11 a.m.

How can we be sure those collecting our own personal data are being responsible with it? How can we ensure that trust is built and maintained? These questions and more will be addressed at the fourth of five Fall Virtual Rams Mini-Forum Series. Dan Han, VCU chief information security officer, will speak. Register at Talent@vcu and search for Rams Forum for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Stacy West at smwest@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1446.

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

The online Post-baccalaureate Graduate Certificate in Health Behavior Coaching is accepting applications for its next cohort. The program is managed by VCU's Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences. The deadline for a spring cohort (minimum eight students) is Jan. 4, 2021. The deadline for a fall cohort (minimum eight students) is July 16, 2021. Questions: https://khs.vcu.edu/graduate/post-bacc-health-behavior-coaching-certificate/ or http://bulletin.vcu.edu/graduate/college-humanities-sciences/kinesiology-health-sciences/health-behavior-coaching-cert/. Register for the Zoom informational session at the following URL.

For more information, contact Joann T. Richardson at jtrichar@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMkfumpqTwuH92I71p9nLQ7psiENgHO0j7G.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Join the Health Educators from the Health Promotion and Well-Being Center (The Well) for a socially distanced, virtual Halloween event. Live demonstrations, a fun Q&A and giveaways will be featured. Wear your favorite costume and tune into The Well's IG Live to learn how to have a fun and safer Halloween.

For more information, contact Kendyll Graham at grahamk4@vcu.edu or visit http://instagram.com/thewellvcu.

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

VCU's Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics will present a virtual public lecture by Sandra Di Rocco, KTH KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, on geometry of data. The Zoom meeting ID is 970 6779 1678. The password is VCUMATH121.

For more information, contact Nicola Tarasca at tarascan@vcu.edu or visit https://sites.google.com/vcu.edu/math-colloquium.

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

Sharon Zumbrunn, Ph.D., associate professor, VCU Foundations of Education, will explore how higher education can be the perfect ecosystem for breeding imposter syndrome dragons. She will offer strategies for slaying your own personal dragon. The talk will be hosted by You First at VCU. Many first-generation students feel like double-dealing tricksters, wondering, “Do I really belong here? We’re talking about smart people!" Why do so many first-generation students have impostery beliefs? Questions: https://youfirst.vcu.edu/. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Bambacus at bambacuses@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3927 or visit https://bit.ly/YouFirst102920.

2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The National Scholarship Office will host two identical virtual informational sessions. The sessions will be held at 2 p.m. Oct. 29 and 1 p.m. Oct. 30. Learn more about how to apply for a variety of nationally competitive scholarships. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jeff Wing at natlscholar@vcu.edu or visit http://blogs.vcu.edu/natlscholar.

6 p.m.

VCU P.R.I.M.E. (Professional Health and Related Interests Mentoring Experiences), a Career Services initiative to support under-represented student success, will host its inaugural event with 13 health-care professionals and admissions deans. They represent pre-med, pre-dent, nursing, PA, PT, OT and more. The representatives will answer questions about how careers and admissions have changed post-COVID, in one-on-one breakout rooms. Questions: https://www.instagram.com/vcuprime/. Register at the following URL to receive a Zoom link at 6 p.m. on Oct. 29.

For more information, contact Anirban Mahanty at vcuprime@gmail.com or visit https://forms.gle/H3ormzc41wxY3SYD8.

7 p.m.

The Society of Women Engineers will hold its annual Halloween party via Zoom. Activities will be available in breakout rooms, including a movie ("Coco"), playing group games or networking with other SWE members. Dress in your best Halloween costume to participate in a costume contest. The winner will receive a Starbucks gift card. Register via RamsConnect for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Anisha Beladia at beladiaar@vcu.edu or (571) 208-6049 or visit http://cglink.me/r868792.

7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The Resilient Upsilon Chapter of Psi Sigma Phi Multicultural Fraternity, Inc. in collaboration with Casa Alitas Program from Tucson, Ariz., will present “What It Means To Support La Frontera,” a conversation on the crisis affecting thousands of people at the border. The panel will include VCU students, alumni, VCU staff and a representative from Casa Alitas. RSVP to the chapter's email, upsilon@phimen.us, for Zoom link and to submit any questions.

For more information, contact Alejandro Lucero at lucerocruzca@vcu.edu or visit https://www.instagram.com/psp_resilientupsilon/.

Friday, Oct. 30, 2020 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence will present a workshop on conflict management in the classroom and workplace. The session will focus on gaining a better understanding of how individual attitudes impact the outcome of conflicts. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/JrSdWVQzrPpnuPK97.

