Christina Dick (B.S.’10) believes in staying active on campus. Soon after she graduated, she started participating in the VCU Advertising community on Facebook, an informal group of current students, alumni and faculty members. Because of the information she shared and her experience working in advertising, VCU professors began to ask Dick to come back to campus and talk to their classes. This sparked an interest in teaching that led Dick to become an adjunct professor at VCU when she was only 26 years old.
During this time, Dick also started her own business, Tiramisu for Breakfast Agency. This business, achievements in her advertising career and her commitment to teaching led to recognition as a VCU Alumni’s 10 Under 10 honoree in 2017.
Dick established the Tiramisu for Breakfast Scholarship in the VCU College of Humanities and Sciences’ Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture in 2018. She had heard some of her students discussing the prohibitive cost of networking events and realized that they were missing out on important opportunities because they didn’t have the money. The scholarship Dick established helps bridge that financial gap and give students the opportunity to join professional associations and attend conferences and networking events.
“One of the biggest benefits of VCU was its connection to Richmond,” Dick says. “There were so many professionals in my industry nearby, and connections to them helped me to transition from student life to professional life. I think that opportunity is important and want to make sure VCU students have the funds to be involved.”