2015 Calendar
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January 2015 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday DECEMBER 2014 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 FEBRUARY 2015 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 2 3 New Year s Day 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Full Moon Epiphany 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 VCU spring semester begins Jan.14-Jan.24 POLYNESIAN PARADISE OCEANIA CRUISES Papeete to Papeete 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 University closed Martin Luther King Jr. Day Jan.22-March 2 GAUCHOS, TANGOS & TAPAS OCEANIA CRUISES Buenos Aires to Rio de Janeiro 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 www.vcualumni.org Alumni Celebrate the heritage, support the present, invest in the future.
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February 2015 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Groundhog Day Full Moon 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Valentine s Day 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Presidents Day Ash Wednesday Chinese New Year - Sheep 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Feb.27-March 8 AMAZON RIVER Cruising aboard La Amatista Expedition Vessel JANUARY 2015 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Homecoming MARCH 2015 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 www.vcualumni.org Alumni Celebrate the heritage, support the present, invest in the future.
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March 2015 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Purim; Full Moon 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 VCU Spring Break begins Daylight saving time begins 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 March 17-March 28 THE PRIDE OF SOUTH AFRICA BOTSWANA NAMIBIA ZIMBABWE Chobe River Safari VCU Spring Break ends St. Patrick s Day Spring begins 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 FEBRUARY 2015 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 APRIL 2015 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Palm Sunday www.vcualumni.org Alumni Celebrate the heritage, support the present, invest in the future.
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April Alumni Month 2015 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday MARCH 2015 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 MAY 2015 3 4 5 6 7 1 8 2 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 www.vcualumni.org/alumnimonth Monroe Scholars Book and Author Luncheon April Fools Day 1 2 3 4 Rams Night Out Good Friday First day of Passover; Full Moon 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Easter 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Reunion Weekend April 17-19 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 April 20-April 28 THE WATERWAYS OF HOLLAND AND BELGIUM RIVER LIFE ALONG THE WATERWAYS OF HOLLAND AND BELGIUM Earth Day April 23-May 9 PATHWAY THROUGH PANAMA Miami to San Francisco 26 27 28 29 30 April 24-May 3 MEDITERRANEAN CRUISES MEDITERRANEAN COASTAL HIDEAWAYS OCEANIA CRUISES** Barcelona to Rome Bon Voyage: Your Passport to the World Graduation Celebration Reading Day no day classes Monroe Park campus www.vcualumni.org Alumni Celebrate the heritage, support the present, invest in the future.
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May 2015 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday APRIL 2015 JUNE 2015 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Full Moon May 4-May 16 TRANSATLANTIC VOYAGE New York to London with port calls in Canada, Ireland and England National Nurses Day VCU May Commencement 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Mother s Day May 13-May 21 TUSCANY An exclusive educational travel experience Annual Meeting & Alumni Leaders Colloquium Armed Forces Day 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Victoria Day CAN 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 University closed Memorial Day www.vcualumni.org Alumni Celebrate the heritage, support the present, invest in the future.
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June 2015 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 Full Moon June 4-June 13 CRUISING THE BALTIC SEA CHANGING TIDES OF HISTORY CRUISING THE BALTIC SEA 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Flag Day Ramadan 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Father s Day; Summer begins 28 29 30 www.vcualumni.org MAY 2015 3 4 5 6 7 1 8 2 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 JULY 2015 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Alumni Celebrate the heritage, support the present, invest in the future.
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July 2015 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday JUNE 2015 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 AUGUST 2015 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 Canada Day CAN Full Moon University closed Independence Day 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 July 18-July 26 LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION PASSAGE OF LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION AMERICAN EMPRESS Clarkston to Portland 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 www.vcualumni.org Full Moon Alumni Celebrate the heritage, support the present, invest in the future.
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August 2015 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday JULY 2015 SEPTEMBER 2015 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Civic Holiday CAN 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Welcome Week: Aug. 17th-21st Ram Spirit Walk Aug. 19-Aug. 27 BALTIC MARVELS CRUISE OCEANIA CRUISES Stockholm to Copenhagen 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Alumni Aug. 26-Sept. 3 SCOTLAND Featuring the Edinburgh Military Tattoo www.vcualumni.org Full Moon Celebrate the heritage, support the present, invest in the future.
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September Membership Month 2015 www.vcualumni.org/membershipmonth Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 University closed Labor Day Patriot Day 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Rosh Hashanah Sept. 16-Oct. 2 LANDS AND ISLANDS OF MYSTERY Aleutian Islands, Bering Sea, Russia s Far East, Japan s Northern Islands Reading Days Sept. 19-27 no day classes Monroe Park Campus 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Full Moon Yom Kippur Fall begins 27 28 29 30 First day of Sukkot www.vcualumni.org Eid al-adha AUGUST 2015 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 OCTOBER 2015 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Alumni Celebrate the heritage, support the present, invest in the future.
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October 2015 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday SEPTEMBER 2015 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 NOVEMBER 2015 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 Oct. 2-Oct. 11 SWISS ALPS AND ITALIAN LAKES An exclusive educational travel experience 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Columbus Day; Thanksgiving Day CAN 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Oct. 24-Nov. 5 PASSAGE OF THE MOORS Cruise from Spain to Morocco 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Full Moon www.vcualumni.org Halloween Alumni Celebrate the heritage, support the present, invest in the future.
