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Our mission is to provide information about and resources for technologies available to VCU students. This includes software applications, learning environments, and support for both online and face-to-face classes.

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Find all the resources you need for using technology to enhance your class assignments and projects at VCU. The VCU Academic Technologies Group will guide you through what technologies are available, how to find them, and where to go for help.

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Adult and Non-Traditional Student Support at the VCU Transfer Center is here to support and celebrate degree seeking undergraduate adult learners and non-traditional students. Adult and Non-Traditional students are any undergraduate students who are degree seeking and 25 years or older.

Non-traditional students are undergraduate students who are married, widowed, or divorced, military-affiliated (military spouses, veterans, active duty, or reservists), have a child or caregiving responsibilities, work full time while attending school, or are financially independent.

Whether you're in person or online only - we're here to support you!

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Students can participate in events to meet their peers, connect with support staff and services, and build community. It is also a place to ask questions if you need assistance.

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VCU Alumni and the MCV Alumni Association advance the university by building active support, commitment, involvement and recognition of alumni, students, faculty, business and community partners. The associations promote alumni involvement across all areas of Virginia Commonwealth University in support of its mission and will support alumni in furthering their career and educational goals. We are a community — a group of people who have a VCU experience, who care about the university, who wish to support it and who want to stay connected to it. People like you. Those alumni who serve on the associations' boards and who make decisions about what the associations do are the community's cruise directors.

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VCU Alumni and the MCV Alumni Association are in the business of developing relationships with alumni, students, parents and friends by providing meaningful services, tangible benefits and engaging programs that inform, educate and inspire.

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The Black Alumni Council (BAC) Mentoring Circle connects current VCU students with alumni who have agreed to serve as a mentor for one year.

Students interested in receiving a mentor can sign up online at: https://link.vcu.edu/hub/vcualumni/surveys/black-alumni-council-mentoring-circle-program-interest-form-copy-ZrObXJ97y5?openInDeviceBrowser=true

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Mentees receive guidance and advice from their mentors to assist in developing the skills needed to be successful in the workforce. In order to be considered as a mentee, you must be registered as a student during the academic year.

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To monitor and serve as a resource for information on to faculty, staff, administrators, and students on campus and in the community.

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To develop and support programs in order to enhance awareness and professional growth and advancement within the University community.

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The Campus Learning Center provides quality, student-centered learning support services that help students achieve their academic goals.

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Any VCU undergraduate student can access the CLC's academic support services including:
-academic coaching
-peer-assisted study sessions (PASS)
-tutoring services
-the Science Hub

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The VCU Career Bridge Program supports incoming Pell Grant-eligible first-year students by providing significant financial resources, academic and career advising, and meaningful work-based learning opportunities —all designed to help you graduate on time, with less debt, and a clearer path to your career.

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- Support groups - career fairs - major fairs - social events

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African American studies majors interpret and gain a solid understanding of the culture, politics and intellect of African Americans in the past and into the future.

As an interdisciplinary field, students pursue individual interests of art, history, medicine and more. Students are challenged to look at those of African descent throughout the Black diaspora as well as their impact on society. Students also analyze and compare other cultures and their influences on African American society. With small classes, students never miss a beat to be a part of discussion, events and advising within the department to achieve scholarly success.

African American studies alums have limitless career opportunities. Students acquire valuable critical thinking, writing and speaking skills, and go on to become teachers, lawyers, politicians, artist, historians and media personalities — just to name a few.

African American studies in the past and today imparts knowledge that contributes to positive social change.

Our mission is to help students learn how to define, measure, interpret and validate Black experiences. Graduates leave us ready to think and to act in order to solve the unstructured problems that confront Black communities.

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Members will receive notifications related to departmental events.

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The mission of the Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences is to advance the understanding of the critical importance of physical activity and promote healthy lifestyles for the state, nation and world.

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Be the first to know about upcoming workshops, guest lectures, social events, and career fairs. As a member, you’ll gain insider access to a network of departmental activities and enjoy opportunities that support your academic, professional, and social growth.

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The Philosophy Department is committed to teaching courses that (1) develop students’ abilities to think critically and systematically about philosophical problems, both abstract and practical, and to write clearly and cogently about them and (2) give the students some knowledge of the history and current state of philosophy.

In addition, the department is equally committed to producing high quality philosophical research results, to presenting these results at nationally and internationally recognized professional meetings, and to publishing the results as articles in nationally and internationally recognized journals or as books with nationally and internationally recognized presses.

