VCU steamrolls Virginia Public Relations Awards
VCU was honored with 30 awards on May 24 by the Richmond chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. The Virginia Public Relations Awards were presented at a dinner and ceremony at The Jefferson Hotel. Following is a list of VCU’s 2018 PRSA awards: College of Engineering “VCU Researchers Study Space Radiation Impacts on […]
PRSA June Luncheon: Crisis Communication and Response
The June PRSA luncheon, noon-1:30 p.m. June 27 at Jefferson Lakeside Country Club, features three panelists speaking on best practices and lessons learned for managing crisis communications and response: Corrine Gellar, public relations director, Virginia State Police Jannell Hancock, senior communications specialist, Dominion Energy Jonathan McNamara, communications director, American Red Cross Register online. RSVPs for […]
Staff changes, May 28, 2018
Trammell Beckmann (B.A.’09/H&S; Cert.’12/GPA; M.P.A.’12/GPA) is the new manager of alumni board relations for VCU Alumni. Louie Correa is the new director of development in the School of Pharmacy effective June 11. He has been associate director of development in the School of the Arts since 2015. Mickey Dowdy is leaving the College of Engineering […]
Kelly Bonaventura, DAR-ling of the week
You have a passion for many forms of art. Which do you enjoy most? I have always been extremely passionate about photography and painting. Oil paint is one of my favorite mediums because it is less defined and very expressive. My grandma, who is an artist as well as a former art teacher, is the […]
Nicole Rappaport (B.A.’13/H&S; M.S.’18/MC), DAR-ling of the week
Share some favorite moments from your work with Special Olympics Virginia. There are so many favorite moments, professionally and deeply personal, that I’m not even sure where to start. Having the opportunity to go Over the Edge and rappel from the SunTrust building was simply amazing. The event was a metaphor for the challenges Special […]
Prospect research topic of VAFRE annual meeting
VAFRE’s annual meeting takes place 11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m. June 5 at Jefferson Lakeside Country Club. The post-luncheon topic is prospect research, featuring DAR’s Ben Bromley, assistant director of prospect research, and Shana Bradley, coordinator of prospect development for the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Cost is $20 for members, $25 for nonmembers employed by a member […]
Ramifications of House Bill 1 on student privacy
A prohibition against disclosing student addresses, email and phone numbers to third parties without written consent takes effect July 1. To comply with the regulation, student emails, phone numbers and addresses must be removed from publicly available websites. VCU Web Services will begin removing student contact information from phonebook.vcu.edu Tuesday. Please note that removing students […]
Faculty-staff campaign reports accessible to development officers
Development officers now have access to two faculty-staff (Black & Gold & You) campaign reports in RADAR: Faculty-Staff Summary Report This report represents the number of full-time employees within a division AND any hourly employee who made a pledge or gift in FY18. Essentially, hourly employees are added to the # of People column and […]
Two fall programs recognize, honor VCU alumni
VCU Alumni is proud to to recognize graduates in two fall awards programs. 2018 Volunteer Service Awards On Oct. 19, VCU Alumni will recognize, honor and reward nine alumni for their outstanding accomplishments and service to the alumni organization and to the university. Do you know someone who should be considered for a Volunteer Service […]
What’s upcoming, what’s needed for Impact donor magazine
Vol. 14 of Impact, the magazine for friends and donors of VCU, is at the printer. The issue features the following articles: “Bound for success”: A School of Business student combines a strong work ethic, leadership skills and on-campus involvement with scholarships to propel himself to a promising career. “An international outlook”: Regular volunteer trips […]