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Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University Emblem
Virginia Commonwealth University Emblem
Established: 1838
Type: Public university
Endowment: US $329.2 million[1]
President: Michael Rao
Provost: Stephen D. Gottfredson
Faculty: 3,088[2]
Staff: 18,218[3]
Students: 32,284[4]
Undergraduates: 22,792[5]
Postgraduates: 9,492[6]
Location: Flag of the United States Richmond, Virginia, USA
Campus: Urban, Monroe Park Campus - 88.2 acres (357,000 m2), MCV Campus - 52.4 acres (212,000 m2).[7]
Colors: Black and Gold[8]          
Nickname: Rams
Mascot: Rodney the Ram
Rodney the Ram
Athletics: NCAA Division I, CAA, 14 varsity teams
Website: www.vcu.edu
Logo is a trademark of Virginia Commonwealth University; All enrollment figures are as of Fall 2008

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is a large, public American research university with two main campuses located in downtown Richmond, Virginia. VCU is the largest university in Virginia with over 32,000 students enrolled.[9]

VCU was founded through a merger between the Richmond Professional Institute and the Medical College of Virginia in 1968.

It is one of four Virginia universities rated RU/H: Research Universities (high research activity) by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

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[edit] History

Though officially created with the merger of the Richmond Professional Institute (RPI) and Medical College of Virginia (MCV) in 1968, VCU's history stretches back to 1838, when MCV first opened its doors as the medical department of Hampden-Sydney College. VCU recognizes the earlier date on its official seal and on promotional materials. RPI traces its roots back to 1917, when it began as the Richmond School of Social Work.

[edit] VCU Presidents

Presidents
Person Years
Warren W. Brandt 1969-1974
T. Edward Temple 1975-1977
Edmund F. Ackell 1978-1990
Eugene P. Trani 1990-2009
Michael Rao 2009-Present
The Egyptian Building, built in 1845, is one of the University's oldest buildings.

[edit] Timeline

  • 1838 - The Medical Department of Hampden-Sydney College opens in Richmond
  • 1844 - The Medical Department moves into its first permanent home, the Egyptian Building
  • 1854 - The Medical Department of Hampden-Sydney College receives an independent charter from the Virginia General Assembly and becomes the Medical College of Virginia (MCV)
  • 1860 - In return for a $30,000 appropriation MCV conveys all its property to the Commonwealth of Virginia and becomes a state institution
  • 1893 - College of Physicians and Surgeons, later University College of Medicine, was established by Dr. Hunter Holmes McGuire just three blocks away from MCV
  • 1912 - McGuire Hall opens as the new home of the University College of Medicine
  • 1913 - MCV and UCM merged through the efforts of Dr. George Ben Johnston and Dr. Stuart McGuire. MCV acquired the Memorial Hospital as a result of the merger
  • 1917 - Richmond School of Social Work and Public Health established
  • 1925 - Richmond School of Social Work and Public Health becomes the Richmond division of the College of William and Mary
  • 1939 - Richmond division of William and Mary becomes the "Richmond Professional Institute of the College of William and Mary" (RPI)
  • 1947 - MCV Foundation is incorporated.
  • 1962 - RPI separates from William and Mary to become an independent state institution.
  • 1968 - The first heart transplant at the Medical College of Virginia is performed by Dr. Richard R. Lower. This was only the 9th such operation performed in the United States, and the 16th in the world.
  • 1968 - State legislation merges MCV and RPI to become Virginia Commonwealth University. MCV retains the right to use its name.
  • 2000 - VCU Health System authority is established.
  • 2001 - Spring- Inger and Walter Rice Center for Environmental Life Science opened. It includes a 70-acre (280,000 m2) lake, pine and hardwood forests. In the Summer the Eugene P. and Lois E. Trani Center for Life Science was opened. It features an extensive greenhouse, 18 laboratories for research in genetics to systems biology, and is home to the Bioinformatics program.
  • 2004 - The name VCU Medical Center is adopted to refer to MCV Hospitals and VCU's medical schools, and the VCU Academic Campus is renamed the VCU Monroe Park Campus.
  • 2006 - VCU grew to become the most populated university in Virginia and the state's first to have 30,000 students
  • 2008 - VCU celebrated 40th anniversary

[edit] Expansion: VCU 2020

More recently the university has focused on what it calls life sciences as an avenue of future expansion, with the 2001 opening of the Lois E. and Eugene P. Trani Life Sciences Building. Construction has begun on a Monroe Park Campus Extension, which will include the second phase of the School of Engineering building and a new home for the School of Business. There will also be a new dormitory facility along with retail development.

