
In the NewsFebruary 5, 2018
Super Bowl ad showcase VCU Brandcenter talent once again
Brandcenter graduates helped produce ads for major brands, including Bud Light, Pringles, T-Mobile and Hyundai.
Read moreAug. 19, 2022
Brandcenter Orientation
Aug. 22, 2022
Brandcenter New Student Open House
Aug. 23, 2022
Fall classes begin
Sep. 5, 2022
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Oct. 21, 2022
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Nov. 8, 2022
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Nov. 21 -Nov. 27, 2022
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Dec. 13 -Dec. 20, 2022
Final projects/presentations
Dec. 22 -Jan. 2, 2023
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Jan. 9 -Jan. 13, 2023
BC Sprint
Jan. 16, 2023
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Jan. 17, 2023
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Mar. 5 -Mar. 12, 2023
Spring break, no classes
May. 4 -May. 11, 2023
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In the NewsFebruary 5, 2018
Brandcenter graduates helped produce ads for major brands, including Bud Light, Pringles, T-Mobile and Hyundai.
Read moreIn the NewsFebruary 2, 2018
ABC 8 News story on VCU Brandcenter graduates who have Superbowl spots airing this year, featuring an interview with our own Scott Witthaus.
Read moreAlumniJanuary 31, 2018
VCU Brandcenter alumni share their stories of creating commercials on the ad world’s biggest stage.
Read moreAlumniJanuary 5, 2018
Jade (XD, 2014) and Hannah (AD, 2014) Sullivan recently started Pogo Insurance to assist the underserved market.
Read moreIn the NewsJanuary 5, 2018
Julie Matheny (CW, 2009), Tim Gordon (CW, 2008) and their team at Droga5 made the powerful “He said. She said.” spot for the New York Times that aired during the Golden Globes.
Read moreIn the NewsDecember 31, 2017
Brandcenter alums Alex Ledford (CW, 2012) and NJ Placentra (AD, 2012), senior creatives at Wieden + Kennedy, came up with our new favorite catchphrase for Bud Light.
Read moreAlumniNovember 14, 2017
Brandcenter alum Rachel Mercer (XD, 2012), SVP, Head of Digital Strategy and Invention at Deutsch, was named to Forbes' annual list in the Marketing & Advertising category.
Read moreAlumniNovember 17, 2017
A team of Brandcenter alumni who now work at McKinney, including creative director David Sloane (CW, 2009) who stars in the video, was behind Carmax's viral response to the guy who created a video ad for his girlfriend's '96 Honda Accord.
Read moreAlumniNovember 14, 2017
Brandcenter alum Michael Karnjanaprakorn (ST, 2005) founded Skillshare, an online learning community, with the mission of using technology to democratize education and learning for people globally.
Read moreAlumniNovember 9, 2017
Led by founder Charles Hodges (CW, 2009), a collection of VCU Brandcenter alums and two Martin Agency vets have come together to start a new Richmond-based ad agency, with one of the world’s tech giants signed on as its initial client.
Here are the Brandcenter alums at Arts & Letters:
Albert Song (AD, 2015)
Jon Jon Hirsch (AD, 2016)
Stanley Leon Hines Jr. (XD, 2017)
Shawn Hurley (XD, 2017)
Conor McFarland (CW, 2017)
Sam Case (CW, 2017)
Geoff Castillo (AD, 2015)
Danielle Young (CBM, 2016)
Ian Fairbrother (CW, 2005)
Andy Grayson (ST, 2003).
Read moreAnalysis & OpinionOctober 3, 2017
Alum Katie Acosta (ST, 2012), BBH LA's senior brand strategist, explains how to make a new show must-watch, even when dealing with audiences inundated by content.
Read moreAlumniOctober 25, 2017
Excellent article/interview with Brandcenter alum and creative director Shameka Brown-Barbosa (CW, 1999) on navigating a career in advertising as a mom and a person of color - and what she is doing to help.
Shameka will be speaking at the 3 Percent Conference this week, Nov. 2-3 in New York.
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