Engagement
VCU is fortunate to have community members with a passion for meaningful, sustainable change and we need your input to help guide this work. Engaging and interactive events and activities will be offered at every stage of the planning process to seek the advice of a variety of stakeholders from across the university, health system and local community. These partnerships will enable us to work together to achieve common goals.
We want to hear from you
While the ONE VCU Sustainability Plan draft recommendations have been published, we will continue to seek feedback about how the university and health system can continue to prioritize sustainable action in operations, administration, research and academics.
Student internship opportunities
Get involved with the ONE VCU Sustainability Plan through an internship. Sustainability is an interdisciplinary field, and student interns offer a wide range of experiences, knowledge and ideas. VCU Sustainability offers semester- or year-long paid internship opportunities for students studying in all disciplines. Learn more about internship opportunities with VCU Sustainability.
Past engagement
Throughout the development of the ONE VCU Sustainability Plan, we engaged with the VCU community through presentations to leadership and constituency groups, interviews with stakeholders and subject matter experts, tabling events, open houses, and more. This allowed us to share current VCU sustainability initiatives, provide an overview of the ONE VCU Sustainability Plan development process, and explore opportunities for individuals and groups to help shape the final plan.
Use the dropdowns below for a full list of past interviews, presentations and events.
- The Climate Collab informational tabling event, Friday, April 26, 2024
- VCU Sustainability Earth Day Market, April 19, 2024
- VCU Career Development Conference Resource Fair, March 7, 2024
- MCV Campus Welcome Fair, September 8, 2023
- Weeks of Welcome tabling event, August 30, 2023
- Student Org and Volunteer Opportunity Fair during Weeks of Welcome, August 25, 2023
- VCU Employee Benefits and Well-being Fair, May 2, 2023
- Earth Day table events, April 17-21, 2023
- Climate Teach-in, sponsored by VCU Institute for Sustainable Energy and Partnership, VCU School of World Studies, and VCU Libraries, March 31, 2023
- RVA Environmental Film Festival documentary screening and panel discussion, March 16, 2023
- VCU Career Development Conference, March 7, 2023
- Student Organization and Volunteer Opportunities Fair, January 20, 2023
- VCU GIS Day, November 16, 2022
- VCU Transform Pathway Fair, November 4, 2022
- VCU Tech Fair, Monroe Park and MCV campuses, October 11 and 12, 2022
- Campus Sustainability and You tabling event, Weeks of Welcome, August 31, 2022
- Student Org and Volunteer Opportunity Fair tabling event, Weeks of Welcome, August 26, 2022
- Earth Day Bazaar tabling event, April 22, 2022
- Earth Day tabling event, April 20, 2022
- OAP x VALCV open climb event, April 20, 2022
- StudyWell tabling event, April 18, 2022
- VCU Facilities Management leadership and directors, ongoing, bi-weekly
- VCU Facilities Planning Steering Committee, quarterly
- VCU Student Government Association, March 25, 2024
- VCU Board of Visitors, March 22, 2024
- VCU Council of Deans, March 12, 2024
- VCU Research Development Advisory Council, March 6, 2024
- VCU Faculty Senate, February 27, 2024
- VCU Staff Senate, February 15, 2024
- VCU Board of Visitors, May 11, 2023
- VCU Board of Visitors, March 23, 2023
- VCU GIS Day, November 16, 2022
- VCU Residential Hall Association, October 18, 2022
- VCU Student Government Association, October 10, 2022
- University of Richmond, Office for Sustainability, October 5, 2022
- VCU Board of Visitors September 15, June 13, and March 14, 2022
- VCU Faculty Senate, August 22, 2022
- Virginia Sustainability in Higher Education, July 13, 2022
- Greater Richmond Partnership, June 2022
- VCU building managers, May 2, 2022
- VCU Staff Senate
- VCU Sustainability Advisory Group
- VCU Department of Biology, January 26 and 31, 2023
- VCU Facilities Management units, January 23, 2023, and September 9 and 20, July 25 and 27, June 30, and May 13, 2022
- VCU Rice Rivers Center, January 23, 2023, and August 22, 2022
- VCU Division of Student Affairs, January 23, 2023, and July 6, 2022
- VCU Department of Health Behavior and Policy, November 22, 2022
- VCU Department of Psychiatry, November 21, 2022
- VCU Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, November 18, 2022
- VCU Health, Women's Health, November 14, 2022
- VCU Human Resources, Work/Life and Wellness, November 7 and 14, 2022
- VCU L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, October 26 and August 9 and 30, 2022
- VCU Health, Patient Experience, October 25, 2022
- VCU Office of Institutional Equity, Effectiveness and Success, Community Engagement, October 21, 2022
- VCU Health Surgery and Operating Room, October 20, 2022
- VCU Health Risk Management, Emergency Management, October 17 and September 30, 2022
- VCU Health Operations and Wellness, October 13, 2022
- VCU Humanities Research Center, October 11, 2022
- VCU School of Business, October 10, 2022
- VCU College of Health Professions, October 7, 2022
- VCU Office of Research and Innovation, October 4, 2022
- VCU School of Medicine, October 4 and July 28, 2022
- VCU Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation October 4, 2022
- VCU Health System Clinical Services - Pathology, September 28, 2022
- VCU Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU, September 27, 2022
- VCU Institute for Sustainable Energy and Environment, September 27, 2022
- VCU Health System Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU, September 26, 2022
- VCU Business Services, September 16 and July 8, 2022
- VCU Health System Food and Nutrition Services, September 16 and August 19, 2022
- VCU Life Sciences, September 12 and August 29, 2022
- VCU Parking and Transportation units, September 12 and 6, July 29 and June 24, 2022
- VCU Health System Support Services and Planning, September 9, 2022
- VCU Health, Facilities Management, Maintenance and Infrastructure, September 9, 2022
- VCU Health System Supply Chain Operations, September 8, 2022
- VCU School of the Arts, September 7, 2022
- VCU Innovation Gateway, September 6, 2022
- VCU Safety and Risk Management, September 6 and August 2, 2022
- VCU iCubed, August 30, 2022
- VCU College of Engineering, August 26, 2022
- VCU Procurement, August 18 and July 8, 2022
- VCU Enterprise Marketing and Communications, July 7, 2022
- VCU Inclusive Excellence, July 7, 2022
- VCU Residential Life and Housing, July 7, 2022
- VCU Athletics, June 28, 2022