(1970)苏珊娜·赫特, chair of the VCU Allied Health physical therapy program for more than 30 years beginning in the late 1940s, instructs physical therapy students. The School of Allied Health is now the College of Health Professions.
In a world of the common, we are the uncommon.
VCU is unlike any university you have ever seen. We bring curiosity, passion and an unrelenting drive to discover the ideas others can’t. We envision a future that is unbound by tradition, that seeks to disrupt the way things have always been.
Keep reading to find out how we got our start — and what we see on our horizon.
Official VCU mission: Why we’re here
Virginia Commonwealth University and its academic health sciences center serve as one national urban public research institution dedicated to the success and well-being of our students, 病人, 教师, staff and community through:
- Real-world learning that furthers civic engagement, inquiry, discovery and innovation
- 研究 that expands the boundaries of new knowledge and creative expression and promotes translational applications to improve the quality of human life
- Interdisciplinary collaborations and community partnerships that advance innovation, enhance cultural and economic vitality, and solve society’s most complex challenges
- Health sciences that preserve and restore health for all people, seek the cause and cure of diseases through groundbreaking research and educate those who serve humanity
- Deeply ingrained core values of diversity, inclusion and equity that provide a safe, trusting and supportive environment to explore, 创建, 学习和服务
战略计划
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Values: What we hold dear
问责制
Commit to the efficient and transparent stewardship of our resources to achieve institutional excellence
成就
Pursue excellence in learning, research and scholarly pursuits; service; and patient care
协作
Foster respect, collegiality and cooperation to advance learning, entrepreneurship and inquiry
自由
Strive for intellectual truth with responsibility and civility, respecting the dignity of all individuals
创新
Cultivate discovery, creativity, originality, inventiveness and talent
服务
Engage in the application of learning and discovery to improve the human condition and support the public good at home and abroad
Diversity and inclusion
Ensure a climate of mutual trust and respect where individuals of different cultural backgrounds, 身份, abilities and life experiences are embraced, engaged and empowered to drive excellence and success
完整性
Adhere to the highest standards of honesty, respect, and professional and scholarly ethics
A history of breaking with tradition
On paper, we may appear to be just over 50 years old, but our history goes back much, much further. In 1838, we got our start as the Medical College of Hampden-Sydney, which later became the Medical College of Virginia. In 1968, we merged with Richmond Professional Institute and Virginia Commonwealth University was born.
Throughout our 175-year history, we’ve been blazing trails. Here are a few of our firsts.
- The first school of social work in the South
- First American campus in Qatar
- First LEED Platinum building in Virginia
- First university in Virginia to receive major National Institutes of Health grant to support translational research
- First men’s basketball team to go from First Four to Final Four
Seven hundred ninety-one women graduated from Medical College of Virginia’s St. Philip School of Nursing, which opened in 1920 and closed in 1962. 圣. Philip School of Nursing was established in conjunction with the newly built 176-bed St. Philip Hospital, which treated the local black community.
Theresa Pollak (1899–2002) was a Richmond-born artist and educator instrumental in the founding of the VCU School of the Arts.
吉姆以拦, a 1973 graduate of the School of Social Work, was the first African-American president of VCU’s Student Government Association.
An early Rodney the Ram
Commencement at the Richmond Coliseum in the mid-1980s
The Medical College of Hampden-Sydney was established in 1838, later becoming the Medical College of Virginia. In 1968, Medical College of Virginia merged with Richmond Professional Institute to become Virginia Commonwealth University.
