1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The American Red Cross and the Pace Center will co-sponsor a blood drive to be held Monday, Sept. 12 and Tuesday, Sept. 13 at the center, 700 W. Franklin St., from 1-6 p.m. each day. Register to donate blood at the following URL.

For more information, contact Katie Miller at katie.miller2@redcross.org or visit https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=vcu.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

The Humanities Research Center will host a webinar featuring welcomes Kai Bosworth, Ph.D., assistant professor of international studies in the School of World Studies at VCU, who will discuss his book, "Pipeline Populism" as part of the university's Meet VCU's Authors series. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rani Sisavath at sisavathr@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_K4rQsviATCOHyJ6O2lSVag.

2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

VCU's Global Education Office welcomes students, staff and faculty to Cultural Conversations with participants from La Universidad La Salle in Oaxaca, Mexico. This fall series will focus on pop culture. Participants can sign up for one or more sessions of the seven-part series, which will meet every Monday afternoon from 2-3 p.m. through Oct. 24. Information: https://tinyurl.com/VCUCCMexicoFall2022. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Audrey Short at aeshort@vcu.edu or visit https://global.vcu.edu/students/community/cultural_conversations/.

3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU's L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs will host a lobby chat to discuss its Virginia Capitol Semester Internship program. Stop by the Raleigh Building lobby (1001 W. Franklin St.) for a snack and to learn about the opportunity to gain firsthand experience in the legislative arena while taking classes as a full-time student. The Wilder School Office of Student Success and Virginia Capitol Semester alum will be available to share information about the program on the hour, each hour. Registration is appreciated, but not required. Register at https://vcu.campusgroups.com/WoW/rsvp_boot?id=1634011. Can’t make it to the in-person session? Join a virtual chat between 3 and 5 p.m. on Sept. 12 (drop-in). No need to register. The Zoom link is https://vcu.zoom.us/j/81114664621.

For more information, contact Adrienne Jones at jonesak8@vcu.edu or (804) 828-9922 or visit https://wilder.vcu.edu/students/student-success/virginia-capitol-semester/.

Tuesday, Sep. 13, 2022 from noon to 12:30 p.m.

Join VCU HR and VCU RecWell for a slower practice focused on active stretching of muscles and opening of connective tissue. Release built-up tension, prevent injury, increase blood flow to muscles and increase long-term flexibility. Register in Talent@VCU or at: https://bit.ly/3AGGRvL.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://ramstrong.vcu.edu/.

Tuesday, Sep. 13, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU Libraries and the C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research will host a seminar via Zoom on data management to be presented by Nina Exner, Ph.D., research data librarian. Register at https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwocOuhqzwoH9XLsS_EDq24AWkalwIlm2VV.

For more information, contact Pamela Dillon, Pharm.D., research liaison, at pmdillon@vcu.edu or visit https://cctr.vcu.edu/.

Tuesday, Sep. 13, 2022 from noon to 1:30 p.m.

IExcel Education will host an online seminar led by Ashley Apple, assistant professor and family nurse practitioner. The seminar is designed to cultivate self-awareness of implicit bias in health sciences professionals and apply it to health[care settings, including the impact of bias on patient care. Register at https://connect.inclusive.vcu.edu/register/seminar-bias-health-091322.

For more information, contact IExcel Education at iexcel@vcu.edu or visit https://iexcel.vcu.edu/calendar/.

Tuesday, Sep. 13, 2022 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Meet Greg Leffel, founder and president of the Virginia Blockchain Council, to learn how the group is making Virginia a leader in blockchain and Web 3 technologies. The council is a nonprofit organization focused on providing education, advocacy and community in Virginia's blockchain ecosystem. The Blockchain Club at VCU operates under the Virginia Blockchain Council as part of its in-state university program to inform VCU students and the community about the industry. The session will be held at the SHIFT Retail Lab, 1235 W. Broad St.

For more information, contact Francesca Bercasio at bercasiof@vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Sep. 13, 2022 at 7 p.m.

Interested in traveling abroad while earning volunteer and shadowing hours? Learn more about the medical and dental outreach internship opportunities via Volunteers Around the World Global Health Alliances at the group's first general body meeting of the semester.

For more information, contact Hridya Pillai at hridya.pillai02@gmail.com.

Tuesday, Sep. 13, 2022 at 9 p.m.

Need flexible volunteering? Want to make a difference in the way medicine affects patients? Come learn more at an online meeting. Click on the Zoom link at the following URL. The meeting ID is 832 4992 4424. The passcode is AdtG3i.

For more information, contact Rebecca Gunnin at gunninrl@vcu.edu or visit https://us05web.zoom.us/j/83249924424?pwd=UkxhS0lESEZod25RYkVmVG51NFMrZz09.

Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022 from noon to 1:30 p.m.

IExcel Education will host an online seminar led by Serra De Arment, assistant professor of counseling and special education at VCU. The seminar will focus on knowledge of population size, appropriate terminology, personal disclosures of barriers and key accessibility issues at VCU and in the surrounding community. Register at https://connect.inclusive.vcu.edu/register/seminar-neurodiv-091422.

