Announcing the 2014 Presidential Research Quest Fund recipients
The Presidential Research Quest Fund, formerly the Presidential Research Incentive Program, recently announced its sixth round of internal funding awards, totaling more than $867,000 to support faculty engaged in new, emerging or continuing research. PeRQ Funds are part of an important initiative that provides seed funding in a competitive environment and helps our internationally renowned […]
The halfway point of Quest – and beyond
Earlier this week, VCU’s leadership team engaged in a series of in-depth discussions about our progress in achieving the ambitions outlined in our Quest for Distinction strategic plan. The conversations were informative and revealing: By any measure, the first three years of Quest have been profoundly successful, thanks to my colleagues across the institution who […]
Get ready for ‘Learning that Matters’
Over the next three days, I have the pleasure, along with my colleagues in the Office of the Provost, to host members of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). Their onsite visit marks an important milestone in Virginia Commonwealth University’s reaffirmation of accreditation, a process that occurs every 10 years […]
Game-changers advancing our Quest ambitions
The future Institute for Contemporary Art During the past two years, we have all worked hard to make the ambitions outlined in our Quest for Distinction strategic plan into our new reality. I am so proud of the astonishing progress that Virginia Commonwealth University has made. Through deliberate and strategic actions, a series of game-changers […]
Game-changers advancing our Quest ambitions
The future Institute for Contemporary Art During the past two years, we have all worked hard to make the ambitions outlined in our Quest for Distinction strategic plan into our new reality. I am so proud of the astonishing progress that Virginia Commonwealth University has made. Through deliberate and strategic actions, a series of game-changers […]
Quest Innovation Fund award winners
In its inaugural year, the Quest Innovation Fund received more than 100 applications for funding from faculty, staff and students. Of those, 10 were selected for funding. Those projects are: Austin Callwood Jr., staff member, Department of Management: “Development and Improvement of the Entrepreneurship Program at VCU” Nicole Colomb, Enterprise and Economic Development executive: “VCU […]