12 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Join RecWell on the plaza of the University Student Commons for free food, games and resources designed to promote safer partying practices.

For more information, contact Starr Robinson at robinsonsn@vcu.edu or visit https://recwell.vcu.edu/lead/leadership-programs/peer-health-educators/.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Join VCU Libraries staff for a live trivia game and test your knowledge about VCU. If you've had fun creating our Stick Together posters in the lobby, you'll love the virtual version, where you and your friends can make a masterpiece together in real time. This event is perfect for online students, commuters or anyone in need of a break. Play from your laptop or phone. All are welcome! Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Mikayla Braswell at braswellm2@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/SApxMTgkSD6uqzXpYEcQtQ.

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

Come to the Pace Center, 700 W. Franklin St., to pause and reflect on the life lost in the Honors Dorm last week. This will be a time to be in community with one another.

For more information, contact Russ Kerr at kerrr@vcu.edu or (804) 658-4064 or visit https://www.thepacecenter.com.

3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

As part of National Public Health Week, the Public Health Student Association invites you to de-stress. M.P.H. student Kelci Straka-Mai will lead a discussion on coping with stress and learning relaxing activities. Coloring pages, crafts and snacks will be provided. The session will be held at One Capitol Squre, Room 4-104, 830 E. Main St.

For more information, contact Maggie Christ at christmm@vcu.edu or visit https://sph.vcu.edu/education/nphw2025/.

5 p.m.

In connection with Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will collaborate with the YouFirst office to host an AAPI mixer. Students, faculty and staff can mingle and make connections. The event will be in the University Student Commons, Commonwealth Ballrooms, 907 Floyd Ave. Attendance at OMSA events is open to all. Food and games will be available and prizes will be raffled off. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jair Lecky at leckyjj@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1938004.

Friday, Apr. 11, 2025 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

VCU's College of Engineering's Computer Science Department will hold an informational session via Zoom for B.A. in Computer Science. This program allows students to combine computer science with any major, creating unique career opportunities. During this session, participants will learn about program structure, how it integrates with other majors, career paths for graduates with interdisciplinary tech skills and hear from current students about their experiences. A Q&A will followi. Register at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScD6GdyacqbH15J0hcQTZZNcUNT5YqC2D_1w95FCYIwyvCi0A/viewform

For more information, contact Caroline Budwell at cbudwell@vcu.edu or visit https://egr.vcu.edu/future-students/first-year/undergraduate-degrees/computer-science-bachelor-of-arts/.

Friday, Apr. 11, 2025 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU Career Services and the VCU Postdoctoral Association will present a virtual career development workshop on how to pitch your skills. You’ve spent years honing your skills—now it’s time to talk about them. Learn how to market your strengths and take the next step in your job search. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lauren May at mayl3@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/EmGfenoHQ4yaGyPa9AHuWA.

Friday, Apr. 11, 2025 at noon

VCU's Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture will host a virtual informational session for prospective students to learn more about the M.S. in mass communications with concentrations in integrated communication and media leadership. The Robertson School also offers a certificate in Media and Leadership. Have you started an application and need help finishing? The Zoom link is https://vcu.zoom.us/my/robertsongrad Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jonathan Brown at brownj64@vcu.edu or (804) 525-9425 or visit https://robertson.vcu.edu/academics/graduate/.

Friday, Apr. 11, 2025 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU's Urban Studies Student Association will host a game night featuring Jeopardy, GeoGuessr and more in the basement of the Raleigh Building, 1001 W. Franklin St. Come test your knowledge of city planning, world geography and more. Pizza, drinks and prizes will be provided. This event is open to everyone.

For more information, contact Nonso Akunwafor at akunwafornm@vcu.edu.

Friday, Apr. 11, 2025 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

The group Getting Better Together will have its monthly meeting at VCU Health Hub, 1330 N. 25th St. The postpartum peer support group is for moms who may be experiencing depression or anxiety. The session is open to the public. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact VCU Health Hub at vcuhealthhub@vcu.edu or visit https://www.vcuhealth.org/services/womens-health/our-services/pregnancy-and-birth/resources/postpartum-support/#:~:text=Getting%20Better%20Together%3A%20Postpartum%20Support,Health%20and%20VCU%20team%20members.

