A new look and address

Daniel Hocutt — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:14:59 +0000

MORE from SCS has once again evolved, this time into a more conventional e-newsletter format. Visit MORE from SCS at news.richmond.edu/newsletter/scs/ to follow what’s happening at SCS!

Filed under: SCS

Alumna Anna McRay named to panel by VA governor

Daniel Hocutt — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:49:52 +0000

School of Continuing Studies graduate Anna M. McRay, SCS‘04, ‘06 and ‘10, was named to the Secure Commonwealth Board by Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell. The announcement came in a release from the governor’s office on August 13, 2010. [More...]

Filed under: Alumni, Evening School

SCS Breakfast Forum featured in Times-Dispatch

Daniel Hocutt — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:08:14 +0000

An article titled “Turn Job Loss Into Live Change, Speaker Urges” features the presentation given by Julia Stokes, SCS‘08, and Sam Bruce, director of the School’s Center for Career Management, during the SCS Breakfast Forum on August 17, 2010. The topic of the forum, “Surviving Downsizing,” addressed strategies for handling job loss. Stokes shared her personal experience with downsizing. More…

Filed under: Breakfast Forum, Community, Evening School

Professor publishes new poems in Poetry Daily

Daniel Hocutt — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:45:54 +0000

Professor Ron Smith, adjunct professor of English in the School, published two new poems in Poetry Daily on July 10, 2010. The two poems were “Coaching Pitchers” and “Double.” Read the poems at Poetry Daily online. [More...]

Filed under: Evening School, Faculty

Assoc. dean contributes to local TV commentary

Daniel Hocutt — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:28:24 +0000

Dr. David Kitchen, associate dean and adjunct professor in the School of Continuing Studies, recently contributed to WTVR CBS6 commentary by Mark Holmberg titled “Weather Extremes–From Snow to Heat.” Kitchen appears toward the end of the segment. [More...]

Filed under: Evening School, Faculty, Staff

Dean Kitchen quoted in Times-Dispatch article

Daniel Hocutt — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:07:40 +0000

Dr. David Kitchen, associate dean and adjunct professor, is quoted as an expert on the science of global warming in a July 4, 2010, Richmond Times-Dispatch article titled “Consensus Over Science, Cost of Warming Elusive.” The article features frames the debate over global warming as a scientific issue that is also a political issue. Concludes Kitchen: “In the end this is a political, not a scientific issue,” he said. “We will not escape unscathed, whichever path we choose.” [More...]

Filed under: Community, Evening School, Faculty

Osher facilitator discusses civil discourse

Daniel Hocutt — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:24:57 +0000

Ann Smoot, guest columnist and facilitator of the Topical Discussion course through the Osher Institute, offers thoughts on the importance of practicing civil discourse as lifelong students in a column titled “For Lifelong Learners, an Exercise in Civil Discourse” in the Richmond Times-Dispatch. [More...]

Filed under: Community, Osher Institute, Students

Mentoring program connects undergrads, SCS students

Daniel Hocutt — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:41:56 +0000

Campus typically becomes a familiar home for undergraduate students — they know how to navigate bookstore lines and find study spots, and whom to go to if they need help. But for School of Continuing Studies students, it’s not always so clear. A new program that connects traditional undergrads with SCS students hopes to change that. [More...]

Filed under: Evening School, Students, University of Richmond

SCS alumna features in RVANews

Daniel Hocutt — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:45:03 +0000

Joanita Senoga, SCS alumna and founder of Circle of Peace School, is featured in an RVANews article titled “One Woman’s Journey: Ugandan Native Promotes Child Welfare, Education.” [More...]

Filed under: Alumni, Community

Partners in the Arts program highlighted

Daniel Hocutt — Wed, 19 May 2010 19:28:38 +0000

A program funded by Partners in the Arts—the Mighty Minds Museum at Swift Creek Elementary School in Chesterfield—was featured in a May 6, 2010, article in the Richmond Times-Dispatch titled “Third-graders Bring Historic Figures to Life.” [More...]

Filed under: Community, Partners in the Arts