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our university exceptional. For example, before listing the required readings on our FYS class syllabus, I highlighted resources Richmond makes available to students so they can succeed in their studies and prepare to lead fulfilling and resilient lives. It takes a web of support to deliver an unparalleled student experience, including the labor of many outside the classroom.
In the past three decades as a labor economist, I’ve researched how companies set pay, the gender pay gap, executive compensation, compensation in nonprofits, and wage inequality. I am excited to teach and learn more about these areas with my 16 Spider students.Byteaching, I am engaging more closely with our academic mission and growing in appreciation of our faculty’s dedication to our students. It takes work to teach well, and so much great work is happening here at Richmond. Thank you for your commitment, your passion, and your endeavors in innovation.
Richmond staff members bring Spiders here, move them in, and meet their needs throughout the year. Our staff keeps our campus clean, safe, and beautiful; connects Spiders to one another; builds bridges locally and globally; and secures philanthropic resources to enhance Richmond’s future.AsI have said before, and as I aim to underscore with my students this semester, each and every one of the 1,800 of us who works here plays a vital role in making UR a community. We all belong at Richmond, and we all strengthen our web. Thank you for everything that you do.
This semester, I’m teaching my first course at UR — a First-Year Seminar (FYS). Richmond offers more than 40 FYS sections each semester on a dizzyingly diverse array of topics. Students hone their writing, public speaking, and library research skills while diving into our faculty’s areas of expertise.
As always, please continue to take care of yourselves and look out for others.
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I am excited to continue working with you as president and a faculty member. I LOVE the University of Richmond and feel especially enthusiastic to begin a new year.
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Congrats to “Madame Ravaux” who took me and 9 other students on a fabulous trip to LaRochelle France summer of 1978. It was a great experience mainly because of her warm, helpful, and en lightening ways of allowing us to have fun, while holding us accountable for educational, including cultural, gains.
—Bev Harris via LinkedIn Referring to Françoise Ravaux-Kirkpatrick being awarded the rank of Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters, one of France’s top cultural honors
Referring to the 40-foot Spider recently painted at the Campus Drive entrance
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GO SPIDERS! The animal facilities at Gottwald Science Center are top notch. I worked with Afri can Clawed Frogs there as an undergrad. Happy to see UR science getting some press.
We are fortunate to have such an intelligent and down to earth leader who will energize all aspects of our university to achieve its potential. As a bonus Kevin [Hallock] and his wife, Tina, are real fans of all student activities, especially men’s and women’s athletics.
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Within the class are 281 athletic team captains, 36 class or student body presidents, 34 yearbook editors, and 25 Girl Scout Gold Award recipients or Eagle Scouts.
UR welcomes the Class of 2026
“Our students are incredibly accomplished,” said Stephanie Dupaul, vice president for Enrollment Management.
Final official data will be available after the University’s census date, Oct. 1, via the Office of Institutional Effectiveness.
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The response from admitted students to the University of Richmond was so strong that the University enrolled more students than planned. The class target size for first-year students is typically between 815 and 820 students; this year’s incoming class has more than 860. Twelve percent of the students are first-generation, 10% are international students, and 26% are students of color. They come from 38 states, the District of Columbia, and 27 countries, including Albania, Canada, Malaysia, and Vietnam.
about a student to understand better who they are, the choices they have made, and how they might impact our community,” Dupaul said about the University’s holistic approach to admissions. “To be competitive for admission, students need both rigorous curriculum and top grades. Our entering students hit those marks and even more.”
Very Cool. Thanks to the crew who made that happen. Go Spiders! Proud parent of a rising senior.
Several students are entrepreneurs. One created a business with her best friends during the pandemic, helping high school seniors celebrate decision day with college-themed cupcakes. Another created Puzzles for Patients, delivering custom puzzles to hospitalized children, while a third raised $3.5 million for cancer research by selling bracelets. Some students have already completed advanced research. One student’s faculty-mentored research focused on Lyme disease; another developed models to determine how socioeconomic background may impact susceptibility to endometrial cancer.
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And it’s not just the numbers that are impressive. The students themselves stand out in many ways.
One student speaks five languages. Another received a Boy Scouts of America Medal of Merit for saving a life in Alaska. Another climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. Within the class are 281 athletic team captains, 36 class or student body presidents, 34 yearbook editors, and 25 Girl Scout Gold Award recipients or Eagle Scouts.
—Lora Marie via Facebook Referring to UR’s driving rats and professor Kelly Lambert’s research being featured on Netflix’s The Hidden Lives of Pets.
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Manuella Meyer, associate professor of history, teach es the new Introduction to Africana Studies course, introducing students to the breadth of motiva tions, dimensions, and consequences of African diasporic life and thought.
The development of the Africana studies program is the product of a grassroots, collaborative initiative that began in spring 2020 when five students submitted a proposal to add Africana studies to UR’s academic offerings. The goal: to create a program that will “truly reflect the current scholarly landscape and promote diversity of thought on campus.” The proposal drew widespread support, with the A&S Academic Council and A&S faculty voting in support of the new program in fall 2020. The provost approved the Africana studies interdisciplinary program following review and input from the Academic Cabinet in March 2021.
That changed with the Africana studies program’s launch this fall. Now students can major or minor in Africana studies via a planned curriculum featuring over 50 electives throughout the School of Arts & Sciences.
Through a wide variety of courses and programming in the humanities, arts, and social sciences, students will explore the complex sociopolitical landscapes, economic structures, and cultural traditions that shape, impact, and stem from the African diaspora. A major or minor in Africana studies provides an invaluable foundation in critical thinking, research, writing, and analysis — skills that form the core of a liberal arts education.
“As an official program, we can think intentionally when designing a curriculum that will make our students well-rounded and deeply understand Africana,” said Ernest McGowen,
Before this semester, students interested in Africana studies curated classes in departments such as political science, history, health studies, and geography — even utilizing independent study classes — through the interdisciplinary major. Although interesting, the ad hoc course sequencings weren’t designed toward matriculation in a defined subject.
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Grassroots efforts lead to interdisciplinary program in the School of Arts & Sciences
associate professor of political science and Africana studies program coordinator. “A great part of this process was the enthusiastic buy-in from faculty across campus. We look forward to having a robust offering for our students.”
McGowen and the Africana studies advisory board, formed in spring 2021 and composed of faculty from numerous A&S disciplines and two student representatives, spent the past year preparing for the program’s launch, approving the electives that will count toward the degree, and facilitating the hiring of two programaffiliated faculty members: Jillean McCommons,
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are enthusiastic about this new addition to the curriculum and community. Fall enrollment is strong for both AFST 101, Introduction to Africana Studies, taught by Manuella Meyer, associate dean of the humanities and social sciences and associate professor of history, and AFST 201, The Rumors of War Seminar, taught by McCommons. McCommons also teaches the new Introduction to African American History course in the history department.“AfricanaStudies will enrich the curricular offerings for students in a critical subject at a critical time,” said Jennifer Cavenaugh, dean of the School of Arts & Sciences. “I am so grateful for the students, faculty, and staff who have worked to make the Africana studies major and minor a reality.”
The Africana studies program is approved by the provost following review and input from the Academic Cabinet, and an advisory board is formed.
Hiring of a joint assistant professor of sociology and Africana studies will take place.
Students form the Africana Studies Student Committee and submit their Africana Studies at URAproposal.facultylearning community forms to study the committee’s proposal.
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Curricular and extracurricular programming will be developed to complement interests of students and faculty (e.g., study abroad, guest speakers, etc.).
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The A&S Academic Council and A&S faculty vote in support of creating an Africana studies program.
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A new faculty member is hired, and the curriculum is developed. An informational meeting for students is held.
Joint events with the African American studies department at VCU will be held to foster greater community through speakers, new courses, and research.
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The program launches, and students begin majoring and minoring in Africana studies.
Courses will be created that address Afrodiasporic communities to count toward an Africana studies major and minor.
The program is developed, and the faculty search process is initiated.
