School of Professional & Continuing Studies

SPCS Night Wrap-Up

Visit the SPCS Night page to see the names of award recipients, photos from the awards ceremony and from April’s Graduation Celebration and the event livestream recording. Congratulations to all of our award winners!
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Commencement Wrap Up

Visit the SPCS Commencement page to see all of our Commencement stories in one place, along with the ceremony’s livestream recording and additional videos and photos. And there’s still time to give to the 2025 SPCS Class Gift!
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Online Information Session for Degree Programs

We’re hosting our next Online Information Session for degree-seeking prospective students on Tuesday, May 20 during the lunch hour. Register to receive the Zoom link via confirmation email, then join us to learn about our bachelor’s completion majors, our post-bachelor’s certificates, and our graduate certificates and master’s degrees.
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Degree-Seeking Registration Open

Summer course registration for new and continuing degree-seeking SPCS students is now open! Visit our schedule to search courses and plan schedules, then register in BannerWeb. Summer class terms start May 12, May 19 and June 23.
Review the Summer Schedule
Think Again 2024-2025

Flip through the pages of the 2024-2025 issue of Think Again, our magazine featuring professional education programs and stories.
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Back to School 2024-2025

Flip through the pages of the 2024-2025 issue of Back to School, our in-house magazine featuring our academic programs and stories.
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Upcoming Events

May 19

SPCS 5-Week 1 & 8-Week Terms Start

All Day

May 20

SPCS Online Information Session

SPCS Online Information Session

5:45 PM - 6:30 PM

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SPCS Spotlight

SPCS Commencement Feature

Jenna Brooks on a journey toward becoming a professional librarian

Jenna Brooks, who is earning a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts, looks forward to the next step in her academic journey after taking a short break, which is applying to a graduate program in library science.

SPCS Commencement Feature

Tanner Atkinson's journey to becoming a cybersecurity professional

Tanner Atkinson’s journey from a struggling student to a thriving information technology analyst showcases the transformative power of perseverance in education.

Bagby encourages graduating SPCS students to continue inspiring others by being themselves

Richard Bagby, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts from the University of Richmond School of Professional & Continuing Studies, was selected by faculty to present remarks on behalf of graduating SPCS students at 2024 Commencement Exercises on May 10, 2025.

Calveric uses themes from 'Wizard of Oz,' 'Wicked' to inspire SPCS graduates

Sarah Calveric, adjunct associate professor of educational leadership & policy studies, was nominated by students to receive the Itzkowitz Family Distinguished Adjunct Faculty Award at the School of Professional & Continuing Studies 2025 Commencement Exercises on May 10, 2025.

Guerin inspires SPCS graduates to embrace challenges and give back

Sabrina Guerin, C’17, a 2017 graduate of the University of Richmond School of Professional and Continuing Studies, was nominated by members of the SPCS Alumni Association board of directors to receive the Gibb Family Distinguished Alumni Award at SPCS 2025 Commencement Exercises on May 10, 2025.

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Faculty & Staff Updates

April 21, 2025

Volcanic ash is a silent killer, more so than lava

Geology professor David Kitchen authored this piece, originally published in The Conversation.

April 18, 2025

The chance of Alaska’s Spurr volcano erupting is lower — but there’s a big caveat as 268,000 Americans brace

Geology professor David Kitchen is quoted.

April 15, 2025

Volcanic ash is a silent killer, more so than lava: What Alaska needs to know with Mount Spurr likely to erupt

Geology professor David Kitchen authored this piece.

April 12, 2025

Hocutt presents at national composition conference

Daniel L. Hocutt, web manager and adjunct professor of liberal arts, presented “Examining the ‘Truth’ of GenAI: Digital Life Interventions” on the panel Cutting through the Noise: Data-Driven Research on Generative AI and the Teaching of Writing at the 76th annual convention of the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) in Baltimore.