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Campus and Community

Leading with Heart Gala

The VCU School of Nursing commemorated 50 years of nurse practitioner education, a milestone that underscores decades of leadership, innovation and commitment to community health.

The school marked the anniversary with the Leading with Heart Gala at Willow Oaks Country Club. Alumni, students, faculty and partners gathered to celebrate the program’s impact and its next chapter.

A large group of V.C.U. School of Nursing event attendees poses in front of illuminated “N.P.” letters and a “Leading with Heart” screen
Four event attendees hold hands on a dance floor
Three event attendees pose for a selfie in a reception room
Three musicians perform with guitar, violin and upright bass in an event room
A speaker stands at a podium with “Leading with Heart” and V.C.U. School of Nursing signage
Handwritten attendee names surround illustrated nursing uniforms above a “Leading with Heart” sign
Six people stand with the V.C.U. ram mascot in front of a balloon arch