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@vuusports
our Panthers Football team
@vuu_fb
are the 2023 CIAA CHAMPS 🏆🏆🏆 Let’s goooo! Congratulations to all of our Panther football players, coaches, support staff, and
#PantherNation
family and friends 🎉🏆🏈 WE ARE STILL
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Attention
#VUU
! We are so excited for
Kanye West to be Hosting Live Viewing of New Album Release, Donda, for His Late Mother’s Alma Mater, Virginia Union University 🐾♥️TONIGHT at 7pm!
This livestream is exclusively for VUU students, faculty, and staff! 🐾♥️
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Congratulations to Elizabeth Rice, Leroy M. Bray Jr., Wendell Foster, members of the VUU
#Richmond34
who just got their records expunged for their peaceful protest of segregation at Thalhimers after 59 years! RT to show your
#PantherPride
🐾 and to continue their legacy.
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Big thanks to
@AfricanArchives
for shining a spotlight on the remarkable history of Mary Lumpkin and VUU! 🙌📚 Your dedication to preserving and sharing our past is truly appreciated. Check out this thread!
#HistoryMatters
#Gratitude
#Repost
A formerly enslaved woman, Mary Lumpkin, liberated a slave jail known as ‘The Devil’s Half Acre’ and turned it into an HBCU.
A THREAD
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🤝 VUU stands with Morgan State University. We believe in the resilience of HBCUs. No matter the challenge, we trust that we will get through this together. ✊🏽
#Unity
#HBCUStrong
#VUUandMSUunited
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Virginia Union University Appoints Felicia Johnson as First Woman Athletics Director. Click here to read more:
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VUU renewed head football coach Dr. Alvin Parker's contract for another 3 yrs extending through the 2025 season. The announcement comes as the VUU Panthers are currently 8-0 and ranked
#10
in the nation by the American Football Coaches Association.
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An honor well deserved! Congratulations Coach Liberty Del Rosario for winning the 2019 Assistant Coach of the Year for
@NCAADII
by the
@wbca1981
! RT to congratulate her and show your
#PantherPride
🐾
@VUUPanthers
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Our first win of the season but definitely not the last! Let’s go Panthers!
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Tough loss, but we are so proud of our girls and their season. Can't wait to see you when you come home tomorrow. ❤
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A Panther fan noticed our men's basketball team and had a few words to say about how polite and courteous they are: signs of true Unionites! RT to show your
#PantherPride
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Still floating on cloud 9 from our clean sweep at the
@CIAAForLife
tournament. We’re so proud of our Men’s and Women’s basketball team for their hard work and dedication. In addition, congratulations to Coach Jay Butler and Coach AnnMarie Gilbert, who won her 500th game.
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Let’s gooo Panthers 🏆🐾 We’re headed for another WIN! Congratulate our Panthers on a win against VSU and we’ll see you next Saturday as we take on Fayetteville State 💪🏾 WE ARE
#1
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Who’s excited for
@Jacquees
to perform tomorrow for
#VUUPantherFest
? 🙋🏾♂️🙋🏿♀️ Head over to our Instagram (vaunion1865) to find out how you can open up for him before he performs tomorrow!
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Thank you, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, for including Virginia Union University as a valued partner.
Yesterday, the senators announced $9M plus in federal funding for Virginia Union and other HBCUs.
Thank you!
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14-0 against the Pirates of
@_HamptonU
in the first quarter! Let’s goooooooo!!!! 🏈🐾
@VUU_Football
@VUUPanthers
@APtheballcoach
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Today is a day of mourning Virginia Union, as we mourn the life of a student who transitioned overnight.
Counselors are available, and the chapel is open. Let's be sure to support one another during this difficult time.
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VUU Appoints Dr. Ahkinyala Cobb-Abdullah as Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Cobb-Abdullah worked in higher education for over 15 years before joining the faculty at VUU as an Assoc. Professor of Environmental Science and Ecology. Read more >
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Congrats 🎉🍾 to Virginia Union University’s own…
#BenWallace
on his election to the
#NBA
- Naismith
#Basketball
🏀
#HallofFame
class of 2021! He received his
#Jacket
&
#Ring
last night and was officially inducted on September 11!
#VUU
#HBCU
#RichmondVa
#21HoopClass
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Virginia Union University Counseling Services and Campus ministries honors the lives of Kobe Bryant and those who perished with him.
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Thank you Sean Robertson from
@CBS6
for the story on our first female Athletic Director, Felicia Johnson '03! RT to spread the love
@VUUPanthers
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Just one of our many amazing alumni!
#PantherPride
🐾
DII. Undrafted. NBA champion. Ben Wallace willed himself into basketball history.
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What a way to celebrate. Congratulations Marcus!
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“I’m a fierce advocate for diversity. Always have been. Always will be”
VUU!!! Join
@rolandsmartin
for an intimate FREE lecture series launching on Wednesday Oct. 21 at 12pm noon ET. ~~~~> Link in bio to Register!
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What a wonderful morning spent honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at our 40th annual Community Leaders Breakfast. Thank you to everyone who came out! We’ll see you next year.
