11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Join the Peer Health Educators on the Shafer side of the Compass in discussing goals for staying well this semester and pick up a Well-Being passport.

For more information, contact Peer Health Educators at peerhealth@vcu.edu or visit http://recwell.vcu.edu.

2 p.m.

Come join School of World Studies faculty and students for a cool treat to get the new school year started. Learn about World Studies programs, win prizes and have a snow cone on them. The event will be at Lafayette Hall, 312 N. Shafer St.

For more information, contact Amy Rector at alrector@vcu.edu.

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.

4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The Honors College will host a virtual interest session to encourage current VCU students to apply. Attendance at an interest session is required to be considered for admission. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Emily Thompson at thompsone7@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/6MPLRtZuJmTKkEBR7.

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/.

6 p.m.

For Weeks of Welcome, VCU students are invited to an early sneak peak of fall exhibitions at the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St. Take a behind-the-scenes look at the installation process and experience the work of three groundbreaking contemporary artists: dana washington-queen, Naima Green and Rafael Domenech. Each tour will last approximately 30 minutes and guide participants on a journey of discovery through the galleries. Tours will be offered at 6, 6:45 and 7:30 p.m. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Stephanie Stanton at stantons@vcu.edu or visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ica-season-preview-guided-tours-tickets-385751401827.

6 p.m.

VCU's Activities Programming Board and The Commons will host a free screening of the Kevin Hart-Tiffany Haddish movie "Night School" in the first-floor Commons Theater, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Free treats will be available. Reserve a seat at the following URL.

For more information, contact Bria Taylor at taylorbc7@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/apb/rsvp_boot?id=1726845.

Saturday, Sep. 3, 2022 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

New to VCU? Interested in learning more about Design Thinking? Join students and staff from VCU's da Vinci Center at a design thinking workshop to explore how you might get the most out of your college experience. No background experience is necessary, just show up at the 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/design-jam-22.

Tuesday, Sep. 6, 2022 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The VCU Police Department will host a bike registration and U-Lock table at the Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. VCU students, faculty and staff can receive a free U-Lock with proof of VCU ID, and learn how to register a bicycle. A limited supply of U-Locks will be provided. Follow VCU Police on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for future U-Lock giveaway dates.

For more information, contact Officer Amy Murray at crimeprevreq@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Sep. 7, 2022 at noon

VCU's Online MBA program, ranked 40th nationally by Fortune (highest amongst schools in Virginia), is now accepting applications for Fall 2023. Learn why this synchronous two-year cohort format is a great choice for working professionals; current students have an average work experience of 10 years and the graduation rate is over 90 percent. Register for the Zoom link at https://business.vcu.edu/academics/mba-options/online-mba/#sob-events-1759437.

For more information, contact Robert Clarkson at rmclarkson@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1597 or visit https://business.vcu.edu/academics/mba-options/online-mba/.

Thursday, Sep. 8, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU Women in Science will host its first general body meeting in Room 8-036, Sanger Hall, 1101 E. Marshall St. (MCV campus). Pizza will be available and events for the semester will be discussed. WIS welcomes women in science and also supporters of women in science.

For more information, contact Edna Santos at vcu.wis@gmail.com.

Friday, Sep. 9, 2022 at 10 a.m.

Lens-based artist dana washington-queen uses writing and video-making as an inquiry into freedom and escape. What are freedom’s possibilities? Where can it be found; what does it feel like? These questions, among others, animate the video installations, collages and sculptures that constitute "Resume at the Point of Interruption." The exhibit will be on view Sept. 9-Jan. 8 at VCU's Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St.

For more information, contact Natalie Hale at halene@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/exhibitions/dana-washington-queen/.

Friday, Sep. 9, 2022 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Celebrate the unveiling of the ICA’s Fall 2022 season as a trio of new exhibitions open: Naima Green: "I Keep Missing My Water," dana washington-queen: "Resume At The Point of Interruption" and Rafael Domenech: "The Medium is the Massage." In addition to the exhibitions, the event will include food trucks, a cash bar, music by DJ Ohbliv and a live performance by Ouri, a Montreal-based DJ, electronic producer and multi-instrumentalist. The free event will be at VCU's Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Natalie Hale at halene@vcu.edu or visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ica-fall-22-season-premiere-tickets-399067671147.

Sunday, Sep. 11, 2022 at 3 p.m.

Pianist George Li will perform as part of VCU Music’s Mary Anne Rennolds Chamber Concert Series in the Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall in the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave.

For more information, contact Jessica Casey at caseyjr@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0528 or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/event/george-li/.

Alpha Phi Sigma, the Criminal Justice Honor Society at VCU, is accepting applications for secretary and treasurer. Apply at the following URL.

For more information, contact Olive Blackstone at blackstonom@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/rnc5T9aj2SPePFBt9.

Individuals who smoke tobacco cigarettes daily are needed to participate in a research study that requires multiple laboratory visits. Compensation may be available. 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.