11 a.m.

Meet the needs of a target audience by writing strong, logical, structurally sound work. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

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

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Marie Smith, Pharm.D., FNAP, UConn School of Pharmacy, will return to the Center for Pharmacy Practice Innovation Seminar series to discuss the future impact of pharmacists on primary care teams. She will speak at Room 545, Robert Blackwell Smith Building, 410 N. 12th St. Register at bit.ly/CPPISeminar for the Zoom option.

For more information, contact Sydney Weber at cppi@vcu.edu or visit http://cppi.pharmacy.vcu.edu.

5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Take a study break with the Lebanese Student Association in the Rams Lounge, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact LSA@VCU at contact.lsa.vcu@gmail.com.

7:30 p.m.

Come together in community tonight, joining student performers, staff speakers and your Ramily to collectively remember the losses in the VCU community over the last several years. The Division of Student Affairs encourages students, staff and faculty to attend, create a luminary in memory of someone and participate in this opportunity for reflection. Rams Remember will take place on the Commons Plaza (rain location: Room 101, Grace E. Harris Hall, 1015 Floyd Ave.). Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lynanne Jamison at ljyndestad@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1025 or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/DOS/rsvp_boot?id=1927783.

Tuesday, Apr. 25, 2023 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

This is the second installment of the Creative Inquiries speaker series. Bridget Todd is the creator behind the critically acclaimed podcast "There Are No Girls on the Internet," which explores how marginalized people show up online in response to the lack of inclusion in conversations around the Internet. Registration is required. Register for the online program 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/creative-inquiries-2023.html.

Tuesday, Apr. 25, 2023 from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

A variety of organizations and dance instructors from VCU and the Richmond community will be performing and leading workshops. This event will kick off at 11:30 a.m. in Monroe Park and will conclude with a Glow In The Dark Dance Class at Cary Street Gym. 101 S. Linden St., at 8 p.m. In between, there will be a day full of dance.

For more information, contact Nadine Madison at groupexprgm@vcu.edu or visit https://recwell.vcu.edu/play/group-exercise/.

Tuesday, Apr. 25, 2023 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Join a panel from the VCU School of Education to examine the challenges and opportunities related to the current and potential uses of AI technologies in education, including how AI will impact teaching and learning, teacher preparation programs and educational research. The panel will also examine the ethical considerations and effect on the implications of AI technologies for educational equity and the future of education. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Laura O'Brien at lbobrien@vcu.edu or visit http://vcuschoolofeducation.info/AI-Panel.

Tuesday, Apr. 25, 2023 at 3 p.m.

VCU's National Scholarship Office will host a hybrid Critical Language Scholarship informational session. The scholarship provides recipients with a fully funded, summer intensive language study-abroad experience. Recipients study one of 15 critical languages, as determined by the U.S. Dept. of State. The session will be offered in-person (NSO Conference Room, Room 1210, Honors College, 701 W. Grace St.) or via Zoom. Questions: http://nso.vcu.edu Register for this session or future sessions, or to request the recording, at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jeff Wing at honorsnso@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/B9cF1XFcppJwQnkC9.

Tuesday, Apr. 25, 2023 at 4 p.m.

VCU English professor Joshua Eckhardt, Ph.D., and interns Sarah Black, Paul Brennan, Kayleigh Dumont and Olivia Hudson will discuss British Virginia at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture, 428 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd. This digital humanities project, which features rare books and documents from the museum's collections, reproduces editions of original documents about the Virginia Colony, primarily from the Virginia Company of London, to make them widely accessible and downloadable. Admission is free; register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Joshua Eckhardt at jmeckhardt@vcu.edu or visit https://secure.virginiahistory.org/2189/2209.

Tuesday, Apr. 25, 2023 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

To build great teams, you have to meet great people. So, why not take time to connect with our greatest community, ourselves? Join students, faculty and staff at da Vinci Networking nights to connect with other da Vinci undergraduate and graduate students. All are welcome to attend the event at Shift Retail 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/networking-apr2023.

Tuesday, Apr. 25, 2023 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Join Storytelling and Healing for the group's final paint night of the semester, "Study Break: Paint Away Stresses and Celebrate Semester Successes” as part of its monthly paint night series. This event will be in Room 1303, the Honors College, 701 W. Grace St. All supplies will be provided along with Mochinut doughnuts and drinks.

For more information, contact Storytelling and Healing at storytellingandhealing@gmail.com.

