11 a.m.

This interactive workshop will familiarize participants with the required components for a laboratory report and explore the essential elements of a lab report across various scientific disciplines. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

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

11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Alzheimer's Association will host a Memory Café at VCU Health Hub 1330 N. 25th St., Suite A. Come for a social space for those with early-stage memory loss to connect, while care partners gain support and information. The bonds formed in Memory Cafés often last throughout the continuum of the disease and become additional support for those involved.

For more information, contact VCU Health Hub at vcuhealthhub@vcu.edu.

12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Mark Davy, M.D., will lead participants in a therapeutic journaling program at the Medical Center Health and Wellness Library, VCU Health Gateway Building, ground floor, Room G-112, 1200 E. Marshall St. Davy will explore writing as a tool to relieve stress and check in with yourself. Bring a notepad or paper for writing. Pens will be provided. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jackson Wright at wrightjc4@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2432 or visit https://vcu.libcal.com/event/15299895.

12 p.m. to 12:50 p.m.

Join this virtual You First Presents for a talk on media literacy. Just like with food, our media diet makes us who we are. Too much junk? Any veggies? We live in a media-saturated world, so a balanced media diet takes work ... and influences what we think is real and whom we trust. Join Tim Bajkiewicz, Ph.D., associate professor of broadcast journalism at VCU's Richard T. Robertson School of Communication, for a look at today's media world and tools to help you snack on it smarter. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Bambacus at bambacuses@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/OnrgxVi7RN6JsrFCPEWwlA.

12:30 p.m.

Join the Department of Graphic Design in welcoming new faculty member Gerardo Ismael Madera to the Objects + Methods lecture series. Madera is an artist and educator from New York City. The series will be in the University Student Commons Theater, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Luiza Dale at oliveiramal@vcu.edu.

Friday, Oct. 17, 2025 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Join a dedicated writing group. Whether you’re working on a manuscript, grant proposal or other scholarly project, this group provides fellowship, accountability and focused writing time. Sessions are held every Friday from 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. via Zoom, hosted by the Division of Community Engagement in collaboration with the Council for Community Engagement Research Work Group. Register at the following URL or join at this Zoom link: https://vcu.zoom.us/j/86507914411

For more information, contact Challen Wellington at wellingtonc@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/dKNsb9AYcVqS7kMa8.

Friday, Oct. 17, 2025 at noon

VCU's Division of Community Engagement in the Office of the Provost will host weekly open consultations for faculty, staff and partners to receive guidance and explore how to make the most of Collaboratory: VCU's Database for Community and Civic Engagement Activities and Partnerships in their work. Bring your questions or simply join us to explore the database. Sessions will be held every Friday from 12–1 p.m. Note that there will be no session held on Friday, Oc. 24. The Zoom link is https://vcu.zoom.us/j/81793039272?jst=2

For more information, contact Shari Garmise at garmiseso@vcu.edu or visit https://community.vcu.edu/community/collaboratory/.

Friday, Oct. 17, 2025 at 6 p.m.

The women's volleyball team will play George Mason at the Siegel Center.

For more information, contact Tavian Elliott at elliottt2@vcu.edu.

Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025 at 4 p.m.

The women's volleyball team will play George Mason at the Siegel Center.

For more information, contact Tavian Elliott at elliottt2@vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025 at 3:30 p.m.

The Boren Awards, which fund the study of a critical language abroad, are open to all undergraduates and graduate students. This session will provide an overview of the program and information on how to apply. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jeff Wing at jawing@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdiXWMWJZQnCPQPRQpyMFIjV126VhMO2t8NxXIxN64wVd-EIg/viewform.

Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025 at 10 a.m.

Faculty members are invited to an in-person workshop to learn from VCU tenured faculty who have leveraged their community engagement into successful promotion and tenure. Mentorship opportunities are available. The event will be at the Scott House, 909 W. Franklin St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Challen Wellington at wellingtonc@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/kMLFxdTqoLv8R1Tm9.

Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Join the Humanities Research Center for a lecture with Wendy Chun, Ph.D., professor in the School of Communication and director of the Digital Democracies Institute at Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada. Chun will explore how fundamental concepts and axioms within critical theory and natural language processing intersect. The event will be in Room 303, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ellie Musgrave at musgraveec@vcu.edu or visit https://humanitiescenter.vcu.edu/events/humanities-week/humanities-and-ai-large-language-models-and-the-returns-of-critical-theory.html.

Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

VCU You First and AAPIA (Asian American Pacific Islander Affinity) at VCU will host the 2025 Night Market at the Ram Horns Plaza. Explore local art vendors, enjoy snacks and art experiences (henna and screen printing) and connect with other students. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Linda Le at lel7@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1941356.

Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

VCU's Department of Chemistry will hold its 48th Annual Mary E. Kapp Lecture, which honors the founding chair of the department. The lecture will be in Room 112 in the STEM building, 817 W. Franklin St.

