1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

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

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

11 a.m.

This interactive Zoom workshop will cover how the reading process can look, different strategies to make it easier and how to use reading comprehension tools to break apart a variety of texts. Register at the following URL.

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

2:30 p.m.

VCU's Division of Community Engagement will host an informational session via Zoom for the Community-Engaged Data Dissemination Grant. This session will provide details and insights for those interested in applying for funding to support projects that share research findings with community stakeholders and within communities. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lorielle Bouldin at bouldinln@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/pngkcc1R64tf92zK9.

6 p.m.

VCU's Department of Sculpture + Extended Media and the Richmond City Public Arts Commission will present a visiting artist lecture by Alexis Sablone at the VCU Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St. Sablone is an architect, designer, multidisciplinary artist, professional skateboarder and Olympian. Sablone's work brings together the worlds of architecture and skateboarding through the design of hybridized playscapes and large-scale interactive sculptures.

For more information, contact Emmy Garcia at garciaem2@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/event/alexis-sablone-visiting-artist-lecture/.

6 p.m.

Political Science faculty will discuss key implications for the outcome of the recent elections and what a second Trump presidency could mean for our country and abroad. Panelists will discuss a range of issues, including the courts, reproductive rights, wars in Ukraine and Middle East, Virginia politics and the global environmental crisis. A Q&A will follow. The session will be held in the Academic Learning Commons (MCALC), Room 1107, 1000 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Margot Moser at polistaff@vcu.edu.

Monday, Nov. 11, 2024 at 2 p.m.

During VCUarts’ Virtual Graduate Admissions Week (Monday, Nov. 11-Thursday, Nov. 14) prospective applicants can learn about the graduate application process, funding opportunities such as graduate assistantships and attend program information sessions hosted by graduate faculty throughout the week. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Kat Roberson at artsgrad@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/academics/graduate/open-house/.

Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024 at 10 a.m.

Join VCU's Transfer Center for a chat with the National Scholarship Office in Room 407, Hibbs Hall, 900 Park Ave. Learn about the NSO, the (inter)nationally-competitive awards they advise and how to make yourself a candidate.

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

Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024 from 10 a.m. to noon

Review identities, terminology and pronoun inclusivity in the LGBTQ+ community. Identify relevant Virginia laws and policies and their impact on the current landscape for LGBTQ+ individuals. Define advocacy, identify best practices and build strategies for implementation in daily life. The session will be 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 visit https://tockify.com/iexcel/detail/170/1731510000000.

Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024 at noon

Interested in a career in environmental planning, community revitalization or metropolitan planning? The Wilder School's Master of Urban and Regional Planning faculty will host an online session about graduate school options. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ross Losapio at losapior@vcu.edu or (804) 827-0364 or visit http://bit.ly/murp1113.

Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024 at 12:30 p.m.

Learn more about VCU's Master of Public Health program at a virtual informational session. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Katherine Peterman at petermankb@vcu.edu or visit https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYrdOGpqTwvG9Rk7OQxJ4g2oPs9mTrvGN6n.

Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024 from 7:45 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.

The Health Professions Organization will host a game night with food in the Richmond Salons II, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

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

Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

RecWell’s Mindful Ambassador Program will host a two-hour virtual workshop for students, faculty and staff who are interested in creating a mindful revolution and healthier campus community. Participants will learn about various types of meditation, belly breathing, mindful posture and special considerations for leading meditation with others. Those who complete the workshop will receive additional mindfulness resources to lead meditation in the community. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Starr Robinson at robinsonsn@vcu.edu or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course.aspx?processFlag=2&itemID=18383.

Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024 at 3 p.m.

VCU's Department of Painting and Printmaking and the Department of Photo/Film will together present a lecture by Marianna Simnett in the theater of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Simnett is an artist, filmmaker and musician. She uses vivid and visceral means to explore the body as a site of transformation. In psychologically charged works that challenge both herself and the viewer, Simnett imagines radical new worlds filled with untamed thoughts and strange tales.

For more information, contact Emmy Garcia at garciaem2@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/event/marianna-simnett-visiting-artist-lecture/.

Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024 at 4 p.m.

Mix and mingle with LGBTQIA+ faculty, staff and students at an Equality VCU Social Hour. The gathering will be at AfterGlow Coffee Cooperative, 1719 Summit Ave.

For more information, contact Josh Leidy at leidyjw@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024 from 4 p.m. to midnight

PennyAppeal will host a fundraiser for the local homeless poplulation with &pizza, 308 N. Laurel St. Order online with the code PENNY or stop by in person and show the organization's flyer at the register, available @pennyappealatvcu on Instagram or on Ramsconnect.

For more information, contact PennyAppeal at officialpennyappealatvcu@gmail.com.

Friday, Nov. 15, 2024 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The VCU Dental Club will host a fundraiser in the VCU Student Commons across from Pizza Hut. Doughnuts and keychains will be sold for $2 each or both for $3. Cash and Venmo will be accepted.

For more information, contact Jumana Meri at merin@vcu.edu.

