University of Richmond

University of Richmond


Motto:	Verbum Vitae et Lumen Scientiae
Motto in English:	Word of life and the light of knowledge
Established:	1830
Type:	Private university
Endowment:	US$1. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display For the film of this title see Private School (film. Private schools, or Independent schools are Schools not administered A financial endowment is a Transfer of Money or Property donated to an Institution, usually with the stipulation that it be invested The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been 65 billion^[1]
President:	Edward L. Ayers
Faculty:	329 (full-time)^[2]
Students:	4,325^[2]
Undergraduates:	2,795^[2]
Postgraduates:	653^[2]
Other students:	635 part-time, 242 full-time (continuing education)^[2]
Location:	Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Campus:	Suburban, 350 acres (1. University president is the title of the highest ranking officer within a University, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Edward L Ayers (born January 22, 1953) is the current president of the University of Richmond, having served in this capacity since July A faculty is a division within a University. The concept of a university with different faculties for different subjects dates back to Al-Azhar University, which had The word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation Verb "studēre" In some Educational systems undergraduate education is Post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelor's degree. See also Postgraduate Training in Education Postgraduate education (synonymous in North America with graduate education, and sometimes described Continuing education is an all encompassing term within a broad spectrum of post-secondary learning activities and programs This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state The United States of America —commonly referred to as the South San Jose (cropjpg\|\|thumb\|A suburban development in San Jose California. The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U 4 km²)
Colors:	UR Red and UR Blue^[3]
Nickname:	Spiders
Mascot:	Spidey
Athletics:	NCAA Division I, Atlantic 10 Conference
Website:	www.richmond.edu

The University of Richmond is a private, nonsectarian, liberal arts university located on the border of the city of Richmond and Henrico County, Virginia. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of School colors are the Colors chosen by a School to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by The athletic nickname, or equivalently athletic moniker, of a University or College within the United States is the name officially adopted by The University of Richmond is a member of the NCAA 's Division I and is a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference for all sports except football and women's golf which The term mascot – defined as a term for any person animal or object thought to bring Luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States The Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10 is a Mid-major college athletic conference which operates mostly on the United States' eastern seaboard A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Henrico (hɛnˈraɪkoʊ is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state of the United States. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state The University of Richmond (UR or U of R) is a primarily undergraduate, residential university with approximately 4,000 undergraduate and graduate students in five schools: the School of Arts and Sciences, the E. Claiborne Robins School of Business, the Jepson School of Leadership Studies, the T.C. Williams School of Law and the School of Continuing Studies. The E Claiborne Robins School of Business is a part of the University of Richmond and was established in 1949. The Jepson School of Leadership Studies, founded in 1992 at the University of Richmond, is dedicated to the academic study of Leadership. The University of Richmond School of Law (TC Williams School of Law, a school of the University of Richmond, is located in Richmond Virginia. The University of Richmond School of Continuing Studies is a part of the University of Richmond and was established in 1962.

1 History
2 Schools
3 Undergraduate Academics
4 Student life
- 4.1 Traditions
- 4.2 International education
5 Campus
6 Athletics
7 Miscellaneous
8 Alumni
9 References
10 External links

History

Founded by Virginia Baptists in 1830 as a seminary for men, the school was incorporated ten years later as Richmond College. Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. A seminary, theological college, or divinity school is a specialized and often live-in Higher education institution for the purpose of instructing students During the American Civil War, Richmond College was used as a hospital for Confederate troops and later as a Union barracks. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty-three Barracks are living quarters for personnel on a Military post By the end of the war, the college was bankrupt and unable to continue functioning. In 1866, James Thomas donated $5,000 to reopen the college. The T. C. Williams School of Law opened in 1870.

