Info Sessions/Open Houses
Oct. 29, 2021 - Transfer Scholars Program
This program is designed for currently enrolled students at any Virginia community college who are interested in transferring to our School of Education programs. Sign up for our program below, and you will be sent a ZOOM registration link for our information session on Friday, Oct. 29, 9 a.m.–12 p.m.
Certificates
Date: Monday, October 11, 2021 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Location: Online only
Session Details: Learn more about the multiple ways to earn your initial license in Special Education/General Education: the undergraduate degree, post-back certificate and M.Ed. in special education/general. All students included from high school, current special educators teaching with a provisional license, current VCU students from other programs, and career changers. All are welcome!
Lead/Coordinator: Chin-Chih Chen, Ph.D.; LaRon Scott, Ed.D.; Nicole Peterson, M.Ed.
Date: Tuesday, November 9, 2021 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Location: Hybrid (in-person and online)
Session Details: The VCU Reading program offers several degrees, Post-master's Certificate for Reading Specialist (for those who have a master's degree) and M.Ed. in Reading, K-12 Reading Specialist (for those who need to earn a master's degree), that lead to adding the Reading Specialist K-12 endorsement to an initial Virginia teaching license. Teachers can take 1-2 TESOL courses as electives for both degrees that will prepare them for the TESOL Praxis exam that is required to add the ESL endorsement to a Virginia teaching license.
Lead/Coordinator: Valerie Robnolt, Ph.D.
Date: Wednesday, November 10, 2021 from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Hybrid (in-person and online)
Session Details: There is growth and opportunity in online and in-person English language learning career opportunities. Prepare for your future career to support multi-language learners today.
We would like to do the information session for both the M.Ed. in Reading, TESOL concentration and the Post-bacc Certificate for TESOL.
Lead/Coordinator: Valerie Robnolt, Ph.D.
Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2021 from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Location: Online only
Session Details: Gain knowledge and skills for effective leadership in an ever-changing educational environment. Now could be your time to take your next career step. Fully online and can be completed in three semesters or less, let us meet you were you are. Learn more today.
Lead/Coordinator: Whitney S. Newcomb, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Programs
Date: Monday, October 11, 2021 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Location: Online only
Session Details: Learn more about the multiple ways to earn your initial license in Special Education/General Education: the undergraduate degree, post-back certificate and M.Ed. in special education/general. All students included from high school, current special educators teaching with a provisional license, current VCU students from other programs, and career changers. All are welcome!
Lead/Coordinator: Chin-Chih Chen, Ph.D.; LaRon Scott, Ed.D.; Nicole Peterson, M.Ed.
Date: Thursday, October 21, 2021 from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Location: Online only
Target Audience: Prospective undergraduate students
Session Details: If you are passionate about supporting young children's success and development, we want to support your next academic steps into one of our early childhood teaching licensure programs at the VCU School of Education. This information session will talk through the Transfer pathways and program opportunities. Join us online to learn more.
Questions? Contact: soeinfo@vcu.edu.
RSVP: https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIoduiurTkuHtFnFkRTUmH-J7Q6d8i1Ofu2
Date: Friday, October 29, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location: Online only
Session Details: This program is designed for currently enrolled students at any Virginia community college who are interested in transferring to our School of Education programs. Sign up for our program at the link below, and you will be sent a ZOOM registration link for our information session on Friday, October 29th!
Individual Session Benefits
- Transfer student transition support
- Admissions and application support and guidance
- Engagement with faculty, staff and students on education topics
- Licensure and career specific advice
- Community building activities
Transcript and Planning Benefits
- A full transcript review
- Individual sample plan of study for program of interest
- Application fee waiver for eligible students
Sign up for our Transfer Scholars program
Ask about our new B.A. in Human and Organizational Development!
Date: Friday, November 5, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Oliver Hall (find our building)
Details: Sneak peak into your VCU experience and get all of your questions answered. Shadow a VCU student as you learn more about education, social work and humanities and science programs.
