1 p.m.

Join VCU's National Scholarship Office for an informational session about the Point Flagship Scholarship, which empowers LGBTQ undergraduate and graduate students to access and succeed in their education. Flagship Scholarship recipients receive financial support, access to leadership development programs, mentorship or coaching and the support of a community of scholars and alumni. Register to attend in person (Room 1210, 701 W. Grace St.) or via Zoom or request the recording at: https://forms.gle/ZtUepTmyUCbuLMff7.

For more information, contact Jeff Wing at jawing@vcu.edu or visit http://nso.vcu.edu.

6 p.m.

VCU P.R.I.M.E. (Professional Health and Related Interests Mentoring Experiences) will host its third annual health care mixer in the ballroom of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Graduate school representatives from all health care tracks, minority and pre-health student organizations and campus resources will be available. The guest speaker will be Ryan Gray, M.D., Medical School Headquarters. The dress code will be business casual for this professional event. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Simone Smith at Smithsm35@vcu.edu or visit https://app.joinhandshake.com/stu/events/1091982.

Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Join the Adobe Week team at the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., for an interactive laser engraving demonstration of the use of Adobe Express to create swag products in just minutes.

For more information, contact Andrew Ilnicki at ilnickiap@vcu.edu or visit https://adobe.vcu.edu/learn/student-learning-hub/vcu-adobe-week-event-fall-2022/.

Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022 at 4:30 p.m.

Paul Andrews, a recent University of Virginia graduate, will lead a discussion on religion and queerness hosted by VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs. Food will be provided. The session will be held in Suite 215, OMSA, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Amala Thomas at thomasac4@Vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1872651.

Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

VCU's School of Education will host a virtual informational session about its M.T. in Secondary English program, which is designed to support creative, thoughtful and passionate future English teachers in grades 6-12. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jazmin Tilfas at soeinfo@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.soe.vcu.edu/register/?id=d1de0ad0-0dae-4d00-8af7-3ea4cf76fcea.

Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

VCU's School of Education will host a virtual informational session about its M.Ed. in Educational Leadership and how you can design the program that fits your future career. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jazmin Tilfas at soeinfo@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.soe.vcu.edu/register/?id=2ee88606-45eb-4309-960c-835beb9255a9.

Friday, Nov. 4, 2022 from noon to 12:30 p.m.

High Intensity Interval Training is a training technique in which participants give all-out, quick, intense bursts of exercise, followed by short, sometimes active, recovery periods. Join VCU HR and VCU RecWell for this virtual class. Register in Talent@VCU or at https://bit.ly/3SwPRJj

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

Friday, Nov. 4, 2022 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Celebrate participants' efforts at the conclusion of this year's Adobe Rush Creative Jam. The Adobe team will provide unique Creative Jam-branded swag for competitors and gift cards for winners. The event will be held in Room 303, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave.

For more information, contact Andrew Ilnicki at ilnickiap@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/DVC/rsvp_boot?id=1882197.

Monday, Nov. 7, 2022 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Eta Lambda Sigma along with the American Red Cross will sponsor a blood drive at the Pace Center, 700 W. Franklin St. Donors will receive a $10 e-gift card and a free Red Cross T-shirt while supplies last. Appointments are recommended. Visit redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code: "vcu" to schedule an appointment.

For more information, contact Katherine Ann Petring at petringka@vcu.edu or visit http://redcrossblood.org.

Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

Amy Olex, Ph.D., senior bioinformatics specialist at VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research, will discuss how the use of repositories to share data can lead to biomedical discoveries. The lunch research seminar will be presented by the Wright Center. Questions: https://cctr.vcu.edu/ Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Pamela Dillon, Pharm.D., research liaison, at pmdillon@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIsde2tpzkvGtRr2KQcxkFZeMLHL58EwBwV.

Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022 from noon to 1:30 p.m.

IExcel Education will host a seminar led by Archana A. Pathak, interim director of VCU's Q Collective. The seminar is designed to cultivate self-awareness of implicit bias in the workplace and help participants consider the impact of their bias on workplace culture. Register at https://connect.inclusive.vcu.edu/register/seminar-bias-110922

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

Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

VCU's School of Education will host a session about earning the Reading Specialist endorsement. If you don't have a master's degree, you would earn the M.Ed. in Reading, Reading Specialist K-12 degree. If you already have a master's degree in education or related field, you would earn the Post-master's Certificate for Reading Specialists degree. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jazmin Tilfas at soeinfo@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.soe.vcu.edu/register/?id=1b687cea-310d-4240-b61f-245d6918c7ee.

Monday, Nov. 14, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Join VCU HR and Fidelity for this session to learn the benefits of a retirement income plan, factors to consider when transitioning your savings into income and ways to develop a retirement plan that suits your goals and lifestyle. Register in Talent@VCU or at: https://bit.ly/3SIy4yX

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

Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022 at 9 a.m.

VCU's Records Management Office will hold Records Management 101 training online via Zoom in the upcoming months. Training will cover recordkeeping requirements and practices to be compliant with state regulations and university policy. Register in Talent (keyword "records"). Busy but can’t make it? Try self-paced Records Management 101 training available in Canvas.

For more information, contact Amber Peranski at aperanski@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2097.

Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022 at 9 a.m.

Commuter and housing permits for Monroe Park Campus parking will be available for purchase at the following URL on a first-come, first-served basis.

For more information, contact VCU Parking and Transportation at parking@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7275 or visit https://parking.vcu.edu/parking/students/monroe-park-campus-sale/.

RecWell’s Key Log Rolling clinics will be held Thursday, Nov. 3 and Thursday, Nov. 17, 6:45-8:45 p.m. at the Cary Street Aquatic Center, 101 S. Linden St. Trained Aquatics staff will teach participants how to stand and run on the log roller. Registration is encouraged but not required. Wear pool-appropriate swim clothes. 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/.

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 http://auctus.vcu.edu.

We are seeking females and males between the ages of 18 and 35 years to participate in a study examining the effect of estrogen on blood vessel health and function at rest and during exercise. This study will be conducted at 500 Academic Centre on VCU’s Monroe Park Campus. Principal Investigator: Ryan Garten, Ph.D., Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences.

For more information, contact Ryan Garten at rsgarten@vcu.edu.