| 1968 |
Virginia Commonwealth University is created through the merger of Richmond Professional Institute and the Medical College of Virginia |
| 1969 |
Warren W. Brandt becomes the first president of VCU; The university adopts black and gold for its colors; The School of Allied Health Professions is established; Lyons Building is opened; Program in nurse anesthesia is organized; School of Community Services is organized |
| 1970 |
Fraternities and sororities are sanctioned at VCU; James Branch Cabell Library opens; Department of Family Practice is established |
| 1971 |
Pollak Building opens; Edward A. Wayne Medal for distinguished service is established |
| 1972 |
VCU conducts its first self-study; School of Business Building, now Harris Hall opens |
| 1973 |
VCU ranks in the top 100 institutions receiving federal grant funds for the first time |
| 1974 |
MCV/VCU Cancer Center is established with a grant from the National Cancer Institute |
| 1975 |
T. Edward Temple becomes VCU's second president |
| 1976 |
Gay Alliance of Students is given recognition as an official student group; Department of Gerontology is established; Oliver Hall opens |
| 1978 |
Edmund F. Ackell becomes VCU's third president; School of Mass Communication is organized; VCU makes its first appearance in Men's Basketball National Invitation Tournament (NIT) |
| 1979 |
School of Social Work begins program in Northern Virginia |
| 1980 |
VCU makes its first appearance in the Men's Basketball NCAA Tournament |
| 1981 |
Distinguished faculty awards program is created; MCV Hospital is designated a Level I trauma center; School of Arts and Sciences becomes the College of Humanities and Sciences; School of Community Services becomes School of Community and Public Affairs |
| 1982 |
Main Hospital opens; Performing Arts Center, now the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts opens; Annual faculty convocations are begun |
| 1983 |
Massey Cancer Center opens; Honors program is established; Cary Street Gym and Athletic complex is opened |
| 1984 |
Smith Building opens; Student Commons opens; Hospital Hospitality House (now The Doorways) opens |
| 1986 |
Renovated North Hospital (former E.G. Williams Hospital) opens; First capital campaign for $52 million begins |
| 1987 |
Temple Building opens |
| 1988 |
VCU celebrates its sesquicentennial |
| 1990 |
Eugene P. Trani becomes VCU's fourth president |
| 1993 |
School of Medicine and School of Basic Health Sciences merge; French Film Festival begins; Stony Point outpatient facility opens |
| 1994 |
Presidential Awards for Community Multicultural Enrichment (PACME) are established; School of Community and Public Affairs is dissolved |
| 1995 |
VCU Adcenter, later VCU Brandcenter, is begun; Six year Doctor of Pharmacy Program is adopted to replace the Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy degree; Ambulatory Care Center opens; Virginia Premier Health Plan, Inc. is established; Virginia Biotechnology Research Park opens |
| 1996 |
School of Engineering is established; Kontos Medical Science Building opens; "Partners for Progress" $125 million capital campaign begins; Carver Neighborhood VCU Partnership begins |
| 1997 |
Medical College of Virginia Hospitals Authority is created |
| 1998 |
VCUQatar is established in Doha; School of Engineering West Hall opens |
| 1999 |
School of the Arts Building on Broad Street opens; Stuart C. Siegel Center opens; Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute is established |
| 2000 |
Inger and Walter Rice Center for Environmental Life Sciences is created; VCU Life Sciences is initiated; Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority is established; Massey Cancer Center at Stony Point opens; Richard T. Robertson Alumni House opens |
| 2001 |
Eugene P. and Lois E. Trani Life Sciences Building opens; First fall commencement ceremony held; Center for Human and Animal Interaction (CHAI) created, the first in the country; Ackell Residence Center opens |
| 2002 |
Chemistry professor John B. Fenn, Ph.D., wins the Nobel Prize in Chemistry; Gateway Building opens |
| 2003 |
School of Government and Public Affairs is established and the School of World Studies is organized within the College of Humanities and Sciences |
| 2004 |
Board of Visitors changes the name of the VCU Academic Campus to the Monroe Park Campus; Shafer Court Dining Center opens; School of Government and Public Affairs is named for L. Douglas Wilder; Campaign for VCU fundraising begins |
| 2005 |
Center for Health Disparities is launched; Monroe Park Campus addition is begun; Brandt Hall opens |
| 2006 |
VCU Health System receives Magnet Status from the American Nurses Credentialing Center; University College opens; VCU receives Community Engagement classification from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching |
| 2007 |
School of Nursing Building opens; Center for Clinical and Translational Research is organized and becomes the C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research in 2015 |
| 2008 |
VCU is designated a Tier 3 university; Snead Hall and the School of Engineering East Hall open; Critical Care Hospital opens; VCU celebrates its 40th anniversary; da Vinci Center for Innovation is created; |
| 2009 |
Michael Rao becomes VCU fifth president; the W. Baxter Perkinson, Jr. and the Molecular Medicine Research buildings open |
| 2010 |
VCU Children's Medical Center and Children's Hospital join to form Children's Hospital of Richmond; Brandcenter building is named Mike Hughes Hall |
| 2011 |
VCU Rams make the Final Four of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament; "Quest for Distinction" strategic plan launches |
| 2012 |
VCU ASPIRE living-learning program is launched; VCU joins the Atlantic 10 Conference; Adopts a new seal featuring the Egyptian Building and the names of the two schools merged to form the university; First Lavender Graduation is held |
| 2013 |
VCU Globe program is begun; James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center opens; Academic Learning Commons opens; School of Nursing building is named Sadie Health Cabaniss Hall; School of Mass Communications becomes the Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture; The L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs becomes an independent school; East Marshall Street Well Planning Committee is created |
| 2014 |
VCU Health formalizes relationship with Community Memorial Hospital; da Vinci Center building opens |
| 2015 |
James Branch Cabell Library extension opens; VCU Health is adopted as the brand for the health system |
| 2016 |
Children's Pavilion opens; VCU Police move to new headquarters between the two campuses; VCU Health Neuroscience, Orthopaedic and Wellness Center at Short Pump opens |
| 2017 |
Institute for Inclusion, Inquiry and Innovation, also known as iCubed is launched |
| 2018 |
Schools of Allied Health Professions and Engineering become College of Health Profession and College of Engineering; Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) opens; VCU marks 50th anniversary of its creation |
| 2019 |
College of Health Professions Building opens; VCU Health Hub at 25th opens |
| 2020 |
VCU makes operational changes to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic; Board of Visitors votes to de-commemorate buildings named for Confederates |
| 2021 |
Adult Outpatient Pavilion opens; VCU receives the STARS Gold Rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education; VCU Health purchases Riverside Tappahannock Hospital |
| 2021 |
Engineering Research Building opens |
| 2022 |
U.S. Department of Education designates VCU as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI) |
| 2022 |
Institute for Sustainable Energy and Environment (ISEE) is established; Stravitz-Sanyal Institute for Liver Disease and Metabolic Health is created |
| 2023 |
Children's Tower and STEM Building open; Massey Cancer Center receives comprehensive cancer center designation from the National Cancer Institute |
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