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This year’s SPCS Night awards ceremony was held virtually on May 5, 2021. We celebrated our graduates and award winners with over 130 attendees during the hour-long ceremony.
The School of Professional and Continuing Studies continued its tradition of honoring excellence among students, faculty and alumni during its annual SPCS Night celebration on May 5, 2021, held virtually via Zoom in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Jamelle Wilson, dean of the School of Professional & Continuing Studies, is the recipient of the Women Education Leaders in Virginia (WELV) 2021 Mentor Award. The award is presented annually to an educational leader who served or serves as an inspirational mentor to women leaders and has consistently supported women for advancement.
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Daryl Jackson, adjunct instructor of information systems, has earned a graduate certificate in cybersecurity management from the University of Virginia. Completing this post-graduate program qualifies Jackson to teach in our SPCS information security program.
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Peggy Watson, W’76, director of the UR Osher Institute, provided a recap of the Osher’s community reading and discussion of Isabel Wilkerson’s Caste: The Origins of our Discontents in the April issue of the Osher National Resource Center (NRC) Newsletter. The community reading and discussions were managed in collaboration with Gather.
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Ann Hodges, SPCS chair of paralegal studies and professor of law emerita, is among a panel of experts featured in a WalletHub article on pandemic impacts, State Economies Hit the Most by Coronavirus. Panelists offered responses to questions about pandemic and post-pandemic economic and employment challenges.
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Erik Nielson, professor and assistant chair of liberal arts, is quoted. Nielson is a member of the task force charged to design the makeup of a civilian review board.
Erik Nielson, professor and assistant chair of liberal arts, is quoted. Nielson serves as a member of the Richmond task force charged to design the makeup of a civilian review board.
The Osher Institute at the University of Richmond is highlighted for its recent community reading and discussion of Isabel Wilkerson’s Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent.
Ann Hodges, SPCS paralegal studies program chair and professor of law emerita, is a featured expert.