12 p.m.

VCU Choral Ensembles and Black Awakening Choir will sponsor a recruiting showcase of choirs at VCU Sings! in the Amphitheater near W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. Hear selections from each singing group and get information about how to join each campus choir. The event is free and informal. Contact Chris Hansen, Ph.D., at hansenc3@vcu.edu or the following email address.

For more information, contact Lisa C. Fusco at fuscolc@vcu.edu.

12 p.m.

Veera Baladandayuthapani, Ph.D., University of Michigan, will give a talk entitled "Bayesian Integrative Network Models for Multimodal and Spatial ‘Omics' Data." The event will be at One Capital Square, third floor, Room 305, 830 E. Main St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Dipankar Bandyopadhyay at dbandyop@vcu.edu or visit https://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/calendar/details.asp?myVal=77434.

3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Department of Political Science in the College of Humanities and Sciences, the Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs and the Global Education Office invites students, faculty and staff to join a discussion led by visiting Ukrainian delegates as part of the Open World Leadership Center. The goal is to facilitate cross-cultural learning while sharing ideas, projects and partnerships gained from their time in the United States. The session will be held in Room 2104, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. Questions: https://www.openworld.gov/ RSVP at the following UREL.

For more information, contact Audrey Emiko Short at aeshort@vcu.edu or visit https://tinyurl.com/31March2023MCALC2104.

7 p.m.

Sing your favorite songs and make new friends at a karaoke night hosted by Chi Alpha Campus Ministries in the Senate Chambers, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. All are welcome. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Mike Godzwa at magodzwa@vcu.edu or (804) 404-5329 or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/otp_signup?module=event&event_id=1927841.

Saturday, Apr. 1, 2023 at 5 p.m.

The Pace Center (700 W. Franklin St.) will host an interest meeting for a new event. The group will meet to create a space for connecting while cooking and sharing memories of favorite meals. The group will make (and share) a Greek Chicken Tray Bake. RSVP at the following email address.

For more information, contact Russ Kerr at kerrr@vcu.edu or visit http://thepacecenter.com.

Monday, Apr. 3, 2023 from 1:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.

Join RecWell’s Peer Health Educators at James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave., for an interactive, peer-led activity to reflect on wants, needs, tolerances and deal-breakers when it comes to romantic, familial and platonic relationships. Students will also be able to practice using an external condom on a model.

For more information, contact Mia Liadis at peerhealth@vcu.edu or visit https://recwell.vcu.edu/thrive/well-being-resources/sexual-health/.

Monday, Apr. 3, 2023 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU's Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Division of Epidemiology, will celebrate National Public Health Week April 3-9 with a noontime speaker series via Zoom today, April 3 through Wednesday, April 5. Registration is required.

For more information, contact Jeny Beausoliel at jenifer.beausoliel@vcuhealth.org or visit https://familymedicine.vcu.edu.

Monday, Apr. 3, 2023 from noon to 1 p.m.

Join the School of Social Work and VCU Career Services in this networking and job talk series exploring career options for Social Work graduates. At this virtual event, hear from two Virginia Center for Behavioral Rehabilitation representatives who will share specific details about their agency and talk about their open positions. Audience members will have an opportunity to ask questions. Register for the virtual event at the following URL.

For more information, contact Silvana D'Ettorre at dettorres@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.joinhandshake.com/events/1274436/share_preview.

Monday, Apr. 3, 2023 from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Are you a first-generation college student considering graduate school? Hear from first-gen graduates currently in a graduate program at VCU. They'll share about their decisions to go to graduate school, their experiences as first-gen college graduates and what graduate school is like for them. This session will be in the Rams Lounge, University Student Commons (lower level), 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Bambacus at bambacuses@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3927.

Friday, Apr. 7, 2023 from noon to 4 p.m.

VCU Student Government Association will host the annual "Big Event" outside the University Student Commons by the Ram Horns. Free food, live music, screen printing and and more will be available. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sydney Biondi at biodisc@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1927782.

Friday, Apr. 7, 2023 from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Test Pattern returns to the ICA auditorium with a performance by vocalist, composer and performance artist Holland Andrews, whose work focuses on the abstraction of operatic and extended-technique voice to build cathartic and dissonant soundscapes. Andrews arranges music for voice, clarinet and electronics and frequently highlights themes surrounding vulnerability and healing. RSVP for the performance, to be at the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St., at the following URL.

