Connecting to work projector

Just bought my first MBP last thanksgiving, and was excited to be able to use it at work ( I teach at a local community college). The connection to the projector is a serial port, and usually you just have to plug it directly to the laptop. Of course, I do not have a serial port. I have been told that it is not easy / accessible / advised / allowed to run a completely new wire, so I am looking for a female serial adaptor to ??? I have googled for serial to usb, but cannot seem to find a female serial adaptor to connect their cord to my computer. Any suggestions? Should I be looking for a different adaptor? I'm still new to most of the ports on the Mac, and am not really sure which would be better.
I've tried a forum search and either am not listing the right search criteria, or cannot find a similiar question. Would appreciate any suggestions.
Thank you in advance.

Thank you very much! I admit, I then had to go google a picture of the vga cord, and yes, I think that is what it is. I realize it was a simple answer, but thank you very much for taking the time to educate me

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