10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

The Q Collective will present LGBTQ+ Grant Writing 101, a free workshop open to all scholars. Does your work focus on inter/transdisciplinary LGBTQ+ concepts? Do you need funding to improve upon your critical work but don’t know how to get it? Learn why grant writing is an important skill, how to write a grant and how to bring a queer focus to your grants. The event will be on the second floor, 912 W. Grace St., or online via Zoom. The workshop will be presented by Josh Hahn from the VCU Office of Sponsored Programs. Register at https://forms.gle/N5xbjh5ExZH5y5JS9.

For more information, contact Archana Pathak at apathak@vcu.edu or visit https://inclusive.vcu.edu/institutes-and-centers/q-collective/q-events/.

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

Cita Sadeli (aka Miss Chelove), Washington, D.C.-based art director, muralist and designer, will discuss how, why and when she chose her career path and the challenges involved at an event hosted by VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs. The discussion will be part of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. This virtual event will be about unique, nontraditional careers. A Q&A will follow. Registration is required. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact David Brown at dgbrown@vcu.edu or visit http://linktr.ee/vcuomsa.

7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

VCU P.R.I.M.E. (Professional Health and Related Interests Mentoring Experiences) will host via Zoom Thomas Kimble M.D., associate dean of admissions, Eastern Virginia Medical School. Kimble, along with the admissions staff and a medical student, will provide general information about the institution, the different opportunities it offers and provide insight on how to be a successful applicant and student at EVMS. The goal of P.R.I.M.E. Connections is to help students become successful applicants and engage with the VCU pre-health community. Questions: https://sites.google.com/view/vcuprime. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Muhammad Usman Babar at babarm@vcu.edu or (703) 577-0124 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0sf-2hrzIvGtbCi73NcchKj-P3--CcdpUq?_x_zm_rtaid=JR_90DN2ReKqcRWRZALQkg.1649942891690.2fb80116e355abdf72f7957ca888fbe3&_x_zm_rhtaid=789.

8 p.m.

In celebration of Ramadan, VCU's Global Education Office, in collaboration with the Pace Center and student leaders, is organizing an Iftar dinner for students to break fast together at the center, 700 W. Franklin St. Dinner will be provided. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Colleen Choate at choatecl@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1575506.

Thursday, Apr. 28, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

RamBikes will host a commuter basics workshop at 1106 W. Broad St. (near the intersection of Broad and Harrison streets) for anyone who would like to commute by bike but isn't sure how to get started. The event will include a review of safety aspects of riding in traffic as well as what gear can increase visibility. The workshop will also cover routine maintenance and some key checks to make before each ride. No experience is necessary. A ride at a park will be offered for those who bring a bike.

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

Thursday, Apr. 28, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Women in Science will host Kathleen Schoch, Ph.D., a research assistant professor at Washington University in St. Louis. She will discuss her approaches to scientific writing for abstracts, manuscripts and grants/fellowships. She will also share her favorite tips to improve or practice one’s writing. Those that are available to meet in person may gather in Room 6-032, Sanger Hall, 1101 E. Marshall St., for pizza. The session will also be available via Zoom. Register for the link at the following URL. The meeting ID is 876 9707 6579. The passcode is 648120.

For more information, contact Haley Adcox at vcu.wis@gmail.com or visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87697076579?pwd=a29rQndaYndyc2hLOHBpRlh4TTIyUT09.

Thursday, Apr. 28, 2022 at 6:30 p.m.

VCU Night will be celebrated at the Diamond, 3001 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd., when the Flying Squirrels play the Bowie Bay Sox. Gates will open at 5:30 p.m.; the first pitch will be at 6:35 p.m. A special discount admission ticket for Ram fans will be available at the following URL. Scheduled special guests include basketball coach Mike Rhoades, Darius Theus, Corey Douglas, Levi Stockard, Vince Williams and Rodney the Ram. Enjoy fireworks following the game.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Bass at eebass@vcu.edu or visit https://fevo.me/3JX63PS.

Thursday, Apr. 28, 2022 at 7 p.m.

Join the Department of Philosophy for a talk by Jessica Flanigan, Ph.D., the Richard L. Morrill Chair in Ethics and Democratic Values at the University of Richmond, where she teaches Leadership Ethics, Ethical Decision Making in Healthcare, and Critical Thinking. The talk will be in Room 1107, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Donald Smith at dpsmith@vcu.edu.