Wednesday, Apr. 26, 2023 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU Biology will present a courtyard carnival at the Eugene P. and Lois E. Trani Center for Life Sciences, 1000 W. Cary St. Help welcome rising sophomores to biology. All biology students are invited. Meet your advisers, faculty, staff and other students in biology. Games, popcorn and giveaways will be available for bio students.

For more information, contact James Tolj at toljjn@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Apr. 26, 2023 at 5 p.m.

VCU's Writing Center will host a book club for all VCU students. The club offers students access to a stress-free space where they can discuss books with friends and peers. The next official meeting will be in Room 404, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. The group's next book will be "Saga, Volume One" by Brian K. Vaughan.

For more information, contact Trey Burnart Hall at hallbr@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Apr. 26, 2023 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

STEM in Art will host its last meeting for this semester, inviting all current and new members to participate in a hands-on paper landscape art activity. Participants will tear a multitude of artistic medium from magazines and colored construction paper to create three-dimensional landscapes and sceneries. A pizza party with cookies will follow. The meeting will be in the SGA Senate Chamber, University Student Commons. 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Aleah Nguyen at nguyena51@vcu.edu or (804) 464-5000.

Wednesday, Apr. 26, 2023 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America, will speak at Richmond Salons I and IV, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. A Q&A will follow the speech.

For more information, contact Autumn Walser at sfla.vcu@gmail.com.

Thursday, Apr. 27, 2023 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU REAL will host the REAL Showcase in the Commonwealth Ballroom, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. This event is a poster showcase that celebrates transformative learning at the university. Faculty/staff and students will share experiential learning/projects/programs and reflect on challenges, solutions and opportunities for future action.

For more information, contact Lauren Franks at lfranks@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0143 or visit https://real.vcu.edu/.

Thursday, Apr. 27, 2023 at 11:30 a.m.

In celebration of VCU’s Research Weeks 2023, VCUarts will present Research Rewind, a series of conversations with arts researchers who have shared their work via the university's Faculty Lecture Series. How has their work evolved or changed since their presentation? Join us for any of these 30-minute webinar conversations on Thursday and Friday, April 27 and 28. Link to the webinars at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lea Marshall at lemarshall@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/community/news/research-rewind-april-27-28/.

Thursday, Apr. 27, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.

Have you ever attended a formal dinner and were unsure which tableware to use? This short session offers a crash course on the dos and don'ts to dining in a formal manner, as well as other aspects of formal etiquette. Such skills are less important in everyday life, but these skills can still be relevant in a formal business setting or impressing your partner's parents when you have dinner with them for the first time. The course will be at the Pace Center, 700 W. Franklin St.

For more information, contact Russ Kerr at community@thepacecenter.com.

Friday, Apr. 28, 2023 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

VCU Demo Day is designed to connect student and alumni innovators and founders with the Richmond ecosystem and beyond. Hear pitches from students and alumni who will compete for funding and other prizes. This event is open to students, alumni, faculty, investors and community members seeking to network, strengthen and support Richmond's entrepreneurial ecosystem. The event will be held at SHIFT Retail Lab, 1235 W. Broad St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lloyd Young at youngel3@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/2023-Demo-Day.

Friday, Apr. 28, 2023 from noon to 2 p.m.

VCI's American Society for Microbiology chapter will host a semester mixer at the Hunton Student Center, 1110 E. Broad St. The event will feature friendly game challenges with small prizes. Food will be available.

For more information, contact Annie Hinson at hinsonan3@vcu.edu.

Friday, Apr. 28, 2023 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Join VCUarts and The Anderson to celebrate the opening of Round 2 of the 2023 VCUarts MFA Thesis Exhibitions with a reception at 907 1/2 W. Franklin St. Round 2, on view throughout The Anderson, will feature installations from 13 MFA students in the Craft/Material Studies, Graphic Design, Kinetic Imaging, Painting + Printmaking, Photography + Film, and Sculpture + Extended Media departments.

For more information, contact Monica Kinsey at kinseym@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/community/news/2023-mfa-thesis-exhibition/.

Saturday, Apr. 29, 2023 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Join the VCU Highland Support Project for a pollinator garden maintenance day at Richmond Community High School, 201 E. Brookland Park Blvd. Highland Support Project, a Richmond-based nonprofit, promotes environmentalism through education and service. This volunteer event is open to all. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lavonne Cooke at cookela@vcu.edu or (804) 796-0678 or visit https://linktr.ee/highlandsp.

Sunday, Apr. 30, 2023 at 1 p.m.

