Join the Friends of VCU Libraries to write a postcard home as part of our StudyWell campaign. The event will be in the lobby of James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. For more information, contact Ryan Pander at rbpander@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2022-2023-ongoing/study-well-spring-2023.html.

The Internet makes many tasks much easier, but that also includes committing a crime. Anyone can become a victim of a scam or fraud. Join Virginia Navigator Community Specialist Bonnie Scimone as she provides tips and tools to protect yourself from scams and fraud. Register at https://vcu.libcal.com/event/10298910 For more information, contact Jackson Wright at wrightjc4@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2432 or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2022-2023-ongoing/health-and-wellness-library-programs.html.

VCU's L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs will hold a graduate programs virtual informational session via Zoom for VCU employees. An overview of the school's flexible graduate programs, a review of the employee tuition benefit and an alumni panel will be presented. Register at the following URL. For more information, contact Ross Losapio at wsrecruit@vcu.edu or (804) 827-0364 or visit http://bit.ly/wsforvcu23.

The ICA at VCU will host a series of classes to explore how to see and understand contemporary art. Explore the intersection of politics and contemporary art in this second course. For centuries, art has taken sides in the political struggles of its day. Art history has been the story of artists who sought to be the vanguard not just of artistic change, but of social and political change. The session will be at the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St. RSVP at the following URL. For more information, contact Natalie Hale at halene@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/making-sense-of-contemporary-art-how-did-art-get-mixed-up-in-politics/.

Join President Michael Rao for the State of the University Address in the James Branch Cabell Library, Lecture Hall, Room 303, 901 Park Ave. Doors will open at 10:30 a.m. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Register at the following URL. For more information, contact University Events at UNIVevents@vcu.edu or visit https://go.vcu.edu/sotu202.

VCU's post-baccalaureate certificate in clinical research supports clinical research professionals entering the workforce or transitioning career paths with and offers professional development for current clinical, allied health and research professionals. Applications are now being accepted for Summer and Fall 2023. Certificate program informational sessions will be offered via Zoom March 29 and April 19 at 2 p.m. Register for March 29 at 2 p.m. at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpcO6urD8vG9VZWugTc-eVXs347SMV94ZV April 30 is the deadline for Summer 2023 enrollment. VCU tuition benefit is available for eligible university employees. Hospital personnel should direct tuition benefit inquiries to hospital Human Resources or access HR4U. Contact Catherine Brown, Program Coordinator at the following email address for April 19 registration links. For more information, contact Catherine Brown at crbrown@vcu.edu or visit https://cctr.vcu.edu/education-and-training/certificate-program/.

Join this workshop, from Social Security and VCU HR, and learn answers to questions such as When are you eligible to receive benefits? How does early retirement affect your benefits? How do you get the most from your benefit? And more. Register in Talent@VCU or at the following URL. For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit http://bit.ly/3lSkApT.

Eric A. Stanley, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, will discuss topics from “Atmospheres of Violence, Structuring Antagonism and the Trans/Queer Ungovernable.” Stanley, a theorist and organizer, will explore the central role of racialized and gendered violence in the United States. The talk will be in the University Student Commons Theater, 907 Floyd Ave. Register at https://bit.ly/QCollective2023 For more information, contact Q Collective at qcollective@vcu.edu or visit https://inclusive.vcu.edu/institutes-and-centers/q-collective/q-events/.

VCU's School of Business will host an Executive MBA Experience Day. Learn more about the school's new hybrid weekend schedule, program details, take a tour and sit in on a class. Lunch will be provided. The event will be in Room B3106, Snead Hall, School of Business, 301 W. Main St. Register at the following URL. For more information, contact Bill Miller at wjmille1@vcu.edu or visit https://business.vcu.edu/academics/mba-options/executive-mba/#sob-events-1759433.

VCU's School of Business will host a Master of Decision Analytics Experience Day. Gain a comprehensive understanding of the weekend format master’s program, sit in on a class and share lunch with current students. The event will be in Room B3106, Snead Hall, School of Business, 301 W. Main St. Register at the following URL. For more information, contact Bill Miller at wjmille1@vcu.edu or visit https://business.vcu.edu/academics/analytics/master-of-decision-analytics-professional-track/#sob-events-1759442.

Moroccan Modernism 1956-1978 focuses on the artists of the Casablanca school and the modernism movement in post-colonial Morocco. This hybrid event is free and open to the public. The in-person lecture will be held in the auditorium of the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St. Register at the following URL to participate virtually. For more information, contact Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU at ica@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/event/holiday-powers-moroccan-modernism-1956-1978/.