Sankofa Pinning Ceremony

Join the Black Alumni Council for the Sankofa Pinning Ceremony where alumni, students and the VCU community gather to celebrate remembrance, reflection and growth. Sankofa, an expression in the Twi language of Ghana whose literal meaning is “Go back and get it!” embodies the spirit and attitude of reverence for our past, our forebears, our history and our elders.

Also meet representatives from organizations dedicated to empowering Black students at VCU, including the Black Education Association and the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs. Register to attend in person or virtually.

When: 3-5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28
Where: University Student Commons, Richmond Salons, 907 Floyd Ave., Richmond, VA 23284, or on Zoom (link will be emailed to registrants)

About the keynote speaker

Denise Anderson (B.F.A.’01), an artist, writer and minister, studied graphic design and African American studies at VCU and earned a Master of Divinity from Howard University in 2008. She is an ordained minister of the Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). She served in the denomination’s highest elected office from 2016-18, advancing the church’s antiracism and anti-poverty efforts. She now serves as director of PC(U.S.A.)’s Compassion, Peace and Justice ministries, which focuses the church’s humanitarian, anti-poverty and creation justice work, as well as its advocacy, on Capitol Hill and the United Nations. As an artist and writer, her work centers Black beauty, struggle and audacity, and she provides social commentary using canvas, print and pulpit. Rev. Anderson is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. and was initiated into the Theta Rho Chapter in 1998.

Questions? Contact Robert Chisley (B.S.’14, M.S.L.’19), director of Black and African American initiatives, Inclusive Excellence and Philanthropy, at chisleyrl@vcu.edu.

Space is limited.