11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.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.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Shou-en Lu, Ph.D., Rutgers School of Public Health, will discuss "Multivariate Survival Analysis in Big Data: A Divide-And-Combine Approach" as part of the fall seminar series hosted by VCU Biostatistics. The event will be in Room 305, One Capitol Square, 830 E. Main St.

For more information, contact Dipankar Bandyopadhyay at dbandyop@vcu.edu.

5 p.m.

VCUarts and The Anderson will present a closing performance in conversation with Sara Bouchard's sound installation “Forest for the Trees” on view through today, Sept. 22 at The Anderson, 907 1/2 W. Franklin St. Kinetic Imaging MFA students and alumni will improvise with the weather-responsive installation on bass clarinet, natural materials, voice, movement and more. The artist will be available for a Q&A following the performance.

For more information, contact Monica Kinsey at kinseym@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/community/news/sara-bouchard-forest-for-the-trees/.

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

Join the Arab Student Union and Lebanese Student Association for a picnic in Monroe Park. All are invited.

For more information, contact Yara Andary at contact.lsa.vcu@gmail.com.

Sunday, Sep. 24, 2023 at noon

The VCU Men's Rugby Club will take on Old Dominion University at Powhatan Sports Complex, 5115 Hampton Blvd.

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

Monday, Sep. 25, 2023 at 4 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/.

Tuesday, Sep. 26, 2023 at noon

Research communication is important. As professional and general audiences receive information from an increasingly diverse set of sources, researchers benefit from an understanding of approaches that take advantage of the multimedia world. This online series provides tools and know-how to communicate research effectively through visual communication. The series runs Sept. 26-28 (Tuesday-Thursday). Register at the following URL.

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

Tuesday, Sep. 26, 2023 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

In the coming weeks VCU Telecommunications Services will offer virtual training on the Avaya Workplace and MyE911 apps, which allows customers to extend their office number to their remote work site. The Avaya Workplace app is ideal for remote workers. Callers can reach remote workers on any device by calling their work telephone number, and when placing a call the caller party will see their work number and not their mobile number. The sessions are open to all VCU and VCU Health associates. Register at the following URL. The training will also be offered from 2-3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29.

For more information, contact Wayne L. Johnson at wljohnson@vcu.edu or (804) 828-4400 or visit https://training.vcu.edu/.

Wednesday, Sep. 27, 2023 from noon to 2 p.m.

Join RecWell’s Peer Health Educators on the Compass to discuss introducing physical activity into your daily routine, as well as what healthful nutrition can look like in college. No registration is needed.

For more information, contact Rebecca Lebedun at peerhealth@vcu.edu or visit http://recwell.vcu.edu/lead/leadership-programs/peer-health-educators/.

Wednesday, Sep. 27, 2023 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

VCU School of Business will host DisruptRVA, an international speaker series that challenges conventional work norms and explores new dimensions of human collaboration. Presenters will engage the audience with five-minute talks, accompanied by 20 slides auto-advancing every 15 seconds. The session will be in Room 1127, Snead Hall, 301 W. Main St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Christina Hansen at hansence@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/disrupt-rva-september-2023.

Wednesday, Sep. 27, 2023 at 7 p.m.

The VCU Music Department will present a free faculty recital by flute professor Tabatha Easley, Ph.D., in the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. The event will feature chamber music by living composers. Easley will be joined on stage by 10 music faculty and two flute alumni.

For more information, contact Tabatha Easley at tapeters@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/event/flute-friends-faculty-recital-by-tabatha-easley/.

Friday, Oct. 27, 2023 from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

A screening of the documentary "The Right to Read" will be hosted by the VCU School of Education and Virginia Department of Education’s Training and Technical Assistance Center at VCU. The screening is funded by the VCU Ruth Harris Professorship. Created to inspire meaningful conversations about the science of reading among educators, administrators and families, "The Right to Read" seeks to spark discourse to help improve literacy education nationwide. Register at the following URL for the Dyslexia Symposium to attend the movie screening.

For more information, contact Sabrina Wright at wrights7@vcu.edu or visit http://bit.ly/DyslexiaVCU.

Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

VCU's School of Education and Virginia Department of Education’s Training and Technical Assistance Center at VCU will host a dyslexia symposium at the university's School of Business. A virtual option is also available. Practicing and aspiring educators and professionals, students, families and the public are welcome. There is a nominal registration fee and students may attend at no charge. Register at bit.ly/DyslexiaVCU

For more information, contact Sabrina Wright at wrights7@vcu.edu or visit https://soe.vcu.edu/about-us/ruth-harris-professorship/dyslexia-symposium/.

Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023 at 7 p.m.

Blast off on a musical journey with VCU Choirs and VCU Percussion as we present our 2023 fall concert. Join us as we explore the skies, the stars and the downpour of rain through our voices and instruments that resonate like celestial bodies. The concert will be held in the Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall, W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. All students with VCU ID and music faculty (full-time and part-time) will be admitted for free. General admission is $10.

For more information, contact Christopher Hansen, Ph.D., at hansenc3@vcu.edu.

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.

The Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute's 17th Annual Higher Ground Women's Leadership Conference will present "Overcoming Grief, Grudges and Guilt With GRACE" with keynote speaker Debbie Johnston. Register at gehli.vcu.edu/conference/ or email the following address to learn more about the conference. Visit https://gehli.vcu.edu/conference/2023-sponsorship-opportunities/ for sponsorship opportunities.

For more information, contact Viviana Pham at gehli@vcu.edu or visit http://gehli.vcu.edu.

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.

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.