4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU's Humanities Research Center will present a virtual event featuring Jessica Trisko Darden, Ph.D., an assistant professor of political science at VCU. She will draw on her book "Aiding and Abetting: U.S. Foreign Assistance and State Violence" to discuss how U.S. foreign assistance has historically been manipulated by both the United States and aid recipient governments in support of political violence overseas. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rani Sisavath at sisavathr@vcu.edu or visit https://bit.ly/3zsjmnV.

6 p.m.

Interested in medicine? Want to learn more about disease pathology? Join VCU Medical Journal Club for a discussion of Liu et al.'s publication, "FOXOs Modulate Proteasome Activity in Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells of Huntington’s Disease and Their Derived Neural Cells." Click on the Zoom link at https://vcu.zoom.us/j/98114032120?pwd=eTNQaCs2YWpGYVl5dU9saVQwVFUwUT09.

For more information, contact Jefin Jose at josej@vcu.edu or (804) 937-2584 or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/mjc/home/.

Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

This session led by VCU Online will help faculty explore best practices in handling make-up work and late assignments from students utilizing VCU tools and the Canvas LMS. There is no registration or cancellation fee. 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=17960.

Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

VCU's Global Education Office welcomes students, staff and faculty to virtual conversations with peers from VCUArts, Doha, Qatar. The session will focus on protest poetry. Register at https://tinyurl.com/VCUCCQatarSp2022. The Zoom ID code is 97694357732.

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

Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2022 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Sponsored by VCU's Center for Training and Learning Excellence, VCU Online and Learning Systems, this online workshop will help you convert one of your standard course assignments into a productive peer review assignment for your face-to-face, online or hybrid course. Bring along an assignment and come ready to work. We'll help you with strategies for peer review and Canvas tools to manage and assess peer review assignments. There is no registration or cancellation fee. 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=17961.

Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2022 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Led by VCU's Center for Training and Learning Excellence, VCU Online and Learning Systems, this online workshop will explain how clear and precise rubrics can reinforce course learning objectives and provide transparency in assessment. The session will utilize tools provided by Canvas to illustrate effective, quick ways to create rubrics, which impact both graded and ungraded assignments. 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=17962.

Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU Alumni will present a virtual webinar with alumna Megan Brown, RN, J.D., a women’s career consultant and negotiation coach, who will share tips for navigating salary and benefit discussions. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiera Byrd at mcguiretj@vcu.edu or visit https://www.vcualumni.org/Calendar/Details/63794.

Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2022 from noon to 10 p.m.

Doctors Without Borders organization at VCU will hold a fundraising event at Mochinut, 900 W. Franklin St.

For more information, contact Elmira at Sedaghatbashe@vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2022 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

This Queer Coffee Hour will turn the Rams Lounge into a space for video games, card games and board games. If you would like to bring your own consoles, games or controllers, email the following address. Mini cupcakes will be available for those who RSVP at the following URL by March 11.

For more information, contact Beck Oh at ohrn@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/8C3S1d6McavKrsQN7.

Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2022 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Students Together Assisting Refugees at VCU will hold its first spring semester general business meeting in Room B, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Discuss upcoming plans and learn about opportunities for volunteer hours.

For more information, contact Vineeth Vaidyula at vaidyulavr@vcu.edu or (804) 424-0559 or visit https://staratvcu.wixsite.com/home.

Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2022 at 5 p.m.

VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will host ceremonies providing graduating students who identify as Black/African American, Latinx, Asian-American and Pacific Islander and LGBTQIA+ an opportunity to celebrate their academic achievement in a setting that recognizes and affirms their cultural identity and rewards their efforts. Register by 6 p.m. March 15 at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jair Lecky at leckyjj@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/889LqfhdLkeq6D4o7.

Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2022 at 6 p.m.

VCU Blockchain will hold a workshop to review real-world applications of decentralized finance (DeFi) executed through blockchain technology. The session will be at the Shift Retail Lab, 1235 W. Broad St. All are welcome; no experience is necessary.

For more information, contact Connor Riely at vcublockchain@gmail.com or visit https://linktr.ee/VcuBlockchain.

Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2022 at 6:30 p.m.

VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will present a panel discussion on women's roles historically and currently in STEM fields. The hybrid session will be held virtually and in Virginia Room A, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiana Ingram at ingramtd@vcu.edu or visit http://linktr.ee/vcuomsa.

Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2022 at 7 p.m.

Guest speaker Waverley Vesely will talk with members of the Poetry Club. Learn about how to get published and the MFA program. The session will be in Room C, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Maheen Farooqi at farooqims@vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2022 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Led by Instructure Canvas (vendor led), this online training will allow participants to explore approaches and use cases for the Canvas Gradebook and SpeedGrader. The session is designed for intermediate to advanced users. There is no registration or cancelation fee. Register 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=17965.

Wednesday, Mar. 16, 2022 from 10 a.m. to noon

VCU Humphrey Fellowship Program in collaboration with Emory University and Reynolds Community College will host a virtual annual public health symposium to explore the impact of the pandemic on the mental well-being of today's youth from a domestic and international lens. The symposium will feature a keynote address and a series of presentations on work being done to address youth's overall health and well-being. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Heather Ashton at ashtonhr@vcu.edu or visit https://iie-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vOBrVHtPQn2Ff7SqB8iHEA.

Wednesday, Mar. 16, 2022 from 11 a.m. to noon

VCU's Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence will present a panel on writing a compelling scholarship narrative. Panelists will share insights on how to highlight the best of your scholarship as you navigate the promotion process. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/52brBmjEv6V5Kurg9.

Wednesday, Mar. 16, 2022 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU's Center on Health Disparities will host Karl Thompson, Ph.D., associate professor of microbiology at Howard University. The title of his virtual talk is "Small Protein Effectors of n Alternate Sigma Factor in S. Aureus." Questions: https://healthdisparities.vcu.edu/. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Khiana Nelson at khiana.meade@vcuhealth.org or visit https://forms.gle/vvcPcTDpszQPYHmn7.

Thursday, Mar. 17, 2022 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

As our community continues to recover and heal from the destruction left in the wake of the fire at Fox Elementary School, Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society of VCU would like to assist in these efforts by taking donations on behalf of the Richmond Public School Foundation at the Compass. Stop by for a doughnut and consider making a donation to support local elementary students and teachers as they rebuild their classrooms.

For more information, contact Erika Misseri at emisseri@vcu.edu.

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

Thomas Chelimsky, M.D., and Gisela Chelimsky, M.D., will discuss a new pathophysiologic hypothesis that fully explains the many co-morbidities at a virtual quarterly meeting of the Child Health Research Institute's neuroscience theme. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL. The passcode (required) is 036044.

For more information, contact Emma Burge at Emma.Burge@vcuhealth.org or visit https://vcuhealth.zoom.us/j/91835184376?pwd=YVZpREExNDBTQmtsMEtyYUovWjh4UT09.

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

Learn more about how to build and maintain relationships of trust with racial, ethnic, faith, aging and LGBTQ communities. The event, free and open to the public, will be moderated by Robert A. Winn, M.D., director and Lipman Chair in Oncology, VCU Massey Cancer Center, senior associate dean for cancer innovation and professor of pulmonary disease and critical care medicine, VCU School of Medicine. The event will be in the first-floor auditorium, VCU College of Health Professions, 900 E. Leigh St. Questions: https://chp.vcu.edu/. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Malorie Burkett at mgburkett@vcu.edu or (804) 405-6073 or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd6LQmOxP0YeuLaifDIngi0J55mr7zTfZ-8vS0msvZ41TPDfQ/viewform.

Thursday, Mar. 17, 2022 at 8 p.m.

Come to Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall at the W.E. Singleton Center, 922 Park Ave., to hear the VCU Jazz Orchestras I and II, Vocal Chamber Ensemble and guest conductor/Flying Squirrels’ COO Todd “Parney” Parnell. A reception will precede the concert at 7 p.m. Advance admission is $35 for adults and $20 for students and seniors Prices will be $5 higher at the door. Proceeds assist pro bono services and VCU Jazz scholarships. Tickets are available at the following URL.

For more information, contact Antonio Garcia, director of Jazz Studies, at ajgarcia@vcu.edu or visit http://tinyurl.com/j4j-tix.

Friday, Mar. 18, 2022 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The Children's Hospital of Richmond's Health Brigade program provides needle exchange and other services to people who use drugs. Each week, program members distribute hundreds of bags of safer use supplies, hygiene kits and Narcan in the Richmond community. International Pre-Health Student Association volunteers will be assembling bags of supplies at 1010 N. Thompson St. and preparing them for distribution on March 18. Those interested should fill out the registration form in advance at the following URL.

For more information, contact Hala Idris at idrish@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/mCcaiMXgCv2y6uH79.

Friday, Mar. 18, 2022 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Are you interested in applying to Law School? A law school fair will be held in the Richmond Salons, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Taylor Jackson at jacksontl4@vcu.edu or (757) 602-3332.

Friday, Mar. 18, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Feedback Friday is designed as a roundtable discussion with peers, community members and staff. Come to Shift Retail Lab, 1235 W. Broad St., to help student entrepreneurs make iterations and receive support during their time at VCU. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Erika Boltz at boltzef2@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/FBF031822.

Tuesday, Mar. 22, 2022 from noon to 12:30 p.m.

Take a break from the news, social media or telework responsibilities to find a moment of quiet reflection in the middle of your day with guided meditation, brought to you by VCU HR and VCU Recreation and Well-Being (RecWell). Questions: https://ramstrong.vcu.edu/. Register in Talent@VCU or at the following URL.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://bit.ly/3hfthoA.

Tuesday, Mar. 22, 2022 from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.

VCU's Department of Sculpture and Extended Media will present a lecture by David J. Getsy in Room 535, Bowe Street Parking Deck, 609 Bowe St. Getsy curated the retrospective exhibition “Rubbish and Dreams: The Genderqueer Performance Art of Stephen Varble” for the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, New York, in 2018 and is currently working on a book based on the exhibition.

For more information, contact Kat Wilson at kawilson@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/event/the-gutter-art-of-stephen-varble-lecture-by-david-getsy/.

Tuesday, Mar. 22, 2022 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

As the da Vinci Center prepares for Pre-X and Demo Day, we should take time to connect with our closest community. So, even though you might not join Pre-X and Demo Day (though we hope you do), these nights present a great opportunity to connect with other da Vinci undergraduate and graduate students. This virtual event will be open to all VCU students. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Erika Boltz at boltzef2@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/PXVNW.

Thursday, Mar. 24, 2022 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Telecommunications Services will be offering virtual training on the Avaya Workplace app. Our customers are inquiring about extending their office number to their remote work site. The Avaya Workplace app is ideal for remote workers. Callers can reach them on any device by calling their work telephone number, and when placing a call the caller party will see their work number and not their mobile number. Register for the Avaya Workplace training by clicking the following link.

For more information, contact Wayne L. Johnson at wljohnson@vcu.edu or (804) 828-4400 or visit https://training.vcu.edu/.

Thursday, Mar. 24, 2022 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Join VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs for a Womxn's HERstory Month virtual presentation from Mari Julienne, education and outreach specialist, Library of Virginia, who will touch on lesser-known, but important womxn of RVA throughout HERstory. Questions: https://linktr.ee/vcuomsa. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Savannah J. Smith at smithsj2@vcu.edu or (804) 828-3143 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAqcOuhqTMjHtATiCrGfC2gk7vzqlEjN_q-.

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/iexcel/rammalogues/.

Do you know an outstanding administrative and office support staff member who enhances the image and mission of VCU and VCU Health? This is the last week to submit nominations. Visit the VCU HR Recognition and Awards website at the following URL.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/recognition-and-awards/dorris-douglas-budd-award/.

The President's Awards for professional and administrative distinction, which honor VCU and VCU Health employees for outstanding performance, achievement and service excellence, are now open for nominations. The deadline is March 15.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at rewrdrec@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/recognition-and-awards/presidents-awards-for-professional-and-administrative-distinction/.

A number of special events are planned for Shafer Court Dining Center, 810 Cathedral Place. They include Fish Fridays (through March 25: 11 a.m.-close); Ever Grains Rotating Restaurant (March 14, 11 a.m.-close); March Madness Specials with premium options (March 17, 11 a.m.-close); Shafer Favorites Week (March 21-25, 11 a.m.-close); Seafood Bash (March 22, 11 a.m.-close); and Elephant Thai Guest Restaurant (March 23, 11 a.m.-close).See menus at the following URL.

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

The VCU Staff Senate Awards of Excellence honor Classified Staff and Academic and University Professionals employee classifications of VCU and the staff of VCU Health for outstanding performance, achievement and service excellence. Any VCU or VCU Health staff member may nominate a fellow staff member who meets the specific criteria for each of the awards. The deadline is March 15.

For more information, contact VCU Staff Senate at staffsenate@vcu.edu or visit https://staffsenate.vcu.edu/awards/.

University Student Health Services offers free flu vaccines to all students on both campuses. The flu vaccine is safe, effective and does not cause the flu. All students are encouraged to get the flu vaccine, especially those at high risk for flu complications (people with asthma, diabetes or heart disease). The flu vaccine is available by appointment only. Schedule an appointment via Web Portal or by phone: Monroe Park Campus at (804) 827-8047 or MCV at (804) 828-9220. University Student Health Services is on both campuses: Monroe Park Campus at 1300 W. Broad St., Suite 2200, and MCV campus at 1000 E. Marshall St., Room 305.

For more information, contact USHS Immunizations Department at ushsimmuniz@vcu.edu or (804) 827-8047 or visit https://health.students.vcu.edu/.

VCU Police will host Rape Aggression Defense training March 19-20. The training teaches participants physical self-defense techniques and raises awareness about sexual assault, violence and abduction. The class is for women (assigned, identifying and transgender) and is free to students, or $10 for faculty, staff and visitors. RAD is a 12-hour program and participants must be able to attend both dates. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Paige Mills at pcmills@vcu.edu or visit https://police.vcu.edu/services/rad/.

Supporters of Women in Science can apply for a travel award toward any conference or scholastic/research presentation in memory of the group's late mentor, Jan Chlebowski, Ph.D., a biochemist and faculty member at VCU for 39 years. The winner will be offered up to $300 and the runner-up up to $200 to support a virtual or in-person conference this year. Applications must demonstrate promotion of women in science, either through participation in Women in Science or in another manner. Email the following address for an application. The deadline to apply is March 18.

For more information, contact Haley Adcox at vcu.wis@gmail.com.

The mission of the Queerantine Archive Project is to compile, showcase and archive moments of LGBTQIA2S+ joy, resilience and pleasure during the COVID-19 pandemic. Artists, makers, scholars, creatives and community members are invited to submit short proposals for their work to be commissioned in the Spring 2022 archive and, if desired, featured publicly in a gallery space. Submit proposals by March 25 at the following URL.

For more information, contact B. Ethan Coston at bmcoston@vcu.edu or visit https://www.thequeerantinearchiveproject.com/.

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 address or Edmund Acevedo, Ph.D., FACSM, at eoacevedo@vcu.edu.

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

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.