12:30 p.m. to 1:50 p.m.

VCU's Department of Graphic Design will present an Objects and Methods lecture via Zoom with Ghazaal Vojdani. The Zoom link is https://vcu.zoom.us/j/97671228958 Live captions and ASL will be provided. No registration required; the talk is open to the public.

For more information, contact Diana Caramat at Caramatdl@vcu.edu or (804) 467-8946 or visit https://blogs.vcu.edu/artsstudents/2023/02/15/om-lecture-with-ghazaal-vojdani/.

5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will host a panel discussion with Samuel Veney, co-owner of Philly Vegan, about individual career paths and the challenges faced. The session will be in the OMSA offices, Suite 215, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Philly Vegan's menu items will be available for sampling. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Office of Multicultural Student Affairs at omsa@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1926707.

6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

TEDxVCU, sponsored by The Commons, will present the Black History Month themed Salon, "Black Voices." The Salon will take place in The Underground on the lower level of The Commons, Suite 015, 907 Floyd Ave. Those who attend will watch prerecorded TED Talks by Black speakers and have informal discussions about the talks. Free snacks and drinks from Black-owned local businesses will be provided. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact TEDxVCU Team at tedx@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/tedxvcu/salons/.

7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Join VCU's Global Education Office and the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs in Ballroom A, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., for Black and Abroad. This storytelling event will offer space for Black students and students of color to share their experiences studying, traveling and being abroad. This event is open to all students interested in discussing and reflecting on study and travel abroad through the lens of identity. In addition to desserts. GEO will raffle a $500 study abroad voucher at this event.

For more information, contact Alex Levy at levya@vcu.edu or (804) 828-5794 or visit https://vcu.studioabroad.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Abroad.ViewLink&Parent_ID=324C7870-5056-BA1F-73413AB6255E54F0&Link_ID=231E2D14-D7E1-8767-A6BACD17164C7E0B.

Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023 at 3:30 p.m.

VCU's National Scholarship Office will host a hybrid Fulbright information 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 To register for this session or future sessions, or to request the recording, visit the following URL.

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

Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

VCU's Humanities Research Center will host a talk by Malik Yakini, who will share his experiences as co-founder and executive director of the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network. The event will be at the auditorium of the 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://icavcu.org/events/john-lewis-memorial-lecture/.

Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will host a leadership council mixer in the Commonwealth Ballroom, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. The event will provide an opportunity for leaders of cultural student organizations to come together. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Joshua Lockhart at lockhartjcj@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6672 or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1927234.

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 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Join VCU's Office of Health Equity and Birth in Color RVA to watch the journey of advocates fighting for maternal justice at a community screening and discussion of the "Aftershock" documentary. The screening will be at the Richmond Public Library, 101 E. Franklin St. Questions: http://healthequity.vcu.edu Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Logan Vetrovec at lavetrovec@vcu.edu or visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/community-screening-of-aftershock-tickets-523077217037.

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.

Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 a.m.

Participants will learn a suicide first-aid model through presentations, interactive discussion and feature videos. Training will include opportunities for skills practice through trainer-facilitated work groups. No prior training or experience is needed. The two-day session, sponsored by VCU's Center for Trauma and Critical Care Education, will be offered Wednesday, Feb. 22 and Thursday, Feb. 23 in the West Hospital basement (North Wing), 1200 E. Broad St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Carol Olson at carol.olson@vcuhealth.org or (804) 268-4603 or visit https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0082-0003-577be29db68a4d2eb00b43362486ed76.

Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023 from 11 a.m. to noon

This workshop will provide an overview for all of the components of a Canvas course and how Canvas interacts with the rest of the VCU ecosystem. The Zoom link is https://vcu.zoom.us/my/canvaslearn Register at the following link.

For more information, contact Jon Reed at reedjj@vcul.edu or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course.aspx?processFlag=2&itemID=18100.

Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023 from noon to 2 p.m.

SPARK Virginia kicks off in February and challenges innovators to respond to three questions about their inventions and formulate their best pitch in 24 hours. Throughout the 24-hour challenge period, participants will be active in interactive business model design workshops led by professional trainers, hear from industry experts about the future and tour cutting-edge labs. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact LLoyd Young at youngel3@vcu.edu or visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spark-rva-innovation-challenge-tickets-515112694937.

Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.

"School Girls" is a biting comedy that follows Paulina and her squad of minions as they compete for the Miss Ghana pageant in 1986. According to a review by the New York Times, "The nasty-teen comedy genre emerges wonderfully refreshed and even deepened by its immersion in a world it never considered.” Performances will be Thursday, Feb. 23 through Sunday, Feb. 26 at W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. All department mainstages have been designed and built by theater undergraduate students. Tickets are $10 for VCU students, faculty and staff.

For more information, contact Sarah Moore at theatretix@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1514 or visit http://vcutheatre.showclix.com.

