10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Come to the Shift Retail Lab, 1235 W. Broad St., for a guided meditation session. Stay afterward for conversation and community. The session, open to all VCU students, faculty and staff, is hosted by VCU's da Vinci Center and the School of Business Office of Student Engagement. No registration is required.

For more information, contact Erika Boltz at boltzef2@vcu.edu or visit https://shiftretail.vcu.edu/events/.

12 p.m.

VCU's National Scholarship Office will host a Fulbright Alumni panel via Zoom. Learn from VCU alumni who recently received a study/research Fulbright award. Questions: http://blogs.vcu.edu/natlscholar Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Meredith Sisson at mrsisson@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc7INirT--czjDYfzeo3tqUih40xNGHA42uRpiFfSCq9rGvVg/viewform.

12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.

VCU's Global Education Office will host a Korean Global Café featuring the dishes tteokbokki, kimchi and rice balls. This student-centered program, held in the kitchen area of West Grace Street Student Housing – North, 830 W. Grace St., is designed to increase awareness and appreciation of cultural diversity at VCU and provide the opportunity to meet students from across the globe. Everyone is welcome. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Colleen Choate at choatecl@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1563163.

2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The Presidential Student Ambassadors program in the VCU Office of the President is recruiting new ambassadors for the upcoming academic year. All students are invited to apply. An informational meeting will be held in Virginia Room B, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Also, informational sessions will be held throughout April. (Insomnia cookies will be available.) Apply at the following URL by April 30.

For more information, contact Oscar Kemp at psambassadors@vcu.edu or (434) 250-5045 or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rlPmn9YnQ5eNtNylKMcIqyX2V-ogRdR4x2Tqz12NBks/viewform?ts=6196a451&edit_requested=true.

6 p.m.

A résumé highlights an individual's accomplishments, but doesn't tell the whole story. Join a session hosted by the Science Hub to hear alums discuss all the things that happen on the path to success that don't end up on a résumé. This week's event features a CDC health scientist, a senior data consultant at Crowe and a project manager at Aetna. Questions: https://clc.vcu.edu/science-hub/. The session will be held in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave., and online. Click on the following URL for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Brian Cone at coneb2@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEvdeiurTkiG9L20wC9sRt91MyWOrc6VKdY.

9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Learn to use the tools to articulate your own, unique ideas in the style of your discipline. The Zoom link for the workshop is hosted on the center's events page at the following URL.

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

Thursday, Apr. 7, 2022 from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

How does ability and disability impact your daily life? Do you wonder how that differs for others? Come engage with students, faculty and staff in an upcoming RAMmalogues session about ability and disability. Share your experience with neurodiversity, physical and mental disabilities or ways that you’ve come to understand ability and disability in our society. Bear witness to what others have to share in open dialogue. RAMmalogues is a space for intercultural, multigenerational and community-wide dialogues around who we are and what matters to us. The session will be in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. All faculty, staff and students are invited, but registration is limited to 25, so register now at the following URL to reserve your spot.

For more information, contact Jan Altman, Ph.D., at IExcel@vcu.edu or visit https://inclusive.vcu.edu/programs-and-initiatives/iexcel/rammalogues/.

Thursday, Apr. 7, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

RamBikes will host a Bike Maintenance 201 workshop at 1106 W. Broad St. (near the intersection of Broad and Harrison streets) for those with bike riding experience. As a follow-up to Bike Maintenance 101, this course will cover all minor adjustments that you can make at home. It will include brake adjustment and brake pad replacement, cable tension and an explanation of derailleur adjustments.

For more information, contact Carter Barker at rambikes@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2453 or visit https://bikes.vcu.edu/events/.

Thursday, Apr. 7, 2022 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

There is an increasing emphasis on skills such as design thinking, problem-solving, adaptability and empathy to current and future job roles. VCU's da Vinci Center is offering the opportunity to earn an “Introduction to Design Thinking” credential via a credly badge that can be posted on LinkedIn. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lloyd Young at youngel3@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/eacademy-dt3.

Thursday, Apr. 7, 2022 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The Lebanese Student Association picnic, originally planned to be held outdoors, has been moved to Commonwealth Room A, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Lebanese Student Association at contact.lsa.vcu@gmail.com.

Thursday, Apr. 7, 2022 from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.

The Global Education Office welcomes students, staff and faculty to Cultural Conversations with peers from Kien Giang University in Vietnam and Shimane University in Japan. The Spring 2022 series will focus on pop culture. Participants can sign up for one or more virtual sessions of the nine-part series, which will meet every Thursday morning, 8-9 a.m., April 7-June 2.