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assistant professor of history and Africana studies, and another yet to be announced from the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. Students began registering for classes in the spring.Students
Launching a new academic program doesn’t happen overnight. In the case of Africana studies, it was a two-and-a-half-year process.
As economic indicators have yo-yoed over the past several years, creating spikes and drops that look like a line drawing of the Alps, David Hale, executive vice president and chief operating officer, has focused on a different kind of trajectory. His ideal line is a gentle upward slope, one that offers predictability, stability, and resource growth for the University no matter the prevailing economic conditions.
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Still, one of Hale’s jobs is to worry, and he’s good at it. Like everyone else, he’s looking at inflation, investment returns, and predictions of a coming recession. These uncertain conditions explain why resource allocation is always a
balancing act. “What we have to do is not become too ambitious with resource allocation, while at the same time not becoming too conservative,” he said.
Budgeting approach offers stability during uncertain economic times
endowment returns, UR’s remarkable success recruiting students also plays a critical role in UR’s positive financial outlook. Together, revenue from the endowment and enrollment account for approximately 90%
The benefits of this approach can be seen in the University’s stable but rising budget from year to year, including the current budget, which includes a 5.5% increase to the merit salary pool, the highest in more than a decade.
“The best way we can prepare” for every scenario, he said, “is to continue to be really successful with what we do, pursuing our educational mission.”
“Our budget is in very strong shape,” Hale said. “Challenges never end, and we’re never going to rest, but we feel really well-positioned financially.”
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of the University’s annual budgeted resources. “Our enrollment is very strong, which is terrific,” he said. “That’s a testament to the work that everybody does.”
“There’s going to be volatility, and we have seen it in global markets,” Hale said. For example, endowment investment returns were an unprecedented 45% in FY21 but are expected to have experienced losses in FY22. “What we want to do is insulate our budget from that volatility.”
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Our budget is in very strong shape. Challenges never end, and we’re never going to rest, but we feel really wellpositioned financially.
The slow-but-steady approach is integral to a significant benefit that UR’s budgeting strategy offers to staff and faculty. “I view us, and I hope employees view us, as a reliable employer,” he said.Alongside
The budget allocations devoted to employee salaries and benefits is “by far the largest increase in expense” in the 2022–23 fiscal year budget, Hale wrote to the campus community in March. In addition to the increase to the merit salary pool, included:it•Raising the bothminimumUniversity’swageforfull-andpart-timestaffto$15perhour.•Adding$2.6milliontosustaintheemployeebenefitsprogram.
Hale and his team look at five-year averages and forecast scenarios three to five years out to prepare for a range of possibilities and smooth out the bumps.
most atoms are very stable, some, called radioactive atoms, are unstable. Over long periods of time, they spontaneously break down into more stable atoms.
For example, they didn’t have a jaw. Instead, their mouth was a cone-like opening similar to the ones seen in modern hagfish and lampreys. They also appear not to have had side fins.
years for one pound of a particular type of uranium to break down into half a pound of lead. This rate of decay occurs at such a predictable rate that scientists can use it to calculate fairly accurately how old rocks and fossils are.
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Haikouichthys did resemblenot any modern fish.
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A nearly complete spec imen of Haikouichthys with the eye and zig zag-shaped muscle fibers called myomeres visible (photo courtesy of North west University, China)
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To figure out how long ago fish first appeared on Earth you need a way to measure really, really long time intervals. Clocks measure short intervals, like seconds, minutes, and hours. Calendars measure longer intervals, like days, months, and years. What can you use to measure millions of Radiometricyears?dating is the method that scientists use to calculate the passage of time in millions of years. To determine the age of rocks and fossils, scientists measure the type of atoms they are made of.
To figure out how long ago fish first appeared on Earth you need a way to measure really, really long time intervals.
The oldest fossils of animals resembling a fish date back between 518 million and 530 million years ago. Discovered in China and called Haikouichthys, these animals were about an inch long, had a head with seven to eight slits at its base gills,lookedthatlikeandhad a distinct aremuscles.surroundedspinebyButthereways
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Scientists, using radiometric dating, estimate the Earth itself is 4.5 billion years old. For a long time on Earth, there was no life at all. Then microorganisms like bacteria showed up. It’s only relatively recently that plants and animals began living on WhetherEarth.the Haikouichthys was the first fish or not remains controversial. There are very few other fishlike fossils from the same time period. But paleontologists keep digging. Who knows, maybe in a few years they will discover an even older fishlike animal that will dethrone Haikouichthys as the oldest fishlike creature.
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HERE TO HELP The Help Desk is infosec@richmond.edu.questionsbySpiderTechNetreachedofServices’Informationfrontlinesupport.Itcanbethroughtheportal,phoneat804-287-6400,orbyemailathelpdesk@richmond.edu.WhiletheInformationServicessuiteinJepsonHallisunderrenovation,theHelpDeskwillbeinatemporaryhomeinTrailer2onthetenniscourtsjustnorthofRobinsStadium.Theinformationsecurityteamalsowelcomesandalertsat Cyber Smart Information Services calls on campus community to help keep data safe
“Higher education has been and continues to be under attack with increased cyberattacks to include ransomware, which are extremely costly from a fiscal, human, and reputational perspective,” said Keith “Mac” McIntosh, vice president for information services and chief information officer. “Each of us has a responsibility to protect university data and information.”Attheforefront of these efforts is the information security team, which is responsible for helping the UR community protect
information resources by building security awareness and having the appropriate security controls in “Cybersecurityplace. risks in higher education are ever-present and constantly evolving,” said John Craft, director of information security, who joined the University in March. “We are working to continuously mature the University’s information security program through initiatives such as enabling multifactor authentication; encouraging adoption of password managers like LastPass; engaging security awareness training; and enhancing our tools, techniques, and procedures across all security domains.”
Most recently, these initiatives have included the addition of a yellow bar at the top of email messages warning recipients to be cautious of messages from external senders; a spamblocking system with daily reports to every email address; and more frequent alerts from information security when a phishing attempt has succeeded in compromising faculty or staff computers.Butperhaps the biggest initiative this year is the expansion of multifactor authentication
Last year, the University implemented an enterprise risk management program to identify and address key risks to the University’s strategic objectives. Keesha Trim, senior director of risk management and insurance, and Kristine Henderson, director of compliance and Title IX coordinator, led the analysis in which Universitywide threats were examined and assessed based on how likely they were to occur and the potential impact to the University if they did. It was no surprise to Information Services that data and network security was identified as the top inherent enterprise risk.
data, a technical call with the vendor is required,” said Susan Galvin, director of the Information Services project office. “The goal of this call is to ensure security and compliance for university data.”After the call, the Information Services team performs a security assessment to determine whether the vendor meets the strict university security advancedmoreorganizationssolution.—moveacustomerandthenInformationrequirements.Servicesreviewsconcernsriskswiththeandmakesrecommendationtoforward—ornotwiththerequestedAtatimewhenfacefrequentandsecurity
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threats, Information Services calls on the community to actively participate in maintaining a secure digital environment and protecting the University’s data. A frequent phrase seen and heard in its communications is “Do your part.
(MFA). Already in use for off-campus access to Bannerweb and to access the virtual private network, or VPN, information security has been working since April to implement Duo MFA for email. Most staff had their email accounts secured with Duo MFA over the summer; in September and October, information security will work with faculty and students to ensure their Richmond email accounts are protected.
On Nov. 1, MFA will be activated for every Richmond email account.
While measuressecuritysuchas these are highly visible, others happen behind the scenes. These include ongoing efforts to secure networks, servers, and computers, as well as Information Services’ annual penetration testing, when an outside firm is hired to probe and report on any vulnerabilities it finds in the University’s cyber defenses. Discovered issues are quickly addressed.
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#BeCyberSmart.”“Aswithalluniversities, Richmond’s successful operation depends on safe and secure access to data,” Trim said. “Cybersecurity is a risk to which we all must remain alert.”
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Information Services also provides a security review of every new server or cloud-based application requested by departments or individuals.“Whena customer requests to purchase or use a new application that will be storing university
Learn more about the Robins School of Business’ M.S. in Management degree at msm.richmond. edu.
