A Year of Progress and Milestones
Dear VCU community, A warm welcome to the start of a semester filled with milestones, history and progress. This fall, we welcome more than 8,000 new students to Virginia Commonwealth University, including 4,600 first-year students, the largest class in our history. In addition, the first-year class is minority majority at 55%. In all, 31,000 students […]
GRTC to pilot new ridership program for VCU and VCU Health
Dear members of the VCU and VCU Health communities, Now through July 31, 2019, you will have – at no cost to you – unlimited transportation access on GRTC’s Pulse Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and regular fixed-route bus service (local and express) – thanks to a new partnership with GRTC. We are excited for this partnership opportunity and […]
Senior Leadership Announcement: Vice President for Research and Innovation
Dear members of the VCU and VCU Health communities: I am pleased to announce that P. Srirama Rao, Ph.D., will become the new Vice President for Research and Innovation, effective Oct. 1. Dr. Rao – no relation to me — comes to VCU from the University of Minnesota, where he is professor and associate dean for […]
President’s Awards for Professional and Administrative Distinction – Call for Nominations
Virginia Commonwealth University is Virginia’s premier urban research university and we are taking our place among the nation’s top 50 public research institutions. Our incredible success is a credit to many people, including my talented and dedicated colleagues at VCU. Every day, in myriad ways, they demonstrate their commitment to excellence and outstanding performance in support of our mission to promote exceptional teaching, research, community engagement and patient care.
VCU Health Pauley Heart Center Director Appointment
Dear VCU and VCU Health Communities, We are pleased to welcome William Gregory Hundley, M.D., as the inaugural director of the VCU Health Pauley Heart Center, effective July 1. Dr. Hundley is a proud alumnus of VCU School of Medicine. With his outstanding reputation as a physician-scientist and mentor, Dr. Hundley is a perfect fit […]
International travel resources for VCU students, faculty and staff
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold President Trump’s travel ban, we are carefully examining the impact on VCU and those we serve. We are also working to assist members of our community who the ban may affect.