VCU has developed a strategic plan for the future dubbed "VCU 2020." Among its major goals is the creation of a collegiate community promoting student engagement and the campus environment. On the Monroe Park Campus, in addition to the expansion east of Belvidere St, this long range plan includes the renovation and expansion of Cabell Library, dubbed the "Information Commons", academic expansions along Linden St. and on the Harris Hall lawn, parking facilities near Grace and Belvidere, Greek housing along W. Grace St, improvements to Monroe Park, and numerous other projects. The VCU Medical Center can expect a new School of Allied Health Professions, School of Medicine, School of Nursing, VCUHS Bed Tower, and other projects.

The university has expanded rapidly in recent years, with construction focused mainly along the Broad Street corridor. The school is approximately 70 percent off-campus resident and 30 percent on-campus resident, with new residence hall Brandt Hall having opened in August 2005. RAMZ Hall opened in mid-January 2005, seven months behind schedule after a fire destroyed most of the still-under-construction building in March 2004. The Shafer Court Dining Center and Phase III construction and renovation of the University Student Commons were completed in 2004. A complete renovation of the Hibbs Building, the oldest of the major academic buildings and former dining hall, was completed in Fall 2006. The Ackell Residence Center (formerly known as West Broad Street Student Apartments) was opened in 2001 across the street from the West Broad Parking Deck, e2 (pronounced "e-squared") Bookstore and VCU Welcome Center that were completed in 1998. As of 2008, the e2 book store has become a Barnes & Noble outlet. 1998 also saw the opening of a new School of the Arts Building, also on Broad Street.

West Grace Street Student Housing is home to the University Honors Program and honors housing with single one-person rooms. Formerly the Capital Medical Center, the university purchased and converted the building in 1998. The building was once also home VCU OccuHealth Alliance, part of the VCU Health System.

Part of the $228 million East Monroe park expansion is the newly dedicated Snead Hall, Located on Belvedere (Route 1) and Main St. Snead Hall is a 145,000-square-foot (13,500 m2) facility which will house all the School of Business and Phase II of the School of Engineering. The building opened January 14, 2008 and facilitates classes and offices since the Spring 2008 Semester and beyond. Snead Hall has its own dedicated parking (located on Jefferson St.), student commons, café, and career center. The former School of Business building was rededicated as Grace E. Harris Hall and will serve the Spring 2008 Semester as a general academics building. [10] [11][12]

[edit] Campuses and grounds

VCU has two main campuses in Richmond: the Monroe Park Campus and the Medical College of Virginia Campus. VCUarts also has a branch campus in Education City, Qatar. Informally, the campuses are known respectively as the "academic campus," "medical campus," and "VCUQatar".

[edit] Monroe Park Campus

Many VCU buildings are named after influential people in the school's history or in Richmond history.
  • The Pollak Building, is named after Theresa Pollak, who founded the School of the Arts at VCU when it was the Richmond Professional Institute. Pollak was one of Virginia's more famous artists and who is often credited with bringing modern art to Richmond.
  • The Ginter House at 901 West Franklin Street, the main administrative building on the Monroe Park Campus. It is named for cigarette magnate Major Lewis Ginter (1824-1897), one of Virginia’s wealthiest men who was responsible for developing Richmond’s Ginter Park neighborhood and commissioning the Jefferson Hotel.
  • The "Scott House" at 909 W. Franklin St was originally built for Frederic and Elisabeth Scott by the Richmond architectural firm of Noland & Baskervill (1907-11), reflecting the grandeur of early 20th century Richmond.
The Fine Arts Building.

