1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Consult with a financial counselor during an open house at the Student Financial Management Center, Grace E. Harris Hall – South, first floor, 1015 Floyd Ave. Light refreshments will be provided.

For more information, contact Danielle Mitchell at sfmc@vcu.edu.

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/.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

This week's theme will be “just for a moment” and offers students the opportunity to reflect on the semester as well as their overall school. The event will be at the Pace Center, 700 W. Franklin St., A homemade lunch will be available.

For more information, contact Elijah Bustamante at bustamantees@vcu.edu.

3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

How has this semester been for you? Ready for it to be over? Any summer plans? Join us at the Pace Center, 700 W. Franklin St., for an afternoon of discussion about how everyone's semester is wrapping up and what plans we all have for the summer. Even if you don't have anything big to share, we want to hear about special memories from your semester or what you do to unwind during the summer. Find “common grounds” with fellow students over coffee and coffee cake.

For more information, contact Niara Gray at graynr@vcu.edu.

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.

7 p.m.

United Healthcare Network at VCU will host a workshop for all VCU students with tips on time-management as well as studying techniques and preparation for finals. The session will be held in Virginia Room A, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Free doughnuts will be served.

For more information, contact Sharmeen Sattar at uhcnatvcu@vcu.edu.

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 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 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/.

Have you taken your graduation portraits yet? University Events can include your photos on VCU social media, VCU News and the Greater Richmond Convention Center Pre-Show. Submit your photo at the following URL.

For more information, contact University Events at univevents@vcu.edu or visit http://Commencement.vcu.edu.

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.

Cabell Library will be open until 3 a.m. (as opposed to 2 a.m.) Sunday-Thursday. The Workshop will also add extra hours to accommodate the big "final project weekend" before the exam period: Saturday, April 30, open 1 to 5 p.m. (normally, the building is closed Saturdays) and Sunday, May 1, open noon to midnight (adding two hours to the end of the day).

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/spaces-tech/hours/.

Pass the class at VCU is a nonprofit organization through which current VCU students can tutor at-risk youth at Blue Ridge Estates. The organization is seeking e-board members for the 2022-2023 school year. Applicants are not required to have previously been a part of Pass the Class, but prior volunteer and/or leadership experience is preferred. Information regarding open positions and position descriptions can be found on the application at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tania Gupta at guptat@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/8sUVSDR6seiWiKz86.