First Love will host a graduation celebration in the Senate Chambers, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. The event will feature singing, dancing, acting, rapping and spoken word performances. It is open to all.

For more information, contact Yasmin John at johnye@vcu.edu.

Sunday, Apr. 30, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.

The Rocky Horror Club will present its first shadow cast performance of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" featuring the Untamed Things in the theater of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Admission is free. Bring your own prop bags; costumes are optional but encouraged.

For more information, contact Aidan McMahon at mcmahonaj@vcu.edu.

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

A flea market will be held for students who are moving away and would like the opportunity to give away or sell their belongings. The event is being planned by Ro Maiti, graduate student in Kinetic Imaging, and overseen by Robert Paris, professor in Kinetic Imaging. The sale will be held at the Murry N. DePillars Building (The Fine Arts Building), 1000 W. Broad St. Sign up at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ro Maiti at maitir@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1x9CHxNATgOBOqeYM3nC0lUFKOEVDjr7SGh28VHf87J8/edit?usp=sharing.

Friday, May 12, 2023 at 12:30 p.m.

The Massey Alliance Young Professional Board extends an invitation to attend the Massey at Belmont Golf Tournament at the Belmont course, 1600 Hilliard Road, as either a golfer or sponsor. Proceeds from the tournament will benefit cancer research at VCU Massey Cancer Center. Golf will be followed by an after-party happy hour. Non-golfers are welcome to join the after party. Beverages will be available for purchase.

For more information, contact Emily Pumphrey at pumphreyej@vcu.edu or (410) 279-2901 or visit https://www.support.vcu.edu/event/MasseyatBelmont.

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Nothing on your cell phone is more important than what is in front of your vehicle. Texting while driving increases your chances of an accident by 23 times. So Rams, buckle up, put down the phone and stay alert.

For more information, contact Chad Hammack at occsafety@vcu.edu or (804) 641-5583.

If you're an undergraduate senior or graduate/professional student receiving your diploma this May, let us know your post-grad plans by completing the VCU First Destination Survey on Handshake. Participating students will be eligible to win prizes including a robot vacuum, AirPods, air fryer or a hard-side luggage set. All who complete the survey before July 1 will receive a 25 percent off coupon good toward a VCU-branded item from either on-campus Barnes & Noble location.

For more information, contact Danielle Pearles at ddpearles@vcu.edu or visit http://tiny.cc/VCUFDS23.

Did you complete an internship in Fall 2022 or Spring 2023? Have an internship lined up for Summer or Fall 2023? Take three to five minutes to complete the VCU Student Internship Survey in Handshake. Visit the following URL to let us know about your internship experience. Login is required via VCU credentials.

For more information, contact VCU Career Services at careers@vcu.edu or visit http://tinyurl.com/VCUInternship.

Share your graduation photos so they can be displayed for family and friends during the universitywide ceremony. Submit your photos at the following URL.

For more information, contact University Events at UNIVevents@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/EU4rXN8gxu926rtM8.

Virginia Commonwealth University's Spring Universitywide Commencement will take place at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 13, at the Greater Richmond Convention Center, 403 N. Third St. For more information visit commencement.vcu.edu. Graduates who plan to participate in VCU’s universitywide commencement can register by filling out the form at the following URL.

For more information, contact University Events at UNIVevents@vcu.edu or visit https://go.vcu.edu/maygraduates2023.

VCU's Well-Being Lab invites students to join its research assistant team in Fall 2023. Participants will help to run two research projects on improving student well-being and making high school education more engaging. Questions: https://wellbeinglaboratory.org/ Apply at the following URL before Sunday, April 23.

For more information, contact Polina Beloborodova at beloborodp@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/Lzpu342KTAi6hjidA.

Registration is now open for the University Band (APPM 357). University Band is a one-credit music class open to all VCU students and faculty. University Band meets every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 3-3:50 p.m. The band performs one concert per semester.

For more information, contact Duane Coston at costonpd@vcu.edu or (804) 240-7974.

VCU’s Journal for Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship, AUCTUS, is currently accepting student submissions to its STEM, Social Sciences, Creative, Humanities and News & Noteworthy sections.

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

TEDxVCU, sponsored by The Commons, invites undergraduate students to join their planning team for the 2023-24 school year. Meet new people, improve on a variety of skills and boost your résumé. Students have the option to join the curation, production and experience, marketing (communications and creative), or the salons team. Apply by April 30 at https://forms.gle/cWmA9D4D4LNKvJ2V7

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

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://vcupsych.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3VmlFqlb19CZYWi.