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February 21, 2011
Business administration alumnus finds niche in commercial banking
Eric Morales, ’02, joined the finance industry right out of UR. In the years since, he has found his way through many roles in finance — and eventually back to central Virginia.
Boatwright Scholar carries on UR's synchronized swimming tradition
Synchronized swimmer Jennifer Jarboe, ’13, was a finalist at the 2010 U.S. Collegiate Nationals, competing against future Olympians from around the country.
February 18, 2011
Preparing for design challenges in the Landscape Design program
From an undergraduate background in studio art, Hispanic studies and dance, Cara Smith found the perfect fit in the School of Continuing Studies Landscape Design Professional Certificate program.
Sophomore uses wellness as a tool in pursuing positive change
Leadership studies major Victoria Lyon, ’13, has translated her passion for fitness into an academic career focused on life improvement through wellness.
Professor's pedagogical research is revolutionizing economics instruction
Business Professor KimMarie McGoldrick’s tested techniques for teaching are changing the way other economics instructors approach the subject.
February 17, 2011
Speech Center consultants plan fifth annual public debate
A tradition of public debate that began more than 50 years ago at the University of Richmond has been revived as “Forum at the Forum.” The fifth annual forum will be held Wednesday, March 30. The public is invited and urged to participate.
A year abroad united all of Vlasic's academic interests
Alex Vlasic, '11, became a feminist in the fifth grade, but it wasn’t until she enrolled at Richmond that she connected women’s and gender issues to inequalities based on race and class.
Women's and gender studies conference provides platform for student research
Student researchers will turn a critical lens on film portrayals, the field of economics, UR’s coordinate college system, and other topics at an upcoming conference hosted by WILL.
Actor/student takes a leading role on and back stage in founding theater troupe
While many students spent winter break catching up on movies, sleeping or reading bestsellers, relaxing and counting down the days until school resumed, Kelly Landers, ‘11, spent her time off in a place very familiar to her, but not at all relaxed—on stage.
February 16, 2011
Semester in Thailand gives environmental studies major real-life perspective
Experiences like snaking down the Mekong River through the mountains of Laos made Dillon Vassallo’s semester abroad a veritable tour of environmental issues and eco-friendly solutions.