Friends,
Graduation is just two weeks away and this year’s Arts & Sciences seniors are doing amazing and enviable things after they make the long walk to the Robins Center from Westhampton Green.
Despite an economy forecast that appears unkind to college graduates, success stories abound. Peace Corps volunteers, Fulbright Fellows, Teach for America participants—our students are showing us that the combination of a strong liberal arts degree, an international outlook and a commitment to community engagement is what it takes to launch a career in today’s tough job market.
One of the best ways you can help a 2009 graduate who hasn’t yet found a job is to register with the Career Development Center’s SpiderConnect database, an online resource that allows students to reach out to alumni who work in their chosen career fields. If you’re crunched for time, you can even set limits on the number of students who may contact you for advice during a certain time period. By mentoring a new Arts & Sciences grad you’ll give back to the University in a memorable and meaningful way.
Best,
Andy Newcomb
Dean, School of Arts & Sciences
University of Richmond
World-renowned Egyptologist shares research at Richmond
Bob Brier, senior research fellow in the Department of Philosophy at Long Island University’s C.W. Post campus, gave the first Stuart L. Wheeler Gallery of the Ancient World Lecture, sharing his first-hand research on the ancient Egyptian process of mummification. (more) Watch Brier’s full lecture on YouTube
Senior honors thesis exhibition, “Light in the Attic,” runs through May 17 at Artspace Gallery
Light in the Attic: 2009 Senior Thesis Exhibition will be on display at Artspace Gallery @ Planet Zero now through May 17 and will feature artwork created by four University of Richmond graduating seniors: Ashley Davis, Sara Perkins, Dan Shoemaker and Emily Viviani. (more)
Political science professor named Fulbright Scholar, will teach democracy and politics in Sierra Leone
Jimmy Kandeh has been named a Fulbright Scholar to teach and conduct research at Fourah Bay College of the University of Sierra Leone in Freetown next year, focusing on the process of democratization and state building in Sierra Leone. He also will lecture on the politics of cultural pluralism and subaltern politics. (more)
Environmental studies class spreads the word about ways that campus is going green
The idea for the festival started in the classroom. As part of the coursework for the seminar, which focuses on global climate change and energy conservation, the students of geography professor Mary Finley-Brook’s environmental studies seminar researched how colleges around the country were “green-ing” their communities. (more)
Mock trial ends year with top-10 finish at national tournament
The University of Richmond’s mock trial team established itself as a national power in the courtroom at the National Championship Tournament (formerly called the Gold Flight National) in Des Moines, Iowa, finishing eighth in its division. (more)
History professor wins post-doc from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science to study in Tokyo for one year
Tze Loo has been awarded a 12-month residential post-doctoral fellowship from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. The fellowship will enable Loo to conduct research at Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan under the mentorship of Naoyuki Umemori, a professor of political Science and economics. (more)
Five graduating chemistry majors leave their mark on Richmond
Evan Wang, ’09, Ben Giglio, ’09, Miles Johnson, ’09, Anne Galyean, ’09 and Bobby Day, ’09, have amassed a staggering amount of honors, awards and grants between them during their time at Richmond. But these five chemistry majors don’t just look good on paper—their love of chemistry has had them working overtime in the lab, spending summers in the Gottwald Center for the Sciences and building relationships with faculty mentors; it’s taken them to national conferences, across the Atlantic and is now taking them to some of the best graduate programs in the country. (more)
University of Richmond senior awarded a Department of Defense fellowship to study theoretical chemistry
Evan Wang, a chemistry major and Barry M. Goldwater Scholar, will receive a $31,000 annual stipend while pursuing a doctoral degree in theoretical chemistry at University of California at Berkeley. (more)
University of Richmond professor named Fulbright Scholar, will teach medical anthropology and research maternal healthcare in Indonesia
Jennifer W. Nourse, associate professor of anthropology and women, gender and sexuality studies at the University of Richmond, has been named a Fulbright Scholar to teach and conduct research in Indonesia next year. (more)
