Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021 at 3:30 p.m.

Don't let your student loans sneak up on you. Join the peer coaches at The Money Spot to learn about paying back student loan debt. Questions: http://themoneyspot.vcu.edu/. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Carley Toney at finsuccess@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_v2eadcChQXmyfy1X4rvg6g.

Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The annual university-wide Holiday Open House hosted by President Michael and Mrs. Monica Rao is an opportunity for the university community to come together and celebrate the holidays prior to winter closing. It is an informal gathering, in the Commonwealth Ballroom, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., with food and drink provided. RSVP by Nov. 24 at the following URL.

For more information, contact Casey Petrizzi at perkinsc3@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/XKaH2UAWrjTeM1D78.

Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and the Department of Biostatistics will present a lunch research seminar with Roy Sabo, Ph.D., associate professor of Biostatistics, who will provide a general and accessible description of the most frequently used adaptive designs for Phase I, II and III trials. In particular, strategies for adaptive allocation, early termination, dose-finding and seamless trials will be discussed. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Pamela Dillon, Pharm.D., research liaison, at pmdillon@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJArcO6uqDgoHdfgEqZCbiJrPP6LWVyMpUnX?_x_zm_rtaid=swc4EMCuSVSeC_8uuv06ew.1634735952106.acf7033a82880aad5f673449f76feed9&_x_zm_rhtaid=854.

Friday, Dec. 3, 2021 from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.

How are you doing amid the many ongoing racial and social upheavals? Do you wonder how those with different identities are affected? Share your lived experiences and bear witness to what others have to share in open dialogue in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Engage with students, faculty and staff in a special RAMmalogues session about social unrest. RAMmalogues, led by a trained facilitator, is a space for intercultural, multigenerational and community-wide conversations around who we are and what matters to us. All students, faculty and staff are invited, but registration is limited to 25, so reserve your spot now.

For more information, contact Jan Altman, Ph.D., at iexcel@vcu.edu or visit http://inclusive.vcu.edu/rammalogues.

VCU Police encourages everyone to lock the doors and windows of residences and offices and to take all keys during the Thanksgiving break. Valuables should be stored in a locked drawer or closet or taken home. Drivers leaving a car on campus should park in a well-lighted area, remove valuables and lock the doors; drivers staying in Richmond should park closer to residences and work sites. Cyclists should store bikes legally with a U-lock. More holiday safety tips are available at the following URL.

For more information, contact VCU Police Crime Prevention Team at crimeprevreq@vcu.edu or visit https://police.vcu.edu/stay-safe/holiday-safety/.

Interested in joining the Enrichmond Foundation in restoring the Historic East End and Evergreen cemeteries for Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on Jan. 17 from 8:30 a.m.-noon? Sign up now with The Commons at the following URL to reserve a spot.

For more information, contact Nico Orsini at orsinin@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1383447.