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Stepping at VCU: A look back

From spontaneous yard shows to Fall Block, the dynamic dance style has been a proud part of VCU’s Black fraternity and sorority culture for roughly a half-century

By VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY

February 27^th, 2024

Footnotes Story by Elinor Frisa and video by Max Schlickenmeyer, Enterprise Marketing and Communications. All photos courtesy photos unless otherwise noted.

© 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.

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.

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