Professor Strait Presents at Conference

Dr. Patricia Strait, chair of the Human Resource Management program, presented a research paper titled “Emerging Ethical Dilemmas in Immigration: Implications for Spain and the USA” at the Eighth Annual International Conference on Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations in Montreal, Canada, on June 20, 2008. You can read an abstract of Dr. Strait’s paper and learn more about the conference on the conference Web site.

Richmond Quest Lecture Series

The following Richmond Quest lecture series is offered in conjunction with the School of Continuing Studies class ART 314U: 20th Century American Art. Like the course, these lectures will focus on connections between past and present - “the connections that make us human and propel us forward” - by examining how key events, ideas and figures in American history have been interpreted in their own day and re-interpreted in the visual and film arts of later historical periods.  How are the images connected (and/or disconnected) and how do they accrue meaning over time?  All lectures are free and open to the public, and will be held in the Adams Auditorium in Boatwright Memorial Library.

• February 4, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
  Paul Porterfield, Director of the MRC, Film Studies instructor “Hopper, Hitchcock, and Film Noir”
• February 18, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
  Andy Koebler, Adjunct Professor of Music
  “Jazz: An American Original”
• March 31, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
  Paul Porterfield, Director of the MRC, Film Studies instructor “Revolution: Film and Music of the 1960s”

Professor Smith Publishes Book of Poetry

Ron Smith, Adjunct Professor of English, recently released a book of poetry titled Moon Road: Poems, 1986-2005 and published by Louisiana State University Press. In addition, he is featured in the “Poet’s Spotlight for November” on Poet Laureate of Virginia Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda’s Web site.

Visit the Moon Road page on the Louisiana State University Press Web site to learn more about the book and to read an excerpt. Visit Kreiter-Foronda’s “Poet’s Spotlight for November” on the Poet Laureate’s Web site to read additional poems by Smith.

Evening School 2007-2008 Catalog Now Available

The print and online versions of the 2007-2008 Evening School Catalog are now available. The catalog contains updated degree information for students entering degree programs starting this Fall, along with revised and updated courses and descriptions. Visit the Evening School Catalog page at http://scs.richmond.edu/catalog/evening.

SCS “Hall of Fame” Posted

If you walk into the School of Continuing Studies in the Special Programs Building, you’ll see the SCS “Wall of Fame” at the top of the stairs. The Wall lists academic and commencement award winners. Visit the online “Hall of Fame” at http://scs.richmond.edu/halloffame.