1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Join the Peer Health Educators of VCU's Recreation and Well-Being (RecWell) for an event about healthy relationships and sexual health. Participants will learn skills for healthy relationships, engage in condom demonstrations and receive goodies such as free sexual health products. The event will be held in the lobby of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Peer Health Educators at peerhealth@vcu.edu.

3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

University Counseling Services is offering an ADHD Strategies and Support Group series, a weekly, virtual, drop-in space for VCU undergraduate and graduate students to receive support for ADHD related symptoms, learn specific strategies and resources for managing symptoms and connect with peers. Sessions will be held weekly on Mondays from 3-4 p.m. from Feb. 14 through April 18. A formal ADHD diagnosis is not required to participate. Students may register at the following URL for as many or as few sessions as they would like.

For more information, contact Grace-Ellen Mahoney at mahoneyg@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6200 or visit https://counseling.vcu.edu/students/services/support-groups/.

4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Learn how to divide the writing process into manageable chunks, how to effectively brainstorm and how to circumvent procrastination. Register at the following URL.

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

5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Need help writing lyrics, finishing chord progressions or just want a space to jam or draw? At Music and Arts study Workshop, hosted by the Pace Center, 700 W. Franklin St., students' talent is encouraged and peer review and feedback is provided as requested.

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

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Love is blind. VCU's Department of English is here to help you find your next literary love this Valentine's Day. Come by Room 308, Hibbs Hall, 900 Park Ave., to peruse the brief descriptions for the department's selection of eligible wrapped books. The event is free and all are welcome. Don't judge a book by its cover.

For more information, contact Kelsey Cappiello at english@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1331 or visit https://forms.gle/SQaospAncgegbtsc9.

Tuesday, Feb. 15, 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 filmmakers and artists Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige. Each program, occurring monthly throughout the spring semester, seeks to connect a dynamic group of artists, designers, curators, and scholars with VCU communities in Richmond, Doha, and beyond. 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-hadjithomas-joreige/.

Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022 at 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.

Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

This queer coffee hour offers platonic speed dating, sweet treats and community. Chat up new potential friends for five minutes each while snacking on pizza and candy. Representatives will also be available from the Nationz Foundation, a Richmond-based organization focused on LGBTQ+ health. The session will be held in the Rams Lounge, 907 Floyd Ave. RSVP (mandatory) at the following URL by Feb. 14. Arrive by 3:15 p.m. to participate in the friendship speed dating.

For more information, contact Beck Oh at ohrn@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/oyzwdbF5aXvKH7Yh7.

Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022 from 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.

Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022 from 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/.

Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Pre-Health Advising will host an online workshop at which an advisor will review the 2022 application to VCU's Medical Laboratory Sciences program. Learn what you need to be a competitive applicant. The Zoom link is https://vcu.zoom.us/j/94301867729.

For more information, contact Pre-Health Advising at prehealthadv@vcu.edu or visit https://rampages.us/prehealthadvising/.

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

Learn about the VCU School of Education's flexible, cross-disciplinary program that allows students to build an individualized program to develop their skills as educators. If you are a provisionally licensed educator, this program can support your VDOE needs as integrated into the flexible elective areas. This is a non-licensure program built to support working professionals or students interested in a non-licensure curriculum. 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/95672972310?pwd=aFRZbDlCMXByZjJNMlJyWnRnQy94dz09.

Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022 at 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.

Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022 at 5:30 p.m.

Want to learn more about non-fungible tokens and how they are changing the world today? VCU Blockchain will host an in-person NFT course at the SHIFT Retail Lab, 1235 W. Broad St., for participants of all knowledge levels. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Francesca Bercasio at bercasiof@vcu.edu or visit https://linktr.ee/VcuBlockchain.

Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022 at 9:30 a.m.

Join VCU's Italian Studies Department, Global Education Office, Sant'Anna Institute in Sorrento, Italy and Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, Italy to learn more about study abroad programs in Italy for the summer and fall semesters. Click on the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Amy Miller at millera16@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/94752742287.

Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Throughout February, VCU Police will collect donations to help families being assisted by YWCA Richmond. Donations can be made throughout the month at the VCU Police headquarters lobby, 224 E. Broad St. A second donation event will be Feb. 16 at the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. For a detailed list of items, visit the following URL and click on Amazon Wish List.

For more information, contact Ofc. Jasmine Merricks at jnmerricks@vcu.edu or visit https://ywcarichmond.org/get-involved/#donate.

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 at 7 p.m.

Commemorate women in STEM during national engineering week. The session, to be hosted by VCU's Society of Women Engineers, will be held in Room 3229, College of Engineering East Hall, 401 W. Main St.

For more information, contact Anisha Beladia at beladiaar@vcu.edu or (571) 208-6049.

Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Learn how to develop a clear, focused, complex research question. Click on the following URL for the Zoom link.

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

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

Cathrin Danielle Green, M.S., will virtually discuss the Homework, Organization and Planning Skills intervention and present research findings from the randomized controlled trial including more than 250 middle school students assigned to receive two school based interventions for adolescents with ADHD. Green is a clinical psychology doctoral candidate and is a researcher with the Promoting Adolescent School Success Research Group at VCU. Register in Talent and search Career Community-Research.

For more information, contact Alanda Perry Jones at perryar@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

VCU's School of World Studies will be offering an Arab folk dance (dabke) workshop in Room 1105, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. Participants will learn the basics moves of dabke. Refreshments and door prizes will be offered.

For more information, contact Kamilia Rahmouni at rahmounik@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022 from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Join You First Presents and Pathways at VCU for this panel of current first-generation transfer students who will speak about their experiences at VCU and how they’re approaching graduation and career opportunities. Questions: http://youfirst.vcu.edu. Register for this virtual session at the following URL.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Bambacus at bambacuses@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3927 or visit https://bit.ly/YouFirstPresents02172022.

Friday, Feb. 18, 2022 at 1 p.m.

Learn about the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs graduate programs and how they can help advance your career and professional goals. Register for the virtual session at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ross Losapio at wsrecruit@vcu.edu or (804) 827-0364 or visit http://bit.ly/WhyWilderFeb22.

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

Have you ever thought about how you would change how we interact with our retail spaces? How should the store change now that we make so many purchases online? VCU da Vinci Center for Innovation will hold a design jam to dig into this challenge and ideate around how to change the shopping experience. This free, one-day event is open to all students. It will be held at the Shift Retail Lab, 1235 W. Broad St.

For more information, contact Erika Boltz at boltzef2@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/shift-jam1.

Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022 at 4 p.m.

Trombonist, composer and VCU Jazz Studies Director Antonio García will present a free faculty jazz recital in Vlahcevic Concert Hall, W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. The event will also be livestreamed at the following URL. The concert will feature vocalist Mary Hermann García, trumpeter Prof. Taylor Barnett, VCU Jazz Orchestra I and The Nashville Avenue Stompers.

For more information, contact Antonio Garcia at ajgarcia@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/concerthall.

Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Considering a career in research or pursuing another degree? Not sure which route is the best for you? VCU Health Pauley Heart Center and VCU C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research will host a virtual multidisciplinary panel on joining the research career field. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Moriah Bellissimo at bellissimom@vcu.edu or visit https://tinyurl.com/PHCFeb2022.

Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022 at 2 p.m.

VCU's Department of Art History will host a virtual informational session for undergraduate students interested in the major. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Carolyn Porter Phinizy, Ph.D., at porterce@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/event/art-history-major-info-session/.

Tuesday, Mar. 1, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

How does your gender impact your daily life? Do you wonder how that differs for others? Engage with students, faculty and staff in an upcoming RAMmalogues session about gender. Share your experience navigating gender and gender-based expectations in our society and 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. Questions: https://inclusive.vcu.edu/iexcel/rammalogues/. 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://training.vcu.edu/course.aspx?processFlag=2&itemID=17911.