Saturday, Apr. 12, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

VCU's Health Humanities Lab will host a symposium including presentations on the struggles of descendant communities for reparative justice. Presenters will include East Marshall Street Well (EMSW) Project Family Representative Council members; Ana Edwards, interviewer for the EMSW Oral History Project; Health Humanities Lab undergraduate and graduate fellows; and a roundtable discussion with Carmen Foster and Stephanie Smith, Family Representative Council, EMSW Project; Jazmin Benton, Sacharja Cunningham, and Lex Wilson, Finding Ceremony, Philadelphia; and Jessica Harris and DeTeasa Gathers, The Descendants of Enslaved Communities at the University of Virginia. The EMSW Project addresses the discovery of human remains and artifacts from the 19th century found in an abandoned well on the MCV campus in 1994. The project aims to ensure the remains, primarily of African descent, receive appropriate study, memorialization and reburial, reflecting the dignity they were denied in life and death. The event will be at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture, 428 N. Boulevard. Admission is free and all are welcome. Lunch will be served. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Chris Cynn at cjcynn@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/289mXVYo18MR4pSq9.

Sunday, Apr. 13, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Mary and Frances Youth Center, 120 S. Linden St., will host a free Community and Family Field Day and Health Fair featuring more than 20 activities designed to promote healthy living and positive youth development. Vendors and other organizations are also scheduled to participate. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Misti Mueller at muellermr@vcu.edu or visit https://mfyc.vcu.edu/events/.

Monday, Apr. 14, 2025 from noon to 1 p.m.

The Financial Success Center by Virginia Credit Union will present AI Revolutionizing Personal Finance live (Snead Hall, Room B2165, 301 W. Main St.) and virtually. In this interactive session, explore how AI can streamline budgeting, track spending, optimize investments and improve individual credit scores. Learn about cutting-edge apps and platforms designed to make managing your finances smarter and easier.

For more information, contact Kirthan Iyangar at iyangarks@vcu.edu or (804) 738-2604 or visit https://business.vcu.edu/centers-institutes-and-labs/vcu-financial-success-center/.

Monday, Apr. 14, 2025 from noon to 12:45 p.m.

Interested in working with other students across different disciplines? Fascinated by creating solutions to complex problems? Do you want to start a business or nonprofit? Attend a virtual informational session to learn about undergraduate certificates at the da Vinci Center and how they can help you achieve your goals. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact da Vinci Center at davincicenter@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/Undergrad-Info-04-14.

Tuesday, Apr. 15, 2025 at 2 p.m.

Intended for sophomores and juniors who wish to pursue graduate research in the STEM fields, this in-person session will provide information on the Goldwater Scholarship, which awards its scholars with up to $7,500 for educational expenses and a mentoring network. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jeff Wing at jawing@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdm_jWXvcNziE83zQsPsdpH6aLOQmFjS_RkaVVdpCH23PIqdA/viewform.

Wednesday, Apr. 16, 2025 at 7 p.m.

Share your thoughts about federal directives targeting DEI, such as the Dear Colleagues Letter, and your thoughts on VCU's response to them. Free pizza will be provided. The session will be in the University Student Commons, Metro Room, 907 Floyd Ave. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Summer Neil at neilsd@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1938488.

Thursday, Apr. 17, 2025 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Join VCU's Media, Art and Text (MATX) Program and VCU English in the Academic Learning Commons (MCALC), Room 1100, 1000 Floyd Ave., for a screening of "No Fear, No Die." Director Claire Denis' film about colonial cockfighting has recently been restored and will be followed by a discussion with local film programmers Brandon Shillingford (Exposure Cinema) and Lewis Peterson (Hard Light Cinema) and VCU faculty Shawn Utsey (AAS), Chioke I’Anson (VPM and ICA) and Oliver Speck (English), moderated by Dylan Lackey (MATX), Reserve a spot at the following URL.

For more information, contact Dylan Lackey at lackeydj@vcu.edu or visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/screening-no-fear-no-die-claire-denis-1990-4k-restoration-tickets-1302485291569.

Thursday, Apr. 17, 2025 from 5:30 p.m. to noon

Come to the Recovery in Practice Symposium, a three-day series of recovery-related conversations, workshops and community-engaged programming. Co-sponsored by the HRC, VCUarts, Rams in Recovery and Richmond’s Inclusive Recovery City Initiative. Recovery in Practice VCU will take place April 17-19, in the 1708 Gallery, VCU's Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ellie Musgrave at musgraveec@vcu.edu or visit https://ripvcu.sched.com/.

