Business: Mentors needed for Ram to Ram program

The VCU School of Business is looking looking for alumni and friends of VCU to help students develop into professionals through the Ram to Ram program. Read more.

Business: Staying on track

As a child, Kiara Porter liked money. She liked it so much that she never wanted to spend it. That is, she didn’t want to spend her own money. Read more.

Business: Alumnus to serve on Washington College board

Washington College has announced the appointment of DuPont executive William J. Harvey (B.S.’72/B) to serve on its board of visitors and governors. Harvey, president of DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers in Wilmington, Delaware, joined DuPont in 1977 as a product specialist in the former Polymers Department. Read more.

Business: In memoriam – Edward Coffman, Ph.D.

When asked upon his retirement, “If you could sum it all up in one word, what does the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business mean to you?” Edward N. Coffman, Ph.D. (B.S.’65/B; M.S.’67/B), said, simply, “Proud.” Read more.

VCU Police is No. 1 for traffic safety initiatives

The International Association of Chiefs of Police has selected the Virginia Commonwealth University Police Department as first in the nation among colleges and universities for the organization’s 2014 National Law Enforcement Challenge. Read more.

Student advancing on ‘Idol’ quest

Joi Hamm, Virginia Commonwealth University student and a specialist in the U.S. Army, auditioned for the second round of tryouts for “American Idol” on Monday, Aug. 11, in Kansas City, Missouri. Read more.

Arts: Is the Institute for Contemporary Art Richmond’s missing piece?

The Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU has produced this slick video explaining why the ICA is exactly what this city needs. Scheduled to open in two years at the cost of $35 million, the ICA hopes to be a “cultural linchpin for the city of Richmond” and show off a rotating series of exhibits. Read more.

Athletics: VCU welcomes 4-year-old to RamNation

She is still learning how to spell her name, but 4-year-old Lauryn Lewis had to sign it on a very special piece of paper at VCU. Read more.

Music for Massey 5:30-11 p.m. Aug. 21

VCU Alumni Day at Nationals Park4-7 p.m. Aug. 23

VCU Broad Street Mile10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 20

Sanger Series Lecture by Lawrence Tabak Noon-1:30 p.m. Sept. 22