10:30 a.m.

The Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will host Queer Coffee Hour. The session will include dialogues around sexuality, gender and their intersections while continuing to provide a (virtual) space for authentic conversations and identity expression. Register (required) for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Kim Green at greenk2@vcu.edu or visit https://linktr.ee/vcuomsa.

Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020 from 3:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Learn about Dominion Youth Services, a VCU employer partner, at this virtual employer showcase. Find out about this organization's role in the social assistance industry, what they do, how they do it and what they look for in candidates. A Q&A from participants will follow a brief presentation. Students of all years and majors are encouraged to attend. Register through Handshake.

For more information, contact VCU Career Services at careers@vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Almost since the beginning of computing, people have been using computers to create choreography. This lecture-demonstration, part of the VCUarts Faculty Lecture Series, will introduce the field of algorithmic choreography. Kate Sicchio, assistant professor, VCU Department of Dance and Choreography and Department of Kinetic Imaging, will discuss the use of computers in the field of dance. Her lecture will also cover the making of Terpsicode, a programming language for live coding dance performance scores created by Sicchio.

For more information, contact Kim Catley at artssocial@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/event/vcuarts-faculty-lecture-series-algorithmic-choreography-kate-sicchio/.

VCU's cross-campus shuttle will operate through Nov. 25. The shuttle will resume with limited service for the spring 2021 semester on Jan. 25 and will operate Monday through Friday, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., through May 14. To accommodate the reduced service hours, students and employees may contact RamSafe for cross-campus rides between 5 p.m. and 8 a.m., because cross-campus restrictions will be temporarily lifted effective Nov. 9.

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

VCU Police remind members of the university community to prepare for safe driving during the Thanksgiving holiday week. Keep in mind COVID precautions; check each state’s regulations. Pack extra masks and hand sanitizer when you’re away from home. Drivers who sleep only five to six hours a night are twice as likely to crash; risks quadruple for those who sleep only four to five hours. Before travel, get a good night's sleep. For long trips, drive with another person. Schedule regular stops on the way to your destination.

For more information, contact VCU Police at policedept@vcu.edu.

August and December grads are invited to upload a 10-second video clip using the graduate upload submission form to share a message or shout-out. The clips will be used in the virtual commencement at 10 a.m. on Dec. 12. The deadline for submissions is 6 p.m. Nov. 30. Details are available at the following URL.

For more information, contact Office of University Events at UNIVevents@vcu.edu or visit https://graduations.vanwagner.com/student-information/?sch=VCU.

The Do No Harm Coalition at VCU is sponsoring a fundraiser to buy cloth masks for current inmates and people being released from Richmond City Jail. To donate or read more, visit the following URL. Contact concerning fundraiser: vcudonoharm@gmail.com. Cloth masks (with no metal parts) may be donated directly by depositing them in the box opposite the elevators in the lobby of McGlothlin Medical Education Center, 1201 E Marshall St., by Dec. 4. Contact concerning mask donation: med.ethics.vcu@gmail.com.

For more information, contact Rosellen Provost at vcudonoharm@gmail.com or visit https://opencollective.com/donoharmatvcu.