4:15 p.m. to 6 p.m.

This workshop will address the reasons for pursuing a Ph.D. in sociology and beyond and how to prepare a successful application package. It is geared to help students combat inequalities and navigate the application process. All are welcome. Panelists will include Ying-Chao Kao, Ph.D. (VCU); Tara Stamm, Ph.D., (VCU); Jennifer Johnson, Ph.D. (Virginia Tech); and Donna Sedgwick, Ph.D., (Virginia Tech). The program will be held in-person (Room 202, Founders Hall, 827 W. Franklin St.) and via Zoom. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ying-Chao Kao at yckao@vcu.edu or (804) 828-4028 or visit https://forms.gle/ha1cHoPEqiD16L7P8.

Monday, Sep. 16, 2024 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Meet current students as they reflect on what they wish they had known before their first semester of college. The session, hosted by VCU's Campus Learning Center's Peer Academic Coaches, will be in Room B14, Hibbs Hall, 900 Park Ave.

For more information, contact Bridget Prince at bprince@vcu.edu.

Monday, Sep. 16, 2024 from noon to 12:30 p.m.

This 30 minute virtual class brought to you by VCU HR and RecWell will not only give you an excellent abdominal and low back workout, but will also challenge your other major muscle groups as well. Register in Talent@VCU or at https://bit.ly/3X3HedN

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

Monday, Sep. 16, 2024 from noon to 12:30 p.m.

Study abroad in Shanghai, China this winter break with VCU's School of Education. Join Laura Domalik and Misti Mueller, Ed.D., for the elective TEDU 400 OR 594 course. This class is open to undergraduate and graduate students from all majors. Register for this virtual informational session at the following URL.

For more information, contact Nichole Dorton at nldorton@vcu.edu or (804) 827-4309 or visit https://forms.gle/pNh6K2x8mhDH56X8A.

Monday, Sep. 16, 2024 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

TEDxVCU is hosting a speaker interest meeting in the Alumni Board Room, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. This will be a hybrid event. Register on RamsConnect and drop by to learn more about how to be a speaker at TEDxVCU; all VCU affiliates are welcome. For more information, contact tedx@vcu.edu or visit the RamsConnect event page at https://cglink.me/2dV/r1934984 Use this link to join virtually: https://vcu.zoom.us/j/88460594575

For more information, contact Ally Awtry at awtrya@vcu.edu.

Monday, Sep. 16, 2024 at 7 p.m.

Enjoy a sweet treat, play bingo and learn more about SCAN (Save the Children Action Network) at a meeting in Room 2107, Grace E. Harris Hall, 1015 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact SCAN at scanatvcu@gmail.com.

Tuesday, Sep. 17, 2024 at 10 a.m.

Join Commonwealth Cyber Initiative's Central Virginia Node and Mircea Stan, Ph.D., for the group's online speaker series. The Zoom link is https://vcu.zoom.us/j/83072556869

For more information, contact Zahra W, Ndirangu at ndiranguzw@vcu.edu or visit http://cci-cvn.org.

Tuesday, Sep. 17, 2024 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The 66th governor of Virginia, L. Douglas Wilder, will discuss the critical importance of leadership in strengthening people-first democracy. Joining him as panelists will be Virginia’s leading political analysts, Bob Holsworth, Ph.D., managing partner of the consulting firm DecideSmart; Larry Sabato, Ph.D., director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics; Susan Gooden, Ph.D., dean of the Wilder School; and Robyn McDougle, Ph.D., associate dean of research and outreach at the Wilder School. The symposium will be at the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact David Slipher at slipherd@vcu.edu or (480) 686-6606 or visit https://www.support.vcu.edu/event/2024Symposium.

Wednesday, Sep. 18, 2024 at 9 a.m.

The Institute for Transformative Leadership is calling on all VCU and VCU Health faculty and staff to level up their leadership skills by joining the Transformative Leadership Fall 2024 Cohort Program starting Wednesday, Sept. 18. This free, seven-week series offers practical leadership principles that can be applied in your work and personal lives all through a supportive community. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Chris Reina at csreina@vcu.edu or visit http://tinyurl.com/ITLCohortF2024.

