11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The VCU Police Department will host a safety and bicycle U-Lock table on the MPC campus. VCU students, faculty and staff can receive a free U-Lock (show valid VCU ID) and instructions on how to register their bicycle. A limited supply of U-Locks will be provided. The event will take place at the Compass, 828 Park Ave. 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.

11 a.m. to 2 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/.

12 p.m.

VCU's Department of Craft/Material Studies will present a lecture by Ling Chun, a multimedia artist from Hong Kong. Chun’s work represents the coexistence of multicultural identities within a single society. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the ArtBridge Fellowship 2020 sponsored by Chihuly Garden and Glass and was selected as an emerging artist in 2020 by the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts. The talk will be in Room 535, Bowe Street Parking Deck, 609 Bowe St.

For more information, contact Kat Wilson at kawilson@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/event/ling-chun-visiting-artist-lecture/.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

The Pace Center, 700 W. Franklin St., will host its $1 Thursday Community Café. Food will be provided by the Highland Support Project.

For more information, contact Selma Ait-bella at aitbellash@vcu.edu.

3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Music, free food and fun activities will highlight the annual block party outside Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. The Commons and the Graduate Student Programming Board will host the event. Graduate and professional students from both campuses and MCV campus undergraduate students are welcome.

For more information, contact Bria Taylor at taylorbc7@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1630524.

4 p.m. to 4:45 p.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-sept2-22.

5 p.m.

Learn to feel comfortable with paraphrasing in academic writing. Register at the following URL.

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

6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

VCU's Lebanese Student Association will have a general body meeting in Salon III, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Yara Andary at andaryyn@vcu.edu or (804) 614-5773.

7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Are you a pre-health student or interested in health care as a potential career path? United Healthcare Network will host its first event of the semester to help students navigate which field fits best with their preferences. This event will cover multiple health care fields, the requirements and application process for each. Connect with other pre-health students. Snacks will be provided. The meeting will be in Virginia Room A, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Parisa Zalmai at zalmaip@vcu.edu.

Friday, Sep. 9, 2022 at 8:30 a.m.

The VCU Military Student Services Office will hold a Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony at the VCU Student Commons Plaza. A wreath will be laid and taps will be played as a moment is taken to remember those who lost their lives on 9/11/01. Following the ceremony there will be an opportunity to socialize and "hike the plaza" in honor of the fallen.

For more information, contact William Morley at wemorley@vcu.edu or (804) 878-3469.

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 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

The Pace Center, 700 W. Franklin St., hosts a social event in which students and community members join together to walk dogs around VCU's campus and engage with others. Participants may bring a dog or walk one of the center's. The event will be held at 10-11 a.m. and 2-3 p.m.

For more information, contact Jada at jonesjd12@vcu.edu.

Friday, Sep. 9, 2022 from 10 p.m. to 11:55 p.m.

Weeks of Welcome will present RecWell After Dark. Cary Street Gym, 101 S. Linden St., will be open after hours with games, activities and prizes. Play trivia pong and dodgeball for prizes, join a group exercise demo, cool off in the pool (bring a swimsuit) or simply take advantage of some late-night gym time with friends.

For more information, contact Trisha Saunders at trsaunders@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/WoW/rsvp_boot?id=1631406.

Friday, Sep. 9, 2022 at 2 p.m.

Jonathan M. Katz will discuss his book at a webinar co-sponsored by VCU Humanities Research Center, VCU Department of Political Science and the VCU Department of History. Tracing a path from the first wave of U.S. overseas expansionism to the rise of fascism in the 1930s to the crises of democracy today, the book recounts the story of a formative era in American history. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rani Sisavath at sisavathr@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__rdqASkPRqG3GEUQ1llXfQ.

Friday, Sep. 9, 2022 at 3 p.m.

VCU's National Scholarship Office will host a virtual informational session geared toward current graduate students and recent graduate alumni about the Presidential Management Fellowship, which aims to prepare future government leaders through a two-year appointment within a federal agency. Register at https://forms.gle/q7rPvmU1uLSS4ywc9.

For more information, contact Meredith Sisson at mrsisson@vcu.edu or visit http://nso.vcu.edu.

Friday, Sep. 9, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

A new crochet and knitting club, Strings 'n Things is open to all levels. Some materials will be available for those who need them, but bringing your own materials is encouraged. The session will be held at the Pace Center, 700 W. Franklin St.

For more information, contact Grace Conklin at conklingc@vcu.edu.

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.

