2 p.m.

Are you interested in leading a study abroad or domestic study away program? Join the Global Education Office’s proposal application launch event to learn more about the next steps. Learn more by reading the handbook at https://tinyurl.com/global-learning-faculty-led Applications for GEO’s 2023-24 Global Learning Program Development Awards are also open. Proposals are due Thursday, June 1 at the following URL. Register for the Zoom link at https://vcu.zoom.us/j/88515573270

For more information, contact Amy Leap at leapae@vcu.edu or visit https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cZmEaXHbFRcNXjcp5-HoSo7P6jd2ZsYb/view?usp=sharing.

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

VCUarts Department of Graphic Design will host its Senior Capstone Exhibition at its classroom studio, 822 W. Broad St. The event is the culmination of the semester's work toward the thesis project in the BFA program. The exhibit will be open to the public.

For more information, contact David Shields at dwshields@vcu.edu or visit https://vcugdes-seniorshow.net.

6 p.m.

Media, Art and Text will present a free screening of Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s award-winning film ‘Memoria,’ starring Tilda Swinton, at the ICA’s auditorium space. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Oliver Speck, Ph.D., (MATX); Sheree Chen (Cinema) and Josh Tyree (Cinema); and moderated by MATX Ph.D. student Dylan Lackey. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Dylan Lackey at Lackeydj@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/memoria-screening/.

Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 5 p.m.

The Black Awakening Choir at VCU will present their Spring Concert: The Declaration at United Nations Church International, 214 Cowardin Ave.

For more information, contact The Black Awakening Choir at bacbooking@gmail.com or (757) 920-3207.

Monday, May 8, 2023 from noon to 12:30 p.m.

Rejuvenate and revive yourself during stressful times with this mindful yoga class brought to you by VCU HR and RecWell. The session incorporates meditation and breath work to reconnect you with your inner self to find peace. Register in Talent@VCU or at the following URL.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://bit.ly/3ovGdgN.

Monday, May 8, 2023 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research will host a Discovery Dialogues seminar via Zoom with Lathika Mohanraj, Ph.D., RN, BMTCN, assistant professor, Adult Health and Nursing Systems. Questions: http://www.cctr.vcu.edu Register 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/tZ0vdu2rqT8iH9DT2C7cqlJJlYKegerDwta4.

Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 5:30 p.m.

VCUarts Department of Fashion Design and Merchandising will host a fashion event at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 200 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd. The event will feature creations by fashion design and merchandising students. A runway will be featured at 6 and 7:15 p.m. The event is free and non-seated. Parking is available at the VMFA.

For more information, contact Diana Caramat at caramatdl@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/event/access-fashion-event/.

Wednesday, May 10, 2023 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Join VCU HR to learn more about tools to set up consistent career development conversions, understand the role of the manager and the employee in career development and how to align career development with performance management. Also, explore how career paths fit into the career development plan and practice conversations about career development. Register at the following URL or use the Talent@VCU link.

For more information, contact Shana Ryman at sryman@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.csod.com/samldefault.aspx?returnUrl=%252fDeepLink%252fProcessRedirect.aspx%253fmodule%253dlodetails%2526lo%253dc6308454-a7bf-41e4-8e05-26ed0fbbc9fa.

Wednesday, May 17, 2023 from noon to 1 p.m.

In conjunction with Military Appreciation Month, VCU's Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and the Office of Military Student Services will host a Green Zone training event. The training, open to students, faculty and staff, will include a discussion of the benefits of the GI Bill, how participants can support veterans and their families as they transition to academic life and the impact of post-traumatic stress disorder. The session will be held in Room 5-203, McGlothlin Medical Education Center, 1201 E. Marshall St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ashli Phillips at ashli.phillips@vcuhealth.org or visit https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Zjgf0saPJ0WGIs76R_6WMtFCsqKZIVZBpmAjub4CRiBUOE4zSVlESFpRRE9NSEZBOUZMMlpVMEJXSC4u.

Friday, May 19, 2023 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Master Javanese singer and composer Peni Candra Rini will perform new and experimental works for voice, electronics and gamelan in the ICA’s Royall Forum, in collaboration with Andy McGraw, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Chair of Music at the University of Richmond, and members of Gamelan Raga Kusuma. In this performance, Peni uses both traditional and experimental music and theater to present a modern interpretation of the myth of ocean goddess Nyai Rara Kidul. The performance will be 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/ica-live-peni-candra-rini/.

Tuesday, May 23, 2023 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU's Behavioral Health Research Lab will host a cigarette butt cleanup event in celebration of No Menthol Sunday in the garden at Hunton Student Center, 1110 E. Broad St., on the MCV campus. Gift card prizes are available for the most butts/nicotine trash collected.

For more information, contact Mary Bridgman at bridgmanmh@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1867 or visit https://www.nomentholsunday.org/.

Open enrollment for the Commonwealth of Virginia’s health coverage and flexible spending is open through Monday, May 15. Eligible university faculty and staff may start or continue enrollment in flexible spending accounts, start or continue participation in premium rewards, and/or make changes to health coverage elections for the plan year that begins July 1. For more information, contact https://go.vcu.edu/hrsupport or visit the following URL.

For more information, contact VCU Benefits at openenroll@vcu.edu or visit https://hr.vcu.edu/open-enrollment.