For more information, contact IExcel Education at iexcel@vcu.edu or visit https://iexcel.vcu.edu/calendar/.

Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

VCU Libraries' ongoing series of multimedia workshops continues with a basic overview of Adobe Premiere, which will focus on the parts of the software that can be the most useful for creative expression. This will be in conversation with The Workshop's resource Adobe Premiere Exercises - Maya Deren Remix Series, which was designed for Art Foundation students and faculty but is open to everyone. Register for the online session at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.libcal.com/event/9545015.

Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2022 from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

IExcel Education will host an online seminar led by Archana Pathak, director of VCU's Q Collective. The seminar will focus on knowledge of religion as a social identity and its role in the United States. Register at https://connect.inclusive.vcu.edu/register/seminar-religdiv-091422

For more information, contact IExcel Education at iexcel@vcu.edu or visit https://iexcel.vcu.edu/calendar/.

Friday, Sep. 16, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

VCU's Humanities Research Center will host an opening ceremony and celebration at the Forum, Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St. The event will spotlight the humanities at VCU. Programming for the academic year will be announced. Refreshments will be served.

For more information, contact Rani Sisavath at sisavathr@vcu.edu or visit https://bit.ly/hrc916.

Friday, Sep. 16, 2022 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

VCU's Global Education Office will host a faculty study abroad coffee conversation in GEO's office (912 W. Grace St. fourth floor). This is an opportunity for faculty interested in leading programs overseas to meet other study abroad faculty, discuss programs and receive general travel updates from VCU as the office continues to relaunch international mobility. Coffee and snacks will be provided.

For more information, contact Amy Leap Miller at millera16@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6958.

Saturday, Sep. 17, 2022 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The ACCESS Program through VCU School of Medicine will hold its fourth annual symposium, "Strengthening Global Health Efforts in a Post Pandemic World." The event will be held at James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center, 1201 E. Marshall St. Registration includes a networking lunch, speaker sessions and global health application sessions for hands-on learning. Register at the following URL (cost $5).

For more information, contact Helen Query at queryhe@vcu.edu or visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2022-vcu-som-access-symposium-strengthening-global-health-tickets-344868830957.

Tuesday, Sep. 20, 2022 from noon to 1:30 p.m.

IExcel Education will host an online seminar led by Archana Pathak, director of VCU's Q Collective. The seminar is designed to increase understanding of diversity, inclusion and equity concepts and the practices that sustain them. Register at https://connect.inclusive.vcu.edu/register/seminar-inclwp-092022

For more information, contact IExcel Education at iexcel@vcu.edu or visit https://iexcel.vcu.edu/calendar/.

Wednesday, Sep. 21, 2022 from 11 a.m. to noon

Monique Williams, MPH, CCRC, assistant director, Early Phase Development, Massey Cancer Center, will discuss the unique responsibilities and activities for investigator-initiated clinical trials. The Central Virginia Society of Clinical Research Associates Chapter and VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research will co-sponsor the online session. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL. Registration is required.

For more information, contact Shirley Helm at shelm@vcu.edu or (804) 241-7340 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZclce6srT0tHNa1yowFt0Y1hfPFdUukexP8.

Wednesday, Sep. 21, 2022 from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will host a mixer for all Latine faculty, staff and students in Richmond Salons III-IV, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Come for the community and stay for the elote, chips, churros and agua fresca catered by E-Loteria. Event co-sponsors are TriO Student Support Services, You First at VCU, Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science at VCU and Latinx Student Association. RSVP by Sept. 19 at the following URL.

For more information, contact Beck Oh at ohrn@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/sewzTantEA8BgF8U6.

Thursday, Sep. 22, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

Discover how Weight Watchers can help you achieve your wellness and weight-loss goals. Learn about the WW program and how it works, member-only benefits and features and special pricing available to VCU employees. Register in Talent@VCU or at: https://bit.ly/3Kbp02W.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://ramstrong.vcu.edu/.

Wednesday, Sep. 28, 2022 from 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

VCU's Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence will present a bite-sized workshop on igniting class discussion. This virtual workshop will focus on simple strategies for jumpstarting and maintaining rich classroom discussion. These simple strategies translate to a variety of modalities and classroom sizes although online discussion forum strategies will not be covered. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/tP1CHFHeUcNuWzNS8.

Thursday, Sep. 29, 2022 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The annual conference of VCU's Human Research Protection Program, "Research Ethics: Past, Present and Future," will be held virtually. Conference sessions will explore the historical background of research ethics, contemporary impacts and future considerations. CEUs are available for this event. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Marlowe at marloweep@vcu.edu or visit https://bit.ly/3KBzed3.

Friday, Oct. 14, 2022 at 9 a.m.

Join The Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute, a center in the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, and the 2022 cohort of the VCU Leadership Development Program for their final team project presentations. Each year, participants work together to address an issue of importance to the university. The presentations, in the Richmond Salons, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., are scheduled to allow guests to come and go as needed. A detailed schedule is available at the following URL.

