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

VCU Toastmasters holds year-round weekly meetings every Wednesday from 12:05-12:50 p.m. in the School of Engineering, West Hall, Room 252. Toastmasters offers public speaking and leadership skill building to anyone in the VCU community. All are welcome.

For more information, visit http://www.vcutoastmasters.com.

Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018 at 11 a.m.

The Office for Research and Innovation and VCU Data Science Lab invite the VCU community to attend the upcoming workshop, "Improve Your Science with Preregistration" in the Larrick Student Center, Court End Ballroom. David Mellor and Ian Sullivan from the Center for Open Science will introduce researchers to the benefits of preregistration. This one-hour workshop will guide participants through creating a first preregistration, followed by a lunch and question session at noon.

For more information, visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=16418.

Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018 from 12 p.m. to 01 p.m.

The Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research presents the lunchtime research seminar, "NIH Clinical Trials 2018: New Definition, New Policies," in the Main Hospital, Learning Center, across from the cafeteria. The session will include a summary of the NIH-mandated changes to clinical trials policies, provide case studies to demonstrate the expanded clinical trial definition and provide resources for researchers. Participants may bring lunch; drinks will be provided.

Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Technology Services holds a question-and-answer session for faculty to learn more about the new Top Hot Student Response System (aka "clickers") and invites faculty to attend online at https://vcu.zoom.us/j/834316544. Technology Services and Top Hat representatives will be available to answer questions and collaborate about this new technology. For details or to get started now, visit the website below.

For more information, visit https://tophat.com/edtech/teaching-with-top-hat-at-vcu/.

Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018 at 9 a.m.

VCU Faculty Senate invites all faculty to participate in Virginia Higher Education Advocacy Day in One Capitol Square, Room 305. This is an annual event in collaboration with colleagues of the Faculty Senate of Virginia and The Virginia Conference of the American Association of University Professors. Participants will visit the offices of state legislators to advocate for our interests and the interests of higher education in the Commonwealth. For details and the schedule, visit the website below.

For more information, visit http://www.facultysenate.vcu.edu/2018/01/03/higher-education-advocacy-day-2018/.

Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The Translational Partnership for Mental Health jointly hosts a case study event with the Wellness Resource Center and Department of Rehabilitation Counseling to examine a case study about an individual struggling with opioid addiction in BioTech One, Founders Conference Room. To register, visit the website below. Participants will be emailed the case study after registering.

For more information, visit http://goo.gl/xgFMRh.

Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Black Graduate Student Association at VCU holds a "Service Saturday" event and offers a volunteer opportunity for the VCU community with the Evergreen and East End Cemetery restoration projects. Evergreen (Evergreen Road, Richmond, 23223) and East End (50 Evergreen Road, Richmond, 23223) cemeteries are the resting place for the nation's most prominent African-American leaders of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Volunteers will remove vegetation and litter while uncovering Richmond history. Volunteers must pre-register for the event by visiting the website below.

For more information, visit https://goo.gl/forms/KjeJHmcYVyFUeo.

Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018 from noon to 1:15 p.m.

Human Resources presents "How to Retire with the Virginia Retirement System" for VCU employees in the HR Training Building, Room 115. This session is open to VCU employees only, not VCU Health System employees.

For more information, visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=16361.

Nearby events on Cathedral Place will prevent RamRide from servicing the Cabell Library stop on Thursday, Jan. 11, and Friday, Jan. 12. Passengers should proceed to the Main and Laurel stop for service on these dates. Service will resume on Saturday, Jan. 13. Additionally, inauguration ceremonies at the State Capitol on Saturday, Jan. 13, will close portions of the Campus Connector route. As a result, the Campus Connector will operate from 5 p.m. to midnight on Saturday, Jan. 13. Normal service will resume on Sunday, Jan. 14.

For more information, visit http://wp.vcu.edu/parkingtransportation/?p=1048.

Starting Monday, Jan. 15, the Campus Connector will begin service at 6 a.m. To view RamRide's full hours of operation, visit the website below.

For more information, visit http://go.vcu.edu/ramride.

The Department of Psychology and the Virginia Youth Tobacco Projects Research Coalition present the sixth triennial "Virginia Conference on Youth Tobacco Use: Translating Research into Practice and Policy" on March 21-22 at Delta Hotels by Marriott, 555 E. Canal St. For comprehensive information on accommodations, poster abstract due dates, prices and full agenda, visit the website below. Special rates for early bird registration are available through Thursday, March 1.

For more information, visit http://www.cvent.com/d/ptq3xx.

Draft revised Financial Aid Recalculation Due to Withdrawal and Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) for Financial Aid policies are now open for university comment through Thursday, Jan. 18. The draft policies can be found at https://policy.vcu.edu/policies-open-for-public-comment.

For more information, visit https://policy.vcu.edu/policies-open-for-public-comment.

A new Development and Alumni Relations policy is now open for university comment through Thursday, Jan. 18. The draft policy can be found at https://policy.vcu.edu/policies-open-for-public-comment.

For more information, visit https://policy.vcu.edu/policies-open-for-public-comment.