Faculty Highlights

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  Wilson moderates MLK Day event

  Dr. Jamelle Wilson, dean of the School of Professional & Continuing Studies, moderated Virginia Commonwealth University’s MLK Day 2020 keynote event, Reflections on the Fierce Urgency of Now, on the eve of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The event featured remarks, discussion and screening of the film Woke Vote.

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  Vazquez and Wright Published

  Karina Vazquez, Director of Community-Based Learning, and Martha Wright, Assistant Curator of Academic and Public Engagement, published "Bridging Gaps and Disadvantages: University Students using Museums in Spanish as a Practice towards Inclusion" in University Museums and Collections Journal.

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  Minnix earns CMP designation

  Nick Minnix, events coordinator for The Richmond MBA, received the Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) designation from the Events Industry Council. 

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  Hansen presents at CCA conference

  Nicole Hansen, communications coordinator in the Robins School of Business, presented "The Gift That Keeps on Giving: How to Make Social Media Work for You" at the College Communicators Association conference at Virginia State University.

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  Icy Roads & Salt Treatments Julie Pollock, assistant professor of chemistry, can explain the chemistry behind using salt to treat icy roads. 
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  Snow Day Reading Tammy Milby, director of reading, can share how to make a snow day an educational one. 
• Protecting Your Landscape Landscape and horticulture expert Alison Moyer shares how to limit the effects of snow and ice on your landscape. 
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  Spires co-authors journal article

  Dr. Bob Spires, Assistant Professor of Education, co-authored Cambodian Youth Perspectives on Social and Educational Barriers, a case study published in the Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education. Spires’ co-authors are Jeremy Tost of Colorado Mesa University and Sokleng In of Love Without Boundaries in Poipet, Cambodia.

• Late John Miers, C'13, honored by NMSU with memorial scholarship

  The late John Miers, C’13, an SPCS Weekend College graduate inspired by his learning experience to become a research librarian, has been honored by New Mexico State University with a new scholarship in his name. The John & Teresa Miers Current Use Scholarship honors Miers’ dedication to continual learning, supporting students who have returned to university studies after a gap in their education.

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  Tilton and Arnold Awarded

  Lauren Tilton and Taylor Arnold in partnership with Harvard Libraries received a $50,000 grant from “Collections As Data," which is funded by the Mellon Foundation. The project uses distant viewing and computer vision to analyze social protest photography.