Today
VCU Writing Center Workshop: Paraphrasing
1 p.m.
Learn to feel comfortable with the process of paraphrasing in academic writing. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.
For more information, contact Trey Burnart Hall at hallbr@vcu.edu or visit https://writing.vcu.edu/calendar/.
'Women Weaving Our Culture' Film Screening
3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
VCUarts, the Global Education Office, mOb Studio and the Latinx Student Association will present a screening of the film “Women Weaving Our Culture” at the University Student Commons Theater, 907 Floyd Ave. Director Margarita Quiroz Ruiz “Lita” will have a Q&A about the film, a talk about indigenous film, self-representation, Mixteca design from Oaxaca and collective making.
For more information, contact Jeannine Diego at diegoj@vcu.edu.
Gamin' and Jammin'
5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Play board games and meet new people at the Pace Center, 700 W. Franklin St.
For more information, contact Jaqui Ruiz at ruizpaivaj@vcu.edu.
Indigenous HerStory: The Native American Experience at VCU
5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
How has the student experience at VCU changed for Native Americans over the last 50 years? Join VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs for an intergenerational discussion with Indigenous VCU alumni on navigating ignorance and finding community. Panelists will include Elsie Sydelle Stewart, 84, a member of the Chickahominy tribe. Traditional Indian fry bread will be served. The event will be at the OMSA, Suite 215, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.
For more information, contact Beck Oh at ohrn@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1927585.
Poetry Club Competition
7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The Poetry Club will have its semester competition in Virginia Room C, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., with readings, prizes and snacks.
For more information, contact Amina Fatima at fatimaa4@vcu.edu.
STEM in Art Architectural Evening and Pizza Party
7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Those who attend the STEM in Art meeting will compete to see who can create the strongest, most durable bridge. All materials will be provided. STEM topics will be discussed and pizza will be served. The meeting will be in the SGA Senate Chamber, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. All are invited.
For more information, contact Aleah Nguyen at nguyena51@vcu.edu.
Recreation and Well-Being Aquatics Log Rolling Clinic
7:45 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.
Join RecWell Aquatics for a log-rolling clinic at the Cary Street Gym Aquatic Center, 101 S. Linden St. Trained instructors will teach participants how to stand and run on the log roller. Wear pool-appropriate swimwear/clothing. Registration closes at the time of the clinic.
For more information, contact Mat Scott at aquatics@vcu.edu or visit https://recwell.vcu.edu/play/aquatics/log-rolling/.
This week
Pre-Professional Health Student Focus Groups
Tuesday, Mar. 21, 2023 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The Pre-Professional Health and STEM Career Advising team will hold focus groups through Friday, March 24 to hear from students who have declared a pre-professional health track. Participants will receive $10 in RamBucks; snacks and drinks will be provided for in-person sessions. Registration is required and seats are limited. The March 21 session will be in-person (Career Services Office, University Student Commons, Suite 143, 307 Floyd Ave.) and via Zoom. Log in to Handshake to search and register for a session.
For more information, contact Cody Rogalski at rogalskict@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.joinhandshake.com/login.
Feedback Fridays at Shift Retail Lab With Capital One
Friday, Mar. 24, 2023 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Join team members from Capital One and the VCU da Vinci Center for a networking event designed to help student entrepreneurs at VCU. Capital One supports student innovation and entrepreneurship by being the title sponsor for VCU Demo Day 2023 as well as sponsoring all Spring 2023 Shelfies at Shift Retail Lab. Feedback Friday is designed as a roundtable discussion with peers, community members and staff. Snacks and beverages will be provided. The event will be at the lab, 1235 W. Broad St. Register at the following URL.
For more information, contact Tyrone Frye at fryetl@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/Feedback-Mar24.
Prem Krishnamurthy: Department of Transformation
Friday, Mar. 24, 2023 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Department of Transformation is an artist-organized group that mobilizes the power of art and design toward individual, collective, and structural transformation. Department of Transformation with Prem Krishnamurthy will present at VCU's 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/prem-krishnamurthy/.
Dance and Choreography's Spring Salon
Friday, Mar. 24, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.
Dance majors will perform choreography and engage in a Q&A at the Dance and Choreography spring salon in Room 203 of the Dance Center, 10 N. Brunswick St. The senior class will host a bake sale at 7 p.m. The event is free for all. Those who attend are asked to bring a notepad, utensils and money for donations.
For more information, contact Imani Abney at abneyim@vcu.edu.
'TEDxVCU: Reframed' Live Speaker Event
Saturday, Mar. 25, 2023 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
TEDxVCU will present its annual live speaker event, "TEDxVCU: Reframed," at VCU's Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St. The event will include six TEDx Talks from the VCU community, as well as audience interaction, networking opportunities and light refreshments. Questions: https://vcu.campusgroups.com/tedxvcu Request your free ticket at the following URL or watch the livestream on YouTube.
For more information, contact TEDxVCU Team at tedx@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1927372.
Coming up
VCU Writing Center Workshop: Structuring Your Writing for Your Audience
Monday, Mar. 27, 2023 at 1 p.m.
Learn to meet the needs of your audience with strong, logical, structurally sound writing. Register at the following URL.
For more information, contact Trey Burnart Hall at hallbr@vcu.edu or visit https://writing.vcu.edu/calendar/.
