Stay Engaged with SPCS
There are many ways to remain engaged with SPCS after graduating. In fact, a number of our alums return to SPCS to earn another degree or credential, like a professional or academic certificate. Here are a couple of ways we recommend that you continue your engagement with UR and SPCS.
Networking Opportunities
SPCS offers a variety of networking opportunities for SPCS alumni. Examples include:
- All SPCS graduates are welcome to attend regularly scheduled SPCS Alumni Association meetings. Meeting schedules are generally listed on the Alumni events calendar.
- Career-specific Networking Events. Recent events include paralegal studies, nonprofit studies and HR management industries. These and other Career Services events are posted on the Alumni Events calendar.
- Greater Richmond SHRM Strategic Leadership Conference: SPCS regularly sponsors this event, which attracts HR management graduates.
- RVAsec: SPCS regularly sponsors this event, which attracts IT management, information systems and information security graduates.
- rvatech: SPCS is a partner with rvatech and participates as a sponsor and exhibitor in a number of events, including rvatech/Drive and rvatech/Data Summit. These events regularly attract SPCS alumni.
Special Events
The SPCS Alumni Association and the UR Alumni Association host a variety of special events each year. Events can be found by reviewing event calendars on the SPCS Alumni and UR Alumni pages.
Sample events include:
- Homecoming Weekend (the SPCS Alumni Association hosts a tailgate party prior to the Homecoming football game)
- Reunion Weekend (SPCS alumni are invited to attend Reunion each year)
- SPCS Alumni Socials (recently held at local brewery partners of the SPCS Brewing Education program)
- Spider Career Expo (held annually, sponsored by UR Career Services)
- Great Richmond Spiders events (as a UR graduate in the Richmond region, you are a member of this group)
- Regional Alumni Group events (if you live away from Richmond, you can participate in regional events)