Community Engagement is in VCU’s DNA
VCU was established by the Wayne Commission to be an urban serving institution, which means it was designed from its inception to be community engaged and address community needs. It is truly in our DNA. Community engagement at VCU is a collaborative process where both the university and community partners co-create solutions to pressing societal […]
VCU Community Engagement starts fast on big year
The VCU Division of Community Engagement (DCE) is actively collaborating with partners to identify community needs and drive impactful initiatives. This fall, they will launch a Faculty Learning Collaborative focused on best practices for assessing the impact on community engagement. Additionally, as part of their efforts for the Carnegie Community Engaged University reclassification, they initiated three surveys for […]
VCU names Dr. Hernan Bucheli vice president for strategic enrollment, management, and student success
Fotis Sotiropoulos, Ph.D., VCU provost and senior vice president for academic affairs announced today that he is naming Hernan Bucheli, Ed.D., vice president for strategic enrollment management, and student success at Virginia Commonwealth University, effective immediately. Bucheli has served in the role, in an interim capacity for more than a year. During his tenure, VCU […]
“General Education Curriculum and Graduation Mandates” on May 9 Board of Visitors Committee Agenda
The VCU Board of Visitors Academic and Health Affairs Committee is meeting on Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 2:00 pm. The meeting’s agenda includes a discussion of, “General Education Curriculum and Graduation Mandates.”
Advice for students and parents frustrated by delays in federal financial aid awards
Federal financial aid delays are frustrating students and parents this year, regardless of what university they attend or aspire to attend. Our colleague, Hernan Bucheli, Ph.D., VCU’s interim vice president for strategic enrollment management and student success, offers advice to those folks in a piece published today in the Virginia Mercury. At VCU, our message […]
Monthly Academic Report (May 2024)
Message from the Provost Thank you for an amazing academic year! I often say that great universities don’t simply fall from the sky. They are built intentionally – one decision, one student, and one discovery at a time. And they are built through the tremendous work of incredible faculty and staff members. As we prepare […]
Update: April 11 BOV meeting cancelled
The VCU Board of Visitors meeting scheduled for April 11 was cancelled due to a lack of an in-person quorum. The enrollment and budget workshop meetings were held as scheduled, as was a meeting of the board’s Academic and Health Affairs Committee (AHAC). The committee heard a presentation about the history and future of Focused Inquiry […]
Update: VCU Board of Visitors meets April 11
The VCU Board of Visitors will hold in-person enrollment and budget workshop meetings on April 11, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Immediately following the workshops, the Academic and Health Affairs Committee (AHAC) of the Board of Visitors and the full Board of Visitors will meet consecutively. As the BOV indicated at its March 22 meeting, it […]
Upcoming Professional Development Opportunities: Understanding Muslim Identity and Islamophobia; and Addressing Antisemitism.
The VCU Division of Inclusive Excellence is offering the following professional development opportunities later this month: April 17: Understanding Muslim Identity and Islamophobia – Led by Dr. Amer F. Ahmed, an organizational strategist and co-founder of Equip Inclusive. This workshop will focus on exploring Muslim identity and offer strategies to combat Islamophobia and anti-Arab discrimination. […]