ROBINS SCHOOL TO OFFER ONE-YEAR M.S. IN MANAGEMENT DEGREE
The program is open to new non-business graduates, as well as those with limited work experience, typically no more than one to three years. The program will be a full-time on-campus program taught by Robins School faculty and will provide students with foundational skills in accounting, economics, marketing, finance, operations, leadership, and strategy. It will also provide the “much-needed analysis skills sought after by employers,” said Rich Boulger, associate dean of graduate and executive development programs. Students will graduate with the expanded worldview and critical thinking capability of a liberal arts degree coupled with the technical expertise of a business degree. The theme of the program will be “Data-Driven Innovation.”Boulgersays he expects about half of the program’s students to be recent Arts & Sciences and Jepson School graduates. He encourages faculty and staff to point potential students his way.“There is both a vocabulary and a tool set that students need to have to qualify for early-career jobs in the business world,” Boulger said. “We’re building skills that will prepare our graduates to not only get good jobs, but be really competent on those jobs immediately.”
KATHRYN H. JACOBSEN, health studies professor and epidemiologist, was quoted in “Biden’s startling statistic on school-age gun deaths.” Jacobsen explained that a proportionate mortality rate might show firearm-related deaths among children are worse than those in the military. “Epidemiologists usually have a strong preference for comparing rates rather than counts when the populations being compared are very different in size,” Jacobsen said. “That does not mean that a comparison of counts is invalid. The counts are real and true. They are just not ideal for scientific comparisons.”
“Seven in 10 Economists Expect Recession in U.S. Next Year: Poll” cited economics professor DEAN CROUSHORE. “It’s always tough to bring inflation down once you let it out of the bottle,” Croushore, a former Fed employee, said. “If they would just accelerate the rate increases a little bit more, it might cause a little financial volatility in the short run, but they might be better off by not having to do as much later.”
Law professor JOEL EISEN, an energy law expert, was quoted in “Outdated zoning laws are holding renewable energy back.” “The soft costs are everything associated with the permitting, construction, and installation of the system itself,” Eisen said. “It’s not surprising to hear stories about this taking time and adding delays and adding cost to the cost of a system because that’s the way it’s been for quite some time. The challenge is that every locality in the nation does this differently.”
Registrar KRISTEN BALL recently told U.S. News & World Report in “How to Get Into the College Classes You Need” that getting ready for registration as early as possible is the key to helping students get the courses they want. “Be prepared to log in to the registration system just ahead of the go-live time in order to submit choices as early as possible,” she said. “Registrar’s offices are constantly monitoring course demand and offerings and work with departments to adjust course capacity and offerings to meet student needs.”
Graduates with liberal arts degrees or concentrations in STEM fields will soon have a new opportunity to add valuable business education to their resumes. The Robins School of Business’ one-year Master of Science in Management degree, launching in July 2023, will give non-business majors a deeper understanding of business fundamentals as they prepare for important roles in the private, government, and not-for-profit sectors. Recruiting for the degree program will begin this fall.
“It’s notable that Netflix is seeking growth by rethinking many of its firmly held beliefs,” marketing lecturer JOEL MIER, Netflix’s director of marketing from 1999 to 2006, told CNBC in “Netflix, once the great disruptor, is now taking ideas from the industry it upended to jumpstart growth.” “These decisions will clearly help revenue and subscriber growth in the short- to mid-term. The larger question is how they will impact the firm’s brand over the long-term.” The article discussed how Netflix is attempting to jumpstart growth after falling share prices.
“Our new M.S. in Management program can provide a significant advantage for students who seek to make an immediate impact in various types of organizations,” Mickey Quiñones, dean of the Robins School of Business, said.
Law professor CORINNA LAIN, a death penalty scholar, was quoted in “South Carolina’s Planned Firing Squad Executions Raise Complicated Questions About the Future of the Death Penalty.” She discussed how states work to distinguish themselves from the prisoner when using the death penalty. “Maintaining the death penalty today comes with a critical proviso,” Lain said. “Executions cannot offend the sensibilities of the people in whose name they’re being conducted.”
Psychology professor JANELLE PEIFER, a licensed clinical psychologist and an expert in trauma and resilience, was quoted in “Golden Child Syndrome Impacts You From Childhood Through Adulthood, Say Psychologists.” She explained that “golden children” often have to grow up fast to achieve their parents’ dreams. “This means a desire to not engage in ‘unproductive’ tasks (or tasks that may be seen as ‘childish’) because those behaviors will not warrant praise,” Peifer said.
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For Selander, that love for music started young. His father studied music and, after World War II, traveled around Europe playing trumpet for the U.S. Army. “There was always music of some type playing in the house,” he said.
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They’re not as nervous about coming forward to say, ‘I saw something weird the other night. What do you think?’
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Veteran police officer David Selander is used to being on the radio. Most nights, he’s at the UR police station or in his cruiser, patrolling campus and in communication with fellow officers and the command center. But in the wee hours of the morning every other Wednesday, the radio calls Selander makes aren’t to dispatch. His calls go out to students from the DJ booth at UR’s radio station, WDCE-FM (90.1), and they’re invitations to connect through music.
The exposure to a variety of artists has influenced how Selander runs his show. While
Between songs, Selander makes public service announcements, such as safety tips and weather advisories. He recently plugged LiveSafe, an app that links the UR community with the URPD to share information, request a safety escort or emergency help, and access campus resources.“Itsounds corny, but you try to think of a way to introduce stuff in a way that doesn’t assault [the students],” he said. “I try to tell them, ‘If you live defensively, you’ll live longer.’ I’m sure they’re like, ‘Thanks, Dad.’”Asof September, Selander has hosted just shy of 70 shows and plans to continue. His strategy for building rapport with students is working, he says.
“Students have grown to where they’ll come talk to me,” he said. “They’re not as nervous about coming forward to say, ‘I saw something weird the other night. What do you think?’”
Selander has been spinning out tunes as host of “The Far Side of Blue” since September 2017. The human,tobeinggetSelanderandthetoMcCoygig.reasonconnectionrepresentsnamehisserviceandthebehindhissidePoliceChiefDave“wantedofficerspicksomethingthatstudentsweredoingbecomepartofit,”said.“Theytoseeusoutsideofonacall.It’sawayshowthemthatwe’reandtheydon’thave
to fear talking to us. They realize, ‘He likes music; he can’t be all bad.’”
other DJs might have a specific genre or style, Selander takes a more spontaneous approach, often leaving listeners wondering what’s coming next.“Imight start off with British rock and then switch to American rhythm and blues,” he said. “I play some new, some old. I don’t come in with an agenda; I like to feel it.”
When asked about the future of “The Far Side of Blue,” Selander has one response: He wants guests — faculty, staff, anyone really — and he encourages those interested to reach out to him. He does realize, however, that the itorlikeTheretheredragging“It’sanybody,”an“Iprovea.m.midnight-to-2timeframemightchallenging.wouldn’tturndowninterviewwithhesaid.justamatterofpeopleinatmidnight.arepeoplewhototalkasmuchasmorethanIdo,socanbedone.”
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• Kathryn Jacobsen, health studies professor and epidemiologist. Jacobsen specializes in disease control and prevention, and she has served
Spider Talks, which launched in spring 2018, is a video series that elevates Richmond’s academic excellence. Part talk show, part TED talk, part master class, the episodes showcase the president interviewing Richmond faculty about their teaching, mentoring, and research. The videos are between three and four minutes long.“This series was created with one main goal in mind: to amplify faculty expertise in a
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Spider Talks, streaming this month, marks the 30th of this series and the first hosted by SeasonKevinPresidentF.Hallock.5’sfourepisodes will publish throughout the 2022–23 academic year on UR Now, the University’s weekly news digest.
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medium accessible to all audiences,” said Sunni Brown, director of media and public relations, who serves as the series’ producer. “Our faculty study and teach about many topics that are of great interest to a general audience, and this series allows viewers a quick yet deep dive into their Seasonresearch.”5features
The talk-showinspired set in Camp Concert Hall was intentionally designed to highlight Richmond — right down to the pine cones collected on campus — while creating a environmentcomfortable for an conversation.engagingVideofootagefromothersettingssuchasclassroomsandlaboratoriesisalsoincluded.
