Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Commonwealth University, or VCU, is a large public American research university with its main campuses located in downtown Richmond, Virginia. Particularly recognized for its nationally ranked art, social work, health administration, and medical degree programs, VCU is the largest university in Virginia with 30,381 students enrolled in the fall semester of 2006.^[2] It is one of four Virginia universities rated RU/H: Research Universities (high research activity) by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

Formed by a merger between the Richmond Professional Institute (RPI) and the Medical College of Virginia (MCV) in 1968, VCU has a medical school that is home to the nation's oldest organ transplant program.^[3] VCU is host to the annual VCU French Film Festival, the largest French film festival in the United States.^[4][5]...