12 p.m.

VCU's National Scholarship Office will host a hybrid Fulbright informational session. The Fulbright Scholarship provides funding for research, study, creative projects and teaching English abroad. Juniors, seniors and graduate students from all majors are encouraged to join. Questions: http://nso@vcu.edu Register for this session or future sessions or request the recording at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jeff Wing at honorsnso@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/86JF6u6NsYAw23ef7.

12 p.m.

During his Ted Talk, historian Tyree Boyd-Pates states that: The Myth of Black male exceptionalism has only gotten worse with the election of the first Black president, Barack Obama. At this event for Men of Color, this brief Ted Talk will be shown, followed by a facilitated discussion. Lunch will be provided. The event will be at the OMSA, Suite 215, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Questions: https://vcu.campusgroups.com/mmc/home/ Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jair Lecky at leckyjj@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1926408.

12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.

The Global Education Office will host a celebration of Lunar New Year traditions from Vietnam, South Korea and China. Snacks, traditional games, prizes and displays on the varying traditions of the countries will be available. GEO's Global Café is a student-centered event that highlights food and cultures from around the world, with a different theme every month. The event will be in the kitchen area, West Grace Street Student Housing – North, 830 W. Grace St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Colleen Choate at choatecl@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1926058.

4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

VCU Humanities Research Center will host a screening and discussion of the documentary “The Central Lunatic Asylum for the Colored Insane” with filmmaker and VCU Professor of Psychology Shawn Utsey, Ph.D. The event will be in the theater of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rani Sisavath at sisavathr@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSelraSdlOUCfMszMhRXO-WZ13JHXs9HEeGqjUo133-FoFWJCg/viewform.

5 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.

With February designated as both American Heart Month and Black History Month, now is an opportune time to call attention to rising cardiovascular disease mortality and the need to reduce health care disparities in the Black community. Join the VCU African American Alumni Council and Jovonni Spinner, Ph.D. (B.S.’02/H&S), founder and CEO of Beacon Public Health, for a conversation via Zoom about heart health and steps you can take now to prevent future heart disease. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Larry Powell at wlpowell@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8194 or visit https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fvcu.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F1216750973707%2FWN_lAPtAVUGTyGYnRTyLksK4Q%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3HwFGfqW6yjpqtm8DZwJJ0vjz9zIoXZFq3W00cUMUTFidCAzk6fcBGX8g%23%2Fregistration&h=AT0mPXxAPO1UWQ6qoKLsMtSDXmAU5ozMvv-4EOOWkDTha5CAQ2pgJYrK_Iz8XV57Sel6DMYFqvXM8NSZ1kBWITNaMjuvgl-RNyRFuS_4wemx9ydUUWa79g7R9aWgAvgY&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT1ST0udODj6xq9iD9Q9ghf2QD8GYKL-20lOGBiV8zd0Yro3_Jl2eb9I1KY7OeqVLO4HSnkAxmqqw2fKTLR-e8od_6jfm2ClofcwN_KP1b6oD6C2PM8Pt6XP1rlM8NTlbIpbBvaK8EsrooHmH1rGQuoBONUtDScL1Bld-4Be9UrlV-sXdr9rNfXCS6fr4PZZNE3gWeuWfZNc.

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023 at 10:30 a.m.

Local author, journalist and journalism educator Bonnie Newman Davis will discuss virtually her new book, "Truth Tellers: The Power and Presence of Black Women Journalists Since 1960," in which she chronicles the careers and lives of 24 Black women journalists nationwide who entered newsrooms during and after the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Davis is managing editor of the Richmond Free Press. She was associate professor of journalism at VCU from 2004-2011. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfzJelWsbsKyBLtxmZ8VbGwQhc9jD6pPw3ECBPJ7AFwBikObg/viewform.

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023 from noon to 12:30 p.m.

With all the paperwork surrounding your finances, what should you keep? What should you throw out? Organize your records in this seminar, presented by VCU HR and Virginia Credit Union. Learn a quick, clear path to figuring out what you need. Register in Talent@VCU or at: http://bit.ly/3DrBbXm

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

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

VCUarts and The Anderson will present Summit New Jersey 2001, a solo exhibition from Painting and Printmaking student Hyunji da Silva, on view through March 3 on the top floor of the Anderson building, 907 1/2 W. Franklin St., Thursday, Feb. 16-March 3. Summit New Jersey 2001 tells the story of one kid growing up in America, consuming comics and cartoons, losing a parent and reclaiming their identity as an Asian American.