Home to most of VCU's general education facilities, the Monroe Park Campus is located at the eastern end of the Fan district, a historic neighborhood built adjacent to downtown Richmond in the early 20th century. The Monroe Park Campus begins at Monroe Park on North Belvidere Street and continues west to Harrison Street. Most buildings are located on or between West Main Street and West Broad Street. Originally home to the Richmond Professional Institute and then the Academic Campus of VCU in 1968, the Monroe Park Campus took on its current name in June 2004. This campus blends the old and new; while it encompasses over 40 buildings older than 1900, new and renovated buildings abound. VCU is currently expanding this campus eastward into Richmond's Monroe Ward.






[edit] MCV Campus

Sanger Hall, part of the VCU Medical College of Virginia Campus.
Main article: Medical College of Virginia

The Medical College of Virginia Campus is home to the Health Sciences Division of VCU. This includes the Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Allied Health, Nursing, a recently established School of Public Health, and the MCV Hospitals, which is the major component of the VCU Health System. The Campus is also home to the Massey Cancer Center (an NCI-designated Cancer Center). The MCV Campus is an integral part of Richmond in the old Court End district. The neighborhood is located adjacent to the city’s business and financial district near the state capitol.







[edit] Libraries

James Branch Cabell Library

The VCU Libraries is the third largest research library in Virginia. Together the libraries hold more than 1.9 million print volumes, over 18,000 digital and print serial titles (with access to an additional 12,250 titles in various databases), 157,000 electronic books, 3.2 million microforms, 190,000 audiovisual pieces, and 445 electronic databases. The Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences has the largest medical collection in the state and provides electronic access to the latest in life sciences information and research. The James Branch Cabell Library houses one of the largest book art collections in the Southeast and the largest popular culture and comic art collections in the state.

The VCU Libraries is the only patent and trademark depository in Virginia and has particular strengths in medicine, science, engineering and information technology. Both libraries provide hundreds of computer workstations located throughout the buildings as well as off-campus access from residence halls and home to all computerized resources.

[edit] Housing

Johnson Hall.

VCU's residential hall capacity is 4,986 students[13]

Rhoads, Johnson and Brandt halls are the largest freshman communities on campus. Together they house approximately 1,870 students. These halls are set up for coeducational living with each floor designated for female or male students, except for Brandt hall which is comprised completely of suites allowing for coeducational floors. Brandt Hall is the newest residence hall facility on campus and houses 640 students, with floors reserved for freshmen and selected suites reserved for honors students. The West Grace Street Honors Residential College is adjacent to Rhoads and Johnson. It houses male and female freshman honors students in single rooms. The Gladding Residence Center suites offer a more independent living option for freshmen in a community with upper-level students. Cabaniss Hall at the VCU Medical Center is a freshman community especially of interest to students in the life and health sciences.

Upper-class students may choose to live in Ackell Residence Center, GRC Apartments, Broad and Belvidere, RAMZ Hall or the Cary & Belvidere apartments(the last of which are primarily reserved for Arts, Engineering, and Business majors), finished in August, 2008.

[edit] Residence Hall Security

In every VCU dormitory there are Residence Hall Security Officers that enforce VCU residence hall policies and help to ensure the safety of the residents. Their main job is to check the ID of every person that walks through the door and deny admittance to guests, residents, and any other person that does not have a valid ID. However, they do have many other duties that they attend to as well. These security officers work 24 hours, 7 days a week.

[edit] Dining

Undergraduate students living in a university residence hall (not students living in university apartments), are required to choose a residential dining plan. VCU Dining Services offers block plans at 200-, 250- and 300- meal levels with additional Dining Dollars added. Block plans allow a specific number of meals to be used over an entire semester. All unused block meal swipes and dining credits are forfeited at the end of each semester. These unlimited-serving meals are served in the Shafer Court Dining Center and the Larrick Dining Center. A wide variety of foods are offered for every type of diet, including vegetarian options, vegan foods, and low-fat foods. Fruits(apple and occasional banana) and vegetables are fresh daily. Dining Dollars allow students the opportunity to purchase tax-free meals at any VCU retail restaurant. Commuter students and students living off campus have the option of purchasing a nonresidential dining plan.

[edit] VCUQatar

VCUQatar, also known as VCUQ offers students the opportunity to earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design, Fashion Design or Interior Design, through a comprehensive four-year curriculum. The only fully accredited design program in the Middle East, VCUQatar is a branch campus of the prestigious VCU School of the Arts in Richmond, Virginia.[14] Through its programs VCUQatar prepares graduates to become productive citizens who are able to contribute to the professional and cultural growth of Qatar and the Gulf area.[15]

[edit] Academics

[edit] Schools and departments

Grace E. Harris Hall, Monroe Park campus.

