Richmond native Noah Scalin is working with the school as part of its recently adopted strategic plan to realize its goal of incorporating creativity into its classes and curriculum.
Q&A with Noah Scalin: VCU’s first business artist-in-residence
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VCU goes full bore with massive capital raise
The “Make It Real Campaign” aims to raise $750 million – the largest capital campaign in the university’s history.
Brandcenter brings former Martin Agency CEO into leadership fold
As it prepares for the university’s largest capital campaign to date, the VCU Brandcenter is tweaking its leadership structure to give its director more time to focus on fundraising.
VCU dorm demo begins
Demolition has begun on a 30-year-old dorm on VCU’s Monroe Park Campus to make way for a $96 million replacement.
D.C. nonprofit expands into Henrico
An afterschool nonprofit program will soon be in session in the region’s second-largest school system.
New nonprofit helps local students with their ‘next move’
When Elizabeth Howley began teaching students with special needs about five years ago, she noticed a disconnect between the skills they would need after graduation and the curriculum they were taught. “I remember a young girl with severe autism that the school was trying to teach the rock cycle to, but she didn’t even know her… Read more »
Sahara vanishes; other VCU buildings to follow
Like a mirage in the desert, the Sahara is no more. The former Sahara restaurant – a holdout in the heart of VCU’s transformation of West Grace Street – was torn down Friday, leaving an even larger void between the towering buildings on either side of it. The quarter-acre property at 813 W. Grace St…. Read more »
Career fair puts odds in Brandcenter grads’ favor
It’s that time of the year again when the VCU Brandcenter becomes ground zero for recruiters looking to hire the latest additions to the creative industry workforce. About 225 recruiters from such companies as Facebook, Foursquare and Volkswagen descended on the graduate school Wednesday and Thursday to meet with this year’s class of 101 graduates…. Read more »
VCU eyes 12-story, $96M dorm project
VCU has given the go-ahead for a nearly nine-figure replacement of a 30-year-old student housing complex. The university’s board of visitors on Wednesday approved a $96 million project that will demolish and replace Gladding Residence Center I and II, located at 711 Main St. across from Monroe Park. The two buildings – two of three… Read more »
VCU marches north with $4M land deal
VCU has quietly extended its reach northward. The university, through the VCU Real Estate Foundation, spent $4 million late last year to purchase a 2.6-acre tract at 505 W. Leigh St., the site of the former Belvidere Medical Center. The building was demolished in October and VCU closed the deal Dec. 10, property records show…. Read more »