University of Richmond’s 36th annual “Arts Around the Lake” will take place Oct. 4 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. The event is part of UR’s Family Weekend celebration.

The University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business will welcome Patrick Pichette, former senior vice president and chief financial officer of Google, as a Robins Executive Speaker Series guest on Oct. 1, 6-7 p.m., in Queally Hall, Ukrop Auditorium. Pichette will share insights from his career at the global technology company.

The University of Richmond will hold a bike-related Spirit Week Sept. 20-27, celebrating the UCI Road World Championship. Richmond is hosting the start of the Men’s Elite Road Race – the marquee race – on campus Sept. 27, the final day of the competition.

Gil J. Villanueva, University of Richmond’s associate vice president and dean of admission, has been named chair of the Board of Directors for The Common Application, a leading higher education membership organization.

The University of Richmond will host an interview with Virginia’s former executioner Jerry Givens on Thursday, September 24 from 5-6:30 p.m. in the Gottwald Center for the Sciences Auditorium. The event is open to the public and a reception will follow.

The University of Richmond will be hosting the seventh annual Today’s College Man (TCM) Workshop on Oct. 12, 2015.

Members of the University of Richmond community plan to participate in the NAACP’s “America’s Journey for Justice” when it comes through Richmond tomorrow, Sept. 12.

The University of Richmond’s School of Arts and Sciences will host its annual HHMI Science Symposium on the afternoon of Sept. 25 in the Gottwald Center for the Sciences.

U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges 2016” guide has ranked University of Richmond as the 23rd “Best Value” among national liberal arts colleges. Overall, Richmond ranked 32nd on the National Liberal Arts College ranking.

A bioethicist hailed by many as “the world’s most influential living philosopher” and a New York Times bestselling author whose cutting-edge research “unpacks the mental strategies that lead to clearer thinking and deeper insights” are among speakers at the 2015-16 Jepson Leadership Forum lecture series at University of Richmond.