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The Mary Roper Award honors a classified staff member who has shown outstanding service in support of the core goals of the college – improving the quality of the liberal arts experience for all students, increasing the capacity for noteworthy and innovative scholarship and creating and strengthening external relationships.

The year-long series seeks to foster cross-disciplinary AI literacy, explore how AI shapes and is shaped by culture, ethics, history, and society, and provide opportunities for research incubation and exchange.

Nadirah Muhammad (BA, Writing and Rhetoric '20) recently published an interview with Kari Miller, founder and CEO of International Neighbors, an organization that supports refugee and immigrant families building new lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Dr. Lawrence, Associate Professor and alumna of the Professional and Technical Writing (PTW) program at GMU, researches vaccine beliefs and teaches courses in proposal writing.

Jessie Wiggins is a PhD student in the Writing and Rhetoric program and a Graduate Writing Coordinator in the Writing Center.

This award recognizes a member of the English department staff for exceptional performance in their position while honoring the 25+ years of dedication Barb has put into the department.

Dr. Lourdes Fernandez is a graduate of the PTW certificate program and the PhD in Writing and Rhetoric from GMU. She works as an analyst at a policy research firm and has used her PTW skills in a variety of ways throughout her career.

Eric Spiegel, a recent PTW graduate, transitioned from a physics and forensic science background to technical communication. His story highlights the versatility of the PTW program and offers valuable insights for prospective students considering a similar path.