Division of Student Affairs Updates

News and information beyond the classroom

Category results for: Fall 2018 – Spring 2019

VCU Unity

Please join VCU students, faculty and staff for VCU Unity on March 11, from 9 – 11 a.m. in Park Plaza. (Park Plaza is the courtyard/small amphitheater located behind Hibbs Hall and to the east of the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts.) This event will provide an opportunity to celebrate VCU’s diverse community […]

Weather Decisions

This semester the university experienced a number of inclement weather situations necessitating decisions regarding staying open or closing. Both Hurricane Florence and Michael brought their own unique challenges when assessing their potential impact on Virginia and the Richmond area. The university employs a group of strategic leaders to assess current and predicted conditions based on […]

Supporting VCU’s culture of inclusion

The Division of Student Affairs supports VCU’s culture of inclusion for people of all backgrounds and identities.  We believe in the fundamental goodness of each of our university community members and the rights of each human being. Recently there have been reports about the potential rollback of gender identity protections at the federal level.  We […]

Division of Student Affairs Conference and Awards Ceremony

On Thursday, May 31, more than a dozen people were honored during the Division of Student Affairs Awards Ceremony. Conference keynote speaker Patricia (Patty) A. Perillo, Ph.D., vice president for student affairs at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, shared lessons he learned from her career in student affairs. The awards ceremony capped the second […]