3 p.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/.

Saturday, Sep. 16, 2023 at 3 p.m.

The VCU Men's Rugby Club will take on the College of William & Mary at Dorey Park, 2999 Darbytown Road. Follow @vcurugby on Instagram.

For more information, contact Eric Wiggins at wigginsej@vcu.edu.

Monday, Sep. 18, 2023 at noon

Learn to break writing into manageable chunks and how to avoid procrastination. 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/.

Monday, Sep. 18, 2023 from 9:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

Come to the Compass to have your blood pressure measured by the Cardio-Renal Physiology Lab. Information will be available on how a healthy lifestyle can benefit blood pressure.

For more information, contact Natalie Bohmke at bohmkenj@vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Sep. 19, 2023 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

During the 2023 VCU Libraries’ annual Constitution Day commemoration, Political Science Associate Professor John Aughenbaugh, Ph.D., and Public Affairs Librarian Stephani (Nia) Rodgers will discuss treason, sedition and subversive activities as they relate to the U.S. Constitution and legal precedent. The format will be conversational with an opportunity for the audience to ask questions. The event, to be in the lecture hall at James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave., will be free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Ryan Pander at rbpander@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2023-2024/constitution-day-.html.

Wednesday, Sep. 20, 2023 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

VCU's RTR Teacher Residency program will host a virtual event via Zoom. Have a passion for children? Want a high-impact career as a teacher? Want to champion social justice? Fuel dreams? Dedicate your life to making a difference while getting a fully paid degree or certificate? RTR is for you. RTR is a teacher residency program that equips passionate future teachers with the tools to teach for change. Learn how to become a teacher in high-needs and hard-to-staff schools by joining us for this information. The Zoom link is https://vcu.zoom.us/j/7040429011

For more information, contact Sabrina Evans at evanssl4@vcu.edu or visit http://teachrtr.org.

Thursday, Sep. 21, 2023 from 12:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.

Join VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs in welcoming Ambassador Sékou Berthé and Griot Cheick Hamala Diabaté. OMSA will be catering West African cuisine with live West African music and performances, short presentations and an opportunity to interact with French faculty and representatives of the Global Education Office. The event will be at SHIFT Retail Lab, 1235 W. Broad St. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Amala Thomas at thomasac4@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1929664.

Saturday, Sep. 23, 2023 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Multicultural Student Affairs, Residential Life and Housing and Student Leadership and Engaged Learning are offering a one-day workshop on inclusive leadership practices at no cost to current VCU students. No leadership position or experience is required, and participants receive a credentialed badge documenting their learning. Registration closes Monday, Sept. 18. The session will be in Room 1030, West Grace Street Student Housing – North, 830 W. Grace St. Questions: Email oslel@vcu.edu. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jonathan Fuller at fullerjd2@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1929503.

Tuesday, Sep. 26, 2023 at 12:30 p.m.

VCU's Department of Craft/Material Studies will present a visiting artist lecture by Caroline Ladau in Room 305, Bowe Street Parking Deck, 609 Bowe St. Landau (b.1991) is a queer, multidisciplinary artist who works with glass, video and paint. Over the past six years, Landau has worked with the Archiving Ice Series. Initially taking place in Svalbard, Norway, she replicated ice “bergie-bits” using wax and a camping stove.

For more information, contact Emmy Garcia at garciaem2@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/event/caroline-ladau-visiting-artist-lecture/.

Rake up and discard all those unused piles of data. Google no longer offers free, unlimited storage, and Collaboration Services needs everyone’s help. Just like your yard, your VCU Google Workspace account may begin to accumulate extra items, such as mail and files in Drive, that you might not need anymore. Take some time to clean up your account today.

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

This class will prepare participants to prevent, recognize, respond to and care for aquatic and breathing/cardiac emergencies that may occur in or around the water. Learn critical thinking and communication skills that are crucial to effective emergency response. This course meets the requirements for lifeguard employment at many pool facilities but may not meet requirements for waterfront, water park or specialty facilities. The class will be held Oct. 27-29. Register by noon Oct. 20.

For more information, contact Mat Scott at aquatics@vcu.edu or visit https://portal.recwell.vcu.edu/Program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=8f04eb94-8b05-4785-bfc5-8f1060041199&semesterId=ed6b5309-a132-464a-a14c-cade712e1da9.

Private swimming lessons and semi-private swimming lessons are available to VCU Students and RecWell members ages 2 and older. Lessons are taught by certified Water Safety Instructors and are available in packages of two, four and six sessions. Sessions can be 30, 45, or 60 minutes in length. Registration is ongoing to Nov. 30.

For more information, contact Mat Scott at aquatics@vcu.edu or visit https://recwell.vcu.edu/play/aquatics/private-and-semi-private-swim-lessons/.

VCU’s Journal for Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship, Auctus, is currently accepting student submissions to its STEM, Social Sciences, Creative, Humanities, and News and Noteworthy sections. Submit your work if you are interested in being published. Students can also join Auctus as reviewers to gain experience reviewing work in their field. Questions: Visit https://linktr.ee/auctusvcu

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

Are you a first-generation undergraduate college student? You First at VCU will be installing the You First poster exhibit again this November in honor of National First-Generation College Celebration Day. If you would like to participate, then please sign up for the photoshoot by Friday, Sept. 15. No need to reapply if you already have a poster You First will include previous posters of students who are still at VCU. Sign up at the following URL.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Bambacus at bambacuses@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3927 or visit https://forms.gle/jczJjsCSogVhJb8F6.

Hilary Stim is a researcher from the VCU Department of Social Work who has committed her career to leveraging and supporting refugee voices across the U.S. to create policy and practice change in educational spaces. She is seeking to speak with refugee youth between 13-22 years who are enrolled in a public school to understand the experience of students from the students themselves. The conversations are fully confidential and will be held virtually. Compensation is available to all participants.

For more information, contact Hilary Stim at stimht@vcu.edu or (860) 324-0179 or visit https://socialwork.vcu.edu/directory/hilary-stim-profile/.

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 Monday, Oct. 2.

For more information, contact Polina Beloborodova at vcu.stress.reduction@gmail.com or visit https://beloborodp.wixsite.com/stressreduction.