Students, parents, staff and faculty are invited to attend Financial Health online sessions hosted by JPMorgan Chase Bank. These two-part sessions are offered on Zoom by JPMorgan Chase Bank Feb. 16-May 26. Topics include budgeting, savings, credit and home ownership. Sessions are offered at noon and/or 6:30 p.m. Registration is required. Register at the following URLs: Students, https://jpmc.surveymonkey.com/r/MEstudents; Faculty and Administration, https://jpmc.surveymonkey.com/r/MEuniv; and Staff and Parents: https://jpmc.surveymonkey.com/r/MEStaff.

For more information, contact Denise Laussade, CTP, treasurer, VCU Office of Treasury Services, at laussaded@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2134.

Envision Leadership: Leadership for Student Organization Officers and Members, sponsored by the Commons, is now open for registration. This dedicated, six-week program builds skills and behaviors leading to success in student organizations. Register on RamsConnect at the following URL.

For more information, contact Justin Raibolt at jraibolt@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1353269.

A number of special events will be hosted by Shafer Court Dining Center, 810 Cathedral Place. They include Travolino Rotating Restaurant with premium options (Feb. 14-18, 11 a.m.-close); Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14, 11 a.m.-close); Shafer Favorites Week (Feb. 21-25, 11 a.m.-close); Kokonut Grill Guest Restaurant (Feb. 23, 11 a.m.-close); Road Trip America Rotating Restaurant (Feb. 28-March 4, 11 a.m.-close). For menus, follow @VCU_Dining or visit the following URL.

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

VCU OMSA's #28DaysOfBlackCosplay: Cosplay Competition has moved to a virtual format. Cosplay contestants will be posted on VCU OMSA's social media pages with the hashtag #VCUOMSACosplayCompetition. Voting starts Feb. 21 and concludes Feb. 25 at noon, after which a winner will be announced. Comments can be posted for favorite cosplayers. Social media feeds can be found at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ash Taylor-Beierl at tayloram8@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6166 or visit https://linktr.ee/vcuomsa.

Summer course registration opens Feb. 15 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: Contact VCU's Office of Summer Studies and Special Programs at summer@vcu.edu.

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

Calling all political science students: The 2022 spring semester application period to join Pi Sigma Alpha of VCU is now open. Eligible candidates must have earned 60 credits (10 of which in political science) and have a 3.0 average in political science coursework. Apply at the following URL.

For more information, contact Erika Misseri at pisigmaalphavcu@gmail.com or visit https://linktr.ee/PiSigmaAlphaVCU.

On Feb. 2, all undergraduate, graduate and first professional students received an email invitation from Charles Klink, Ph.D., to participate in VCU’s Student Satisfaction Survey. This important tool helps university administration identify students’ priorities, as well as the university’s strengths and challenges. Your participation is vital for the continuous improvement of VCU – and will give you an opportunity to be entered into a drawing to win Apple AirPods, gift cards and more.

For more information, contact Institutional Research and Decision Support at irds@vcu.edu or visit https://blogs.vcu.edu/studentaffairs/index.php/2021-noel-levitz-student-satisfaction-survey-frequently-asked-questions/.

Calling all student organizations: VCU's Ram Pantry will host a game show-style team competition on March 25 to raise awareness about food insecurity and on-campus resources for those students suffering from it. Questions: https://dos.vcu.edu/services/ram-pantry/. Organizations interested in participating should fill out the Google form at the following URL.

For more information, contact Chanel Vuong at rampantry@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/YUgibobQnbM5sUh57.

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. View 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.

A student-led project team at VCU Engineering is conducting user research to build financial literacy tools on campus. The group seeks current undergraduate and graduate students to fill out a survey at the following URL about financial literacy, well-being and student life at VCU. Participants will be entered into a raffle with the chance to win Apple AirPods. View the survey at the following URL.

For more information, contact Viva Chapman at chapmanso@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/UQwgKgoot462hvwP6.