Category Archives: Dates & opportunities

Council for Community Engagement invites you for a night out

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The VCU Neighborhood Team will be participating in several National Night Out events August 2, 2011 in the communities surrounding the Monroe Park Campus. In order to show our university’s strong commitment to participating in our community, we would like
to invite the entire VCU community to participate.

The communities involved include:

Jackson Ward
The Historic Jackson Ward Association

Abner Clay Park
Brook Rd. & Clay Street
Richmond, VA 23219
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Randolph
Randolph Community Center
1415 Grayland Ave.
Richmond, VA 23220
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Oregon Hill
NNO & Byrd House Market

William Byrd Community House
224 South Cherry Street
Richmond, VA 23220
3:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

The Fan
Fan District Association

Meadow Park
Meadow Avenue at Park Avenue
Richmond. VA 23240
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Carver
Carver Area Civic Improvement League (CACIL)

Smith Peters Park
1000 block of Catherine Street (Catherine St. at Hancock St.)
Richmond, VA 23220
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

To get involved, contact the VCU Neighborhood Team at neighbors@vcu.edu or 804-827-1904.

Source: Council for Community Engagement blog

 

Success for all students focus of AACU conference

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The Association for American Colleges and Universities will host Student Success: Pushing Boundaries, Raising Bars. The call for papers deadline is August 2, 2011.

The conference, March 22-24 in Seattle, will examine new interpretations of student success in the 21st century; review the latest findings on today’s students and how they learn; feature high-impact practices in teaching and learning; and provide innovative strategies and tools for supporting and rewarding faculty innovation and leadership.The conference will encourage participants to push boundaries and raise bars so that all students are able to pursue their highest aspirations for success in college and beyond. More

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This blog is for members of the VCU community.

Its title Mosaic reflects how we see our community. Mosaic is an art form that uses small pieces of materials placed
together to create a unified whole. The materials commonly used are
marble or other stone, pottery, glass, mirror or foil-backed glass, or shells. Each piece of material is unique and equally important to the creation of the picture.

Content categories include:

  • News & research–National or international news, research or trends of interest
  • Dates & opportunities–events, funding opportunities, conferences related to initiatives that push forward diversity initiatives and celebrate culture and difference.
  • VCU expertise & people–news about members of the VCU community
  • VCU focus & initiatives–particular achievements or approaches

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Successful Diversity Training Held February 26, 2010

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Dr. Daryl G. Smith provided two workshops for 75 academic and administrative leaders, met with 20 members of the Equity and Diversity Committee, and had a conversation with 12 student leaders about diversity. Her presentation was video streamed and she provided a copy of her power point presentation. For those of you who missed the opportunity, you may view a video stream and power point of her presentations online.