12 p.m.

Marie Smith, Pharm.D., FNAP, will discuss Configurational Methods for Health Services Research at a seminar hosted by the School of Pharmacy's Center for Pharmacy Practice Innovation. Smith is a professor and assistant dean for Practice and Public Policy Partnership at the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy. the seminar will be in Room 545, Robert Blackwell Smith Building, 410 N. 12th St., and virtually. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact CPPI at cppi@vcu.edu or visit http://bit.ly/CPPISeminar.

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

Take a break for weekly guided meditation with Brenna. The session is suitable for all levels. Register on Rams Connect.

For more information, contact Brenna Denicola at denicolabr@vcu.edu.

12 p.m.

VCU's Humanities Research Center will welcome Melis Hafez, Ph.D., associate professor in the VCU Department of History, to discuss her recent book, "Inventing Laziness: The Culture of Productivity in Late Ottoman Society" as part of its Meet VCU's Authors series. register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rani Sisavath at sisavathr@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3OqhQewqR4uFE1lchqYQFw#/registration.

Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022 at 11 a.m.

VCU's L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs will hold a virtual informational session via Zoom for its Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration program. An overview by the program director, a review of application procedures and a student panel will be presented. Register at the following URL.

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

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

VCU Learning Systems will sponsor an online session to review best practices for managing and organizing content within Kaltura. The training, free with no cancellation penalty, is designed for intermediate users. Participants will learn how to create channels and playlists, along with adding collaborators and filters.

For more information, contact Jamillah Martin at canvaslearn@vcu.edu or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course.aspx?processFlag=2&itemID=17951.

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 at 12:30 p.m.

VCU’s National Scholarship Office will present a virtual information session intended for undergraduate and graduate students in all disciplines. Learn about the Boren Awards, a fully funded opportunity to study abroad in a non-Western, non-English speaking country while studying a critical language, and how the NSO can offer support in applying. An identical session will be offered on Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 2 p.m. Register to attend (Room 1210, 701 W. Grace St.) or request the recording at: https://forms.gle/mpoLVPaBYgPy3L8a6

For more information, contact Jeff Wing at jawing@vcu.edu or visit http://nso.vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022 at 2 p.m.

VCU’s National Scholarship Office will present an informational session (in person and via Zoom) 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. The in-person session will be in Room 1313, Engineering Research Building, 401 W. Main St. Register to attend or for the recording at: https://forms.gle/1gBFoXcAKXb7Xvw69

For more information, contact Jeff Wing at jawing@vcu.edu or visit http://nso.vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022 at 2 p.m.

Join the National Scholarship Office for a virtual informational session on the Ford Foundation Fellowship Program, which aims to improve higher education through diversity. These awards are given to doctoral students in all disciplines who are pursuing a Ph.D. or Sc.D. and who are committed to careers in teaching at the university level. Register (or request the recording) at https://forms.gle/5zwuL3k2StAhUg6H8

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

Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022 from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

IExcel Education will host a seminar led by Ashley Apple, assistant professor and Family Nurse Practitioner. The seminar via Zoom will focus on knowledge of prevailing social, economic, political and historical factors that limit the framing of disability within the realms of compliance and legal obligation in the context of higher education. Register at https://connect.inclusive.vcu.edu/register/seminar-decon-102522

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

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 Vineeth Vaidyula at vaidyulavr@vcu.edu or visit http://evite.me/eFxVcs32xs.

Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Interested in exploring career pathways in health care and adjacent areas? VCU Career Services invites students to connect with health care and community-based organizations offering opportunities that unite your academic goals to real-world experiences to advance your career. Network with representatives from professional schools to learn about program offerings and admissions processes and explore your options for meeting your academic and professional school application requirements. The fair will be held in the Richmond Salons and Commonwealth Ballroom, Second Floor, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact VCU Career Services at careers@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.joinhandshake.com/stu/career_fairs/34969.

Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

Tamas Gal, Ph.D., director of research informatics at VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research, will virtually discuss FAIR sharing for research data that is not openly available, the VCU data catalog and how researchers can share metadata FAIR-ly and build collaborations. The talk will be presented by the Wright Center and VCU's Health Sciences Library. Questions: https://cctr.vcu.edu/ Register for the Zoom link 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/tZ0pdOChrDIjG90fUXO9aSQfThayfIm8O-3i.

Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022 at 7 p.m.

