Important dates

In addition to the dates highlighted below, see the university's academic calendars.

2008 – Fall Semester

August 21	Fall classes begin
August 22	Faculty Meeting, 9-11 a.m., Temple, Room 2211
August 24	2008 New Faculty Welcome Reception, 4-6p.m. Scott House 909 W. Franklin Street
August 25	From VCU to West Africa Presentation by psychology alumnus, Karen Carr, 2 p.m. Commons, Forum Room
September 1	University closed – Labor Day
September 4	Fall 2008 Science, Technology and Society Lecture Series: Public Science, Popular Science 5:30pm School of Engineering Auditorium, 601 W. Main Street
September 11-12	Interactive Marketing Institute Module 05: Creative Strategy
September 12-13	Interactive Marketing Institute Module 01: Advanced Direct Marketing Fundamentals, Temple Building, Room 1137
September 18	2008 Levis Prize Presentation and Reading 8-10 p.m., Commons, Commonwealth Ballroom A
September 22	Deadline for submission to MASC sequence
September 26	Faculty Meeting 9 a.m.-11 a.m., Room 2211
September 30	2008 CHS Scholarship Reception 5-7 p.m. Scott House 909 W. Franklin Street
October 6	CHS Fall 2008 Faculty Meeting 2 p.m. Commons, Richmond Salons
October 6-10	Mass Comm Week
October 9	Internship Fair, 10a.m. – 1 p.m.
October 11	Fall Open House
October 16	Deadline for MASC 203/204 requests
October 16-17	Reading days; no day or evening classes held – Monroe Park Campus
October 16-17	Interactive Marketing Institute Module 06: New Media and the Design of Information
October 18-19	VHSL Championship Journalism Workshop
October 24-25	Interactive Marketing Institute Module 02: Buyer Behavior and Research
October 25	VCU 40th Anniversary Celebration Monroe Park
October 31	Faculty Meeting 9-11a.m. Room 2211
November 1	Fall Open House
November 13-14	Interactive Marketing Institute Module 07: The Business of Direct Marketing
November 21	Faculty Meeting 9-11a.m. Room 2211
November 21-22	Interactive Marketing Institute Module 03: Database Marketing, CRM and Analytics
November 27-30	University closed; Thanksgiving holiday
December 6	Last day of classes
December 12	Faculty Meeting 9-11a.m., Room 2211
December 12-13	Interactive Marketing Institute Module 04: Direct Mail – The Workhorse of Direct Marketing
December 13	December commencement
December 22- January 2	University closed; Winter break

Please note: If any of the dates on this page contradict the dates on the university-wide academic calendars, then the university-wide calendars prevail.