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? Attend an informational session to learn about the da Vinci Center's undergraduate certificates. This event via Zoom will be open to all VCU students. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Erika Boltz at boltzef2@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/05112022UG.

6 p.m.

VCUarts will present a runway show and expo hosted by the Department of Fashion Design + Merchandising. The free event, open to the public, will be at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 200 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd. The runway show begins at 6 p.m. with an encore show at 7:15 p.m. This year’s annual event will feature original fashions by emerging designers and an immersive experience by rising merchandisers.

For more information, contact Deidra Arrington at dwarrington@vcu.edu or visit https://news.vcu.edu/article/2022/05/vcuarts-fashion-event-returns-in-person.

Thursday, May 12, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

RamBikes will host a workshop covering chains and shifting at 1106 W. Broad St. (near the intersection of Broad and Harrison streets) for anyone wanting to learn more maintenance and problem-solving. The event will cover in-depth chain maintenance and issues with gearing and shifting. The workshop will also cover common problems and fixes with shifters and derailleurs.

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

The VCU First Destination Survey is now live for May 2022 graduates on Handshake at VCU. Answers to the survey will help VCU to improve career and academic advising, student recruitment and overall student services. The survey is open to both undergraduate seniors and graduate/professional students completing their degrees in May. Graduating students who complete the survey will be eligible to win prizes (AirPods, air fryer, robot vacuum, VCU luggage set or a $250 Amazon gift card).

For more information, contact Danielle Pearles at ddpearles@vcu.edu or visit http://tiny.cc/VCUFDS22.

Franklin Street Gym, which was torn down in 2020 to make way for a new STEM facility on campus, opened in 1952. Seventy years later, two years after it was torn down and as a new building rises where it once stood, we reflect on a VCU landmark that predated the university itself. Share your favorite memories of the old Franklin Street Gym for possible inclusion in the new VCU Magazine.

For more information, contact Alexis Finc at alfinc@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/zrybK6mGyCVHT3iTA.

Soteria: Supporting Women and Families is looking for officers. Soteria raises awareness about domestic violence and raises funds for local agencies. Officer positions are available for both secretary and social media manager. An interest form is available at the following URL. Questions: Email the following address or fortneyj@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Olive Blackstone at blackstonom@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/2RzE8hTK1NhVudnj7.

The Department of Art Education will present “ARTE L.E.D.” on the Cabell Screen through May 31 (noon-4 p.m. daily) at James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. The library's second annual student art show highlights artworks created by undergraduate and graduate Art Education students.

For more information, contact Kat Wilson at kawilson@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/event/arte-l-e-d/.

"Aquí Me Quedo / Here I Stay" proposes a conversation between late artists Sila Chanto (Costa Rica, 1969-2015) and Belkis Ramírez (Dominican Republic, 1957-2019), who radically transformed the language of printmaking. By introducing experimental techniques, both women advanced new ways of discussing the body, power relations, architecture, patriarchal violence and environmental issues in deeply conservative societies. The exhibit will be available through June 19 at the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St.

For more information, contact Stephanie Stanton at stantons@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/exhibitions/aqui-me-quedo-here-i-stay/.

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

For more information, contact Bhushan Thakkar at thakkarbs2@vcu.edu.