1 p.m.

In this interactive Zoom workshop, participants will learn to communicate professionally in a positive, skillful and confident manner. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Trey Burnart Hall at hallbr@vcu.edu or visit https://writing.vcu.edu/calendar/.

10 a.m.

Wondering how to make your courses more accessible and inclusive for all learners? Join the Learning Experience Design Studio for a virtual workshop with LEDstudio instructional designers who will guide you through simple, practical strategies to enhance accessibility in your courses – whether you’re teaching online or in person. We’ll explore best practices, answer your questions, and help ease any concerns you have. You’ll leave with valuable tips, resources and the confidence to create courses that support all learners.

For more information, contact Cairo Jones at jonesc34@vcu.edu or visit https://ledstudio.vcu.edu/news-and-events/events/.

11 a.m.

Join VCU's National Scholarship Office to learn more about the Graduate Research Fellowship, which funds up to three years of graduate study in the STEM (non-medical) fields, and how the National Scholarship Office can support you in applying. Register for the link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Meredith Sisson, Ph.D., at mrsisson@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/FBEhSZKFhK6Z1ESW6.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Discover the Master of Product Innovation program at VCU. Join da Vinci Center staff to virtually explore this cross-disciplinary master’s degree which offers participants the opportunity to tackle real-world challenges in product innovation, entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact da Vinci Center at davincicenter@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/MPI-Info-04-04.

12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

The VCU Department of History and the Humanities Research Center will hold a session on magazine writing and public theology with Peter Marty, editor/publisher of "The Christian Century." The session will be at the Valentine House, Room 202, 920 W. Franklin St. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ellie Musgrave at musgraveec@vcu.edu or visit https://humanitiescenter.vcu.edu/events/magazine-writing-and-public-religion-a-conversation-with-peter-marty-editor-and-publisher-of-the-christian-century.html.

2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The Pace Center, 700 W. Franklin St., will host Walk-A-Dog. Meet new people, get some fresh air and snag a little love from a four-legged friend. Depart from the center at 2 p.m. for the walk. If it rains, play time with the pups will move inside.

For more information, contact Russ Kerr at community@thepacecenter.com or visit https://www.thepacecenter.com/.

Saturday, Apr. 5, 2025 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Come to the Commons Theater to watch live TEDx Talks and performances from VCU Rams. Tickets available on RamsConnect until 4 p.m. tomorrow.

For more information, contact Ally Awtry at tedx@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1938127.

Monday, Apr. 7, 2025 at 1 p.m.

Learn how AI can be an innovative learning tool if used properly. 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/.

Monday, Apr. 7, 2025 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research for a Discovery Dialogues seminar to be presented by Carmen Camarena, Wright Center Translational Biomedical Sciences T32 Scholar, via Zoom. The Wright Center's Discovery Dialogues Series is a regular event that bridges the divide between research, health care and the public. The events are open to all and the research is presented in lay-friendly language. Questions: https://cctr.vcu.edu/ Register 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/cKh-HXHKR5WnW0v7ERlq_w.

Monday, Apr. 7, 2025 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Tackle real-world health challenges in this workshop at SHIFT Retail Lab, 1235 W. Broad St. Explore barriers to health care, social support gaps and more — all while earning a Design Thinking digital badge to boost your professional profile. The session, hosted by VCU da Vinci Center and VCU School of Social Work, is open to students, alumni and community members. Food will be provided. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Manjari Kumarappan at kumarappanma@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/Innovate-Impact-04-07.

Monday, Apr. 7, 2025 at 8:30 a.m.

This hybrid event will feature international leaders in global health offering insights into strategies for driving change and fostering cross-sectional partnerships. Limited in-person seating is available at Reynolds Community College - Downtown Campus, Room 633, 700 E. Jackson St. The program will also be available virtually. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Heather Ashton at ashtonhr@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/tFkGkyuizLfuS4KF8.

Tuesday, Apr. 8, 2025 at 10 a.m.

