From: The Underground: Student Organization Resources Center
Date: October 23, 2025
Subject: 10/23 Spooky Newsletter


🎃 Hey Ghouls and Goblins! 👻

Welcome back to another fang-tastic edition of our newsletter! Halloween is creeping closer, and we’re dying to see your spooky spirit. 🕸️✨

Next Wednesday, show off your best spooky costume at The Underground for a chance to snag a treat for your org because let’s be honest, who doesn’t love a little fright and a prize?

💀 Look spooky – win stuff! 🕷️
We can’t wait to see what you conjure up! 🖤

VCU Internship Funding Program

Undergraduates, are you interviewing for or have you accepted an off-campus internship that is unpaid and/or Virginia-based for the spring semester, and are worried it may not cover your spring expenses? Don't let your funding needs keep you from taking advantage of opportunities for personal and professional growth. Apply for funding for your spring semester experience through the VCU Internship Funding Program!

Funding will be awarded as a direct deposit. It can be used to supplement costs for your initial travel to your internship, daily commuting via public transportation, housing, childcare, professional attire, supplies, and 

Complete and eligible student applications will undergo a competitive selection process that involves multiple rounds of review by a committee of approximately 20 faculty and staff members from both campuses. Funding is not guaranteed to all applicants, but we hope to support as many students as possible. Awardees will be notified by December, and payments will ideally be dispersed by Friday, January 16.

If you have other questions, please review the FAQs or email Jeanette Hickl at jwhickl@vcu.edu or visit our drop-in hours in the University Student Commons, 1st floor.

Celebrate Spooky Season With Boo-ngo And A Costume Contest!

AHHH! It’s Spooky Season! What better way to fight off the ghouls and goblins than with a friendly game of BOOOOOO-ngo! Don’t be scared, join us on October 30th for a chance to win a terror-ific prize. Show up in your most chilling costume… the night awaits you.

Alcohol

All student organizations hosting events where alcohol will be served must complete this Notification of an Event with Alcohol Form in RamsConnect at least fourteen (14) days in advance of any alcohol event. More information about the student organization alcohol policy can be found both on the notification form and in the Student Organization Handbook. 

Do you have SGA funding and a purchase that involves a contract?

Any purchase request involving a contract is due in RAMOrgs by October 29, 2025. As a reminder, Student Organizations are prohibited from signing any contract that is paid for through a VCU procurement method.

Visit the 2025-2026 Purchasing Deadlines for the full list of deadlines and email cfsof@vcu.edu with any questions.

Carver Elementary School seeks volunteers on Halloween to help with creating and hanging decorations

Date: October 31, 2025 

Times:

8 am-9 am Decoration

9-10:15am-K-1st Graders

10:45 am-12 pm 2nd-5th 

For more information and to volunteer, contact Lynette Wilkins at lwilkins@cisrva.org.

Travel 

All student organizations are encouraged to share their travel details with the student org office through the Travel Reporting Form.  Submitting this form is required for any student organization receiving university funding (partial or full funding) for organization travel. Registered Student Organizations receiving any university funding for travel must complete this form 30 days prior to travel to ensure compliance with state and federal guidelines.