#MLKCLB
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Shareka McNeill is now the record holder for the most points scored in a single
@CIAAForLife
tournament!!!! RT to celebrate!!!
#TwinPower
#PantherPride
🐾
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Congratulations to the Virginia Union University class of 2018. We are so proud of your accomplishments and look forward to seeing you succeed in the future. Thank you
@peachespulliam
for your words of wisdom for our graduates.
#vuugrad2018
#pantherpride
🐾
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“Learn from your ancestors...your calling is to lift them as they climb.”
Listening to the inspiring words of Dr. Daniel Black, professor of African American history at
@CAU
at Convocatum Est, where we welcome our freshmen class of 2022 to Virginia Union University
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Shareka McNeill is now the record holder for more points scored in a single
@CIAAForLife
tournament by scoring 134 points this past week. Here’s a video of the record breaking moment! RT to show your
#PantherPride
🐾
@VUUPanthers
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Sometimes all you need to say is AMEN! 🙌🏾Happy Sunday from Virginia Union University.
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No sweeter feeling than winning the
#CIAA
championship on your birthday! Congrats Kory and James!
#VUUPantherTakeover
#CIAATourney
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Check out our newest mural overlooking I-95 done by Ivan Petrovsky! RT and reply with your thoughts!
Video made by Jabril Rowe ‘20
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Rejoice Spivey wins the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award at The CIAA women’s basketball tournament. The award recognizes student athletes who excel on and off the court. Way to go Rejoice! RT to show your
#PantherPride
🐾
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The
@ncaasports
DII selection show is Sunday at 5:00! With
@vuu_football
’s 8-2 record, we have a chance of getting a bid. The Panthers will have a watch party beginning at tonight at 4pm in Wall Auditorium to see if we’re chosen.
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VUU continues its upward trajectory, rising to the country’s 39th-best HBCU. U.S. News & World Report published the rankings today, showing the University having risen more than 30 positions in five years! Show some love to your favorite HBCU, VUU!
#LoveUnion
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Today marks the 63rd anniversary of the day that 34 students from VUU were arrested for peacefully protesting against segregated lunch counters in Richmond, VA. The actions of the “Richmond 34,” as they were known, led to the integration of Thalhimers. (1/2)
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Opening today at noon...our newest on-campus barbershop
@BrandNewWaveVA
. Head over to their page to get information on how to schedule your appointment today just in time for Commencement!
🎥: Jabril Rowe ‘20
@RasheedRowe
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$2.5 million Gift To VUU Is Largest In School History By An Individual. Click here to read more:
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Did you hear the news? It’s official! Virginia Union University has just recorded its highest student retention rate of students in its history.
#pantherpride
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Congratulations to our Golf Team for winning the 2019
@CIAAForLife
Championship! 👏🏾 🏌🏿♂️🏌🏻♂️
@VUUPanthers
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The Honorable L. Douglas Wilder was born
#OTD
in 1931. A 1951 graduate of
@VAUnion1865
, he was the first elected African American governor in VA and the United States. Happy 90th Birthday
@governorwilder
♥️🐾
#hbcualumni
#vuu
#legacy
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"The best scorer in college ball doesn’t play in Division I, and isn’t a man. She’s a 5-6 guard from Charlotte, NC that plays for VUU."
Read more about the best scorer in college basketball,
@VUUPanthers
very own Shareka McNeill, by
@HBCUGameday
.
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Proud to announce that our Lady Panthers women’s basketball coach has been named the Female Coach of the Year by HBCU Digest! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
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Congratulations to the Lady Panthers for winning the 2019
@FreedomClassic
trophy! RT to show your
#PantherPride
🐾
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Sending prayers, light and love to our fellow Unionite Jamea '19, who lost both of her parents over the past two weeks.
#VUUCares
#JameaStrong
💙
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We’re excited to announce our new Dean of Students & Director of VCAAM, Mr. Brock Mayers! Mr. Mayers is a
@Morehouse
grad & has had an extensive career with students in higher education. His office is located in Henderson, so be sure to introduce yourself to him!
#pantherpride
🐾
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We are pleased to announce we have chosen Hakim J. Lucas, Ph.D., as the 13th President of Virginia Union University:
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Our Orientation Leaders welcoming the class of 2023 as they move in this morning! Comment below with some tips for our freshmen as they become Unionites today!
#VUU2023
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Our vote is definitely Ben Wallace 😉
On our show “No Agendas” me and
@KendrickPerkins
had a strong debate on which player was the better defensive player in their prime. Ben Wallace or Dennis Rodman? Think it all the way through before comment!
#Yoda
#NoAgendas
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Union, we’ll e’er revere the cause for which you stand.
Union! Majestic light, send rays throughout the land;
Thy hallowed grounds and dear old walls,
May they forever be,
Dear Union we still love thee;
Thy hallowed grounds and dear old walls,
May they forever be,
Dear Union we
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Please join us in celebrating Dr. Michelle McQueen-Williams! She has been appointed Interim Dean of the Evelyn Reid Syphax School of Education, effective July 1. When you see her around campus, please give her a big, warm Panther Praise!