Friday, Feb. 24, 2023 at 1 p.m.

Learn about the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs graduate programs and how they can help advance your career and professional goals. Register for the virtual session at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ross Losapio at losapior@vcu.edu or (804) 827-0364 or visit http://bit.ly/whywilderfeb23.

Friday, Feb. 24, 2023 from noon to 1 p.m.

Join The Humanities Research Center as previous HRC residential fellows share their research in progress via Zoom and discuss the work they completed during their HRC residential fellowship. The event is part of the "Meet VCU's Authors" series.

For more information, contact Rani Sisavath at sisavathr@vcu.edu or visit https://humanitiescenter.vcu.edu/events/research-fridays-spring-22-residential-fellows-research-presentations.html.

Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU's Center for Pharmacy Practice Innovation will host Diana Isaacs, Pharm.D., who will speak at an interprofessional diabetes clinic as part of the center's spring seminar series. Attend the event in person (Room 545, Robert Blackwell Smith Building, 410 N. 12th St.) or via Zoom. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sydney Weber at webers2@vcu.edu or (804) 628-7614 or visit http://bit.ly/CPPISeminar.

Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU students, faculty and staff are invited to attend a hazing prevention and remembrance day for Adam Oakes in the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. The event will begin with a video premiere in the Commons Theater celebrating Adam's life and the importance of eliminating hazing. A Q&A session with the Oakes family will follow the video. Hazing prevention activities highlighting the dangers of hazing and alcohol will occur from 3-5 p.m. The video will also replay during this time. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rachael Tully at tullyrj@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/hazingprevention/rsvp_boot?id=1927248.

Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

A screening will be held in-person (Room 1107, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave.) and via Zoom. The discussion will be led by Shawn Utsey, Ph.D., and Rachel Flambures Gómez, Ph.D., with support from VCU's School of Education, Institute for Inclusion, Inquiry and Innovation and the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs. Register at http://bit.ly/3Jxo3DL

For more information, contact Rachel Gomez at gomezr3@vcu.edu or visit https://soe.vcu.edu/directory/full-directory/first--last-name-357667-en.html.

Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The Pace Center, 700 W. Franklin St., and the American Red Cross will co-sponsor a blood drive at the Pace Center.

For more information, contact Katie Miller at katie.miller2@redcross.org or visit https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?order=DATE&range=10&zipSponsor=23284.

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/.

Wednesday, Mar. 1, 2023 at 4:30 p.m.

VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will partner with the Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture for a screening of the documentary "The Arab Americans" followed by a discussion and Q&A with filmmaker Abe Kasbo. Filmed in 11 states and in production for over seven years, the film places the Arab American immigrant experience within the context of American History. The screening will be in the SGA Senate Chambers, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Joshua Lockhart at lockhartjcj@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1927198.

The City of Richmond Department of Public Works has announced alternating lane closures for paving in the Carver neighborhood near VCU's Monroe Park Campus. Multiple streets are subject to closures through Friday, March 24 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, including sections of West Leigh, North Harrison, West Clay and West Marshall streets. View the complete list at the following URL.

For more information, contact VCU Police Ofc. Jose DeJesus at jedejesus@vcu.edu or visit http://alert.vcu.edu.

VCU Nurse Anesthesia-Nurse Anesthesiology Faculty Associates has a reserved room block at Disney's Contemporary Resort for travel May 26-June 4. Faculty, staff and friends are welcome to use the discounted rate. Save around $400 per night with no resort fees.

For more information, contact Jennifer Sisane at nafa@vcu.edu or visit https://www.mydisneygroup.com/nafa2023.

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.

VCU's English Language Program is offering an eight-week Test of English as a Foreign Language Preparation course from March 20-May 11. The course is online synchronous and is designed to help English language learners improve academic and cultural background knowledge, develop vocabulary, improve reading, listening, speaking and writing skills. For more information, contact geo-elp@vcu.edu or visit the following URL.

For more information, contact Rachel Aziz at rcwiltshire@vcu.edu or visit https://global.vcu.edu/elp/toeflprep/.

Are you a university/college student? In this study, you will be asked to participate in a group discussion about eviction prevention programs, housing instability, and food insecurity. The group discussion will take approximately one hour.

For more information, contact Chelsie Dunn, Ph.D., Research Institute for Social Equity at risestwk2@vcu.edu or visit https://vcupsych.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6zEbBWC9uHLUhh4.

Be part of history - helping us understand how to leave COVID behind. The VCU School of Nursing is leading the RECOVER project to understand long-term effects of viral illnesses such as COVID in young people. What is the RECOVER project? The goal is to understand the long-term health effects of viral illnesses like COVID in young people aged 0-25 years old. Participants will be compensated for their time. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lindsey Stevenson at recoverkidsva@vcu.edu or (804) 664-6487 or visit http://bit.ly/RECOVERkids.

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. Sign up before Saturday, Feb. 25‬.

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