Welcome IYLEP 2011 Video

Welcome Video For VCU IYLEP Program from Alix Bryan on Vimeo.

IYLEP


The Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program (IYLEP), funded by the U.S. Embassy/Baghdad, and implemented by the Academy for Educational Development (AED), enables 50 highly motivated students from Iraq to attend an intensive academic summer program at a U.S. host university.

GEO

    The VCU Global Education Office strives to promote:
  • Global and local student engagement
  • Academic success for international students
  • Research, teaching and service missions of VCU academic units through global partnerships

VCU Mass Communications

  The VCU School of Mass Communications prepares effective and skilled communicators through quality instruction, advising and student services, based on real world applications. Through research, professional service and scholarship in applied communications, the School advances the knowledge and practice of a multi-disciplinary and evolving media environment.

Safety

Campus & city safety:
On-campus safety features include around-the-clock police patrol, escort service on demand, emergency telephones and much more.

VCU POLICE: The VCU Police Department, which consists of sworn police officers and security personnel, has jurisdiction on both VCU campuses. VCU Police cars are identifiable by gold reflective stripes on white vehicles. Services are available 24-hours a day, seven days a week. Notify the department if suspicious activity is seen. All incidents are investigated promptly.

ESCORT SERVICE: This free service provides security escorts for the safety of members of the university community traveling to or from university-related activities. This service is provided on campus and in some off campus areas adjacent to the campuses. The escort drivers wear distinctive uniforms and are in constant radio contact with police dispatchers. To use the service, call 828-WALK or use one of the emergency telephones, and present a VCUCard.

EMERGENCY TELEPHONES: These telephones are for the VCU community to use when campus police assistance is needed. Outdoor ERTS are yellow, some with flashing amber lights above them. Indoor ERTS are red wall phones. When you lift the receiver or push the button, you can automatically give a message to a trained communication officer. If you cannot give a message, your location is pinpointed on a call directory and a police officer is sent to your location.

Safety Tips:

  • Whenever possible, walk with other people or use the Campus Security Escort Service.
  • Avoid working or studying alone in a campus building at night.
  • If this situation cannot be avoided, phone VCU Police and/or OIE Staff and let them know your location.
  • Do not prop open residence hall doors (these should remain locked at all times).
  • Keep your valuables in sight.
  • Never leave your belongings unattended or unsecured in class, library, lab, residence hall, or office.
  • Report anyone who behaves suspiciously to VCU Police.
  • Carry your purse close to your body.
  • Carry only the credit cards and cash you need.
  • Lock other valuables in your room.
  • Remember: safety is everyone’s responsibility. Awareness is prevention.