[{"id":640046,"date":"2023-11-14T09:11:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T09:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/640046"},"modified":"2024-10-07T20:29:01","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T20:29:01","slug":"vcus-new-stem-career-expo-stems-from-students-taking-the-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/2023\/11\/14\/vcus-new-stem-career-expo-stems-from-students-taking-the-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"VCU’s new STEM Career Expo stems from students taking the lead"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Three<\/span><\/p>\n

November 6, 2023<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

VCU’s new STEM Career Expo stems from students taking the lead<\/strong><\/p>\n

Event pulls together campus resources, offers networking opportunities and spotlights diversity.<\/span><\/p>\n

Story excerpt featuring School of Education doctoral student:<\/em><\/p>\n

Event organizer Brandi Daniels, an adjunct professor in the VCU Honors College and counselor with the Division for Academic Success, said the idea grew out of student interest in bringing together the many programs and experts at VCU that can spur exploration of science, technology, engineering and math. In fall 2022, she was teaching a Women of Color Leadership Development class in which students were challenged to devise a leadership initiative in an area of interest.<\/span><\/p>\n

“STEM was one of those areas, and the four-member team came up with an idea to have a STEM conference at VCU, because they felt like they needed support in finding everything in one place,” said Daniels, who secured funding for the expo from the VCU Foundation. “Even with all the rich resources that VCU has, sometimes students don’t know where to look or where to turn in finding a place to start.”<\/span><\/p>\n

For Daniels, there’s a personal connection to the initiative. Growing up in Richmond, she was a student at Carver Elementary School and benefited from the Carver Promise program, which provided mentoring and introduction both to STEM and higher education.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Being exposed to STEM enrichment lessons at Carver helped fuel my love and dedication to the education field,” said Daniels, who is pursuing a doctorate at the VCU School of Education.<\/span><\/p>\n

>> Read more on VCU News. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

November 6, 2023 VCU’s new STEM Career Expo stems from students taking the lead Event pulls together campus resources, offers networking opportunities and spotlights diversity. Story excerpt featuring School of Education doctoral student: Event organizer Brandi Daniels, an adjunct professor in the VCU Honors College and counselor with the Division for Academic Success, said the idea grew […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":634,"featured_media":6400461000,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[75,74],"class_list":["post-640046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-student-life-features","tag-doctoral-students","tag-stem-education"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640046","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/634"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=640046"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640046\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6400461000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=640046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=640046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=640046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":6716301146,"date":"2023-11-01T17:49:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T17:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/?p=6716301146"},"modified":"2024-10-09T17:54:14","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T17:54:14","slug":"faculty-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/2023\/11\/01\/faculty-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kathleen Rudasill, Ph.D., interim dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Education, was recognized with TWO prestigious national awards.

Dr. Rudasill was elected to Fellow status in the American Psychological Association<\/a> (APA) and received the Jan Kristal Memorial Award for exceptional contributions to temperament theory and its application for improving children’s welfare.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kathleen Rudasill, Ph.D., interim dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Education, was recognized with TWO prestigious national awards. Dr. Rudasill was elected to Fellow status in the American Psychological Association (APA) and received the Jan Kristal Memorial Award for exceptional contributions to temperament theory and its application for improving children’s welfare.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":634,"featured_media":6716301147,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[107],"class_list":["post-6716301146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-faculty-staff-researcher-success","tag-kathleen-rudasill"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6716301146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/634"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6716301146"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6716301146\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6716301147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6716301146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6716301146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6716301146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":640066,"date":"2023-10-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/640066"},"modified":"2024-10-07T20:32:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T20:32:54","slug":"how-vcu-is-addressing-the-demand-for-jobs-in-public-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/2023\/10\/13\/how-vcu-is-addressing-the-demand-for-jobs-in-public-service\/","title":{"rendered":"How VCU is addressing the demand for jobs in public service"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Student<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

How VCU is addressing the demand for jobs in public service<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“If you can hear my voice, raise your hand,” said the man at the front of the classroom. “If you can hear my voice, raise your hand.”<\/p>\n

It’s a phrase much more common to hear in a grade school or middle school classroom than in front of a college class. But for the 26 Virginia Commonwealth University students in the 300-level education studies course, it was a great lesson to hear directly from educator Sean McDonald.<\/p>\n

“That’s one of those tips or tricks that you can have at your disposal in your classroom when you’re working with students,” said McDonald, a former special education teacher and administrator.<\/p>\n

On a recent Tuesday, McDonald joined a VCU School of Education<\/a> Human Development and Learning class to talk with students about résumé preparation and interviews as they consider careers. As supervisor of recruitment and specialty programs at Prince William County Public Schools, McDonald and his team review résumés and interview candidates for openings among the more than 4,000 teachers the county employs.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Read more in VCU News. <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    How VCU is addressing the demand for jobs in public service “If you can hear my voice, raise your hand,” said the man at the front of the classroom. “If you can hear my voice, raise your hand.” It’s a phrase much more common to hear in a grade school or middle school […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":634,"featured_media":6400661000,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-640066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-expertise-news-commentary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640066","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/634"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=640066"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640066\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6400661000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=640066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=640066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=640066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":6716301151,"date":"2023-10-11T15:17:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T15:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/?p=6716301151"},"modified":"2024-10-11T15:28:35","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T15:28:35","slug":"kendra-d-johnson-invested-as-anna-lou-schaberg-professor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/2023\/10\/11\/kendra-d-johnson-invested-as-anna-lou-schaberg-professor\/","title":{"rendered":"Kendra D. Johnson Invested as Anna Lou Schaberg Professor of Practice in Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kendra D. Johnson Invested as Anna Lou Schaberg Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After joining the School of Education faculty in July, Kendra D. Johnson, Ph.D. \u201922, was invested as the Anna Lou Schaberg Professor of Practice in Education<\/a> during the VCU Investiture Dinner in early October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The celebration honored 78 faculty members who have been named to endowed professorships and chairs since 2018.  Many donors who endowed those positions joined the campus community at the Altria Theater. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

