11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Purchase a 2024 Dogs on Call calendar and show your support for the therapy dog teams who visit patients and staff at VCU Health, and students at VCU. The calendars are $12 (cash or credit) and will be available at the MCV Campus, Main Hospital, 1250 E. Marshall St., first-floor kiosk on Friday, Dec. 15 (while supplies last). Order online ($14 each) https://www.support.vcu.edu/event/CHAI_Calendar

For more information, contact Center for Human-Animal Interaction at CHAI@VCUHealth.org or (804) 628-2532 or visit https://chai.vcu.edu/.

2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Join the Black Education Association, a community of Black scholars and professionals committed to using collective resources and knowledge, for a general meeting in Room 216, STEM Building, 817 W. Franklin St. Vanessa B. Sheppard, Ph.D., founding interim dean of VCU's School of Population Health, will be featured. Food and drinks will be served. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Charlene Crawley at cdcrawle@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/DJRPi37osjopenGH9.

Women in Science will partner with the Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU in a holiday toy drive through Tuesday, Dec. 19. Collection boxes for newly purchased toys in original packaging can be found in the VCU Health Sciences Library, 509 N. 12th St., and Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. Both locations are on the MCV campus.

For more information, contact Chloe Simons at simonsc2@vcu.edu or (305) 746-1949.

CVC is the only annual workplace giving program for the Commonwealth’s workforce and provides employees with a selection of approximately 700-plus screened charities you can support. All monetary donations donated through the CVC are 100 percent tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. You can give by credit card (until Dec. 31) or payroll deduction (until Dec. 19). Learn more about CVC at the following URL.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://hr.vcu.edu/worklife-at-vcu/commonwealth-of-virginia-campaign/.

The Cashiers Office will close at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 22 for the university's winter break. The office will reopen at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 2.

For more information, contact Lee Francis at ycfranci@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8774.

Support the VCU Free Store by volunteering in December and January. Volunteers are needed to help monitor donations in residence halls during move-out week in December and to process items collected in January. Volunteers are being sought for three-hour shifts on Dec. 16 (Saturday), 17 (Sunday) and 20 (Wednesday) between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. at Brandt/Rhoads, GRC and Broad & Belvidere. Sign up at the following URL.

For more information, contact Parker Long at longpj@vcu.edu or visit https://signup.com/group/2922497940106.