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Alternative Title
Finding your way at VCU
Publisher
VCU Student Media Center (SMC)
Volume/Issue Number
2026
Frequency
Annual
Title Publication Dates
2018-
Contents
Cover Art / Zoë Luis -- Welcome to VCU / Andrew Kerley -- Welcome to the Ramily / Jimmie Gahagan -- Dear VCU Rams / Michael Rao -- Dear VCU Rams / Aaron J. Hart -- Passing the torch down as a fellow Transfer Student / Erika Vasquez, Jaz Sisouvong -- Spotlight: Pwatem; An Anthology of Literature and Art / Esther Schneider -- Fun Activites that aren’t just getting food / Yen Le, Catt Brito -- Spotlight: The Commonwealth Times / Maeve Bauer -- Embracing the student worker experience / Maritza Baptiste, Ivy Saunders -- VCU Instagram accounts to follow / Grace Miglorie -- Rally for the Rams: How to attend athletics events / Christa Anderson, Anthony Duong -- Spotlight: Emanata Comics Anthology / Malia Achico -- Spotlight: Ink Magazine / Lareina Allred -- Staying safe at VCU / Aliyah Pitt, John Brown -- Spotlight: River City Fashion / Liz Defluri -- Mental Health Resources at VCU / Molly Christianson, Ivy Saunders -- RamsConnect: How to get involved on campus / Jena Salem, Alex Robinson -- Coffee is just around the corner: 10 local coffee shops within a mile of campus / Maeve Bauer -- The Many Museums and Attractions of RVA / Sapphira Mohammed, Burke Loftus -- Top 10 things For every Ram to do before graduation / Kyle Grunsfeld, Lily Gordon -- Spotlight: Amendment Literary and Art Journal / Jordan Kalafut -- Spotlight: WVCW Radio / Lily Gordon -- Tired of the dining hall?: Here are local restaurants for you to try! / Jalyn Thomas, Lily Gordon -- The thrill of the thrift: The best vintage shops around VCU / Liz Defluri, Catt Brito -- Spotlight: Annum Arcanum / Tessa Coleman -- Explore the outdoors right here in RVA / Bryer Haywood, John Brown -- VCU RecWell offers supportive recreation, well-being programs to help Rams feel their best / Fakeha Naeem, Alex Robinson -- Academic Calendar / Miranda Wiznerowicz -- VCU Resources / Killian Goodale-Porter -- Accessories / Hanna Perez -- ice cream / Abbos Soliev
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_2026.pdf
Disciplines
Higher Education