Finally, the department is committed to serving as a resource to the philosophy profession, VCU and the Richmond and state communities on philosophical issues bearing on social and public affairs.

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Members will receive notifications regarding upcoming events in the Philosophy Department.

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The Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences strives for optimal health for all people via research, education, and service, with community engagement at the heart of all we do. Our work spans the translational continuum within public health, focusing on understanding and transforming the systemic, structural, social, and behavioral factors that affect health to promote well-being for all.

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The Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences will use RamsConnect to highlight upcoming events, workshops, and opportunities that build community and support the academic journey of students interested in the social sciences.

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We provide the essential financial training, systems, and support that student organizations need to securely access funding and successfully make purchases for their campus programs.

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Training, payment request forms, and office hour events

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The VCU Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) is a selective, one-year scholarship initiative that centers on nurturing the growth and leadership of emerging student leaders, rooted in a commitment to inclusive community building, personal transformation, and collective empowerment. The program fosters a space where leadership is understood not as an individual pursuit but as a collective journey.

The program selects 60 highly-qualified incoming first-year students who will embark on a leadership experience that integrates both curricular and co-curricular activities designed to cultivate deep, reflective leadership grounded in service and community care. Each first-year student is paired with a second-year mentor who will guide them not only through their academic year but also through their ELP leadership experience, cultivating relationships built on mutual respect and growth.

Above all, the Emerging Leaders Program is a community of students who come together to live, learn, and grow in connection with one another. It is a space that nurtures the development of leadership rooted in authenticity, empathy, and shared responsibility, setting the foundation for success at VCU and beyond, and fostering leaders committed to both personal and collective transformation.

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Community Engagement
Mentorship
Leadership Learning

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The Office of First and Second Year Experiences exists to create a university culture that supports the successful college transitions of all first and second year undergraduate students.

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The Focused Inquiry Learning Lounge (FILL) provides resources and programming to support student success and student belonging in Focused Inquiry.

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Join to receive our regular newsletter, The ReFILL, and periodic updates on activities and events.

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The Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies (GSWS) is committed to social transformation. We produce and disseminate interdisciplinary feminist knowledge and theories, and view them as vitally connected to community engagement and activism. We critique the construction of differences as producing and reinforcing social, cultural, economic, and political inequities, and understand gender and sexuality as inextricably bound to other forms of difference.

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GSWS offers a close-knit, inclusive community where all are welcome!

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As a member of the VCU, we watch out for each other’s safety and well-being. This includes recognizing, addressing, and reporting incidents of hazing. Changing a culture of hazing is a community effort, involving students, faculty, staff, alumni, and families. Together, we can work to prevent hazing at VCU.

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This group is dedicated to providing educational programs to VCU students and other members of the community about the risks associated with hazing and enhance skills to address hazing before it occurs.

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The mission of the Department of History is the advancement of the study of the past through research and the training of undergraduates and graduate students in our discipline. The department fosters a level of research and professional activity essential to the graduate program (M.A. in history and public history certificate) and to the professional growth of faculty. The department provides majors and graduate students with a variety of courses and research experiences that prepare them for a range of professional careers. It also provides courses to other majors who require a history foundation, as well as general education courses to all VCU students who wish to become more knowledgeable about the past. The department is committed to enhancing meaningful connections among its faculty, staff, and students.

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The VCU Department of History is located in the midst of historic Richmond, Virginia providing opportunities for internships, field trips, and historic-based lectures and events. The department’s two student organizations—the Alexandrian Society, History Now! —provides opportunities for leadership as well as a network of friends. You do not need to be a history major to participate in these clubs. All of our events are free and open to all.

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The VCU Humanities Research Center advances humanistic inquiry, fosters interdisciplinary collaboration and amplifies the impact of humanities scholarship within and beyond VCU.

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The HRC hosts events and workshops featuring scholars and speakers across the humanities, both from VCU and externally.

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Our mission is to provide consultation in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions requiring radiation therapy, advance the field through innovative translational research and prepare students for careers in medical physics through hands-on clinical education.

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The Medical Physics Graduate Program Student Group will provide a space for enrolled students to connect, a central program calendar listing events and important student milestone dates/deadlines, and resources/guidance to navigate necessary processes from student onboarding to graduation.

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The Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life provides guidance and support to over 20 inter/national fraternities and sororities with a total of more than 800 student members. The professional staff of the Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life guides the Fraternity and Sorority community at VCU. The team provides development, support, and leadership resources for the fraternities and sororities at VCU.

