11 a.m.

In this interactive Zoom workshop, participants will scrutinize examples of strong, successful personal statements as well as less successful ones. Learn the tools you need to write your best statement. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

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

12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

VCU Global Education Office will host Krista Scott, Ed.D., associate vice president of Strategic Enrollment Management and Student Success Special Programs, as the first speaker in the new VCU Globe Speaker Series. The session will be held in Room 303, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. The series will feature professionals who bring a global perspective through their lived, studied or professional experiences across cultures. A free lunch from Chicken Fiesta will be available for the first 50 registered on RamsConnect at the following URL.

For more information, contact Alex Heyden at levya@vcu.edu or (804) 828-5794 or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1940646.

12 p.m. to 12:50 p.m.

Join Amy Pridemore, executive director of the VCU Financial Success Center by VACU, for a discussion on student loans. Learn about good debt versus bad debt, how to decide whether to take out loans and what paying them back looks like. Also get information on private versus federal loans and when it may be appropriate to them. Click o the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Bambacus at bambacuses@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3927 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/r2iDVnMfTaip77YXe26ovw.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

VCU's Division of Community Engagement in the Office of the Provost will host weekly open consultations for faculty, staff and partners to receive guidance and explore how to make the most of Collaboratory in their community-engaged work. Bring your questions or simply join the session to explore the database. Sessions will be held every Friday from noon–1 p.m. The Zoom link is https://vcu.zoom.us/j/81793039272?jst=2

For more information, contact Shari Garmise at garmiseso@vcu.edu or visit https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/r/eventedit/copy/Mm1oMmttbWtvcjJzNmw1dGU1NjE4MnJuYmlfMjAyNTA5MjZUMTYwMDAwWiBkY2VAdmN1LmVkdQ/aGFtaWx0b25hZUB2Y3UuZWR1?scp=ALL.

3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

You are invited to the Pre-Law Panel: Advice from Recent Alumni in the STEM Building, Room 110, 817 W. Franklin St. VCU alumni who are in law school discuss their best advice for current students. A one-hour panel discussion is followed by an opportunity to mingle with the panelists and ask questions one-on-one. Refreshments will be served. The event is co-sponsored by the Philosophy Department, Minorities in Law and the VCU Pre-Law Society.

For more information, contact Catherine Sutton at csutton2@vcu.edu.

7 p.m.

Join Jewish Life at VCU for a traditional Shabbat dinner where friends gather for a delicious meal featuring our acclaimed matzah ball soup, homemade challah and more. Enjoy lively singing and a warm, sophisticated atmosphere for an unforgettable evening. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rabbi Menachem Lessoff at lessoffmm@vcu.edu or (804) 404-3637 or visit https://jewishvcu.org/roshhashana.

7:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.

Join RecWell Aquatics for a log rolling clinic. Participants will practice balancing and staying atop the log in the pool's shallow end. Enjoy friendly competition and get a fun workout. Registration is open through the start of the clinic. Beginners are welcome; the intensity level is medium. The class will be at the Cary Street Gym Aquatic Center, 101 S. Linden St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Mat Scott at aquatics@vcu.edu or visit https://portal.recwell.vcu.edu/Program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=273c61cc-6561-4f46-b99d-c5c80a0a4062.

Saturday, Sep. 20, 2025 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

As part of the Nuclear Frontier Bus Tour, VCU and The Nuclear Company will co-host a screening of the documentary “The Nuclear Frontier,” followed by a panel discussion featuring VCU faculty and industry leaders. The film explores nuclear energy’s role in grid resiliency, AI data center demand, national security. and global leadership. It is supported by Nucor, Cameco, Palantir and TNC. A lunch reception will be at 11:30 a.m. and film begins at 12:30 p.m. in the STEM Building, Room 216, 817 W. Franklin St. Jhansi Kandansamy, vice president of advanced nuclear and external affairs, The Nuclear Company, will moderate. Confirmed panelists include Jessika Rojas, Ph.D., professor, nuclear engineering at VCU; Stu Berg, president, QualDoc, a supplier of on-premises power for data centers; Jerry Bischof, retired senior vice president of nuclear operations and fleet performance, Dominion Energy; and Brian Smith, director of nuclear reactor development, Idaho National Labs. The event is sponsored by VCU's Office of the Vice Provost for Innovation and Strategic Design. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Anita Taylor at ahtaylor2@vcu.edu or visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-nuclear-frontier-virginia-commonwealth-university-tickets-1657874610589?aff=ebdssbdestsearch.

Saturday, Sep. 20, 2025 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Dodgeballs and Dragons will be doing a free show at VCU Commons Plaza. Come throw some dodgeballs at the players onstage to control the story set in a plane of existence ruled by mechanisms called the Realm of Mechanus. Can the players stop chaos from creeping in to this dimension of order? Be the hero. Be the monster. Be the dodgeball. The event will be in the VCU Commons Plaza.

For more information, contact Timothy McPherson at mcphersont@vcu.edu or visit https://www.instagram.com/dodgeballsanddragons?igsh=MW12MWcwcG5udWppZg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr.

Saturday, Sep. 20, 2025 at 6 p.m.

