1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The Pace Center, 700 W. Franklin St., and the American Red Cross will co-sponsor a blood drive. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Katie Miller at katie.miller2@redcross.org or visit https://www.redcrossblood.org/.

4 p.m.

The Peer Leadership Initiative invites Peer Leaders to a LinkedIn and Networking workshop co-hosted by VCU Career Services to discuss how to leverage leadership positions in professional settings. The event will be held in Room 1030J, West Grace Street Student Housing – North, 830 W. Grace St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jonathan Fuller at fullerjd2@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1566902.

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.

7 p.m.

VCU Choral Ensembles will present "Courage: Spring Choral Concert" in the Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall, W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. The concert will feature composers and texts that highlight moments of courage. Composers include Giuseppe Verdi, Leonard Bernstein, George Gershwin, Rosephanye Powell and Jocelyn Hagan. The concert is free, open to the public and will be live streamed at the following URL.

For more information, contact Erin Freeman at efreeman@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/concerthall.

7 p.m.

Poetry Club will have an event dedicated to poets of different backgrounds and their works. Those who attend are encouraged to bring their own cultural poems or works of other poets they enjoy. The meeting will be in Virginia Room B, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Sign up to share your poetry at the following URL.

For more information, contact Maheen Farooqi at farooqims@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/wS21DxCMsBK4EGmg7.

Wednesday, Apr. 13, 2022 at noon

Spit For Science is a research experience open to students of all majors. No previous experience is required. Join Amy Adkins, Ph.D., to learn more about this experience and how Fall participation may make you eligible for a funded research internship in the Spring. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Brian Cone at coneb2@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMldOCuqjoiHdCeR2HMArDHSOfdlQUY13Sk.

Wednesday, Apr. 13, 2022 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Do you collect something interesting? Mugs, dice, cards, pins, Squishmallows? Think outside the box. Come to the Pace Center, 700 W. Franklin St., for an afternoon of discussion about collections. Find “common grounds” with fellow students while enjoying coffee and coffee cake. All are welcome. Bring stories and/or photos of what you like to collect or stay to hear from other students about their collections.

For more information, contact Niana Gray at graynr@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Apr. 13, 2022 at 3 p.m.

VCU's National Scholarship Office will host a Fulbright informational session via Zoom. The Fulbright Scholarship provides funding for research, study, creative projects and teaching English abroad. Juniors, seniors and graduate students from all majors are encouraged to join. Questions: http://blogs.vcu.edu/natlscholar. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Meredith Sisson, Ph.D., at mrsisson@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/oaFchVaQQq6HdUtSA.

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.

Varun Kodali and Kareem Woods will discuss their research at a session hosted by VCU Science Hub. Kodali's research is about testing the anticancer efficacy of the combination of doxorubicin (DOX) and NM922 to just DOX. Woods' research is about how gut microbiome influences the development of opioid tolerance in mice models. The meeting will be in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave., and via Zoom. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Brian Cone at coneb2@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUkfuCvqjsiHdN0BEh9g1aHb0er1qLbXheX.

Wednesday, Apr. 13, 2022 at 7 p.m.

The Pace Center and Queer and Trans Social Work Students of VCU will host an open mic night at the Pace Center, 600 W. Franklin St. All are welcome.

For more information, contact Oliver Wilson at wilsonos@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Apr. 13, 2022 at 7 p.m.

VCU P.R.I.M.E. (Professional Health and Related Interests Mentoring Experiences) will host via Zoom the senior assistant director of admissions and the dean for student affairs from the George Washington School of Medicine. The goal of the series, P.R.I.M.E. Connections, is to help students become successful applicants and engage with the VCU pre-health community. Upcoming scheduled events include Eastern Virginia Medical School and South University's physician assistant program. Click on https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtcuGtrTMjHdY6RBNe03Yk35nS7DwE66-u for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Jordan Matamoro-Mejias at matamoromejjn@vcu.edu or visit https://www.instagram.com/vcuprime/?hl=en.

Wednesday, Apr. 13, 2022 at 8 p.m.

Join Collective Corazón and co-host Alpha Beta Club @ VCU via Zoom to address the experience of members within the Latinx community living with Type 1 diabetes. The discussion will be led by student and chapter leader of the College Diabetes Network at East Carolina University, Jada Sanchez. Click on the following URL for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Roma at collectivecorazon@gmail.com or visit https://zoom.us/j/97521104251?pwd=cTdDTDZwQUZxOE1FekpNa0NVRnp5Zz09.

Thursday, Apr. 14, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

RamBikes will host an introduction to RVA Bike Share workshop at 1106 W. Broad St. (near the intersection of Broad and Harrison streets) for anyone interested in joining the bike share. The event will cover a portion of the commuter basics for riding in the city. Next, participants will walk to a station and those who wish can sign up for the bike share (with assistance, if desired). Then participants will take a free ride on the bikes on a combination of all the bike infrastructure in Richmond and end at a park nearby.

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

Friday, Apr. 15, 2022 at 3 p.m.