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November 2015 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 All Saints Day Daylight Saving Time Ends All Souls Day 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Veterans Day 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 University closed Nov. 25-27 Full Moon Thanksgiving Day OCTOBER 2015 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 DECEMBER 2015 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 www.vcualumni.org Alumni Celebrate the heritage, support the present, invest in the future.
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December 2015 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 Dec. 1-Dec. 12 HOLIDAY MARKETS Featuring Paris Begin your adventure in Paris, the City of Light, and see the Grand Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral, the Eiffel Tower and other important landmarks during a cruise of the Seine River. Last day of classes for fall semester both campuses 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 First day of Hanukkah VCU December Commencement 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 University closed Dec. 19-Jan. 3 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Winter begins Christmas Eve 27 28 29 30 31 www.vcualumni.org New Year s Eve Christmas Day Full Moon NOVEMBER 2015 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Kwanzaa Boxing Day CAN JANUARY 2016 3 4 5 6 7 1 8 2 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Alumni Celebrate the heritage, support the present, invest in the future.
Thank You! VCU Alumni is so appreciative of the commitment our Life members have made to our organization and university. Your VCU Alumni membership provides critical funding to support engaging programs for alumni, students and faculty. Thank you! VCU Alumni is your resource for lifelong engagement with your alma mater and supports the important educational advances occurring every day at Virginia Commonwealth University. This calendar celebrates the vitality of the VCU experience. We aren t VCU Alumni without U! Enjoy! W. Baxter Perkinson Jr., D.D.S. (D.D.S. 70/D) President VCU Alumni
Photo captions Cover Medical Center campus nighttime aerial. January 1. For the Selfie with the Desk social media contest, students find one of 10 desks placed around VCU and post a photo online with the hashtag #VCUDesk for a chance to win courtside basketball tickets. 2. Students in a marketing class at the School of Business listen to guest lecturer Ting Xu, founder and president of Evergreen Enterprises. 3. Residents in the VCU Department of Emergency Medicine work on a patient in the new Advanced Trauma Resuscitation Room. February 4. Heart Group, Medical Campus. 5. The Department of Fashion Design and Merchandising s annual juried fashion show displays the work of VCU fashion design students at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. 6. VCU Dance Majors, CREDIT: Sarah Ferguson March 7. Men s basketball vs. St. Louis on March 1, 2014. 8. Men s basketball team s 80-65 homecoming game victory over Duquesne on Jan. 18, 2014, at the VCU Stuart C. Siegel Center. 9. VCU cheerleaders at Siegel Center. April 10. First day of class outside of Cabell Library. 11. Studying in Monroe Park, Aieseia Carter (blue) Gemmalyn Agnir (white), Morina Fafunwa (black). 12. Special recognition is given to outstanding volunteers Sasha Finch (left), Jim Vigeant (right) and outstanding student volunteer Cydni Gordon (center) as the Global Education Office celebrates community and student volunteers at its 2014 Volunteer Appreciation Reception. May 13. Highlights of the May 10, 2014, Commencement ceremony at the Richmond Coliseum include a graduating class of about 4,500 students and congratulatory remarks from VCU President Michael Rao, Ph.D., and featured speaker Tim Reid, an Emmy-nominated actor, director and producer. 14. First day of class, August 22 2013, Holly DeBernard, Casey Lombardi. 15. Parents of graduates celebrated at the May 10, 2014 Commencement. June 16. Paddleboarders travel the James River. 17. Biology major Taylor Price holds a flathead catfish while studying the fish community in the James River as part of Footprints on the James, a special fiveweek, immersive history-biology hybrid course. 18. Biking across the Compass, Monroe Park Campus. July 19. The Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave., provides modern classrooms, informal gathering spaces and an outdoor courtyard and houses the School of Social Work, the Writing Center and the Center for Teaching Excellence. 20. Students breakdancing in Shafer Court. 21. More than 40,000 runners, including members of the VCU community, compete in the 2014 Ukrop s Monument Avenue 10k, Richmond s popular road race. August 22. Peppas playing at 2014 Ram Spirit Walk. 23. Shafer Court Compass from above, first day of class. 24. Welcome Week August, Ram Spirit Walk and Welcome Week Block Party. September 25. First day of class. 26. VCU s campus in Doha, Qatar. CREDIT: Markus Elblaus, VCU Qatar 27. The Broad Street Mile, Sept. 28, 2013, part of the university s 175th anniversary celebration, combines a series of one-mile themed fun runs with a street festival and raises money for VCU student scholarships. October 28. VCU s Egyptian Building, located at 1223 E. Marshall St., stands as one of the finest examples of Egyptian Revival architecture in the U.S. 29. Students collaborate in state-of-the-art classrooms in the McGlothlin Medical Education Center. 30. Abigail Glascock, researcher in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, conducts DNA analysis. November 31. Late fall leaves frame signage on the Academic Learning Commons. 32. Three males walking early morning. 33. Denise Nguyen, VCU Robertson School of Media and Culture alumna. December 34. The Siegel Center during the winter, CREDIT: Will Weaver (B.S. 07/H&S) 35. Holiday Open House at the Scott House. 36. Holiday decorations at Gateway, Medical Campus. Alumni
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