Division of Student Affairs Updates

We are excited to share our 2024-25 Annual Report with our students, parents, colleagues and friends. We appreciate your support! Two versions included below. Click the button for the option that works best for you.

Dear VCU Students, Happy Black and Gold Wednesday! I am thrilled to welcome you to VCU for the Fall 2025 Semester and hope to see you at our Weeks of Welcome Black and Gold Wednesday Event today at Noon! It is my pleasure to share four important key points as you start the fall semester. […]

The Student Media Center (SMC) at VCU continued its impressive streak of national recognition at the SPJ/ACP/CMA Convention (MediaFest25) in Washington D.C. last month. Students producing work through their involvement with the SMC have consistently gained national attention over the past several years, and this year was no different. The SMC picked up a total […]

Dear VCU Community Members, Creating a positive environment for learning is essential to the VCU community. Alcohol and other drugs can interfere with academic success and campus safety. At VCU, we proactively address these issues in both our well-being programs and our policy enforcement. VCU Alcohol and Other Drugs Policy provides information about protecting your […]

Dear Students, As you get settled into the fall semester, we want to share some information regarding expressive activity on campus. VCU is a very diverse community with a host of differing viewpoints reflecting each of our personal lenses through which we see, and experience, the world. This diversity of viewpoint and opinion is a […]

Dear Students: VCU remains mindful of the importance of the safety of all students who are a part of the VCU community and is committed to raising safety awareness whenever possible. As such, we want you to have information about the following groups representing themselves as student organizations at VCU but that are not in […]

INTRODUCTION TO THE DIRECTOR OF SAEO Erin Braselmann joins the Division of Student Affairs as the new Director of Student Accessibility and Educational Opportunity. Erin comes to VCU from her most recent role as Dean of Accessibility and Disability Resources and Lecturer in Human Rights. Erin’s career in higher education has focused on accessibility and […]

Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity Raises Over $40,000 for Cancer Research The men of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity (FIJI) at VCU dedicated months to planning and executing a week of philanthropy, culminating in an exceptional golf tournament that collectively raised $42,101 for the Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center. Driven by a desire to make a profound impact […]

Virginia Commonwealth University had the distinct honor of hosting the IMPACT Conference from February 27 through March 1, 2025. As the largest annual conference dedicated to college student civic engagement—encompassing community service, service-learning, community-based research, and social action—IMPACT brings together students, administrators, faculty, AmeriCorps members, VISTAs, and nonprofit professionals. It’s a unique opportunity to share […]

VCU Recreation and Well-Being (RecWell) continued to be a cornerstone of student engagement and well-being at VCU in FY25, with remarkable growth and impact across facilities, programs, and health promotion. Across all RecWell facilities, there were 632,419 instances of facility usage, serving 15,155 unique students in addition to students who participated in other RecWell programming. […]

For the past two decades, the VCU Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) has been shaping the next generation of leaders through a unique blend of leadership exploration, hands-on experience, and community building. A highly selective, one-year leadership development and scholarship program, ELP is designed to help first-year students grow into strong, confident leaders on campus and […]