Get to know the Office of Student Engagement
The VCU School of Business is a dynamic community with many opportunities to pursue your interests and make valuable connections. The Office of Student Engagement (OSE) prepares business students to engage in leadership and mentorship opportunities during their time at VCU and beyond. From orientation through graduation, we support your purposeful growth and learning as you discover your unique strengths, talents and skills that will help you thrive in an ever-changing world of work.
Located off the atrium of Snead Hall, you can’t miss us! Stop by to learn how to get involved in Snead Hall, meet friends, gain mentorship and develop your personal and professional skills.
Building Community
Have a question? Need help finding a classroom? Stop by the Welcome Week resource table to look up the location of your classes, grab a pen or just say hi!
This is your chance to tap into all of the resources VCU Business has to offer. Learn about the events the Office of Student Engagement has in store for the year and meet many of the faculty and staff here to support you!
Kick off the school year and jump into the School of Business student experience. Students will have a chance to enjoy fun outdoor activities, meet their friends, win raffle prizes and eat food from local RVA restaurants and food trucks.
Join us for a jam-packed week of events designed to help you connect with your School of Business community. Each day will have various activities, prizes, swag and good eats sponsored by our School of Business alumni and local industry partners. You will also get to meet the 18+ business students organizations and learn how to join.
Student life is stressful. At times throughout your busy and exhausting days, all you crave is a quiet space to relax, calm your thoughts, and take a deep breath. We hear you. Introducing the Care Room, a place for reflection, meditation, prayer, or contemplation. Designed to encourage self-care and mindfulness, breathe in the silence and breathe out negative stress. Stop by today and discover peace of mind.
Connecting students with the various resources that support their personal, academic and social experiences at VCU.
Facilitating Professional Development
Being part of a student organization provides invaluable experience, professional development, management skills and teamwork strategies. They’re also a fun way to meet peers and begin to build your professional network. Many business student organizations are tied to areas of study or serve as local chapters of professional organizations, offering guest speakers, site visits, conferences, scholarships and more.
- BOSS Days: The two-day School of Business student organization fair that allows students to meet and join any of the 18+ business student organizations at the beginning of the fall and spring semesters.
- BOSS Circle: A leadership development space for business student organization executive boards and leadership teams. Through this space, organization leaders will network, share ideas to resolve issues, collaborate and participate in workshops that strengthen their leadership skills.
The School of Business Professional Development Fund exists to support VCU Business students pursuing professional opportunities such as conferences, hackathons, and case study competitions.
Who Can Apply
All VCU Business students are welcome to apply. All students must apply individually but should indicate if they are part of a school of business student organization group that is applying for the same opportunity.
Award Amounts
Students are eligible for one award per year not to exceed $2,000. Students are not guaranteed to receive the total amount they apply for. Award amounts will be decided on a case by case basis considering financial need, other sources of funding, and opportunity for professional growth.
A great opportunity to have an in-person career conversation with an industry professional. If you are interested in this opportunity, email bizconnect@vcu.edu to be added to the interest list!
All students enrolled in the BUSN 201 Business Foundations class have the unique opportunity to gain mentorship through professional mentors in the areas of:
- Professionalism and communication
- Leadership and management
- Teamwork and hard conversations
If you're a VCU alum, industry partner or supporter of VCU Rams and would like to serve as a mentor in fall 2025, sign up below!
Supporting Academic Success and Student recognition
The Campus Learning Center (CLC) at VCU is currently offering drop-in tutoring in Snead Hall for the 2024-25 academic year. Tutors are all current students who have successfully completed all the courses they tutor. Additionally, tutors participate in a comprehensive training program to learn how to strategically assist the students they work with. Tutoring services focus on helping students learn skills and strategies they can utilize in their individual study.
Every spring, the scholarship application process opens. To qualify for a School of Business scholarship, you must be a degree-seeking student currently enrolled in a business major. This includes students who are declared as Business Foundation. The majority of scholarship awards are based on academic merit. Awarded funds will be applied directly toward each recipient’s tuition bill for the following academic year.
For university and other scholarship opportunities, visit VCU Financial Aid.
The dean's list is a recognition of superior academic performance. A student is automatically placed on the dean’s list for each semester in which a minimum semester GPA of 3.5 is attained, based on a minimum of 12 semester credits, excluding courses graded credit/noncredit, with no grade below C.
Every spring the School of Business community celebrates students through departmental awards, recognizing students of the year and service. We look forward to this recognition each year!
Founded in 1913, Beta Gamma Sigma is the international business honor society for AACSB-accredited schools, which are the top 5% of business school programs around the world. Inducted as students, BGS members go on to serve in critical leadership roles in corporate, entrepreneurial, government, non-profit, and academic sectors.
Phi Kappa Phi is the nation's oldest and most selective multidisciplinary collegiate honor society. Membership is offered to students, faculty and others who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement.