12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

IExcel Education will host a four-hour online seminar to be led by Adrien DeLoach, executive director of the Division for Student Engagement and Impact. The seminar is designed for faculty to workshop their syllabi to enhance diversity and inclusion throughout their teaching. It focuses on developing best practices for revising course content to incorporate learner-centered teaching methodologies that consider multiple cultural perspectives. Register at the following URL.

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

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Join staff from VCU's da Vinci Center to learn about the Master of Product Innovation program. The cross-disciplinary master’s program focuses on students applying knowledge in advanced product innovation, entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship topics with real-life clients. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lloyd Young at youngel3@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/mpi-info-sept1.

12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Join the VCU Peer Leadership Initiative to discuss how to be an advocate for a more inclusive experience at VCU. Peer Leaders and all students are welcome to learn more about Peer Leadership at the university and discover how to use their voices as advocates for themselves and others. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jonathan Fuller at fullerjd2@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1630552.

4 p.m.

Come mix and mingle with VCU's international students and engage in cultural discussions. Join fellow students on the third floor, 912 W. Grace St., to converse with the university's international students and learn about their home countries and experiences at VCU and help them become acclimated to VCU. Coffee, tea and snacks will be provided. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Colleen Choate at choatecl@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1633744.

4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Kick off the new school year with some fun at this year's signature Weeks of Welcome event for transfer students. Get to know fellow transfer students and enjoy games, activities, music, food and refreshments. Giveaways are also planned. The event will be in the Rams Lounge, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Register in RamsConnect at the following URL.

For more information, contact Transfer Center at transferinfo@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1349 or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/WoW/rsvp_boot?id=1626330.

6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

To build great teams, you have to meet great people. Take time to connect with our greatest community, ourselves. Check out da Vinci networking nights to connect with other Da Vinci undergraduate and graduate students. If you’re not a da Vinci student, but you’re curious about the program, you’re welcome to join us as well. The event will be at SHIFT Retail Lab, 1235 W. Broad St.

For more information, contact Tyrone Frye at fryetl@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/networking-91.

6 p.m.

The VCU History Department will present a screening of Ridley Scott’s 2021 film "The Last Duel" at the Byrd Theatre, 2908 W. Cary St. VCU history associate professor Leigh Ann Craig, Ph.D., will offer an introduction and discussion about historical facts and the adaptation and use of history in modern media. The screening is open to the public; tickets are $10.12 each. The event is free for all VCU students: use promo code VCUHISTORY. Registration is required. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Andrea Wight at wighta@vcu.edu or visit https://history.vcu.edu/events/event-items/history-at-the-movies-the-last-duel.html.

8 a.m. to 9 a.m.

VCU's Global Education Office welcomes students, staff and faculty to cultural conversations with peers from Kien Giang University in Vietnam. This fall 2022 series, “What’s Your Point of View,” will focus on social issues starting with social media. The seven-part series will be held every Thursday morning, 8-9 a.m. from Sept. 1-Oct..13. Register at https://tinyurl.com/VCUCCVietnamFall2022. The Zoom link is https://vcu.zoom.us/j/84273447208.

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

Friday, Sep. 2, 2022 at 2 p.m.

VCU's Department of Chemistry will host a welcome-back event for all students, faculty and staff in Room 3309, T. Edward Temple Building, 901 W. Main St. The event will feature tables with undergraduate students, advisers, chemistry faculty, ACS organizations and VCU groups with advice on what it takes to be successful as a chemistry major. Prizes will also be raffled.

For more information, contact LaChelle Waller at lmwaller@vcu.edu.

Friday, Sep. 2, 2022 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Join VCUarts and The Anderson, 907 1/2 W. Franklin St., for two exhibitions: Florida-based Venezuelan artist Eugenio Espinoza's "Onceptuales" and Sculpture MFA alumni and faculty member larí garcía's "Zero Loss Peak." "Onceptuales" will be on view until Oct. 1. "Zero Loss Peak" will be on view until Sept. 24.

For more information, contact Monica Kinsey at kinseym@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/community/the-anderson/.

Tuesday, Sep. 6, 2022 from noon to 12:30 p.m.

