10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Hosted by VCU Technology Services, the fair is free to students, faculty and staff. VCU Technology Services staff will be available to answer questions and showcase technologies. Enjoy hands-on demonstrations and Q&A from university vendors who provide services to the VCU community, free bag lunches (while they last) and giveaways. Today, Oct. 12, the fair will be at Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St.

For more information, contact Technology Services at tsengage@vcu.edu or visit https://techfair.vcu.edu.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

The VCU Health Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will sponsor a virtual keynote address by Brenci Patiño, Ph.D., professor of Spanish language and culture and Latin American and Latinx Studies at Mary Baldwin University. A discussion will follow the talk. Visit the Zoom link at https://vcuhealth.zoom.us/j/91599499135

For more information, contact Adam Austin at acaustin@vcu.edu.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

This week's theme at the Pace Center, 700 W. Franklin St., is climbing mountains. Topics are chosen to provide students with the opportunity to grasp various ideals.

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

2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Can't make it to Tech Fair in-person? A virtual Tech Fair event will be held for remote workers and learners. No registration is required. Visit https://us02web.zoom.us/s/83977616614 or learn more at the following URL.

For more information, contact Technology Services at tsengage@vcu.edu or visit https://techfair.vcu.edu.

6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

The Common Book program will host its flagship event of the fall semester with 2022 Common Book author Chip Jones. His keynote address will explore the issues raised in his 2020 book, "The Organ Thieves." The event, at the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave., is free and open to the public, with a virtual option for attendance.

For more information, contact Anne Weakley at weakleyac@vcu.edu or visit http://commonbook.vcu.edu.

6 p.m.

Hear about all the things that happen on a path to success that don't make it to a résumé. This session will feature Nyssa Cornelius-Einarsson (VCU, 2017), data scientist at McKesson, and Tiffany Rolle, Ph.D., (VCU, 2012), inclusive science initiative coordinator at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. This event will be offered virtually. To join by Zoom, register at https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0td-uprDwiHNDrzxdEqiDOGC3q-4LwJ_Un

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

Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022 at 10:30 a.m.

The Richmond Triangle Players, a nonprofit professional theater company, has made an indelible mark on Richmond’s cultural landscape with hundreds of plays over three decades. The theater’s programming probes LGBTQ+ experiences and supports queer artistry. In celebration of its 30th season, VCU Libraries will host Executive Director Philip Crosby, who will discuss the theater's evolution, its groundbreaking past and its future. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2022-2023/community-zooms.html.

Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022 from noon to 3 p.m.

The Accessibility and Inclusion Working Group has collaborated with the Center for Human Animal Interaction to raise awareness for National Disability Employment Awareness Month in October. Members of the group will be at the Compass with the Dogs on Campus to raise awareness and provide insight on resources available within VCU.

For more information, contact Katie Cappuccio at cappucciok@vcu.edu or visit https://staffsenate.vcu.edu/initiatives/national-disability-employment-awareness-month/.

Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

The Pace Center, 700 W. Franklin St., will host its $1 Thursday Community Café. This week's focus is on indigenous people's day.

For more information, contact Elizabeth at fewells@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 a.m.

Join RecWell’s Peer Health Educators on the Hibbs side of the Compass as they educate and promote awareness around standard drink size for alcohol, the Golden Zone and social norms regarding protective behaviors and alcohol use among VCU students. For more information, contact Peer Health Educators at peerhealth@vcu.edu or visit http://recwell.vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Emily Tompkins at peerhealth@vcu.edu or visit http://recwell.vcu.edu.

Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 4:45 a.m.

Are you interested in working with other students across different disciplines? Are you fascinated by creating solutions to complex problems? Have you always wanted to start a business or nonprofit? Attend a virtual informational session to learn about undergraduate certificates at the da Vinci Center. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lloyd Young at youngel3@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/ug-oct13-22.

Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

RamBikes offers a class for every bicycle rider of any skill level. Come get your hands dirty at its fix-a-flat class, 1106 W. Broad St., where all participants will have the experience of swapping out and patching a tube. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sera Erickson at rambikes@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2453 or visit http://bikes.vcu.edu/events.

Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

The Pace Center will host a mentorship mixer at 700 W. Franklin St. The event will feature networking games and students will be able to hear a panel of professionals talk about the turns their lives have taken as they traveled their career paths.

For more information, contact Jean Linnell at operations@thepacecenter.com.

Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Collective Corazón will host a presentation and Q&A-style discussion in Room 2135, Grace E. Harris Hall, 1015 Floyd Ave. Charlie Cole of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia and Valerie Murphy from Crossover Healthcare Ministry, will lead the event.

For more information, contact Sanya Surya at collectivecorazon@gmail.com or (971) 777-9357 or visit https://collectivecorazon.wixsite.com/collectivecorazon.

Friday, Oct. 14, 2022 from noon to 12:30 p.m.

Take a break with RecWell for weekly guided meditation with Brenna. Meditation is suitable for all levels of practice. Register via Rams Connect at the following URL.