The Commonwealth Cybersecurity Initiative Central Virginia Node at VCU will continue its Spring Speaker Series with a virtual presentation by Eyuphan Bulut, Ph.D. Bulut will discuss low-cost and long-lasting soil moisture sensing with WiFi signals and energy harvesting. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sharmic Bartelle at bartelles@vcu.edu or visit https://cci-cvn.org/spring-speaker-series-low-cost-and-long-lasting-soil-moisture-sensing-with-wifi-signals-and-energy-harvesting/.

Tuesday, Apr. 8, 2025 from noon to 2 p.m.

Celebrate Excellence in Virginia Government at the 17th EVGA luncheon. The ceremony will take note of Virginians who have made exceptional contributions to government practice and the welfare of the Commonwealth's communities and citizens. Event proceeds will pay for the event and provide two $10,000 scholarships to Wilder School students. Sponsorship of this event will help secure annual support for future leaders in Virginia. The event will be at the Omni Richmond Hotel, 100 S. 12th St.

For more information, contact David Slipher at slipherd@vcu.edu or visit https://wilder.vcu.edu/news-and-events/signature-events/excellence-in-virginia-government-awards/.

Tuesday, Apr. 8, 2025 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

VCU's School of Social Work and the Radical Alliance for Anti-Racism, Change and Equity will host the event, with the goal of educating those who attend about innovative approaches to gun violence prevention. The class (virtual and in the Academic Learning Commons, Room 3100, 1000 Floyd Ave.) will be taught by Ra-Twoine Fields, M.A., a clinical psychology doctoral student. The second session, in-person only from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, April 13, will include Stop the Bleed training. Register at https://cglink.me/2dV/r1938384

For more information, contact Aya Caballero at caballeroa2@vcu.edu or visit https://www.canva.com/design/DAGiJT2xi6U/FD5Fx7GW_UtEls_GRMb_CA/view?utm_content=DAGiJT2xi6U&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=h3c6a0cc6af.

Tuesday, Apr. 8, 2025 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Green Action, a student organization which focuses on environmental justice, will present a discussion in collaboration with the Young Feminist Party and the Va. League of Conservation Voters in the Eugene P. and Lois E. Trani Center for Life Sciences, Room 151, 1000 W. Cary St. The discussion will include the overlap of feminism and environmental activism and learning how to utilize the collective organizational strengths of the groups. Insomnia Cookies will be available.

For more information, contact Carolyn Hindle at hindlec@vcu.edu or (703) 832-5330.

Wednesday, Apr. 9, 2025 from 12:05 p.m. to 12:50 p.m.

Join VCU Toastmasters Spring Open House to learn how Toastmasters can help improve your public speaking and build leadership skills. The meeting will be at the School of Engineering, West Hall, Room 106, and also available via Zoom. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Charleyne Kelley at clkelley@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2093 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/82921531244.

Wednesday, Apr. 9, 2025 at 7 p.m.

Share your thoughts about federal directives targeting DEI, such as the Dear Colleagues Letter, and your thoughts on VCU's response to them. Free pizza will be provided. The session will be in the University Student Commons, Metro Room, 907 Floyd Ave. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Summer Neil at neilsd@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1938487.

Friday, Apr. 11, 2025 from 11 a.m. to noon

Madelena Eifert, M.P.H., will lead an opioid overdose and naloxone training program. Participants will learn the signs of an overdose as well as ways to respond. Join the Public Health Student Association for the final event of National Public Health Week. The session will be in One Capitol Square, Room 644, 830 E. Main St.

For more information, contact Maggie Christ at christmm@vcu.edu or visit https://sph.vcu.edu/education/nphw2025/.

Friday, Apr. 11, 2025 from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The WISDM (Women in Science, Dentistry and Medicine) faculty organization will host an afternoon of networking and professional development through enhancement of leadership skills. The theme is "Communication Is Key: Unlocking Your Ability to Communicate Well to Various Stakeholders." Learn how to lead and communicate with emotional intelligence, communicate during a public health investigation, identify strategies for navigating pejorative comments to effectively communicate, understand generational differences in communication, discover how to be an advocate for your own ideas and learn best practices for communicating to a diverse audience. The session will be at the Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. All are welcome to attend. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jody Hedstrom at hedstromj@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6591 or visit https://vcu.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?P=0&EID=34996.

