Service-learning at VCU is a dynamic and growing program that enrolls more than 3,000 students each year. At VCU, service-learning courses are offered across a wide variety of academic disciplines, and service-learning projects are being implemented in local communities as well as across the U.S. and around the world.
What’s new
Read the feature stories below to learn more about our most recent initiatives. Visit service-learning in action to find more stories, photos and videos.
Service-Learning in the News
Community Engagement Awards and Grants Celebrate University-Community Partnerships
Virginia Commonwealth University’s Council for Community Engagement has awarded one-year grants of up to $20,000 to seven university-community programs…
Read more
Service-Learning in the Community
Relocation and Reunification Drill
VCU Homeland Security students assisted with Hanover County’s first “Relocation Reunification Evacuation Drill” this spring semester.
Read more
Service-Learning in the news
Studying abroad at the city library
Bridget Baptist, a lifelong Richmonder, asked Roaa Khayyat, a native of Saudi Arabia, what she was allowed to wear on her wedding day.
Read more
Casie Buchanan
Building professional networks through mentoring
When Casie Buchanan transferred to VCU as a sophomore, she had never heard of service-learning.
Read more
Latessa “Miracle” Allums
Finding her voice as a student leader
Latessa “Miracle” Allums is just a sophomore, but already she is helping to shape the curriculum here at VCU.
Read more
Jamie Fueglein
Helping children and families express grief
Jamie Fueglein teaches first-year students in VCU’s innovative Focused Inquiry Program.
Read more
