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Coloring contest

Bust out your crayons, markers or watercolors for the ultimate VCU coloring contest.

Black History Month at VCU to feature award-winning cartoonist and many more thought-provoking events

“We hope that it increases awareness and understanding around the contributions of black people,” said Kim Green, assistant director of the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs.

Authors visit VCU

Literary enthusiasts have plenty to look forward to this fall at VCU, where the events calendar includes visits from several prominent authors.

Alumni chapters collect food for FeedMore at annual charity challenge

Virginia Commonwealth University alumni will bring their canned goods and school spirit to the fifth annual Alumni Charity Challenge Wednesday, Sept. 20, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., at Hardywood Park Craft Brewery. Established in 2013 by VCU Alumni’s RVA GOLD Chapter, the Alumni Charity Challenge engages alumni chapters from all universities in Virginia, as well as several out-of-state institutions, to support FeedMore, […]

Sharing a common wealth: The AAAC Mentoring Circle connects students to mentors

By Anthony Langley A few years ago, Jeffrey Roberts (B.S.’87/E) and Gail Coles-Johnson (B.S.’86/B), members of VCU Alumni’s African-American Alumni Council, were looking for ways to create an intergenerational conversation between alumni and current students. But they weren’t sure of the best way they could go about it. “When we were in undergrad, we didn’t […]