For more information, contact Rhea Miller at rmiller3@vcu.edu or visit https://chemistry.vcu.edu/events/mary-e-kapp-lecture/.

Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 at 11 a.m.

Why does naming beneficiaries’ matter? It will ensure the money in your account won’t end up as part of your estate and have to go through probate, as well as making sure your money goes to the people you want to receive today. Join VCU HR and TIAA for this webinar to make sure your wishes are followed. Register in Talent@VCU or at: https://bit.ly/3KjNifg

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or visit https://hr.vcu.edu/worklife-at-vcu/employee-events/.

Since its founding in 1997, the Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign has provided employees with a trusted way to direct their charitable giving to the causes they care about most. Whether it’s through payroll deduction or credit card, your dollars go straight to organizations that reflect your values. As we celebrate 28 years of giving, we invite you to be part of the 2025 campaign going on now — and help us keep creating lasting change across the Commonwealth.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or visit https://hr.vcu.edu/worklife-at-vcu/commonwealth-of-virginia-campaign/.

The 2026-2027 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is available for completion at the following URL. Completing the FAFSA is key to determining eligibility for federal, state and institutional need-based financial assistance. VCU’s priority filing date is Feb. 1, 2026. Contact the Student Financial Management Center at the following email address if you have any questions.

For more information, contact Student Financial Management Center at sfmc@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1550 or visit https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa.

This web-based service for all employees includes 24/7 on-demand crisis support, 12 free scheduled telehealth sessions with a mental health professional, self-care content and more.

For more information, contact VCU Employee Health at EHS@vcu.edu or (804) 628-2594 or visit https://counseling.vcu.edu/faculty--staff/support-for-faculty-and-staff/.

Students from VCU's Center for Sport Leadership want to know how their fellow students spend their free time in the Richmond area — hobbies, clubs, sports, anything. Your anonymous survey answers will help complete a Sports Marketing Final Project and plan events that fit student life. Take the two-minute survey at the following URL.

For more information, contact Xaviar Goodman at goodmanx@vcu.edu or (301) 602-8380 or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfQX-9hKqjaoDHWOcEV4J1FzuGv96Vaz5eWNIsRQGudS7WlJQ/viewform.

VCUarts and the Department of Fashion Design + Merchandising present Uncovering Fashion, an exhibition that explores the issues and challenges of the global textile waste crisis. The exhibition runs through Thursday, Oct. 30 at The Gallery at Main Street Station. The gallery, located inside Main Street Station, 1500 E. Main St., is open daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. with free admission.

For more information, contact Kimberly Guthrie at kguthri1@vcu.edu or visit https://www.popupstop.org/upcomingevents.

Researchers at the VCU School of Public Health are testing a new research study program to help improve health and well-being among emerging adult women. You may be eligible for this study if you are a woman between the ages of 18 and 25 with a body mass index (BMI) between 25-50 kg/m2. Visit the following URL to take a survey to determine if you may be eligible.

For more information, contact Redefining BMI study at bmiproject@vcu.edu or (804) 828-5362 or visit https://www.redefiningbmi.com/.

The Translational Research on Eating and Affect (TREAT) Lab is recruiting adolescents and young adults assigned female at birth (aged 12 to 25 years) for a brain imaging study to understand risky decision-making in individuals who have concerns about their body shape/weight, or overeat, purge, use laxatives, diet severely or exercise excessively. We are also investigating these processes in individuals without a psychological disorder. There will be compensation for participation.

For more information, contact Kelsey Hagan, Ph.D., PI at treatlab@vcuhealth.org or (804) 827-4174 or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=48YEAYT8MK33E8EJ.

This study is inviting individuals between the ages of 18 and 30 who identify as cisgender heterosexual for the control group.

For more information, contact Karen Gorgey at healthyheart@vcu.edu.

The Research on Excessive, Persistent and Emotion-based Actions and Traits (REPEAT) Lab at VCU is conducting a brain imaging study to understand how decision making differs between adults with anorexia nervosa, obsessive-compulsive disorder and no history of a psychological disorder. Participants will be compensated for participating in the study. Read the screening questions at the following URL.

For more information, contact REPEAT Lab at repeat@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2658 or visit https://tinyurl.com/25wnkh7z.

Black women ages 18-35 who have no experience with resistance exercise (e.g., lifting weights, resistance bands, body weight exercises) are invited to share their perspectives about resistance exercise and their desired features of a mobile app aimed to help guide and track their exercise regimens. Women will be invited to complete a one-time interview plus two surveys at a local library of their choice. Compensation is available. Check your eligibility at the following URL.

For more information, contact Chloe Jones, Ph.D., Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at jonesc53@vcu.edu or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=CJCT4ELK87PHXKK3.

In conjunction with Cancer Awareness Month, CTAI invites survivors to share their journeys to help raise awareness and empower others. Contact the following email address if you’d like to be featured.

For more information, contact Aya Elhassani at elhassania@vcu.edu.