Summary
The Center for Community Engagement and Impact works with faculty, staff and community partners as a central university hub to facilitate mutually-beneficial partnerships and relationships that enhance student learning and address community-identified needs.
High-quality academic-community partnerships are built using values and principles that guide us in our work. VCU encourages partnerships that strive for:
- Impact by aligning efforts to meet community-identified needs.
- Connections that foster new understanding.
- Mutual benefit and reciprocity for all parties.
- Communication that honors shared goals and supports continuous improvement.
- Contributions that recognize the knowledge, skills and experiences that everyone contributes to the pursuit of common goals
Website: community.vcu.edu/
Executive director: Heidi A. Crapol
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About
Source: Wikipedia
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is a public research university in Richmond, Virginia. VCU was founded in 1838 as the medical department of Hampden–Sydney College, becoming the Medical College of Virginia in 1854. In 1968, the Virginia General Assembly merged MCV with the Richmond Professional Institute, founded in 1917, to create Virginia Commonwealth University. In 2018, more than 31,000 students pursue 217 degree and certificate programs through VCU’s 11 schools and three colleges. The VCU Health System supports the university’s health care education, research, and patient care mission.
VCU had a record $310 million in sponsored research funding in the fiscal year 2019 and is classified among “R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity”. A broad array of university-approved centers and institutes of excellence, involving faculty from multiple disciplines in public policy, biotechnology and health care discoveries, supports the university’s research mission. Twenty-eight graduate and first-professional programs are ranked by U.S. News & World Report as among the best in the country. VCU’s athletic teams compete in Division I of the NCAA and are collectively known as the VCU Rams. They are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The VCU campus includes historic buildings such as the Ginter House, now used by the school’s provost.
Student Programs
Civic Engagement
Your time at VCU is a gateway to finding your life-changing experiences, your best friend or mentor, and getting involved in your community. Check out the endless list of ways to connect with people in our community for the greater good!