Monday, Nov. 18, 2024 from 11 a.m. to noon

Research on volunteerism in national parks is rare; no systematic research has been undertaken about the management, motivation or impact of volunteers serving in parks. Thomas Bryer, Ph.D., University of Central Florida, will share the methodological innovations and early findings from a year-long research project in more than 30 national parks - including eight in Virginia. The session will be in the Raleigh Building, Room 0001 (basement level), 1001 W. Franklin St.

For more information, contact David Slipher at slipherd@vcu.edu or visit https://wilder.vcu.edu/news-and-events/doctoral-lecture-series/.

Monday, Nov. 18, 2024 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

VCU's Center for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering will present a Grand Rounds featuring Ronald T. Seel, Ph.D., and a panel of community experts in the Court End Ballroom, Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. Learn about effective community-engaged research strategies and meet in a small-group setting with community leaders from organizations serving people with disabilities. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Joshua Hahn at hahnj2@vcu.edu or visit https://pmr.vcu.edu/research/cerse-grand-rounds/.

Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 from noon to 1 p.m.

Join the Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association and the Latino Medical Student Association at VCU for a discussion on the challenges faced by communities of color in accessing mental health care. This event will feature panelist Gabrielle Oblena, MS, LPC, NCC, a licensed professional counselor at Lifebulb VA, and Oswaldo Moreno, Ph.D., associate professor in the VCU Department of Psychology. The event will be in Room 7-101, James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center (MMEC), 1201 E Marshall St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ashli Harris at Ashli.Phillips@vcuhealth.org or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc2CxJ4ZQNt2vz-irJs_fccAOlk8DFnSaQNAhMF4Y_uPfF_eA/viewform.

Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU's School of Pharmacy will host seminars designed to highlight innovative research programs led by VCU faculty while creating opportunities for cross-disciplinary interactions and engaging research discussions. Dave Dixon, Pharm.D., professor at the Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science, will discuss "Pharmacist-Led Interventions to Improve the Quality of Blood Pressure Control." The session will be in Room 129, Robert Blackwell Smith Building, 410 North 12th St.

For more information, contact Karolina Aberg at kaaberg@vcu.edu or (804) 628-3023.

Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 at 3:30 p.m.

Apply a social justice framework to access issues and gain essential tools for creating spaces — virtual or in-person — that are inclusive, accessible and open to all. You can choose to attend one or more of the following virtual sessions: Tuesday, Nov. 19; Wednesday, Nov. 20 and Thursday, Nov. 21. Choose a date and register: https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYtfuGpqj0iHtMT5vkR3tzro7tUCeiuqert#/registration The sessions are hosted by VCU's Division of Inclusive Excellence.

For more information, contact Tre Straughter at inclusive@vcu.edu or visit https://inclusive.vcu.edu/education/.

Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 at 4 p.m.

Are you looking to enter one of the fastest-growing helping professions? Join the School of Education's virtual informational session to learn more about the accelerated B.S. in Psychology to M.Ed. in Counseling program. Discover the benefits of the program as well as details about the application process and chart your path to a new career in counseling. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Brandon Norris at norrisbs@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.soe.vcu.edu/register/AccPathwayFall24.

Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Join faculty and staff from the VCU School of Nursing and VCU da Vinci Center for Innovation to learn about the graduate certificate program that will make it simpler for those with an interest in innovation to develop products and solutions to challenges facing the health care industry. The certificate will provide opportunities for students to advance their knowledge and skills at identifying problems and implementing solutions to foster high quality, safe and accessible health care. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Allison Schumacher at schumacheran@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/Health-Care-Info-Nov-19.

Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024 from 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

The Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute will host a virtual informational session for its VCU Leadership Development Program. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ron Jones at jonesre22@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/2jRAxpWSja1Gtbyg7.

On Monday, Nov. 11 VCU Human Resources sent a two-minute survey to all VCU staff to hear feedback on the experience of working at VCU. VCU HR is committed to making our university a great place to work - and we need staff input to do so. The survey is anonymous and will be open until Friday, Nov. 22. Check your VCU email for the survey link.

For more information, contact VCU Human Resources at askhr@vcu.edu.

The Wilderness First Responder session is a hands-on 72-hour course covering response and assessment, musculoskeletal injuries, environmental emergencies, survival skills, soft tissue injuries and medical emergencies using scenarios, mock rescues and skill stations. A three-year American Red Cross adult/child lay responder CPR/AED certification is included. This class meets all day every day of the listed week, with one to two nights of class. Lodging may be requested as an addition on a per-night basis. Register by Jan. 1, 2025

For more information, contact Christina Spohn at outdoors@vcu.edu or visit https://portal.recwell.vcu.edu/program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=71afb779-deb8-425a-b707-c71d32242fa4.

RecWell’s OAP is hosting a week of backpacking and exploring the mountains, vistas and natural environment of the Central California coast from Sunday, March 9 through Saturday, March 15, 2025. The price includes food, transportation from San Jose, CA to the trailhead, camping permits, entry fees and equipment. The price does not include airfare to or from the start and end point. A trip interest meeting will be held on Thursday, Nov. 14 at 6 p.m. at the Outing Rental Center (130 S Linden St). Registration runs Thursday, Nov. 14 through Friday, Feb 7.

For more information, contact Christina Spohn at outdoors@vcu.edu or visit https://portal.recwell.vcu.edu/Program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=dafc82fc-114c-4b93-b798-8e58839daaca.