Friday, Apr. 11, 2025 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Join VCU Global Learning in West Grace North (830 W. Grace St.) Room 1030J for an evening of cultural exploration. Learn how to paint your own Korean fan, learn about Korean study abroad opportunities and engage with other students from VCU and Korea. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Kelly Richard at richardkj@vcu.edu or (804) 827-0175 or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1938336.

Saturday, Apr. 12, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Join the Humanities Research Center's Health Humanities Lab for the Spring 2025 History and Health Symposium. This event, at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture, 428 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd., will be co-sponsored by the Office for Health Initiatives and the VMHC. The event is open to all. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ellie Musgrave at musgraveec@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdwvbEfXJFmVx8sqUIdZvhVPKoavJTO98Et0FPgV9tC_Zezdw/viewform.

Sunday, Apr. 13, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Come to the free Community and Family Field Day and Health Fair at the Mary and Frances Youth Center, 120 S. Linden St., and Cary Street Field. All are invited. Door prizes will be given away throughout the day.

For more information, contact Misti Mueller at muellermr@vcu.edu or visit https://mfyc.vcu.edu/events/.

Monday, Apr. 14, 2025 at 10 a.m.

These are uncertain financial times. Join VCU HR and Fidelity for a brief overview to learn how to be prepared. There will also be time for Bill to answer any of your questions. Register in Talent@VCU or at: https://bit.ly/4l46Zpq

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or visit https://ramstrong.vcu.edu/events/upcoming-events-for-employees/.

Monday, Apr. 14, 2025 at 6 p.m.

The Gender Violence Intervention Program will present a screening of the award-winning film "And So I Stayed." The documentary offers a look into the window of domestic abuse and how victims are criminalized for defending themselves. A panel discussion and Q&A will follow. The film will be shown in the theater of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Sarah-Jane Brubaker at sbrubaker@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Apr. 17, 2025 at 3:30 p.m.

When it comes to leadership, we sometimes fall back on what we know, regardless of our values. In this virtual workshop, participants will come away with concrete strategies for translating inclusive and team-centered values into practice. Register the following URL.

For more information, contact Jackson Bartlett at inclusive@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qcOipqjgoHd0JBq-AOzx63g_OCiG48Q4d#/registration.

Wednesday, Apr. 23, 2025 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.

Join VCU's Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CTLE) for an online session to introduce faculty to Gen AI fundamentals. The class will include key concepts, familiarization with common tools and building a comfort level by experimenting with readily available Gen AI platforms. This session is a foundational step in creating your Gen AI literacy. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jordyn Richardson at richardsonj9@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/x3QBeGX3fk31PA2w9.

Thursday, Apr. 24, 2025 at noon

The Impact Learning Collaborative, a group of faculty and staff, has been exploring one of the most pressing questions in the field of community engagement: How do we assess impact? The group has examined national models, institutional best practices and methodological approaches used to assess the impact on community engagement. Their work has focused on identifying gaps, strengths and emerging trends in evaluation strategies. The group will discuss via Zoom its insights. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lorielle Bouldin at bouldinln@vcu.edu.

The Monument Avenue 10K will be held on Saturday, April 12. This event impacts most of the roads on the Monroe Park Campus with the exception of Cary, Main and Belvidere streets with closure and no parking zones. There will be no parking on West Franklin Street between North Laurel Street and North Belvidere Street starting at 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 10. Some street closures will begin at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 11. Broad and Grace streets will close early Saturday morning and all streets will reopen by 5 p.m. on Saturday at the latest. If traveling to or around the Monroe Park Campus on Friday or Saturday, plan your route accordingly and allow extra time. The best routes to campus are Main Sreet and Cary Street. Additional information can be viewed at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jainee Robinson at robinsonjr3@vcu.edu or visit https://www.sportsbackers.org/event/ukrops-monument-avenue-10k/.

