In the NewsMay 22, 2023
Brandcenter team helps undergrads from UR bring a new drink to market
Via VCU News: University of Richmond students enlisted Brandcenter students to help them bring a product to market
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Aug. 19, 2022
Brandcenter Orientation
Aug. 22, 2022
Brandcenter New Student Open House
Aug. 23, 2022
Fall classes begin
Sep. 5, 2022
Closed for Labor Day
Oct. 21, 2022
Closed for Reading Day
Nov. 8, 2022
Closed for Election Day
Nov. 21 -Nov. 27, 2022
Closed for Fall / Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 13 -Dec. 20, 2022
Final projects/presentations
Dec. 22 -Jan. 2, 2023
Closed for winter break
Jan. 9 -Jan. 13, 2023
BC Sprint
Jan. 16, 2023
Closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Jan. 17, 2023
Spring classes begin
Mar. 5 -Mar. 12, 2023
Spring break, no classes
May. 4 -May. 11, 2023
Final projects
May. 12, 2023
Graduation TBD
In the NewsMay 18, 2023
Disrupting rooms of sameness: Sofia Hernandez, TikTok's Global Head of Business Marketing, delivers keynote address at Brandcenter commencement
Sofia Hernandez, Global Head of Business Marketing at TikTok, served as the keynote speaker for the Brandcenter's Commencement 2023 ceremony.
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In the NewsMay 18, 2023
VCU Brandcenter’s Class of 2023 included a Circus act of kindness
Via VCU News: Transfer students from renowned Atlanta ad school The Creative Circus completed their education at the Brandcenter at VCU.
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In the NewsMay 12, 2023
Brandcenter at VCU says goodbye to two of its trailblazers
Longtime professors Caley Cantrell and Peter Coughter are retiring after decades at the Brandcenter (via VCU News)
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In the NewsMay 11, 2023
TikTok's Global Head of Business Marketing Sofia Hernandez to serve as Brandcenter's 2023 Commencement Keynote Speaker
Brandcenter announces Commencement 2023 speakers
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In the NewsApril 28, 2023
Brandcenter’s Annual Recruiter Session Returns to In-Person Format
Via Richmond BizSense: Roughly 250 recruiters from more than 150 companies signed up to take part in this year’s Brandcenter recruiter session, which included both in-person and virtual opportunities to meet and review the work of the 95 students set to graduate in the Class of 2023.
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In the NewsApril 24, 2023
Tales from SIXTY: Eleni Alafoginis (Art Direction, 2023)
A Job I Love: Eleni Alafoginis (Art Direction, 2023) never understood those people who love their jobs—who wake up every day and love what they do—until she started school for advertising. From not knowing what to do with her life in her twenties to going back to school in her thirties and attending both the Creative Circus and the Brandcenter for Art Direction, it’s been a wild ride but so worth it. Read Eleni’s story.
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In the NewsApril 13, 2023
The Brandcenter Launches Latest Round of Professional Development Courses with New Associate Director of Extension Programs
New professional development curriculum announced for May 2023
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In the NewsApril 6, 2023
Every step counts: Take a walk in Adeel Shams’ shoes.
Brandcenter alum Adeel Shams (Creative Brand Management, 2016) has a great story. In this article by VCU News, he talks about his path to entrepreneurship and his many pursuits—restaurants; CoolKicks, a buy, sell, and trade sneaker shop; and MynaSwap, a platform for digitizing physical collectibles.
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In the NewsMarch 30, 2023
Tales from SIXTY: Paul Noonan (Experience Design, 2023)
Ask Yourself: Are You Learning and Are You Having Fun? Paul Noonan (Experience Design, 2023) picked up graphic design in middle school as a hobby—using an early version of Photoshop, he’d make decorations for his classmates’ lockers, which he traded for snacks. Over the years, he expanded his skills and his tools—finding himself thriving in the experimentation, artistry, and craft in design. But then, he got stuck. Looking to explore a career as a Creative Technologist and be in an environment where learning and having fun go hand in hand, he joined the Brandcenter Experience Design program.
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In the NewsMarch 16, 2023
Executive Director Vann Graves on Developing Creative Leaders
Brandcenter Executive Director Vann Graves discusses storytelling and developing creative leaders on the Brand Story Podcast with Gravity Group president Steve Gilman
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In the NewsMarch 15, 2023
Got milk? VCU alum’s snarky new book finds the ‘dumbest’ things to complain about
Anne Marie Wonder (AD, 2016) releases new laugh-out-loud hilarious book, "There Are Too Many Milks: And Other Common Annoyances of Modern Life."
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