Saturday, Sep. 10, 2022 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Learn about campus resources and the VCU community at P.R.I.M.E. (Professional Health and Related Interests Mentoring Experiences) Day. Connect with fellow future health care professionals through engaging activities. Join a Q&A to ask upper-class P.R.I.M.E. E-board members about their individual experiences. The event will be held in the theater of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Muhammad Usman Babar at babarm@vcu.edu or (703) 577-0124 or visit https://vcu.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1091970.

Monday, Sep. 12, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

Wendy Bottinor, M.D., assistant professor, cardiology, will speak via Zoom at a Discovery Dialogues seminar hosted by VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research. Register at https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIsceGhrDMrGd11YwbOzdj6dv7KcH9s7JES.

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

Monday, Sep. 12, 2022 from 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/.

Thursday, Sep. 15, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and the Health Sciences Library will present a virtual lunch research seminar featuring Carrie Peterson, Ph.D., (Biomedical Engineering), and Caitlin Martin, M.D., (OB-GYN), who will discuss the NIH Loan Repayment Program and how it has impacted their research careers. Register at https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsduivqT0qHtRSczFKwRIyz0cvOpblZmcl.

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

Thursday, Sep. 15, 2022 at 12:30 p.m.

VCU's Department of Craft/Material Studies will present a lecture by artist Myra Mimlitsch-Gray. Mimlitsch-Gray explores craft as subject and object, engaging the field’s history and methods to interpret utility and form. Her work is widely exhibited and was recently included in "Crafting America" at Crystal Bridges Museum of Art, and "EXACTLY: precision and process" at Pamela Salisbury Gallery, Hudson. N.Y. The lecture will be at the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St.

For more information, contact Kat Wilson at kawilson@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/event/myra-mimlitsch-gray-visiting-artist-lecture/.

Thursday, Sep. 15, 2022 from 7:45 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.

VCU RecWell Aquatics will offer key log-rolling clinics at the Cary Street Gym Aquatic Center, 101 S. Linden St. Trained instructors will teach participants how to stand and run on the log roller. Wear pool-appropriate swimwear/clothing. Clinics are held every second Thursday 7:45-8:45 p.m. Registration closes at the time of the clinic. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Mat Scott at scottm14@vcu.edu or visit https://recwell.vcu.edu/play/aquatics/log-rolling/.

Monday, Sep. 19, 2022 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

The year was 1968. At MCV, Bruce Tucker, a Black man, had his heart transplanted — without his family’s consent — into a white businessman. Join 66th Governor of Virginia, L. Douglas Wilder, who represented the Tucker family, for his firsthand account of the case. Join the symposium in person (W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave.) or via livestream. This public event is free to attend. No in-person RSVP is required. A reception will be held from 5-6 p.m. RSVP for the live-stream https://bit.ly/22wsrsvp.

For more information, contact David Slipher at wilderschool@vcu.edu or visit https://wilder.vcu.edu/news-and-events/wilder-school-symposium/.

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.

VCU is hosting Hazing Prevention Training through Oct. 14 for potential new members. This training is for students interested in joining any selective student organization at VCU. Students must complete one of these trainings to be eligible to join a selective organization. Questions: https://vcu.campusgroups.com/hazingprevention/home/. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rachael Tully at preventhazing@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/feeds?type=club&type_id=68862&tab=events.

RecWell Children's Swim Lessons will be held on Saturday mornings at the Cary Street Gym Aquatic Center, 101 S. Linden St. Four levels of swim lessons will be available for ages 6 months-5 years old. Register for Fall session One by Friday, Sept. 9 at the following URL.

For more information, contact Mat Scott at scottm14@vcu.edu or visit https://recwell.vcu.edu/play/aquatics/childrens-swim-lessons/.

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.

Applications are now open to be considered as speakers at TEDxVCU's event in April 2023. Sponsored by The Commons, TEDxVCU is seeking ideas worth sharing from students, staff, faculty and alumni. Those interested are encouraged to read the Speaking at TEDx page at the following URL before applying.

For more information, contact Justin Raibolt at tedx@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/tedxvcu/speaker-guide/.

VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs is hiring a graphic design and graduate assistant for the current school year. Apply by noon Sept. 14 at the following URL.

For more information, contact David Brown at dgbrown@vcu.edu or visit https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/6932507.

Are you interested in planning programs and building queer community at VCU? Apply today to join PRISM, a new, student-led group to plan and implement programs for queer students at VCU. Applications are now being accepted for the five executive board positions. PRISM is a part of the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs' LGBTQIA+ Initiatives division. Apply at the following URL by Friday, Sept. 23 at 11:59 p.m.

For more information, contact Beck Oh at omsalgbtqia@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/55XzJU1W6E8oKFNR7.

Individuals between the ages of 18-65 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.