. The mascot is the Pirate.

There are many courses of study available at Potomac, including anthropology, English, and foreign service.

Potomac has many campus activities including an LGBT organization called Potomac Pride and a campus chapter of the NAACP. The minority students are involved in fraternity and sorority life through city-wide or metropolitan chapters. Beta Chi Phi Fraternity is one of those organizations.

The university is a member of an unnamed Division I sports conference which includes other fictitious universities.

The following characters in the novels attend Potomac University:


 * Billy Abbott
 * Isaiah Aiken


 * Taina Banks
 * Nina Bradley


 * Rick Brown
 * Adrian Collins
 * Savion Cortez
 * Mark Ferguson
 * Orlando Ford
 * Calen Hawkins
 * Hodari Hudgins
 * Keisha Johnson
 * Edward Jones
 * Steven Jones
 * Craig Newson
 * Joshua Robinson
 * Ashley Thompkins
 * Aaron Todd
 * Alex Valenzuela
 * Angela


 * Tracey

The following characters are employed by Potomac University:


 * Andrew Kalinowski
 * Sally O'Bannon


 * Rebecca Templeton