1 p.m.

Learn about the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs graduate programs and how they can help advance your career and professional goals. Register for the virtual session at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ross Losapio at wsrecruit@vcu.edu or (804) 827-0364 or visit http://bit.ly/WhyWilderFeb22.

10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

United2Heal at VCU will have a shipment day warehouse volunteer event to send surplus medical supplies to Sierra Leone. Volunteers will help load a rental truck with boxed medical supplies from the United2Heal warehouse at 1210 Bentley St. Rides will be provided at the Commons loop from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Coffee and breakfast will be provided.

For more information, contact Sofia Syed at syeds5@vcu.edu.

12 p.m.

In the VCU Center for Pharmacy Practice Innovation's next Lunch and Learn, a panel will discuss simple steps to improve heart health and also point out habits that can undercut heart health. The session, which will be available on Facebook Live at the following URL, will be from the standpoint of pharmacy, diet and exercise.

For more information, contact Madeleine Wagner at cppi@vcu.edu or visit https://www.facebook.com/VCUPharmacyCPPI/live_videos.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Debajyoti Sinha, Ph.D., Department of Statistics, Florida State University, will discuss "Bayesian Regression Analysis of Skewed Tensor Response From Dental Studies." Questions: https://biostatistics.vcu.edu/news/seminar/. Click on the following URL for the Zoom link. The meeting ID is 923 1735 5766. The passcode is 364454.

For more information, contact Dipankar Bandyopadhyay at dbandyop@vcu.edu or visit https://zoom.us/j/92317355766?pwd=My9Ud2dXdU44OU9WTk92SnZobEFqUT09.

4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Come to Shift Retail Lab, 1235 W. Broad St., to help student entrepreneurs make iterations and get support during their time at VCU. Feedback Friday is designed as a roundtable discussion with peers, community members and staff. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Erika Boltz at boltzef2@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/0218FF.

7:30 p.m.

The VCU Department of Theatre will present "Intimate Apparel" by two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning Black American playwright Lynn Nottage, directed by Tawnya Pettiford-Wates, Ph.D., VCU professor and co-artistic director and founder of The Conciliation Lab. Use code MAKINGHISTORY in celebration of Black History Month for 25 percent off tickets. Performances will take place Feb. 18-27 at the 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/.

Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022 at 5:30 p.m.

Want to learn more about non-fungible tokens and how they are changing the world today? VCU Blockchain will host an in-person NFT course at the SHIFT Retail Lab, 1235 W. Broad St., for participants of all knowledge levels. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Francesca Bercasio at bercasiof@vcu.edu or visit https://linktr.ee/VcuBlockchain.

Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will present "Masculinity Personified." Masculinity can present itself in many ways, but what does that look like for Black queer women and non-binary people? Join the discussion to unpack Black masculine lesbian representation in the media, understanding its aesthetics and finding community. Register for this virtual event at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiana Ingram at ingramtd@vcu.edu or visit http://linktr.ee/vcuomsa.

Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022 at 10 a.m.

'Forgotten, Nudes, Landscapes,' Feb. 19–June 19 at VCU's Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St., merges painter Gideon Appah's interest in Ghanaian popular culture with his own imagination, dreams and fantasies. Newspaper clippings, entertainment posters and films from the mid-20th century become source material for Appah’s explorations of the rise and fall of Ghanian cinema and leisure culture. The cycle of cultural memory – from heyday to bygone – is depicted in a series of portraits of illustrious and forgotten figures.

For more information, contact Stephanie Stanton at stantons@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/exhibitions/gideon-appah/.

Monday, Feb. 21, 2022 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Collective Corazón will host a panel event to discuss health disparities faced by Richmond's Latinx community. Scheduled panelists include Carolina Lugo (Sacred Heart Center), Elvira de la Cruz (Latinos In Virginia Empowerment), and Indira Sultanić, Ph.D., (VCU). Participants are encouraged to take part. Register at the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jasmin Blanco at blancovaja@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/94972185869.

Monday, Feb. 21, 2022 at 6 p.m.

Interested in publishing your research? VCU's Medical Journal Club gives students the opportunity for article presentation on a topic of their choice through the VCU Scholar's Compass. Once published, anyone from across the world can see your work. The guidelines for preparing, presenting and publishing an article presentation will be the topic of a meeting to be held via Zoom. Click on the following URL for the link.

For more information, contact Jefin Jose at josej@vcu.edu or (804) 937-2584 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/98114032120?pwd=eTNQaCs2YWpGYVl5dU9saVQwVFUwUT09.

Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Patient, physician and author David Fajgenbaum, M.D., MBA, MSc., the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, tells his story of finding a cure for his own rare disease and gives hope to other rare disease patients. The event is tied to #RareDiseaseDay and is hosted by the VCU Medical Center Health and Wellness Library. Questions: https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2021-2022/rare-diseases-event.html. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://www.support.vcu.edu/libraries.

Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Learn from fellow VCU educators about the benefits of REAL, get tips on the application process and ask members of CTLE and the REAL Curriculum Committee questions on how to design a winning course proposal. The event will be hosted by VCU's Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence and REAL. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/98Q966UVoJ2UdyKf6.

Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022 at 6 p.m.

Calvin Blocker, MD/MBA and a captain in the U.S. Army Reserve, will speak as part of VCU's Office of Student Engagement Speaker Series. He will share what led him to pursue medical and master's degrees and discuss his identity as a black husband and father. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Office of Student Engagement at studentexp@vcu.edu. or visit https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUvcumuqDMoEtajha_tRWK5RCBJLdN_3X_z.

Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Active shooter situations are unpredictable and evolve quickly. Typically, the immediate deployment of law enforcement is required to stop the shooting and mitigate harm to victims. Join VCU Human Resources and the VCU Police Department to learn what is required to protect yourself and others. This session will be offered virtually and in person in Room 221, Robert Blackwell Smith Building, 410 N. 12th St. Register in Talent@VCU.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://ramstrong.vcu.edu/.

Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

VCU's School of Nursing will host a virtual event to discuss community engagement initiatives, such as its Richmond Health and Wellness Program. Join two of the school's faculty members, Pam Parsons, Ph.D., School of Nursing associate dean for practice and community engagement, and Kimberly Battle, Ph.D., FNP-BC, as they discuss continuous efforts to create healthier communities in the Richmond area by bringing accessible health care resources to residents. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact TaLees Owens at owensti@vcu.edu or (804) 828-5548 or visit https://forms.gle/zKAsTkFnEi86GPHS8.

Friday, Feb. 25, 2022 from noon to 1:30 p.m.

Join Caitlin Herring and Elery Rojas, academic partnership managers of Wix, to learn more about creating your online portfolio website. Discover the basics in creating a Wix website as well as features to take your portfolio to the next level. A one-year free Wix premium plan will be made available to all who attend. The workshop, hosted on Zoom, will be open to all majors and alumni. Register on Handshake at the following URL.

For more information, contact Silvana D'Ettorre at careers@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.joinhandshake.com/events/938484/share_preview.

Friday, Feb. 25, 2022 at noon

VCU's Online MBA program, ranked 32nd nationally by Fortune, is accepting applications for Fall 2022. Learn why this synchronous two-year cohort format is a great choice for working professionals; current students have an average work experience of 10 years and the graduation rate is over 90 percent. Questions: https://business.vcu.edu/academics/mba-options/online-mba/. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Robert Clarkson at rmclarkson@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1597 or visit https://tinyurl.com/2p96tax7.

Friday, Feb. 25, 2022 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

VCU's ADVANCE-IT, the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence and The Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute will sponsor a conversation with STEM deans who will share their journey to leadership and success in academia. A keynote conversation with Stephanie G. Adams, Ph.D., University of Texas, Dallas, will be followed by a panel discussion with VCU Deans Jennifer Malat, Ph.D.; Jean Giddens, Ph.D.; and Susan Parish, Ph.D. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Denise Grothues at Denise.Grothues@vcuhealth.org or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Qr5XOHgIR2GuAp1XJg7Vow.

Monday, Feb. 28, 2022 at noon

Amanda Dickinson, Ph.D., will speak on "Uncovering Regulators of Down Syndrome Associated DYRK1A Protein Kinase in a Developmental Animal Model" at a virtual quarterly meeting of the Child Health Research Institute at Children's Hospital of Richmond. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL. The meeting ID is 981 4442 9010. The passcode is 965568.

For more information, contact Emma Burge at Emma.Burge@vcuhealth.org or (804) 628-3094 or visit https://vcuhealth.zoom.us/j/98144429010?pwd=eVE2YTdHTWFNWWtUc0ZOclQyV2MwQT09.

Thursday, Apr. 14, 2022 at 6 p.m.

Nominations are open through March 15 for the 2022 VCU Student Leadership Awards, sponsored by the university's Division of Student Affairs. Members of the VCU community may nominate leaders across campus for the awards, which celebrate innovative, courageous and socially engaged student leaders. Nominate a student, student organization and/or advisor at the following URL. The awards ceremony will be held April 14 in the second-floor ballroom, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Laura O'Brien at lbobrien@vcu.edu or (804) 840-6220 or visit http://thecommonsvcu.com/Leaders22.

The Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED Blended Course will teach participants to recognize and care for a variety of first aid emergencies, including burns, cuts, scrapes, sudden illnesses, head, neck, back injuries and heat and cold emergencies to help victims of any age. The blended format features a virtual experience in which participants will respond to real-world emergencies in preparation for the instructor-led classroom skill session. The course will be offered by VCU Recreation and Well-Being (RecWell). Register by Feb. 22 at the following URL for the March 2 class.

For more information, contact Noah Rogers at rogersn2@vcu.edu or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/certifications/first-aid-cpr-aed/.

The Basic Life Support With First Aid blended learning course is intended for health care providers responding to cardiac and breathing emergencies. The course specializes in skills in CPR, AED and first aid, along with elements of communication and adaptability when responding to emergencies. The blended course features two virtual interactive sessions in preparation for the instructor-led classroom skill session. The course will be offered by VCU Recreation and Well-Being (RecWell). Register by Feb. 21 at the following URL for the March 1 class.

For more information, contact Noah Rogers at rogersn2@vcu.edu or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/certifications/arc-bls/.

The midterm is coming: Consider taking part in the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence's new initiative – Timely Teaching – which supports all faculty members by matching them with trained faculty facilitators. These facilitators offer teaching observations and midterm class visits – confidential and separate from any formal review process – to keep you on track and support your continuous improvement. Interested in scheduling an observation or a midterm visit? Sign up by selecting Timely Teaching on the form linked below.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://ctle.vcu.edu/initiatives/consultation/.

We are inviting male and female Type 2 diabetes patients with painful diabetic neuropathy ages 18-75 to participate in a research investigation of a new treatment to alleviate pain and examine its effects on pain perception. In addition to the new treatment, this study involves completing surveys and undergoing tests to evaluate perceptions of pain. Volunteers will be compensated for their time. Participants are only required to come once for the study.

For more information, contact Bhushan Thakkar at thakkarbs2@vcu.edu or (804) 300-5578.