Robins School Faculty Accomplishments for the months of May and June 2010, as collected via Digital Measures

Tournament raises $3,550 to support Junior Achievement

Not satisfied with the breadth of cultural groups already in existence, Claudia Cadena, ’10, and several friends revived the defunct Spanish and Latino Student Alliance (SALSA).

When Will Cragin, '09, wanted to do some traveling in his senior year of high school, he had no idea that the one-month AIDS prevention volunteer program he chose in Tanzania would spark a passion for public health in Africa, and that the trip would be the first of many to that country over the next several years.

Some Richmond graduates are so deeply influenced by studying abroad that they now work in international education. Their backgrounds, majors, and experiences vary, but these alumni have one thing in common: a belief in the transformative power of international study.

Daniel Hoeft, a Hispanophile who has studied, traveled, and worked in Latin America and the Iberian peninsula, connected to the local Hispanic community through a class at Richmond, forming a new understanding of the role of immigrants in the United States.

The 18th annual French Film Festival drew 41 well-established French actors, directors, producers and technicians to Richmond over the course of four days, from Mar. 25 to 28, 2010.

Hannah Rhodes, Elisa Medina, and their fellow first-year Bonner Scholars spent three days in Raleigh, N.C., learning first-hand about the city’s plan to end homelessness — and reflecting on how social change happens.

An internship at UR Downtown helped leadership studies major William Stanton, '09 and L'12, decide to pursue a career in the city’s criminal courts.

Alecia Houston got hands-on experience with urban and legal issues as an undergraduate. Now she plans to pursue dual graduate degrees in urban planning and law.