Collaboratory at VCU
Understanding and Showcasing Our Community Engagement
The VCU Division of Community Engagement is excited to launch Collaboratory, a powerful platform designed to track and showcase the university’s institutional impact on a local, regional, and national level. Collaboratory enables us to document VCU's community-engaged and public service activities that involve community partners, providing a comprehensive view of how our faculty, staff, and students collaborate beyond the campus. Our goal is to create a clear and accessible record of the partnerships and initiatives taking place across the university, to highlight the meaningful contributions VCU makes in the communities we serve, and to address current gaps in our documentation.
Weekly Collaboratory Consultations
Have questions about Collaboratory or need a quick consultation? Join our open Zoom sessions held every Friday at 12:00 PM. These weekly drop-in hours are a chance for faculty, staff, and partners to connect with our team, get guidance, and explore how to make the most of Collaboratory for their community-engaged work.
Schedule every Friday, 12:00pm-1:00pm, Remote Zoom Meeting
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Share Your Board Memberships and Community Leadership
If you are a faculty or staff member with board membership or community leadership, showcase your service, association involvement, and/or workgroup memberships in Collaboratory.
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Explore the various resources created to help learn about the Collaboratory database
What Kind of Information Is Collected?
- Institutional Community Engagement & Public Service Activities
- Engagement Throughout the Curriculum
- Faculty and Staff Profiles
- Department Profiles
- Community Partner Engagement
Where We Are Now: Adoption & Piloting Phase
We are currently in the early adoption and pilot phase of Collaboratory at VCU. This means we’re actively building awareness, testing the platform, and inviting initial users to begin entering data and exploring features.
Become a Data Champion
We’re looking for Data Champions to help us lead the way!
As a Data Champion, you will:
- Participate in the initial onboarding process for Collaboratory at VCU.
- Begin entering your own partnership activity data into the system.
- Provide input on the types of materials and resources needed to support successful implementation and make the platform easier for others to use.
- Share your experience using Collaboratory with colleagues and staff.
- Encourage others to use Collaboratory to document and publish their own partnership activity data.
By signing up, you’ll play a key role in shaping how VCU tells the story of its impact in the community.
