Monday, Dec. 2, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU Police will hold a blood drive for the American Red Cross at police headquarters at 224 E. Broad St. Appointments can be made at the following URL, using the sponsor code VCUPD. Walk-ins are welcome. Parking is available in the headquarters parking lot and Pulse stations are nearby.

For more information, contact Sgt. Aaron LaVigne at AKLavigne@vcu.edu or (804) 828-4395 or visit https://www.redcrossblood.org/.

Monday, Dec. 2, 2019 at 7:30 p.m.

United2Heal will host a movie night featuring a short documentary, "The White Helmets," in Room 1102, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. Free U2H merchandise will be given to the first 10 who arrive and free food will be provided to all who attend.

For more information, contact Bilal Ghazi at MasoodBG@vcu.edu or visit https://www.facebook.com/events/481857162682590/.

Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Need to organize a messy Inbox? Want to know what that cool sidebar has to offer? Not sure what's new? VCU's Collaboration Services invites you to learn all things Gmail and make you the master of your Inbox. The class, in Room B1-020, Computer Classroom, Sanger Hall, 1101 E. Marshall St., will provide a hands-on walkthrough of the organizational and productivity tools Gmail has to offer. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jourdan James at drgee@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/gogoogle.

Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019 at 6:30 p.m.

Amnesty International at VCU will host a slam poetry charity event in Richmond Salons, III-IV, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. The event is in support of the decriminalization of sex work and all proceeds will be donated to Safe Harbor. Fill out the form at the following URL to display art, sing a song, read a poem or perform anything creative for the event. Questions, email amnestyintvcu@gmail.com.

For more information, contact Myia Samuels at samuelsma@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/k7zTvKTuDGD3QprM6.

RamRide service will stop at 8 p.m. Nov. 27 and resume Dec. 2. RamRide service to the M Lot and R Lot will stop at 8 p.m. The last bus will depart from the Children’s Hospital stop at 8 p.m. Subscribers who work later than 8 p.m. on Nov. 27 should park in D Deck, beginning at 2 p.m. On Nov. 28-29, M/R Lot subscribers should park in D Deck. A Lot/I Lot/Coliseum Deck subscribers should park in N Deck or Eighth Street Deck.

For more information, contact VCU Parking and Transportation at parking@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7275 or visit http://wp.vcu.edu/parkingtransportation/2019/11/19/ramride-service-schedule-thanksgiving-holiday/.

Construction and related utility work at and around the VCU Health Outpatient Facility and Inpatient Children’s Hospital sites will affect traffic patterns on the MCV Campus for several months. For current information and updates, visit the URL below.

For more information, contact Carrie Carroll at carrie.carroll@vcuhealth.org or visit http://vcuhealth.org/traffic.

December commencement exercises take place at 10 a.m. Dec. 14 in the E.J. Wade Arena at the Stuart C. Siegel Center, 1200 W. Broad St. Students participating in the ceremony must wear caps, gowns and hoods. Academic regalia should be purchased at the Barnes and Noble at VCU on your respective campus. Regalia will be available for sale through Dec. 13 on the MCV and Monroe Park campuses. If you are unable to visit your campus store before Dec. 13, you may order online from through Dec. 1 at the following URL. Shipping charges apply to online orders. Caps and gowns will not be available for purchase at the commencement ceremony.

For more information, contact . at . or visit http://www.balfour.com/vcu.

The Honors College is accepting current VCU student applications for the Spring 2020 semester. Apply at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jenna Venable at venablejl@vcu.edu or visit https://honors.vcu.edu/admissions/continuing-students/.