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VCU Students Gain Full Access to Adobe Creative Cloud

Beginning June 1, 2022, VCU’s Enterprise License agreement will include full access to Adobe’s Creative Cloud suite for all VCU students enrolled in at least one credit-bearing course. VCU employees and affiliates who are enrolled as students are also eligible. A discounted rate is available for VCU employees and departments, allowing instructors to enhance and […]

Faculty Preferences When Teaching With Technology

A recent VCU survey assembles Faculty Preferences When Teaching With Technology results. The survey results are a collaborative effort by VCU Online, Academic Technologies, and VCU Technology Services gathered in late 2021.

VCU Students Invited to Participate in 24-Hour Innovation Sprint

Virginia Commonwealth University would like to invite any students from US Institutions to participate in their annual HealthHacks event November 6-7. HealthHacks is a 24-hour sprint of intense innovation and problem solving focused on unmet medical needs. Participants address challenges through teamwork, solution ideation, programming, rapid prototyping, developing flow processes, and more. While one of only a few […]

Canvas Intro and Q&A Sessions Available!

VCU’s transition to Canvas as our primary Learning Management System (LMS) is well underway.  Our Blackboard system will be retired June 30, 2021, with all courses using Canvas by fall 2021. We are working diligently to provide a variety of resources and to answer your questions.   We have scheduled several virtual “Canvas Intro and […]

Securing Your VCU Zoom Meetings Webinar

On Tuesday, May 26 at 11 AM, the VCU Zoom team, and the VCU Information Security Office will present a live webinar on the best practices for scheduling and conducting secure Zoom meetings.  They will review the account settings and in-meeting controls you can use to lock out “Zoombombers” and create a secure virtual environment […]

VCU Zoom Backgrounds Available

Official VCU branded Zoom backgrounds are now available for the VCU community. The virtual VCU Zoom backgrounds are available to preview and download (requires EID login). Personalize your next Zoom meeting with an inviting VCU background.

All VCU Zoom Accounts Licensed

As of today, all VCU Zoom accounts are being issued as “Licensed”. It is no longer necessary for VCU customers to complete a request ticket. Simply log in at vcu.zoom.us with your VCU eID and password to have an account provisioned. Users still working with a “Basic” account should log out and back in again to get their new “Licensed” credentials. Refer […]

Faculty and Staff Adobe Home Device License

Attention Faculty and Staff: Adobe Acrobat and Creative Cloud license holders may install the software on multiple computers, including your home computer. The applications may be in use on two computers at the same time. If you have difficulty logging in to a third computer, you must log out on one of the other computers […]

VCU Earns First Virginia Creative Campus Designation

VCU is the first school in Virginia to earn the designation of Creative Campus from Adobe. By incorporating problem​-​solving into our curricula and fostering 21st-century methods of teaching and learning, VCU embraces teaching digital literacy skills in higher education. Our students learn the skill of persuasive communication, allowing them to clearly express ideas in the […]

Learn More About Adobe Creative Cloud

Learn more about purchasing a license and how Adobe Creative Cloud applications can enhance your creativity in the classroom and beyond. Stop by the Adobe table on the compass outside Cabell library Friday (8/23) 10am-noon. Or visit the table at the Larrick Center on the MCV campus 11am-1pm on 8/27 and 8/29. Explore adobe.vcu.edu for […]

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