
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 9, 2025.
Tom Shields, associate professor & chair of graduate education, published “Promotion of Soft Skills in the K-12 Education Curricula: The Case of Virginia State - USA, Portugal and Albania” in the Interdisciplinary Journal of Research and Development. Shields co-authored the article with colleagues from Albania and Portugal.
View BioDaniel L. Hocutt, web manager and adjunct professor of liberal arts, presented “When Technical Communication meets Marketing Communication” for the Society of Technical Communication (STC) Community Coalition. The talk addressed intersections between technical writing and marketing communications.
View BioGrant Rissler, assistant professor of organizational studies, presented “On Immigrants’ Behalf?: Comparing Views of Immigrants and Organizations on Needed Integration Services & Policies” at the annual conference of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations & Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) in Washington, DC. Rissler co-authored the paper with Saltanat Liebert of VCU’s Wilder School.
View BioGrant Rissler, assistant professor of organizational studies, presented “Towards Digital Justice and Consolidated Resettlement Resources for New Americans: A Virginia Database Initiative” at the annual conference of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations & Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) in Washington, DC. Rissler co-authored the paper with colleagues from Virginia Tech, James Madison and George Mason.
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