Dean of Student Advocacy Office
Mission Statement
The Dean of Student Advocacy Office (DOSA) can provide direct support to help you find the resources you need. The Dean of Student Advocacy Office aims to help students chart a path toward success.
About
The Dean of Student Advocacy Office is available to advocate for and assist students dealing with life situations that are impacting their academic and personal success at VCU. We help students with complex problems navigate resources at VCU. Examples of life situations we can assist with:
- Academic distress due to personal issues
- Concerning behavior
- Death or serious illness of a family member
- Professor notification for unexpected class absence
- Referrals to campus and community resources
In addition to advocating for individual students, the Dean of Student Advocacy Office engages with student organizations, faculty/staff, and community partners to identify and address collective student concerns.
Family Programs
Helping families transition to Virginia Commonwealth University and connect with meaningful university engagement opportunities.
Financial Support
The Dean of Student Advocacy Office administers the VCU Student Emergency Fund and the Regalia Assistance Fund. This page is meant to serve as a central location for some financial support opportunities for VCU students.
Office of Multicultural Student Affairs
We strive to provide a caring, supportive, engaging environment open to, and for, all students to explore, design, learn, serve, recognize, and celebrate their whole selves and the global community we share.
Ram Pantry
The mission of Ram Pantry is to ensure food security, human dignity and well-being on campus by providing in-need VCU students with food. We will do our part to ensure that no student in the VCU community goes hungry and that every student has access to nutritious food.
Safety and Support
Balancing school and life is not always easy, especially when the unexpected happens. The Dean of Students office is here to help students who are struggling with academic, personal, or emotional difficulties or who may be exhibiting worrisome or other concerning behavior.