Division of Community Engagement
920 West Franklin Street
P.O. Box 843062
Richmond, Virginia 23284-3062
Phone: (804) 828-1831
Fax: (804) 828-2756
www.community.vcu.edu
Catherine W. Howard, Ph.D.
Vice Provost, Division of Community Engagement, and associate professor of psychology
The Division of Community Engagement provides Virginia Commonwealth University with a centralized administrative unit focused on community engagement and nontraditional programs. In keeping with VCU’s mission, the office:
- Facilitates and coordinates innovative academic programs, on and off campus, to enhance the community’s access to VCU.
- Supports the involvement of faculty and students on the Monroe Park Campus and MCV Campus in community partnerships.
- Creates opportunities for interdisciplinary, community-based collaborations that integrate research, teaching and service.
The Division of Community Engagement consists of the offices of Continuing Studies, Summer Studies, and Special Programs and VCU Community Solutions. The division resides within the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and assumes administrative responsibility for academic programs including winter intersession, summer studies, off-campus courses, off-campus graduate art courses and the Master of Interdisciplinary Studies in Interdisciplinary Art, service-learning courses and the Service-Learning Associates Program, Nonprofit Learning Point, and the Retired Faculty Council. Additionally, the division administers various university-community partnerships that address pressing social concerns in the community including the Carver-VCU Partnership, Lobs and Lessons, the Community Service Associates Program, VCU AmeriCorps, America Reads, the Virginia Mentoring Partnership, and Connect Richmond.