2007 alumnus enjoys a banner year in 2008

2008 was a banner year for David Weaver, SCS ‘07. He finished his first year as an 8th grade Civics and Economics teacher at Chickahominy Middle School and was named Hanover County’s Beginning Teacher of the Year. But he wasn’t your typical first year teacher. After all, David was almost 52 and a 25-year veteran of the architectural design industry. But he was, and still is, a part of a growing trend in the Richmond area: professionals returning to school to become teachers. [More...]

Alumna Senoga featured on Education Website

Joanita Senoga, C’06, is featured in an article titled “Best & Brightest: African Teacher Excels as Student, Role Model in U.S.” on the Diverse Issues in Education Website. The feature tells Senoga’s compelling story of working as a teacher in her native Uganda, of fleeing Uganda to escape an unwanted forced marriage, of being reunited with her daughters here in the U.S., and of taking several jobs to earn her degree at the University of Richmond. [More...]

Lt. Murray, C’08 featured in RichmondNow

Lt. Adrienne Murray, C’08 of the University of Richmond Police is featured in an article in the September issue of “RichmondNow”, the University’s newspaper for faculty, staff and students. The feature covers Murray’s participation in the FBI National Academy Program in Quantico, Virginia. [More...]

SCS is on Facebook

The School of Continuing Studies is on Facebook! We’ve joined the University as a whole – and several of the University’s school and departments – in creating a Facebook page. [More...]

Licensure grads named outstanding educators

Several recent graduates of the School of Continuing Studies Teacher Licensure Program have been honored by Henrico County Public Schools as outstanding educators for 2009. [More...]

Winston named distinguished alumnus

W. Joseph Winston has received SCS’s Gibb Family Distinguished Alumni Award for 2009. Winston graduated from the School of Continuing Studies in 1971 with a Bachelor of Commerce degree in business and marketing. He is the founder and president of Doctor of Techno Marketing, a marketing and promotional products company in Richmond. [More...]

Grads encouraged to strive for balance

Col. Kimberly S. Lettner, chief of Virginia’s Division of Capital Police and University of Richmond alumnus, told the university’s School of Continuing Studies graduates to strive for achieving the good in all areas of their lives, instead of greatness in just a few. [More...]

SCS Graduate Named 1st Year Teacher of Year

Ryan Hirtz, a December 2008 graduate of the Teacher Licensure Program, was named First Year Teacher of the Year for her school, Fair Oaks Elementary in Henrico County. Hirtz completed her student teaching at Dumbarton Elementary School during the Fall 2008 semester, and she was hired in December to teach fifth grade at Fair Oaks to help alleviate overcrowded conditions. Although other first year teachers are working at Fair Oaks, Hirtz’s teaching skills earned her this honor despite her brief tenure at the school.

Alumnus Named New Teacher of the Year

David Weaver, a 2007 graduate of the Teacher Licensure Program, was recently named New Teacher of the Year for Hanover County Public Schools. Weaver completed his teacher licensure preparation coursework last year after “switching careers” from his position at Grace Street Residential Designs, where he did architectural drafting and design work. He teaches eighth grade civics at Chickahominy Middle School in Mechanicsville.

Below is an excerpt from a longer Q&A session with Weaver. The full interview will be published in the Fall 2008 Schedule of Evening School classes (print version).

Where and when did you earn your bachelor’s degree?
I started my bachelor’s degree at JMU many years ago, but it wasn’t a priority for me at that point in my life.  As I progressed in my professional career I came to realize I needed a degree, so I took classes here and there over the next several years.  My wife, Terri, and I moved to Richmond about 5 years ago, and with our kids out of college and on their own, I finally ran out of excuses.  I enrolled in U of R’s Continuing Studies program and I received by Bachelor of Liberal Arts in 2007.

How would you describe your experience at University of Richmond?
Stimulating and Engaging.  The program at U of R allowed me to articulate ideas and principles that I have held for a long time but never had a forum to voice.  The instructors introduced me to areas of literature, history, and the arts that truly expanded my world view.

You were just named the Beginning Teacher of the Year for Hanover County. How does that make you feel?
Incredibly lucky.  I feel very fortunate to have landed where I did, surrounded by supportive administrators, seasoned professional educators, and dedicated staff.

Interview with Fortune 1000 Companies

Integrated Recruiting Consultants, in partnership with the University of Richmond Career Development Center, invites you to a Sales Career Forum on Tuesday, March 18, 2008, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Sales Career Forum offers current students and alumni an opportunity to interview and network with hiring managers from some of the nation’s leading employers. For more information, download the Information Sheet as a Word document from the CDC Web site.