Innovation, entrepreneurship & academics
If the future of higher education were up to Garret Westlake, it would be about “taking risks, not tests.” Happily, in his position as Executive Director of the VCU da Vinci Center for Innovation, Westlake stands a good chance of making that happen. Case in point: A da Vinci student recently approached Westlake with an idea for […]
New In-Residence Positions at VCU da Vinci Center for Innovation
ANNOUNCEMENTS VCU da Vinci Center announces the newest members of their team for the Spring 2021 semester. Patricia Bradby, MBA: Ideator in Residence Patricia Bradby finds her joy in connecting people to resources. While pursuing a BM in Music Business from New York University, she created a nonprofit organization to connect local public schools to […]
VCU teams up with Activation Capital and The Jackson Ward Collective to earn grant to Improve 21st Century Skills for Underrepresented Students
ANNOUNCEMENTS The VCU da Vinci Center for Innovation is pioneering a new model of delivering 21st-century innovation and entrepreneurship skills. Through a new grant, the VCU da Vinci Center and VCU REAL will partner with the Jackson Ward Collective and Activation Capital to form the ‘VCU Entrepreneurship Academy,’ consisting of a blended learning environment where […]
RVA My Way: Jon Mirador
IN THE NEWS / JANUARY 2021 “When something piques Jon Mirador’s interest, he goes all in. The junior at Virginia Commonwealth University was originally a mechanical engineering major but once he started taking some classes at VCU’s da Vinci Center, the university’s home for advancing innovation and entrepreneurship through cross-disciplinary collaboration, he was hooked. Now he is […]
VCU da Vinci Center for Innovation Announces Opportunity for Graduating Seniors at CodeRVA Regional High School
ANNOUNCEMENTS {Richmond, Virginia} – VCU da Vinci Center for Innovation is excited to offer admission to their undergraduate certificate program in Human Centered Design to CodeRVA Regional High School students. “The skills that CodeRVA students develop in high school are natural building blocks for the type of innovative and entrepreneurial offerings at the da Vinci […]
