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Lucian Friel, M.S.

Educational Technologies Support Specialist

friell@vcu.edu

Lucian is a Marine veteran and a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University. In 2017, Lucian received his bachelor of science in mass communications with a concentration in public relations and a minor in general business. He joined the RRTC team in January 2018. In 2021, he graduated with a Master of Science in mass communication with a concentration in integrated communications. He is currently the educational technology support specialist at VCU’s Rehabilitation Research and Training Center, updating courses and websites for the RRTC and its projects and assisting students in training courses.  In addition to providing technical support for webcasts and online courses, Lucian contributes to many of our project websites, takes photos, and produces videos and feature stories for RRTC.  In the Marine Corps, he was a combat correspondent, otherwise known as a military journalist, who wrote more than 175 feature and news stories with accompanying photos of Marines, combat operations in Iraq, and training operations during his enlistment. 

Publications

Articles:

Friel, L. (2005, June 18). 3/2 Marines STOP SVBIED in its tracks. Marine Corps - USMC Community - Powered by Leatherneck.com. http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/showthread.php?20536-3-2-Marines-stop-SVBIED-in-its-tracks.
 
Friel, L. (2005, May 3). 3/2 Marines honor fallen brother. United States Marine Corps Flagship. https://www.marines.mil/News/News-Display/Article/514654/32-marines-honor-fallen-brother/.
 
Friel, L. (2005, May 3). Kilo, 3/2 armed, ready to protect. Global Security. https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2005/05/mil-050504-usmc02.htm.
 
Friel, L. (2005, October 20). Three Marines from Clearwater Serving together in Iraq. TBNweekly. https://www.tbnweekly.com/clearwater_beacon/article_4a9b6be9-a937-50dd-8d70-e490a44bfb79.html.
 
Friel, L. (2007, August 15).The Faces of FREEDOM: Honoring heroes with the touch of a pencil. Marine Corps - USMC Community - Powered by Leatherneck.com. http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/showthread.php?52028-The-Faces-of-Freedom-Honoring-heroes-with-the-touch-of-a-pencil.
 
Friel, L. (2007, August 25). Cpl. Jason DUNHAM honored at Kings Bay, Ga. United States Marine Corps Flagship. https://www.marines.mil/News/News-Display/Article/515290/cpl-jason-dunham-honored-at-kings-bay-ga/
 
Friel, L. (2017, June 20). Ippon technologies Usa: Greater RICHMOND Partnership: Virginia: Usa. Greater Richmond Partnership Virginia USA. https://www.grpva.com/why-richmond-region/success-stories/ippon-technologies-usa/.