Season 5 of ‘Spider Talks’ debuts this fall
• Law professor Hank Chambers, an expert on voting rights, white-collar crime, and legal issues related to discrimination. Government leaders and the media often call upon Chambers to share his expertise.
WHERE TO WATCH Episodes of Spider Talks are published on UR Now. To view previous episodes, visit videos.channels/spidertalks/vimeo.com/
Kathryn Jacobsen, health studies November 2022
• Shital Thekdi, an analytics and operations professor in the Robins School of Business. Thekdi specializes in risk management, a topic that permeates everything from cybersecurity to employee safety to public health concerns.
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“I hope my students continue to learn that we’re in a service industry. Your first job is to look at your client and do no harm. You need to figure out who your client is, what your client wants, and whether that can be done through the law.”
Hank Chambers, law September 2022
“These chats are set outside the classroom and academic circles,” Hallock said. “I just love these conversations with our amazing faculty.”
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• History professor Manuella Meyer, an expert on the social and political history of medicine and mental illness in Latin America. Her research areas include public health and the history of welfare, gender, and race.
“When thinking about risk, especially in situations involving private industry and also academia, the data is out there, but it’s often held by industry, so it makes it difficult for researchers to get that data. Anecdotally, we know there are really good metrics on risk, especially within cybersecurity companies.”
In his first year as host, Hallock enjoyed his oneon-one time with Richmond’s faculty. He learned from each guest and hopes viewers will learn something too.
Spider Talks has featured faculty from all five schools and many majors. Season 6 will film this spring and be released during the 2023–24 academic year.
“The committee I have been co-chairing for the Consortium for Universities for Global Health is trying to develop best standards and resources so wherever people in the U.S. or beyond are studying global health, they’re getting the core courses that we think really cover the diverse areas.”
“I used my Fulbright grant to go to Rio de Janeiro and conduct research in a variety of archives and libraries. Specifically, I was working on my book Making Brazilian Children: Child Welfare and the Psychiatry of Childhood, 1922–1954.”
as an expert adviser to international health organizations, including the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and the World Health Organization.
Martha Callaghan, vice president of Advancement, said she is grateful to faculty and staff for their dedication to students every day. In fiscal year 2022, 399 staff and faculty donors — 16% of the total staff-faculty population — contributed $270,445 for the University’s students and programs.“Faculty and staff are among the University’s greatest advocates,” she said. “Through our own personal giving, we have another wonderful way to support the areas of campus that we care most about. I’m so grateful to my fellow Spiders for everything they do to give back in so many ways.”
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“It’s important to us within the mathematical economics program to build a strong, connected community where everyone feels a sense of belonging, so we do many community bonding activities with students,” he said. “This engagement with alums provides us with a source of funding, especially as the program grows.”
The Institute of International Education awarded UR a 2022 IIE ANDREW HEISKELL AWARD FOR INNOVATION IN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION in the Widening Access for International Education category for EnCompass. The program, created by the Office of International Education, increases study-abroad access for populations of students who may be reluctant to take on international travel or whose academic requirements make study abroad difficult.
In April, Spiders across the globe showed their support for students during the University’s fourth annual UR Here Giving Day. More than 3,100 donors provided $1.6 million in just 36 hours.
This fall, Spiders will have another chance to support students through Spiders Helping Spiders. The annual fall initiative encourages gifts targeting specific areas of financial need. Support for Financial Aid, the Student Emergency Fund, and the Career Opportunity Fund enables students to stay on track when they face financial difficulties or need targeted assistance to prepare for work and life after graduation. In 2021, 1,037 donors — including 83 faculty and staff — raised more than $545,000 during Spiders Helping Spiders.
I think it is important to build a community that transcends the four years in college.
Investing in Our Community Math-Econ professor champions fundraising outreach during UR Here
Saif Mehkari, associate professor of economics, played a significant role in UR Here’s success by contacting a group of math-econ alumni and offering a personal fundraising challenge.
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Mehkari helped raise approximately $1,750, establishing him as UR Here’s top facultystaff giving champion. He also sent personal thank-you messages to each person who gave and committed to doing this outreach again in 2023.
The National Institutes of Health awarded UR a $249,919 BASIC INSTRUMENTATION GRANT to purchase a high-performance computer for biomedical research. The funding will support 11 faculty from biology, chemistry, and psychology and more than 70 undergraduate research students, enabling them to perform state-ofthe-art computations. Carol Parish, associate provost for academic integration, is the principal investigator on the project.
Fiske Guide to Colleges 2023 edition named UR one of the “BEST AND MOST INTERESTING” colleges in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, highlighting faculty mentorship, stellar career services, well-being, and more.
The Princeton Review ranked UR high in its 2023 edition of The Best 388 Colleges. UR was ranked in the top 10 on eight lists, including “MOST BEAUTIFUL CAMPUS,” “BEST-RUN COLLEGES,” “BEST CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE,” BEST STUDENT SUPPORT AND COUNSELING SERVICES,” and “MOST ACCESSIBLE PROFESSORS.” The Princeton Review also named UR to its list of the 209 “BEST VALUE COLLEGES” for 2022, ranking UR No. 2 among private schools on the “BEST SCHOOLS FOR INTERNSHIPS list for the second consecutive
The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education awarded UR a second SUSTAINABILITY TRACKING, ASSESSMENT, AND RATING SYSTEM (STARS) GOLD RATING in recognition of sustainability achievements that include a 20-megawatt solar array that matches the University’s entire electricity load with renewable energy; an 18-acre parcel that improves the quality of the water that flows through campus to the James River; and a comprehensive composting program as part of the Rethink Waste initiative.
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The National Association of College and University Food Services awarded UR the 2022 LOYAL E. HORTON DINING AWARD grand prize in the Retail Sales — Single Concept/Multiple Concepts/Marketplace category for Organic Krush. UR received gold in the same category earlier this year.
These awards and rankings are a testament to UR’s overall commitment to excellence.
“I think it is important to build a community that transcends the four years in college,” Mehkari said. “The promise to students is that while you are here, we professors, along with alums, will invest in you. Once you become an alum, we ask you to pay it forward by helping the next generation of students.”
I also assume the best and work to make that happen. In my Ph.D. program, we read Truth and Method by Hans-Georg Gadamer. Though he is writing about how we interpret text, I use his model in a broader sense to shape my own worldview. Are we going to view the world and the people in it with a hermeneutics of suspicion, or are we going to view them with the hermeneutics of faith and generosity? I choose faith and generosity.
The arts are essential and should be part of everything because the arts are how we express the emotional landscape of our time. It’s a place where we can both deal with and experience the world we live in — and then imagine the world we want to be part of.
Jennifer Jones Cavenaugh, an accomplished administrator and distinguished theater history scholar, joined UR on July 1 as the dean of the School of Arts & Sciences. She was previously at Rollins College.
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How do you see the Modlin Center for the Arts’ relationship with the University evolving under executive director Paul Brohan?
A conversation with Jenny Cavenaugh, dean of the School of Arts & Sciences
How impressive this faculty is. I mean, I knew they were impressive, but I’ve come to realize the level of scholarship that people produce here. I also didn’t realize what broad support there is for cocurricular student experiences and student well-being. Just look at the Well-Being Center and the thoughtfulness behind that. There’s an attention to detail and understanding of the kind of complexity of environment that I think is really, really impressive.
Where are you focusing your energy now?
This is an amazing school. When you see it from the outside looking in, it’s a place you want to be. The faculty and the teacher-scholar model is not just for show; it’s for real. I wasn’t looking to leave Rollins, but I was pretty familiar with Richmond. Who wouldn’t want to be part of it?
I’ve been working — with a lot of other people — to simplify and make more accessible the A&S budget. The goal is to make more resources available by unrestricting some funds that have been difficult to access in the past. I want to make sure that everyone has what they need to get the job done.
