Bryan Heinitz, DAR-ling of the week
We know you love to travel. Where have you been, and what’s on your wish list? I’ve been slowly crossing off U.S. states from my list, finally making it to Colorado, which was high on my wish list, this past September. As for international travel, I have been to Europe twice and made it to seven […]
Academic Impressions resources available to DAR colleagues
DAR’s Academic Impressions membership provides access to free training resources focused on higher education. These offerings include: Access to hundreds of hours of online training, both live and on-demand Free registration for virtual conferences Hundreds of additional tools, resources and articles New training added weekly Direct access to the Academic Impressions research team to suggest […]
Anne Cabot Galeski, DAR-ling of the week
Tell us your path to VCU. What made you decide to transition from business advising to fundraising? I graduated from UVA in 2009 with a degree in sociology. During my third and fourth years in college, I interned in the development office at Episcopal High School, a boarding school in Alexandria.This is where I was […]
Nan Johnson, DAR-ling of the week
What can we look forward to from the School of Dentistry in the next few years? That’s a great question! It’s really an exciting time to be a part of the school. We’re one of the first dental schools in the country – there are only 66 dental schools in the U.S. and we’re the […]
Alumni grant funds distributed to 17 chapters
The VCU Alumni grant-funding program, piloted in fall 2017, is designed to encourage regional, academic and shared-interest groups to plan more activities to keep alumni engaged with the university. This past fall, VCU Alumni received nine funding applications from its 40 chapters. Outreach and engagement colleagues solicited feedback from chapters on how to improve the […]
Bryan Allen, associate athletic director for development and major gifts
What brought you to VCU from the James Madison University athletics department? What do you enjoy most about living in Richmond? The opportunity to work with a fantastic program that supports extremely impressive student-athletes in a vibrant city. The people. It’s been said that ‘people make a place,’ and Richmond is one of those places. […]
Gift planning 101 sessions on both campuses
DAR and the MCV Foundation are holding concurrent interactive gift planning training sessions 3-5 p.m. Thursday. The Monroe Park Campus session will be in the first-floor meeting room, 111 N. Fourth St. It will include an overview of gift planning and the gift planning program at VCU, emphasizing its value to donors. Attendees will learn […]
Stefani J. Bonner (B.S.’15/H&S), program coordinator for alumni outreach and engagement
What did you expect you would be doing after graduating from VCU in 2015? I came into VCU anticipating leaving with a solid foundation to get into medical school. I quickly learned that chemistry just wasn’t my thing. Outside of my science classes, I had the opportunity to take on leadership roles with student organizations […]
In search of great ideas for Impact
Development staff and donors should have received Vol. 12 of Impact, the magazine for friends and donors of VCU. The issue also is available online and features the following articles: “Making news in NYC”: A gift from Robertson School alumnus Kirk Laughlin (B.S.’87/MC) provides a stipend to send two journalism students to an internship in New York City. “High […]
Angela Bartee, assistant director of alumni relations, School of Business
Tell us about some of the most memorable events you’ve helped to plan for business, Brandcenter and da Vinci alumni. The most memorable event that I have organized thus far for VCU’s business alumni has been our golf tournament. It was the first major event that I was responsible for organizing and is my favorite […]