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Alternative Title
Finding your way at VCU
Publisher
VCU Student Media Center (SMC)
Volume/Issue Number
2025
Frequency
Annual
Title Publication Dates
2018-
Contents
Cover Art / Killian Goodale-Porter -- Welcome to VCU / Ellie Waltman -- Welcome to the Ramily / Jimmie Gahagan -- Dear VCU Rams / Michael Rao -- Dear VCU Rams / Aaron J. Hart -- Fighting the fall semester scaries / Nati Feliciano, Killian Goodale-Porter -- Spotlight: Pwatem; An Anthology of Literature and Art / Esther Schneider -- Welcome new transfer students: You belong here / Nati Feliciano -- Embrace something new: Living with roommates / Harshini Kanala, Killian Goodale-Porter -- Spotlight: The Commonwealth Times / Andrew Kerley -- Smart shopping for groceries, and more, in RVA / Maeve Bauer, Tess Wladar -- Instagram accounts to follow at VCU / Ellie Waltman -- Rally for the Rams: How to attend athletics events / Andrew Kerley, Arrick Wilson, Anthony Duong -- Spotlight: Emanata Comics Anthology / Gabe Carlson -- Spotlight: Ink Magazine / Lareina Allred -- Staying safe at VCU / Daijah Hinmon, Jerry Pleasant III -- Spotlight: River City Fashion / Julia Karns -- Undecided or Undeclared?: Here’s who can help! / Daijah Hinmon, Killian Goodale-Porter -- Eight apps to help students stay organized / Andrew Kerley -- The Many Museums and Attractions of RVA / Maeve Bauer, Killian Goodale-Porter -- Top 10 things For every Ram to do before graduation / Molly Manning -- Wellbeing and mental health resources are everywhere / Harshini Kanala -- Spotlight: Amendment Literary and Art Journal / Jordan Kalafut -- Spotlight: WVCW Radio / Mason Rowley -- A Ram's Guide to Richmond restaurants / Molly Manning -- Spotlight: Annum Arcanum / Tessa Coleman -- Explore the outdoors right here in RVA / Andrew Kerley -- How to learn — and have fun — outside of class / SMC Staff, Killian Goodale-Porter, Clare Wislar -- Homesick? Here's how to handle it / Anna Chen, Killian Goodale-Porter -- Academic Calendar / Killian Goodale-Porter -- VCU Resources / Killian Goodale-Porter -- Opportune Time / Isaac Harmon -- Meet Your Neighbors Cassidy Davis
Description
The Compass is an annual orientation guide for VCU students produced by the Student Media Collective in the VCU Student Media Centered. The guide is distributed physically during summer orientation sessions for new and transfer students. The publication includes short articles, illustrations, letters of welcome from students and administrators, comics, and advertisements from VCU and Richmond organizations.
Corporate Name Subject
Virginia Commonwealth University -- Students -- Periodicals
Topical Subject
College students' writings, American -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Periodicals; College students' art -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Periodicals; College student newspapers and periodicals -- Virginia -- Richmond
Geographic Subject
Richmond (Va.) -- Periodicals
City/Location
Richmond (Va.)
Genre
magazines (periodicals)
Local Genre
university publication; text; artwork
Type
Text; Still Image
Digital Format
application/pdf
Language
eng
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Rights
This material is protected by copyright, and copyright is held by VCU. You are permitted to use this material in any way that is permitted by copyright. In addition, this material is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Acknowledgment of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is required.
Collection
VCU Student Newspapers and Magazines
Source
The Compass. VCU Student Media Center, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
compass_2025.pdf
Disciplines
Higher Education