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/.

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.

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.

The VCU Wellbeing Lab invites you to participate in a research study on two stress reduction programs for undergraduate students in Spring 2024. VCU investigators seek to understand how two online stress reduction programs affect students’ mood and stress-related behavior. Compensation is available. Register for the study at the following URL.

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