1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Summer course registration begins Feb. 15. Visit the Summer Studies informational table on Feb. 15 and Feb. 16 from 1-3 p.m. in the first floor of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Pick up summer swag, get answers about how summer classes work and talk to a financial aid counselor.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Bambacus at bambacuses@vcu.edu or (804) 827-4586 or visit http://summer.vcu.edu.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

The Mindful Ambassador Program at Recreation and Well-Being (RecWell) will present health educator Bree Weeden in a session about mindful movement. Learn how to apply mindful awareness to physical activity in an interactive session that will conclude with a body scan meditation. Questions: http://recwell.vcu.edu. Register on RamsConnect or at the following URL.

For more information, contact Mia Liadis at liadisa@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1480220.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

VCU's College of Humanities and Sciences invites all students in the college to a special virtual student town hall with Dean Jennifer Malat. Share your thoughts and questions with the dean. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Alexis Finc at alfinc@vcu.edu or visit https://bit.ly/3gg5Nz4.

2 p.m.

VCU's National Scholarship Office will host a Fulbright informational session in the NSO conference room at 701 W. Grace St., and on 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: Visit http://blogs.vcu.edu/natlscholar. Register at the following URL.

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

3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Want to participate in an internship but it is unpaid or doesn't pay enough to cover your expenses for the summer? Apply for funding through the new VCU Internship Funding Program at https://careers.vcu.edu/resources/internshipfundingprogram/. This Q&A session will be an opportunity for students to ask questions about the program and applcation. Participants can drop in anytime between 3-4 p.m. and do not need to stay for the entire session. Register at the following URL for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Megan Hollis at mghollis@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.joinhandshake.com/stu/events/917826.

4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The Honors College will host the Berglund Seminar in Room 1303, The Honors College, 701 W. Grace St. This seminar will focus on how certain television series, films and comic book series serve to re-tell, re-share and remember Black stories that are often minimized, misinterpreted or forgotten.

For more information, contact Jared Johnson at jajohnson4@vcu.edu or visit https://honors.vcu.edu/news--events/berglund-seminars/.

5 p.m.

VCU's School of Education will host an online informational session emphasizing how an early childhood concentration prepares individuals to work with families and young children, from birth through age 5, who have or are at risk for developmental disabilities. Using a hybrid of online and face-to-face formats, the program is learner-centered, innovative and collaborative. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jazmin Tilfas at soeinfo@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/92063721495.

Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.

Are you interested in working with other students across different disciplines? Are you fascinated by creating solutions to complex problems? Have you always wanted to start a business or nonprofit? Learn about the center's undergraduate certificates at this online presentation and its programs in product innovation, venture creation and human-centered design. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lloyd Young at youngel3@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/ug-feb3.

Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022 from 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

VCU Gerontology's mission to promote optimal aging for individuals and communities is evident through its innovative education, scholarship and university-community partnerships. Graduates further the department's person-centered, transdisciplinary mission all over the country and globe. Join VCU Gerontology Chair Tracey Gendron, Ph.D., to learn all about the 15-credit graduate certificate in aging studies. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Catherine S. MacDonald at macdonaldcs@vcu.edu or (571) 484-4511 or visit https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYuduuqrD0tH9Aq1w3ru8L_0oiLwfBYve7x.

Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

Learn more about VCU's Evening MBA program at a webinar hosted by the School of Business. This online presentation will provide applicants with an overview of the program structure, curriculum, and admissions process. A Q&A session will also be included. Register at the following URL. The Zoom link is https://vcu.zoom.us/j/94307707092. Questions: Call (804) 828-4622 or email gsib@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Austen Gouldman at gouldmana@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6408 or visit https://business.vcu.edu/about-us/events/graduate-studies/webinar/evening-mba-program-webinar-021622.

Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Doctors Without Borders at VCU will have the organization's first guest speaker event of the semester via Zoom. Dr. Mohammed Farikh, an aspiring pediatric emergency physician, will talk about his experiences and answer questions. Zoom ID is: 930 7465 9623. Questions: DM the instagram page (friendsmsf_vcu).

For more information, contact Elmira Sedaghat at sedaghatbashe@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022 at 4 p.m.

