The Rho Epsilon Real Estate Fraternity will present the Business Career Services Lunch and Learn in Room B2165, Snead Hall, 301 W. Main St. Pick up career insights and explore the available services. Lunch will be provided by Jimmy Johns. Register at the following URL. For more information, contact Elena Patino at patinoem@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1935415.

During this open forum, faculty will have an opportunity to provide input and insights on the final report submitted by the Assessing Teaching Effectiveness Committee. Register at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfK6QK__cU4_pIRCgcylET-aadTHXgyAAXmmEQzcgcIOs8-yQ/viewform A Zoom link will be provided upon registration. For more information, contact Susan Coombes at scoombes@vcu.edu or visit https://faculty.provost.vcu.edu/task-forces--committees/assessing-teaching-effectiveness-committee/.

Join Commonwealth Cyber Initiative's Central Virginia Node and Jayasimha Atulasimha, Ph.D., for the group's speaker series via Zoom. Click on the link at the following URL. For more information, contact Zahra W. Ndirangu at ndiranguzw@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctdOGtqzgsH9FJ_W9hGMMgbFerR8ryIfYx.

Help cultivate community as VCU's Division of Inclusive Excellence hosts an open house on the second floor at 912 W. Grace St. All are welcome, including students and campus partners. Light desserts and refreshments will be available. RSVP at the following URL. For more information, contact Tre Straughter at inclusive@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfaYgc800HEEBYVzP3U9Hth4uPXuBBs5Xz8JfTGWuJ2xzK_gg/viewform.

Join VCU HR and VCU RecWell for this new virtual full body circuit. This 30-minute workout targets all parts of the body at different times. Register in Talent@VCU or at: https://bit.ly/4ecKbzP For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or visit https://hr.vcu.edu/worklife-at-vcu/employee-events/.

Pamela Dillon, Pharm.D., VCU C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research, and John Cyrus, Health Science Library, will discuss National Institutes of Health biosketches and how to use bibliometrics in them for maximum impact. The virtual talk is part of the Wright Center's series on Whetting Your Appetite for Reserach. Register at https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qde6qqzIuGdPGXmbVuR2jomVGkoN_P6RV For more information, contact Pamela Dillon, research liaison, at pmdillon@vcu,edu or visit http://www.cctr.vcu.edu.

Join VCU's Division of Community Engagement for a conversation via Zoom about the Carnegie Reclassification. Collaborate on a self-study to assess and elevate the division's efforts. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL. For more information, contact Shari Garmise at garmiseso@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/87280519174.

Join Bryn Mawr assistant professor Paul Joseph López Oro for a discussion on AfroLatinidad as a cultural identity that describes people of Latin American or Latin American descent who are also of African ancestry. The session will be in person at the University Student Commons Theater, 907 Floyd Ave., and virtual at https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctfuGtrzMvHNd7kQNv3hnTY17U-JspD5W8#/registration For more information, contact Anita Nadal at elcentro@vcu.edu.

Come to Feedback Friday, a roundtable at which individual voices shape the future of student entrepreneurship. Bring your curiosity and questions; snacks and beverages will be provided. The session will be at the SHIFT Retail Lab, 1235 W. Broad St. Register at the following URL. Questions: Contact Cael Parker at parkerc10@vcu.edu For more information, contact Alicia Edgerton at pennixar@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/FF-oct2-24.

First Love Church invites all VCU students to its "COME" service. The service takes its theme from Matthew 11:28: "Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest." The service, in Room 1165, T. Edward Temple Building, 901 W. Main St., will include dancing, singing and the spoken word. Food will also be available. For more information, contact Jianna John at johnj5@vcu.edu.

VCU Common Book Program and VCU’s Project Gabriel will host a panel discussion to explore the intersection of DEI and reparative justice. This event, to be held in Room 202, STEM Building, 817 W. Franklin St., will examine how efforts to address racial injustice have impacted historically marginalized communities, both within academia and beyond. Register at the following URL. For more information, contact Stephanie Rizzi at inclusive@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/RQ6WRaiBKaKAAArWA.

VCU's Office of the University Ombudsperson will sponsor the 11th annual National Conflict Resolution Day event. "Roadmap to Peace" is this year's national theme. The purpose of the event is to promote and encourage peaceful conflict management and resolution practices throughout the three campuses. The event, at the Court End Ballroom, Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St., will feature a keynote address from nationally known conflict resolution practitioners, strategies for managing conflict and an interactive dialogue with those in attendance. RSVP at the following link. For more information, contact Michele Murray at mmurray2@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Tq5ccHJYhHy6cDHY6BezOSPPN0Whp3jQ3sS1fGAgO78.