3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

VCUarts, the Global Education Office, mOb Studio and the Latinx Student Association will present a screening of the film “Women Weaving Our Culture” at the University Student Commons Theater, 907 Floyd Ave. Director Margarita Quiroz Ruiz “Lita” will have a Q&A about the film, a talk about indigenous film, self-representation, Mixteca design from Oaxaca and collective making.

For more information, contact Jeannine Diego at diegoj@vcu.edu.

5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

How has the student experience at VCU changed for Native Americans over the last 50 years? Join VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs for an intergenerational discussion with Indigenous VCU alumni on navigating ignorance and finding community. Panelists will include Elsie Sydelle Stewart, 84, a member of the Chickahominy tribe. Traditional Indian fry bread will be served. The event will be at the OMSA, Suite 215, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Beck Oh at ohrn@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1927585.

7:45 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.

Join RecWell Aquatics for a log-rolling clinic at the Cary Street Gym Aquatic Center, 101 S. Linden St. Trained instructors will teach participants how to stand and run on the log roller. Wear pool-appropriate swimwear/clothing. Registration closes at the time of the clinic.

For more information, contact Mat Scott at aquatics@vcu.edu or visit https://recwell.vcu.edu/play/aquatics/log-rolling/.

Tuesday, Mar. 21, 2023 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The Google Assignments tool in the Canvas LMS makes it easy to create and distribute assignments to your students. Use originality reports and rich submission feedback to prevent plagiarism and enable your students to do their best work. Simplify grading and leaving feedback through pre-defined rubrics and your comment bank, which carryover between courses.

For more information, contact Dr. Gee at drgee@vcu.edu or visit https://go.vcu.edu/gogoogle.

Tuesday, Mar. 21, 2023 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The Pre-Professional Health and STEM Career Advising team will hold focus groups through Friday, March 24 to hear from students who have declared a pre-professional health track. Participants will receive $10 in RamBucks; snacks and drinks will be provided for in-person sessions. Registration is required and seats are limited. The March 21 session will be in-person (Career Services Office, University Student Commons, Suite 143, 307 Floyd Ave.) and via Zoom. Log in to Handshake to search and register for a session.

For more information, contact Cody Rogalski at rogalskict@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.joinhandshake.com/login.

Friday, Mar. 24, 2023 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Join team members from Capital One and the VCU da Vinci Center for a networking event designed to help student entrepreneurs at VCU. Capital One supports student innovation and entrepreneurship by being the title sponsor for VCU Demo Day 2023 as well as sponsoring all Spring 2023 Shelfies at Shift Retail Lab. Feedback Friday is designed as a roundtable discussion with peers, community members and staff. Snacks and beverages will be provided. The event will be at the lab, 1235 W. Broad St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tyrone Frye at fryetl@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/Feedback-Mar24.

Friday, Mar. 24, 2023 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Department of Transformation is an artist-organized group that mobilizes the power of art and design toward individual, collective, and structural transformation. Department of Transformation with Prem Krishnamurthy will present at VCU's 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/prem-krishnamurthy/.

Friday, Mar. 24, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.

Dance majors will perform choreography and engage in a Q&A at the Dance and Choreography spring salon in Room 203 of the Dance Center, 10 N. Brunswick St. The senior class will host a bake sale at 7 p.m. The event is free for all. Those who attend are asked to bring a notepad, utensils and money for donations.

For more information, contact Imani Abney at abneyim@vcu.edu.

Saturday, Mar. 25, 2023 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

TEDxVCU will present its annual live speaker event, "TEDxVCU: Reframed," at VCU's Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St. The event will include six TEDx Talks from the VCU community, as well as audience interaction, networking opportunities and light refreshments. Questions: https://vcu.campusgroups.com/tedxvcu Request your free ticket at the following URL or watch the livestream on YouTube.

For more information, contact TEDxVCU Team at tedx@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1927372.

Monday, Mar. 27, 2023 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The Graduate and Professional Student Senate is the governing body for all graduate and professional students at VCU. The group is currently seeking interested individuals for the 2023-2024 academic year, including those interested in running for executive board positions (president, vice president, speaker of the senate and attorney general). The Zoom link and ballot applications are available at the following URL.

