1 p.m.

As part of Love Data Week, learn to use the Open Science Framework for protocol documentation and data sharing at a hands-on workshop. The session will start with a use case of graduate students organizing and sharing their dissertation, move to a team/lab research project use case and walk through the setup of an Open Science Framework for each person in attendance. The session will be in the computer classroom (Room 2-006), Health Sciences Library, 509 N. 12th St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sue Moss at mosssr2@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.libcal.com/calendar/workshops/osf-ldw24.

11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

As part of Love Dara Week, VCU Libraries has created a Health Statistics Online research guide to help make sense of the various available resources. This webinar will show participants how to use this guide to explore local, national and international statistical resources, as well as resources on racial health disparities statistics. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sue Moss at mosssr2@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.libcal.com/event/11895708.

3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Hear from John Jones, Ph.D., assistant professor, Center for Environmental Studies, about finding food security at VCU. Jones is open about his own food insecurities in college and shares his first-hand experiences, research findings and efforts behind VCU's Little Ram Pantries. Questions: http://youfirst.vcu.edu Register for this virtual session at the following URL.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Bambacus at bambacuses@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3927 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUode6rpjksE9UGzaW5cFa7yQ9dvxJgzaHN.

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/.

4:15 p.m.

Connect with Black and queer peers through a menu of introspective questions and Jamaican cuisine. Those who attend will have the opportunity to connect with one another over guided conversation and tap into Black lesbian writer Audre Lorde's concept of "the erotic," which she describes as a source of joy, empowerment and knowledge. The event, in Richmond Salons I-II, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., will be hosted by VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs. Arrive on-time. Seating and food will be first-come, first-served. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Beck Oh at ohrn@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1931711.

5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The season of love is upon us and while we can't put a price on love, VCU's School of Business can teach you how to budget for gifts, plan fun cost-effective dates and how to have financial conversations with loved ones. Don't drown in a sea of debt when you can be swimming in waves of love. The session will be in Room 205, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Register using link below

For more information, contact Jessica Forrest at finsuccess@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/?id=ad5731e8-a13b-4b5c-8667-ff5ca5c61133&utm_source=telegram.

5 p.m.

Students, staff and faculty are encouraged to celebrate Homecoming Spirit Week at the Commons Plazas (in front of the library) for photos and a celebration. Activities for the week include Flannel Tuesday, Black and Gold Wednesday, PJ Thursday and Homecoming Fit Friday.

For more information, contact Tobi Ojo at ojote@vcu.edu.

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

Celebrate the beginning of Lent by attending a pancake dinner at Reveille United Methodist Church. Students will meet at the Pace Center, 700 W. Franklin St., at 5 p.m. to ride together and return by 7:30 p.m. The dinner is free, but an RSVP at the following URL is encouraged.

For more information, contact Russ Kerr at kerrr@vcu.edu or (804) 658-4064 or visit http://thepacecenter.com.

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

Join the Financial Success Center in Room 108, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave., for any quick personal finance questions. Register at the following URL. (Registration is not required.)

For more information, contact Jessica Forrest at finsuccess@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/?id=ac68a1c2-b4dd-48ba-9d63-9211a4c433d2&utm_source=telegram.

Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024 at 10 a.m.

Nastassja A. Lewinski, Ph.D., will give an address via Zoom as part of the spring speaker series hosted by the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI)- Central Virginia Node (CVN). Lewinski teaches Chemical and Life Science Engineering at VCU and has expertise in nanomaterial toxicity, nanomedicine. and nanoinformatics. The Zoom link is https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvce-qrTwsHNEvu9pXIAga_0aeZ06Od3Qu Questions: http://cci-cvn.org Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Zahra Ndirangu at ndiranguzw@vcu.edu or (757) 478-8839 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvce-qrTwsHNEvu9pXIAga_0aeZ06Od3Qu.

Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024 from noon to 1 p.m.

Amy Olex, Ph.D., Senior Bioinformatics Specialist at VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research, will discuss via Zoom at a lunch seminar the best practices and ethical guidelines to ensure responsible use of generative AI, like ChatGPT, in research. 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/tZwrd-yvqD0oHNbOrf05y1X-JjvQ4fOdayBD.

Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024 from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Join RecWell's Peer Health Educators and University Student Health Services in the lobby of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., for American Heart Month. Learn tips for a healthy heart and receive a free blood pressure screening from clinicians at University Student Health Services.

For more information, contact Peer Health Educators at peerhealth@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

VCU's School of Education will host a virtual session about its RTR Teacher Residency program. Email the following address to register and share information about your specific concentration of interest. Submit any questions in advance.

For more information, contact Jenna Lenhardt at soeinfo@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024 from noon to 1 p.m.

Henry Donahue, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Biomedical Engineering, will discuss via Zoom the components of a competitive research grant application as part of the grant-writing series hosted by VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research. 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/tZIkcOyoqTwuH9dCYhik6PQx4JV3W2CjbQL3.

Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

VCU Health Occupation Students of America is partnering with Richmond Aging and Engaging to provide students with opportunities to volunteer via a program called Opening Minds Through Art. The program pairs older adults with students who guide them through the art-making process (no experience necessary). The session will be in the Multipurpose Room of The Honors College, 701 W. Grace St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ria Mohan at vcuhosa@gmail.com or (425) 979-6452 or visit https://www.agingandengaging.org/for-volunteers/oma.

Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Finding the balance between your budget and savings can help give you control over spending while preparing your finances for the unexpected. This virtual program is geared for nonprofit organizations and will be the first in a series hosted by the Mary and Frances Youth Center. The session will focus on core topics of financial wellness - saving, credit, debt and budgeting. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Vaughn Garland at garlandvw@vcu.edu or visit https://tockify.com/iexcel/detail/64/1708441200000.

Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

VCU's Center for Corporate Education will present Project Management Essentials, a four-session half-day course geared to participants looking for a project management overview and application. The course runs Tuesdays and Thursdays Feb. 20-29 from 9 a.m.–12:30 p.m. live, online via Zoom. The registration fee is $1,800. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Katie Fauth at corp-ed@vcu.edu or visit https://business.vcu.edu/center-for-corporate-education/?post=1441.

Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024 from noon to 1:30 p.m.

How does your religious/spiritual identity impact your daily interactions? Faculty, staff and students, come to a RAMmalogues session for storytelling, listening, and connecting. The session will be in Room 2121, Grace Street Center, 912 W. Grace St. RAMmalogues, led by trained facilitators, is a monthly forum for intercultural, multigenerational and community-wide dialogues around who we are and what matters to us. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jan Altman at inclusive@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/6CEAmuo3hCNqDtZZ6//.

Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

VCU's Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Duane Coston, will perform in concert with the Appomattox Regional Governor's School at W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. The Wind Ensemble will perform works by Shostakovich, Meechan, Sousa, John Williams, Dello Joio and Hunsberger.

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

Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU Career Services and VCU Financial Success Center are collaborating for a presentation on all the tools and tricks to finding, applying and getting a job that fits your needs. The session will be held in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave.

For more information, contact Jessica Forrest at forrestjf@vcu.edu or visit https://business.vcu.edu/centers-institutes-and-labs/vcu-financial-success-center/.

Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

The club brings together junior faculty at VCU and partnered institutions to discuss career development topics with Wright Regional Center senior leaders. The group offers peer-to-peer support in reaching desired goals as researchers. Specific aims will be reviewed. The meeting will be held in person in the first floor conference room, Richmond Academy of Medicine, 1200 E. Clay St. and available via Zoom at the following URL. A light breakfast will be served to those who attend in person.

For more information, contact Brad Williams at williamsb12@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUscu6orTwqE9IgEuh9_wnhRiwkbuzOLJpM#/registration.

Thursday, Mar. 7, 2024 at 9 a.m.

