7 p.m.

Good Clear Sound holds its last open mic of the semester at The Depot. The student organzation will also accept donations to help raise funds for its CUPSI trip in April. Participants can share poetry, music, comedy skits and holiday cheer.

Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU Libraries and University Student Commons and Activities invite the VCU community to bring lunch to a film screening and discussion of "The Battle of AmfAR" in the Hunton Student Center, TML Learning Center, Room 209. The film reconstructs the history of the early years of the AIDS crisis through the twin lenses of early medical concern and the dedicated activism. It also explains some of the challenging science of the disease and the important breakthroughs in AIDS research.

For more information, visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2016-17/real-film-2016-17.html.

Grading for fall 2016 has begun. Grade sheets are available on faculty eServices. Grades are due by noon on Wednesday, Dec. 21, at which time grading will be turned off. Faculty may only access grade sheets for courses to which they have been assigned in the Class Schedule. If you do not see one of your grade sheets, contact your department's course scheduling representative.

The Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care invites the VCU community to participate in this year's Emswiller Symposium on Saturday, Feb. 4, at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, 1800 Lakeside Ave. To register, visit the website below. An aging and increasingly complex population is challenging the health workforce to deliver optimum care. Preparing the health care workforce to practice collaboratively is necessary to improve health outcomes, decrease cost, enhance the patient experience and increase practitioner well-being. During the symposium, participants will learn about innovations in interprofessional education and practice that seek to meet these goals.

For more information, visit http://www.ipe.vcu.edu/symposium/.