Join RecWell Aquatics for a log rolling clinic. Participants will practice balancing and staying atop the log in the pool's shallow end. Register at the following URL through the day of the clinic. The last clinic of the semester will be held April 18, 7:30-8:45 p.m. Beginners welcome; intensity level is medium.

For more information, contact Mat Scott at aquatics@vcu.edu or visit https://portal.recwell.vcu.edu/Program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=273c61cc-6561-4f46-b99d-c5c80a0a4062.

The application is open for 2025 seed grants. This opportunity is for anyone who has a vested interest in economic, health and food disparities within the Richmond City community. An informational meeting via Zoom will be held at 4 p.m. Monday, April 21. (Register for the Zoom link at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfhOb6zQRSPHivQvxIpcJkZ_YrWe7_tjQ0MNwCPbkNt-4liwQ/viewform) Apply for a grant at the following URL by 4 p.m. Friday, April 25.

For more information, contact VCU Health Hub at 25th at vcuhealthhub@vcu.edu or visit https://healthhub.vcu.edu/working/grants/.

Visit the following URL or email the following address for more information about the program, which is open to sophomores, juniors and seniors. Apply by Wednesday, April 16.

For more information, contact Melody Wang at psambassadors@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1200 or visit https://forms.gle/MWQrAtPzF8uFoXYq6.

Shop RamTech’s Apple sale and save up to $200 off items including Magic Keyboards for iPad Air, iPad 10th Gen, iPad Air M2 and MacBook Air M2 & M3. Shop in-store or online at ramtech.vcu.edu while supplies last.

For more information, contact Rafael Wells at ramtech@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8324 or visit https://ramtech.vcu.edu/.

Looking for a fun and welcoming way to become involved on campus? Join a VCU choir this fall. Make music, make friends and be part of something meaningful. You do not need to be a music major. Choral Arts Society (APPM 359, CRN 29766) is open to students. No audition is required. Commonwealth Singers (APPM 358, CRN 29770) is an advanced mixed choral ensemble. An audition is required. Vox Concordia (APPM 378, CRN 32996) is an advanced treble choral ensemble. An audition is required. The choirs are sponsored by VCU's Department of Music. Apply at the following URL.

For more information, contact Christopher Hansen, Ph.D., at hansenc3@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/music/ensembles/.

Individuals between the ages of 18 and 30 who identify as Black or African American are invited to participate in a research study examining the effect of acute and chronic stress on cardiovascular and inflammation responses to an acute mental challenge. Raffle drawings for financial compensation will be conducted. This study will take place at 500 Academic Centre on VCU’s Monroe Park Campus. Principal Investigator: Lee Franco, Ph.D., Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences.

For more information, contact Jeremy Via at healthyheart@vcu.edu.

This study is inviting individuals between the ages of 18 and 30 who identify as LGBTQ. We are also inviting individuals between the ages of 18 and 30 who identify as cis-gender heterosexual for the control group. The purpose of this research study is to examine the effect of chronic psychosocial stress and vascular inflammation to an acute mental challenge. This study will be conducted at 500 Academic Centre on VCU’s Monroe Park Campus. Principal Investigator: Lee Franco, Ph.D., Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences.

For more information, contact Jeremy Via at healthyheart@vcu.edu.

This research study is inviting individuals between the ages of 20 and 24 with poor sleep quality. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of aerobic and resistance exercise on cardiovascular responses and vascular inflammation. This study will be conducted at 500 Academic Centre on VCU’s Monroe Park Campus. Principal Investigator: Lee Franco, Ph.D., Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences. For more information, contact the following email address.

For more information, contact Garrett Oehlert at healthyheart@vcu.edu.

VCU Psychology invites you to participate in two studies. Compensation is available. One: A study on including video materials in school teaching to make classes more engaging. Two: A study on how people react to fictional characters.

For more information, contact VCU HSS at vcuhss@gmail.com or (804) 554-0584 or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=3AJY3KMHN7NF87TY.

Individuals aged 18 and older currently living in the United States who can read and answer questions in English are invited to take a 20-minute online research study survey related to addiction and harm reduction strategies. Participants can enter into a raffle for one of several $50 Amazon gift card as compensation. The survey is hosted by VCU's Department of Psychiatry. See the survey at the following URL.

For more information, contact Madison Maxwell at madison.maxwell@vcuheath.org or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=HXY8WAN39Y8HFH8Y.