VCU President Michael Rao, Ph.D., conferred the faculty honors. In his comments, he noted the significance of these endowed positions at VCU, which celebrated a record $271 million in gifts last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEndowed professorships are one of the highest honors bestowed on our faculty. We are grateful to Anna Lou Schaberg, B.S. \u201866, M.Ed. \u201970, and Bob Shaberg of the Schaberg Foundation<\/a> for their support. The Anna Lou Schaberg Professorship and the endowment support excellence in teacher preparation and research-informed practice at the VCU School of Education,\u201d said Kathleen Rudasill, Ph.D., interim dean of the School of Education. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The foundation\u2019s funding priorities include services that help children become successful learners from early childhood and into college and career readiness. The professorship honors Anna Lou Schaberg\u2019s career with Richmond Public Schools, including nearly a quarter century coordinating programs for gifted students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This endowed position \u201cis doing important work to help teachers be better prepared to meet the needs of the students in new and different ways,\u201d said Anna Lou Schaberg, speaking in a video shown at the dinner <\/a>to showcase the impact of these kinds of gifts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Johnson\u2019s research investigates questions about race, gender, and class dynamics in teaching and learning in relation to policy and power structures. She also studies the experiences of Black women teachers and educational leaders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne of the things that I\u2019m really excited about for this position is it\u2019s focused on engaged scholarship and partnerships,\u201d said Johnson, Anna Lou Schaberg assistant professor in the school\u2019s Department of Teaching and Learning. \u201cIt allows me to marry theory and best practices with practical support for teachers, for districts and, ultimately, what that looks like for our students.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A former elementary school teacher and residency coordinator of the VCU School of Education\u2019s  RTR Teacher Residency<\/a> program, Johnson previously served as an assistant professor of elementary education and taught in the masters of arts in teaching program at Bowie State University. She brings extensive experience and expertise in urban education and the sociology of education. As a diversity, equity, and access professional, she supports all learners and practitioners, especially those from historically underrepresented communities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe central focus of this professorship of practice revolves around the concept of transformation. By going beyond research, the professor actively applies evidence-based practice in real-world scenarios, showcasing innovative practices in the classroom to impact change and drive improvements in education,\u201d Rudasill said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Johnson earned her Ph.D. from the VCU School of Education with a concentration in curriculum, culture and change. She holds a B.A. in journalism and communications from Hampton University and an M.S. in education from Johns Hopkins University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To learn more about creating an endowed chair or professorship or supporting the School of Education<\/a>, please contact Ed Kardos<\/a> at egkardos@vcu.edu.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the Anna Lou Schaberg Professor of Practice in Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Supported by the Bob and Anna Lou Schaberg Foundation<\/a>, the Anna Lou Schaberg Professor of Practice in Education is a distinguished professorship in the VCU School of Education. The role concentrates on the theory and implementation of pedagogical practices that can transform a classroom, a school, and a child\u2019s education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anna Lou Schaberg received a bachelor\u2019s degree in psychology from the Richmond Professional Institute and a master\u2019s degree in education from its descendant, VCU. Schaberg worked with Richmond Public Schools for 29 years, notably coordinating programs for gifted students from 1977 to 2000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kendra D. Johnson Invested as Anna Lou Schaberg Professor After joining the School of Education faculty in July, Kendra D. Johnson, Ph.D. \u201922, was invested as the Anna Lou Schaberg Professor of Practice in Education during the VCU Investiture Dinner in early October. The celebration honored 78 faculty members who have been named to endowed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":634,"featured_media":6716301153,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37,33],"tags":[127,129,38,128],"class_list":["post-6716301151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-donors-development-professorships","category-faculty-staff-researcher-success","tag-anna-lou-schaberg-professorship-of-practice-in-education","tag-kendra-johnson","tag-rtr-teacher-residency","tag-schaberg"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6716301151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/634"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6716301151"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6716301151\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6716301153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6716301151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6716301151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6716301151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":630428,"date":"2023-10-09T18:10:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T18:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/630428"},"modified":"2024-10-07T20:34:14","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T20:34:14","slug":"alum-promoted-to-manage-rise-program-at-madison-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/soe\/2023\/10\/09\/alum-promoted-to-manage-rise-program-at-madison-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Alum Promoted to Manage RISE Program at Madison College"},"content":{"rendered":"

A year after joining Madison College in Wisconsin, <\/span>Jennifer Adams<\/span><\/a>, Ed.D., \u201922, has been promoted to manager for the school\u2019s <\/span>Retention Initiatives and Student Engagement <\/span><\/a>(RISE) program. RISE offers advising, coaching, mentoring, tutoring and other services through workshops, events and celebrations.<\/span><\/p>\n

In her new role, Adams is charged with:<\/span><\/p>\n