Paul is deeply collaborative and interested in the integration of Modlin into the academic life of the University.
What would you like everyone here to know about you?
Has anything surprised you?
us back into being in community with each other in ways that have been challenging the last couple years. I’ve been really thinking a lot about the ways in which this office — this team — can help the Arts & Sciences community feel connected again.
When not on campus, Cavenaugh enjoys walking and visiting state parks and “taking a good romp through the woods” with her husband, Greg, and two rescue dogs, Sugar Bear and Mere Bear. On occasion, Jenny and Greg are joined by their son, Victor. She also loves being on the water — whether swimming, kayaking, or canoeing — and, of course, the arts.
I love being in conversation. Being able to sit and talk with people about what they’re passionate about — what they’re interested in — feeds me.
“We’ve been here just a short time, but I already have my theater subscriptions and memberships.museum And
I’m excited to partake of the arts that Richmond has to offer,” she said.
I’m also hoping this year will be about bringing
What attracted you to your new position?
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The Heilman Din ing Center officially reopened in August after being closed for several months for renovations to mod ernize the space and address the evolving needs and chang ing tastes of today’s students. While many food stations were re branded and expand ed, the renovations in volved the addition of several new options, including Plant Life, which boasts a plantbased menu, and Fare, geared toward those with special dietary needs. Upgrades also included new tile, cabinet fronts, coun tertops, lighting, and video menu boards with dietary icons to help students navigate food allergies.
“It’s a new beginning here at HDC,” said Tyler Betzhold, execu tive chef. “It’s a clean, refreshing space that fits perfectly into the University’s mission of wellness by construction.directorandsignprojecttanyoperatingpresidentHale,diningexecutivedining;directorchef;Betzhold,22ceremonyribbon-cuttingPicturedjustunwind,forcomfortableprovidingspacesourstudentstosocialize,andenjoy.”attheonAug.(fromleft):TylerexecutiveVincentSavage,ofresidentialTerryBaker,directorofservices;Daveexecutiveviceandchiefofficer;BritGoldsborough,manager,deandconstruction;ChuckRogers,ofdesignand
ELIZABETH BAUGHAN, associate professor of classics fromArtPublicationforH.awardedarchaeology,andwasaSamuelKressGrantResearchandinClassicalandArchitecturetheArchaeological
TAYLOR ARNOLD, associate professor of statistics, and Lauren Tilton, assistant professor of digital humanities, received a $485,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation for their Distant Viewing Toolkit project, an open-source technology for the computational analysis of visual culture.
DELLA DUMBAUGH, professor mathematics,of coauthored Count Me In: Community and Belonging in Mathematics
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WADE DOWNEY, professor of chemistry, and undergraduate students published “One-Pot Synthesis of 2-Methylfurans from 3-(Trimethylsilyl)propargyl Acetates Promoted by Trimethylsilyl Trifluoromethanesulfonate” in Tetrahedron Letters and “Friedel–Crafts Addition of Indoles to Nitrones Promoted by Trimethylsilyl Trifluoromethanesulfonate” in The Journal of Organic Chemistry
SUNNI BROWN, director of media and public relations, won first place in the Virginia Professional Communicators’ annual communications contest in the Information for the Media – Media Pitch category for “University of Richmond expert on Latin American politics discusses Chile presidential election.”
KATE CASSADA, associate professor of education, was elected to a second term as president of Virginia Professors of Educational Leadership, a statewide organization of university professors that prepare public school administrators and supervisors at the master’s, educational specialist, and doctoral levels.
DANA EL KURD, assistant professor of political science, published “Gateway to Dissent: The Role of Pro-Palestine Activism in Opposition to Authoritarianism” in Democratization. She and a colleague from the University of Miami received a 2021 Spring Centennial Center Research Grant from the Centennial Center for Political Science and Public Affairs to conduct research on graduate student satisfaction within the political science discipline. El Kurd was also named a nonresidential senior fellow at Arab Center Washington, D.C., and was chosen to participate in this year’s cohort for the International Policy Summer Institute at American University.
Institute of America for the co-edited book Etruria and Anatolia: Material Connections and Artistic Exchange (Cambridge University Press).
MARIAMA REBELLO DE SOUSA DIAS, assistant professor of physics, Filters”BasedColors“Transientco-publishedStructuralwithMagnesium-Reflectivein Advanced Optical Materials and “Al-Au Thin Films for Thermally Stable and Highly Sensitive Plasmonic Sensors” in the Journal of Physical Chemistry C
PRISCILLA ERICKSON, assistant professor of biology, received a $415,081 National Institutes of Health Research Enhancement Award for her research on an invasive fruit fly.
BERT ASHE, Jabez A. Bostwick Chair of English, published “American Blackness in Berlin: Race and Nationality in Contemporary Jazz Performance” in Sonic Identity at the Margins (Bloomsbury Academic).
JENNIFER BOWIE, associate professor of political science, co-published “State Court Influence on U.S. Supreme Court Opinions” in the Journal of Law and Courts
OLIVIA ARONSON, assistant professor of management, co-published “Entrepreneurinvestor rivalry over new venture control: The battle for Balcones Distilling” in Journal of Business Venturing
MARILIE COETSEE, assistant professor of leadership studies, published “Consensus, Convergence, and COVID-19: The Ethical Role of Religious Reasons in Leaders’ Response to COVID-19” in Leadership
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JESSIE FILLERUP, associate professor of musicology, and Joanna Love, associate professor of music, co-edited Sonic Identity at the Margins (Bloomsbury).
MONTI DATTA, associate professor of political science, and Arise, an antislavery nongovernmental organization, published the report “Trust and Liberation,” which studies the relationship between trust and the prevalence of human trafficking globally.
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JAVIER HIDALGO, associate professor of leadership studies, published the chapter “Open Borders” in the 2nd edition of Living Ethics: An Introduction with Readings (Oxford University Press). Hidalgo also published “Brock on Open Borders” in Philosophy and Public Issues and “You Survive Teletransportation” in Think
GENGSONG GAO, associate professor of Chinese studies, published A Novel Approach to China: What China Debaters Can Learn NovelistsContemporaryfromChinese Macmillan).(Palgrave
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ANGIE HILLIKER, associate professor of biology; Kristine Grayson, associate professor of biology; and Joanna Wares, associate professor of mathematics, published “R Markdown as a dynamic interface for teaching: Modules from math and biology classrooms” in Mathematical Biosciences
Congratulations to this year’s Distinguished Educator and Distinguished Scholarship award recipients who were honored at Colloquy in August.
JULIAN HAYTER, associate professor of leadership studies, was named an RVA Community Maker by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in recognition of his work to shine a positive national spotlight on the Richmond region and strengthen the community.
TERRY PRICE
In recognition of outstanding contributions to excellence in education
JEFFREY HASS Associate Professor of Sociology
ANGIE HILLIKER Associate Professor of Biology
Distinguished Scholarship Awards
Coston Family Chair in Leadership and Ethics
In recognition of a consistent record of outstanding contributions in scholarship as documented through published research, scholarship, or creative expression
KRISTINE GRAYSON, associate professor of biology; Angie Hilliker, associate professor of biology; and Joanna Wares, associate professor of mathematics, published “R Markdown as a dynamic interface for teaching: Modules from math and biology classrooms” in Mathematical Biosciences
MICHAEL LEOPOLD Floyd D. and Elisabeth S. Gottwald Professor of Chemistry
JOANNA WARES Associate Professor of Mathematics
SYLVIA GALE, executive director of the Bonner Center for Civic Engagement, was awarded a Mid-Career Professional Development Award from the Fulbright Finland Foundation to study an innovative civic engagement model in Helsinki, Finland.
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Distinguished Educator Awards
CHAD CURTIS Associate Professor of Economics
JULIE MCCONNELL Professor of Law
ANDREW SCHOENEMAN Assistant Professor of Nonprofit Studies
TZE LOO Associate Professor of History
LINDA HOBGOOD, director of the Speech Center, was a panelist for the program “Pat Nixon: Unheralded First Lady,” sponsored by the First Ladies Association for Research and Education.
