Campus Resources
The Office of Student Advocacy was created to serve as a one-stop shop for students at VCU with the primary aim to be guide and gateway to all services and resources offered at the university. The Office of Student Advocacy will collaborate with community partners, both internal and external, to ensure the needs of our students are heard and met.
Location: 907 Floyd Avenue Suite 229
Phone: 804-828-8940
Website: https://advocacy.vcu.edu/
Email: advocacy@vcu.edu
The CLC provides quality academic support to all Virginia Commonwealth University undergraduates. From one‐on‐one tutoring, academic coaching and drop‐in tutoring to Supplemental Instruction sessions, the CLC offers a variety of ways to help students do well in their classes and reach their academic goals including:
- Developing strong study skills
- Implementing effective learning strategies based on subject/course
- Developing and improving time management skills
- Setting and achieving short-term and long-term academic goals
- Learning appropriate testing strategies based on subject/course
- Identifying and removing the barriers that prevent you from being successful
- Identifying academic resources available through the CLC and other departments
Location: Hibbs Hall, 1st Floor, 900 Park Ave.
Phone: (804) 827‐8108
Website: http://clc.vcu.edu/
Email: clc@vcu.edu
University Counseling Services aims to provide comprehensive evaluation and consultation for students on best options for their mental health care. This can include any of the following: case management, referral services to a community provider, brief individual and couples therapy, group therapy, consultation, and resiliency workshops.
More information about UCS services and how to make an appointment can be found at
Students with psychiatric emergencies can reach the on‐call therapist provided by UCS at (804) 828‐1234.
Monroe Park Campus:
Location: University Student Commons, Room 238 907 Floyd Ave.
Phone: (804) 828‐6200
Website: https://counseling.vcu.edu
Email: uccounseling@vcu.edu
MCV Campus:
Location: VMI Building, Room 412, 100 E. Marshall St.
Phone: (804) 828‐3964
Website: https://counseling.vcu.edu.
Email: uccounseling@vcu.edu
EAS is committed to fostering a safe environment and ensuring equal access to education and related services to everyone affiliated with the VCU community, including visitors and job applicants, through the following areas: Title IX, all forms of discrimination/harassment, employment equity, and American with Disability Act services.
Location: 912 W. Grace St., 2nd Floor
Phone: (804) 828‐1347
Website: http://equity.vcu.edu/
Email: equity@vcu.edu
VCU Recreation and Well-Being (RecWell) was created to bring together two separate departments with the same vision of making VCU a healthier and happier place to learn, work, and grow. Even though the name has changed, the commitment of both Recreational Sports and the Health Promotion and Well-Being Center to you has not changed. We are still continuing to offer the high-quality programs and services you have come to expect and rely on. The Well promotes wellness as the foundation for student success by providing support and resources for: empowering students to practice safer and healthy behaviors, fostering inclusive and diverse environments, and advocating for systemic change.
Location: 101 S. Linden St.
Phone: (804) 828-9355
Website:
Email: thewell@vcu.edu
VCU Recreation offers a diversity of programmed and informal recreational, fitness and sports activities for the VCU community. Resources include: recreation spaces, open recreation courts, equipment checkout and rental, space reservations, tennis/ racquetball court reservations.
Location: Multiple locations
Phone: (804) 827-1100
Website: https://recsports.vcu.edu/
Email: recsports@vcu.edu
SAEO assists in creating a learning environment where all students have equal access to every aspect of the University's programs, services, and activities. We do this through partnerships with students, faculty, and staff to promote students' independence and to ensure the recognition of students' abilities, not disabilities. SAEO determines appropriate academic adjustments such as program and exam modifications, classroom accommodations, and auxiliary aids once students have self‐identified themselves and completed the eligibility process.
Location: University Student Commons, Suite 018, 907 Floyd Ave.
Phone: (804) 828‐2253
Website: https://saeo.vcu.edu.
Email: saeo@vcu.edu
TimelyCare is a telehealth program that provides free mental health support services for students. Students do not need insurance to access TimelyCare services such as TalkNow. TalkNow is a 24/7, on-demand, crisis support which will connect students to a mental health professional to talk about anything at any time. Students can connect to TalkNow within minutes to discuss any level of concern, from conflicts with roommates to more serious mental health crises.
Phone: 833-4-TIMELY
VCU Police Department provides comprehensive law enforcement and security services to MPC, MCV, and the surrounding Richmond Community. VCU Police Officers are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Location: 224 E. Broad St.
Phone: (804) 828‐1234
Website: https://police.vcu.edu/
Email: policedept@vcu.edu
The Writing Center is a peer‐based learning support service for currently‐enrolled VCU students. Our primary focus is to help students become the strongest writers possible by providing brainstorming, collaboration, feedback, and development.
Location: Academic Learning Commons, Room 4203, 1000 Floyd Ave.
Phone: (804) 828‐4851
Website: http://writing.vcu.edu/
Email: writingctr1@vcu.edu