Fully committed to your success
Dear VCU and VCU Health System Communities, As we work together to advance our distinctive mission as a nationally premier research university and academic health center, the most important commitment we make is the one we make to each other. We strive to build an environment in which every one of us can succeed. […]
Commemorating VCU’s History: Challenges and Opportunities
Dear VCU and VCU Health communities: As we celebrate our 50 years together under the VCU name in 2018, it is fitting that we reflect on the history and legacy of our institution. We do this within a broader national conversation and alongside many of our peers in higher education who are examining their pasts […]
A Year of Progress and Milestones
Dear VCU community, A warm welcome to the start of a semester filled with milestones, history and progress. This fall, we welcome more than 8,000 new students to Virginia Commonwealth University, including 4,600 first-year students, the largest class in our history. In addition, the first-year class is minority majority at 55%. In all, 31,000 students […]
Congratulations to VCU Class of 2018
Nearly 4,700 professional, graduate and undergraduate degrees were awarded to more than 4,300 graduates. It was an honor to celebrate such a momentous event with new alumni, their families, friends and loved ones. The VCU community is magnificent. Below, is the address I delivered to those gathered. To this year’s graduates, families and loved […]
Appointment of Vice President for Inclusive Excellence
Dear VCU and VCU Health Communities, It is my pleasure to announce that Aashir Nasim, Ph.D., a respected scholar and academic administrator, has been named the new vice president for inclusive excellence at Virginia Commonwealth University, effective April 2. His appointment will be official upon approval at the upcoming board meeting. Dr. Nasim currently serves as […]
Call for nominations: 2018 PACME Awards
To the VCU Community: Virginia Commonwealth University proudly champions diversity as a core value, and engages in initiatives that create and nurture a dynamic and inclusive learning environment in which individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds are welcomed, valued, and supported. I am pleased to request nominations for the 2018 Presidential Awards […]