VCU Staff Senate and the office Human of Resources will sponsor the 2024 Career Development Conference, on March 7 in the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., and March 8 virtually via Zoom. The theme is “UNstoppable Career Development, Self-Care and YOU!”, which will highlight the concept that creating an engaging environment filled with resilience, inclusivity and accessibility promotes a supportive and UNstoppable career journey at VCU. The event is free to all VCU and VCU Health System employees. Registration is required. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact VCU Staff Senate at staffsenate@vcu.edu or visit https://staffsenateconference.vcu.edu/.

Monday, Mar. 11, 2024 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The Critical Quantitative Methodologies Series, VCU School of Education, will host Wendy Castillo, Ph.D., in its spring speaker series. The title of her talk will be "The Next Chapter in Quantitative Educational Research Can Challenge Racial Inequities." The talk will be available in person (Room 4084B, Oliver Hall - School of Education, 1015 W. Main St.) or via Zoom (ID 81724847595).

For more information, contact Kamden Strunk at strunkk2@vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Mar. 19, 2024 at 5 p.m.

Join the VCU History Department for the annual Blake Lecture in the History of Christianity "God and the Search for Happiness" featuring Zena Hitz at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture, 428 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd.

For more information, contact Andrea Wight at wighta@vcu.edu or visit https://history.vcu.edu/events/event-items/the-blake-lecture-in-the-history-of-christianity-series-presents-god-and-the-search-for-happiness.html.

Join VCU's Transfer Center for Transfer Tuesdays in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave., from 1-3 p.m. Come to this open study session to work on whatever you need to and meet other transfer students. These Tuesday sessions will continue throughout the spring semester.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Heck at ebheck@vcu.edu or visit https://transfer.vcu.edu.

VCUDine offers a number of February events at Shafer Court Dining Center, 810 Cathedral Place. The events include: Wellness Wednesdays (through Feb. 21: 12-1:30 p.m.), Mardi Gras (Feb. 13: 11 a m.-close), Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14: 11 a.m.-close), Fish Fridays (Feb. 16 and 23: 11 a.m.-close), National Pancake Day (Feb. 19: 11 a.m.-close), Cheese and Charcuterie (Feb. 20: 11 a.m.-close) and National Chili Day (Feb. 29: 11 a.m.-close). Questions: Follow @VCU_Dining on Instagram.

For more information, contact Lauren Hay at dining@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1148 or visit http://vcu.campusdish.com.

Students interested in law enforcement are invited to speak with VCU Police staff. Take courses or classes in all levels of degree programs for free, work toward student loan forgiveness and receive a full salary and benefits as a VCU Police officer. VCU students receive a $5,000 bonus after completing the academy and field training. The next academy starts in May, after VCU’s commencement.

For more information, contact Lt. Joel Abernathy at policedept@vcu.edu or visit https://police.vcu.edu/about/recruitment/.

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 for the study at the following URL.

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

Do you have bipolar disorder? Participants are sought for a paid research study about bipolar disorder on college campuses. To qualify, participants must self-identify as an African American/Black man, be diagnosed with bipolar disorder. be currently enrolled in a bachelor's program and registered with Campus Disability Student Services (SAEO). Individuals chosen will participate in an anonymous one-hour interview and will receive a $20 gift card. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Gerron Scott at grscott2@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/tpSrdfY1uSUGP2eD9.

This study is inviting individuals between the ages of 18 and 30 who identify as LGBTQ. We are also inviting individuals between the ages of 18 and 30 who identify as cis-gender heterosexual for the control group. The purpose of this research study is to examine the effect of chronic psychosocial stress and vascular inflammation to an acute mental challenge. This study will be conducted at 500 Academic Centre on VCU’s Monroe Park Campus. The principal investigator is Lee Franco, Ph.D., Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences.

For more information, contact Lee Franco at healthyheart@vcu.edu.

This study is seeking young females and males (18 to 35 years) to take part in nine weeks of aerobic exercise training. The purpose of this research study is to examine sex differences in cardiovascular adaptations in response to varying aerobic exercise training regimens. This study will be conducted at 500 Academic Centre on VCU’s Monroe Park Campus. The principal investigator is Ryan Garten, Ph.D., Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences.

For more information, contact Ryan Garten at rsgarten@vcu.edu.