4 p.m.

Learn how to use the tools you need to write your best statement. Register at the following URL.

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

9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Meet a group of students at the Pace Center (700 W. Franklin St.). The group will ride to Belmont Community Resource Services (3510 Broad Rock Blvd.) together - a 20 minute drive from campus - to work in their food pantry. On Thursday, the pantry prepares for 550 guests who will visit Friday morning. The group will volunteer until 11:30 a.m. or noon. The group will be back to campus in time for a 1 p.m. class.

For more information, contact Russ Kerr at kerrr@vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Research on unconscious bias shows how the brain takes shortcuts that can be informed by socialized biases. Beginning with the roots of prejudice, this interactive presentation will demonstrate its progression from thoughts to words to actions. Participants will be asked to consider the ways in which prejudice stands in the way of creating an inclusive organization. Richmond Youth Development Network will host Jessica Hawthorne, Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities, at the Mary and Frances Youth Center, 120 S. Linden St. Register at the following email address.

For more information, contact Vaughn Garland at garlandvw@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2696 or visit https://tockify.com/iexcel/detail/100/1703016000000.

Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

VCU's School of Social Work will sponsor a seven-part seminar series via Zoom with sessions Jan. 18, Feb. 1, Feb. 22, March 14, March 28, April 11 and April 25 from 6-7:30 p.m. Continuing education credits and digital badge will be available upon completion of all sessions. Separate registration is required. Free to social work students, faculty, staff; $30 per session for field instructors & alumni; $35 for all others. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Stevara Haley Clark at sswinfo@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1030 or visit https://socialwork.vcu.edu/information-for/continuing-education/.

Are you ready to make your voice heard? Join VCU's collegiate choir program and be a part of something extraordinary. Experience the magic of music with Choral Arts Society (APPM-359), Vox Concordia (APPM-378) and Commonwealth Singers (APPM-358). Auditions for Spring 2024 are live. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Christopher Hansen, Ph.D., at hansenc3@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/academics/departments/music/ensembles/vocal-ensemble/vocal-ensemble-audition-info/.

Children’s swim lessons at the Cary Street Gym Aquatic Center are now open to VCU students and RecWell members. Four different types of lessons will be offered: Parent/Child, and Preschool 1,2, and 3. Full information is available on the RecWell website. Session dates run Feb. 3-24. Register at the following URL by noon Feb. 2.

For more information, contact Mat Scott at aquatics@vcu.edu or visit https://portal.recwell.vcu.edu/Program?classificationId=7ed7ea86-88d1-4cc7-8094-d6560f38fd1d.

The VCU Wellbeing Lab invites you to participate in a research study on two stress reduction programs for undergraduate students in Spring 2024. VCU investigators seek to understand how two online stress reduction programs affect students’ mood and stress-related behavior. Compensation is available. Register for the study at the following URL.

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