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January 17, 2011
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.
Karren O'Connell, SCS SGA President
For many, overcoming fears and doubts is the first step to returning to school
Several years ago, Karren O'Connell was helping her youngest child prepare to leave for college, and she experienced an unexpected twinge of jealously. O'Connell had often dreamed about returning to school when her kids were younger, but the timing never seemed quite right.
July 1, 2010
Advising Adult Students
Tips for adult students looking to return to school
At the University of Richmond’s School of Continuing Studies (SCS), our advice to adults looking to return to school is very student focused.
Philanthropy Institutes
Nonprofits to benefit from weeklong intensives in fundraising and development and nonprofit marketing
Professionals from a variety of local and regional nonprofits met at the University of Richmond for the Institute on Philanthropy’s 2010 Summer Institute.
Returning to School
Adult students represent growing trend in educational community
The University's adult and continuing education programs are growing, fueled in part by the recent economic downturn and the increasing number of new jobs that require a bachelor's degree.
June 28, 2010
Campus Community
New mentoring program connects undergraduate and non-traditional students
Through the SCS/Undergrad Connections program, continuing studies and undergraduate students have a new opportunity to share their expertise — whether it's about life on or beyond campus.
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