Join VCU Human Resources and VCU RecWell to take a break from the news, social media or telework responsibilities to find a moment of quiet reflection. Register in Talent@VCU or at https://bit.ly/3A7gD3K.

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

Wednesday, Sep. 7, 2022 at 6 p.m.

RecWell’s Small Group Training Program is offering the Foundational Movement Series, designed to help individuals program unique and effective workouts in order to reach specific goals. A certified personal trainer will review basic biomechanics and show participants how to implement movements into daily exercises. The first session of this three-part series is about "The Pull,” focusing on exercises that involve moving weight toward the body. The program will be at the Cary Street Gym FIT Zone, 101 S. Linden St.

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

Thursday, Sep. 8, 2022 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Join Queer Coffee Hour and Rams in Recovery for a mixer in the Rams Lounge, 907 Floyd Ave. Enjoy doughnuts and fresh coffee and meet fellow LGBTQIA+ students and students in recovery. The event will be co-sponsored by VCU's Office of Minority Student Affairs and Rams in Recovery. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Beck Oh at ohrn@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/wQmoAF7Gq4WPrRQq6.

Friday, Sep. 9, 2022 at 8 p.m.

VCUarts Theatre and local social justice theatre company The Conciliation Project will present an original devised piece titled "WHITESPLAINING," directed by Tawnya Pettiford-Wates, Ph.D. The ensemble intentionally interrogates whiteness, white supremacy and white culture through the transformative power of story. Using satire, story, anecdotes, commentary, music and dance, "WHITESPLAINING" unpacks cultural “norms” and the mythology surrounding racism and white privilege. Performances will be staged in The Basement, 300 E. Broad St., Sept. 9-18.

For more information, contact Sarah Moore at theatretix@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1514 or visit https://vcutheatre.showclix.com/.

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

The Workshop in James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave., will host two online Adobe Premiere training sessions which will focus on applications that can be the most useful for creative expression. The two workshops will be on Sept. 14 and 15, from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Oscar Keyes at keyesok@vcu.edu or visit https://adobe.vcu.edu/learn/student-learning-hub/.

Thursday, Sep. 15, 2022 from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

The Health Sciences Library and University Student Commons and Activities will present a screening of the documentary “Hidden Heart: The Story of the First Human Heart Transplant, Hamilton Naki and Christiaan Barnard." The film tells the story of the first human heart transplant (1967) performed in apartheid South Africa and is shown as part of the Common Book program. Director of VCU Hume-Lee Transplant Center, Marlon Levy, M.D., will lead the discussion. Dinner will be served at 5 p.m. The event will be in the Court End Ballroom, Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. Register t the following URL.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.libcal.com/event/9402542.

Monday, Sep. 19, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU's Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence will present a virtual workshop on using the Immunity to Change methodology for work-life integration. This method can help individuals understand what is holding them back, their hidden commitments and unexamined beliefs and how to overcome their immunities to change. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/pgpA3ABUa16LxuW7A.

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.

Friday, Oct. 14, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Celebrate the art of podcasting with the inaugural RESONATE Podcast Festival, to be held Oct. 14-15 at the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St. The weekend fest presented by the VPM + ICA Community Media Center will include workshops with industry leaders, a live podcast pitch competition, one-on-one consultations with AIR pros, an audio art exhibition and special performances featuring Sharon Mashihi of Appearances and Nick van der Kolk of Love + Radio. Tickets at special early bird prices are available at the following URL.

For more information, contact Logan Cooper at icacmc@vcu.edu or visit https://www.resonatepodfest.com/.

Individuals between the ages of 18 and 65 who vape nicotine-containing e-cigarettes are invited to participate in a research study that examines the effects of vaping on eating behavior. Two, three-hour laboratory visits, each with a buffet meal, are required. Compensation is provided. Principal investigators are Andrew Barnes, Ph.D., Department of Health Behavior and Policy, and Caroline Cobb, Ph.D., Department of Psychology.

For more information, contact Caroline Cobb at cobbco@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3562 or visit http://cstp.vcu.edu/studies.

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, contact Kristina Hood at the following email address.

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