Campus Announcements
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.
Matthew Brock, C’16, has been named to the staff of the University of Richmond Law Review.
Monica L. Jefferson, GC’18, has been named the interim director of Richmond-based housing organization Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME).
Wyatt Ulrich, nonprofit studies graduate student and former Richmond Spiders baseball outfielder, has been inducted as the first member of the Bismarck Larks Hall of Fame.
SPCS graduate students Brooke Fazio, ’21, and Brittney Wright, ’21, have been nominated for the NCAA’s Woman of the Year award for 2021.
Jenna Slowey, GC’20, has been named the offensive coordinator for the Notre Dame women’s lacrosse team. Slowey has served as an assistant coach for Richmond’s women’s lacrosse team since 2016, and earned a master of nonprofit studies through SPCS.