12 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Take a break from the news, social media or telework responsibilities to find a moment of quiet reflection in the middle of your day with meditation. Meditation is suitable for all levels of practice. Register for the Zoom link at https://cglink.me/2dV/r1721821.

For more information, contact Mia Liadis at liadisa@vcu.edu or visit http://recwell.vcu.edu.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

VCU's Humanities Research Center will host a webinar featuring Michael Lawrence Dickinson, Ph.D., assistant professor of African American history at VCU, who will discuss his book, "Almost Dead" as part of our 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_b3UcEO1QRt2Sr9hTkH33qQ.

Tuesday, Sep. 27, 2022 at 5 p.m.

Are you interested in participating in research? Come hear directly from undergraduates about the research they are conducting on campus and how they connected with faculty researchers. This session will include a discussion about getting started. Attend the session in person in Room 2123, Grace E. Harris Hall – South, 1015 Floyd Ave. To join by Zoom, click on the link to register, https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqceqgpzguHdR77vfyIAWiTCd5OBBhP42B.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Heck at ebheck@vcu.edu or visit https://clc.vcu.edu/science-hub/.

Tuesday, Sep. 27, 2022 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

This single session-event will teach the basics of fundamental exercises including the squat, deadlift and bench press and how to program them into a workout. Led by certified personal trainers, participants will learn principles of weight training in a small group environment. The session will be held at the Cary Street Gym FIT Zone, 101 S. Linden St.

For more information, contact Tanika Santos-MacSwain at fitness@vcu.edu or visit https://recwell.vcu.edu/thrive/small-group-training/.

Tuesday, Sep. 27, 2022 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU Human Resources has arranged for Walgreens, a participating pharmacy with the COVA health plans, to conduct five flu immunization clinics. A clinic will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 27 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Monroe Park campus in the HR Training Room, Room 115, 922 W. Grace St. Appointments are required. No walk-ins please. Visit the following URL for dates and times at each location and the link to schedule your appointment.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/worklife/flu-clinics/.

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.

Wednesday, Sep. 28, 2022 at 3 p.m.

Join the Common Book Program for the discussion, "Community Driven Research and the Ethical Treatment of Human Remains: Sampling the Ancestral Remains from the East Marshall Street Well Project." The session will be in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. A livestream is available at the following URL.

For more information, contact Carver Weakley at weakleyac@vcu.edu or visit https://commonbook.vcu.edu/the-2022-common-book/events/.

Wednesday, Sep. 28, 2022 from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

In celebration of Yoga Month, the VCU RecWell Group Exercise Team is hosting a full day of special group exercise classes at Cary Street Gym, 101 S. Linden St., to celebrate the physical, mental and spiritual practice of yoga. Classes will include an exploration of movement, meditation and educational content that embodies unity of mind and body in an inviting environment.

For more information, contact Nadine Madison at madisonns@vcu.edu or visit https://recwell.vcu.edu/play/group-exercise/.

Thursday, Sep. 29, 2022 at 12:15 p.m.

VCU's School of Dentistry will host a virtual Diversity Dialogues celebrating Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month with Ana Lopez-Fuentes, D.M.D., professor and former dean of the University of Puerto Rico School of Dental Medicine. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact John Wallace at wallacej@vcu.edu or visit https://bit.ly/3B5kChI.

Thursday, Sep. 29, 2022 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

It's never too late to learn how to ride a bike. RamBikes will help with all the fundamentals: kicking off, balancing, pedaling, stopping and everything in-between. RamBikes can provide bikes or you can bring your own. Sessions will be held at RamBikes, 1106 W. Broad St.

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

Friday, Sep. 30, 2022 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

The VCU Department of English and VCU Libraries will host Levis Reading Prize Night featuring Devon Walker-Figueroa, 2022 winner of the prize, who will read from "Philomath." The in-person event will be at James Branch Cabell Library, Room 303, 901 Park Ave. and livestreamed on Zoom.

