Students & Members
Information tailored for degree-seeking students (graduate & undergraduate), professional education students, and lifelong learning students including Osher Institute members.
SPCS degree-seeking students each year
SPCS Think Again students served each year
Osher members in a year
Alumni
Graduates who’ve earned an undergraduate or graduate certificate, bachelor’s degree or master’s degree through University College (1962-1993), the School of Continuing Studies (1994-2011) and the School of Professional & Continuing Studies (2012-present) are considered alumni, automatically members of the SPCS Alumni Association and the University of Richmond Alumni Association.
Total number of SPCS alumni
All SPCS graduates are members of the UR Alumni Association
Alumni profiles in UROnline
UR Online alumni portal & directory
Faculty
Our faculty make a difference in the lives of our students. This section provides instructional resources, administrative resources and contact information to help faculty teach effectively and efficiently.
Faculty appointments
Active adjunct faculty members
Average number of students in SPCS classes
Staff
Behind the scenes, staff at the University of Richmond support the work of faculty and students to advance knowledge through teaching, learning and research.
SPCS staff support marketing and engagement efforts, professional education and lifelong learning program management and development, recruitment and enrollment, finance and technical services, and administrative oversight of the School’s efforts.
Full-time & part-time staff in SPCS
Dean of SPCS
Associate deans
Staff & Faculty Accomplishments
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, has been appointed to the City of Richmond’s Task Force on the Establishment of a Civilian Review Board, tasked with establishing a civilian review board for Richmond police oversight after unrest last summer following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
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