Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Mindful Mornings at the Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU’s Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St., is a free weekend program that pairs mindfulness practices with the goal of fostering well-being and a deeper connection to the natural world. This month’s Mindful Morning exercise explores architecture as muse, using the built environment as a lens for stillness, symmetry and storytelling. Through a camera lens, even the everyday becomes extraordinary.

For more information, contact Michael Lease at leasemk@vcu.edu or (804) 200-8859 or visit https://icavcu.org/events/mindful-mornings-mindful-photography-walk-observing-architecture/.

Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025 at 10 a.m.

VCU December Commencement will be held at the Stuart C. Siegel Center, 1200 W. Broad St. Be mindful of the increased number of visitors and traffic impacts in the area as a result.

For more information, contact Britt Dixon at dixonbd@vcu.edu.

Monday, Dec. 15, 2025 at 7 p.m.

Cheer the VCU men's basketball team as they play Niagara University at the Stuart C. Siegel Center.

For more information, contact Tavian Elliott at elliottt2@vcu.edu or visit https://vcutickets.evenue.net/event/B25/06.

Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025 at 6 p.m.

Cheer the VCU women's basketball team as they play American University at the Stuart C. Siegel Center.

For more information, contact Tavian Elliott at elliottt2@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Learn more about the nation's top graduate program in advertising and branding. Jump-start your creative career at the Brandcenter's next virtual informational session. Join the chat about the early applicant awards, the Brandcenter experience, its four concentrations (art direction, copywriting, creative brand management and strategy), the admission process and more. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Emma Barone at brandcenter@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/info-session-dec-2025?utm_source=TelegRam.

Friday, Dec. 19, 2025 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

VCU's Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation internal funding team will offer a Zoom session at which researchers can ask questions about Request for Applications (RFAs) for the VCU Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Fund, VCU Momentum Fund and the VCU Quest Fund. Registration is required. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Gianna DeMarco at ovprifunds@vcu.edu or visit https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/ElwE3qTlS9WwUnAFH4rHyw.

Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

VCU's Global Education Office will present the spring Master Class Series workshop, "Social Justice and International Education: Tools for Staying Focused on Access and Equity in Internationalization." The class will be facilitated by LaNitra Berger, Ph.D., George Mason University. The workshop uses social justice principles to guide participants through exercises that can help international educators broaden their outreach and magnify their impact. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Nicol Tinsley at nctinsley@vcu.edu or (804) 426-8053 or visit https://global.vcu.edu/master-class-series/.

The CVC is coming to a close. The last day to give via payroll deduction is Tuesday, Dec. 16. The last day to give via credit card is Wednesday, Dec. 31. One small deduction from your paycheck or credit card can feed a family, fund research or provide critical support to those in need.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or visit https://hr.vcu.edu/worklife-at-vcu/commonwealth-of-virginia-campaign/.

VCU's Division of Community Engagement invites faculty and staff to showcase their board service, association involvement and work group memberships in the university's partnership database. These roles demonstrate VCU’s commitment to leadership and community partnership. Collaboratory, the university’s platform for documenting community-engaged and public service activities, helps to capture the full breadth of VCU's collaborations and collective impact. See the submission form at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tani Washington at washingtot8@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/qqBpDfF8rMGQUYFx7.

The “Enterprise AI Accelerator Workshop" will be a day-long forum presented by Enterprise Convergence Labs scheduled for Feb. 20, 2026, in the Richmond Salon, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. The workshop's goals are to gather VCU scholars to identify future AI skills and needs relevant to specific fields and industries, develop synergies and accelerate collaborations and define new infrastructure requirements for integrating AI into our curricula. The event will consist of interdisciplinary panels synthesizing AI uses and breakout discussions focused on generating specific, future-ready skills for applying AI in work and society. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tim Luckritz Marquis at tluckritzmarq@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdjeGmt6ARplNIyhrUyf-bDuqp9CMrccO1ViVMI9c3uHPTwkg/viewform?usp=header.

Black parents/caregivers and their children (ages 8-12) are invited to share their experiences with race, family meal times and health through a small-group conversation in the Richmond area. This feedback will inform future community programming that promotes family discussions about race, nutritious meals and more. Participating caregivers and youth will receive compensation for their time and insights. If you are still interested, please complete our study screener at the following URL.

For more information, contact AYA Research Team at ayaresearch@vcu.edu or visit https://vcupsych.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2o4YLtcFE7mVnkq.