4-VA is a partnership across eight Virginia universities that fosters collaboration among partner schools, with emphasis on pilot research, course and program development, learning opportunities, and education resources.
George Mason University is an R1 ranked university in the Virginia commonwealth that has grown recently in research initiatives. According to gmu.edu/research, “Mason’s research expenditures have grown by 54% in the past five years, driving discovery and the creation of new knowledge to meet the toughest current and future challenges and creating opportunities yet to be imagined.”
The College of William and Mary is the second-oldest research university in the United States. According to wm.edu/research/centers, “It’s quite common at William & Mary to find projects on which professors, post-docs, graduate students and undergraduates all work together — great illustrations of our research.”
James Madison University is a public university located in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. According to their research homepage, James Madison University promotes “academic initiatives and illustrates the value placed on collaboration and creative endeavors to address major issues facing society while enhancing regional economic development.”
Old Dominion University is an R1 public research university. According to 4-VA, Old Dominion University is “interested in providing remote expertise in their graduate nursing program, The Virginia Consortium, Cybersecurity of Critical Infrastructures, and foreign languages. They are also interested in sharing resources from their Center for Learning and Teaching and a summer institute web conference.”
The University of Virginia is a public university founded by Thomas Jefferson. According to their research subpage, UVA is especially interested in research in the following areas: “Democracy, Environmental Resilience and Sustainability, Precision Medicine, the Brain and Neuroscience, and Digital Technology and Society.”
Virginia Commonwealth University is a public research university located in Richmond, Virginia. According to 4-VA, Virginia Commonwealth University is interested in engaged, learner-centered, inquiry; innovative health initiatives; interdisciplinary collaboration; diversity, inclusion, and the erasing of disparities; and sustainable partnerships.
Virginia Military Institute is an undergraduate liberal arts college, and is the oldest state-supported military college in the United States. According to 4-VA, Virginia Military Institute “is particularly interested in course sharing, course redesign, and collaborative research.”
Virginia Tech is a public land grant institution located in southern Virginia. According to 4-VA, Virginia Tech is especially interested in “course sharing, collaborative research grants for researchers working with a 4-VA grantee at a partner institution, course redesign grants, and collaborative endeavors between 4-VA institutions.”
The University of the District of Columbia is a public land grant university located in the nation’s capital. According to their research subpage, UDC engages “in applied teaching and research that helps to improve the quality of life and economic opportunity for residents of the District of Columbia and others around the world, through traditional academic degrees, and through non-degree, non-credit bearing, skills-building programs, such as green infrastructure and urban agriculture.”
Christopher Newport University is a public regional university that balances literature, composition, economics, mathematics, foreign language, science and American history and government. According to CNU’s research subpage, Research at CNU is highly collaborative, and “opportunities are available in all fields of study, including the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, applied sciences and fine arts.”
Northern Virginia Community College is one of the largest community colleges in the United States. According to NVCC’s research subpage, NVCC “conducts research studies and publishes reports that help faculty, administrators, policymakers, and community leaders advance students’ access to and success within and beyond the College.”
The Virginia Community Writing Collaborative 