11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

VCU Parking and Transportation will host a GRTC bus on campus, in front of James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Learn how to ride, plan your trip and more with a GRTC travel trainer. Free snacks will be available.

For more information, contact Debra Hopper at dhopper@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7275.

Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

VCU's School of Medicine will hold its annual new faculty orientation. The event, on the sixth floor, James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center, 1201 E. Marshall St., is an opportunity for key leaders in the University to welcome new faculty to VCU and for the school to provide new faculty with information about available resources.

For more information, contact Jean Bailey, Ph.D., at jean.bailey@vcuhealth.org or visit https://medschool.vcu.edu/about/deans-office/facultyaffairs/newfaculty/.

Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019 at 6 p.m.

Chi Alpha Campus Ministries presents XA Cookout and First Look at The Chapel, 1836 Park Ave. Come for dinner and find out what Chi Alpha is all about.

For more information, contact Lillian Curtis at curtisla@vcu.edu.

Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019 at 8:30 a.m.

VCU's chapter of Beta Alpha Psi will present a leadership workshop for accounting majors and business foundations students. The event will be in Room 1115, Snead Hall, School of Business, 301 W. Main St. Recruiters affiliated with local accounting firms and businesses and representatives from School of Business career services are scheduled to be in attendance. Beta Alpha Psi is an international honor organization for accounting, financial and information systems students.

For more information, contact Caroline Clary at clarycr2@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019 at 3 p.m.

President Michael Rao invites the VCU community to the 37th annual Faculty Convocation at the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. Faculty members will be welcomed and this year’s distinguished faculty award recipients will be honored. Faculty and staff traveling to the Monroe Park Campus may use the Pulse (VCU/VUU stop) or GRTC Route 5 (Main and Harrison stop) or find reciprocal parking options at http://www.parking.vcu.edu/parking/faculty-and-staff/reciprocal-parking/.

For more information, contact VCU's Office of Events and Special Programs at UNIVevents@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/vcuconvocation2019.

Wednesday, Sep. 4, 2019 from 10 a.m. to noon

VCU Education Abroad will host a Gilman Scholarship Writing Workshop. The session will be held in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. The Gilman Scholarship awards up to $5,000 for students who receive Pell Grants to study or intern abroad. Learn to craft an application that maximizes the chances of receiving Gilman funding.

For more information, contact Simone Biasuzzi at sabiasuzzi@vcu.edu or (804) 827-4561 or visit https://www.facebook.com/events/332098834382726/.

Friday, Sep. 20, 2019 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Massey Alliance will host the 10th annual Massey on the River. The event, on Mayo Island, 501 S. 14th St., is in support of VCU's Massey Cancer Center. Featured will be bites and beverages from Lunch.SUPPER!, Stone Brewing, Hardywood, Steam Bell Beer Works, Triple Crossing Brewing and King of Pops. Three Sheets To The Wind will perform danceable Yacht Rock jams and a silent auction will be held. Tickets are available at the following URL. Follow "Massey Alliance" on social media.

For more information, contact Dan Halloran at halloranrd@mymail.vcu.edu or (617) 291-9633 or visit https://e.givesmart.com/events/dIz/.

Friday, Nov. 1, 2019 from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Registration is open for the 13th Annual HIGHER Ground Women's Leadership Conference, hosted by VCU's Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute. The theme of the event, to be held at the Greater Richmond Convention Center, 403 N. Third St., is "Building Bridges Together: Past, Present, and Future." The Institute's 20th anniversary will be celebrated. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Kiara Faulks at gehli@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1169 or visit https://gehli.vcu.edu/conference/.

The VCU Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute, Wilder School, is accepting applications for its 2020 cohorts of the VCU Leadership, HIGHER Ground, and MPLI programs. Each program takes a cohort between 25-40 participants a year. Visit the following URL to learn more about the institute, its programs, application requirements and deadlines.

For more information, contact Kiara S. Faulks at gehli@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1169 or visit http://gehli.vcu.edu.

All VCU supervisors are required to inform Safety and Risk Management whenever a serious incident occurs. VCU is required by state law to report serious injuries to the Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Administration. For more details, visit the following URL and click on "Report a Serious Employee Incident."

For more information, contact Christine Blakey at cblakey@vcu.edu or (804) 827-0357 or visit http://srm.vcu.edu.

The Office of Records and Registration is responsible for notifying the university community that it does not release nonpublic information about VCU students. This information is used and shared in a limited and carefully controlled manner. It is not disclosed, except as permitted by law, unless authorized by the student.

For more information, contact Records and Registration at rar@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1349 or visit http://rar.vcu.edu.

FERPA affords students the rights to inspect and review educational records, request that records which they believe to be inaccurate or misleading be corrected, provide written consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent and to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education. For complete rights under FERPA, visit the following URL.

For more information, contact Records and Regsistration at rar@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1349 or visit http://rar.vcu.edu/registration/familyed.html.

The Cabell Library Undergraduate Advisory Committee is accepting applications from undergraduates for the 2019-2020 term. The committee promotes the value of the library on campus and advises VCU Libraries' leadership in service design, programs and student priorities. Members receive an honorarium for their service. Applications are due at the following URL by noon Aug. 29.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/cluac.

Invest time now and save time later. Learn how to find materials, services, research help and tips for the academic year. Information will be available about the Makerspace, advanced technologies, the nationally significant Comic Arts Collection, study areas to suit everyone and more. Thirty-minute tours of James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave., are offered through Oct. 3.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/library-tours.

Students and employees have unlimited transportation access on GRTC’s Pulse, local and express routes. Students with GO Passes should continue to use this pass and VCU ID to ride GRTC. Students who have not been issued GO Passes can ride by presenting a VCU ID card to the bus driver. A mobile pass, which will replace the GO Passes, will be available later this semester, at which time a GO Pass or mobile pass will be required for boarding. Employees can pick up GO Passes at either VCU parking office, 1108 W. Broad St. or 659 N. Eighth St.

For more information, contact VCU Parking and Transportation at parking@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7275 or visit http://go.vcu.edu/grtc.

VCU's Global Education Office is seeking friendship families for the 2019-2020 academic year. Friendship families are matched with international students or scholars and are encouraged to meet at least once each month.

For more information, contact Nichole Dorton at nldorton@vcu.edu or (804) 827-9331 or visit https://global.vcu.edu/students/community/fface/.

The BMI Project is a healthy lifestyle program designed specifically for young adults to manage their health and well-being. If you are overweight and between the ages of 18 and 25, visit the following URL or call the following number to see if you are eligible.

For more information, contact Autumn Lanoye at autumn.lanoye@vcuhealth.org or (804) 827-2250 or visit https://optforhealth.org/research/studies/.