For more information, contact Thom Didato at tndidato@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1329 or visit https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/vcu.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0b75d1f0f2287f5b11d660706&id=be06867c8d&e=de224086c6__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!ssz_MhWwB2FmIRkXN8bfG1pEs_4y6odaKb3sb4jH9xJy2gpzxyseAA2W6xQ9hJMxdWXlCBd-cvSwA6FaG_QshA$.

Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.

VCU's Office of Strategic Engagement will present the Becoming an Antiracist Educator series for the third year. Participate in an interactive and reflective virtual space to deepen your understanding of race, racism and systemic inequities. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Leslie LaBrie at labrielu@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfYRr7TOthf5I5Ga0jzvRTzrDWPTMT76IUfzUn1yBMMTKdxUA/viewform?usp=sf_link.

Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

This presentation will examine recent projects that address different definitions of community, including “Tania Bruguera: The Francis Effect.” This book is about the noted Cuban artist/activist’s project in which Bruguera requests that the pope grant Vatican City citizenship to all immigrants and refugees. The icon of Bruguera’s project was the Pangea, a symbol of the world that becomes one land mass where the borders between nation states are blurred. This event will be held at VCU's Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St., and virtually. Register at the following URL for the online link.

For more information, contact VCUarts at ica@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/event/vcuarts-faculty-lecture-series-explorations-of-local-and-global-notions-of-community/.

Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022 from noon to 3:30 p.m.

Do you like puzzles and enjoy solving problems? If so, grab your friends and join VCU's Fundamentals of Computing Program for Puzzle Day 2022. Computing isn’t just about programming but about problem-solving. None of the puzzles require programming experience, or even a computer, just logic and your brain. Teams of two to four students will work together to solve a packet of puzzles. The event will be in the Collaborative Hub of the Engineering Research Building, 401 W. Main St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Debra Duke at s2dmduke@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/CSxLW9VCvpR7KGS2A.

Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The VCU Wind Ensemble will present its first concert of the fall semester on stage at the W.E. Singleton Center for Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. The band will be performing "Suite in F" by Holst, "Fields of Gold" by Giroux, "Smetana Fanfare" by Husa, "Letters for Home" by Meechan and "Until the Scars" by Mackey.

For more information, contact Duane Coston at costonpd@vcu.edu or (804) 240-7974.

Wednesday, Oct. 12, 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 leveraging ambiguity to enhance student engagement and learning. For more information and to register, visit the link provided. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/PtHRtTdNQnDhqWsA6.

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/.

Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Celebrate the release of ICA’s new exhibition catalog for "Gideon Appah: Forgotten, Nudes, Landscapes." The book launch at the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St., will be accompanied by a special screening guest-curated by Egyptian New York-based film scholar Alia Ayman. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Natalie Hale at halene@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/fresh-to-death-gideon-appah-book-launch/.

There's a new tip option for LiveSafe app users, “Safety Concern.” VCU Police will use tips submitted in this category to crowd source locations where community members may feel less safe on VCU's campuses. VCUPD can move resources to these locations in real time. Anyone can download the LiveSafe app, or use LiveSafe in the VCU Mobile app, to send in tips, photos, audio files, videos and screenshots. VCUPD dispatchers monitor tips 24/7.

For more information, contact VCU Police at policedept@vcu.edu.

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.

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/.

Amendment Literary and Art Journal is seeking art and literature of any medium for its 2022 publication. This publication is themed around joy, resistance and dreams of a better world. Works should touch on topics of race, class, gender, disability, justice or other social issues. Selected pieces will be published in print and on the journal's website. Cash prizes will be available. Submit work at the following URL by Oct. 7.

For more information, contact Syd Lewin at lewinse@vcu.edu or visit http://amendmentvcu.com.

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.

The Equity in Cardiovascular Health Outcomes Lab is hosting a focus group on the stress, vulnerability, and resilience of young Black women. Sessions will be held virtually on Monday, Sept. 26 and Wednesday, Sept. 28 from 6-8 p.m. Check your eligibility and to sign up at the following URL.

For more information, contact Anika L. Hines, Ph.D., MPH, at eqcholab@vcuhealth.org or (804) 828-5030 or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=P8FMMYKNAEMCF8TC.