The women's volleyball team will play N.C. State in their home opener at the Siegel Center at 6 p.m.

For more information, contact Tavian Elliott at elliottt2@vcu.edu.

Saturday, Sep. 20, 2025 at 7 p.m.

The VCU men's soccer team will play Dayton at Sports Backers Stadium, 100 Avenue of Champions.

For more information, contact Gideon Seip at seipgc@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Sep. 25, 2025 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The 2025 L. Douglas Wilder Symposium, "Virginia’s Elections: Our National Importance," will be held at the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. This event will explore Virginia’s historic gubernatorial race and the commonwealth’s role in shaping national politics. The program will bring together thought leaders and scholars including former Gov. Wilder; Susan T. Gooden, Ph.D., dean of the Wilder School; Robyn Diehl McDougle, Ph.D., associate dean of the Wilder School; Bob Holsworth, Ph.D., managing partner of DecideSmart and and Niraj Verma, Ph.D., professor of urban and regional planning at the Wilder School. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact David Slipher at slipherd@vcu.edu or visit https://wilder.vcu.edu/news-and-events/signature-events/wilder-symposium/.

Thursday, Sep. 25, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.

The Doughtors Club is a new student-lead pre-health club dedicated to hands-on anatomical/medical learning with Play-Doh modeling compound. An interest meeting will be held in the Academic Learning Commons (MCALC), Room 1102, 1000 Floyd Ave. Questions: Email doughctorsclubvcu@gmail.com

For more information, contact Saniya Chethan at chethans@vcu.edu.

Friday, Sep. 26, 2025 from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Come to The Faculty Connect at the VCU Health Hub, 1330 N. 25th St., Suite A, to explore current programming and collectively envision how VCU’s teaching, research and resources can align with community-identified needs for mutual benefit. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact VCU Health Hub at 25th at vcuhealthhub@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeGQNPpMiWa8CiCOanfeyrCR3xslc7VQOabCLoWwwItqxlxdA/viewform?usp=header.

Friday, Sep. 26, 2025 at 7:30 a.m.

VCU will partner with George W. Carver Elementary School, 1110 W. Leigh St., on Friday, Sept. 26 for a Spirit Day Pep Rally (7:30–9 a.m.) or sign up for a Field Day shift to help with games, activities and book giveaways. VCU students, faculty, staff and alumni are invited to participate. Sign up to volunteer at the following URL.

For more information, contact Verenda Cobbs at s2vkcobb@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/AMuFSoxQknDDSG9X9.

Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025 at 12:30 p.m.

Join the Department of Graphic Design to welcome visiting artist Ryan Kuo for the Objects + Methods lecture series. Kuo is an artist and writer in New York City. He makes diagrammatic and conceptual systems that are process-based and often invoke a person or people arguing. This is not to state an argument about a thing, but to be caught in a state of argument. The event will be in the theater of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Luiza Dale at oliveiramal@vcu.edu or visit https://objectsandmethods.net.

VCU's Office of Development and Alumni Relations will host two campaign celebrations from noon-3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, at the VCU Commons Plaza, and from noon-3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30, on the Compass at Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. Celebrate the launch of Unlocking Potential: VCU’s Campaign for the Future, the university’s boldest fundraising campaign yet. Enjoy food, swag and plenty of fun with the VCU community.

For more information, contact Jared Kline at klinejc2@vcu.edu or visit https://www.support.vcu.edu/donors/campaign-launch-events/.

This study is inviting individuals between the ages of 18 and 30 who identify as LGBTQ. We are also inviting individuals between the ages of 18 and 30 who identify as cis-gender heterosexual for the control group.

For more information, contact Karen Gorgey at healthyheart@vcu.edu.

Paid research opportunity to improve bone health among girls and women ages 14-30. This is a 12-month clinical trial in collaboration with UVA Health studying the effects of two medications in addition to estrogen and progesterone on bone health. This will require nine study visits including history and physical exams, blood draws, health questionnaires and bone density scans. Participants will be paid up to $925 and up to $25 per visit to cover travel. For more information and to become involved, please see the full study flyer: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vEGBy9G6FO1VO0oo5s_yRlOmAgS-VE_q/view?usp=share_link

For more information, contact Alexandra Lempke, Ph.D., at alexandra.lempke@vcuhealth.org or visit https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://uvahealth.com/clinicaltrials/romosozumab-adjunct-physiologic-estrogen-replacement-adolescents-young-adults*:*:text=434.982.0871-,Romosozumab*20as*20an*20Adjunct*20to*20Physiologic*20Estrogen*20Replacement*20in*20Adolescents,925__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!JqxBPMk!lrwHlzW2FC0n7r--Xg8PwM175CXiQwvan_W5czScxOyPfk5knfqzMHNGglmBNxbzjHy9OAt_2_fWP1DpDTEcAmY$.

This study is inviting individuals between the ages of 20 and 24 with poor sleep quality. The purpose of this research study is to examine the effect of aerobic and resistance exercise on cardiovascular responses and vascular inflammation. This study will be conducted at 500 Academic Centre on VCU’s Monroe Park Campus. Principal Investigator: Lee Franco, Ph.D., Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences.

For more information, contact Garrett Oehlert at healthyheart@vcu.edu.