JORY BRINKERHOFF Associate Professor of Biology
JOEL EISEN Professor of Law
VIOLET HO E. Claiborne Robins Distinguished Professorship in Business
JOANNA LOVE Associate Professor of Music
MILES JOHNSON, associate professor of chemistry, in platinumpalladium,pincerofpublishedundergraduateandstudents“Synthesispyrrole-basedPSiPligandsandtheirrhodium,andcomplexes” Dalton Transactions The work was conducted in collaboration with the Ozerov group at Texas A&M University.
PETER KAUFMAN, George Matthews & Virginia Brinkley Modlin Chair in Leadership Studies, published “Hopefully, Augustine” in Augustinian Studies
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Roger Francis and Mary Saunders Richardson Chair in Mathematics
LAURA KUTI, assistant professor of education, co-authored “Accommodating Students with Exceptional Needs by Aligning Classroom Assessment with IEP Goals” in the International Journal of Inclusive Education
MICHAEL LEOPOLD, Floyd D. and Elisabeth S. Gottwald Professor of Chemistry, received the 2022 Outstanding Mentorship Award from the Chemistry Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research. Leopold; Jeff Simpson, director of nuclear magnetic resonance and computational support; and undergraduate students published “Monolayer-Protected Gold Nanoparticles Functionalized with Halogen Bonding Capability — An Avenue for Molecular Detection Schemes” in Langmuir. The work was the cover article for the issue.
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The presentation introduced a framework for incorporating data analytics into technical communication research and pedagogy. Hocutt and colleagues from the Digital Life Institute led a virtual roundtable discussion on the use of augmentation technologies in networked learning at the 13th International Conference on Networked Learning at Mid Sweden University in Sundsvall, Sweden.
Joseph A. Jennings Chair in Business
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Clarence E. Denoon Jr. Chair in the Natural Sciences
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DANIEL HOCUTT, web manager in the School of Professional & Continuing Studies, with a colleague from George Mason University, presented “Web Analytics as Complex Information Systems: Preparing Technical Communicators for Wayfinding Solutions that Use Data” at the 11th annual Symposium on Communicating Complex Information at Old Dominion University.
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TOM ARNOLD
William Judson Gaines Chair in Modern Foreign Language
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KATHRYN JACOBSEN, William E. Cooper Distinguished University Chair, and undergraduate students published “A Call for Loiasis to be Added to the WHO List of Neglected Tropical Diseases” in The Lancet Infectious Diseases
W. David Robbins Chair in Strategic Management
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Tyler and Alice Haynes Professorship in American Studies
Stephanie Bennett-Smith Chair in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Tucker-Boatwright Professor of Art and Art History
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ANN HODGES, professor of law emerita, coauthored the fourth edition of Public Sector Employment: Cases and Materials (West Academic Publishing).
TODD LOOKINGBILL, associate professor of biology and geography and the environment, copublished “Connectivity in the Urban Landscape (2015–2020): Who? Where? What? When? Why? and How?” in Current Landscape Ecology Reports
(Routledge).
MICHAEL NORRIS, assistant professor of chemistry, and Dan Pierce, assistant professor of biology, with undergraduate and former students, published “Mechanistic Analysis of the VirA Sensor Kinase in Agrobacterium tumefaciens Using Structural Models” in Frontiers in Microbiology
Identity at the Margins (Bloomsbury). Love also published “‘Let’s Get Loud’: Sounding Subversive Bodies at the Super Bowl” in Journal of Popular Music Studies
JOANNA LOVE associate professor of music, and Jessie Fillerup, co-edited professorassociateofmusicology, Sonic
TOM SHIELDS, associate dean of academic and student affairs in the School of Professional & Continuing Studies, participated on the education panel of a policy symposium with current and former staffers of U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott, who represents the 3rd District of Virginia and is chair of the House of Representatives Education and Labor Committee.
WALTER STEVENSON, associate professor of classical studies, published The Origins of Roman asIIDiplomacy:ChristianConstantiusandJohnChrysostomInnovators
JEFF SIMPSON, director of nuclear magnetic resonance and computational support; Michael Leopold, Floyd D. and Elisabeth S. Gottwald Professor of Chemistry; and undergraduate students published “Monolayer-Protected Gold Nanoparticles Functionalized with Halogen Bonding Capability — An Avenue for Molecular Detection Schemes” in Langmuir. The work was the cover article for the issue.
ANDY MCGRAW, associate professor of music, published “Mapping Sonic and Affective Geographies in Richmond, Virginia” in Sonic Identity at the Margins (Bloomsbury).
BOB SPIRES, associate professor of education, was placed on the Fulbright Specialist Roster for a tenure of four years. As a candidate on the roster, Spires is eligible to be matched with projects designed by host institutions in over 150 countries globally. Spires also contributed to the report “Trust and Liberation” by Monti Datta, associate professor of political science, and Arise, an anti-slavery nongovernmental organization. The report studies the relationship between trust and the prevalence of human trafficking globally.
The distinction, awarded by the Minister of Culture, rewards those who have distinguished themselves by their creations in an artistic or literary field.
MIMI SELIMOVIC, custodial team leader, received University Facilities’ CHEERS (Co-workers Honoring Excellent Employees with Rewards) Award. Winners are selected from a pool of peer-submitted nominees.
SHANNON MILLISOR, administrative and event scheduling coordinator, earned the Certified Administrative Professional (CAP) designation through the International Association of Administrative Professionals.
DAN PIERCE, assistant professor of biology, and Michael Norris, assistant professor of chemistry, with undergraduate and former students, published “Mechanistic Analysis of the VirA Sensor Kinase in Agrobacterium tumefaciens Using Structural Models” in Frontiers in Microbiology
FRANÇOISE KIRKPATRICKRAVAUX, professor of French and film studies, was awarded the rank of Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters, one of the main distinctions among the four ministerial orders of France.
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SAMANTHA SEELEY, associate professor of history, received the 2022 Merle Curti Social History Award from the Organization of American Historians for Race, Removal, and the Right to Remain: Migration and the Making of the United States. This award is given annually by OAH for the best book in American social history.
TERRY PRICE, Coston Family Chair in Leadership and Ethics, received $5,000 from the Institute for Humane Studies to support a lecture by Jonathan Rauch, “The Constitution of Knowledge.”
RANIA SWEIS, associate professor of book invitedanthropology, wastospeakonher
BETH TEIGEN, adjunct assistant professor of education, was named superintendent of Powhatan County Public Schools, effective July 1.
Paradoxes of Care: Children and Global Medical Aid in Egypt at the University of Minnesota International Relations Colloquium; the University of Minnesota political science department; and the Association of Middle East Children and Youth Studies digital author series in May. Her book was reviewed in the May/June 2022 issue of Foreign Affairs
SANDY WILLIAMS, assistant professor of sculpture, held a skywriting performance, “40 Acres: Chimborazo Park,” as part of an upcoming exhibition with 1708 and its long-term work “The 40 Acres Archive.”
“What drew me to UR was the amazing reputation of the school and the opportunity to join an organization with such strong leadership and potential,” Addonizio said. “I think now is a great time to join the University given the momentum we have here. It really is a unique place with so much going on. World-class students, alumni, faculty, and staff. I think the world needs to know more about what we do here.”
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DAVID VINSON, motion graphics editor, received the designation of Certified Remote Pilot from the Federal Aviation Administration, allowing him to operate the University’s drone under the FAA’s small unmanned aircraft systems requirements.
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Addonizio, wife Kate, and children Elinor and T.J. are looking forward to being in Richmond and becoming active in the UR community.
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MARCELLA TORRES, director of mathematical studies, with colleagues from the MultiScale Modeling Consortium, hosted by the Interagency Modeling and Analysis Group, published “Model Integration in Computational Biology: The Role of Reproducibility, Credibility and Utility” in Frontiers in Systems Biology
Tom Addonizio joined the UR community as vice president for communications and marketing on Sept. 12, reporting to President Kevin F. Hallock.
