VCU news

By Leah Small

The Virginia Commonwealth University College of Health Professions will celebrate the ribbon-cutting of its new 154,000-square-foot building on Monday, March 18. Attendees will have an opportunity to tour the new space, which is equipped with cutting-edge learning laboratories designed for patient simulation and diagnostic technology.

The building is scheduled to open for classes in the fall and coincides with the College of Health Professions’ 50th anniversary. The building will provide a unified space for the college’s nine academic units, the doctoral program in health-related sciences, the dean’s office and the Virginia Center on Aging. The college’s national top-ranked academic programs have occupied 13 buildings in the past 50 years and are currently scattered among five buildings on two campuses.

WHAT: VCU College of Health Professions ribbon-cutting                         

WHEN: Monday, March 18
             12:45 p.m. media tour
             1:30 p.m. remarks
             2 p.m. ribbon-cutting                           

WHERE: College of Health Professions
               900 E. Leigh St., Richmond, VA 23298
               Parking will be available in the VCU Eighth Street Parking Deck, 659 N. Eighth St. 

The L-shaped building, designed to meet LEED Silver certification standards, includes a west-facing eight-story wing and a south-facing four-story wing. Each of the building’s eight floors feature formal and informal spaces designed to promote interprofessional education and collaboration among specialties. Flexible classrooms have been designed to promote student engagement and foster distance-learning opportunities.

On-site interviews and post-event images will be available upon request. Parking is limited, so if planning to attend, email the contact above to ensure a space.