VCU's 40th Anniversary events and celebrations will culminate on Friday evening, December 5, 2008. Students, faculty, and staff are invited to come together at the Alltel Pavilion of the Siegel Center to hear Bill Cosby on stage at 7:30 p.m.

Thanks to Mr. Cosby's generosity, there is no charge for tickets. Two tickets per person will be available on a first come, first served basis, beginning Wednesday, November 19, at the following places:

• Break Point Games Room (lower level of the University Student Commons, Monroe Park Campus)
  Monday - Sunday 11 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.
• Hunton Student Center (MCV Campus)
  Monday - Friday 7 a.m. - midnight
  Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. - midnight

Faculty and staff can pick up tickets at the Siegel Center box office, which is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (except for the official Thanksgiving break). Faculty and staff on the MCV Campus will also be able to pick up tickets at Hunton Student Center at the hours listed above.

The evening promises to be a great night for VCU, and I look forward to greeting the University and greater community on December 5.