Student Issue for June 1, 2022

This week

VCU Writing Center Workshop: The Personal Statement

Add to calendar 03-06-2022 10:00:00 03-06-2022 America/New_York VCU Writing Center Workshop: The Personal Statement Learn how to use the tools you need to write your best statement. Register at the following URL. https://writing.vcu.edu/calendar/ Trey Burnart Hall hallbr@vcu.edu DD/MM/YYYY

Friday, Jun. 3, 2022 at 10 a.m.

Learn how to use the tools you need to write your best statement. Register at the following URL.

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

Test Pattern 03: Moor Mother at ICA

Add to calendar 03-06-2022 19:00:00 03-06-2022 America/New_York Test Pattern 03: Moor Mother at ICA Moor Mother will reunite with Richmond musician Ohbliv, one of the producers on her debut studio album "Fetish Bones," for a live musical performance. The free event will be at the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St. They will be joined by Philadelphia-based artists Vitche-Boul Ra and justmadnice, and local cellist Elijah Hall. A conversation with artist and VCU professor Caitlin Cherry will follow. Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU, 601 W. Broad St., Richmond, VA 23220 Stephanie Stanton stantons@vcu.edu DD/MM/YYYY

Friday, Jun. 3, 2022 at 7 p.m.

Moor Mother will reunite with Richmond musician Ohbliv, one of the producers on her debut studio album "Fetish Bones," for a live musical performance. The free event will be at the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St. They will be joined by Philadelphia-based artists Vitche-Boul Ra and justmadnice, and local cellist Elijah Hall. A conversation with artist and VCU professor Caitlin Cherry will follow.

For more information, contact Stephanie Stanton at stantons@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/test-pattern-moor-mother/.

Coming up

'. . . and Drive (Far Away)' - Performance by Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste

Add to calendar 10-06-2022 20:00:00 10-06-2022 21:00:00 America/New_York '. . . and Drive (Far Away)' - Performance by Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste " . . . and Drive (Far Away)" is a mixed media sound installation and durational performance by "Set It Off" artist Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste which centers on a cross-country drive in a decommissioned police car. Throughout his week-long solo drive from Tucson, Ariz., to Richmond, Toussaint-Baptiste will perform activations in key cities along Interstate 10 and Interstate 95, highways that are themselves arteries of Gulf South sonority. The culminating performance in Richmond, which will be open to the public, will be held at 401 W. Broad St. This performance is co-presented by VCU's Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 1708 Gallery and Martos Gallery, New York. 401 West Broad Street (between the ICA and 1708 Gallery) Stephanie Stanton stantons@vcu.edu DD/MM/YYYY

Friday, Jun. 10, 2022 from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.

" . . . and Drive (Far Away)" is a mixed media sound installation and durational performance by "Set It Off" artist Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste which centers on a cross-country drive in a decommissioned police car. Throughout his week-long solo drive from Tucson, Ariz., to Richmond, Toussaint-Baptiste will perform activations in key cities along Interstate 10 and Interstate 95, highways that are themselves arteries of Gulf South sonority. The culminating performance in Richmond, which will be open to the public, will be held at 401 W. Broad St. This performance is co-presented by VCU's Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 1708 Gallery and Martos Gallery, New York.

For more information, contact Stephanie Stanton at stantons@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/jtb-and-drive-far-away/.

Notices

RecWell Meditations Available on YouTube

RecWell's weekly meditation sessions are going on summer vacation. Mindfulness moments are still available by visiting RecWell Health Promotion on YouTube at the following URL. View a playlist of prerecorded guided meditations.

For more information, contact Health Promotion at thewell@vcu.edu or visit https://www.youtube.com/user/thewellvcu.

Twins, Triplets and More

The Mid-Atlantic Twin Registry is a group of twins and their families who are willing to consider taking part in twin-based, health-related research. MATR welcomes twins of any age, ethnicity and zygosity (identical or fraternal). All twins and triplets in the VCU community are invited to to register with MATR and to pass the registry's information on to any other twins.

For more information, contact MATR at matr@vcu.edu or (800) 872-8946 or visit http://www.matr.vcu.edu.

Other resources

VCU Libraries workshops

See a schedule of workshops and classes that teach how to use collections and databases.

LinkedIn Learning @ VCU

Navigate a vast library of online video tutorials to supplement teaching, learning, and professional development.

RamsConnect events

View all of the student events happening on campus and register for events that interest you.