Promoting Healthy Love will host a fundraiser at the Compass to raise money for survivors of sexual/domestic violence to receive no/low-cost legal services. The organization will be selling tote bags, T-shirts and Inkbox semi-permanent tattoos. For more information, contact Olive Blackstone at blackstonom@vcu.edu or (202) 677-2952.

Are you interested in working with other students across different disciplines? Are you fascinated by creating solutions to complex problems? Have you always wanted to start a business or nonprofit? Attend a virtual informational session to learn about undergraduate certificates at the da Vinci Center. Register at the following URL. For more information, contact Lloyd Young at youngel3@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/ug-sept19-22.

Learn how to establish your ideas in a strong, logical way that will hook your audience. Register at the following URL. For more information, contact Trey Burnart Hall at hallbr@vcu.edu or visit https://writing.vcu.edu/calendar/.

Join VCU's School of Education for information on its flexible, online Post-Baccalaureate Certificate program and how it can can meet the requirements for your provisional license. Register at the following URL. For more information, contact Jazmin Tilfas at soeinfo@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.soe.vcu.edu/register/?id=0db78378-3e98-4fd0-9826-5fe1b2abe987.

Join VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and the VCU Human Research Protection Program for open consulting hours via Zoom. The session will include consultants from Biostatistics, Informatics, IRB, IND/IDE/FDA, Research Library Services, Designing and Conducting Research, Community Engaged Research and ClinicalTrials.gov. Faculty, students and staff from all VCU schools and departments are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to ask questions and receive guidance on both new research studies and existing research studies. Register at the following URL. For more information, contact Maureen Olmsted at cctr@vcu.edu or (804) 828-9226 or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=9PEXYCJTYN.

VCU Libraries and the C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research will host a data management seminar to be presented by Sandy Brooks, DPS, director, VCU Human Research Protection Program, via Zoom. Register at https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYrcuqqrj4qHdX8_TbafIOSveQ1NPBw3Mk6. For more information, contact Pam Dillon, Pharm.D., research liaison, at pmdillon@vcu.edu or visit https://cctr.vcu.edu/.

How does your gender impact your daily life? Do you wonder how that differs for others? Come engage with students, faculty and staff for this Rammalogues session on gender. The session will be held at 912 W. Grace St., second floor. This same session will be available online at the same time on Wednesday, Sept. 21. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL. For more information, contact IExcel Education at iexcel@vcu.edu or visit http://iexcel.vcu.edu.

Children’s Hospital of Richmond and Child Health Research will present a talk by Jeffrey Fineman, M.D., University of California San Francisco. His topic will be "Translating Natural History of CHD into Pathobiology: Hemodynamic Forces." The talk will be presented in person in Room 5-086, Children's Hospital of Richmond, 1001 E. Marshall St., and also virtually. See the Zoom link at the following URL. The passcode is 805055. For more information, contact Emma Burge at emma.burge@vcuhealth.org or visit https://vcuhealth.zoom.us/j/94870828312?pwd=UzB3RU9ZZUpibDJoQ2ZFdExQM2hyQT09.

VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will host a mixer for all Latine faculty, staff and students in Richmond Salons III-IV, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Come for the community and stay for the elote, chips, churros and agua fresca catered by E-Loteria. Event co-sponsors are TriO Student Support Services, You First at VCU, Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science at VCU and Latinx Student Association. RSVP by Sept. 19 at the following URL. For more information, contact Beck Oh at ohrn@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/sewzTantEA8BgF8U6.

The Equity in Cardiovascular Health Outcomes Lab will host a virtual focus group on the stress, vulnerability and resilience of young Black women. Check your eligibility and sign up at the following URL. For more information, contact Anika L. Hines, Ph.D., MPH, at EqCHOLab@vcuhealth.org or (804) 828-5030 or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=P8FMMYKNAEMCF8TC.

Pups on the Plaza, the Dogs on Call fundraising event, will once again be held outside the McGlothlin Medical Education Building, 1201 E. Marshall St. Come for the music, visit with therapy dog teams and support Dogs on Call by purchasing T-shirts and lunch (hot dogs, chips and a drink). For more information, contact Karl Dorn, Program Coordinator for the Center for Human-Animal Interaction, at chai@vcuhealth.org or (804) 628-2532 or visit http://chai.vcu.edu.

Since the 1970s, access to abortion has been legal in the United States. This has changed under the recent Supreme Court decision. How do we navigate difficult conversations as the political climate changes? IExcel Education will host an open dialogue on this topic. Rammalogues is a facilitated discussion series that provides a braver and safer space to talk about social identity. The session will be held at 912 W. Grace St., second floor. Register at https://connect.inclusive.vcu.edu/register/ramma-postroe-092222 For more information, contact IExcel Education at iexcel@vcu.edu or visit http://iexcel.vcu.edu.

Come to the auditorium of the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St., for coffee, tea and conversation to take a glimpse of the dynamic research process for the documentary "Resume at the Point of Interruption." Artist dana washington-queen will be joined by midwife Racha Tahani Lawler Queen, designer and musician Colin Palmer and sound artist John Dombroski for a roundtable discussion of the documentary’s research, production and themes. RSVP at the following URL. For more information, contact Natalie Hale at halene@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/dana-washington-queen-in-conversation-resume-at-the-point-of-interruption/.

Are you wondering what Richmond has to offer after graduation? Not sure where to start looking for jobs or internships? Find a unique experience featuring entertainment, activities and career connections at the RVA College Jam. Whether you're actively hunting for next summer's internship or looking to network, this event is about exploring and experiencing what it's like to live and work in Richmond. The event, to be held at the Foundry at Historic Tredegar, 470 Tredegar St., is open to undergraduate and graduate students with a valid student ID. For more information, contact VCU Career Services at careers@vcu.edu or visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/college-jam-2022-tickets-394331254397.

A new group is forming at VCU which will be affiliated with Massey Cancer Center. New members are sought who are passionate about cancer in all forms. This group is created to promote togetherness as part of a campus-wide community and support network. The group will meet via Zoom. For more information, contact Gabby Maldonado at siricagt@vcu.edu.