President’s Posts

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 […]

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.”

As an internationally renowned research university, we will make a global impact through Make it Real.

It is no exaggeration to say that the first steps of human progress came in a library. Libraries were the center of the city in ancient times, filled with manuscripts and scrolls and big ideas, the meeting place for the educated of the city who would come together to talk about art, culture, engineering, medicine […]

As our nation celebrates Heart Month this February, I think of the remarkable work around cardiovascular disease that occurs every day at VCU. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in America among both women and men, accounting for almost a quarter of all deaths. More than 70 million Americans live with the effects […]

We are pleased to announce this year’s recipients of the Quest Innovation Fund, supporting 19 initiatives totaling up to $295,000 that will enhance the growth of VCU’s culture of innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship. The Quest Innovation Fund, begun in 2012, was recently expanded to three funding pools to support projects by VCU students, faculty and […]