Congratulations, VCU Health
Please join me in congratulating the dedicated faculty and staff of VCU Health for their well-deserved recognition from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and the Arnold P. Gold Foundation. The recognition of VCU Health with the DeWitt C. Baldwin Jr. Award rightfully recognizes universities for all they do to ensure medical residents receive […]
Call for Nominations for VCU’s Distinguished Faculty Awards
Dear Colleagues, Virginia Commonwealth University is Virginia’s premier urban, public research university. This is due, in no small part, to the talent and dedication of our faculty members who excel as teachers, researchers, creative scholars, and clinicians, and distinguish themselves in scholarship and service every day. Our faculty serve as models of excellence who embody […]
The Fascination of What’s Difficult
I am deeply appreciative to everyone who participated in this year’s State of the Unversity address. Below, please find the full text of my address. It’s a privilege to be with you to reaffirm in this new year our enduring commitment: That we are a premier research university focused on the positive progress of […]
State of the University 2017
My commitment to VCU remains—as always—resolute and focused on the continued success of students, faculty and staff. I am proud of how we face challenges with tenacity and creativity. Our willingness to do so is what makes VCU a premier research university.
VCU’s Impact on the Region: Talent, Innovation, and Collaboration
For almost 180 years, the story of VCU has been the story of Richmond, and we have always committed to having a positive impact on our community. In 1838, a team of physicians founded MCV to address a doctor shortage in the Commonwealth. In 1917, RPI opened to serve the higher learning and service needs of our city. When the two merged in 1968, VCU was born with “an obligation to relate itself to the community … and to participate in the solution of existing problems.”
Celebrating our remarkable graduates
Today, we celebrate the graduation of more than 2,200 people from Virginia Commonwealth University. It is truly a great day for our newly minted alumni, their family and friends. I couldn’t be more proud or encouraged by them — they are brilliant, engaged, and diverse — and the world is great need of them. As […]