“Tom is a remarkable leader,” Hallock said. “Not only is he highly skilled in communications and marketing; he also has impeccable judgment and outstanding leadership skills that will help UR continue its upward trajectory.”Addonizio holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Binghamton University (then SUNY Binghamton) and an M.B.A. in finance and marketing from Penn State University.
Prior to UR, Addonizio was associate dean for communications, marketing, and integration for Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations. In his five years at Cornell, he made a significant impact leading the school’s crisis communications through the COVID-19 pandemic, launching marketing efforts that helped grow enrollments in professional education, and rebranding the school.
JOANNA WARES, associate professor of mathematics; Kristine Grayson, associate professor of biology; and Angie Hilliker, associate professor of biology, published “R Markdown as a dynamic interface for teaching: Modules from math and biology classrooms” in Mathematical Biosciences
Before Cornell, Addonizio served as a vice president at New England College in Henniker, New Hampshire. He also had a successful 20-year career in the corporate world, serving as a vice president for IBM and Gartner, where he led large global teams.
LINDA FISHER THORNTON adjunct associate professor of human resource management, published “Artificial Intelligence and Ethical Accountability” in EDUCAUSE Review: Special Report | Artificial Intelligence: Where Are We Now?
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LAUREN TILTON, assistant professor of digital humanities, and Taylor Arnold, associate professor of statistics, received a $485,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation for their Distant Viewing Toolkit project, an open-source technology for the computational analysis of visual culture.
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Zita Ewell Cold Food Production Cook II, Heilman Dining Center
Eddie Marshall Assistant Athletic Trainer, Sports Medicine
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Kayla May Program Manager, Career Services
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Cindy Glavas Director of Financial Planning and Operations
Adrian Hutcherson Utility Associate, Heilman Dining Center
Peter Thomas Assistant BasketballMen’sCoach
Tracey James Service Associate, Mail Services Expenses
Amy Edwards Stewardship Assistant Alison Travis Program Coordinator, Partners in the Arts
David Legg Director of Football Operations and Recruiting Coordinator
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Matthew Perry Director of Ticketing and Premium Seating
Darius Stokes Director of Men’s Basketball Operations
Cinthya Garzon Vasquez Custodian, University Facilities
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The following high lights employment status changes for fulland part-time faculty and staff — including temporary to full- or part-time positions — from Feb. 1 to June 30.
Brad Dilen Assistant Athletic Director of Strategic Ticketing and Sales
Jessica Price Assistant Athletic Trainer, Sports Medicine
Ka’lia Johnson Assistant BasketballWomen’sCoach
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Megan Kertis Research,Post-BaccalaureateEducation
Caroline Glover Assistant Director, Student Engagement and the Bonner Scholars Program, Bonner Center for Civic Engagement
Beth Zizzamia Geographic Information System (GIS) Operations Manager and Technician, Geography
Raymond Tucker Assistant Athletic Director for Facilities and Events
Nancy Stansbery Director of Parent Giving, Gift Planning
Lance Fleming Café Lou’sAssociate,Café
Daniel Hart Associate Director of Sustainability EnvironmentalandJustice
Mary Wheaton Special Formats Catalog Librarian, Boatwright Memorial Library
Lucas Henderson Carpenter, University Facilities
Kris Waikart Graduate Education Recruiter and Admissions Coordinator, Teacher Licensure Program
Devona Knight Director of Marketing and Sales, Game Day Experience
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Syliva Yanes Research and Faculty Services Librarian, Law Library
Erin Mattone Athletics Donor Relations Coordinator, Spider Athletic Fund
Ryder Grout Cook II, Heilman Dining Center
Justin Poindexter Assistant Football Coach
Lynn Pelco Senior BonnerFellow,Center for Civic Engagement
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Aileen Echelberger International Education Fellow
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Darius Smith Assistant Athletic Director for Game Experience and Marketing Services
Event Assistant, Events, Conferences, and Support Services
Jessica Geibel Custodian, University Facilities
Emma Pillion Baker II, Heilman Dining Center
Mariah Goecker Assistant Athletic Trainer, Sports Medicine
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ADVANCEMENT Liz Harris Assistant Director, Student and Young Graduate Programming, Alumni Relations
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Chris Ellis Assistant Football Coach
SCHOOLFACULTY OF ARTS & SCIENCES
Kathryn Ostrofsky Digital AmericanCoordinator,ArchiveBunk,Studies
Tia Holland ServicesCoordinator,AdministrativeCareer
BIOLOGY
ATHLETICS David Boyden Assistant BasketballMen’sCoach
Rocco Monteiro Nunes Pesce Researcher
Renee Russell Director andCommunicationsofMarketing
Rachel English Cook I, Heilman Dining Center
SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES
Marina LaMastro Assistant Director of Study InternationalAbroad,Education
Kathy Greenier Director of Emerging Careers, DevelopmentCareer
SCHOOL PROFESSIONALOF & CONTINUING STUDIES Marcia Carrell CoordinatorAdministrative
Alexandra Neal Leadership Gift Officer, Annual Giving Elisabeth Rigsby Coordinator,AdministrativeMajor Gifts
Rachel Hill Assistant Director, Donor Experience and Recognition, Donor Relations
João Riva Tonini Postdoctoral Research Fellow
PROVOST Jacqueline Carrell Electronic Resources Librarian, Boatwright Memorial Library
SPIDER MANAGEMENT
Tina Lowman Senior Stores Clerk, University Facilities/ Support Services
CHEMISTRY
Adam Bartlett HVAC Team Leader, University Facilities
Reiley Franklin Fitness UniversityTrainer,Recreation
Derrick McChristian Boiler Plant Mechanic –Night, University Facilities
Scott McIntosh
SERVICESINFORMATION
Sara Hanson Associate Professor of Marketing
Corry Comstock Café Manager, The Cellar
Latrina Lemon Medical Director, Student Health Center
Shannon Millisor
Alison McCormick Director of Purchasing
Shannon Wiskman Café OrganicAssociate,Krush
Will Semonco
Erin Brewer Café OrganicAssociate,Krush
Ashley Hill Graphic Designer Greg Thompson Content Manager
Emily Stewart Kukwa Slate Specialist for Customer ManagementRelationship
Anthony Tillar Floater HeilmanManager,DiningCenter
Aubrey Grubbs Electrical UniversitySupervisor,Facilities
SCHOOLFACULTY OF ARTS & SCIENCES
Jo’Nae Olds Area HousingUndergraduateResidenceCoordinator,LifeandStudent
Line Service Associate, Heilman Dining Center
Dee Sims Café Tyler’sAssociate,Grill
Jacob Lowman Coordinator for Residence Life and Housing, Residence Life and Undergraduate Student Housing
ACADEMICSTAFF AFFAIRS SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES
RHETORIC STUDIESCOMMUNICATIONAND
Stacy Hull Coordinator,AdministrativePhysics
PLANNING AND POLICY
Sharon Broyles Assistant to the Vice President and Director of Athletics
Jason Cope Information Technology Analyst, One Card
Michael Scampoli Manager, The Cellar
Training and Operations Manager, Heilman Dining Center
Will Gipe Assistant BasketballMen’sCoach
HUMAN RESOURCES
MARKETING
SCHOOL OF LAW Jud Campbell Professor of Law
Michael LaRue
Olivier Delers Professor of French
BUSINESS AFFAIRS CAMPUS OPERATIONS
Jay Artis Cook II, Heilman Dining Center
Lead Cook, Heilman Dining Center
MOVES
Administrative Assistant, Health and Well-Being Operations
Josh Vanscyoc Stores HeilmanAssociate,DiningCenter
Charlie Sparks Utility HeilmanAssociate,DiningCenter
Bailey Middleton Member RecreationAttendant,ServicesUniversity