#hbcu
#highered
#leadership
#blackwomen
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Today, VUU Counseling Services, along with the VUU Ambassadors of Sound Marching Band faculty, staff, and students, walked around campus to raise awareness for suicide Prevention Awareness Walk.
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Thank you for the recognition
@Blavity
! We’re looking forward to continuing the promise of a limitless future for our students under
@vuupresident
’s leadership!
#VUULimitless
#PantherPride
🐾
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Virginia Union University Facilities Management use a sanitizing fogger to assist in the efficiency of the Housekeeping and Maintenance Teams in sanitizing and disinfecting all buildings on campus.
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We welcomed our newest Panthers to campus on August 4 and we’re so excited to have them here! VUU alum and former Virginia
@GovernorWilder
‘55, sends his best wishes to the freshmen for a successful year. RT to welcome students and reply with your well wishes!
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VUU observed Earth Day 2019 by planting trees in and around campus with
@Ahkinyala
. Other events included planting inside VUU's greenhouse, a scavenger hunt, student and environmental organization exhibits, an African coffee ceremony, good food, music and dancing.
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We are heartbroken at the loss of alumnus Simeon Booker ('42). Thank you for your work in covering the Civil Rights Movement.
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Today is
#PreserveHBCUs
Day! Tell Congress:
#PreserveHBCUs
, fund HBCU Historic Preservation Program
@5
+ million:
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On the morning of Feb. 20, 1960, about 200 students from VUU staged sit-in protests around Richmond at a half-dozen lunch counters where black customers were not served. Students occupied all 74 stools in the G.C. Murphy department store’s whites-only lunch area for several hours
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We are excited to announce that we have received a grant from the
@NatlParkService
for the restoration of Huntley Hall! Click here to read more:
#RT
to spread the word to
#PantherNation
! What were some of your favorite memories of living in Huntley Hall?
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Get ready for the game against Virginia State this Saturday at 1pm at Hovey Field! We have tailgating and we're blacking out the field to show the Trojans how we do it in RVA! 🎥: Jabril Rowe ‘20
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Congratulations to Dr. John Kinney, Coach Charles “Dave” Robbins, and the Altria Group for receiving their “Leadership to Legacy” award tonight.
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Congratulations to our Panther basketball teams for winning the Battle of 1-95 against Virginia State University! RT to show your
#PantherPride
🐾 🏆
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It's a
#VUUSports
type of day! We are so amped to be apart of Chris Paul's and Basketball Hall of Fame HBCU Tip Off for a four-team HBCU tournament featuring Winston-Salem State, Virginia Union, West Virginia State and Morehouse
#hbcu
#basketball
#vaunion1865
#pantherpride
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Spread the Good News, VUU Awards $6.35 Million to Eliminate Student Debt. ♥️🐾
All students ended the 2020-2021 academic year with ZERO Debt to the University. It's Good News Monday.
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Football season is starting! 🏈 Our Panthers had their first practice this week. The first game is September 7th against
@_HamptonU
and our first home game is September 14 against
@lenoirrhyne
. Purchase your season pass today before they sell out:
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59 points from
@CIAAForLife
Player of the Year Shareka McNeill!!! The Lady Panthers started the
#CIAA2019
basketball tournament on a high note beating Livingstone University 91-57! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
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#VUU
's football team received commitments from 14 student-athletes to play for the Panthers in the 2022 season. The list includes 13 high school players and one junior college transfer. The season kicks off September 1 against Virginia University of Lynchburg.
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Tomorrow morning at 7:00am, tune into
@GMA
and watch our VUU Gospel Choir perform with David Bratton and
@josefeliciano
!
#VUU
#PantherPride
🐾
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Happy
#InternationalDayOfWomen
to the women of Virginia Union University including Miss VUU, our women’s basketball team and Coach Gilbert, former VUU English Professor the late Ruby Bryant, and SGA President Corshai Williams. 👸🏽👩🏾🏫👩🏾🎓⛹🏾♀️
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Big Monday mood! Our Panthers have fun rain or shine...schedule a campus tour or attend our Taking Care of Business event every Thursday this month to find out more! Visit
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Congrats to
#VUU
’s Jada Byers - named the CIAA Offensive Rookie of the Year! Byers, a running back from Hammonton, NJ, led all CIAA rookies with 910 rushing yards, averaging 5.4 yards per carry. He leads the conference with 12 rushing touchdowns.
#vuu
#pantherpride
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The Senate has passed the bipartisan FUTURE Act, which permanently renews $255 million in funding for HBCUs and minority-serving institutions around the country! Thank you to
@MarkWarner
@timkaine
& Jaylynn Hodges '20 for their efforts. Read more here:
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It was point for point the entire game but our Panthers pulled through to win against Shaw University!!!!! Go Panthers!!!!
#PantherPride
🐾
#CIAATourney
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Our honors students look so cute in their sweaters on this beautiful fall day 😍 Glad we spotted a few of them on campus to snap this pic!
#VUU
#PantherPride
🐾
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