the Teaching with Pure Joy


Since joining Queens in 2013, Victoria Talbot MSN, RN, CNE, has been inspiring those around her to reach their full potential. Talbot was selected by a committee of peers based on nominations from faculty, students and alumni, to receive the 2022 Hunter-Hamilton Love of Teaching Award. Presented annually at commencement, the award—which recognizes dedication to and enthusiasm for the profession—is the most notable honor bestowed upon Queens faculty. In addition to teaching at the Presbyterian School of


Nursing, Talbot is engaged in other Queens programs including the Preyer Honors Program, the Critical Tought Symposium and interfaith learning opportunities. She has often traveled to developing countries to aid in improving health care and she has a passion for preparing students for the foundational, immersive training for health care professionals known as the clinical learning environment. “Professor Talbot has been such a great mentor and the


nurse I aspire to be in my career,” wrote one former student. “She is a wonderful teacher not only teaching us the content, but also the skills to think through any problem on our own.” Known as an innovative teacher who instructs “with pure


joy,” she is admired and respected by students and faculty alike. One of her peers wrote, “I want to be Vicki when I grow up.” “As an adult learner, I have not had someone to believe in me to such a degree in a very long time,” said a recent student.


Victoria Talbot (center) receives the 2022 Hunter-Hamilton Love of Teaching Award.


Numerous nominations mentioned her adaptability while teaching during a worldwide pandemic. “She is always open to taking any questions, allowing myself and other nursing students to feel comfortable in asking those questions,” they continued. “She provides supplemental resources to prepare us for our transition to nursing upon graduating.” Talbot not only wants her students to succeed in the


classroom, but she equips them with tools to thrive in the workforce and the world. Talbot makes a positive difference at Queens. As one


student expressed, “[She] loves teaching as much as we love learning from her. Tis world could use more Vicki Talbots!”


—Nicole Ward Beckley


ARTS COLLABORATION DELIVERS DUKE ELLINGTON’S SACRED CONCERTS


Nearly 800 people packed the Sandra Levine Teatre in April for a concert featuring music from the Sacred Concerts by Duke Ellington, the composer of “Take the A Train,” “Satin Doll” and many other standards of the American songbook.


A kaleidoscope of musical genres,


the work is a statement of Ellington’s life and work, embracing gospel, jazz, blues, samba, and classical styles. Written for large chorus, big band, vocal soloists and tap dancers, the Sacred Concerts are some of the composer’s most joyous and tuneful works; yet they are seldom heard live


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due to the large forces required. Ellington called these concerts, “the


most important thing I have ever done.” Te production was conceived and


conducted by Justin Smith, DMA, director of choral activities and director of the music program at Queens. A true collaboration across art forms, the concert brought together choirs, instrumentalists and dancers from all over North Carolina. Participating groups included Queens Choral Union and Chamber Singers, the semi-professional choir VOX, student dancers from University of North Carolina at Charlotte, professional


dancers from Movement Migration, and student performers from the North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble. Te evening began with a performance from the Harding University High School Symphonic Winds. “Bringing some of our state’s finest


singers, players and dancers to bring a joyous jazz masterpiece to vibrant life was exhilarating,” said Smith. “After coming out of a two-year pandemic, Sacred Concerts in their joy, honesty and vibrancy was the perfect work to celebrate.”


—Keith Pierce


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