Division of Student Affairs Updates

Dear Students, Happy Black and Gold Wednesday! It is an honor to welcome you to VCU for the Fall 2026 Semester. Come meet me today at noon at the Weeks of Welcome Black and Gold Wednesday Event! Here are four action items I want you to know as you start the semester. (1) Get Involved […]

The Activities Programing Board (APB) hosted an extremely successful Havoc Week in April. Havoc week serves as APB’s end-of-year celebration designed to help students de-stress, celebrate the completion of the academic year, and strengthen school spirit before finals. This year’s series placed a stronger emphasis on creating a week-long signature experience by pairing large-scale APB […]

In consultative partnership with the Office of Student Accessibility and Educational Opportunity (SAEO), VCU Libraries opened a new sensory room at the James Branch Cabell Library in September 2025. Designed specifically for students with acute sensory needs or sensitivities, the versatile study space can be tailored to individual preferences to reduce discomfort, stress, and anxiety. […]

In an effort to meet high student demand for on-campus housing, Residential Life and Housing broke ground on the new West Grace Housing Project in February, marking the university’s first new housing development since 2018. This 325,000-square-foot project will offer approximately 1,000 new beds for VCU students. Living on campus remains popular due to a […]

Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff: 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 […]

Dear Students, As you get settled into the spring 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 VCU Students, Happy Black and Gold Wednesday! I am thrilled to welcome our new and returning Rams to campus for the Spring 2026 semester. To help you hit the ground running, I’d like to share four essential tips for a successful semester. Get Involved, Stay Involved  ✅ Active engagement is the best way to […]

During this special time of the year, I wish you all the best and hope your days are filled with joy and celebration. Go Rams! Dr. Aaron J. Hart, Vice President

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 […]