SPCS announces new adjuncts hired for spring 2023 semester
At the spring semester SPCS faculty meeting on January 5, 2023, Associate Dean Tom Shields announced the hiring of three new adjunct faculty members for spring 2023.
Campus Announcements
SPCS Alumni Update
May 2022 Educational Leadership graduates publish capstone projects in VASCD Journal
Katelyn Wilkerson, GC’22, and Charlotte Martin, GC’22, both graduates of the SPCS Educational Leadership & Policy Studies program, published their capstone projects in the 2022 VASCD Journal.
SPCS Faculty Update
Faculty promotions, awards announced during spring SPCS faculty meeting
Faculty in the School of Professional & Continuing Studies celebrated promotion announcements and service awards during the annual awards ceremony held during the spring faculty meeting on January 5, 2023.
SPCS Student Update
Graduating nonprofit studies students present capstone research projects
During finals week 2022, five students from the master of nonprofit studies program presented their capstone research projects as their culminating experience in the program.
Shields teams up with Bonner Center for Civic Engagement, Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities for 'Unpacking the Census'
Unpacking the Census, a partnership between the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities and the University of Richmond, examines structural inequality through census research. On November 7, the project celebrates ten years, shares new research, and engages in conversation with regional experts.
Partners in the Arts update: Joan Oates Institute for Integrated Learning
Over the summer and into the current fall semester, Partners in the Arts (PIA) has been utilizing its REB Award funds to pilot the Joan Oates Institute for Integrated Learning (JOIFIL) model of educator and community expert side-by-side training, planning, and in-school implementation.
Center for Leadership in Education update: Next Generation Leadership Academy
The Center for Leadership in Education (CLE), in partnership with school divisions of Amelia, Caroline, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Powhatan Counties, and Richmond Public Schools, kicked off of the 18th Next Generation Leadership Academy (NGLA) this fall.
Alumni Update
Kerrissa MacPherson, '11 & GC'18, wins 10-year Jepson School alumni award
Last month, Kerrissa MacPherson, '11 & GC'18, received the Jepson School of Leadership Studies 10 year Alumni Award for her work in the community on behalf of Bon Secours Richmond.
International scholars from Europe visit campus in grant-funded faculty exchange
Professors Michael Krueger and Pierre Tulowitzki visited Richmond as part of SPCS Associate Dean Tom Shields’ involvement in an International Digital Education Network (IDEN) grant through the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
SPCS Alumni Update
Laura Pilati, GC'16, posts about becoming an anti-racist volunteer manager
Laura Pilati, GC'16, a 2016 graduate of the SPCS Nonprofit Studies program, posted an essay about experiences that challenged her to do more as a white anti-racist in the nonprofit sector.