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Provost highlights Lancer for a Day, microcredentials and Moton museum anniversaries
Summary
Provost Dr. Larissa Smith reported expansion of the Lancer for a Day outreach program, development of microcredentials across Academic Affairs, and campus events marking the Moton museum and student‑strike anniversaries.
Provost Dr. Larissa Smith told the Board that Academic Affairs is expanding outreach and employer-facing credentialing. The Lancer for a Day program brings 4th graders to campus to introduce them to college life; Smith called it an award-winning model that strengthens K–12 partnerships. She described work on microcredentials — skill-oriented digital badges tied to Brock Experiences and internship readiness — to help students articulate workforce skills.
Smith also highlighted cultural programming from the LCVA (a 'Virginia on Virginians' portrait series in celebration of America 250) and noted upcoming anniversaries: the 75th anniversary of the Moton student strike and the 25th anniversary of the Moton museum’s opening. Those milestones, she said, frame curricular and community-engagement work this spring.
