10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Have you ever wondered how (and why) our cultural memories are formed? Join the Humanities Research Center for the Memory Symposium in Richmond Salons III-IV, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., to learn more about memory studies, commemoration and memorialization. The keynote lecture will be by Edward Ayers, Ph.D., University of Richmond. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rani Sisavath at sisavathr@vcu.edu or visit https://humanitiescenter.vcu.edu/events/memory-symposium.html.

2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Join VCU Alumni who work in federal and state government to hear about their involvement in exploring experiential opportunities and navigating their career paths. There will also be an open Q&A for those who attend. The session will be held in Room 1104, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. Space is limited. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Silvana D'Ettorre at dettorres@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.joinhandshake.com/events/1511590/share_preview.

3:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU's Robertson School will host a virtual informational session for prospective students about its M.S. in mass communications with concentrations in integrated communication and media leadership. The school also offers a certificate in media and leadership. Join a session at this Zoom link: https://vcu.zoom.us/my/robertsongrad

For more information, contact Jonathan Brown at brownj64@vcu.edu or visit https://robertson.vcu.edu/academics/graduate/.

4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Are you fascinated by creating solutions to complex problems? Have you always wanted to start a business or nonprofit? Learn about the da Vinci Center's undergraduate certificates and programs in Product Innovation and Venture Creation. Classes about human-centered design and how they fit into individual academic plans will also be discussed. Register for the virtual session at https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/Undergrad-Q&A-April-2

For more information, contact Mary Chris Escobar at escobarmc@vcu.edu or visit https://davincicenter.vcu.edu/news--events/.

4:30 p.m.

University Counseling Services is starting a weekly support group for trans and nonbinary VCU students. The hybrid support group will take place on Tuesdays from 4:30-5:30 p.m. at 1103 W. Marshall St. Sign up at the following URL and you will be contacted for a pre-group interview in case you have any questions about the group and/or facilitators.

For more information, contact Lauren Powell at detrevillelj@vcu.edu or visit http://counseling.vcu.edu.

5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

VCU's School of Business will host a night of networking and board games in Room B1128, Snead Hall, School of Business, 301 W. Main St. Play different money-based games (such as Monopoly and Life) and chat with peer-to-peer financial coaches. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jessica Forrest at finsuccess@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/?id=d7970190-1ca6-46b3-9bf9-a40ee2595711&utm_source=telegram.

Wednesday, Apr. 3, 2024 from noon to 1:30 p.m.

Whether living with or without disability, ableism affects daily life for all of us, and we need connections with diverse groups of staff, students and faculty where we can share personal experiences and understand the unique stories of others. RAMmalogues, led by trained facilitators, is a respectful space for dialogue about who we are and what matters to us. The session will be held in Room 6101A, sixth floor, 912 W. Grace St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jan Altman at inclusive@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/KE4X13H2kLrPtzN56.

Wednesday, Apr. 3, 2024 from noon to 2 p.m.

VCU Rehabilitation Research and Training Center in partnership with the School of Education will host a virtual program to describe the culture surrounding Indigenous disability and the history of Indigenous disability services. Speakers will discuss current practices and initiatives led by state and Tribal vocational rehabilitation programs, highlighting innovation and possibilities. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Teri Blankenship at tcblanke@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2197 or visit https://vcurrtc.org/training/webcasts/.

Wednesday, Apr. 3, 2024 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The Public Health Student Association will host a screening and discussion of PBS' "Freedom to Breathe" in Room 305, One Capitol Square, 830 E. Main St. The event is part of National Public Health Week. The event will be in Room 305, One Capitol Square, 830 E. Main St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Brooke Nissim-Sabat at nissimsabab@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/publichealthstudentassociation/rsvp_boot?id=1932328.

Wednesday, Apr. 3, 2024 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Asian American and Pacific Islander Affinity, You First at VCU, OMSA and VCU Libraries will present an exhibit featuring the history of Asian and Pacific Islander students, faculty and student organizations at VCU. Come for an evening full of history, community and food. This event is open to everyone. Prizes will be raffled. The event will be held in Room 303, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave.

For more information, contact Julie Nguyen at nguyenjq7@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Apr. 3, 2024 at 7 p.m.

Hear Monique Washington discuss “Risk of Major Congenital Malformations and Exposure to Antiseizure Medication Monotherapy” at a virtual meeting of the club. Students who join will also be automatically considered for Medical Journal Club’s MCAT Scholarship, which covers a $3,199 MCAT course through Kaplan. The Zoom link is https://vcu.zoom.us/j/83815994580

For more information, contact Medical Journal Club at VCU at mjc.vcu@gmail.com or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/mjc/home/.

Thursday, Apr. 4, 2024 from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The Public Health Student Association will host a roundtable speed learning session on tools and innovations that help public health research. Topics include GIS, environmental justice and more. The event will be held in the 12th floor conference room, One Capitol Square, 830 E. Main St., and is part of a celebration of National Public Health Week. This year's theme is "Protecting, Connecting and Thriving: We Are All Public Health." Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Brooke Nissim-Sabat at nissimsabab@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/publichealthstudentassociation/rsvp_boot?id=1932330.

Thursday, Apr. 4, 2024 at 5 p.m.

Health Occupations Students of America at VCU will host a representative from the entry-level Department of Occupational Therapy in the Commons SGA Senate Chambers, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. The Director of the Admissions and Recruitment Committee will talk with pre-health students interested in the health care fields.

For more information, contact VCU HOSA at vcuhosa@gmail.com.

Friday, Apr. 5, 2024 at 11:30 a.m.