[edit] Programs

VCU offers Baccalaureate, Master's and Doctoral degrees, as well as Professional and Certificate courses. [30]

Over 40 of VCU's programs are unique to Virginia, such as the Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness major in the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, as well as the Real Estate and Urban Land Development degree in VCU's School of Business. The university also offers a wide range of study options with more than 170 certificate, undergraduate, graduate, professional and doctoral degrees in the arts, sciences and humanities in fifteen different schools of discipline.

In addition to its undergraduate and graduate degree programs, as well as its honors program, VCU now hosts the Illustration Academy.

The university's medical campus provides students with several opportunities for postgraduate study at VCU. This has led to the development of "guaranteed admission programs," where under select incoming undergraduates are guaranteed a spot in a variety of professional schools so long as a high academic standard is maintained throughout their undergraduate studies. Schools with such a program include medicine, physical therapy, dentistry, pharmacy and others.

An accelerated program in the School of Education offers a combined undergraduate, teaching certificate and master's degree in five years.

[edit] VCU da Vinci Center

VCU schools of the Arts, Business, and Engineering have collaborated to create the VCU da Vinci Center for Innovation in Product Design and Development. Student teams from these schools take on a product development or design challenge posed by on of the Center's industry partners. Such cross-disciplinary educational opportunities prepare students for management roles in the global, technology-driven workplace of the 21st century. [31]

[edit] Rankings

VCU holds a number of national rankings, US News & World Report graduate rankings include:

  • 1st - Sculpture
  • 1st - Nurse Anesthesia
  • 4th - Interior Design
  • 4th - Fiber Arts
  • 4th - Fine Arts
  • 4th - Graphic Design
  • 4th - Health Services Administration
  • 5th - Glass
  • 8th - Painting and Drawing
  • 9th - Multimedia/Visual Communications
  • 12th - Ceramics
  • 13th - Dentistry[32]
  • 13th - Occupational Therapy
  • 13th - Rehabilitation Counseling
  • 14th - Social Work
  • 17th - Printmaking
  • 18th - Community Health
  • 18th - Women's Health
  • 21st - Pharmacy
  • 25th - Physical Therapy
  • 39th - Secondary education
  • 40th - Education
  • 47th - Nursing
  • 50th - Creative Writing[33]
  • 57th - Clinical Psychology
  • 57th - Public Affairs
  • 67th - Medical School (Research)
  • Top 50 - Teacher Preparation

The Academic Ranking of World Universities conducted in 2005 by the Institute of Higher Education at Shanghai Jiao Tong University ranks VCU in the top 100 universities in North & Latin America and one of the top 200 universities in the world.[34]

[edit] VCUarts Rankings
  • Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts (VCUarts) is ranked the #1 public university school of arts and design in the country (#4 among public & private institutions) by U.S. News & World Report (2009). VCUarts is the only public university arts and design school in the country to ever be ranked this high in overall ranking.
  • VCUarts Department of interior design graduate program was ranked as the #4 Interior Design graduate program in the South and #6 nationally by the journal DesignIntelligence in its 2008 edition of "America's Best Architecture & Design Schools". The undergraduate program was ranked #5 regionally.

[edit] VCU Brandcenter

[edit] VCU Medical Center
  • VCU’s Masters of Health Administration program was ranked second by Modern Healthcare. The University's Health System earned national Magnet nursing designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, and has twice been named one of the Solucient Top 100 Hospitals in the U.S. by Solucient Corporation. In research the school has been ranked as a top American university by Lombardi Program on Measuring University Performance and a top 100 university by the National Science Foundation.