For more information, contact Audrey Emiko Short at aeshort@vcu.edu or visit https://global.vcu.edu/students/community/cultural_conversations/.

Friday, Apr. 8, 2022 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU's Department of Communication Arts will present the 2022 Senior Expo on two days (April 8 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and April 9 from 11 a.m.-7 p.m.) in the Richmond Salons of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Meet this year’s Communication Arts graduates as they showcase their work and offer goods for sale. Masks are strongly recommended.

For more information, contact Noah Wilson at wilsonbg@vcu.edu or visit https://instagram.com/seniorexpo2022?utm_medium=copy_link.

Saturday, Apr. 9, 2022 from noon to 3 p.m.

The Intercultural Festival, a free event open to all students, will be held at the Ram Horns Plaza at the Commons. The first 500 students to attend will receive free vouchers for the food trucks. Bring cash to buy extra food. Scheduled food trucks include Auntie Nings, Choega's Dumpling and Noodle Cart, Jijis, Lady Sharon’s Soul Food Kitchen, Mary's Empanadas, Noah’s Bao Buns and Thai Top Ten. Student organizations will host cultural performances and interactive cultural activities including Bhangra, Bachata and Bollywood Dance Performances; Friendship Bracelet DYI Station; Henna Art with Ancient Yemini Script; Refugee Visual Exhibit + Letter to Representative and Petition; Bachata Steps Mini-Lessons; Zine Making Demo; and Paper Fan Decorations with Traditional Calligraphy. 

For more information, contact Nicole Patterson at nlpatterson@vcu.edu or visit https://thecommonsvcu.com/ICF2022.

Saturday, Apr. 9, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.

An informal showing of works choreographed and performed by VCU Dance majors will be held at 10 N. Brunswick St. Optional audience feedback is encouraged to help choreographers gain fresh insights into the development of their work. Bring a writing implement if participating in feedback. Audience members will be required to wear masks throughout the show. Doors will open at 7 p.m. Questions: Email trenbathh@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Sophia Berger at bergers2@vcu.edu or visit https://instagram.com/vcuartsdance?utm_medium=copy_link.

Tuesday, Apr. 12, 2022 at 1 p.m.

The VCU Institute for Women's Health will host the 16th Annual Women's Health Research Day at the Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. This year's plenary symposium will be "Gender-Based Violence: Campus, Community and Beyond," co-chaired by Kellie Carlyle, Ph.D., MPH, and Abigail Conley, Ph.D. The symposium will be followed by a poster session with awards for basic science research, clinical and translational research and community and public health research. Refreshments will be served. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Molly M. Hyer at Molly.Hyer@vcuhealth.org or visit https://womenshealth.vcu.edu/.

Tuesday, Apr. 12, 2022 at 7 p.m.

The VCU Visiting Writers Series and the VCU Department of English will present a virtual reading by Shawna Kay Rodenberg, the author of "Kin," out now from Bloomsbury. She holds an MFA from the Bennington Writing Seminars and her reviews and essays have appeared in Consequence, Salon, the Village Voice and Elle. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Kelsey Cappiello at cappiellokn@vcu.edu or visit https://bit.ly/3nk0D9d.

Wednesday, Apr. 13, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU Libraries' ongoing workshop series continues with a virtual session about what Special Collections and Archives at VCU has available and how to research collection materials. Librarians will offer tips for conducting in-person research, virtual and remote research and approaching research at other institutions. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.libcal.com/calendar/workshops/visitsca.

Wednesday, Apr. 13, 2022 at 4 p.m.

VCU's history and sociology departments will present a talk by Howard Chiang, Ph.D., associate professor of history, University of California, Davis. Chiang proposes a new paradigm for transgender history in which geopolitics assumes central importance. The talk will be in Room 1165, T. Edward Temple Building, 901 W. Main St.

For more information, contact Melanie Barnes at mbbarnes@vcu.edu or visit https://history.vcu.edu/events/transtopia-in-the-sinophone-pacific.html.

Wednesday, Apr. 13, 2022 at 4 p.m.

The Money Spot will host a virtual discussion about behavioral finance and how it impacts financial habits. Learn how values and biases dictate a relationship with money. Questions: https://themoneyspot.vcu.edu. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Dorian Philpot at finsuccess@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIlcuyqrT8tHtAU4wyYDulAZYKE9sL7A3xo.

