Spotlight On Faculty Scholars
VCU has a vibrant faculty who have broad, innovative, rigorous research and teaching practices. Recognition of the contributions of the faculty happens in a variety of ways. VCU recognizes its faculty through programs such as NIRA, Distinguished Faculty Awards, and various external award opportunities. VCU continues to recognize faculty over the next two months for their excellent work in communities with a ‘spotlight on faculty scholars'.
Faculty Spotlights
To recognize faculty for their contributions to research and to their communities, Faculty Affairs will establish a selection committee comprised of 5 faculty recommended by their deans. The five schools/colleges invited to recommend faculty representatives to the committee are selected in alphabetical order by name of School/College. In 2025, the selected units are: School of the Arts, School of Business, College of Engineering, College of Health Professions, and College of Humanities and Sciences. Faculty Affairs charged the committee to nominate faculty for recognition. The 2025 committee comprised the following faculty:
- Tawnya Pettiford Wates - School of the Arts
- Shannon Harris - School of Business; Faculty Affairs
- Jessika Rojas Marin - College of Engineering
- Beverley Guy - College of Health Professions
- Aloni Hill - College of Humanities and Sciences
- Archana Pathak - College of Humanities and Sciences; Faculty Affairs, Committee Lead
The Office of the Provost will recognize one faculty member each work week day from February 10, 2025 through March 28, 2025 on the Faculty Affairs website.
- There will be no recognition postings from March 10-14 as it is the University’s Spring Break.
- In total 30 faculty members will be recognized
An announcement will be made in TelegRAM on February 10th and March 3rd.