Student Success & Life Design

Whether you're brainstorming with peers, collaborating on cross-disciplinary projects, or diving into hands-on experiences, we support you every step of the way.

Our dedicated team of advisors, mentors, and faculty are here to guide you in finding your path, pushing boundaries, and reaching new heights. Plus, with access to exciting opportunities like internships, global learning, life design, and career workshops, you’ll be prepared to take on the world, both inside and outside the classroom. Ready to level up? Let’s make your vision of success a reality!

Meet Our Advising Team

Life Design at VCU

Life Design empowers students to explore who they are, what they value, and how they want to shape their future. Rooted in design thinking, this approach helps students navigate college and career with purpose—connecting their interests, strengths, and experiences to meaningful opportunities. Through workshops, courses, and one-on-one coaching, Life Design equips students to craft a life that's intentional, adaptable, and uniquely their own.

Interested in learning more contact Mary-Chris Escobar escobarmc@vcu.edu.

What Students are Saying About Life Design

I really enjoyed this course. It was a fun way to play with the [Design Thinking] concepts we are learning about in a way that makes it applicable to anything. Honestly, I found this class hard. Not due to assignments or work load but from the amount of self assessment, self actualization needed. I found myself in a place where I lost who I was, my motivation, my why. This course tested and pushed me to go looking for it again. I can not say at this time I have found it but I now know the right questions to ask; how to check in with myself on a thought, feeling, or action. There are life long skills I am very thankful to have been taught.