For more information, contact Anne Skelton at gpss@vcu.edu.

Monday, Mar. 27, 2023 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Join the da Vinci Center and their grad students for a showcase at 1235 W. Broad St. Meet da Vinci's Master of Product Innovation students, learn about their products and help them think through their product journey. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Kelsey Steenburgh at steenburghbk@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/mpiproductshowcase.

Tuesday, Mar. 28, 2023 from noon to 1 p.m.

Join VCU Police and learn the steps of protecting yourself and others if an emergency occurs near you. This session will be offered in person and virtually. Register in Talent@VCU. Register for the in-person event (Room 205, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave.) at http://bit.ly/3Zh7zVp. Register for the virtual event at http://bit.ly/3ZxFfOd

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

Tuesday, Mar. 28, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.

Applications are open until April 10 for the new VCU Transformative Learning Fund: Vertically Integrated Projects, which was created collaboratively by the Office of the Provost and the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation. The fund is designed to support the engagement of undergraduate students in faculty-led research, design or entrepreneur projects focused on finding solutions to societal challenges. The Zoom informational session will be led by Erin Webster Garrett, Ph.D., assistant vice provost for REAL and project coordinator. Questions: Visit https://onevcuresearch.vcu.edu/funding and https://vip.vcu.edu/ Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lauren Franks at lfranks@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0143 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqdeGhpzstH9UkG8how9t-C22v36Abhen5#/registration.

Wednesday, Mar. 29, 2023 at 11 a.m.

Join President Michael Rao for the State of the University Address in the James Branch Cabell Library, Lecture Hall, Room 303, 901 Park Ave. Doors will open at 10:30 a.m. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact University Events at UNIVevents@vcu.edu or visit https://go.vcu.edu/sotu2023.

Wednesday, Mar. 29, 2023 at 2 p.m.

VCU's post-baccalaureate certificate in clinical research supports clinical research professionals entering the workforce or transitioning career paths with and offers professional development for current clinical, allied health and research professionals. Applications are now being accepted for Summer and Fall 2023. Certificate program informational sessions will be offered via Zoom March 29 and April 19 at 2 p.m. Register for March 29 at 2 p.m. at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpcO6urD8vG9VZWugTc-eVXs347SMV94ZV April 30 is the deadline for Summer 2023 enrollment. VCU tuition benefit is available for eligible university employees. Hospital personnel should direct tuition benefit inquiries to hospital Human Resources or access HR4U. Contact Catherine Brown, Program Coordinator at the following email address for April 19 registration links.

For more information, contact Catherine Brown at crbrown@vcu.edu or visit https://cctr.vcu.edu/education-and-training/certificate-program/.

Thursday, Mar. 30, 2023 from noon to 1 p.m.

David Naff, associate director of VCU’s Metropolitan Educational Research Consortium, will discuss how podcasts share research. This presentation is a case study: Naff’s podcast "Abstract" communicates educational research to decision-makers in public schools. Naff will discuss theoretical and practical implications as well as implications for the literature on research use and podcasting as a communication tool in education. The event will be at The Workshop. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Oscar Keyes at keyesok@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.libcal.com/event/10334436.

Thursday, Mar. 30, 2023 from noon to 1 p.m.

Gerry Moeller, M.D., director, C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and professor and division chair, addiction psychiatry, will discuss online the NIH application and review process at a workshop in its grant-writing series. 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/tZIocemtrTsuGdUZa25tW48PnKP9cg-J4_zC.

Thursday, Mar. 30, 2023 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

VCU's School of World Studies will host Dana El Kurd. Ph.D., for a lecture. She is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Richmond. She writes and researches about authoritarian regimes in the Arab world, state-society relations and the impact of international intervention. Her book, "Polarized and Demobilized: Legacies of Authoritarianism in Palestine," was published in 2020 by Oxford University Press. Her talk will be in Room 1107, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rohan Kalyan at rkkalyan@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1111 or visit https://worldstudies.vcu.edu/events/.

