Campus Announcements

Christina Draper, senior noncredit program manager in the School of Professional and Continuing Studies, has been named chair of the board of the Virginia Museum of Natural History in Martinsville.

Neil Ashworth, a management professor at the University of Richmond's Robins School of Business, comments.

Dr. Michael C. Leopold, Associate Professor of Chemistry, has been awarded a three-year grant by the National Science Foundation.

Dr. Erik Nielson, assistant professor and coordinator of liberal arts, who has co-authored an “Amici Curiae Brief of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project and Rap Music Scholars (Professors Erik Nielson and Charis E. Kubrin) in support of Petitioner Anthony Douglas Elonis” filed with the United States Supreme Court, August 18, 2014.

Dr. Tom Shields, assistant professor of education and director, Center for Leadership in Education, has been named among 2014 University Distinguished Educators during the annual University Colloqy on August 20, 2014.

International Film Series starts in September of 2014.

George Hoffer, a transportation economist at the University of Richmond's Robins School of Business, comments.

Timothy Hamilton, assistant professor of economics at the University of Richmond's Robins School of Business, comments.

The River Road entrance to the University at UR Drive will be closed from May 13–August 15 while the south campus area undergoes major construction.