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VCU’s 40th Anniversary celebration

Entertainer Bill Cosby spoke to an enthusiastic Virginia Commonwealth University audience in December 2008 at the VCU Stuart C. Siegel Center. His appearance was the final event in a series of celebrations during the fall semester recognizing VCU’s 40th Anniversary.

The event was also the first presentation in the newly established L. Douglas Wilder Lectureship Series, approved by the VCU Board of Visitors at its November 2008 meeting. The Wilder Series is made possible by a gift from Dominion Resources.

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Two new sculptures unveiled on campus

“Truth and Beauty,” a work by Lester Van Winkle, professor emeritus of sculpture at VCU, and “Tableith,” a work by Charles Ponticello, who received his M.F.A. in Fine Arts with a concentration in sculpture from VCU, both honor the university’s past and provide striking new landmarks for current and future students.

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VCU Brandcenter introduces world’s first Creative Technology degree track

Students enrolled in the new creative technology track at VCU’s Brandcenter in fall 2008 were immersed in the study and application of media technology to advertising and branding like no class of students ever before them.

>> Read more about the new Brandcenter degree track.