Graduating this Semester?
If you have digital photos of your time here at VCU that you would be willing to share for our Diploma Ceremony slide show, please forward them to us: Tony Brinckwirth (abrinckwirth@vcu.edu) or Virginia Casanova (casanovavl@vcu.edu).

Volunteers Needed
Robert J. Grey, Jr. Esq. (VCU alumnus and Partner at Hunton & Williams in Richmond) will be speaking at the Student Commons on Monday, Nov. 9 at 5:00 pm. Volunteers are needed to help at the event itself or to staff tables at the Commons promoting the event on Tues, Nov. 3 - Thurs., Nov. 5. If interested, please send your name, the days and times you are available, and any questions you might have for Mr. Grey to csmcmullan@vcu.edu. All volunteers will participate in a drawing for a Starbucks gift certificate. Mr. Grey has written extensively on such topics as Race & Gender in the Legal Profession, Jury Service, Brown v. Board of Education, Richmond Then & Now (Oliver Hill & Lewis Powell as "beacons of hope and rational thinking for their community and the country").

World Studies Student Research Conference
The Deadline for submitting proposals has been extended to Monday, Nov. 9. Please submit proposals to wsrc@vcu.edu.

World Studies Scholarships
The new forms for 20010-11 World Studies Scholarships are now available online at www.worldstudies.vcu.edu. The deadline for application is February 10, 2010.

Mentoring Opportunity
Brookland Middle School in Henrico County is looking for student mentors for their some of their Spanish-speaking students. Brookland is one of the few schools in Henrico County with a very diverse population, servicing most of the students who come from other countries through ESL instruction, many from Spanish speaking countries. The school would like to work more closely with their Spanish-speaking students through mentoring relationships. If you are fluent in Spanish and are interested in this type of mentoring opportunity, please contact Ms. Nicole Smith at Nesmith@henrico.k12.va.us or 804-261-5007.

Shanghai Expo 2010 USA Pavilion Student Ambasadorships
Wonderful opportunity to serve as a student ambassador at next year's Shanghai Expo. The deadline for application has been extended to Nov. 15, 2009. For more information, please click here.