Julie Nguyen: Everything aligns at VCU SOE
First-generation graduate student happy about finding an academic fit and a cultural fit at the VCU School of Education. Julie Nguyen (Courtesy Photo) Julie Nguyen’s parents emigrated from Vietnam following the fall of Saigon in 1975 and eventually settled in Northern Virginia. They didn’t speak English when they first arrived here. Her mom had been […]
SOE alum awarded ACPA’s Presidential Citation
Jason Cottrell, Ph.D. (M.Ed. ‘02) earned his M.Ed. in Administration and Supervision from the VCU School of Education. Jason Cottrell (M.Ed. ’02) (Courtesy Photo) VCU School of Education alum Jason Cottrell, Ph.D., was awarded the Presidential Citation by the American College Personnel Association (ACPA) at its annual convention in St. Louis earlier this month. Cottrell earned […]
Transforming student learning through watershed experiences
VCU School of Education and VCU Life Sciences recently hosted the final Environmental Literacy Teacher Workshop at VCU Rice Rivers Center In the foreground, two teachers tested the river water for nitrates while SOE’s Elizabeth Edmondson, Ph.D. (center), tested it for turbidity. (Courtesy photos) The VCU School of Education, along with our partners in VCU Life […]
SOE faculty, staff to be honored for years of service
Top row, from left: Michael Broda, Ph.D.; Joanna W. Bell, VCA; Sharon K. Zumbrunn, Ph.D.; Thomas H. Beatty, Ed.D.; and William R. Muth, Ph.D. Bottom row, from left: David Spivey; Faith Wilkerson, Ed.D.; Stacey Branch; Barbara Driver, Ph.D.; and Kevin Sutherland, Ph.D. The following employees of the VCU School of Education reached their service dates […]
Grants aim to prevent adverse childhood experiences, trauma
A pair of studies aim to better understand and prevent adverse childhood experiences and trauma through the health care, education and juvenile justice systems. (Pexels) Note: adapted from an article by Geoff LoCicero, VCU School of Social Work, [email protected], originally posted Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020 VCU faculty from the School of Social Work and the L. […]
Vu Pham: Woodson HS Virtual Visit offers new perspective
Woodson teachers hope these visits help to increase the number of underrepresented minority teachers in Fairfax County Public Schools. Vu Pham is a junior at VCU double majoring in applied mathematics and secondary teaching preparation mathematics. He knew that he wanted to go into education when he started at W.T. Woodson High School in Fairfax County in 2014. This summer, he begins […]
Va. students to compete in VCU-hosted STEM competition
Students from five school districts will present their solutions to three real-world challenges posed by Bank of America, Capital One and CarMax. Students from five Virginia school districts will present their solutions to real-world challenges related to cybersecurity, computer science and technology posed by Bank of America, Capital One and CarMax. (Getty Images) By Brian […]
Making positive change: ADVANCE-IT program continues
ITC facilitators program is producing change agents to promote diversity and inclusion across VCU. Jose Alcaine, Ph.D., and Maike Philipsen, Ph.D. An ongoing National Science Foundation (NSF) grant at Virginia Commonwealth University aims to increase the number of diverse faculty – especially female faculty – in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines at the university. […]
NIDILRR awards $600K contract to the Partnership
Three-year grant is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through a field-initiated NIDILRR program. Project team members include (from left) Parthy Dinora, Ph.D., principal investigator; and co-investigators Michael Broda, Ph.D.; Matthew Bogenschutz, Ph.D.; Seb M. Prohn, Ph.D.; and Sarah Lineberry, graduate student in the School of Social Work. (Courtesy photos) The National […]
Gov. Ralph Northam proclaims today ‘RTR Day’
The proclamation recognizes a VCU School of Education program that recruits, trains and supports teachers for four Richmond-area school divisions. From left: Andrew Daire, Ph.D., dean of the School of Education; Therese A. Dozier, Ed.D., executive director of RTR; Deputy Secretary of Education Kathy Burcher; and Raynell Reid, special projects manager for RTR. (Photo by […]