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Membership benefits include leadership training, community service and philanthropic opportunities, and access to university resources for student groups.

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We are driven to develop and implement innovative initiatives at VCU and VCU Health that advance health outcomes and support the highest quality care for all patients.

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The student advisory committee develops conscientious student leaders who will advance educational efforts that improve health outcomes and support the highest quality care for all patients.

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The Office of Multicultural Student Affairs at VCU fosters a welcoming campus environment where students from all backgrounds feel affirmed, seen, supported, and empowered to succeed. Our office engages and supports all students by implementing programming focused on community-building, spirit and traditions, and belonging and care. Throughout these functions, we support the University’s goal to champion uncommon excellence in all that we do and advance a conscientious drive to support a climate where excellence and success for all individuals are valued and differences are equally respected.

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We strive to provide a caring, supportive, engaging environment open to, and for, all students to explore, design, learn, serve, recognize, and celebrate their whole selves and the global community we share.

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The mission for the Office of Student Advocacy is to champion the rights, welfare, and academic success of every student within our educational community. As the central hub for connecting students to resources and services ,we are committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive environment where all students can thrive and reach their full potential.

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Connect students to resources and supportive measures on campus and in the Richmond community.

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The Office of Student Leadership and Engaged Learning as a unit empowers and supports students to become transformative and inclusive leaders through engagement in diverse experiential learning opportunities that foster their career readiness and sense of belonging in the VCU and Richmond communities. The functional areas of the Office of Student Leadership and Engaged Learning include the VCU Transform Living-Learning Program, the Emerging Leaders Program, and the VCU Peer Leadership Initiative.

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Learn about ways to get involved on campus in civic, community engagement, and leadership programs.

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The mission of undergraduate research at VCU is to provide support for student and faculty
collaboration in research and creative inquiry through a variety of support
mechanisms. Our goal is to enhance undergraduate
accessibility to research for students from any background or academic discipline.

We assist with engagement of undergraduates in research programs and courses,
presentation and publication opportunities, funded research experiences, and
development and leadership opportunities.

We support research mentors in student recruitment efforts, identifying campus research
programs and funding opportunities, and inclusive and effective mentoring
practices.

We partner with faculty, departments, and research centers to expand opportunities for
student/mentor research collaboration.

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As a member of our Ramsconnect, you will have direct access and awareness to research opportunities, including on-campus, state, and nationwide opportunities.

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Preparing students and their families to be successful at Virginia Commonwealth University through innovative, engaging, and collaborative orientation and transition programs that meet the needs of VCU’s diverse population.

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Be the first to know about our events! We do a lot of events both on and off of campus to help you during your transitions while at VCU (being a incoming or graduating student, transitioning from first to second year, etc.) Participating in our transition programs will help you be successful at Virginia Commonwealth University as we provide you with skills and experiences to make your time here memorable.

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The VCU Peer Health Educators provide all students at VCU quality, well-
informed, peer-led education on relevant health issues impacting student well-being.

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Students who become PHEs are paid student workers with RecWell and also get a certification from NASPA as a Certified Peer Educator through the HPED course.

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The mission of the Peer Leadership Initiative is to create a supportive culture where peer leaders can become effective leaders and successful college students. We accomplish this by creating common learning experiences, advocating for the work in which peer leaders are engaged, and developing supervisors of peer leaders so that they may provide effective supervision and advising.

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Peer Leaders Connect provides a space for all VCU Peer Leaders to connect and engage with each other and to learn more about opportunities offered through the Peer Leadership Committee.

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The Presidential Student Ambassador Program offers students an exclusive opportunity to explore the inner workings of the Office of the President and the diverse departments that define VCU's uniqueness. This program facilitates invaluable networking opportunities giving ambassadors the chance to connect with fellow students and department leaders and fostering collaborative relationships that contribute to the university's strategic vision outlined in the Quest 2028: One VCU Together We Transform initiatives.

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The goal of the Presidential Student Ambassadors (PSA) program is designed to provide students with high-level, interdisciplinary professional development & leadership opportunities. Ambassadors often meet with vice presidents, senior leaders and deans, and experienced professionals across a range of disciplines. All of these individuals are most excited to meet with students and hear how they can help students achieve their goals. Ambassadors work closely with the Office of the President. Ambassadors are provided with a $500 stipend per semester for completing volunteer hours that expose students to practical skills, populations, and spaces they may not have engaged with before or had access to. The program is designed to help students reach their personal and professional goals while learning more about the leadership of the VCU administration and in higher education.