In 1894, the college elected Dr. Frederic W. Boatwright president. Frederic W Boatwright ( January 28, 1868 - October 31, 1951) was president of Richmond College now the University of Richmond, from President Boatwright would serve for 51 years. He is most remembered for his decision to move the college in 1914 from its original location in what is now the Fan district to its current location in the Westhampton area of Richmond. The Fan is a district of Richmond Virginia, so named because of the "fan" shape of the roads that extend west from Belvidere St The West End is an urban and Suburban region of Richmond Virginia. The university's main library, Boatwright Memorial Library, is named in Boatwright's honor.

Looking out over Westhampton Lake from Tyler Haynes Commons

In conjunction with the move, a new college for women, Westhampton College, opened on the new campus. In 1921, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences opened, followed by the E. Claiborne Robins School of Business in 1949, and the School of Continuing Studies in 1962. In 1969, E. Claiborne Robins, a trustee and alumnus, donated $50 million to the university, the largest gift made to an institution of higher education at the time. Trustee is a Legal term that refers to a holder of property on behalf of a beneficiary. Today, the university's endowment totals approximately $1. 65 billion and ranked 44rd among North American university endowments for fiscal year 2007. ^[4]

In 1987, a donation of $20 million by Robert S. Jepson, Jr. facilitated the opening of the Jepson School of Leadership Studies, the first such school in the United States. The school, which opened in 1992, was the first of its kind in the U. S.

In 1990, the missions of Richmond and Westhampton Colleges were combined to form the School of Arts and Sciences.

On October 15, 1992, candidates George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Ross Perot came to campus for the first-ever "town hall" televised presidential debate, viewed by 200 million people worldwide. George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States Henry Ross Perot (born June 27 1930 is an American businessman from Texas, who is best known for seeking the office of President of the United States in

In 2000, President William E. Cooper launched the University's signature Richmond Quest program. William E Cooper was president of the University of Richmond from July 1, 1998 through June 30, 2007. Every other year, the university community focuses its collective attention on exploring a single pervasive question confronting society through a series of courses, seminars, and lectures.

On January 12, 2006, Cooper announced that he would step down as president of the University of Richmond, effective June 30, 2007. On November 10, 2006, the university named Edward L. Ayers, dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Virginia, the ninth president of the University of Richmond. Edward L Ayers (born January 22, 1953) is the current president of the University of Richmond, having served in this capacity since July The University of Virginia (also called UVa, UVA, Mr Jefferson's University, or The University) is a highly selective public research He took office on July 1, 2007. ^[5]

Schools

Robins School of Business

Main article: E. Claiborne Robins School of Business

The Robins School of Business was established in 1949 and offers undergraduate, graduate and executive education programs. The E Claiborne Robins School of Business is a part of the University of Richmond and was established in 1949. It is named after alumnus E. Claiborne Robins.

Ranked in the top 20 nationally overall and fifth nationally in academic quality by BusinessWeek,^[6] the Robins School is the only fully accredited, top-ranked undergraduate business school that also is part of a top-ranked liberal arts university. BusinessWeek also recognized the school for having one of the top 15 part-time MBA programs in the country in 2007. ^[7]

T. C. Williams School of Law

Main article: University of Richmond School of Law

Chartered in 1840, Richmond College was only 30 years old when it added a Law Department. The University of Richmond School of Law (TC Williams School of Law, a school of the University of Richmond, is located in Richmond Virginia. The initial years were very successful for the new Law Department but during the difficult financial times that followed the Civil War, legal education was intermittent at Richmond College until 1890. In that year, the family of the late T. C. Williams, Sr. , endowed a Professorship of Law, thus assuring the continuous teaching of law at Richmond College. The Law School was granted membership in the Association of American Law Schools in 1930 and now enrolls approximately 500 full-time students and has 4,300 active alumni.

Jepson School of Leadership Studies

Main article: Jepson School of Leadership Studies

The Jepson School of Leadership Studies was founded to address a perceived need in the modern world for the academic study of leadership. The Jepson School of Leadership Studies, founded in 1992 at the University of Richmond, is dedicated to the academic study of Leadership. The school blends a curriculum of economics, history, literature, philosophy, politics, psychology and religion so that students can learn conceptual tools that support the exercise of leadership in varied settings.

