Important message to the VCU community
An alert was sent to the Virginia Commonwealth University community today from VCU Police, who received reports of several sexual assaults at an off-campus weekend party involving VCU students. While it is still early in the investigation, the strongest university sanctions will be imposed if wrongdoing is found. The university will always provide the strongest […]
Statement on Hannah Graham
With profound sadness, we embrace our friends at the University of Virginia and remember and celebrate the life of Hannah Graham. Virginia Commonwealth University joins them and so many others across the commonwealth and beyond, including Hannah’s family, in mourning the senseless loss of a young woman with a boundless future. Today, we are all […]
Ebola readiness
In light of global concerns about the Ebola virus, I want to take this opportunity to inform the Virginia Commonwealth University community about planning by the university and its academic medical center in the event a case presents in our community. Though chances of an Ebola outbreak in the United States are slim, it is […]
Do the math
What would you do with $50,000? You might have seen this question on whiteboards in the Student Commons this week as part of an ongoing communications effort that encourages VCU students to register for 15 credits per semester. During fall 2013, the Division of Strategic Enrollment Management launched the “Do the math” campaign to remind […]
Welcoming Virginia Tech’s 16th president
Today, I am in Southwest Virginia for a momentous occasion. Dr. Timothy Sands is being installed as Virginia Tech’s 16th president. Many of the great things happening in the commonwealth could not take place without the collaboration of Virginia’s public universities, including VCU and Virginia Tech. We must all work together to strengthen our commonwealth […]
Refocusing our resources to advance Quest
The General Assembly recently passed an amended budget bill for the commonwealth with differentiated reductions for higher education. That means that while VCU’s state appropriation will still be less than last year, the reduction will be smaller than we anticipated. Gov. Terry McAuliffe and the General Assembly approved the budget bill as amended relative to […]