10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

VCU's Global Education Office will host its spring Study Abroad Showcase in Rodney's Lounge on the first floor of Shafer Court Dining Center, 810 Cathedral Place. Students will have the opportunity to meet representatives from some of the Global Education Office's partners and affiliate providers as well as VCU faculty leading short-term trips overseas this summer.

For more information, contact Alex Levy at levya@vcu.edu or (804) 828-5794.

4 p.m.

Learn how to use the tools you need to write your best statement. Register at the following URL.

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

4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Myriam T. Kadeba, Ph.D., director of the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, will lead an interactive discussion around the experiences of Black first-generation college students. The session will be both in-person (SGA Senate Chambers, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.) and via Zoom at the following URL.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Bambacus, Ph.D., at bambacuses@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3927 or visit https://bit.ly/YouFirstPresents013123.

Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023 from 10 a.m. to 10:45 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 the da Vinci's undergraduate certificates. The session will cover exactly what a certificate is and then talk about programs in Product Innovation, Venture Creation and Human-centered Design and how they fit into individual academic plans. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lloyd Young at youngel3@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/UGInfo-Feb1.

Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023 at 10 a.m.

Interested in a Study Abroad Opportunity to Ghana this summer? Join the School of Social Work, the Global Education Office and VCU's REAL program for an informational session in Room 4100, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. The session will also be held from 1-2 p.m. Sessions will also be held Feb. 8 (10-11 a.m. and 1-2 p.m. in Room 4100) and Feb. 15 (10-11 a.m. and 1-2 p.m. in Room 3100). Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Nicole Corley at NCorley@VCU.edu or visit https://forms.gle/7hhUKdF8SZFCKXoq6.

Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The VCU Transfer Center announces Transfer Peer Advocate Student Hours, a new initiative for the spring semester. Transfer Peer Advocates will host student hours in the VCU Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., throughout the semester. Stop by the table in the University Student Commons Lobby between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to have questions answered or to just chat with a fellow transfer student.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Heck at ebheck@vcu.edu or visit https://transfer.vcu.edu/.

Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023 from noon to 1 p.m.

Join staff from VCU's da Vinci Center to learn about the Master of Product Innovation program. The program is a cross-disciplinary master’s program focused 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-Feb1.

Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023 at 2 p.m.

The Men's Multicultural Collective will have a book reading group for Men of Color. The group will read together "A Man's Search for Meaning" by Viktor E. Frankl. The group will meet weekly starting the week of Jan. 30 in Room 222, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Two weekly sessions will be offered: Monday from 1-2 p.m. (https://cglink.me/2dV/r1926681) and Wednesday from 2-3 p.m. (https://cglink.me/2dV/r1926677).

For more information, contact Jair Lecky at leckyjj@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023 at 1 p.m.

Are you interested in learning more about how to fund study abroad? Staff from Global Education Office, National Scholarship Office and Student Financial Management Center will host an online informational session to review affordable programs, scholarships for study abroad, funded opportunities and how to utilize your VCU financial aid and scholarships for study abroad. Click on the following URL for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Amy Leap Miller at millera16@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/84852783796.

Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Join VCU's School of Education for an online informational session about how its flexible, online post-baccalaureate certificate program can meet the requirements for a provisional license. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jazmin Tilfas at soeinfo@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.soe.vcu.edu/register/?id=304e28b1-b425-4c8f-8e15-f68b579c3cd8.

Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

VCU's Black Graduate Student Association at VCU will meet in the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, Suite 215, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Ariel Johnson at bgsa@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023 at 7 p.m.

The Medical Journal Club will hold an article presentation workshop via Zoom. Learn how to put together an article presentation and learn about the available Kaplan Scholarship. Click on the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact jefin jose at josej@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/81299756416.

Friday, Feb. 3, 2023 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU Biostats will host Tanujit Dey, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School, who will discuss "Bayesian Learning for Disparities in Surgical Outcomes from Integrated Data Sources Related to the Rare Events." The talk will be in person (One Capitol Square, Third Floor, Room 305, 830 E. Main St.) and via Zoom (https://zoom.us/j/92317355766?pwd=My9Ud2dXdU44OU9WTk92SnZobEFqUT09). The meeting ID is 923 1735 5766. The Passcode is 364454.

For more information, contact Dipankar Bandyopadhyay at dbandyop@vcu.edu or visit https://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/calendar/details.asp?myVal=77431.

Friday, Feb. 3, 2023 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Join VCU's School of Education for an online informational session about research that supports student motivation, engagement and learning. Learn to teach at the university level, pursue a career in higher education and take on leadership positions. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jazmin Tilfas at soeinfo@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.soe.vcu.edu/register/?id=c8c4267d-b380-4ebe-b319-3dc20316abcf.

Friday, Feb. 3, 2023 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

VCUarts and The Anderson will host "Everything Once Arranged Has Become Scattered," an exhibition of 13 Pittsburgh artists curated by the students of the 2022–2023 Applied Curatorial Practices class: Sanija Dowden, India Mawn, Eileen Morley, Sophia Saucer and Zachary Thomas-Kucerak. The exhibition is on view through March 3, with an opening reception today.

For more information, contact Monica Kinsey at kinseym@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/community/news/everything-once-arranged-has-now-become-scattered-acp-exhibition/.

Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023 from noon to 1 p.m.

Mapping Migration Memories is a multiyear research project under the (IN)>TANGIBLE_LAB in VCUArts Qatar. The Lab is gathering existing archived recorded memories and oral histories of the biannual Qatari migration. This hybrid event is free and open to the public. The in-person lecture will be held in the auditorium of the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St. Register at the following URL to participate virtually.