Undergraduate Academics

Boatwright Memorial Library bell tower

All students must complete general education requirements as part of the liberal arts curriculum. These requirements include the Core Course, a two-semester course heavily focused on international writings and philosophy that first-year students must complete. Other general education requirements include expository writing, wellness, foreign language, and one class each in six fields of study. ^[8]

Richmond offers more than 100 majors, minors, and concentrations in three undergraduate schools — the School of Arts and Sciences, the Robins School of Business, and the Jepson School of Leadership Studies. ^[9] The School of Continuing Studies, primarily an evening school focused on part-time adult students, offers additional degree programs in selected areas. ^[10]

Admissions

The University of Richmond admitted 39. 9 percent of applicants for the class of 2011. ^[11] The 802-member class of 2011 has a middle 50 percent range SAT I scores of 1830–2040. ^[12] In its "America's Best Colleges 2008" issue, U. S. News and World Report ranked Richmond 40th among national liberal arts colleges. ^[13] BusinessWeek ranked the E. BusinessWeek is a business Magazine published by McGraw-Hill. Claiborne Robins School of Business as the 20th best undergraduate program in the nation in 2008. ^[6]

Despite the fact that the University of Richmond's name incorrectly leads some to believe that it is a public institution of higher education drawing students primarily from within the state of Virginia, only about 15 percent of UR's undergraduate students are from Virginia. ^[14] The University of Richmond primarily draws students from the New England and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, but also draws students from across the country and abroad. History See also History of New England New England's earliest inhabitants were Algonquian -speaking Native Americans including the The Mid-Atlantic States (also called Middle Atlantic States or simply Mid Atlantic) form one of the nine geographic divisions within the United States that ^[14] Peer universities that Richmond typically competes with for students include Washington and Lee University, Wesleyan University, Davidson College, Dickinson College, Wake Forest University, Bucknell University, Colgate University, and Furman University. Washington and Lee University is a private liberal arts college in Lexington Virginia, USA This article concerns Wesleyan Davidson College is a private liberal arts college for 1700 students in Davidson, North Carolina, in the United States. Dickinson College is a private residential liberal arts college in Carlisle Pennsylvania. Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational University in North Carolina, founded in 1834 Bucknell University is a Private university located along the West Branch Susquehanna River in the rolling countryside of Central Pennsylvania in the Colgate University is a private liberal arts college located in the Village of Hamilton in Madison County New York, USA Furman University is a private, Coeducational non-sectarian University in Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Financial aid

Richmond administers a generous financial aid program, with 65 percent of all students receiving some form of financial assistance. Student financial aid refers to funding intended to help students pay education expenses including Tuition and fees Room and board, books and supplies etc Richmond is one only a few universities in the United States to offer a need-blind admissions policy and to meet 100 percent of admitted students' demonstrated need. Need-blind admission is a term in the US denoting a College admission policy in which the admitting institution claims not to consider an applicant's financial situation Richmond offers 50 merit-based, full tuition scholarships to students in each entering class (approximately 1 out of every 15 students). Richmond also caps student loan debt at $4,000 per year. Recently, to encourage enrollment from Virginia residents, admitted students from Virginia with family incomes of $40,000 or less will receive full-tuition/room and board financial aid packages without loans.

