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.”
Giving thanks for the VCU community
As we take pause in our work and studies to join together with friends and family, I am thankful for the community that makes Virginia Commonwealth University a great place to live, learn, create, and heal. I am thankful for the diverse population that makes up the university and community and how we all learn […]
Honoring our veterans
Today, we honor and thank veterans for their dedication and service to our country. Virginia Commonwealth University is and always will be committed to educating and serving those who make our existence as a community possible. We are able to do this thanks to the generations of veterans that have given us a society where […]
Celebrating our ‘Shining Knights’
Saturday marks a special event in the life of Virginia Commonwealth University: The annual Shining Knight Gala, which honors the life-saving physicians, nurses and care providers from VCU Medical Center’s Level 1 trauma center. They are, without a doubt, heroes to so many who depend upon their expertise and advocacy. I could not be […]
Ushering in the future of children’s health
Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU Children’s Pavilion ribbon cutting ceremony. This afternoon, we cut the ribbon on the long-awaited Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU Children’s Pavilion, an outpatient pediatric specialty care clinic at Broad and 11th streets. In doing so, we did more than celebrate the opening of an impressive and beautiful new […]
The unyielding pursuit of discovery
Today marks a significant milestone for Virginia Commonwealth University as we launch VCU Health, a new brand that captures all of the compelling and exciting work we do together every day, across our institution. VCU Health reflects our focus on exemplary care, service, education and research that improves the lives of those we serve and […]