[edit] VCU Engineering
  • VCU Engineering, started in 1996 has seen tremendous growth and completely new facilities. William F. Goodwin, Chairman of the VCU School of Engineering Foundation Board of Trustees, has set an ambitious objective for the engineering program. He's aiming for "25 in 25"- a top 25 engineering-school rank within 25 years.[36]

[edit] VCU Profile

[edit] Enrollment Facts

VCU has an acceptance rate of 58%.[37]

The average GPA for the incoming class in the fall of 2008 3.45.[38]

The average SAT score for the incoming class in the fall of 2008 was 1103.[39]

Freshman retention rate is 85%.[40]

[edit] Student Body

77% of First-year students live in college housing, while 22% of all undergraduates live in college housing.[41]

The student body consists of 59% female students and 41% male students.[42] Out-of-state students have increased to 14% as of the fall of 2008, with 86% of students from Virginia.[43]

Enrollment by college[44]

School Enrollment
College of Humanities and Sciences 15,497
School of Business 4,005
School of Education 2,281
School of Engineering 1,439
School of Social Work 849
School of the Arts 3,242
School of the Arts - Qatar 240
VCU Life Sciences 295
School of Allied Health Professions 1,036
School of Nursing 967
School of Medicine 1,262
School of Pharmacy 617
School of Dentistry 465

Campusdirt.com lists VCU as the 4th most diverse student body in America.[45]

Race/ Ethnicity Percentage
White 53%
African American 17%
Asian 10%
Hispanic 5%
International 3%
Native American <1%
Not Reported 12%

[46]

[edit] Faculty

Notable faculty members include analytical chemist Dr. John B. Fenn, who in 2002 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his contributions to the field of mass spectrometry, and Religious Studies professor Amina Wadud, who caused controversy in 2005 by leading an Islamic prayer service of men and women.

In the medical field, VCU has had four professors elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences' Institute of Medicine, most recently Dr. Steven Woolf in 2001.[47] Historically, notable faculty members include Charles-Édouard Brown-Séquard, M.D., for whom Brown-Séquard syndrome is named. Hunter McGuire, M.D., was the Confederate surgeon for General Thomas J. Jackson before he founded the "University College of Medicine", which later merged with Medical College of Virginia where he became the Chairman of Surgery. The Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Administration Medical Center is named in his honor.

Dr. Jennifer Johnson's (Professor of Sociology) work at the Department of Defense in the area of Social Network Analysis won her the 2006 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joint Distinguished Civilian Service Award, which is the highest-ranking civilian service award given by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Dr. Johnson was also awarded the 2004 Analyst of the Quarter by the Joint Warfare Analysis Center for her work on the Social Network Analysis Methodology Team.

[edit] Faculty Scholarly Productivity
  • The VCU Counseling Psychology Graduate Program was ranked 3rd in the nation in the Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index in 2007.[48]
  • The VCU Public Administration program in the L. Douglas Wilder School for Government and Public Affairs was ranked 9th in the nation by the Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index in 2007.[49]

[edit] Athletics

Main article: Virginia Commonwealth University Rams

VCU currently sponsors fourteen varsity teams in NCAA Division I play through the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). These teams include basketball, baseball, volleyball, soccer, tennis, golf, field hockey, track and field, and cross country. VCU's mascot is Rodney the Ram, and the teams as well as students are called VCU Rams.

VCU also has many student run club teams. These sports not sponsored by the university include baseball, men's[50] and women's[51] rugby union, ice hockey,[52] ultimate[53] ,men's and women's lacrosse, and cycling. Previous club sports have also included rowing, wrestling, and tennis. VCU does not support a football team. The current university president, Eugene P. Trani, has been quoted as saying that he will not allow football to come to VCU under his watch due to the extra incurred cost. However, with the announcement of Trani's resignation VCU officials are once again revisiting the possibility of starting a football program[54] VCU does not currently have a stadium that would be suitable for hosting football-related events.

[edit] Facilities

The interior of the Alltel Pavilion, within the Siegel Center, home court of the VCU basketball team.

[edit] Organizations

VCU has numerous student organizations, including the Black Awakening Choir which won first place in the 2005 Baptist Student Union National Choir Competition in Atlanta, GA. Also, 2007 is the first year that STRUT has become an official organization at VCU. STRUT is an annual fashion show that has grown into a week long celebration on campus. In addition, VCU boasts a well-established net of ethnic and cultural organizations such as the African Student Union (ASU), Afghani Student Association (ASA), Ethiopian students Union (ESU),Latino Student Association, Queer Action and the Vietnamese Student Association, among many others. Similarly, VCU offers a variety of religious organizations, such as Aletheia Campus Organization, Muslim Students' Association, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Catholic Campus Ministry, Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship house, BSU, Hillel @ VCU, Sikh Student Association and Lotus Buddhist Group. VCU also has one of the most active student, pep-club organizations in the Rowdy Rams. VCU also offers many different special interest organizations such as the (S.H.H.O.) Student Hip-Hop Organization, which allows students to network with VCU’s thriving hip-hop community and to utilize hip-hop as a tool for creating unity within this vibrant culture on campus.

