Dirk Burruss, adjunct instructor of information systems, earned the inaugural SPCS Innovations in Teaching Award for 2016, awarded during the spring faculty meeting of the School of Professional and Continuing Studies.
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Several University of Richmond graduates in education at the undergraduate and graduate levels have been recognized for service and excellence.
E. Claiborne Robins is the inaugural inductee into the Robins School of Business Alumni Hall of Fame. An award will be accepted by E. Claiborne Robins Jr. on his father’s behalf as part of the University of Richmond’s reunion weekend.
Robins, who graduated from UR in 1931, donated more than $100 million to local colleges and universities. UR renamed its business school for Robins, a pharmaceutical company owner and philanthropist, in 1979. He died in 1995.
Airline fees aren't disappearing anytime soon, but the most ridiculous of them may be headed for the emergency exits. By "ridiculous" I mean United Airlines' $50 processing fee for tickets refunded to passengers after unplanned events such as jury duty, illness or death. Or Delta Air Lines' $25 fee for booking a ticket by phone."Some of these fees were irrationally punitive," says George Hoffer, a transportation economist at the University of Richmond. "They were neither cost- nor demand-based."They've been quietly eliminated in the last few weeks, and more could follow. But don't get your hopes too high. Airlines and fees will continue to be synonymous for a while, unless the government gets involved.
Adjunct faculty of the School of Professional and Continuing Studies were among Richmond educators recently awarded Course Transformation Grants through the University’s Program for Enhancing Teaching Effectiveness (PETE).
In late April, the Robert H. Smith School of Business hosted the Smith Entrepreneurship Research Conference (SERC), an annual conference designed to highlight important entrepreneurship-focused research papers. The invitation-only conference, which is attended by prominent researchers and rising stars, helps researchers determine best practices in linking researchers’ findings to practitioners’ goals. SERC discussions are focused on relevant social, economic and organizational issues in the entrepreneurship field.
This year, the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship’s academic director, Brent Goldfarb, facilitated an engaging panel on the role of accelerators in venture creation. An associate professor in Smith’s management and organization department, Goldfarb moderated The Growth and Efficacy of Accelerators, which drilled down on whether an accelerator impacts the success of startups.
Question: My daughter is expecting a baby around Thanksgiving, and I need to buy a ticket from Los Angeles to New York's JFK. Her due date is Nov. 19 (Thanksgiving is Nov. 26), and I would like to buy a one-way refundable ticket in case she delivers earlier or later than the 19th. Any suggestions on how to get the best ticket for such a special occasion during one of the most traveled holiday times?
Betty Menachem, Long Beach
From credit cards and loans to equity and angel investors, small business owners have a number of options to consider when it comes to company funding. But despite the overall number of viable money sources, small business owners typically have a tough time coming up with the capital they need. That’s due to a combination of the long odds facing start-ups and the cautious post-recession lending landscape.