For more information, contact Natalie Hale at halene@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/test-pattern-07/.

Saturday, Apr. 8, 2023 from 10 a.m. to noon

Medical Students for a Sustainable Future at VCU and the Virginia Clinicians for Climate Action will co-host the Climate and Health Symposium 2023 at the James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center, 1201 E. Marshall St., Room 2-200 (Learning Theater). Speakers will address how climate change impacts health, how Richmonders are affected and what we can do about it. Scheduled speakers include Jeremy Hoffman, Ph.D., Chief Scientist, Science Museum of Virginia; Neelu Tummala, M.D., GW Otolaryngology, Surgeons for a Sustainable Future, and Sheri Shannon, Co-founder, Southside ReLeaf.

For more information, contact Daniel Walden at waldend2@vcu.edu.

Saturday, Apr. 8, 2023 at 7:30 a.m.

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers at VCU is hosting a free field trip to the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum. Any VCU student is welcome to join. Register at the following URL and follow all instructions. (If the form is closed, that means the field trip roster has filled up.)

For more information, contact T.J. Tuttle at tuttlet@vcu.edu or (540) 309-7653 or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/s81841.

Monday, Apr. 10, 2023 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Richmond Society for Human Resource Management guest speakers will host a résumé and mock interview workshop. This event, in Room B2165, Snead Hall, School of Business, 301 W. Main St., is open to all VCU students.

For more information, contact Sarah Richman at richmansg@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1927832.

Wednesday, Apr. 12, 2023 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

It's never too late to learn how to ride a bike. RamBikes can help with all the fundamentals: kicking off, getting your balance, pedaling, stopping and everything in-between. Some bikes will be available or bring your own. Workshops are held at RamBikes, 1106 W. Broad St.

For more information, contact Sera Erickson at rambikes@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2453 or visit https://bikes.vcu.edu/events/.

Ramadan, a period of fasting, prayer and contemplation for the Muslim community, began Wednesday, March 22 and will end on Thursday, April 20 contingent upon the sighting of the new moon. Fasting may require abstaining from food and drink daily from sunrise to sunset. To assist VCU students, faculty, staff and the broader community while honoring their religious obligations, some adjustments may be necessary to participate in the various aspects of Ramadan. We advise our community members to proactively engage with their instructors to anticipate potential conflicts and explore possible accommodations. Your support will enable them to meet course requirements while remaining spiritually connected to the holy month’s practices. Students needing adjusted meal options should contact Aramark Hospitality at neff-pamela@aramark.com. Students are also invited to join nightly Taraweeh Prayer from 7-10 p.m. in the Rams Lounge. For further information, visit the following URL or https://counseling.vcu.edu/students/identity-based-resources/middle-eastern--north-african/

For more information, contact Brooke Berry, assistant vice president for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, at dsa@vcu.edu or visit https://dos.vcu.edu/resources/religious-accommodation-guidance/#:~:text=VCU%20will%20make%20good%20faith,would%20create%20an%20undue%20hardship).

VCU’s Journal for Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship, Auctus, is accepting student submissions to its STEM, Social Sciences, Creative, Humanities and News and Noteworthy sections. Questions: Visit https://linktr.ee/auctusvcu.

For more information, contact VCU Auctus at auctus@vcu.edu or visit http://auctus.vcu.edu.

Join us for a musical extravaganza. Come out and see VCU Spring All Choir Concert under the direction of Christopher Hansen, Ph.D., and professor Lisa Fusco. The concert will be held in 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.

The VCU Campus Learning Center is hiring student tutors and SI (supplemental instruction) leaders for the Fall 2023 semester. Tutors and SI leaders assist students with course content, study skills and other learning strategies, engage in ongoing training throughout the semester, gain professional development and leadership experience and more. The deadline to apply for Fall 2023 is April 9. See available jobs at the following URL.

For more information, contact Campus Learning Center at clc@vcu.edu or visit https://clc.vcu.edu/our-team/work-for-us/.

This is a research study aiming to receive feedback on a sexual health intervention designed for couples. To be eligible to participate, you have to identity as Black or African American and be 18 to 35 years of age. The study requires participation in a 120-minute session and completion of a questionnaire. Amazon gift card compensation is available. Participation in this research study is voluntary.

For more information, contact Kristina Hood, Ph.D., at progresslab@vcu.edu or visit https://progress.vcu.edu/participate/.