Join RecWell's Peer Health Educators in the lobby of James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave., to discuss ways to prioritize physical well-being during finals season.

For more information, contact Ryan Pander at rbpander@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2021-2022-ongoing/study-well-spring-2022.html.

Monday, Apr. 18, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Is your research project stuck? Come to consulting hours with the C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and the VCU Human Research Protection Program/Institutional Review Board to help you become unstuck. Consulting hours will be held via Zoom. Consultants from various research areas will be available to help with study design, data questions and IRB and regulatory questions. Register at the following URL or email cctr@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Maureen Olmstead at meolmsted@vcu.edu or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=9PEXYCJTYN.

Tuesday, Apr. 19, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

Wavelength, an online artist lecture series presented by the ICA at VCU, VCUarts and VCUarts Qatar, will return with a virtual talk from artist and director Jenn Nkiru. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Stephanie Stanton at stantons@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/wavelength-jenn-nkiru/.

Tuesday, Apr. 19, 2022 at noon

Join VCU Libraries and the C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research via Zoom to hear stage IV kidney cancer survivor, patient advocate and international keynote speaker e-Patient Dave (Dave deBronkhart) share his cancer journey, including acting as an advocate for his own health and participating in a clinical trial which ultimately saved his life. This program is free and open to all. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Dana Ladd at dlladd@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.libcal.com/calendar/workshops/epatientdave.

Tuesday, Apr. 19, 2022 at 12:30 p.m.

VCU's Department of Craft/Material Studies will present a lecture by glass artist Anna Mlasowsky, whose work has been included in the collections of the Corning Museum of Glass, the Toyama City Museum and the Castello Sforzesco in Milan. She is the recipient of the 2018 Aldo Bellini Award, the John and Joyce Price Award of Excellence and was a Museum of Art and Design Burk Prize finalist. The lecture will be in Room 535, Bowe Street Parking Deck, 609 Bowe St.

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

Part of the mission of the VCU African American Alumni Council is to promote and contribute to the recruitment and retention of African American students. The AAAC’s Mentoring Circle is seeking VCU African American alumni to serve as mentors to VCU students for the 2022-23 cohort beginning in mid-April.

For more information, contact Larry Powell, Director of Alumni Affinity Programs, at wlpowell@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/mentoringcircle.

A number of special events will be hosted by Shafer Court Dining Center, 810 Cathedral Place. Shafer events include Lenten Fish Fridays (April 15, 11 a.m.-close); Cheesy Thursdays (11 a.m.-close); Republic of Spice Rotating Restaurant (through April 15, 11 a.m.-close); National Grilled Cheese Day (April 12, 11 a.m.-close); Zoca Rotating Restaurant (April 18-22, 11 a.m.-close); Food Truck Fest (April 19, 4-9 p.m.); Earth Day (April 22, 11 a.m.-close); Bibim-Box Rotating Restaurant (April 25-29, 11 a.m.-close); and Kokonut Grill (April 27, 11 a.m.-close).

For more information, contact Lauren Hay at dining@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1148 or visit http://vcu.campusdish.com.

The Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in STEM is partnering with the Waymakers Foundation to introduce local children K-5 to science on April 29 at 5:30 p.m. Carpooling will be available at the Commons loop at 5 p.m. SACNAS will host a science event to make ice cream and learn about the stages of matter. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Henzee Machado at machadohg@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeg7A8dU9PWJ9k2TfgT3sHyRoYDrPNIZ_jmXLK-LXEHchpfSw/viewform?usp=sf_link.

Are you passionate about helping the Latinx community and interested in growing as a leader? Join E-board for the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in STEM for the 2022-2023 academic year. The mission of the organization is to empower underrepresented students on campus who are pursuing a career in STEM. Positions are open for vice president, treasurer, secretary and public relations. Apply at the following URL by April 17.

For more information, contact Henzee Machado at machadohg@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/u6CR6ZnMf7wx7jt59.

Donate gently used or new professional clothing to VCU’s Suit Yourself Closet for the benefit of students. Collection boxes will be available at multiple locations through April 19. Drop off donations Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at one of four locations: Business Career Services, the Department of Fashion Design + Fashion Merchandising, Engineering Career Services or VCU Career Services. Check out @vcucareers on Instagram for more detailed drop-off locations and most needed items.

For more information, contact SYC @ MPC Team at csambassadors@vcu.edu.

VCU's Campus Learning Center is hiring peer tutors and Supplemental Instruction leaders for the fall 2022 semester. Peer tutors and SI leaders assist undergraduate students with course content, study skills and other learning strategies. The deadline to apply for fall 2022 has been extended to April 17. Apply at the following URL.

For more information, contact Campus Learning Center at clctutoring@vcu.edu or visit https://clc.vcu.edu/our-team/work-for-us/.

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. The study is conducted within the VCU Neuromuscular Rehabilitation Engineering Lab. Questions: Email Bhushan Thakkar at the following email address or Edmund Acevedo, Ph.D., FACSM, at eoacevedo@vcu.edu.

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

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.