UR SPCS Trivia Night & Happy Hour

Question 1

What was the Special Programs Building, current home to SPCS, once home to?

Accepted Answer

Allen T. Gwathmey Laboratory

Question 2

What university did Martin L. Shotzberger, the founding dean of the School, graduated from?

Accepted Answer

Richmond College (in 1948)

Question 3

What band played the University College spring dance on May 5, 1967?

Accepted Answer

The Continentals, The Association

Question 4

Where were classes for SPCS’s landscape design program held?

Accepted Answer

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

Question 5

In the early 1970s, where did University College hold its Commencement?

Accepted Answer

The Mosque, now the Landmark Theatre

Question 6

Who is the current Dean of SPCS?

Accepted Answer

Jamelle S. Wilson

Question 7

University College first held classes inside the Boatwright Memorial Library. True or False

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

In 2009, Partners in the Arts moved from the Arts Council of Richmond (now CultureWorks) to the SPCS. True or False

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

An amusement park used to be located on the hill where Boatwright Memorial Library was built. True or False

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

What year did SPCS begin operations?

Accepted Answer

1962

Question 11

When did UR’s Summer School, managed by SPCS, begin?

Accepted Answer

1920

Question 12

How many SPCS alumni are there?

Accepted Answer

4,200

Question 13

James L. Narduzzi was the longest-serving dean of SPCS? True or False

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

When did University College move from downtown to the main campus?

Accepted Answer

1974

Question 15

When did SPCS publish its first “Think Again” catalog of noncredit classes?

Accepted Answer

1996

Question 16

What’s the current average age of SPCS students?

Accepted Answer

35

Question 17

What percentage of SPCS degree-seeking students study part-time?

Accepted Answer

About 85%

Question 18

How much was the grant that established UR’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at SPCS?

Accepted Answer

$1 million

Question 19

How many graduates were in the original graduating class from University College?

Accepted Answer

9

Question 20

How many Presidents has the University of Richmond had, including the current President?

Accepted Answer

10

Question 21

At what age did Frederic W. Boatwright become president of Richmond College (now University of Richmond)?

Accepted Answer

27

Question 22

Which University president established University College?

Accepted Answer

George Modlin

Question 23

What is University College's Business Management Center, started in 1963, now known as on campus?

Accepted Answer

Executive Education in the Robins School of Business

Question 24

University of Richmond’s MBA program started as what program in University College.

Accepted Answer

Master of Commerce

Question 25

When did SPCS’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, a membership program for students “50 and better” begin?

Accepted Answer

2004

Question 26

Where did SPCS students travel as part of the School’s 1st Spring Break Abroad experience for only "adult students?

Accepted Answer

Monterey, Mexico (2009)

Question 27

What was SPCS known as when it started in 1962?

Accepted Answer

University College

Question 28

What years did the University of Richmond men’s basketball team make the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16?

Accepted Answer

1988 and 2011

Question 29

University College grew out of the Evening School of Business Administration. When was it founded?

Accepted Answer

1924

Question 30

What historic building did University College use for assemblies and convocations in the early 1960s?

Accepted Answer

St. John’s Church

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