Learn about the research students are conducting at VCU as well as how to connect with research mentors. Presenters will be Roma Kankaria and Tanya Kurnootala, biology and pre-med students. Questions: https://clc.vcu.edu/science-hub/. The event, hosted by the Science Hub, will be held in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave., and online. Register at 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/tJUkfuCvqjsiHdN0BEh9g1aHb0er1qLbXheX.

Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022 at 5 p.m.

VCU School of Dentistry's Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will host a conversation via Zoom with the school's first African American female graduate, Erma L. Freeman, DDS. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact John Wallace at wallacej@vcu.edu or visit https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vbwtDQ-BTUCMNUrrqUJG6w.

Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022 at 5 p.m.

Grab some friends for teams of three to four to test your knowledge of STEM in popular culture. (Teams will be created with individual participants, too.) The top team will win free VCU swag. The event, hosted by the Science Hub, will be held in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave.

For more information, contact Brian Cone at coneb2@vcu.edu or visit https://clc.vcu.edu/science-hub/.

Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022 at 6 p.m.

VCU's School of Education will host an online informational session about teaching health and physical education. Participants in the session will learn about VCU's major in health and physical education, a new minor in health education and a new minor in recreation and wellness. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jazmin Tilfas at soeinfo@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/97562129263.

Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022 at 7 p.m.

Jose G. Trevino, M.D., associate professor and chair, Division of Surgical Oncology Surgeon-in-Chief, Massey Cancer Center, will discuss his career at a cafecito hosted by the Society For Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science. The session will be in Room 228, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Food and drinks will be provided. Seating is limited; RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Cindy Ascencio at sacnasatvcu@gmail.com or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdD4OkfYPoTa-txqxOHdqXtOFfuHBge9mafy2Y3fQ6XhTo7jA/viewform.

Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

Andrew Plunk, Ph.D., associate professor, Community Health and Research, Eastern Virginia Medical School, will virtually discuss planning community-engaged research, engaging community partners during the grant-writing process and describing a community-engaged project in a research proposal. The talk is part of the grant-writing series sponsored by VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Pamela Dillon, Pharm.D., research liaison, at pmdillon@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1519 or visit http://www.cctr.vcu.edu.

Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

The JXN Project will virtually present the story of Abraham Peyton Skipwith, Jackson Ward’s first known Black homeowner. Skipwith built his home, also known as the Skipwith-Roper Cottage, in 1793 and it remained in the custody of Black homeowners until the cottage was forcibly condemned due to the construction of the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike. JXN is leading the “Skipwith-Roper Homecoming” campaign effort to reconstruct the cottage as a historic site to tell a fuller history of the Black American experience through the untold story of the life and legacy of the founding father of the country’s first historically registered Black urban neighborhood. Founders of the JXN Project are Sesha Moon, Ph.D., ’05, ‘08, and Enjoli Moon, assistant curator for film and special programs at ICA at VCU. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jeffery Wilson at jlwilson4@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEpcO-rqTgvGtW90jZfVXSezL5pPItjz6W4.

Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022 at 7 p.m.

The National Association of Black Social Workers at VCU invites members and prospective members to a night of community. The session will be held in Room 3201, Third Floor, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. Venture out and enjoy an evening of safe networking, games and food. Email vcuabsw@gmail.com with questions. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Association of Black Social Workers at vcuabsw@gmail.com or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdmWI274tS1z8BLVRwAiefKUnc-mpwJ3e5nuAQ05T_F6XOg5A/viewform.

Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022 from 9 a.m. to noon

Learn to be an advocate and ally for people struggling with substance use disorders and those in recovery. The event will be hosted by Rams in Recovery. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jennifer Hall at lawjl@vcu.edy or (804) 586-7746 or visit https://recovery.vcu.edu/recovery-ally/.

Friday, Feb. 18, 2022 at noon

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.

Friday, Feb. 18, 2022 at 3 p.m.

The Rev. F. Todd Gray, Rudene Mercer Haynes and VCU Massey Cancer Center Director Robert A. Winn, M.D., will host Gary H. Gibbons, M.D., director of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health, for an online presentation. Questions: mccfactsfaith@vcu.edu. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Marianne Johnson at mccfactsfaith@vcu.edu or visit https://www.masseycancercenter.org/facts-and-faith-fridays.