The VCU Music Department will present a faculty recital by Tabatha Easley in the Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. She will be joined by five music faculty and two alumni, performing chamber music pieces by living composers for multiple flutes, flugelhorn, percussion, oboe and piano. Admission is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Tabatha Easley at tapeters@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Join VCU HR and Walgreens to get your flu shot in Room 129, School of Pharmacy Building, 410 N. 12th St. Walk-ins and appointments are 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. 27, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

Positivity can help your body, mind and spirit. Join VCU HR and Anthem EAP for a virtual session on making positive changes. Register in Talent@VCU or at: https://bit.ly/3xZ3lq0

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

Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022 at 7 p.m.

Christopher J. Howard, an architect and scholar whose commentary and design proposals on monuments and memorials have earned him national recognition, will deliver the 2022 Morton B. Gulak Lecture in Urban and Regional Planning. Howard’s lecture will examine the importance of civic art including monuments and memorials. He will discuss the removal of monuments in Richmond. The lecture will be given in the Commonwealth Ballrooms, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact David Slipher at slipherd@vcu.edu or visit https://wilder.vcu.edu/news-and-events/gulak-lecture/.

Friday, Oct. 28, 2022 at 10 a.m.

The Ad Club at VCU will host a forum with Arts & Letters Creative Co., a local creative agency that has done work for ESPN, Tito's Vodka, Google and NBC. Members of the agency's Equity, Diversity and Inclusion department will discuss how advertising is for everyone. The session, open to all, will be at Shift Retail Lab, 1235 W. Broad St.

For more information, contact Greg Barengolts at barengoltsga@vcu.edu or (571) 455-3967 or visit http://adclubatvcu.com.

Monday, Oct. 31, 2022 from noon to 1:30 p.m.

VCU's Interior Design department will host Amélie Esséssé, architect, author and director, for a screening of her film "Women Builders and The Earthen Architectural Heritage of Central and West Africa." The screening will be in Richmond Salons III-IV, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Diana Caramat at Caramatdl@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/event/amelie-essesse-film-screening-with-qa/.

Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

The lecture will explore the life and music of the composer and the cultural and political climate in Poland and Central Europe in the 19th century. It will also address how certain pivotal life events which shaped the composer’s artistic viewpoint and contributed to the creation of masterpieces cherished around the globe. This hybrid event is free and open to the public. The in-person lecture will be held in the auditorium of the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St. Register at the following URL to participate virtually.

For more information, contact VCUarts at ica@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/event/faculty-lecture-series-magdalena-adamek-frederick-chopin/.

Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

VCU P.R.I.M.E. (Professional Health and Related Interests Mentoring Experiences) will host its third annual health care mixer in the ballroom of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Graduate school representatives from all health care tracks, minority and pre-health student organizations and campus resources will be available. The guest speaker will be Ryan Gray, M.D., Medical School Headquarters. The dress code will be business casual for this professional event. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Delassie Tamakloe at tamakloed@vcu.edu or visit https://app.joinhandshake.com/stu/events/1091982.

Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Alpha Phi Omega at VCU will sponsor an American Red Cross blood drive in the ballroom of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. All donors will receive a free Red Cross T-shirt and an e-gift card valued at $10. Appointments are recommended to save your spot, but walk-ins are welcome. Sign up at the following URL and enter sponsor code: vcu to schedule an appointment.

For more information, contact Kami Gupta at guptakr@vcu.edu or (571) 414-8238 or visit https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=VCU.

Friday, Nov. 4, 2022 at 8 a.m.

The VCU Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, announces that registration is open for its 16th Annual HIGHER Ground Women's Leadership Conference. The theme, "Seizing Tomorrow, Today" challenges participants to capitalize on this time of era-defining moments and to imagine what is possible, translating their values into actions, dreams into reality, and their hopes into what can happen. The conference will be held at the Richmond Marriott, 500 E. Broad St.

For more information, contact Kiara Faulks at faulksks@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1169 or visit https://gehli.vcu.edu/conference/.

VCU's Winter Session courses begin Dec. 27 and run for 11 days (Intersession) or three weeks (J-Term). For information about class times, modality and prerequisites, visit VCU's Schedule of Classes. For course descriptions, see the VCU Bulletin. Online registration for Winter Sessions follows the spring 2023 advance registration dates. If you wish to register before your assigned spring registration date, follow the instructions at https://intersession.vcu.edu/registration/

For more information, contact Mallory Mackie at mackiem2@vcu.edu or (804) 827-4586 or visit http://intersession.vcu.edu.

