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Inspired by her VCU Health care team, burn survivor makes her nursing graduation ceremony a full-circle moment

Kendra Yates survived a horrific motorcycle crash, and she carries the spirit of the Evans-Haynes Burn Center with her as she pursues her dreams.

By VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY

June 11^th, 2024

Footnotes Written by Sara McCloskey. Video and images by Taylor MacKillop and Joe Kuttenkuler. Additional images contributed by Kendra Yates.

© 2024 VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY

A lively first day of classes

And a VCU photographer was there to capture the highlights.

Hellos and goodbyes: Scenes from move-in

With help from their families, friends and roughly 400 volunteers, thousands of first-years arrive at VCU’s residence halls.

If walls could talk

A tour of some of the many murals that grace the buildings of VCU’s campuses, both inside and out.

A man for all seasons

A day in the life of VCU grounds crew member Walter Johnson.

Footprints on the James continues to make a deep impression on VCU students

With the river as a classroom, the monthlong experiential learning program marks a decade of combining undergraduate research, teamwork – and plenty of paddling.

Graduation Scenes

Images from some of VCU’s many events celebrating the spring class of 2024.

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