Student research

The University of Richmond offers numerous research opportunities for students. In addition to research-based courses, independent studies, and practicums in most disciplines, many special opportunities exist for students to participate in close research collaborations with faculty. Student research occurs in all academic areas, including the arts, sciences, social sciences, and other fields. Notably, the University recently received a $1. 5 million grant from the National Science Foundation for its mathematics program to sponsor student research commencing May 2007. The National Science Foundation (NSF is a United States Government agency that supports fundamental Research and Education in all the non-medical ^[15] The University of Richmond is listed in U.S. News and World Report's "America's Best Colleges 2008" issue as one of 35 (out of 2,500) “schools with outstanding examples of academic programs that are believed to lead to student success” in the area of “undergraduate research/creative projects. USNews & World Report is an influential weekly American Newsmagazine published in Washington D ”^[16]^[17] The Richmond Research Institute provides information on undergraduate research opportunities as well as numerous examples of student research videos, publications, posters, and abstracts. The Richmond Research Institute at the University of Richmond is a vehicle for involving Richmond students in faculty research and in publicizing faculty research results

Student life

Richmond has over 250 student organizations. Student groups include those devoted to: academic interests (Phi Beta Kappa, Golden Key National Honour Society, Women Involved in Learning and Living), student government (Richmond College Student Government Association and Westhampton College Government Association); media (The Collegian, student newspaper published since 1914; WDCE, campus radio station ); community service (Bonner Scholars, Habitat for Humanity, Alpha Phi Omega, Volunteer Action Council (VAC)),; intramural athletics; club sports (Richmond Ice Hockey Club, Richmond Synchronized Swimming); religion (InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Spiders Sports Ministry, Christian Student Fellowship (Baptist), United Methodist, Presbyterian Fellowship, Rho Iota, Lutheran Campus Ministry, Orthodox Christian Fellowship, Muslim League, Hindu/Sikh/Jain Ministry, South Asian Student Alliance (SASA), Catholic Campus Ministry, Hillel, Every Nation Campus Ministry, Umoja Gospel Choir, Young Life Christian Leadership, Zen Buddhist Sangha); performing arts (including four a cappella groups: The Octaves, Choeur du Roi, The Sirens, and Off The Cuff) and a student run Improv Comedy Troupe, Subject to Change [1] which performs free shows on campus several times a year, and has also performed at festivals across the mid-Atlantic; and culture and diversity (Ngoma African Dance Company, Multicultural Student Union, New Directions for the GLBTQ community). The Phi Beta Kappa Society is an academic Honor society with the mission of "fostering and recognizing excellence" in the Undergraduate Liberal arts In 1990 Corella and Bertram F Bonner founded the Bonner Scholars Organization. Habitat For Humanity International ( HFHI) (generally referred to as Habitat for Humanity or simply Habitat) is an international Ecumenical Alpha Phi Omega (commonly known as APO but also ΑΦΩ A-Phi-O and A-Phi-Q is the largest collegiate fraternity in the United States, with chapters at over 350 campuses an InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA is an interdenominational evangelical Christian student-led ministry dedicated to establishing witnessing communities on college and university campuses Hillel The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life (or simply known as Hillel International) is the largest Jewish Campus organization in the world A cappella (Italian or Latin "From the chapel/choir" Music is Vocal music or Singing without instrumental Accompaniment