VCU Business will host an Executive MBA Experience Day. Learn about the new hybrid weekend schedule and program details, tour the school and sit in on a class. Lunch will be provided. The session will be in Room B3106, Snead Hall, 301 W. Main St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Bill Miller at wjmille1@vcu.edu or visit https://business.vcu.edu/graduate-programs/executive-mba/?post=executive-mba-experience-day-2.

Friday, Apr. 5, 2024 at 11:30 a.m.

VCU Business will host a Master of Decision Analytics Experience Day. Gain a comprehensive understanding of the weekend format master’s program, sit in on a class and share lunch with current students. The session will be in Room 3106, Snead Hall, 301 W. Main St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rachel Kaeser at rekaeser@vcu.edu or visit https://business.vcu.edu/graduate-programs/mda-weekend/?post=master-of-decision-analytics-experience-day.

Friday, Apr. 5, 2024 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Open houses are available to those interested in the Pharm.D. program at VCU School of Pharmacy. Attending an open house gives you the opportunity to learn more about the Pharm.D. program, ask questions about the admissions process, tour the MCV campus and gain a sense of student life from current Pharm.D. students. The open house will be a the Robert Blackwell Smith Building, 410 N. 12th St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Madeleine Wagner at pharmacy@vcu.edu or visit https://apply.pharmacy.vcu.edu/register/?id=4eae956c-a546-4c78-bd0f-67d6bae1132f.

Tuesday, Apr. 9, 2024 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

All managers of one or more staff members are invited to attend a VCU HR Manager Town Hall via Zoom. Hear more about VCU HR’s Culture of Care and Appreciation work, share resources and feedback and build relationships that will help better support managers and all VCU employees. Register no later than 2 p.m. Friday, April 5 in Talent@VCU at the following URL.

For more information, contact Carol Ann Lawson at lawsonca3@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.csod.com/ui/lms-learning-details/app/event/08db00e4-6e7e-44ab-aa39-40654cf372a0.

Tuesday, Apr. 9, 2024 at 4:30 p.m.

Understanding childhood development is critical to supporting young children with disabilities. Learn more about how to be the change in a child's life today. The School of Education's early childhood concentration prepares individuals to work with families and young children, from birth through age 5, with and at risk for developmental disabilities. Using a hybrid of online and face-to-face formats, the program is learner-centered, innovative and collaborative.

For more information, contact Brandon Norris at norrisbs@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.soe.vcu.edu/register/SPEarly24.

Thursday, Apr. 11, 2024 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

VCU's Humanities Research Center will present "Claiming Space," with Jennifer Bickham Mendez, Ph.D., which will chronicle the journey of Latin American immigrants as they and their families struggled to claim space and belonging in Williamsburg, including in the arena of health care and public services, housing and public schools. The session will be in the Commons Theater, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rani Sisavath at sisavathr@vcu.edu or visit https://bit.ly/jbm0411.

Tuesday, Apr. 16, 2024 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The VCU and VCU Health communities are invited to attend the 2024 Presidential Awards for Community Multicultural Enrichment. Loren Melton Glasper, granddaughter of Herman D. Melton, Sr. will present the Riese-Melton Award. The ceremony will be in the Richmond Salons, University Student Commons. 907 Floyd Ave. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Corey Martin at inclusive@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/AC5raf5DoMu7jKRo8.

Wednesday, Apr. 17, 2024 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

VCU's School of World Studies will sponsor a Sweet Language Lounge at Shift Retail Lab, 1235 W. Broad St. Experience language and culture in a relaxed, interactive atmosphere. The session will feature VCU student talent in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish, along with international desserts and sweets.

For more information, contact Natalia Boykova at nvboykova@vcu.edu.

Saturday, Apr. 27, 2024 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Health Humanities Lab at the Humanities Research Center will host a mini-symposium on research related to the East Marshall Street Well Project. The program, which will be held in the lobby and Room 2104, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave., will include panel presentations, lunch and poster sessions. For more on the well project, visit https://emsw.vcu.edu/ For more on the oral history and memorialization project, visit https://humanitiescenter.vcu.edu/labs/health-humanities-lab/emswp-oral-history-and-memorialization/ Register at https://bit.ly/hh0427

For more information, contact Chris Cynn at cjcynn@vcu.edu or (347) 645-9622 or visit https://humanitiescenter.vcu.edu/labs/health-humanities-lab/.

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.

RecWell’s personal training packages are available to VCU students and RecWell members. Participants are guided through an exercise program customized to meet their specific needs and goals by a certified personal trainer. RecWell offers one-on-one and buddy training packages of three-, six-, 12- or 18-hour-long sessions. Registration information is available at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tanika Santos-MacSwain at fitness@vcu.edu or visit https://recwell.vcu.edu/thrive/personal-training/.

VCU's Health Humanities Lab is calling for 2024-25 undergraduate student fellows for the East Marshall Street Well Oral History and Memorialization Project. Students successfully completing the fellowship will each receive a $1,000 stipend. Questions: visit https://humanitiescenter.vcu.edu/labs/health-humanities-lab/emswp-oral-history-and-memorialization/ Apply by 5 p.m. Monday, April 15 at the following URL.

For more information, contact Chris Cynn, lab director, at cjcynn@vcu.edu or (347) 645-9622 or visit https://forms.gle/BP1SrcMzHCYUP7Hv5.

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. Applications are available for an academy later in 2024.

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

Chemotherapy may impact memory, attention, processing speed, multitasking and problem-solving. We hope to improve our understanding of these difficulties and identify women who are at the most risk for having them. We are seeking healthy female volunteers (35-68 years) free of MRI contraindications. Participation involves two study visits 12-18 months apart. Visits include brain MRI and online assessments.

For more information, contact Eliza Thrall at cancerwellness@vcuhealth.org or (804) 628-8869.