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Andy Pennock presenting to Georgia mayors at leadership training
Sep 10, 2024

Pennock Shares Insight on Leadership with Georgia Mayors

Professor Andy Pennock was invited to be a plenary speaker at the inaugural Georgia Mayors Leadership Academy where he provided an immersive learning experience about how to cultivate relationships, respond effectively during crises, advance community engagement and more.  

Picture of faculty award winners
Jun 21, 2024

UVA | Batten Faculty Excellence Award Winners

Each year, Batten’s Executive Committee selects the Batten Faculty Awards Winners in four areas of review -- research, teaching, service and engagement -- in recognition for the faculty members’ contributions throughout the previous year. We congratulate this year's winners: Ashley Jardina, Andy Pennock, Dan Player and Daphna Bassok. 

Candlelight March
Aug 21, 2019

University Faculty Learn How to Live More Connected Lives by Confronting Difficult Past

This past June, Batten professors Lucy Bassett and Andrew Pennock participated in the University’s Teaching Race at UVA seminar. Launched in the summer of 2018, the seminar which is an initiative of the Office of the Provost grew out of a desire to deepen faculty’s understanding of the University’s and greater Charlottesville’s complicated history with race.

Garrett Hall at Sunset

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