3 p.m.

The VCU Writing Center will present the Personal Statement Workshop on Zoom. The Zoom link is hosted on the center's events page at the following URL. In this interactive Zoom workshop, we will look at examples of strong, successful personal statements, as well as less successful ones, and give you the tools you need to write your best statement.

For more information, contact Trey Burnart Hall at hallbr@vcu.edu or visit https://writing.vcu.edu/calendar/.

5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

VCU's Activities Programming Board invites all students to its Homecoming Court Interest meeting, Room 1100, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. Students will have the opportunity to learn more about homecoming at VCU and what it is like to serve on Homecoming Court. Those interested in court can complete an application at the end of the meeting.

For more information, contact Tobi Ojo at ojote@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/events_list?topic_tags=1332001.

Monday, Oct. 16, 2023 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

VCU Telecommunications Services will offer virtual training on The Avaya Workplace and MyE911 apps, which allows customers to extend their office number to their remote work site. The Avaya Workplace app is ideal for remote workers. Callers can reach remote workers on any device by calling their work telephone number, and when placing a call the caller party will see their work number and not their mobile number. The sessions are open to all VCU and VCU Health associates. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Wayne L. Johnson at wljohnson@vcu.edu or (804) 828-4400 or visit https://training.vcu.edu/.

Monday, Oct. 16, 2023 at 2:30 p.m.

Join the Transfer Center for a scavenger hunt on campus to celebrate National Transfer Student Week. Solve clues with other transfer students while crisscrossing campus. RSVP at https://cglink.me/2dV/r1930202

For more information, contact Elizabeth Heck at ebheck@vcu.edu or visit https://transfer.vcu.edu/.

Monday, Oct. 16, 2023 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Are you an Asian American Pacific Islander student preparing to apply for grad school but don’t know where to start? Join the You First AAPI Student Success Coach for a three-session series on all you need to know about the graduate school application process. The session will be held in Room 1104, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Julie Nguyen at nguyenjq7@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/atVfi2KYdCF6cn7bA.

Monday, Oct. 16, 2023 at 4:30 p.m.

Learn to meet the needs of your audience with strong, logical, structurally sound writing. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Trey Burnart Hall at hallbr@vcu.edu or visit https://writing.vcu.edu/calendar/.

Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Christopher Moschella, who focuses on providing cybersecurity services, internal audits, information technology audits, SOC audits and Sarbanes-Oxley assistance for Keiter, will speak at a meeting of the VCU Blockchain club in Room B2165, Snead Hall, 301 W. Main St. Moschella will give a technical introduction to Bitcoin and blockchain for students.

For more information, contact Francesca Bercasio at bercasiof@vcu.edu or visit https://linktr.ee/vcublockchain.

Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023 at noon

Join the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs for a virtual Lunch and Learn presentation featuring Bryan Slater, Virginia secretary of labor. He will discuss contemporary workforce challenges, including how to fill positions across the commonwealth and solutions to meet current and emerging workforce needs. The Zoom link is at the following URL.

For more information, contact David Slipher at slipherd@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Dqslek8wQp6O9q-CcHS0nA.

Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023 from 7:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.

VCU Massey Cancer Center will present Massey Dialogues: Seek You, a discussion about the VCU Common Book and loneliness as a public health issue (featuring coffee and light breakfast from Panera). The session will be held at Goodwin Research Library, 401 College St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sam Burns at burnss3@vcu.edu or visit https://web.cvent.com/event/46418992-9bd1-4b3d-9429-522fca68a6c9/summary.

Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023 at 8:30 a.m.

VCU Health Pauley Heart Center will host the university's participation in the Richmond Heart Walk at Innsbrook, 4951 Lake Brook Drive, Glen Allen. Visit the VCU/VCU Health page at the following URL to donate, form or join a team.

For more information, contact Michelle Gossip at michelle.gossip@vcuhealth.org or visit https://www2.heart.org/site/TR?company_id=416106&fr_id=9033&pg=company.

Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023 at 7 p.m.

Prepare for a musical expedition with VCU Choirs and VCU Percussion during our concert, “From Stardust to Raindrops: A Journey through Echoing Skies.” Join us as we soar through the clouds, twinkle like stars and cascade like raindrops through our harmonious voices and instruments. The concert will be in the Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall, W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. All students with VCU ID and music faculty (full-time and part-time) will be admitted for free. General admission is $10.

For more information, contact Christopher Hansen, Ph.D., at hansenc3@vcu.edu.

Oct. 16-20 (Monday-Friday) is National Transfer Student Week. Join VCU's Transfer Center for a week of events and activities, especially for transfer students. RSVP at https://vcu.campusgroups.com/events?topic_tags=12806398 All events are listed in RamsConnect with the tag "Nat'l Transfer Student Week."

For more information, contact Elizabeth Heck at ebheck@vcu.edu or visit https://transfer.vcu.edu/.

Rake up and discard all those unused piles of data. Google no longer offers free, unlimited storage, and Collaboration Services needs everyone’s help. Just like your yard, your VCU Google Workspace account may begin to accumulate extra items, such as mail and files in Drive, that you might not need anymore. Take some time to clean up your account today.

For more information, contact Doctor Gee at drgee@vcu.edu or visit https://go.vcu.edu/cleanup.

The VCU Wellbeing Lab invites you to participate in a research study on two stress reduction programs for undergraduate students. VCU investigators seek to understand how two online stress reduction programs affect students’ mood and stress-related behavior. Compensation is available. The signup deadline has been extended to Sunday, Oct. 15.

For more information, contact Polina Beloborodova at vcu.stress.reduction@gmail.com or visit https://beloborodp.wixsite.com/stressreduction.

Are you a college/university student who has ever experienced housing instability while enrolled in classes (e.g., eviction, termination of room and board package, having trouble paying rent, overcrowding, moving often, or spending the bulk of household income on housing)? In this study, you will be asked to participate in a survey about your experience.

For more information, contact Chelsie Dunn, Ph.D., at riseresearch@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1892 or visit https://vcupsych.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bC86dhZzC0mT16m.

We are inviting male and female participants with elevated blood pressure between the ages of 18-45 years to participate in a study to examine how the time of day that you eat affects your blood pressure, blood vessel function and kidney function. This study involves a screening visit to determine eligibility; two single day interventions where you will eat a meal that we provide in the morning or late at night; and two visits to our laboratory. The study involves collection of blood, saliva and urine samples, in addition to blood pressure, blood vessel and body composition assessments. The study is conducted at VCU Kinesiology and Health Sciences Building on the Monroe Park Campus. Participants will be compensated for their time completing the study. Questions: Email Natalie Bohmke at the following email address or Danielle Kirkman at dlkirkman@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Natalie Bohmke at bohmkenj@vcu.edu.