For more information, contact Brenna Denicola at denicolabr@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1825054.

Friday, Oct. 14, 2022 at 4 p.m.

Learn to meet the needs of your audience with strong, logical, structurally sound writing. Register at the following URL.

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

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/.

Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022 from noon to 4 p.m.

Gamma Phi Beta @ VCU will hold a recruiting event at Hibbs Hall Room 207, 900 Park Ave. Get to know the sisters of Gamma Phi Beta and find your place in the sisterhood

For more information, contact Rowan O'Hara at oharark@vcu.edu.

Monday, Oct. 17, 2022 from noon to 1:30 p.m.

As part of the Healthy Communities for Youth grant, leaders from VCU Health’s Injury and Violence Prevention Program will be sharing insights into hospital-based programs to prevent injury and violence among youth and adults. A 30-minute online Q&A will follow to answer questions about each of the programs. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Salpi Kevorkian at kevorkianss@vcu.edu or visit https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsdOmqqTgrHNThLEmX5Se20JE9goOJYlK1.

Monday, Oct. 17, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

Join the School of Education for an online informational session. The program provides three specialized tracks: school counseling, college counseling and student affairs, and couples and family counseling. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jazmin Tilfas at soeinfo@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.soe.vcu.edu/register/MEdCounselorEdFA22.

Monday, Oct. 17, 2022 at 8 a.m.

VCU's Transfer Center will host/co-host nine events for transfer students during National Student Transfer Week, Oct. 17-21. All events are listed in RamsConnect with the tag "Nat'l Transfer Student Week." RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Heck at ebheck@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6277 or visit https://transfer.vcu.edu/.

Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Join VCU's School of Education for an online informational session about understanding how childhood development is critical to supporting young children with disabilities. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jazmin Tilfas at soeinfo@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.soe.vcu.edu/register/?id=1f539879-d5ad-4b97-90dd-6ac8b126da87.

Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

Learn about VCU's Evening MBA program at a webinar hosted by the School of Business. This online presentation will provide applicants with an overview of the program, curriculum and admissions process. A Q&A session will also be included. Register at https://business.vcu.edu/about-us/events/graduate-studies/webinar/evening-mba-program-webinar-101922.html. The Zoom link is https://vcu.zoom.us/j/81138567211

For more information, contact Austen Gouldman at gsib@vcu.edu or (804) 828-4622 or visit https://business.vcu.edu/about-us/events/graduate-studies/webinar/evening-mba-program-webinar-101922.html.

Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Did you know that the Virginia529 savings plan can be used toward continuing education – not just for degree programs? VCU Continuing and Professional Education will present this session as part of its 3rd Wednesdays FREE Community Series. Join Brittany Bullock, Virginia529 and ABLEnow, to learn how to bnefit from the tax advantages of a Virginia529 account for you and your family. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact VCU Continuing and Professional Education at ocpe@vcu.edu or visit https://ocpe.vcu.edu/community.

Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022 at 4 p.m.

The 1994 film version of Mary Shelley’s "Frankenstein" stars Kenneth Branaugh, Helena Bonham Carter and Robert De Niro. It tells the well-known story of Victor Frankenstein, a doctor obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. The discussion after the film will be led by Focused Inquiry professor Carver Weakley and Public Affairs Research Librarian Nia Rodgers. The screening will be in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2022-2023/common-book-discussion-series-.html.

Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will present a free yoga event for LGBTQIA+ students in Richmond Salon I, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Stretch and decompress with queer community. This two-part yoga series will be led by queer yogi Sam Reed. Make sure to bring your own yoga mat. RSVP on Rams Connect at the following URL.

For more information, contact Beck Oh at omsalgbtqia@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1815458.

Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Join VCU's School of Education for an online informational session on how the Ph.D. in Education, Research, Assessment and Evaluation program prepares future leaders, researchers and administrators who care deeply about driving meaningful, data-driven change in their organizations and communities. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jazmin Tilfas at soeinfo@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.soe.vcu.edu/register/?id=e957f85b-1cfd-4e4b-a7a6-a11737d592e6.

Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Join VCU's School of Education for a virtual session on this Virginia administration and supervision add-on endorsement program. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jazmin Tilfas at soeinfo@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.soe.vcu.edu/register/?id=d2f1b441-8ed8-424c-81eb-d07ab221eccb.

Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Join VCU's School of Education for an online informational session about a program that works toward identifying and analyzing those injustices, and imagining, researching and creating more equitable, inclusive schools and societies through leadership and policy. The dissertation is a rigorous culminating tool for research, advocacy and change within educational organizations and endeavors. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jazmin Tilfas at soeinfo@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.soe.vcu.edu/register/?id=b7887f8a-136b-47e7-985f-998de4c01be0.

Monday, Oct. 24, 2022 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Olympic Weightlifting 101: Clean and Snatch will review the principles of overhead ballistic lifts focusing on the snatch. Driving weight overhead challenges your kinetic chains and metabolic conditioning. This one-day event teaches the basics of these exercises and how to perform them safely. This small group environment provides personalized attention and time for questions. The class will be at the MCV Campus Recreation Center FIT Room.