[edit] Greek

Virginia Commonwealth University hosts 32 inter/national fraternities and sororities across four governing councils with almost 1000 students.[55] VCU's Greek system has grown particularly rapidly in the last few years. Plans for a Greek row on Grace Street in the VCU 2020 Masterplan is just one of the many steps VCU is taking to create a stronger Greek life community.

List of VCU's Greek Chapters[56]

[edit] Student government associations

There are two student government associations at VCU, one for each campus.[57] According to the Monroe Park Campus SGA Web site, it "serves as the unifying voice for all students to members of Virginia Commonwealth University administration, faculty, staff, and the Board of Visitors as well as to the City of Richmond." It is the stated goal of the SGA "to represent the concerns and interests of all students to the various groups that have an influence on student life," and it "oversees more than 200 student organizations."[58]

[edit] Student media

VCU's media organizations fall under the jurisdiction of the VCU Student Media Commission. Organizations include news journals The Commonwealth Times and Ink Magazine, radio station WVCW, and literary journals Amendment and Poictesme.[59]

[edit] Controversies

[edit] Research contract with Phillip Morris USA

VCU has had a long-standing relationship with multinational tobacco firm Phillip Morris.[60] In May 2008, the New York Times reported that a 2006 contract prohibited VCU from disclosing the nature of its relationship with Philip Morris, and requires researchers to have Phillip Morris review and approve any information that is to be published.[61] As a result, intellectual property relating to research belongs to Phillip Morris, not the university.[61] A copy of the agreement is available online.[62]

[edit] Improperly awarded bachelor's degree

In May 2008, an anonymous email led to an investigation that discovered VCU [63][64] awarded an undergraduate degree to former Richmond Police Chief Rodney Monroe improperly after he enrolled to receive just 6 credits from the University, with the bulk of his credits taken through the online University of Phoenix and the FBI Academy.[65][66] [67]

VCU officials announced they had taken personnel actions in response to the improper degree but did not indicate what actions were taken or who was held responsible.[68] In the wake of the internal investigation, five high-ranking administrative officials resigned [69][70], some vocally in protest of the investigation itself due to threats made against the tenure status of one professor if she did not cooperate and other high-pressure tactics.[71][72]

The University submitted a report[73] about the improperly awarded degree and the subsequent investigation to its accrediting body, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, which at its annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas, Dec. 8-9, concluded that VCU "had taken adequate steps to ensure that this was indeed a one-time phenomenon." SACS concluded that no warnings or sanctions would result and complimented VCU on the professional way it handled the situation. In the report, VCU admitted to making 37 exceptions to university policy in granting an undergraduate degree to Monroe, who had satisfied only 15 of 28 requirements for his bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies.[74] Unlike other cases of improperly awarded degrees,[75] VCU did not rescind the degree. The Virginia General Assembly is looking into the University's actions both in improperly awarding the degree and in conducting the investigation.[76]

[edit] Notable faculty

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] Health and medicine

[edit] Media

[edit] Sports

[edit] Art

[edit] Other

  • Grace Harris - Civil rights activist and one of the first three African American faculty members hired by VCU.
  • Ron Tillett - Former Treasurer of Virginia, Secretary of Finance for Virginia.
  • Nancy C. Everett - CEO of General Motors Asset Management Corp. and its U.S. subsidiaries.
  • John C. Neal - CEO of Union Bank and Trust Company
  • Dick Robertson - President of Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution.[80]
  • Robert Wittman - Republican member of the United States House of Representatives representing Virginia's 1st congressional district
  • Baxter F. Phillips, Jr. - President of Massey Energy [1]
  • Christopher Poole aka Moot - founder of 4chan

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[edit] International relationships

VCU has international agreements with 14 universities in 11 countries.[2]

[edit] References

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