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Madeline Small

Grant broadens Bonner Center's opportunities

By Madeline Small | April 18, 2012

With a $250,000 grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, the Bonner Center for Civic Engagement staff will create a national model for universities to provide faculty with multiple pathways to connect with local communities through community-based teaching and research. In the past, the CCE has been able to take eight faculty members each year into a community where they learn the model for teaching a community-based learning course, Terry Dolson, the CCE community-based learning manager, said.

Prestigious Rangel Fellowship awarded to Richmond student

By Madeline Small | April 5, 2012

Before coming to the University of Richmond, Heather Thornton had never been abroad, but once at the university, she pursued four trips abroad and was awarded the opportunity to participate in the Rangel Fellowship, a program that grooms undergraduate students into foreign officers, Thornton said. Thornton was one of 20 college students nationwide awarded the fellowship, among 300 applicants, she said.

Pig Roast and Monument Avenue 10k on same day

By Madeline Small | March 29, 2012

This year, Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10k, a road race often attended by University of Richmond students in the first week of spring, is scheduled for the same day as Pig Roast, the university's spring celebration. The road race begins at 8:30 a.m., and the fraternity lodges open at 11:30 a.m.

New financial aid application requires $25 fee

By Madeline Small | March 23, 2012

To apply for financial aid in the future, enrolled students must pay a $25 fee because Richmond is now using the College Scholarship Service (CSS) profile to streamline the application process. In the past, applicants had to submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), a supplemental application for Richmond and copies of federal tax forms, said Cindy Deffenbaugh, director of financial aid at Richmond. With the new process, applicants are still required to submit the FAFSA and copies of federal tax forms, but the supplemental application has been replaced by the CSS profile, Deffenbaugh said. In the past, applicants had to download the supplement, fill it out, print it, mail it to the Richmond's financial aid office and wait for the office to manually process the application, Deffenbaugh said.

A look at the Heilman Dining Center's chef-hiring process

By Madeline Small | March 22, 2012

When Jerry Clemmer, director of residential dining, hires chefs at the Heilman Dining Center, he looks for candidates with culinary degrees, a history with upscale restaurants and hotels, people skills and an interest in the University of Richmond. "The chef from "Hell's Kitchen," Gordon Ramsay, would not do well here," Clemmer said, laughing. Not all chefs can teach other people and be interested in the well being of the university beyond food, he said. As director of residential dining, Clemmer said his job was to make sure the dining hall operated well in every aspect.

Junior Class Cabinet charity holds charity reception

By Madeline Small | March 2, 2012

Alumnus Keith Reynolds, RC '03, applauded Evan Harris, president of the Richmond Junior Class Cabinet, for having started a tradition where student leadership could connect with outside networks for a cause that benefited the Richmond community. "Tonight is the kickoff," Reynolds said during his speech at the Richmond Junior Class Cabinet charity reception for Ginter Park Elementary School Thursday night at the Jepson Alumni Center. Reynolds was an introvert -- confused and lost -- in his undergrad years, he said, but after working at BB&T and Business Network International, he realized he could make a difference. "I want to connect with students who are doing what I wish I had done," Reynolds said. As the growth specialist for the Synergy chapter of Business Network International, Reynolds wants to be an active alumnus and use his network to encourage people to use their voices and connections to promote causes, such as the cabinet's charity reception, he said. Jack Wisnefske, a Richmond College Student Government Association senator, came to support the reception because he is a friend of Harris, and he has volunteered in Richmond Public Schools in the past, he said. "People always talk about the disconnect between UR and the Richmond community," Wisnefske said.

Richmond senior curates mummy exhibit

By Madeline Small | February 23, 2012

Senior Caroline Cobert is the curator of the exhibition "Ti-Ameny-Net: An Ancient Mummy, An Egyptian Woman and Modern Science," which opens Thursday in the Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature.

What? Who is @URSpotted?

By Madeline Small | February 9, 2012

"A new semester brings with it fresh creepers who create things like @URspotted #uranidiot," @UR_An_Idiot, an anonymous Twitter account, tweeted at @URspotted. "Someone's a little jealous they weren't spotted @UR_An_Idiot1 #betterlucknexttimeCH," @URspotted tweeted in response.

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