Friday, Apr. 29, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

The Learning, Development and Organizational Culture team invites managers to examine the different age cohorts in the workplace and ways to lead, collaborate, grow and learn from one another. Together we will consider where generations came from, discuss historical events that have shaped our lives, acknowledge generational unconscious bias and assumptions, discover leadership and management best practices related to ageism and find commonalities to break down labels. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Shana Ryman at sryman@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.csod.com/samldefault.aspx?returnUrl=%252fDeepLink%252fProcessRedirect.aspx%253fmodule%253dlodetails%2526lo%253d4076a544-0a91-45ef-a87e-a65b8a6178fd.

Friday, Apr. 29, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU Biostatistics will present a virtual seminar by Sanvesh Srivastava, Ph.D., University of Iowa, titled "Gaussian Process Regression and Classification Using International Classification of Disease Codes as Covariates." Click on the Zoom link at https://zoom.us/j/92317355766?pwd=My9Ud2dXdU44OU9WTk92SnZobEFqUT09. The meeting ID is 923 1735 5766. The passcode is 364454.

For more information, contact Dipankar Bandyopadhyay at dbandyop@vcu.edu or visit https://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/calendar/details.asp?myVal=76556.

Friday, Apr. 29, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

Join the Health Sciences Career Community as Career Services teaches participants how to walk through building professional connections and community with other staff and faculty across health sciences. Register at https://forms.office.com/r/AKpnYbUjC5. The Zoom link is https://vcuhealth.zoom.us/j/95793739222. The meeting ID is 957 9373 9222. Those unable to attend can visit the HSCC site and join the listserv for future events.

For more information, contact Ashli Phillips at ashli.phillips@vcuheallth.org or visit https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/career-development/career-communities/health-sciences-career-community/.

Friday, Apr. 29, 2022 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Award-winning VCU Opera and the VCU Symphony will present two fully staged one-act operas on April 29 at 7 p.m. and May 1 at 4 p.m. in the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. Performances are free.

For more information, contact Melanie Kohn Day at mkday@vcu.edu or (804) 389-3238 or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/event/vcu-opera-vcu-symphony/.

Saturday, Apr. 30, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

VCU Police and students with the VCU School of Pharmacy will work together on a Drug Take Back Day event which provides people a safe place to dispose of medications and educate them about safe medication disposal. Vapes or cigarettes may also be brought for disposal. The event will take place at James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave.

For more information, contact Greg Weatherford at goweatherfor@vcu.edu.

Monday, May 2, 2022 at 8 p.m.

Hear four VCU small jazz ensembles perform in a free concert at the Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall, W.E. Singleton Center, 922 Park Ave. The concert will also be livestreamed at the following URL. Music will be by John Coltrane, Tadd Dameron, Mike Ess, Gigi Gryce, John Hicks, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Ellis Marsalis, Tony Martucci, Charles Mingus, Hank Mobley, Lee Morgan, Charlie Parker, Wayne Shorter, Sonny Stitt and Lulu West. At press time, masks are optional for the audience.

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

Friday, May 6, 2022 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Come to the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center 601 W. Broad St., to celebrate the launch of nonorien(table), a multimedia installation by artist Riley Hooker commissioned for Doing Language : Word Work. Hooker and artist agustine zegers will discuss relationships to institutional spaces, considering the body as a mechanism to encounter, read, metabolize and pass information. A reception and a viewing of nonorien(table) will follow the discussion.

For more information, contact Stephanie Stanton at stantons@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/doing-language-launch-2/.

Applications are open for the Affordable Course Content Awards, which support faculty adoption, customization and creation of free course materials. These grants provide funding, project management and support from units across VCU for the transition to zero-textbook cost courses. Complete an Intent to Submit form by May 27 at guides.library.vcu.edu/acca/2022.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/news/2022-news/faculty-apply-for-a-2022-affordable-course-content-award-by-may-27.html.

VCU's School of Education will host a food drive through May 6 with Puritan Cleaners for their 100K Meals program to benefit Feed More. Nonperishable items will be collected in bins located at Oliver Hall, 1015 W. Main St., rooms 1037, 2136, 3096-A or 4064-C. Bins are also located at 700 E. Franklin St. and 3600 W. Broad St.

For more information, contact Jennifer Cousins at cousinsjl2@vcu.edu.

The VCU Integrity and Compliance Office invites members of the university community to subscribe to its new blog. Visit the following URL and follow the links on the right to the blog. In this month's post, learn about things that can't be said when interviewing candidates for a job and what happened to an employee who shared confidential information about a fellow employee.

For more information, contact Kim McQuillen at mcquillenka@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2028 or visit https://acs.vcu.edu/integrity-and-compliance-office/.