11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Center for Cultural Experiences in Prevention, The Well and Raise 5 sponsors free HIV testing conducted by Health Brigade in the University Student Commons, Virginia Rooms A-D.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

RamTech holds a free "Appy Hour" lunch session for faculty and staff in the University Student Commons, Alumni Board Room. The "Appy Hour" will showcase the top apps needed on-hand when traveling in the U.S. or abroad. Attendees should bring a brown bag lunch. A free goodie bag and Pepsi products will be provided. Space is limited; register by visiting the website below.

For more information, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vcu-faculty-staff-appy-hour-travel-apps-for-your-next-vacation-tickets-31320872573.

3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

VCUarts Kinetic Imaging Department hosts Karen Yasinsky at the Depot. Yasinsky works primarily with animation, drawing and video installation.

For more information, visit http://arts.vcu.edu/calendar/event/visiting-artist-lecture-karen-yasinsky/.

7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The Department of African American Studies hosts its annual "Black History in the Making" ceremony at The Depot. The "Black History in the Making" award is given to students who have been identified by their departments as being stellar achievers. Recipients will be honored at the ceremony, which will be followed by a reception.

7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

New E.R.A presents "Cuffing Season: Love, Sex and Relationships" in West Grace Street Student Housing-North, Room 1030 C/A. Attendees will participate in an open discussion about love, sex and relationships.

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017 from 12 p.m. to 01 p.m.

VCU Health System Human Resources presents "The Science, Art and Philosophy of Floating" in The Learning Center, VCU Medical Center, Main Hospital, First Floor. David Berv, D.C., veteran Richmond health care provider and floatation expert, will discuss why the emerging mind/body therapy of "floating," or Restricted Environmental Stimulation Technique (R.E.S.T.), is on the rise and how it applies to attendees. Open to all.

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017 at 4:30 p.m.

The Department of Graphic Design presents Hassan Rahim in the Pollak Building, Room 315. Rahim is a designer from California now working out of New York City. He deals in stark, esoteric imagery; it doesn't recoil from darkness. His work has appeared on and ranged from magazines, galleries, albums, stages, street corners, wearables and of course online. Often as distinctive and boundary-troubling as he himself is, his work embodies far-flung but carefully steeped influences arranged into thrilling new harmonies.

For more information, visit http://arts.vcu.edu/graphicdesign/.

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017 from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice holds a discussion on the documentary "13th" by Ava DuVernay in the University Student Commons, Forum Room.

Friday, Feb. 17, 2017 from noon to 12:50 p.m.

The Department of Biostatistics presents its spring 2017 seminar series featuring Samiran Sinha, Ph.D., Department of Statistics, Texas A&M University, discussing "Analysis of Proportional Odds Models with Censoring and Errors-in-Covariates" in One Capitol Square, Third Floor, Room 305.

For more information, visit http://www.biostatistics.vcu.edu/seminars-invited-talks/.

Friday, Feb. 17, 2017 at 7 p.m.

The Activities Programming Board presents a screening of "A Beautiful Mind" at 7 p.m. and "The Soloist" at 9:30 p.m. in the Commons Theater. Movies will also be shown on Saturday, Feb. 18, with "The Soloist" starting at 7 p.m. and "A Beautiful Mind" at 9:30 p.m. in the Commons Theater.

Friday, Feb. 17, 2017 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The Association of Black Social Workers presents "Black Love Matters" in the University Student Commons, Commonwealth Ballroom B. The event will feature guest speakers Jessica Gaddy, M.S.W., founder of Nia Noire Wellness for Women of Color, alongside Frank Brown, Jr., relationship and life coach, and poetry performed by Kia Jordan. Dinner will be served and tickets are $5.

For more information, visit http://www.BlackLoveMattersVCU.eventbrite.com.

Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017 from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.

VCU Music puts on a concert by The Langston Hughes Project and Ron McCurdy in the Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall. The multimedia concert with trumpeter Ron McCurdy’s jazz quartet focuses on Hughes's jazz poem "Ask Your Mama," his homage in verse and music to the struggle for artistic and social freedom at home and abroad at the beginning of the 1960s. Free admission. This event is funded by the VCUarts Inclusion Infusion Initiative.

For more information, visit http://arts.vcu.edu/calendar/event/langston-hughes-project-jazz-montage-multimedia-concert-performance/.

Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017 at 7 p.m.

The Humanities Research Center and VCU Libraries presents Tressie Cottom, VCU Sociology, as part of the "Meet VCU's Authors" series in Cabell Library, Room 250. Cottom will be speaking about her new book, "Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy." Admission is free and all are welcome.

For more information, visit https://humanitiescenter.vcu.edu/meet-vcus-authors-tressie-cottom/.

Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Division for Inclusive Excellence invites faculty, administrators and staff to attend a two-day workshop from February 23-24, in the Larrick Student Center, James River Conference Room, for Building Inclusive Communities (BIC). This initiative supports the university community in creating an engaged, diverse and inclusive campus environment. Seating is limited and advanced registration is required. To register, visit the website below.

For more information, visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=15598.

Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017 from noon to 1 p.m.

The Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care invites the VCU community to the Molecular Medicine Research Building, Room 1-009, to discuss the School of Education developing a master's degree focused on teaching and learning in the health care professions. Questions such as "is this degree something that health care professionals want and need?" and "what should be included in the program to make it attractive to those who have learning development roles in health care?" will be answered. Attendees should come with ideas for what courses should be a part of this degree, as well as suggestions for the target audience and how to reach them. Food will be provided for those who register. Register by visiting the website below.

For more information, visit http://go.vcu.edu/ipe-event.

Wednesday, Mar. 8, 2017 from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The Office of Continuing and Professional Education presents "Introduction to Writing Memoir" at its office, 9 W. Cary St., through Wednesday, May 10. The course will focus on transcribing the author's uniquely personal reflections on his/her early life's experiences. $125

For more information, visit http://ocpe.vcu.edu/memoir.

The annual open enrollment period for the VCU ORP allows participating faculty members to change their investment company selection for future ORP contributions. The approved investment companies are TIAA and Fidelity. For more information about the ORP Open Enrollment, visit http://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/benefits/

For more information, visit http://www.hr.vcu.edu/benefits.html.

The Division for Inclusive Excellence invites members of the VCU community to advertise diversity-related events on the Division for Inclusive Excellence website. In support of VCU's commitment to diversity, inclusion and equity, the goal is to highlight the many diversity-related programs and events throughout the university and its surrounding community. Include programs or events in our monthly calendar by using the google form link on the events page at http://www.inclusive.vcu.edu/events. Send associated graphics by emailing pdf flyers to inclusive@vcu.edu and place "Diversity & Inclusion Event Graphic" with the event name in the subject line of the email. To include a program or event in the "Mark your calendar" section of our home page, submit an event to the VCU Events Calendar with a VCU eID and password and use one or more of the following RSS keywords: diversity, inclusion, multicultural. To access the VCU Events Calendar, visit http://events.vcu.edu

For more information, visit http://ww.inclusive.vcu.edu.