For more information, contact Kiara Faulks at gehli@vcu.edu or visit https://gehli.vcu.edu/programs/vcu-leadership-development-program/team-projects/.

The Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program pledges $1.5B for outstanding early career faculty committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Funding will be awarded to outstanding basic biomedical researchers, including physician-scientists in their efforts to create labs in which everyone can thrive. Apply at the following URL by Sept. 28.

For more information, contact Emily Komornik at komornikea@vcu.edu or visit https://bit.ly/3GKcAxp.

The Michelson Philanthropies and Science Prize for Immunology focuses on transformative research in human immunology, with trans disease applications to accelerate vaccine and immunotherapeutic discovery. Apply at the following URL by Oct. 1.

For more information, contact Emily Komornik at komornikea@vcu.edu or visit https://michelson.secure-platform.com/a.

VCU Dining Services has a number of special activities planned for Shafer Court Dining Center, 810 Cathedral Place. They include Fall Carnival (Sept. 14: 5 p.m.-close); National Guacamole Day (Sept. 16: 11 a.m.-close); Steak Night On Us (Sept. 20: 5 p.m.-close); Chef Spotlight (Sept. 22: 11 a.m.-close); Kokonut Grill (Sept. 28: 11 a.m.-9 p.m.); and Registered Dietitian’s Apples to Apples (Sept. 29: 11 a.m.-1 p.m.). See the full list of events and menus at the following URL.

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

The VCU Police Department is hiring 48th Academy police recruits, pre-certified police officers, an emergency communications manager, dispatch shift supervisors and part-time and full-time dispatchers. The next VCU Police Academy starts in late May 2023. Employees receive free tuition for college courses and state benefits, including health care, retirement and paid vacation time. Hiring incentives are available for qualified candidates. Apply at the following URL.

For more information, contact Recruiter Conrad Simms at csimms2@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1225 or visit https://police.vcu.edu/about/recruitment/.

VCU School of Nursing's Mindful Moms Program invites those who are 12-26 weeks pregnant to participate in free prenatal yoga or education classes during their pregnancy. Mindful Moms is an NIH-funded study seeking to understand how to best enhance mental health and well-being during pregnancy. Those who are feeling stressed, anxious or depressed are encouraged to participate.

For more information, contact Christine Aubry at mindfulmoms@vcu.edu or (804) 273-7267 or visit http://www.mindful4moms.org.

Nominate your building manager for the Building Manager Awards. Recognize these behind-the-scenes individuals for their dedication to serving building occupants, their assigned building and the VCU community. View the nomination form at the following URL.

For more information, contact Molly Case at casems@vcu.edu or visit https://fmd.vcu.edu/departments/facilities-operations/building-managers/awards/.

VCU's Office of Student Leadership and Engaged Learning is updating its rosters of campus student peer leaders. If your office has VCU students in peer leadership roles, submit an updated Fall student roster using the following URL. Campus partners can submit a request to add new student positions to qualify for recognition as peer leaders through the attached form.

For more information, contact Jonathan Fuller at fullerjd2@vcu.edu or visit https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/61ac53b697e84a3b9c89a4c03690688d.

VCU Online and Continuing and Professional Education will host the inaugural regional conference on Universal Design for Learning at the Omni Richmond Hotel, 100 S. 12th St. The event will kick off with a pre-conference event on Monday, June 19, 2023, followed by the conference, Tuesday-Thursday, June 20-22, 2023. Join both higher education and P-12 faculty and staff colleagues to explore the intersection of UDL with the ideals of diversity, equity and inclusion. Submissions to present are invited through Oct. 21, 2022.

For more information, contact Brianne L. Jackson, Ph.D., at onlinepd@vcu.edu or visit https://ocpe.vcu.edu/udl.

Ever wonder how fraud happens, and whether it's happened at VCU? Check out this month's Compliance Corner and Compliance Case Study blog posts at the following URL.

For more information, contact Kim McQuillen at mcquillenka@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2028 or visit https://blogs.vcu.edu/ico/.

This is a research study aiming to receive feedback on a sexual health intervention designed for couples. To be eligible to participate, you have to identity as Black or African American and be 18 to 35 years of age. The study requires participation in a 120-minute session and completion of a questionnaire. Compensation is available.

For more information, contact Kristina Hood, Ph,D., at progresslab@vcu.edu or visit https://progress.vcu.edu/participate/.

Youssef Roman, Pharm.D., Ph.D., of VCU's School of Pharmacy is conducting an epidemiological study to assess the prevalence and causes of heart diseases in Filipino Americans. This study is for those who consider themselves Filipino with both biological parents of Filipino heritage. The study is funded by VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research. Questions: Contact the following email or Khalifa Alrajeh at alrajehky@vcu.edu. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Youssef Roman at romany2@vcu.edu or (843) 276-7887 or visit https://forms.gle/jR9s1jgKncieSKxQ7.