3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center's Facts and Faith Fridays will present virtually One Voice, One Vision to Save and Heal Lives with the VCU Hume Lee Transplant Center. Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAlce6sqT8rEtSnqo4cYE4eHJwca-NghmLM#/registration

For more information, contact the Rev. Rachel Pierce at piercer2@vcu.edu or (804) 628-9154 or visit https://www.masseycancercenter.org/facts-and-faith-fridays.

Monday, Aug. 19, 2024 at 2 p.m.

The VCU Office of Alumni Relations invites you to welcome VCU’s newest students at the Ram Spirit Walk in Monroe Park immediately following the New Student Convocation. In the Weeks of Welcome tradition, the Class of 2028, incoming transfer students and The Peppas spirit band march through campus as the VCU community cheers them on.

For more information, contact Breydon Horton, assistant director of alumni and student engagement, at hortonb2@vcu.edu or visit https://www.vcualumni.org/events/ram-spirit-walk/.

Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

VCU HR is facilitating a bimonthly series of Leadership in Action workshops for managers of university and academic professionals and classified staff. The virtual session is on the topic of compensation. Register by Tuesday, Aug. 20 at the following URL.

For more information, contact Penelope McFarline at mcfarlinep@vcu.edu or (804) 398-8936 or visit https://tinyurl.com/3e9benvk.

Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024 at 1 p.m.

First Love at VCU holds a weekly Sunday service in the first-floor Senate Chambers, VCU Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. featuring singing, dancing and an encouraging word.

For more information, contact Yasmin John at johnye@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024 from noon to 1 p.m.

Join VCU HR and Long and Foster, VCU's approved real estate partner, for this virtual session. Topics will include the RVA Housing Market Update, preparing to buy or sell a home, marketing your home, the process from contract to close, financing and the rewards of the VCU “Moving With the Ram” discount program. Register in Talent@VCU or at https://bit.ly/4djrZDT

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or visit https://ramstrong.vcu.edu/events/upcoming-events-for-employees/.

Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024 from noon to 1:15 p.m.

Designed to foster open dialogue on social identity, reconciling past wrongs and improving the present, Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center invites you to join a virtual discussion centered around the themes of the Memory Wars podcast. The August session will feature Jodi Koste, MA, from the History and Health: Racial Equity program, who will discuss the first heart transplant in the South. Participants who attend all four sessions or complete related online modules can earn a digital History and Health: Racial Equity badge. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sam Burns at burnss3@vcu.edu or visit https://web.cvent.com/event/a108f249-9108-4ec5-9421-b8ec309592e0/summary.

Tuesday, Sep. 17, 2024 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Richmond-based writer Meg Medina is a nationally known author and a voice for representation of all children in literature. For the program, Medina will be in conversation with VCU's SJ Sindu, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of English and a novelist and short story writer. They will discuss creative strategies for storytelling that shares element of culture. The talk will be in the lecture hall of James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Seating is limited. Purchase tickets at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2024-2025/meg-medina-event.html.

VCU Division of Inclusive Excellence is now accepting applications for the Inclusive Excellence Student Fellows program. This program aims to empower students to actively contribute to campus-wide inclusion initiatives, enhance their leadership skills and promote inclusive excellence throughout the university and the broader Richmond community. Apply at the following URL by Friday, Aug. 30.

For more information, contact Brooke Berry at inclusive@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/RHjUPUqH7oMCDDKr6.

Sing Mozart’s Requiem with VCU's Choral Arts this fall. No auditions, just an incredible musical experience. Register under APPM359 CRN29766.

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