For more information, contact Monica Kinsey at kinseym@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/community/news/hyunji-da-silva-summit-new-jersey-2001/.

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023 at 6 p.m.

Join VCU's Pre-Law Society for a panel night event giving black law students a platform to share their experiences with how they're navigating law school and the legal community thus far. Come with questions for an open Q&A section at the end. Click on the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Nafisa Hafidh at hafidhni@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/84127667530.

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023 at 7 p.m.

Join the Medical Journal Club on Zoom for a pre-health professional advice panel. Click on the 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. 17, 2023 from noon to 1 p.m.

Joshua M. Tebbs, Ph.D., University of South Carolina, will present a talk titled "Bayesian Regression for Group Testing Data." The event will be sponsored by VCU's Department of Biostatistics. The hybrid event will be in person (Room 305, One Capitol Square, 830 E. Main St.) and available via Zoom. The Zoom link is 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=77432.

Friday, Feb. 17, 2023 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

VCUarts and The Anderson will present a solo exhibition from Painting and Printmaking student Sally Wells, on view on the Mezzanine level of the Anderson building, 907 1/2 W. Franklin St., Friday, Feb. 17 through March 3. "Secret Ingredients" is an exhibition of works created by Wells in response to the artist’s hybrid research on queer theory and food culture. The exhibition invites viewers to ask, how does what we eat determine who we are?

For more information, contact Monica Kinsey at kinseym@vcu.edu or (703) 282-0530 or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/community/news/sally-wells-secret-ingredients/.

Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Celebrate Black History Month with VCU's Black Graduate Student Association. The group will spend time learning about Black history in Virginia and end the day on a sweet note with ice cream. The event will be held at the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia, 122 W. Leigh St.

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

Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023 from noon to 5 p.m.

VCU's Communication Arts Student Advisory Board will present a pop-up market featuring work and merchandise from Comm Arts students. The event will include the sale of pins, buttons, prints and charms. The market will be held in the Richmond Salons, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Viv Rathfon at rathfonvc@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023 at 11 a.m.

Join VCU History for a guest lecture by Megan Nutzman, Ph.D., Old Dominion University. Nutzman's expertise is in ancient religion. The talk will look at the sites, people, objects and performances that facilitated divine cures for disease and injury. The talk will be in Room 2104, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Andrew Crislip, Ph.D., at acrislip@vcu.edu or visit https://history.vcu.edu/events/event-items/asclepius-jesus-and-elijah-ritual-cures-in-roman-and-late-antique-palestine.html.

Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023 from noon to 1 p.m.

Andrew Plunk, Ph.D., associate professor, community health and research, Eastern Virginia Medical School, will discuss planning community-engaged research, engaging community partners in the grant-writing process and describing a community-engaged project in a research proposal. He will speak at the next online grant-writing session hosted by VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research. Questions: http://www.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/tZIkc-6gqzsoGNIVAYsmvXJYXdJSqZXOLhyL.

Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Implementation of Quest 2028 and its One VCU Strategic Research Plan has launched VCU into the top 50 of U.S. public research universities. This in-person address (College of Health Professions auditorium, 900 E. Leigh St.) to be given by Vice President for Research and Innovation P. Srirama Rao, Ph.D., will feature current trends, future direction and celebrate the impactful work being carried out by VCU's researchers and scholars. Learn how the university's unstoppable transformative innovation is addressing societal challenges to serve our community and shape the future. Registration is required. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Emily Komornik at komornikea@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfhkprEyHya8itSr3niO1qcuPfQP3S0f9mw41ZNSBplKGZ2yw/viewform.

Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023 at 7 p.m.

VCU’s Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Choral Collaboration, under the direction of Duane Coston and Christopher Hansen, Ph.D., will perform in a free concert at the Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall, W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave.

For more information, contact Christopher Hansen at hansenc3@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will host a two-part event for the Black and queer community at VCU. The first part will feature a discussion about identity, navigating family dynamics and dating. The second part will be a mixer for Black faculty, staff and students. Dinner will be served. The event will be at the OMSA, Suite 215, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Beck Oh at ohrn@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1926942.

Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023 from 11 a.m. to noon

The term work-life balance is everywhere. It’s the thing we are all striving for, but does it actually exist? Join Deborah Porter, The Ultimate Mom Coach and VCU alum, as she will present the case: “Work/life/home balance is not only a myth but striving for it may actually be damaging. So, what do we do instead? How can we show up effectively in every area of our lives without burnout or feeling completely overwhelmed?" Register for the Zoom link in Talent@VCU or at: http://bit.ly/3DrDbyH

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

Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The Stravitz-Sanyal Liver Institute will present a research seminar by Saul Karpen, M.D., Emory University School of Medicine, titled "A New Genetic Mouse Model of Biliary Atresia." The talk will be in person (Critical Care Hospital, FedEx Conference Room, eighth floor, 1213 Clay St.). Refreshments will be provided. Additional information on Saul Karpen is available at https://www.aasld.org/governing-board/saul-j-karpen-md-phd-faasld

For more information, contact Brooke Hayes at Brooke.Hayes@vcuhealth.org or (804) 240-9123.

Wednesday, Mar. 1, 2023 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Join VCU Career Services and RVA Collab for the RVA Internship and Experiential Opportunities Fair in the Richmond Salons and Commonwealth Ballroom, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Connect with organizations that combine your academic goals with real-world experiences, such as internships, project-based opportunities and volunteer and service hours. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact VCU Career Services at careers@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.joinhandshake.com/stu/career_fairs/34973.

VCU Transform is the two-year living-learning program designed to develop and support leaders and changemakers at VCU. Through specialized coursework, guaranteed placement in West Grace North and dedicated faculty, the goal of the program is to help participants transform their VCU experience. Apply today, Feb. 15, at the following URL by noon for the Fall 2023 cohort.

For more information, contact Kaylynn Hill at hillk8@vcu.edu or visit https://lead.vcu.edu/transform-llp/.

Human Resources will present "Retiring With the VCU Optional Retirement Plan." These sessions will be open to VCU faculty and VCU University and Academic Professionals, not VCU Health System employees. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact VCU Benefits at benefits@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1723 or visit https://bit.ly/3xuwHLZ.

Human Resources will present "How to Retire With the Virginia Retirement System" for VCU employees. These sessions are open to VCU employees only, not VCU Health System employees. View upcoming sessions at the following URL.

For more information, contact VCU Benefits at benefits@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1723 or visit https://bit.ly/3NqLY7a.

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2022 Dorris Douglas Budd Award. This award recognizes an outstanding administrative and office support staff member who enhances the image and mission of VCU and VCU Health. Nominations may be made at the following URL.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at rewrdrec@vcu.edu or visit https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/recognition-and-awards/dorris-douglas-budd-award/.

VCU Continuing and Professional Education will hold in-person Hospitality Open Houses this spring in Room 4100 in the Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. Explore Certified Wedding and Event Planning and Corporate Event Planning programs, on Wednesday, March 8, April 19, April 26 or May 17. Lunchtime and evening times are available. Register at the following URL.

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

VCU Recreation and Well-Being (RecWell) is conducting the National College Health Assessment online survey. Selected students will receive an email to their VCU accounts with a survey link. Surveys can take up to 30 minutes to complete. All who complete this confidential survey will have a chance to win one of five RecWell massage therapy or personal training packages or one of 30 60-minute massages or Fitness consultations.

For more information, contact Trisha Saunders at trsaunders@vcu.edu or visit http://recwell.vcu.edu.

The VCU Online website now has a section dedicated to faculty, which replaces the VCU Academic Learning Transformation Lab (ALT Lab) website. Get help from Curriculum Development, Professional Development, eLearning Initiatives and Quality Assurance teams by visiting the following URL.

For more information, contact VCU Online at onlinefaculty@vcu.edu or visit https://online.vcu.edu/faculty.

Now through Saturday, April 15, all VCU students who open a savings account with VACU will automatically receive $25 deposited into their account. Students who complete a healthy financial activity will receive an additional $25 deposit. To be eligible for the second deposit, students need to complete one of the following activities before April 15: Meet with a Money Spot peer coach or complete two Financial Fitness Academy modules.

For more information, contact Amy Pridemore at pridemorea@vcu.edu or visit https://themoneyspot.vcu.edu/rainy-day-rams/#:~:text=The%20Rainy%20Day%20Rams%20saving,to%20jumpstart%20your%20savings%20goals.

Interested in meeting a mentor who is currently in medical school and is passionate in promoting health equity within the Latinx community? The Collective Corazon and Latino Medical Student Association mentorship will provide undergraduate students with the opportunity to connect with students training toward a medical career. Complete the interest form at the following URL by 11:59 p.m., Friday, Feb. 24.

For more information, contact Daniela Negrete at negreteda@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/CvCZQCBy2hc5JAkJA.