VCU Human Resources has arranged for Walgreens, a participating pharmacy with the COVA health plans, to conduct five flu immunization clinics. These clinics will be offered on the Monroe Park campus, the MCV campus and at the VCU Police Department building. Appointments are required. No walk-ins please. See the following URL for dates and times at each location and the link to schedule your appointment.

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/.

The VCU Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, is accepting applications for the 2023 cohorts of the HIGHER Ground program. Learn more about the Institute, its programs, application requirements and deadlines at the following URL.

For more information, contact Kiara Faulks at faulksks@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1169 or visit https://gehli.vcu.edu/programs/.

RecWell will introduce the latest versions of Les Mills Group Exercise classes Oct. 25-27. Les Mills Launch Week will include new music, moves and routines from Les Mills BodyCombat, GRIT and BodyPump. Classes will be offered multiple times throughout Launch Week to allow students and members to explore and experience the new releases individually or with friends. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Nadine Madison at madisonns@vcu.edu or visit https://recwell.vcu.edu/play/group-exercise/.

Do you like to sing? Have you sung in a choir before? Have you never sung in a choir but are interested in trying new things? There’s a choir for you at VCU.

For more information, contact Christopher Hansen, Ph.D., assistant director of choral activities, at hansenc3@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/academics/departments/music/ensembles/vocal-ensemble/.

VCU Continuing and Professional Education offers learning options for the VCU community and the public. Choose from Advertising, Bookkeeping, Data Analysis, Digital Tech, Entrepreneurial Marketing, Event Planning, Excel, Facial Reading, Financial Analysis, Fitness and Wellness, Floral Arranging, Languages, Makerspace Training, Management, Online Teaching, Paralegal, Play Therapy, Power BI, Social Media, Test Prep (MCAT, PCAT and DAT), Writing News and Press Releases and more.

For more information, contact VCU Continuing and Professional Education at ocpe@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1322 or visit https://ocpe.vcu.edu/courses/.

Registration is open for Makers' Training Workshops and for Makers’ Courses (Modules I, II and III), for VCU students who seek to use the College of Engineering Makerspaces. Students must first complete the Orientation and General Safety Training through the College of Engineering before registering for the more advanced courses. Morning and afternoon sections are available. Read the full schedule at the following URL.

For more information, contact VCU Continuing and Professional Education at ocpe@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1322 or visit https://ocpe.vcu.edu/engineering.

VCU Online and Continuing and Professional Education will host its inaugural regional conference on Universal Design for Learning at the Omni Richmond Hotel, 100 S. 12th St. The event will kick off with a pre-conference event on Monday, June 19, 2023, followed by the conference, Tuesday-Thursday, June 20-22, 2023. Join higher education and P-12 faculty and staff to explore the intersection of UDL with the ideals of diversity, equity and inclusion. Registration is open at the following URL; submissions to present are invited.

For more information, contact VCU Online at onlinepd@vcu.edu or visit https://ocpe.vcu.edu/udl.

As President Michael Rao mentioned in his email on Friday, the NEW Annual Ethics and Compliance Training for FY23 is now live and can be accessed through your Talent transcript. This course is mandatory for all faculty and staff and must be completed by Dec. 8. This year's training features interactive scenarios and video of faculty, staff and students, as well as a sleeker look and feel. Access the training today.

For more information, contact Kim McQuillen at mcquillenka@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2028.

This is a research study aiming to receive feedback on a sexual health intervention designed for couples. To be eligible to participate, you have to identity as Black or African American and be 18 to 35 years of age. The study requires participation in a 120-minute session and completion of a questionnaire. Compensation is available.

For more information, contact Kristina Hood, Ph.D., at progresslab@vcu.edu or visit https://progress.vcu.edu/participate/.

Youssef Roman, Pharm.D., Ph.D., of VCU's School of Pharmacy is conducting an epidemiological study to assess the prevalence and causes of heart diseases in Filipino Americans. This study is for those who consider themselves Filipino with both biological parents of Filipino heritage. The study is funded by VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research.

For more information, contact Youssef Roman at romany2@vcu.edu or (804) 628-8384 or visit https://forms.gle/jR9s1jgKncieSKxQ7.

Individuals who dip/use smokeless tobacco are needed to participate in a research study that requires multiple laboratory visits. Compensation may be available. This study will be conducted at VCU. Principal investigator is Alison Breland, Ph.D., Department of Psychology.

For more information, contact Alison Breland at abbrelan@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3562 or visit http://cstp.vcu.edu/studies.