Thursday, Mar. 30, 2023 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

The Queer Research and Advocacy Center (Q Collective) will host a screening of "Criminal Queers," co-directed by scholar-in-residence Eric A. Stanley. "Criminal Queers" visualizes a radical trans/queer struggle against the prison industrial complex and toward a world without walls. This event, at Grace Street Theater, 934 W. Grace St., is free. Register at https://bit.ly/QCollective2023

For more information, contact Q Collective at qcollective@vcu.edu or visit https://inclusive.vcu.edu/institutes-and-centers/q-collective/q-events/.

Friday, Mar. 31, 2023 from noon to 4 p.m.

The Institute of Sustainable Energy and Environment, VCU Library and Green Action will host a climate teach-in in Room 303, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Beth Kreydatus at eakreydatus@vcu.edu or (757) 561-3824 or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdI0AQ8WRMH0v8fuEj6eubciKgvO5YtWQNcEPFbpCTwYo2n6g/viewform.

Friday, Mar. 31, 2023 from noon to 1 p.m.

The School of Medicine’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will host a panel discussion on the importance of providing equitable care for members of the transgender community in honor of Transgender Day of Visibility. This event will feature a discussion of advocacy methods from a clinician’s and patient’s perspective. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ashli Phillips at ashli.phillips@vcuhealth.org or visit https://forms.office.com/r/JkXeTs5n5N.

Saturday, Apr. 1, 2023 at 2 p.m.

Charles Brownell, Ph.D., professor emeritus of art history at VCU, and Louise Brownell, registrar emerita at the Maryland Historical Society, return to VCU Libraries for another lecture on the historic architecture of the once-glittering mansions on West Franklin Street. The talk will be in the lecture hall, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ryan Pander at rbpander@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2022-2023/brownell-2023-.html.

Friday, Apr. 21, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.

VCUarts Theatre will present the iconic musical "Rent." Set in the East Village of New York City in 1989, "Rent" is about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today. The production won the Tony Award for best musical and the Pulitzer Prize for drama. Shows will be April 21-30 at W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave.

For more information, contact Sarah Moore at mooresw4@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2695 or visit https://vcutheatre.showclix.com/.

Monday, May 1, 2023 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Bathsheba DeMuth, Ph.D., environmental historian and Dean's Associate Professor of History and Environment and Society, Brown University, explores the question, "Do whales judge us?" Her talk includes her research on the relationships between whales and whalers over the past two centuries. The talk will be at VCU's Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St. Questions: http://researchweeks.vcu.edu Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lydia Klinger at researchweeks@vcu.edu or visit https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/6759c26e0b1549f193252a9b7ed734e8.

VCU Police will host Rape Aggression Defense training April 4, 6, 11 and 13. RAD teaches participants physical self-defense techniques and raises awareness about sexual assault, violence and abduction. The class is for women (assigned/identifying/transgender) and is free to students, or $10 for faculty, staff and visitors. RAD is a 12-hour program and participants must be able to attend all dates. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Paige Mills at pcmills@vcu.edu or visit https://police.vcu.edu/services/rad.

VCU's Student Services Career Community leadership team will hold its annual conference Monday, May 22 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. in the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. The conference will showcase how the members of the Student Services Career Community can understand each other's work, connect across departments and best support students. Register in Talent@VCU or at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ishmeal Allensworth at allensworthi@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.csod.com/ui/lms-learning-details/app/event/c54bbfee-0a11-4267-a4db-f46b74202a3f?session=d7c1d6d5-5d4d-4d1f-b8c1-122062faa8d7.

The annual call for nominations for the Distinguished Faculty Awards Program has been made. Since 1982, VCU has paid formal tribute at Convocation to members of the faculty. The categories include Distinguished Teaching Award, Distinguished Scholarship Award, Distinguished Service Award, Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award, Outstanding Term Faculty Award, Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award and University Award of Excellence. View criteria, time line and nomination instructions at the link provided. Nominations may be made at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://president.vcu.edu/nominations/.

VCU's Mary & Frances Youth Center, in coordination with University College and a REAL challenge award, offers training for working with youth, including Promoting Leadership and Responsibility and Fostering Teamwork in March. If you are interested in these or workshops in April (https://community.vcu.edu/mfyc/toolbox/training-calendar/), let Mark Meier know via this Google form (https://forms.gle/tBY8wnpgSwCWWdYe9).

For more information, contact Mark Meier at mameier@vcu.edu.

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/.