Campus tours and information sessions
32nd running of the SunTrust Richmond Marathon
The SunTrust Richmond Marathon, Half Marathon and 8K Run will be held on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009 from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Traffic patterns on and around both of VCU’s campuses — the Monroe Park Campus and the MCV Campus — will be significantly altered during race day.
If you plan to attend the 10:30 a.m. information session and campus tour on November 14, you will need to allow extra travel time. In addition, we strongly recommend that you review the detailed listing of road closings, available online at www.richmondmarathon.com/traffic_changes.htm, in order to make your travel arrangements when planning to come to campus.
For a course map and more information about the race, visit www.richmondmarathon.com.
VCU to observe Thanksgiving holiday
The university will observe the Thanksgiving holiday beginning at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 25 through Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009. An information session and walking tour of campus will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. The VCU Office of Undergraduate Admissions Welcome Center will be closed from Thursday, Nov. 26 through Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009. Information sessions and campus tours will not be held on those dates.
26th Annual Christmas Parade slated for Saturday,
December 5
The 26th Annual Ukrop’s-Supervalu Christmas Parade will take place on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009 beginning at 10 a.m. The parade route, which kicks off at the Science Museum of Virginia on West Broad Street, is approximately three miles long and heads east through downtown Richmond to Seventh Street.
During the parade, West Broad Street will be closed to westbound traffic. Traffic patterns on and around VCU’s Monroe Park Campus and the MCV Campus will be significantly altered during the parade. If you plan to attend the 10:30 a.m. information session and campus tour, we recommend that you allow extra travel time.
For more information about the parade, visit www.richmondchristmasparade.org.
An information session is held in the Welcome Center, located at 1111 W. Broad St., every Monday through Saturday at 10:30 a.m. except on holidays and holiday weekends. The information session is followed by an hour-long, guided walking tour of the Monroe Park Campus.
The guided campus tour does not include a visit to a residence hall room, but information about each of the residence halls, including general descriptions and floor plans, can be found on the Web at www.housing.vcu.edu/halls_villages.html. In addition, photographs of residence hall rooms are available in the Welcome Center and the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. After the tour is completed, for those who are interested in asking more personal questions, an admissions counselor is available to meet with prospective students and their families. Reservations for individual students and their families are not required for attendance at these daily sessions.
Self-guided tour maps are available for visitors who are unable to attend the daily session.
Admissions office staff members are available in the center between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays to speak with students and their families.
Information sessions in Spanish
Information sessions in Spanish are available on the third Saturday of each month for students and parents who are interested in VCU. There will be a campus tour following the 30-minute information session where students and parents will have the opportunity to learn more about what VCU has to offer. For more information on the sessions in Spanish, call Elmer Campos at (804) 828-6017.
Upcoming dates:
Nov. 21, 2009
Dec. 19, 2009
Time:
11 a.m.
Where:
VCU Welcome Center
1111 West Broad Street
Richmond, Virginia 23284
Appointments and group tours
For students and families interested in meeting with departmental faculty or needing to arrange a visit to campus outside of the regular hours during weekdays only, appointments are strongly recommended. For more information about scheduling these appointments, please contact Carol Sesnowitz by phone at (804) 827-1760 or toll free at (800) 841-3638, or by e-mail at casesnow@vcu.edu.
Group tours of 10 or more people can be scheduled Monday through Friday. Appointments are required. If you would like to request a group tour, please contact our office at least one month in advance in order to allow sufficient time for arrangements to be made. For reservations contact Shaneé Crews at (804) 827-2224 or toll free at (800) 841-3638 or by e-mail at srcrews@vcu.edu.
School of the Arts information session
The School of the Arts also offers information sessions and facilities tours starting at the Welcome Center at 1 p.m. Monday through Friday. During these sessions, prospective students have the opportunity to meet with a representative from the School of the Arts to learn about scholarship opportunities, additional admission requirements and to ask specific questions about School of the Arts' programs. Current students in the School of the Arts are available to provide tours of the arts facilities after these sessions. Appointments are not required; however, students interested in having their portfolios reviewed while visiting should schedule an appointment in advance by calling the School of the Arts at (866) 534-3201 or (804) VCU-ARTS. The School of the Arts does not host an information session and tour on Saturdays.
School of Engineering information and tours
The VCU School of Engineering offers information sessions and tours Monday through Friday at 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The sessions are held in the School of Engineering Welcome Center, located in the School of Engineering, West Hall, Room 433. To learn more about the things that make a VCU School of Engineering education unique, prospective students are encouraged to plan a visit. Students will meet with an engineering representative who will provide information about programs of study, scholarships and admission requirements.
For more information, contact the School of Engineering at (804) 827-7028 or e-mail askengineering@vcu.edu. The School of Engineering does not schedule visits on Saturdays.