Tyler Shultz Supervisor, Facilities/HVACControls,ManagementEnergyandUniversity
Emily Paradise Area HousingUndergraduateResidenceCoordinator,LifeandStudent
John Craft Director of Information Security
Brendan English Facility UniversitySupervisor,Recreation
Alison Robert Custodian, University Facilities
Eric Rippel Marketing OperationsHealthMembershipandCoordinator,andWell-Being
Kristjen Lundberg Associate Professor of Psychology
Daniel Coyle Investment Analyst
Daniel Schaffa Associate Professor of Law
Dafne Luna
Assistant Director for Latinx Student Support, Student Center for Equity and Inclusion
Caroline Weist Associate Professor of German Studies
ROBINS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ANALYTICS OPERATIONSAND
Erin Collins Professor of Law
Cindy Holma Administrative Assistant, Campus Safety Lauren Lightfoot ParkingCoordinator,AdministrativeCampus
SCHOOL OF LAW Eli Anderson Technology Services Specialist, Law Library SCHOOL PROFESSIONALOF & CONTINUING STUDIES
Mary Catherine Raymond Academic Adviser
Connor Wilson Assistant Director for Event SystemsSystems,E-CommunicationandAdvancement
ATHLETICS
Ronan Dwight Utility OrganicAssociate,Krush
Kimberly Johnson Manager, Reporting and Compliance, Registrar’s Office
Laura Sprague CoordinatorAdministrative
Nicole Maurantonio Professor of Rhetoric and Communication Studies
Mary Fichtel Catering AssistantSupport
Front of the House Manager, Heilman Dining Center
DEVELOPMENTSTUDENT
Plumbing Team Leader, University Facilities
Billy Suhr Café/Stores Associate, Tyler’s Grill
COMMUNICATIONSUNIVERSITY
LITERATURES,LANGUAGES, AND CULTURES
Anne Martin Talent SpecialistAcquisition
Maura Mclain
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Ashley Dobbs Clinical Professor of Law
Lauren Tilton Associate Professor of Digital Humanities
ADVANCEMENT Jordan Hunt Assistant Director, Annual Giving
Tanaya Brathwaite Police Officer
PSYCHOLOGY
Matt Jordan Team Leader, Facilities/CarpentryUniversity
Chris Machalski Electrical Team Leader, University Facilities
Administrative and Events Scheduling Coordinator, Events, Conferences, and Support Services
Dylan Moore
Travis Shepherd Energy Management System Facilities/ControlTechnicianControlsII,UniversitySystems
Laura Bower
Sara Richmond Utility OrganicAssociate,Krush
Gengsong Gao Associate Professor of Chinese Studies
Jon Mykich Stores and Requisition Manager, Heilman Dining Center
Amy St. John Director of SystemsOperations,AdvancementAdvancement
Andrea Makriyianis Associate Director, Financial Aid
Emily DiMaria Area HousingUndergraduateResidenceCoordinator,LifeandStudent
Andrew McBride University Architect, University Facilities
Michelle Williams Administrative Assistant, University Facilities/ Support Services
Leslie Jacobs StudentLifeCoordinator,AdministrativeResidenceandUndergraduateHousing
Shari Finn Talent SpecialistAcquisition
Whitney Asher Associate Director of Marketing and Brand Integration
Rick Neal IT Manager, One Card
Miles Johnson Associate Professor of Chemistry
Justin Prosser Academic Computing Specialist
MANAGEMENTENROLLMENT
SECURITY
Jonathan Whitaker Professor of Analytics and Operations
Rebecca Crootof Associate Professor of Law
PROVOST Blake Stack Associate Director of Student Engagement and the Bonner Scholars Program, Bonner Center for Civic Engagement
David Johnson Team Leader, ServicesFacilities/SupportUniversity
Cort Schneider Director of Disability Services
PEGGY SHIFFLETT
University Facilities –HVAC MARKYearsWESSELINK
34 VIRGINIAYears
19 DAVIDYearsBEVAN
Jocelyn Hermosilla Area HousingUndergraduateResidenceCoordinator,LifeandStudent
ELODIE HARDT Master of Business Administration Senior Assistant Director of Enrollment and Student Customer Relationship Management Systems, Undergraduate Admission
18 MARYYearsDIXON
MATTHEW DEWALD Master of Nonprofit Studies Senior Editor, University Communications
15 CHRISTINEYears
Katie Mahan Staff PsychologicalCounselingCounselor,andServices
GRIFFITH
Nicholas Myers
JEFFERY PETERS
DANIELLE WYERMAN
24 JEANYearsHINES
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CAROLINE BROADFOOT Master of Business Administration Assistant Director, Financial Aid
Congratulations to UR’s most recent employee graduates! You did it!
Public Safety Compliance Analyst, Campus Safety LEGAL COMPLIANCEAND
DEVELOPMENTSTUDENT
Jonathan Williams Summer Programs and Conference Coordinator, Events, Conferences, and Support Services
Morgan Russell Dean for Student Equity and Inclusion and Director of the Student Center for Equity and Inclusion
Student Center for Equity and Inclusion
SECURITY
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Athletics – Tennis STARCHER
Jepson School faculty
Bonner Center for Civic Engagement School faculty Aid
Andy Gurka Director of andInvolvement,StudentNewStudentTransitionPrograms
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Information Services –Administrative Systems
Hilary Delman Staff PsychologicalCounselingCounselor,andServices
University Facilities –Plumbing
5 SUEYearsYOUNG Financial
University Facilities –Control Systems MICHAELYears MILLER
26 SUSANNEYears
EMILY JANTO Master of Nonprofit Studies Gift Entry and Records Coordinator, Advancement Systems
Hanan Sadek Budget Coordinator, Health and Well-Being Operations BUTCHYearsMASSENBURG
21 CAROLYNYears
13 STEVEYearsALLRED Law
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University Facilities –Support Services
Spider Management Co.
35 TINAYearsCADE
Master of Liberal Arts Event Assistant, Events, Conferences, and Support Services
Caps Off!
Lindsey Wagoner
Heilman Dining Center
25 PEOPLE
University Facilities –Support Services
Controller’s Office ROBYearsBLANDFORD
NATE MULBERG Master of Nonprofit Studies Assistant Coach, Baseball
University Facilities –Control Systems WAYNEYearsVAN STADEN
Rachel Koch Assistant Director of Training, Counseling and Psychological Services
Chris White Sous HeilmanChef,Dining Center
University Facilities –
Employees listed above graduated in December 2021, May 2022, or August 2022. Many, if not all, received their degrees using the University’s tuition remission program. Visit hr.richmond.edu/ benefits for more details.
KATHERINE ROCKWELL
Michelle Williams Administrative Assistant, University Facilities/ Support Services
Jess Procopio
BLAKE WIDDOWSON Dining AdministrationServices
Custodial 16 DONYearsFORSYTH
Robin Walinski Risk SpecialistManagement
Catering
Josh Wroniewicz Director, Business Office
PHIPPS
Catering Cook II, Heilman Dining Center
Administrative Specialist, Richmond College Dean’s Office
MOST
Master of Business Administration Administrative Coordinator, Jepson School of Leadership Studies
Ashley Owens Associate Director of Residence Life, Residence Life and Undergraduate Student Housing
Nov. 9, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. 11, 12:30–2:30
Nov. 4–6
Open house for prospective students and their families Oct.
Spider Drop
Students kicked off the semester with a light show on Boatwright Tower and concert in front of Richmond Hall.
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SpringUndergraduateofClasses Jan. 16 Martin Luther King Jr. Day USAC The University Staff Advisory employeroftheworksadministrationofrepresentsCounciltheneedsstafftoseniorandtomakeUniversityRichmondanofchoice. Meetings* Oct. 11
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Oct. 14 Richmond 15
Jan. 2
New Year’s Day (observed)
31–NOV. 11 OPEN ENROLLMENT
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Nov. 23–25 2
Nov. 3, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Jepson Alumni Center
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Dec. 2, 1–3 p.m. Chill Queally Center, Breed
Homecoming
Jan. 9 First Day Nov. The University of Richmond Faculty Senate represents the faculty in the University’s governance process on matters that impact the University or affect more than one school. Oct. 7 Nov. 4 Dec. 9 Jan. 3–4:3013 p.m. Visit staff.opennoted,*Unlessmeetingrichmond.edufacultysenate.forlocations.otherwisemeetingsaretoallfacultyand
