Professor Strait to present paper on immigration

Dr. Patricia Strait, chair of the Human Resource Management program at the School of Continuing Studies, will present a paper, titled “When Societies Collide: Toward an Immigration Model for the 21st Century,” at the Fifth Annual International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences in August 2010. [More...]

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...]

SCS hires several new faculty members

University Communications issued a press release announcing the employment of several new faculty members by the School of Continuing Studies. View the release and a story that resulted in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

Professor’s research lecture airs on C-SPAN

Debra Hanson, adjunct professor, presented the results of research she conducted as a U.S. Capitol Historical Society Fellow during a lecture on September 2, 2009. C-SPAN aired the lecture on September 26. [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...]

Memorial scholarship for Diane Retzer

The School of Continuing Studies has established an annual scholarship to honor the memory of Diane Harrison Retzer, former student advisor for the School. The annual need-based scholarship will be awarded to an Evening School student for the 2010-2011 academic year. [More...]

Information session on new graduate programs

The School of Continuing Studies is hosting a special information reception for its new graduate programs in educational leadership and policy studies on Wednesday, September 30. These programs are designed for educators who have a minimum of three years professional work experience and wish to obtain endorsement for leading a public school in Virginia. [More...]

Prof. Strait selected for faculty seminars

Dr. Patricia Strait, chair of the Human Resource Management program, was selected as one of twelve faculty members to participate in the Tocqueville Faculty Seminars series to take place here at University of Richmond in the Spring 2010 term. [More...]

Kitchen’s NASA grant featured in Collegian

Dean David Kitchen’s grant from NASA for developing climate change curriculum is featured in an article titled “NASA data helps jumpstart climate change course” in The Collegian. [More...]

Parking services information for students

University Parking Services has provided the following guidelines and instructions for SCS students who wish to park on campus. All vehicles on campus must be registered with Parking Services and have a current parking permit. [More...]