Thursday, Sep. 19, 2024 from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

All are welcome to come to the launch of El Centro and learn about the organization's work to empower the VCU community, foster understanding and support interactions between VCU-affiliated individuals who identify as Latino/e. The group seeks to conduct research in the community through enhancing scholarship and cultural and social experience on campus. The meeting will be in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Questions: Email Oswaldo Moreno oamoreno@vcu.edu or Anita Nadal at the following email address.

For more information, contact Anita Nadal at nadalaa@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Sep. 19, 2024 at 8 a.m.

VCU Emergency Management will host separate Stop the Bleed Courses on Thursday, Sept. 19 at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Each course is two hours long and aimed at teaching community members how to render aid in a bleeding emergency. The class will be in Room 403, Hibbs Hall, 900 Park Ave. Registration is free and can be completed by selecting the course on the CTCCE Training Calendar at the following URL.

For more information, contact Matthew Majid at majidm@vcu.edu or visit https://reg.learningstream.com/view/cal2a.aspx?ek=&ref=&aa=&sid1=&sid2=&as=82&wp=408&tz=&ms=9&nav=&cc=&cat1=&cat2=&cat3=&aid=CTCCE&rf=&pn=.

Friday, Sep. 20, 2024 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center will host a webinar with Monica M. Bertagnolli, M.D., director of the National Institutes of Health, for a webinar via Zoom. Bertagnolli will share updates regarding her new role and 2024 priorities. The Zoom link is https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ApEWeHmATYiqCY6uDDpqNw#/registration

For more information, contact the Rev. Rachel Pierce at piercer2@vcu.edu or (804) 628-9154 or visit https://www.masseycancercenter.org/patients-and-families/events/details?eventid=bc9acffd-4f47-460b-bb81-411f7052b346.

Friday, Sep. 20, 2024 at 9 a.m.

The Office of Student Conduct and Academic Integrity is seeking volunteer Student Conduct Board members to serve on hearings. It is open to full-time faculty, staff and students. Virtual training will be offered at 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 20, and 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23 This interactive program typically takes around three hours.

For more information, contact Tracey Mullis at mullistd@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1963 or visit https://conduct.students.vcu.edu//.

Wednesday, Sep. 25, 2024 at noon

Join Inclusive Excellence facilitators to learn about the structural roots of social identities, focusing on group membership, individual agency and strategies for relating to one another in context. Sessions via Zoom will be offered at noon on Wednesday, Sept. 25 and at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jackson Bartlett at inclusive@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsf--rpjIjGtURxauyCVIDQ74mVO1iHUFq#/registration.

Thursday, Sep. 26, 2024 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Pups on the Plaza, the Dogs on Call fundraising event, will be held outside the James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center, 1201 E. Marshall St. Come for music, visit with the therapy dogs and support the program with the purchase of a T-shirt ($12) or a hot dog, chips and a drink ($5). Purchase lunch tickets or merchandise ahead of time on Thursday, Sept. 19 and Monday, Sept. 23 between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the kiosk near the Subway at Main Hospital, 1250 E. Marshall St.

For more information, contact Karl Dorn at karl.dorn@vcuhealth.org or (804) 628-2532 or visit https://chai.vcu.edu/.

El Centro at VCU, within the Division of Inclusive Excellence, is accepting applications for a program center specialist to assist in various activities, support events and contribute to the mission of fostering Latino/e-focused scholarship, personal growth and professional development within an environment that values diversity and inclusivity. Questions? Email Anita Nadal at nadalaa@vcu.edu or the following email address. Apply at the following URL.

For more information, contact Oswaldo Moreno at oamoreno@vcu.edu or visit http://vcu.joinhandshake.com.

TEDxVCU is accepting applications from potential speakers and performers for its 2025 live event. The talks and performances will run roughly two hours. Apply to at the following URL by Friday, Sept. 20.

For more information, contact Ally Awtry at awtrya@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/tedxvcu/speaker-guide/.