Richmond also has an active Greek life with 13 national fraternities and sororities. The fraternities include Kappa Alpha Order, Kappa Sigma, Pi Kappa Alpha, Phi Gamma Delta, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Chi, and the founding chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon. History Kappa Alpha Order was originally founded as Phi Kappa Chi on December 21 1865, at Washington and Lee University in Lexington Virginia. Traditional founding The Kappa Sigma Fraternity claims that its origins can be traced back to Bologna, Italy in 1400. History Pi Kappa Alpha is an international brotherhood composed of 210 student chapters 9 colonies and 120 alumni associations Origins of Phi Gamma Delta Historical sketch of Jefferson College In 1803 only a small percentage of Americans attended college Sigma Alpha Epsilon (also known as SΑΕ) is a secret letter social college fraternity Sigma Chi ( ΣΧ) is one of the largest and oldest all-male college Greek-letter social fraternities and a Secret society. ΣΦΕ ( Sigma Phi Epsilon) commonly Nicknamed SigEp or SPE, is a social fraternity for male College students in the The sororities are Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Delta Delta, Delta Gamma, Delta Sigma Theta, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, and Pi Beta Phi. Alpha Chi Omega ( ΑΧΩ, also known as A-Chi-O or Alpha Chi) is a women's fraternity founded on October 15 1885. Alpha Kappa Alpha ( ΆΚΆ) is the first Greek-lettered Sorority established and incorporated by African American college women Delta Delta Delta ( ΔΔΔ) also known as Tri Delta is an international Collegiate women's fraternity founded on November 27, 1888. Delta Gamma ( ΔΓ) is one of the oldest and largest women's fraternities in the United States and Canada with its Executive Offices based in Columbus Delta Sigma Theta ( ΔΣΘ) Sorority is a Non-profit Greek letter organization of college educated women who perform public service placing emphasis on the Kappa Alpha Theta ( ΚΑΘ) is an international women's fraternity founded on January 27, 1870 at DePauw University. Kappa Kappa Gamma ( ΚΚΓ) is a college women's fraternity, founded at Monmouth College, Illinois. Pi Beta Phi ( ΠΒΦ) is an international sorority founded as I About 50 percent of the women and over 30 percent of the men participate in the Greek system.

Traditions

Noted University of Richmond traditions include: an honor code administered by student honor councils^[18]; Investiture and Proclamation Night, ceremonies for first year men and women to reflect on their next four years^[19]; Ring Dance, a dance held at the Jefferson Hotel by the junior class women^[19]; and Festivus, a day-long celebration held in the spring (until recent years called Pig Roast). "Code of honor" redirects here for the first season episode of Star Trek The Next Generation see Code of Honor. The Jefferson Hotel is a luxury hotel in Richmond Virginia. It is one of 27 American hotels with Mobil Five Star and the AAA Five Diamond Hotel ratings

International education

In the past decade, the university has sought to develop a stronger international focus. International students from about 70 countries represent about 6 percent of the student body. Approximately half of undergraduate students participate in one of 78 study abroad programs offered by the university. Studying abroad is the act of a Student pursuing Educational opportunities in a foreign country Other international programs include Global House, a residential program housed in Keller Hall, and an international film series. Alumna Carole Weinstein recently donated $9 million toward the construction of a new building on campus, set to open in 2010, dedicated to international education. ^[20]

Campus

The University of Richmond's campus consists of 350 acres (1. 4 km²) in a suburban setting on the western edge of the city. The university has, with few exceptions, remained true to the original architectural plans for the campus — red brick buildings in a collegiate gothic style set around shared open lawns. The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement which began Many of the original buildings, including Jeter Hall and North Court, both residence halls, and Ryland Hall, the original administration building and library for Richmond College, were designed by Ralph Adams Cram in 1910. Ralph Adams Cram, ( December 16, 1863 - September 22, 1942) was an American Architect of collegiate and ecclesiastical Cram, a noted institutional architect, also designed buildings for Princeton, Cornell, Rice, and Williams, among other universities. Princeton University is a private Coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. William Marsh Rice University (commonly called Rice University and opened in 1912 as The William Marsh Rice Institute for the Advancement of Letters Science and Art Williams College is a highly selective private liberal arts college located in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Warren H. Manning, a former apprentice to Frederick Law Olmsted, designed the original landscape plan. Warren Henry Manning (November 7 1860&ndash1938 was an influential American landscape designer and promoter of the informal and naturalistic “wild garden” approach to garden design Frederick Law Olmsted ( April 25, 1822 &ndash August 28, 1903) was an American landscape designer and father of American The overall effect of the gothic architecture set amid a landscape of pines, rolling hills, and Westhampton Lake, is intimate and tranquil. In 2000, the campus was recognized by The Princeton Review as the most beautiful in the in United States. The Princeton Review (TPR is an American educational preparation company

