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Mission Statement:



Virginia Commonwealth University

As the premier urban, public research university in Virginia, VCU’s mission is to advance knowledge and student success through its commitments to:
  • an engaged, learner-centered environment that fosters inquiry, discovery and innovation in a global setting;
  • research that expands the boundaries of new knowledge and creative expression and promotes translational applications to improve human health;
  • interdisciplinary collaborations that bring new perspectives to complex problems and mobilize creative energies that advance innovation and solve global challenges;
  • health care that strives to preserve and restore health for all people, to seek the cause and cure of diseases through groundbreaking research, and to educate those who serve humanity;
  • diversity that provides a climate of inclusion, a dedication to addressing disparities wherever they exist, and an opportunity to explore and create in an environment of trust;
  • sustainable, university-community partnerships that enhance the educational, economic and cultural vitality of the communities VCU serves in Virginia and around the world.

Vision statement

VCU will be a premier urban, public research university distinguished by its commitment to:
  • the intellectual and academic success of a diverse student body;
  • research and discovery that advances knowledge, inspires creativity and improves human health;
  • the global engagement of students, faculty and staff that transforms lives and communities.

Core values

  • Accountability – committing to the efficient and transparent stewardship of our resources to achieve institutional excellence.
  • Achievement – ensuring distinction in learning, research and scholarly pursuits, service and patient care.
  • Collaboration – fostering collegiality and cooperation to advance learning, entrepreneurship and inquiry.
  • Freedom – striving for intellectual truth with responsibility and civility, respecting the dignity of all individuals.
  • Innovation – cultivating discovery, creativity, originality, inventiveness and talent.
  • Service – engaging in the application of learning and discovery to improve the human condition and support the public good at home and abroad.
  • Diversity – ensuring a climate of trust, honesty and integrity where all people are valued and differences are recognized as an asset.
  • Integrity – adhering to the highest standards of honesty, respect and professional and scholarly ethics.

VCU Medical Center

The Virginia Commonwealth University Health System is an urban, comprehensive academic medical center in central Virginia established to preserve and restore health for all people, to seek the cause and cure of diseases through innovative research, and to educate those who serve humanity. 1

VCU History

The university takes its founding date of 1838 from the year the Medical College of Virginia was created as the medical department of Hampden-Sydney College. MCV became independent in 1854 and state-affiliated in 1860.
Virginia Commonwealth University’s Monroe Park Campus began in 1917 as the Richmond School of Social Work and Public Health. In 1925, it became the Richmond division of the College of William and Mary; and in 1939, its name was changed to Richmond Professional Institute. It separated from William and Mary in 1962 to become an independent state institution.
In 1968, Gov. Mills E. Godwin Jr. signed VCU into existence, based on recommendations set forth in a 1967 report developed by a legislative commission led by Edward A. Wayne Sr., president of the Richmond Federal Reserve Bank.
Wayne was named vice-rector of the first Board of Visitors of VCU, and the university’s Wayne Medal honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions or provided exemplary service to VCU. 2


Fast Facts
Campuses
Branch campuses and satellite locations
Established
  • 1838
President
Students
  • 31,899
Employees
  • 19,384 (Combined total for VCU and VCU Health System Information.)
  • Work for VCU
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Sources:

1 "Mission Statement." Vcu.edu. Virginia Commonwealth University, n.d. Web. 2 Dec. 2012.

2 "History." Vcu.edu. Virginia Commonwealth University, n.d. Web. 2 Dec. 2012.

3 "Stats and Facts." Vcu.edu. Virginia Commonwealth University, n.d. Web. 2 Dec. 2012. 




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