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January 25, 2011
Summer Scholars
An incredible way to explore all that Richmond has to offer
Imagine being in high school and having the opportunity to really get to know the campus of one of the colleges you are interested in attending. Take a class and study with a professor. Eat in the dining hall. Live in a residence hall. Explore an academic interest. Make life-long friends from all over the world.
January 17, 2011
Retired and Busier Than Ever
Osher member Tim Williams shares his passions for teaching, learning & serving
It’s been almost six years since Tim Williams first learned about the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
Serving to Enhance
For Debra O'Brien, it's all about creating a better experience for SCS faculty & students
Debra O’Brien didn’t take a traditional path to teaching. But non-traditional fits right in at SCS.
Lin Koch, C'98, '03
Lin Koch, C'98, '03, received a tremendous gift from SCS: The joy of learning
For much of her life, Lin Koch didn’t have a fond appreciation of literature. That is, until she met Professor Martha Edmonds, now Adjunct Professor Emerita.
Pursuing Her Passions
Interior Decorating certificates offer local business owner exactly what she needed
Charlotte Kelly Turner spent 20 years in the cosmetology industry. She had always considered herself lucky to have had a chance to do what she loved for a living. After retiring, Turner decided to pursue another passion — making spaces beautiful.
Scott Strickler, C'87
Scott Strickler, C'87, believes it's important to stay connected to one's roots
“Who we are, is who we were,” proudly says Strickler, Treasurer at Robins Insurance and current chair of the School of Continuing Studies Dean’s Advisory Council.
January 10, 2011
Martin Gravely, '90
Arts & Sciences grad turns liberal arts degree into culinary career
When Martin Gravely, ’90, graduated from the University of Richmond with a degree in political science and rhetoric and communication studies, he wasn’t quite sure what he planned to do with it.
December 22, 2010
Reaping Benefits of Collaboration
Partners in the Arts award to local school funds tolerance education and empowerment program
Partners in the Arts, a program of the School of Continuing Studies, funded a recent Henrico High School project that generated school-wide interest in issues of tolerance, social justice and empowerment.
August 2, 2010
Leading the Future
New master's in educational leadership aims to create transformative leaders
A new interdisciplinary graduate program in educational leadership combines the resources of the School of Continuing Studies and the Jepson School of Leadership Studies to prepare tomorrow's school principals to be transformative leaders.
July 23, 2010
Partners in the Arts 2010
Training educators to use the arts to teach all subjects during the 16th annual Summer Institute
Teachers from Richmond-area schools gathered at the Modlin Center for the Arts at the University of Richmond to dance, make music, write poetry and create theatre. As participants in Partners in the Arts' sixteenth annual Summer Institute, they were exposed to some of the best thinking about arts integration: Using the arts to teach all subjects.
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