For more information, contact Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU at ica@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/event/astrid-kensinger-maysaa-al-mumin-mapping-migration-memories-extending-intangible-heritage-through-physical-re-enactment/.

Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023 at 5 p.m.

Join the Society of Women Engineers for career interview prep and a talk about unconventional careers in engineering at the February general body meeting. Also, get to know the officers and make a vision board. The session will be held in Room 3229, College of Engineering East Hall, 401 W. Main St.

For more information, contact Brianna Patrick at patrickbn@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023 at 3 p.m.

This faculty learning community is designed for both tenure track and term faculty to come together to discuss opportunities, strategies and techniques for addressing first-generation and Asian American Pacific Islander inclusiveness in their courses and programs. With an awareness and understanding of the issues and challenges that first-generation and AAPI students often experience, and the unique strengths that they bring to these situations, the faculty learning community will explore ways faculty can develop awareness about and generate strategies to support first-generation and AAPI students through their scholarship, teaching, and/or service activities. Register at the following link. Questions: Email Acevedo, Ellen Carpenter (emcarpenter@vcu.edu) or Christine Bae (clbae@vcu.edu).

For more information, contact Ed Acevedo at eoacevedo@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf63yek2rb87_fU3r7OM9moq3GhmKSqcYDWz0lo-2CswfPO3A/viewform?usp=pp_url.

Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

VCU's Center for Corporate Education will present Project Management Professional Exam Prep. This six-session program will combine expert instruction with The CertWise Learning System for PMP Exam Preparation training materials. The course will help you learn faster, retain more knowledge and stay on track for success on the PMP exam. This course will be held Feb.28, March 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, 2023 live, online via Zoom. The registration fee is $1,950.

For more information, contact Katie Fauth at corp-ed@vcu.edu or visit https://business.vcu.edu/about-us/events/center-for-corporate-education/pmp-exam-prep.html.

All VCU Parking and Transportation hourly parking facilities are now cashless. Hourly parking can be paid using a credit/debit card or the Passport parking app (in surface lot facilities).

For more information, contact VCU Parking and Transportation at parking@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7275.

VCU Continuing and Professional Education offers learning options for the VCU community and the public. Choose from accounting, business writing, communication, computer skills, customer service, data analysis, digital tech, event planning, facial reading, fitness, infant mental health, languages, makerspace training, management, marketing, mindfulness, online teaching, paralegal, play therapy, podcasting, portfolio development, Power BI, pre-health testing prep, storytelling and WordPress.

For more information, contact VCU Continuing and Professional Education at ocpe@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1322 or visit https://ocpe.vcu.edu/courses/.

VCU Libraries is launching a three-year pilot program for institutional access to Covidence, an online tool that streamlines the production of systematic reviews, scoping reviews and other literature-intensive research projects. Questions: Email VCU Libraries at library@vcu.edu or Karen Gau at gaukh@vcu.edu. Sign up at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://guides.library.vcu.edu/covidence.

The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) at VCU is seeking graduate and undergraduate students to serve in a leadership role to further promote the mission of ASM.

For more information, contact Eva Davis at davisep@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/microbiology/.

Are you a student looking for an immersive research internship for the Spring 2023 semester? Vanessa Sheppard, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Policy at VCU, is offering a 10-week research internship opportunity. The incumbent will (1) gain concentrated research experience in cancer health disparities, (2) develop qualitative and quantitative research skills and (3) receive mentorship from senior-level researchers. Apply at the following URL by today, Jan. 31.

For more information, contact Bianca Owens at bianca.owens@vcuhealth.org or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfvQL4CBc2o4MtnzRmk11OZukrYZRAARpe4l-RbBtoOEYtOuQ/viewform.

Alternative Spring Breaks is a student-led program that promotes service and reflection on a variety of community needs through service-learning trips during spring break. Participants will travel to one of four locations and volunteer in the community. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Questions: Email Brook Keltner at keltnerb@vcu.edu or visit the following URL.

For more information, contact Deepa Rao at raodl@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/alternativebreaks/who-we-are-/.

The Lost Leader At VCU is a club that provides students with an informal environment to work out their ideas. Discussions include current events and culture. All are welcome, regardless of background or major.

For more information, contact Jeremy Hill at hilljl5@vcu.edu.

The Dean of Students office at VCU offers assistance with locating housing, budgeting and resolving conflicts with roommates and/or landlords. The office hosts weekly workshops for first-time renters on Thursday nights at 8 p.m. on Zoom at the following URL. Questions: Visit Dean of Students office at https://dos.vcu.edu/

For more information, contact Lisa Mathews-Ailsworth at lmathewsails@vcu.edu or (804) 828-4514 or visit http://offcampus.vcu.edu.

TEDxVCU, sponsored by The Commons, is looking for volunteer musicians or dancers to perform at its annual independently organized TED event. The event will take place on Saturday, March 25 at the Institute for Contemporary Art. Questions: https://vcu.campusgroups.com/tedxvcu/home/ If interested, fill out the form at the following URL to be considered.

For more information, contact TEDxVCU Team at tedx@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/xEqnbXNFpYDUmG7o9.

The VCU Wellbeing Lab invites you to participate in a research study on two stress reduction programs for undergraduate students. VCU investigators seek to understand how two online stress reduction programs affect students’ mood and stress-related behavior. Compensation is available. Register at the following URL before Wednesday, Feb. 1.

For more information, contact Polina Beloborodova at vcu.stress.reduction@gmail.com or (804) 215-6196 or visit https://beloborodp.wixsite.com/stressreduction.