What is it like to live on campus at VCU?
Freshmen are encouraged to live on campus at VCU, where residence halls come in all shapes and sizes. The many on-campus dining locations and urban location mean there are tons of dining options within walking distance.
What are the best things to do at VCU?
Today it is typically open until midnight and includes two pools, a rock climbing wall, a four-court gym, a running track, racquetball courts and more. The Siegel Center is home to VCU basketball and some of the nation's most zealous fans. It’s also hosted the likes of James Taylor, the Harlem Globetrotters and President Barack Obama.
What is the Commons at VCU?
Think of this as VCU’s living room. The Commons is a central hub to hang out, eat in the food court, play pool or video games, or catch a movie at the theater. Opened in 2018, this modern masterpiece houses changing innovative exhibitions, films and special programs.
What is the Siegel Center at VCU?
Today it is typically open until midnight and includes two pools, a rock climbing wall, a four-court gym, a running track, racquetball courts and more. The Siegel Center is home to VCU basketball and some of the nation's most zealous fans.
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Does VCU have a cafeteria?
The Cafeteria is located on the first floor in the Main Hospital. No smoking is permitted. Breakfast, Monday-Friday - 6:30 a.m. to l0:00 a.m. Breakfast, Weekends - 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Does VCU have dining halls?
When you have a dining plan with VCUDine, our award-winning dining program, you have the flexibility to eat at 22 different locations across two campuses, including Panda Express, Starbucks, Chick-fil-A or the all-you-care-to-eat dining hall, Market 810.
Is a meal plan required at VCU?
All VCU students residing in nine-month, dormitory-style residence halls are required to purchase an Essential Dining Plan.
Where can you use swipes at VCU?
Swipes may always be used at Shafer's Market 810 and AVO Kitchen. They can also be applied to Swipe Exchange options at other VCUDine locations. Most of our campus dining locations offer swipe exchange, meaning you can exchange one swipe for a designated meal.
Are VCU dorms coed?
Gender Inclusive Housing is a living option within VCU residential communities that allows students to live together without regard to gender.
Is VCU a good school?
VCU boasts graduate programs in the top 50 nationally in 19 fields. VCU is consistently recognized as one of the top public universities for both fine arts and research. The university's dominance in arts and sciences provides students with access to stellar opportunities, both in and out of the classroom.
Does VCU allow freshmen for cars?
VCU provides parking for more than 7,000 students each semester; however, residential freshmen are not allowed to have cars. All other students can purchase parking permits for on-campus or off-campus lots on a per-semester basis.
Can I live off-campus as a freshman at VCU?
You have to have permission from the University and to get permission; your request should be in compliance with the dorm rules and regulations. When looking for an off-campus freshmen housing at VCU, the location of the apartment complex is likewise of the utmost importance.
Do VCU dorms have kitchens?
The building is subdivided into six neighborhoods of approximately 125-200 students. These neighborhoods provide an intimate community with their own shared kitchens, laundry facilities, study areas and lounges that promote student interaction and community development.
How do I install RAM bucks?
Purchased RamBucks cards can also be reloaded at a RamBucks Station or in one of our offices. Please click here for information on depositing funds into your Departmental Copy/Print card. Make RamBucks deposits to your account 24-7 through myVCUCard.com from a computer or your smart phone.
What are VCU Ram bucks?
About RamBucks RamBucks, an optional pre-paid debit account, is part of your VCUCard and are a safe, convenient alternative to carrying cash on campus. It's free and available to all University students, faculty, staff and even visitors.
Does VCU use canvas?
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At Virginia Commonwealth University, we love that the city is our campus
You can’t tell where one ends and the other begins, and we wouldn’t have it any other way. Our two main campuses are located a mile away from each other, both in downtown Richmond.
Places to know
When you’re a VCU student, these frequently visited spots on campus quickly become familiar haunts.
Getting around
Thanks to our urban location, your own two legs are often the best way to get from point A to point B. But we make it easy to travel by your mode of choice, whether it’s bike, car or bus.
The comforts of home
Our students come from all over the world and from diverse backgrounds. Many are leaving home for the first time. That’s why we make sure to offer plenty of options and all the comforts of home.
Living on campus has some serious perks
More than 6,000 students live on campus, including most freshmen. Residence halls at Virginia Commonwealth University come in all shapes and sizes — traditional, suite or apartment style. All buildings are secure, with a 24-hour information desk, and include laundry facilities, lounges, Wi-Fi, air-conditioning and furniture.
Rather live off campus?
There are many apartments within walking distance of campus in charming neighborhoods such as the Fan and Oregon Hill. The Office of Off-Campus Student Services can help you with your housing search.
Richmond has good food. Really good food
Richmond has become a dining destination, so much so that it made Yelp's "Top 10 Foodie Cities" list in 2019 and Forbes called it a "hidden culinary gem" in 2021.
What will VCU look like in the future?
Close your eyes and imagine this: You’re walking across the Compass at Virginia Commonwealth University. It is mid-semester, bright blue in the sky. Students are heading to class and a group of people — standing along the low wall in front of Shafer Court — are collecting donations for a food drive.
Future VCU
This reality doesn’t exist — not yet. But according to the ONE VCU Master Plan, it is coming.
Emphasizing public spaces and mobility
The master plan is not a date-marked list of capital projects. Time frames and costs are calculated as part of biennial budgets. ONE VCU is more like a road map. The iconic green, for example, is part of a multistep process to build a new Student Commons on land currently occupied by tennis courts for VCU athletics.
Meet the patients where they are
Across town, work will focus on enhancing the patient experience at VCU Medical Center through projects that consolidate outpatient clinics, privatize patient rooms, add parking and connect buildings and spaces.
Advancing interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary work
Other projects will focus on developing shared spaces with collaboration, innovation, flexibility and the local community in mind.
A bold vision
Weiss, the Division of Administration vice president, said each piece of ONE VCU is notable, but believes the full potential of the plan is revealed when the projects are viewed collectively.