For more information, contact Tanika Santos-MacSwain at fitness@vcu.edu or visit https://portal.recwell.vcu.edu/Program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=0cc8e365-a129-4eef-8a73-254487f8fe14&semesterId=1eee6566-50d9-4ef5-9ee4-c182bdd914b9.

Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

Join this Wright SKolar CommuniTy seminar for an online discussion with VCU’s Shari Barkin, M.D., and Fadi Salloum, Ph.D., who will share their rules and insider tricks for success as a physician-scientist or basic/clinical scientist. Barkin will discuss common problems/challenges faced by the physician-scientist. Salloum will share the unique approaches he takes that contribute to his success. This seminar is a hybrid presentation/panel discussion with time reserved for questions. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rob Direnzo at direnzor@vcu.edu or (646) 419-0495 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqd-utrjItGdcy_WxHY0iWvqDJ7e1B39lv.

Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Journalist, author, editor and educator Linda Villarosa will be the inaugural speaker in a new VCU Libraries lecture series. The focus of her work is on disparities in health care. Her lecture will be on her 2022 book "Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nation." The talk is free and open to all in-person (Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave.) and on Zoom. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2022-2023/2022-social-justice-lecture-.html.

Graduates are invited to the annual Grad Fair. Pick up regalia, shop graduation announcements and class rings at Barnes & Noble @ VCU at MPC, Wednesday-Friday, Oct. 12-14, 11 a.m.- 7 p.m. Representatives will be available to answer questions. Cap-and-gown graduation portraits can be taken on site.

For more information, contact Allison Tony at alumni@vcu.edu or visit https://www.balfour.com/VCU.

Learn how to recognize and care for a variety of first aid, breathing and cardiac emergencies. This course meets OSHA requirements for workplace CPR/AED and first aid training. The blended learning format combines digital and in-person instruction. Online content must be completed prior to participating in the in-person skills sessions. Only one in-person skills session is required, choose from Oct. 1, 5, 22 or 26. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Mat Scott at scottm14@vcu.edu or visit https://portal.recwell.vcu.edu/Program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=157236e4-f012-4926-b19a-80ba87072981&semesterId=1eee6566-50d9-4ef5-9ee4-c182bdd914b9.

Enjoy a beautiful weekend climbing rocky crags away from the city in one of the most famous climbing areas in North America. Outdoor Adventure Program trip leaders will teach basic climbing techniques, equipment usage and belaying techniques in a safe and trusting environment. This rock climbing and camping adventure is designed for climbers of all abilities. Price includes food, transportation, camping, equipment and guides. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Joey Parent at outdoors@vcu.edu or visit https://portal.recwell.vcu.edu/Program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=bd3579fa-042f-456a-bc9e-2e0d8363d129&semesterId=1eee6566-50d9-4ef5-9ee4-c182bdd914b9.

The English Language Program is offering a free, in-person course from Oct. 18-Dec. 16 for asylum seekers and refugees who are interested in attending university in the United States. Students will develop their language skills in reading, writing, speaking and listening and learn about American culture. The course will meet Tuesday and Thursday from 5-6:50 p.m. Registration is required as seats are limited. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rachel Aziz at rcwiltshire@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2551 or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdgcjvIxHXqyqHAyUyjHiElnvOTahQ1ZgDPx0dIsKzsIJU3TQ/viewform.

What are the needs, challenges and opportunities you have as a first-gen LGBTQ+ student? Take the short survey at the following URL before Oct. 30 and participate in a focus group. Your participation will help us understand your concerns, strengths and opportunities stemming from intersecting first-gen and LGBTQ+ identities. Primary investigator is Yiwen Wei, Ph.D.

For more information, contact Yiwen Wei at weiy2@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/mKZkmrk8ozNRBJKm6.

Are you interested in studying abroad this Winter Break or Spring 2023 Semester? If so, applications are due Saturday, Oct. 15.

For more information, contact Amy Leap Miller at abroad@vcu.edu or visit https://global.vcu.edu/abroad/.

AUCTUS, VCU’s Journal for Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship, is currently accepting student submissions for its STEM, Social Sciences, Creative, Humanities and News and Noteworthy sections. Students can submit their work to AUCTUS for publication. Students can also join AUCTUS as reviewers to gain experience reviewing work in their discipline. Visit https://linktr.ee/auctusvcu to learn more.

For more information, contact VCU AUCTUS at auctus@vcu.edu or visit https://auctus.vcu.edu/.

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. If you have any questions, would like to learn more information, and/or participate in the study, please contact Kristina Hood at progresslab@vcu.edu.

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

Individuals who vape/use electronic cigarettes daily are needed to participate in a research study that requires multiple laboratory visits. Compensation will be provided. This study will be conducted at VCU. Principal investigator is Alison Breland, Ph.D., Department of Psychology.

For more information, contact Alison Breland at abbrelan@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3562 or visit http://cstp.vcu.edu/studies.