Wednesday, Apr. 13, 2022 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Olympic Weightlifting 101 will review the principles of overhead ballistic lifts focusing on the snatch in a small group environment. Participants will learn the basics of these exercises and how to perform them safely. The class will be held in the FIT Room, Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. Register at the following URL by April 12.

For more information, contact Tanika Santos MacSwain at fitness@vcu.edu or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/fitness-and-wellness/instructional-programs/.

Wednesday, Apr. 13, 2022 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

The VCU Human Research Protection Program will host virtual training sessions on institutional review board regulatory documentation for human research in April. Sessions are scheduled to be held 9-10 a.m. April 13, noon-1 p.m. April 15 and 4-5 p.m. April 18. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Nyssa Towsley at irbeducation@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1157 or visit https://blogs.vcu.edu/humanresearch/2022/03/29/reminder-irb-training-on-regulatory-documentation-april-2022/.

Thursday, Apr. 14, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

Pat Nana-Sinkam, M.D., associate director, career development and mentoring, VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research, will discuss the National Institutes of Health’s career development application and review process. The virtual presentation is part of the center's grant-writing series. Questions: http://www.cctr.vcu.edu. For more information or a complete list of the sessions, contact the following email address. 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/tJwsd-6srz0tHdEPFxCvFNGT6N7a7AWWD__A.

Wednesday, Apr. 20, 2022 from 1 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.

The Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation will hold a mini-forum via Zoom. Register at Talent@VCU or the following URL for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Cathy Short at cfshort@vcu.edu or visit https://research.vcu.edu/events/rams-forum/.

Friday, Apr. 22, 2022 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.

The Enrichmond Foundation will host an outing to restore the Historic East End and Evergreen cemeteries on Earth Day, April 22. Sign up with The Commons at the following URL to reserve a spot.

For more information, contact Nico Orsini at orsinin@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1552377.

Wednesday, Apr. 27, 2022 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

VCU Libraries will host a virtual book discussion about "Chasing My Cure: A Doctor's Race to Turn Hope into Action," a best-selling memoir by David Fajgenbaum, M.D. Fajgenbaum overcame Castleman disease. Fajgenbaum will lead a discussion about rare diseases. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jackson Wright at wrightjc4@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2432 or visit https://vcu.libcal.com/event/8970024.

A lecture scheduled for April 7 hosted by VCU's Department of Craft/Material Studies and featuring Ling Chun, a Hong Kong multimedia artist, has been postponed until the Fall 2022 semester.

For more information, contact Kat Wilson at kawilson@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/event/ling-chun-visiting-artist-lecture/.

Registration is open for a Makers' Training Workshop 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. See 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.

Did you complete an internship in Fall 2021 or Spring 2022? Have an internship lined up for Summer or Fall 2022? Take three to five minutes to complete the VCU Student Internship Survey in Handshake. Visit the following URL to report about your internship experience. Login required via VCU credentials. Students who complete the survey by May 5 will be eligible to win one of five padfolios from VCU Career Services.

For more information, contact Danielle Pearles at ddpearles@vcu.edu or visit http://tiny.cc/VCUInternship.

Learn how to log roll at the Cary Street Gym Aquatic Center. This is a free opportunity; no swimming skills are required. Trained instructors will teach participants how to stand and run on the log roller in shallow water. Participants should wear pool-appropriate swimwear/clothing. The final clinic of the semester will be held April 7 from 7:45-8:45 p.m.

For more information, contact Noah Rogers at rogersn2@vcu.edu or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/aquatics/logrolling-and-slacklining/.

April 4-9 is Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week at VCU. From dinner gatherings to coffee breaks to wellness events to a social hour at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, all graduate and professional students are invited to the 22 events. This week recognizes and celebrates all VCU graduate and professional students. Events will be hosted and/or sponsored by VCU Dean of Students Office, The Commons, The Graduate School, Graduate Student Association, Graduate and Professional Student Programming Board, Graduate and Professional Student Senate, Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, Office of Student Engagement and VCU Libraries. See the list of activities at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tommy Otterbine at tmotterbine@vcu.edu or visit https://thecommonsvcu.com/GradAppWeek.

The VCU Human Research Protection Program invites members of the VCU and VCU Health research community who are familiar with the Institutional Review Board to take an anonymous satisfaction survey. The survey will be available through April 15. Results will help evaluate current services and plan for the next year. To begin the survey, click on the following URL.

For more information, contact Elicia Preslan at preslaned@vcu.edu. or (804) 827-0899 or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=NRLN8YFN9WA9XMHK.