4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Want to spark your inspiration, learn how to bring your best ideas to life and connect with other passionate creatives? Join the da Vinci Center at Shift Retail Lab, 1235 W. Broad St., to watch Garret Westlake, executive director, give a speech live at Adobe MAX where he'll talk about prototyping the future of higher education. Snacks and conversation will be available to all before and after the talk.

For more information, contact Lloyd Young at youngel3@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/?id=943e74cb-d8f3-46c2-8fe3-93068337514d.

Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

VCU Learning Systems will sponsor an online workshop to help navigate the basic functions of the Canvas Gradebook. This training, which is free and has no cancellation penalty, is designed for those new to using Canvas, in need of a refresher or those who haven't used all of the available features of the Canvas Grade Center. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jamillah Martin at canvaslearn@vcu.edu or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course.aspx?processFlag=2&itemID=17948.

Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

John Aughenbaugh, Ph.D., will speak at a lunch and learn Zoom session hosted by VCU's L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs. RaJade M. Berry-James, Ph.D., senior associate dean of faculty and academic affairs, will serve as the session moderator and Dean Susan Gooden, Ph.D., will provide opening remarks. Click on the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact David Slipher at slipherd@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_88CAKmwIS_qdgHh09bvxBQ#/registration.

Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022 from noon to 1:30 p.m.

IExcel Education will host a seminar via Zoom led by Serra De Arment, assistant professor of Counseling and Special Education at VCU. The seminar will focus on knowledge of population size, appropriate terminology, personal disclosures of barriers and key accessibility issues at VCU and in the surrounding community. Register for the Zoom link at https://connect.inclusive.vcu.edu/register/seminar-neurodiv-101922

For more information, contact IExcel Education at iexcel@vcu.edu or visit https://iexcel.vcu.edu/calendar/.

Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022 at 4 p.m.

The 1994 film version of Mary Shelley’s "Frankenstein" stars Kenneth Branaugh, Helena Bonham Carter and Robert De Niro. It tells the well-known story of Victor Frankenstein, a doctor obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. The discussion after the film will be led by Focused Inquiry professor Carver Weakley and Public Affairs Research Librarian Nia Rodgers. The screening will be in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2022-2023/common-book-discussion-series-.html.

Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Join VCU's School of Education for an online informational session on how the Ph.D. in Education, Research, Assessment and Evaluation program prepares future leaders, researchers and administrators who care deeply about driving meaningful, data-driven change in their organizations and communities. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jazmin Tilfas at soeinfo@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.soe.vcu.edu/register/?id=e957f85b-1cfd-4e4b-a7a6-a11737d592e6.

Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Join VCU's School of Education for an online informational session about a program that works toward identifying and analyzing those injustices, and imagining, researching and creating more equitable, inclusive schools and societies through leadership and policy. The dissertation is a rigorous culminating tool for research, advocacy and change within educational organizations and endeavors. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jazmin Tilfas at soeinfo@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.soe.vcu.edu/register/?id=b7887f8a-136b-47e7-985f-998de4c01be0.

Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Join VCU HR and Walgreens to get your flu shot in Room 115, HR Training Room, 922 W. Grace St. Walk-ins and appointments wil be accepted.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/worklife/flu-clinics/.

Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

History and Health; Equitable Access to Care, will host a panel discussion examining the VCU Health Transplant Program from a Quality and Access Lens in Room 2/3-200, James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center, 1201 E. Marshall St. This event, co-sponsored by University College’s Common Book Program and the Office of Health Equity, will be held in-person and streamed. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Office of Health Equity at healthequity@vcu.edu or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=9LW78E3J7HLMFM4D.

Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022 at 3:30 p.m.

RamBikes is hosting a group ride to help students become acquainted with the Richmond area and to introduce riding on streets in a safe way. This beginner-level ride will be led by RamBikes staff and will go around to several thrift stores in the campus and Fan areas. Please bring a bike if you have one, though there may be some available to use for free through RVA Bike Share. Register at the following URL. Participants should meet at the Monroe Park RVA Bike Share Station across from the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart.

For more information, contact Sera Erickson at rambikes@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2453 or visit http://bikes.vcu.edu/events.

Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022 from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

IExcel Education will host an online seminar led by Archana A. Pathak, director of VCU's Q Collective. The seminar will focus on developing DEI skills to address complex, sometimes controversial conversations around social identity and issues in classroom settings regardless of the course topic. Register at https://connect.inclusive.vcu.edu/register/seminar-dd-classroom-102022

For more information, contact IExcel Education at iexcel@vcu.edu or visit https://iexcel.vcu.edu/calendar/.

Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022 at 3:30 p.m.

VCU’s National Scholarship Office will present a virtual informational session intended for undergraduate and graduate students in STEM-field majors. Learn about RISE, a research internship program in Germany (working language English); SMART, a Department of Defense scholarship which provides funding for tuition as well as summer research internships; and other scholarship opportunities. An identical session will be offered at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25. Register for the Zoom link at https://forms.gle/1gBFoXcAKXb7Xvw69

For more information, contact Meredith Sisson at mrsisson@vcu.edu or visit http://nso.vcu.edu.

Friday, Oct. 21, 2022 from 11 a.m. to noon

Join NaTosha Palmer, account executive for Securian Financial Group. to learn about the one-time special enrollment period for optional guaranteed life insurance that is being offered through Nov. 30 and strengthen your family's financial future. Register in Talent@VCU or at https://bit.ly/3BS5AfN

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

Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

Join this Wright SKolar CommuniTy seminar for an online discussion with VCU’s Shari Barkin, M.D., and Fadi Salloum, Ph.D., who will share their rules and insider tricks for success as a physician-scientist or basic/clinical scientist. Barkin will discuss common problems/challenges faced by the physician-scientist. Salloum will share the unique approaches he takes that contribute to his success. This seminar is a hybrid presentation/panel discussion with time reserved for questions. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rob Direnzo at direnzor@vcu.edu or (646) 419-0495 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqd-utrjItGdcy_WxHY0iWvqDJ7e1B39lv.

Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

Women in Science, Dentistry and Medicine (WISDM) will host a professional development seminar with Vice Dean Betsy Ripley, M.D., M.S., Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs (SOM). She will discuss how to recognize opportunities for self-advocacy and create a plan to negotiate for yourself. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jody Hedstrom at hedstromj@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6591 or visit https://vcuhealth.libcal.com/event/9726046.

Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Join VCU's School of Education for a virtual informational session about the department's award-winning Ph.D. in Counselor Education program which concentrates on diversity, inclusion and rigorous research to improve the field of counseling. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jazmin Tilfas at soeinfo@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.soe.vcu.edu/register/?id=bdf35430-7b0a-4264-beb0-e030bbde3d66.

Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Students Together Assisting Refugees will host a gala dinner and art auction to raise money for migrants being held at the detention center in Bowling Green. The gala, in Richmond Salons I and II, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., is free to attend. Food will be catered by Noorani Kabob. A silent auction will feature pieces made by VCU Arts students. All proceeds from the event will be donated. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Samiya Majid at majidsf2@vcu.edu or visit http://evite.me/eFxVcs32xs.

Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022 at 5 p.m.

Samaneh Oladi, Ph.D., faculty in the Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies Minor at the School of World Studies, will lead a virtual discussion on the current uprisings in Iran and provide a historical look at women's rights movements in the country. Join the conversation via Zoom at the following URL.

For more information, contact Mayda Topoushian, Ph.D., at mtopoushian@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/84546593719.

Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022 at 7 p.m.

First Love at VCU will present Virginia's Boogie King, a dance competition with teams from Richmond, Norfolk and Northern Virginia. Different styles of dance will be showcased. The event will be held in Room 101, Grace E. Harris Hall, 1015 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Yasmin John at johnye@vcu.edu or visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virginias-boogie-king-tickets-441410579927?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=escb.

This is an open call for all faculty/staff/students interested in reading for the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award. The award honors a debut novel written during the preceding calendar year. Entries are being received for the 2023 award and help is needed to begin reading and reviewing submissions.

For more information, contact Brenna Camping at cabellfn@vcu.edu or visit https://firstnovelist.vcu.edu/.

Adults who smoke menthol cigarettes and identify as Black/African American are invited to participate in a study that involves electronic cigarette use for six weeks to reduce their smoking. Participants must be willing to visit the study site, receive phone calls, and respond to texts/surveys. Compensation is provided. Principal investigators are Andrew Barnes, Ph.D., Health Behavior and Policy Department, and Caroline Cobb, Ph.D., Psychology Department.

For more information, contact Caroline Cobb at cobbco@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1867 or visit http://bit.ly/rvaflavors.