The University of Richmond campus was used to film portions of the pilot of Commander in Chief, and lead character Mackenzie Allen, (played by Geena Davis) served as chancellor of a fictionalized University of Richmond prior to her election as Vice President of the United States. Commander in Chief is an American drama Television series that focused on the fictional administration and family of Mackenzie Allen (portrayed In the television show Commander in Chief, a Political drama aired by ABC, the fictional character Mackenzie Spencer Allen, played Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis (born January 21, 1956) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning and Emmy -nominated A Chancellor is the head of a University. Other titles are sometimes used such as President or Rector. The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death Much of the movie Cry Wolf was filmed on the Westhampton side of campus, with several dormitories, including South Court, North Court, and Keller Hall, serving as locations. Cry_Wolf is a Murder mystery 2005 film directed by Jeff Wadlow after he won one million dollars at the 2002 Chrysler Film Competition Several episodes of the television show Dawson's Creek were also filmed on campus, referring to Richmond only as a nameless "beautiful Ivy League campus. Dawson's Creek was an American Primetime Television Drama which initially aired from January 20, 1998 " The filming itself took place in Stern Quad and inside the Jepson Alumni Center.

The University of Richmond also owns the former Reynolds Metals Executive Office Building, purchased from Alcoa in 2001. Reynolds Metals Company ( RMC) was the second largest Aluminum company in the United States, and the third largest in the world Alcoa Inc ( is the world's third largest producer of Aluminum, behind Rio Tinto Alcan and Rusal. Located a few miles from campus, the 250,000-square-foot (23,000 m²) building was designed by architect Gordon Bunshaft and opened in 1958. The square foot is an Imperial unit / US customary unit (non- SI non- metric) of Area, used mainly in the United States M^2 redirects here For other uses see M². CM2 redirects here Gordon Bunshaft ( May 9, 1909 – August 6, 1990) was a 20th century Architect educated at the Massachusetts Institute of The building, which incorporates nearly 1. 4 million pounds of aluminum, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. WikipediaNaming The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of It currently serves as the headquarters of Altria Group and its subsidiary, Philip Morris USA, which are leasing it from the university. Altria Group Inc ( (previously named Philip Morris Companies Inc Philip Morris USA is the United States tobacco division of Altria Group, Inc In early 2001, the university also finalized the purchase of 115 acres (0. The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U 47 km²) of land in eastern Goochland County, a few miles from the main campus. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of Goochland County is a county located in the US state &mdash officially " Commonwealth " &mdash of Virginia. The land is currently used for biology research, but future uses could include intramural athletic fields. ^[21]

See also: Gottwald Center for the Sciences

Athletics

Main article: Richmond Spiders

See also: University of Richmond Stadium

See also: Robins Center

See also: First Market Stadium

Miscellaneous

From 1990-2003, the Shanghai Quartet served as quartet-in-residence at UR, and their relationship with the university continues with their roles as Distinguished Visiting Artists. Located on the campus of the University of Richmond, this building is the primary home of the various science departments of the university The University of Richmond is a member of the NCAA 's Division I and is a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference for all sports except football and women's golf which The University of Richmond Stadium is used by the Richmond Kickers for Soccer and the University of Richmond for American football. The Robins Center is a 9071-seat multi-purpose Arena in Richmond Virginia. First Market Stadium is a 3000+-seat multi-purpose Stadium at the University of Richmond. The Shanghai Quartet is a well-known String quartet. Originally formed in Shanghai, this versatile ensemble is known for their musicality technique and multicultural In 2004, contemporary music sextet eighth blackbird (spelled in all lowercase) was named ensemble-in-residence. eighth blackbird is a Grammy Award -winning Contemporary music Sextet founded in 1996. Camp Concert Hall, located on campus, is a favorite recording venue for National Public Radio.
The University of Richmond is home to the Virginia Governor's School for Visual and Performing Arts and Humanities during the summer. The Governor's Schools are a collection of regional magnet high schools and summer programs in the Commonwealth of Virginia intended for gifted students
Every fall, the college hosts the Richmond College Formal in Downtown Richmond.

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