Graduate and Professional Student Senate Election Informational Session
Monday, Mar. 27, 2023 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The Graduate and Professional Student Senate is the governing body for all graduate and professional students at VCU. The group is currently seeking interested individuals for the 2023-2024 academic year, including those interested in running for executive board positions (president, vice president, speaker of the senate and attorney general). The Zoom link and ballot applications are available at the following URL.
For more information, contact Anne Skelton at gpss@vcu.edu.
Product Innovation Showcase
Monday, Mar. 27, 2023 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Join the da Vinci Center and their grad students for a showcase at 1235 W. Broad St. Meet da Vinci's Master of Product Innovation students, learn about their products and help them think through their product journey. Register at the following URL.
For more information, contact Kelsey Steenburgh at steenburghbk@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/mpiproductshowcase.
State of the University
Wednesday, Mar. 29, 2023 at 11 a.m.
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/sotu2023.
Informational Sessions: VCU's Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Clinical Research
Wednesday, Mar. 29, 2023 at 2 p.m.
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/.
Podcasting as Research
Thursday, Mar. 30, 2023 from noon to 1 p.m.
David Naff, associate director of VCU’s Metropolitan Educational Research Consortium, will discuss how podcasts share research. This presentation is a case study: Naff’s podcast "Abstract" communicates educational research to decision-makers in public schools. Naff will discuss theoretical and practical implications as well as implications for the literature on research use and podcasting as a communication tool in education. The event will be at The Workshop. Register at the following URL.
For more information, contact Oscar Keyes at keyesok@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.libcal.com/event/10334436.
Navigating the National Institutes of Health Research Grant Process
Thursday, Mar. 30, 2023 from noon to 1 p.m.
Gerry Moeller, M.D., director, C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and professor and division chair, addiction psychiatry, will discuss online the NIH application and review process at a workshop in its grant-writing series. Questions: http://www.cctr.vcu.edu. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.
For more information, contact Pamela Dillon, Pharm.D., research liaison, at pmdillon@vcu,edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIocemtrTsuGdUZa25tW48PnKP9cg-J4_zC.
Path Forward For Palestine
Thursday, Mar. 30, 2023 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
VCU's School of World Studies will host Dana El Kurd. Ph.D., for a lecture. She is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Richmond. She writes and researches about authoritarian regimes in the Arab world, state-society relations and the impact of international intervention. Her book, "Polarized and Demobilized: Legacies of Authoritarianism in Palestine," was published in 2020 by Oxford University Press. Her talk will be in Room 1107, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. Register at the following URL.
For more information, contact Rohan Kalyan at rkkalyan@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1111 or visit https://worldstudies.vcu.edu/events/.
'Criminal Queers' Film Screening
Thursday, Mar. 30, 2023 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
The Queer Research and Advocacy Center (Q Collective) will host a screening of "Criminal Queers," co-directed by scholar-in-residence Eric A. Stanley. "Criminal Queers" visualizes a radical trans/queer struggle against the prison industrial complex and toward a world without walls. This event, at Grace Street Theater, 934 W. Grace St., is free. 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/.
Artistic Mansions V: Adorning Mansions II
Saturday, Apr. 1, 2023 at 2 p.m.
Charles Brownell, Ph.D., professor emeritus of art history at VCU, and Louise Brownell, registrar emerita at the Maryland Historical Society, return to VCU Libraries for another lecture on the historic architecture of the once-glittering mansions on West Franklin Street. The talk will be in the lecture hall, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Register at the following URL.
For more information, contact Ryan Pander at rbpander@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2022-2023/brownell-2023-.html.
'Rent' by Jonathan Larson
Friday, Apr. 21, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.
VCUarts Theatre will present the iconic musical "Rent." Set in the East Village of New York City in 1989, "Rent" is about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today. The production won the Tony Award for best musical and the Pulitzer Prize for drama. Shows will be April 21-30 at W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave.
For more information, contact Sarah Moore at mooresw4@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2695 or visit https://vcutheatre.showclix.com/.
Notices
VCU Police To Offer Women's Self-Defense Course
VCU Police will host Rape Aggression Defense training April 4, 6, 11 and 13. RAD teaches participants physical self-defense techniques and raises awareness about sexual assault, violence and abduction. The class is for women (assigned/identifying/transgender) and is free to students, or $10 for faculty, staff and visitors. RAD is a 12-hour program and participants must be able to attend all dates. Register at the following URL.
For more information, contact Paige Mills at pcmills@vcu.edu or visit https://police.vcu.edu/services/rad.
Publication Opportunity: Auctus
VCU’s Journal for Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship, Auctus, is accepting student submissions to its STEM, Social Sciences, Creative, Humanities and News and Noteworthy sections. Questions: Visit https://linktr.ee/auctusvcu.
For more information, contact VCU Auctus at auctus@vcu.edu or visit http://auctus.vcu.edu.
Black Love Safe Love
This is a research study aiming to receive feedback on a sexual health intervention designed for couples. To be eligible to participate, you have to identity as Black or African American and be 18 to 35 years of age. The study requires participation in a 120-minute session and completion of a questionnaire. Amazon gift card compensation is available. Participation in this research study is voluntary.
For more information, contact Kristina Hood, Ph.D., at progresslab@vcu.edu or visit https://progress.vcu.edu/participate/.