Friday, Oct. 30, 2020 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The third of VCU's Bioinformatics Graduate Student Organization's fall faculty seminar series will feature new faculty member Bret Boyd, Ph.D. Questions: https://vcu.campusgroups.com/bgso/events/. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Bioinformatics Graduate Student Organization at bgso@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUvdu-vpzoiE9TcGoWGZRJOCKRidiCGkiYv.

Friday, Oct. 30, 2020 at 7 p.m.

Chi Alpha Campus Ministries will present a Spooktacular Halloween Party on Zoom. Wear your best costume and decorate your Zoom background for a chance to win a prizes. All are welcome to participate. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jakia Hamilton at hamiltonjd3@vcu.edu or visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88990916004?pwd=WWlvZVRsZWhnT0cvVzBKYTNudWc2QT09.

Friday, Oct. 30, 2020 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Participants will explore tools available to managers and staff to facilitate good career conversations. The content will include individual assessments, manager assessments for teams and the initial career conversation in which managers and employees engage each other in open conversation about career aspirations and create a career development plan. Questions: askhr@vcu.edu. Register in Talent@VCU.

For more information, contact VCU HR at askhr@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0177 or visit https://vcu.csod.com/ui/lms-learning-details/app/event/9f34698b-b4a6-44fe-a7b6-946763ad4b8e.

Monday, Nov. 2, 2020 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

VCU's School of Education will present via Zoom an informational session on M.Ed. in Counselor Education. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Cheyanne Brown at browncl27@vcu.edu or (914) 310-3287 or visit https://soe.vcu.edu/events/info-sessions-open-houses/.

Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

VCU Human Resource's Learning, Development and Organizational Culture team will present a workshop on effective groups and teams. The workshop, second in a series focusing on facilitation skills, will feature a discussion about the skills necessary to improve team performance, team relationships and individual well-being. Participants do not need to have attended the first workshop to register. Register in Talent@VCU at the following URL.

For more information, contact Leslee Gensinger at learndev@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.csod.com/ui/lms-learning-details/app/event/0c725e5c-9d50-4419-a9b8-ff8ea66e50c9.

Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and VCU Institutional Review Board are hosting open consulting hours virtually via Zoom. Consultants from various research areas will be available for consultations with faculty, staff and students from any school or department at VCU. See the following blog post for more information.

For more information, contact Nyssa Towsley at ntowsley@vcu.edu or visit https://blogs.vcu.edu/humanresearch/2020/10/26/wright-center-consulting-hours-virtual-11-11-2020/.

Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

VCU Career Services will host “Working While Queer,” the third entry in the Working While Other panel series. The panel will examine how being queer impacts the workplace experience across many different industries. Hear perspectives from working professionals across a variety of industries. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ash Taylor-Beierl at tayloram8@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6166 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMrdeyhrjIiGdPnT8wfQxpmK2NdfTaGBM2z.

Monday, Nov. 16, 2020 at 5:30 p.m.

The Office of Alumni Relations will host “Grad Bash: Socially Distant, Together As Soon-To-Be Alumni” for the Class of 2020. Attend this low-key, quick celebration and receive your first alumni swag. In accordance with COVID-19 regulations, only 10 students are allowed during a designated time. You’ll come in, grab your items, take a picture and we’ll wish you well. RSVP at the following URL. Not coming to campus at all this semester? Email alumni@vcu.edu and you will be sent your alumni gear.

For more information, contact Allison Toney at aktoney@vcu.edu or visit https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409054cabaf2fa7f49-grad.

Now is the time to start planning for spring semester registration. Before designing your class schedule for spring, be sure to meet with your academic advisor (link to https://academicadvising.vcu.edu/find). For a list of courses available in spring, as well as Intersession and J-Term courses (link to https://intersession.vcu.edu/courses), visit the schedule of classes at vcu.edu/schedule. For a list of registration dates, go to rar.vcu.edu/registration/dates.

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

PennyAppeal at VCU is hosting a winter clothing drive for students to donate clothes to the homeless residents of Richmond. All items received from the drive will be donated to Grace and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. Gloves, coats, shirts and pants are most needed. The drive will run through Oct. 29. A drop-off bin will be available next to the information desk in the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Samah Nor Bouyakoub at bouyakoubs@vcu.edu.

In observance of Election Day on Nov. 3, the VCU shuttle will not be in operation. Additionally, RamRide will not provide service to the A, I, M, or R Lots. I Lot and Coliseum Deck subscribers who need to park may utilize the Eighth Street Deck. A Lot subscribers may park in N Deck, or, if preferred, continue to park A Lot. R Lot and M Lot subscribers should park in D Deck during this time. Normal service will resume on Nov. 4.

For more information, contact VCU Parking and Transportation at parking@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7275.