VCU's Office of the Provost invites faculty to apply to serve in a part-time administrative role in Academic Affairs, Faculty Affairs or Academic Operations through the Faculty Fellows Program. The following URL provides information regarding the time commitment, compensation and application requirements. Apply by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 23.

For more information, contact Pamela Hendrix at pahendrix@vcu.edu or (804) 828-5948 or visit https://faculty.provost.vcu.edu/professional-development/faculty-fellows-program/.

VCU students are asked to share their experiences with and awareness of on-campus offices and organizations that offer services or resources to students. VCU staff member Jess Hoy, M.S.W., is conducting a research survey that can be completed online and takes about 10 minutes to complete. Students are not required to have ever used a VCU resource to participate. Students who complete the survey will be entered into a raffle to win one of five $25 gift cards to the VCU bookstore.

For more information, contact Jess Hoy at hoyj2@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctIBpT8H0TVLHzE4sq66PB1aEx8HCkKwtNtbG8odN3VY0qIA/viewform?usp=sf.

Any student planning to apply for the Google Ph.D. Fellowship program should send their completed application to Meredith Sisson (mrsisson@vcu.edu) by Thursday, April 10 in order to be officially nominated by the National Scholarship Office.

For more information, contact Meredith Sisson, Ph.D., at mrsisson@vcu.edu.

Volunteers are needed to assist with the Community Field Day and Health Fair at the Mary and Frances Youth Center, 120 S. Linden St., and Cary Street Field on Sunday, April 13. Assistance is needed to set up for the day, help with activities and event clean-up. Questions: https://mfyc.vcu.edu/events/ Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Misti Mueller at muellermr@vcu.edu or visit https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040F4DAAAE2FABFB6-55769580-family#/.

Brandcenter students are seeking respondents for a brief four- to five-minute survey. All respondents may be considered for future paid survey opportunities. See the survey at the following URL.

For more information, contact Alexander Robinson at robinsona19@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/7uau3kqjiH9fTMTZ7.

VCU Social Psychology invites you to participate in two studies. Compensation is available. One: a study on including video materials in school teaching to make classes more engaging. Two: a study on how people react to fictional characters. You will fill out a 10-minute online questionnaire and then complete both studies in one lab session that will take about an hour. Find out if you are eligible at the following URL. New sign-up dates are available. If you have already completed the eligibility survey but the listed times did not work for you, email or call the researchers to schedule a different session time.

For more information, contact VCU HSS at vcuhss@gmail.com or (804) 554-0584 or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=3AJY3KMHN7NF87TY.

This month's Google updates enhanced collaboration in Gemini via Canvas, offers new research tools like Audio Overviews, improves Chat organization with custom sections and Boards and adds additional advanced table formatting in Sheets. Additionally, Meet now features scrollable captions and broader language support for recording transcriptions.

For more information, contact Doctor Gee at drgee@vcu.edu or visit https://blogs.vcu.edu/drgee/2025/04/02/google-updates-recap-april-2025/.

Individuals between the ages of 18 and 30 who identify as Black or African American are invited to participate in a research study examining the effect of acute and chronic stress on cardiovascular and inflammation responses to an acute mental challenge. Raffle drawings for financial compensation will be conducted. This study will take place at 500 Academic Centre on VCU’s Monroe Park Campus. Principal Investigator: Lee Franco, Ph.D., Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences.

For more information, contact Jeremy Via at healthyheart@vcu.edu.

This study is inviting individuals between the ages of 18 and 30 who identify as LGBTQ. We are also inviting individuals between the ages of 18 and 30 who identify as cis-gender heterosexual for the control group. The purpose of this research study is to examine the effect of chronic psychosocial stress and vascular inflammation to an acute mental challenge. This study will be conducted at 500 Academic Centre on VCU’s Monroe Park Campus. Principal Investigator: Lee Franco, Ph.D., Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences.

For more information, contact Jeremy Via at healthyheart@vcu.edu.