Friday, Feb. 18, 2022 at 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/.

Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Brandcenter students are innovators. They are creative and purpose-driven, seeking to understand underlying challenges and find elegant solutions to complex problems. Does this sound like you, too? Brandcenter at VCU is hosting an in-person open house at Mike Hughes Hall, 103 S. Jefferson St. This free, one-day event is open to anyone interested in the master's program in creative problem-solving. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rachel Ensing at brandcenter@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8384 or visit http://bit.ly/bc_openhouse_spring22.

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.

Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Learn more about VCU's Evening MBA program at a webinar hosted by the School of Business. This online presentation will provide applicants with an overview of the program structure, curriculum and admissions process. A Q&A session will also be included. Questions: Call (804) 828-4622 or email gsib@vcu.edu. Register at the following URL. The Zoom link is https://vcu.zoom.us/j/99827381984.

For more information, contact Austen Gouldman at gouldmana@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6408 or visit https://business.vcu.edu/about-us/events/graduate-studies/webinar/evening-mba-program-webinar-022222.

Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Looking to collaborate with other creative minds to identify and solve problems for the world’s most innovative brands? Join Brandcenter at VCU for a virtual informational session to learn more about how Brandcenter grads earn a master's degree, create a robust portfolio and land at some of the world's biggest brands, agencies and consultancies. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rachel Ensing at brandcenter@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8384 or visit http://bit.ly/brandcenter_infosession22_feb.

Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022 at 6:30 p.m.

A free virtual film screening of 'River of Return' and a post-film panel featuring River Newe for the RVA Environmental Film Festival will be hosted by VCU's Department of Biology and River Field Studies Network. Follow Jessica and Sammy Matsaw, Shoshone-Bannock tribal members and co-founders of River Newe, as they share their story about hope, resilience and resurgence, and the vitality of sharing lands and waters with today's tribal youth and the generations to come. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Catherine Hulshof, Ph.D., at cmhulshof@vcu.edu or visit http://tinyurl.com/riverofreturn.

VCU Business Services is accepting applications for 51 academic scholarships for the 2022-2023 academic year. Scholarships range from $5,000-$7,500 and are available to both undergraduate and graduate students. Specialty scholarships are also available for international students and single parents. Apply at the following URL by Feb. 18.

For more information, contact Stephen Monroe at smonroe@vcu.edu or (804) 828-3637 or visit https://bsv.vcu.edu/scholarships/.

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/.

Registration for summer classes is now open for everyone, regardless of earned credit hours. Browse the selection at https://summer.vcu.edu/summer-courses/. To register, choose the summer term in eservices and be sure to talk to your academic advisor about finding the right courses for your degree plan. Questions: Email the Office of Summer Studies and Special Programs at summer@vcu.edu or call the following telephone number.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Bambacus at bambacuses@vcu.edu or (804) 827-4586 or visit http://summer.vcu.edu.

The Cabell First Novelist Award, which annually honors an outstanding debut novel, is in search of volunteer readers as the first round of evaluations are wrapped up. Volunteers are needed to read one to two books by March 15, when reviews are due.

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

A draft of the revised Time and Leave Reporting policy is available for public comment. The public comment period will end at 11:59 p.m. on March 1. Click on the following link to access the draft policy.

For more information, contact Jason Block at blockj2@vcu.edu or visit https://policy.vcu.edu/universitywide-policies/policies-open-for-public-comment/.

The council, made up of representatives from the CHS, seeks student opinions on the type of social event which will foster equity, diversity and inclusion. Complete the form by Feb. 22 at the following URL.

For more information, contact CHS Leadership Council at chsleadershipcouncil@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/ve1Rk6BSbsxzrgKr8.

You are invited to participate in an online study if you are age 18 or older, smoke menthol cigarettes, identify as Black/African American and willing to complete a 30-minute online survey about tobacco flavor regulations. Visit the following URL or call the following telephone number to learn more. Principal investigators are Andrew Barnes, Ph.D., VCU Department of Health Behavior and Policy, and Caroline Cobb, Ph.D., VCU Department of Psychology.

For more information, contact Caroline Cobb at cobbco@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3562 or visit http://www.bit.ly/rvaheat.

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.