Clair Berube was guest columnist in The Virginian Pilot on January 8, 2023. Her article was entitled: "Virginia Public Schools Must be Welcoming to All" in support of public education.

Clair Berube has a book in press with Information Age Publishers, co-authored with Dr. S. McKinney, and Bill McConnell, titled "I'll See You in Court! A Classroom Management System that Values Social Justice, Culturally Responsive Modes of Communication, and Problem Solving."

Kathleen Casey published "The Renaissance of Feminist Bookstores" in Ms. Magazine. This article explores the history and current resurgence of self-identified feminist bookstores in the United States. 

Lexington Press published Terry Lindvall's book, "Animated Parables: A Pedagogy of the Seven Deadly Sins and a Few Virtues."

Jeff Toussaint and Kathy Stolley co-authored "An Escape Room Project in Three Parts published in the "Professors at Play PlayBook." The piece focuses on an applied class project they created to build transferable skills.

Robert Ariel coauthored a research paper in the Journal of Intelligence titled "Do Domain Knowledge and Retrieval Practice Predict Students Study Order Decisions?"

Kellie Holzer's chapter "Edith J. Simcox and the Scandal of Queer Form" was recently published in The Routledge Handbook of Victorian Scandals in Literature and Culture.

Mandy Reinig reviewed "Let's Talk About Race: Knowledge is Power" by Ijeoma Oluo in NAFSA's peer-reviewed Global Studies Literature Review (GSLR).

President Scott D. Miller released the next chapter of President to President, in which he serves as the executive editor. In the fifth chapter of the 2022-23 series, "Effecting Change While Respecting the Past," Furman University President Elizabeth Davis, Ph.D., describes how to navigate the complex changes that are often a necessary step towards becoming a successful modern university while also respecting the culture and history of the campus. President Miller's daily blog, Dialogue, can be found at prezscottmiller.blogspot.com.  

Annette Clayton presented two e-posters at the 27th Society for Social Work and Research Conference, "Social Work Science and Complex Problems: Battling Inequities and Building Solutions," in Phoenix. They were titled "Does Teacher Support Moderate the Influence of Microaggressions on Adolescents' Grades and Feelings of Self-Esteem?" and "Virginia School Social Workers: Roles, Responsibilities and Perceptions of Efficacy."

The NARO Theater in Norfolk and the Beach Ale Cinema in Virginia Beach exhibited "Hollywood, Teach Us to Pray," the documentary feature film of director Stu Minnis and producer Terry Lindvall, at sold-out charity events. Proceeds went to Bob Shoup's Norfolk Street Choir Project and the Judeo-Christian Outreach Center, respectively.

Clair Berube gave a presentation at the annual Virginia Association of Science Teachers Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia. The title of the talk was "Star Teacher Traits and Turnover in Urban STEM Classrooms". Co-author was Dr. Sueanne McKinney, Old Dominion University.

Sara Sewell presented "The Sounds of Suffering: Sonic Experiences in Deportation Trains" at the Beyond Camps and Forced Labor Conference in London. The conference was hosted by the Birkbeck Institute for the Study of Antisemitism, the Wiener Holocaust Library, and the Imperial War Museum.

Ben Haller remotely presented a talk titled, "ἄνδρα μοι ἔννεπε, μοῦσα, ἀόρατον? Invisible Man, the Odyssey, and Ralph Ellisons Basement Studio and Federal Writers Project Interviews" at the annual meeting of The National Organization for the Study of Classics, the Society for Classical Studies, in New Orleans, LA.

Ben Haller served remotely as presider for a panel of Lightning Talks on the topic of Reception at the annual meeting of the Society for Classical Studies in New Orleans, LA.

Phil Guilfoyle joined nine other artists in the "Old Friends, New Faces 2022" group show and sale of ceramics, jewelry, fine woodworking and fibers, in Great Neck, Virginia Beach in December, 2022.

Dr. Alan Campbell interviewed Terry Lindvall on National Public Radio's "Watching America" on director Stu Minnis' and his film, "Hollywood, Teach Us To Pray," exploring the nature and scope of prayers in a century of Hollywood films and how they reflected American culture.

The J-term INST/PORT 124 class on "Service-Learning in Hampton Roads" taught by Takeyra Coats, Kathy Stolley, and Robin Takacs focused on housing and food insecurity. Students provided service at many locations including the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia, Good Samaritan Community Garden, Habitat for Humanity, Judeo-Christian Outreach Center, and Portsmouth Volunteers for the Homeless, and they conducted a food drive. The class emphasis on engaged scholarship also included a visit to the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art to explore exhibits on sheltering, the meaning of home, and the history of housing discrimination. We are pictured at MOCA below. Written student reflections made connections between class lectures and the creative exhibits at MOCA. The group is pictured at MOCA below.

Allied Health and Nursing majors in BIO 202 Human Nutrition, led by Joyce Easter, learned about food insecurity by researching food access in a local neighborhood and a community agency addressing food access, applying their course knowledge in creating a nutritious recipe for a family of four with only $10, and assembling four meal kits donated to Thrive Peninsula.

Elizabeth Malcolm and Chris Haley's research students planned a tree planting in Virginia Beach to mitigate urban heat in collaboration with Lynnhaven River Now and the Virginia Department of Forestry. Fifty-two volunteers, including 19 students, Maynard Schaus, Wayne Pollock, Bethany Tsiaras and Ashley Roehrman, planted 64 native trees at the Church of the Holy Apostles and a Samaritan House shelter.

Lisa Lyon Payne's Public Relations 328 class presented their campaign, "Books Build Leaders," to Dr. Jennifer Goff, executive director of REACH (Reading Enriches All Children). The campaign sought increased community support for children’s literacy throughout Coastal Virginia, with special emphasis on strategic branding and cohesive messaging.

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