The Center for Leadership in Education, under the direction of Kate Cassada and Dana Jackson, celebrated the kick-off of its 17th annual Next Generation Leadership Academy (NGLA) on September 29.
The Center for Leadership in Education worked over the summer with aspiring Chesterfield County Public Schools leaders through its LEAD program to explore leadership studies and to examine their own conceptions of and practices in leadership.
The spring 2022 online schedule of SPCS academic program classes is now available online. Registration opens for continuing and newly admitted students on Tuesday, November 9 at 9 a.m.
Yasmin Thomas Gregg, GC’19, was accepted to the Association of Fundraising Professionals Inclusive Fundraising Fellowship earlier this year.
Amanda Bolton, GC’19, successfully opened the Village Montessori Academy earlier this year, which offers an inclusive, high quality, early childhood program that promotes independence, confidence and curiosity.
The School of Professional & Continuing Studies is launching a winter weather planning course led by meteorologist Jim Duncan, designed for local and regional organization leaders.
Officer Robert Leinberger, C’09 & GC’11, an animal control officer with 30 years of service (and counting), is featured on WTVR 6 News Richmond’s “Heroes Among Us” segment.
The School of Professional & Continuing Studies, along with the Osher Lifeling Learning Institute, hosted a series of workshops on recognizing and combating implicit bias during the 2020-2021 academic year. The workshops were led by Dr. Destiny Peery, a social psychologist and legal scholar who specializes in the study of identity, bias and discrimination, diversity, and equity and inclusion.
Dr. Laura Kuti, assistant chair of Teacher Education and assistant professor of education in the School of Professional & Continuing Studies, was named a 2021 recipient of the University’s Distinguished Educator Award at the annual Colloquy celebration held August 18.
Dr. Erik Nielson, assistant chair and professor of liberal arts in the School of Professional & Continuing Studies (SPCS), was named a 2021 recipient of the University’s Distinguished Scholarship Award at the annual Colloquy celebration held August 18.