11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

All graduate, professional and MCV Campus students are invited to the MCV Campus Welcome Fair in Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. Learn about opportunities for involvement in campus life through VCU's student organizations, departments and programs. Giveaways, a free lunch and fun activities will highlight the fair with dozens of tables featuring information about resources on the MCV campus. Graduate and professional students across both campuses and MCV Campus undergraduate students are welcome.

For more information, contact Tommy Otterbine at tmotterbine@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1633850.

11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Drop by the Pace Center, 700 W. Franklin St., Friday from 11-2 p.m. or Saturday from noon-3 p.m. for light refreshments. Meet students and learn more about fall programming at Pace. The center hosts weekly meals, a 'Walk-A-Dog' program and opportunities to connect with other students.

For more information, contact Russ Kerr at kerrr@vcu.edu or visit http://thepacecenter.com.

12 p.m.

Join the National Scholarship Office for a virtual informational session on national scholarship opportunities for graduate students. The office will provide an overview of the kinds of external funding opportunities available, how to find them and how the NSO can offer support through the application process. An identical session will be held at 11 a.m. on Sept. 7. Register for either session at https://forms.gle/NH8Q5RqM4tnY3wtHA.

For more information, contact Meredith Sisson at mrsisson@vcu.edu or visit http://blogs.vcu.edu/natlscholar.

12:30 p.m.

Join the Department of Physics for a welcome party where you can learn more about the department, meet faculty and grab some pizza. Learn more via https://chs.vcu.edu/welcome-back/

For more information, contact Jeannie L Friedrich at jlfriedrich@vcu.edu or visit https://chs.vcu.edu/welcome-back/.

12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Cru at VCU will be hosting Popsicles in the Park at Monroe Park. Grab a sweet treat or stay and play a lawn game or two with other VCU students. All university students are welcome.

For more information, contact Evan Torpy at torpyec@vcu.edu.

5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Students are invited to drop by the Climbing Wall in Cary Street. Gym for giveaways, to try out the climbing wall, meet the Climbing Wall staff and learn more about the programs and climbing clinics offered throughout the year. No registration is needed and no experience required.

For more information, contact Christina Spohn at spohncl@vcu.edu or visit https://recwell.vcu.edu/play/outdoor-adventure/climbing-and-bouldering/.

Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Join The Commons for Ramchella at Cary Street Field for games, food, fun, performances and prizes. Carnival games, amusement park rides, inflatables, photo booths and carnival prizes will be available. Meet and greet the Activities Programming Board and Student Government Association. This is a Weeks of Welcome event. Space is limited. Register on RamsConnect or at the following URL. #WhatToDoAtVCU #WelcomeBackRam

For more information, contact Bria Taylor at taylorbc7@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1626326.

Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022 from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Join VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs for its outdoor welcome back celebration at Monroe Park, 620 W. Main St. This social connecting event will bring together VCU students from all over campus for cookout-style food, games, photo ops, giveaways, a DJ and more. Register via RamsConnect or at the following URL.

For more information, contact Beck Oh at ohrn@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/WoW/rsvp_boot?id=1628865.

Monday, Aug. 22, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

VCU Alumni and Students Today Alumni Tomorrow invites students, student organizations, faculty, staff, alumni and community members to the annual Ram Spirit Walk. In this Weeks of Welcome tradition, the Class of 2026, incoming transfer students and The Peppas spirit band march from New Student Convocation through campus and back to Monroe Park for a celebratory cookout. Put on your spirit gear, make a banner and line up along the parade route to cheer on our newest Rams.

For more information, contact Allison Toney at aktoney@vcu.edu or visit https://www.vcualumni.org/Events/Ram-Spirit-Walk/.

Monday, Aug. 22, 2022 at 5:30 p.m.

The Weeks of Welcome Block Party begins in Monroe Park and will feature a DJ, a live cover band (Attraction), inflatables and free dinner (new VCU students only). Food options will include Burrito and Cookout stations (with vegetarian and vegan options), Papa John's Pizza, popcorn, shaved ice, cotton candy and nachos. Preceding the block party will be Convocation at 4 p.m. and Ram Spirit Walk at 4:30 p.m. No advance registration is necessary.

For more information, contact Tommy Otterbine at tmotterbine@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/wow/convocation-info/.

Friday, Aug. 26, 2022 from noon to 2 p.m.

Are you new to VCU? Are you hesitant to check out a book or talk to a librarian? Your professor asks for multiple primary and secondary sources and you don’t know how to find those at the library? New VCU Libraries sessions are geared for undergraduates in the humanities, including students studying English, gender, sexuality, women’s studies, history, philosophy and world studies. Sessions will be taught in part by undergraduate library fellows and professors on Aug. 26 and Aug. 30 and will be in Room 303, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Go to one or all. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2022-2023/arp-event.html.

Friday, Aug. 26, 2022 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

The ICA’s Test Pattern performance series returns for the fall, starting with a presentation of artist and author jaamil olawale kosoko‘s "Black Body Amnesia," a live theatrical event that examines the shapeshifting, illegible and fugitive realities of Black diasporan people negotiating the psychic life worlds of living inside the American context. The event will be at the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St.

For more information, contact Natalie Hale at halene@vcu.edu.

A 30-minute tour of James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave., provides an overview of the resources and spaces available to students. Tours are free, open to all and start in the lobby; no reservation is required. New this fall are tours of The Workshop and for VCU Arts students. Details are available at the following URL. Tours will be offered Tuesday, Aug. 16: noon and 2 p.m.; Friday, Aug. 19: 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.; Monday, Aug. 22: 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.; Wednesday, Aug. 24: 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.; Tuesday, Aug. 30: noon and 4 p.m.; and Thursday, Sept 1: 11:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2022-2023/library-tours.html.

RecWell facilities will move to fall hours of operation on Monday, Aug. 22. Visit the following URL for facility hours.

For more information, contact Amanda Simmons at alsimmons@vcu.edu or visit https://recwell.vcu.edu/facilities-and-hours/.

VCU's eServices will get a new look and feel for financial aid, student accounting, faculty services, student and personal information, finance and human resources on Friday, Aug. 19. Updates will include enhanced functionality that expands and supports VCU's Call Me By My Name initiative, including name of use on class lists for faculty; cleaner and easier navigation; and improved transparency of processes. Users may experience system downtimes between 6-7 p.m. on Aug. 19 as the upgrade occurs.

For more information, contact Marcus Mickle at mjmickle@vcu.edu or visit https://ts.vcu.edu/askit/university-resources/eservices/.

Individuals who smoke tobacco cigarettes daily are needed to participate in a research study that requires multiple laboratory visits. Compensation may be available. This study will be conducted at VCU. Principal Investigator is Alison Breland, Ph.D., Department of Psychology.

For more information, contact Alison Breland at abbrelan@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3562 or visit http://cstp.vcu.edu/studies.