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SPCS graduate students Brooke Fazio, ’21, and Brittney Wright, ’21, have been nominated for the NCAA’s Woman of the Year award for 2021.
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James Campbell, senior director of marketing and engagement in SPCS, successfully defended his doctoral dissertation on July 26 through Northeastern University in Boston. His dissertation is titled “Understanding the Recruitment, Admissions, and Enrollment Experiences of Nontraditional Students Across Generations.”
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Sandra Park, adjunct assistant professor of paralegal studies and senior staff attorney for the ACLU Women’s Rights Project, was named the 2021 Sharon L. Corbitt Award winner by the American Bar Association. The award recognizes exceptional service and leadership to improving the legal response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and/or stalking.
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Daniel Hocutt, adjunct professor of liberal arts and SPCS web manager, presented a paper titled Usability Testing to Trace Posthuman Agency: Uncovering Language, Access, and Power during the Engaging Power in Technical Communication Practices session of the annual virtual conference of the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing (ATTW).
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Karen Richardson, adjunct assistant professor of education and executive director of the Virginia Society for Technology in Education, has been named the inaugural recipient of the Candice Dodson Influencer Award by the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) following a competitive application process.
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Linda Fisher Thornton, adjunct associate professor of HR management and CEO of Leading in Context LLC, is quoted, offering advice to business leaders on improving unemployment figures.
The University’s Summer School 2020 and 2021 enrollments are mentioned. SPCS manages UR Summer School for the University.
Erik Nielson, professor and assistant chair of liberal arts, is quoted as a member of the task force charged with establishing a civilian review board of the Richmond Police Department.
Erik Nielson, professor and assistant chair of liberal arts, is quoted as a member of the task force.