Questions? Contact: Jenna Lenhardt, Ph.D., SOEinfo@vcu.edu, (804) 827-6847
Date: Wednesday, November 10, 2021 from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Online only
Session Details: Are you interested in exploring a degree in corporate training, organizational development, or instructional design? The B.A. in Human and Organizational Development may be the right degree program for you!
Lead/Coordinator: Robin R. Hurst, Ed.D.
Master’s Programs
Date: Monday, October 4, 2021 from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Online only
Session Details: The M.Ed. in counselor education provides three tracks of specialty: School Counseling, College Counseling and Student Affairs, and Couples and Family Counseling. Our programs are nationally accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (or CACREP), providing prospective students (and their potential future employers) a good indicator of their thoroughness. Faculty makes every effort to assist students in individualizing a graduate program to match their professional needs and interests.
Lead/Coordinator: Philip B. Gnilka, Ph.D.
Date: Wednesday, October 6, 2021 from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Hybrid (in-person and online)
Session Details: Love science and/or mathematics? Like teaching them to others? The M.T. program in the School of Education is perfect for you. Come learn how to complete your master's degree and obtain your teaching license. Also, learn about several scholarship opportunities for those in science and mathematics.
Lead/Coordinator: Elizabeth Edmondson, Ph.D.
Date: Monday, October 11, 2021 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Location: Online only
Session Details: Learn more about the multiple ways to earn your initial license in Special Education/General Education: the undergraduate degree, post-back certificate and M.Ed. in special education/general. All students included from high school, current special educators teaching with a provisional license, current VCU students from other programs, and career changers. All are welcome!
Lead/Coordinator: Chin-Chih Chen, Ph.D.; LaRon Scott, Ed.D.; Nicole Peterson, M.Ed.
Date: Tuesday, October 12, 2021 from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Online only
Session Details: Learning and development professionals are in high demand in today's organizations. Learn skills to prepare you to take on roles as instructional designers or human resource and organizational development professionals.
Lead/Coordinator: Robin R. Hurst, Ed.D.
Date: Thursday, November 4, 2021 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Location: Online only
Session Details: The early childhood concentration prepares individuals to work with families and young children, from birth through age 5, with and at risk for developmental disabilities. Using a hybrid of online and face-to-face formats, the program is learner-centered, innovative and collaborative. The program prepares students to serve infants and young children representing a wide range of abilities, including those at risk for developmental delays and those at risk for or with severe disabilities.
Lead/Coordinator: Christine Spence, Ph.D.
Date: Tuesday, November 9, 2021 from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Location: Hybrid (in-person and online)
Session Details: We live in confusing times! How do young people make sense of it all? Social media and other media are awash in propaganda and adults are not always helpful. Secondary social studies teachers' role is more crucial now than at any time in recent history! Join us to find out more.
Lead/Coordinator: Gabriel Reich, Ph.D.
Date: Tuesday, November 9, 2021 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Location: Hybrid (in-person and online)
Session Details: The VCU Reading program offers several degrees, Post-master's Certificate for Reading Specialist (for those who have a master's degree) and M.Ed. in Reading, K-12 Reading Specialist (for those who need to earn a master's degree), that lead to adding the Reading Specialist K-12 endorsement to an initial Virginia teaching license. Teachers can take 1-2 TESOL courses as electives for both degrees that will prepare them for the TESOL Praxis exam that is required to add the ESL endorsement to a Virginia teaching license.
Lead/Coordinator: Valerie Robnolt, Ph.D.
Date: Wednesday, November 10, 2021 from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Hybrid (in-person and online)
Session Details: There is growth and opportunity in online and in-person English language learning career opportunities. Prepare for your future career to support multi-language learners today.
We would like to do the information session for both the M.Ed. in Reading, TESOL concentration and the Post-bacc Certificate for TESOL.
Lead/Coordinator: Valerie Robnolt, Ph.D.
Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2021 from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Online only
Session Details: Leadership is the key to organizational success and greatness. Come learn more about our M.Ed. in Educational Leadership program, with concentrations in Culturally Responsive Leadership, Higher Education Administration, and Leadership Studies. Each concentration has unique aspects that speak to the skills of emerging leaders for tomorrow's educational settings. Meet our faculty and learn more about our program today.
Lead/Coordinator: Whitney S. Newcomb, Ph.D.
Date: Monday, November 29, 2021 from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Location: Online only
Session Details: The M.Ed. in counselor education provides three tracks of specialty: School Counseling, College Counseling and Student Affairs, and Couples and Family Counseling. Our programs are nationally accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (or CACREP), providing prospective students (and their potential future employers) a good indicator of their thoroughness. Faculty makes every effort to assist students in individualizing a graduate program to match their professional needs and interests.
Lead/Coordinator: Philip B. Gnilka, Ph.D.
Doctoral Programs
Date: Monday, October 4, 2021 from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Location: Online only
Session Details: The Counselor Education Program at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is seeking applicants for the Fall 2021 doctoral cohort. At VCU, we believe different perspectives and expertise enhance possibilities and solutions. This philosophy drives our recruitment process, so we welcome applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, who will contribute to an already diverse community of faculty, staff, and students. VCU’s School of Education is ranked 16th best public graduate program in education by U.S. News & World Report. In addition, while only in our 6th year as a program, we just received the 2019 Outstanding Doctoral Counselor Education and Supervision Program Award.
We offer full-time and part-time course sequences for doctoral students with classes being offered in the late afternoons and evenings. Select graduate assistantships are available that include tuition remission in addition to competitive stipends. Alumni of our doctoral program are successful in obtaining full-time faculty positions and becoming leaders in the counseling field.
Our doctoral program is CACREP accredited. Further information can be found at our website. The application deadline is January 15th.
Lead/Coordinator: Philip B. Gnilka, Ph.D.
Date: Wednesday, October 6, 2021 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Location: Online only
Session Details: Learn more about our program that works toward identifying and analyzing those injustices, and imagining, researching and creating more equitable, inclusive schools and societies through leadership and policy. The dissertation is a rigorous culminating tool for research, advocacy and change within educational organizations and endeavors. Graduates will be prepared to lead for equity in K-12 organizations, higher education, research and policy think tanks or local, state and federal policymaking institutions.
Lead/Coordinator: Jonathan D. Becker, J.D., Ph.D.
Date: Wednesday, October 13, 2021 from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Location: Online only
Session Details: Want to learn about a doctorate designed for professionals seeking to lead equitable change in policy and practice?
With real-world learning, a network of peer support and collaboration, and choice in communities and modalities, the VCU Ed.D. in Leadership puts you at the center of your learning and growth.
Join our webinar to learn more – and join others interested in the Ed.D. path to making a lasting impact for individuals, families, systems, and communities.
Lead/Coordinator: Kimberly M. Bridges, Ed.L.D.
Date: Monday, November 29, 2021 from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Online only
Session Details: The Counselor Education Program at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is seeking applicants for the Fall 2021 doctoral cohort. At VCU, we believe different perspectives and expertise enhance possibilities and solutions. This philosophy drives our recruitment process, so we welcome applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, who will contribute to an already diverse community of faculty, staff, and students. VCU’s School of Education is ranked 16th best public graduate program in education by U.S. News & World Report. In addition, while only in our 6th year as a program, we just received the 2019 Outstanding Doctoral Counselor Education and Supervision Program Award.
We offer full-time and part-time course sequences for doctoral students with classes being offered in the late afternoons and evenings. Select graduate assistantships are available that include tuition remission in addition to competitive stipends. Alumni of our doctoral program are successful in obtaining full-time faculty positions and becoming leaders in the counseling field.
Our doctoral program is CACREP accredited. Further information can be found at our website. The application deadline is January 15th.
Lead/Coordinator: Philip B. Gnilka, Ph.D.
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