Highlights from Family Weekend 2017
We would like to extend a big THANK YOU to all the family members who joined us for this year’s Family Weekend on Nov. 3-5. We had a blast and we hope you did too! Here are a few highlights from this year’s event.
- More than 700 families and 2200 people attended;
- The Family Weekend 5K Fun Run/Walk raised over $940 for RamPantry, which exists to address food insecurity by providing in-need VCU students with healthy, culturally appropriate, emergency food;
- Families and students cheered on the VCU Men’s Basketball team, who brought home a win from this year’s annual exhibition game versus Virginia Union University;
- Congratulations to the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., and Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., for winning this year’s Fall Block Step Show, which took place during Family Weekend!
Take the Family Weekend survey
Whether or not you attended Family Weekend, we ask that you complete the Family Weekend survey to let us know how the event went or why you chose not to attend this year. Your feedback is critical for us to make improvements to Family Weekend in the future. Click here to complete the survey.
A snapshot of what you all had to say about your time here:
“Event was very well organized. You can tell a lot of time and effort went into this event.”
“Faculty and staff were welcoming and offered great suggestions for activities through the weekend.”
“My favorite part of the weekend was seeing my husband who graduated from VCU and my son show each other the sites.”
“We loved being able to see the building where our daughter has classes. We also went to the bookstore for our discount on VCU gear and to the Cary Street Gym, which was wonderful.”
“We loved all of the free activities and public art at InLight Richmond!”
We’re excited to begin planning for next year’s Family Weekend, we hope you’ll join us again!
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