President’s Posts

Michael Rao, Ph.D.

Category results for: Athletics

Supporting the Rams

The Rams reached an impressive milestone over the weekend: their seventh consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament. To be able to participate in March Madness is quite an achievement and I am proud of all the hard work the team has put in on the court and in the classroom. The positive recognition VCU has […]

Winning on the field, in the classroom

VCU Ram Mo Alie-Cox, photo by VCU Athletics It has been a great spring so far for VCU’s student-athletes. Men’s basketball shared the A-10 regular season title — the first in VCU history — and will play in the conference tournament as the No. 2 seed this week in Brooklyn. Women’s basketball enjoyed its most […]

The importance of athletics

Pictured from left: Women’s Basketball Head Coach Beth O’Boyle, VCU President Michael Rao, Associate Vice President and Director of Athletics Ed McLaughlin and Men’s Basketball Head Coach Will Wade. Earlier today, we cut the ribbon on our Basketball Development Center, a best-of-its-kind practice facility for our men’s and women’s basketball teams. It was an exciting […]