AnnouncementsDecember 14, 2021
Brandcenter at VCU offers new course focused on NCAA Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) rule
The “Athletes as Brands” undergraduate course will discuss personal branding and business, guided by the new NIL rule
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Aug. 20, 2021
Orientation
Aug. 24, 2021
Fall classes begin
Sep. 6, 2021
Closed for Labor Day
Oct. 22, 2021
Closed for Reading Day
Nov. 2, 2021
Closed for Election Day
Nov. 22 -Nov. 28, 2021
Closed for Fall / Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 13 -Dec. 17, 2021
Final projects/presentations
Dec. 23 -Jan. 2, 2022
Closed for winter break
Jan. 17, 2022
Closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Jan. 18, 2022
Spring classes begin
Mar. 6 -Mar. 13, 2022
Spring break, no classes
May. 2 -May. 6, 2022
Final projects
May. 14, 2022
Graduation
Analysis & OpinionDecember 7, 2021
Tales from SIXTY: I needed a reset, Michal Howick (ST, 2022)
"And, then, I came across and visited the Brandcenter. I knew this is where I wanted to begin this new chapter of my life. This was my reset."
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In the NewsNovember 19, 2021
Brandcenter director will contribute to new anthology, ‘The Black Experience in Design’
Vann Graves has been selected as a contributing author in the anthology, which will publish in February and feature writings by Black designers, educators and researchers.
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AnnouncementsNovember 10, 2021
Brandcenter Students ask “What’s Next?” with Shift: VCU’s First Retail Lab Space
A team of Brandcenter students developed the brand identity for Shift, the 2,700-square-foot retail lab supporting VCU student innovators and entrepreneurs.
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In the NewsOctober 27, 2021
Brandcenter 2021 Pop-Up Shop Open
The Pop-Up Shop benefiting Brandcentral will be open until Friday, November 17.
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AlumniOctober 11, 2021
Tales from SIXTY: Pregnancy, Motherhood, and Brandcenter, Sharon Byun (XD, 2021)
"I was 24-weeks pregnant when my first semester started at the Brandcenter. I applied to the Brandcenter for a new challenge after working as a graphic designer for a long time, but I didn’t expect that challenge to include being a pregnant woman and a new mother."
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AlumniSeptember 27, 2021
Tales from SIXTY: Winning is Fun, Paige Majdic (CBM, 2021)
"It is hard to explain, but I felt like everything had happened for a reason. I felt as though soccer led me to a career in advertising."
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AlumniSeptember 13, 2021
Tales from SIXTY: Bet on Yourself, Nana Dadzie (ST, 2021)
"It felt like I was hitting a wall, and deep down I knew it was time for a more creative challenge. It was time to break some rules."
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AlumniAugust 30, 2021
Tales from SIXTY: Multiple Facets of Yourself, Monica Roebuck (CW, 2021)
"I knew I wanted to go to the Brandcenter about seven years before I finally got here."
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AlumniAugust 2, 2021
Tales from SIXTY: Ballet to Branding, David Ligon (AD, 2021)
“Growing up, I knew I was going to be a professional ballet dancer.”
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AlumniAugust 16, 2021
Tales from SIXTY: Restaurant Girl Turned Copywriter, Kate Power (CW, 2021)
“You don’t get all the answers in sixty weeks, but you get the tools you need to answer them for the rest of your life.”
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In the NewsJuly 28, 2021
D&AD Pencils Awarded to Two Brandcenter Teams
Two Brandcenter student teams were named winners in the 2021 New Blood Awards, a program by D&AD.
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