11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Student Conduct and Academic Integrity presents Academic Integrity Awareness Week. Stop by our information table in lobby of the Larrick Student Center for candy, giveaways and to learn more about the VCU Honor System.

For more information, visit http://scai.vcu.edu.

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

Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and VCU Postdoctoral Association present "Curve fitting in MATLAB" with Anna Nagle, PhD, in the Tompkins-McCaw Library, Room 2-010. This talk will cover how to write MATLAB code to optimize the parameters in an equation to fit a set of data points. Register for this free workshop at the URL below.

For more information, visit http://rampages.us/howtotalks.

12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The Activities Programming Board at VCU presents "Fall into Seafood" in the University Student Commons, Commonwealth Ballrooms. With October being seafood month, this event will have an array of seafood including crab, shrimp, mussels and crawfish. There will also be a make your own fish bowl station and one lucky winner will receive a goldfish!

3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The Office of Student Conduct and Academic Integrity and the Integrity and Compliance Office host a screening of the movie (Dis)Honesty: The Truth About Lies, followed by a brief discussion, in the James Branch Cabell Library, Room 303. Light refreshments will be served.

For more information, visit http://scai.vcu.edu.

7 p.m.

Virginia21 hosts a Halloween party in Cabell Library, room 240E. Come decorate Halloween cupcakes as we discuss our fall campaign and the governor's race.

Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017 from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Offices of Donor Relations, Communications and Annual Giving are holding a Thank a Donor Day event on the Compass outside Larrick Student Center. Faculty and staff are invited to join as students thank our donors. Cookies, coffee and swag will be provided.

Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017 from 9 a.m. to noon

The Office of Environmental Health and Safety hosts Handling Dangerous Goods training for VCU and VCU Health employees who handle (as in receipt for, mark, label, pack and prepare/sign shipping documents) dangerous goods in the George Ben Johnston Auditorium. Registration is NOT required. Handling dangerous goods without training or with lapsed training is illegal and may subject the handler and University to fines.

For more information, visit https://srm.vcu.edu/.

Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017 at noon

The Activities Programming Board at VCU presents "25 Days Until Homecoming" on the Commons Plaza. Attendees can celebrate VCU Homecoming early with the RamFest artist playlist, free food and giveaways.

For more information, visit http://homecoming.vcu.edu.

Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017 at 8 p.m.

VCU Jazz Orchestras I and II and faculty perform in a special three-set concert in the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall. Tickets are $7 in advance, $10 at the door and free with a VCU student ID. Music includes Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Quincy Jones, Frank Foster, Oliver Nelson, Sammy Nestico, Benny Carter, Fats Waller and Bill Holman.

For more information, visit https://www.showclix.com/event/fall-jazz-festival.

Friday, Oct. 13, 2017 from noon to 1 p.m.

The Center on Health Disparities invites the VCU community to sample a low sugar lunch and to consider the benefits of being sugar free with speaker, Melissa Burton, in the Larrick Student Center, Jackson Ward Conference Room. Burton is a cookbook author of "Simple Sugar Free," a local health advocate and VCU staff member. Lunch will be provided. R.S.V.P.s are appreciated by emailing the contact below.

For more information, visit http://healthdisparities.vcu.edu/.

Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

VCU Rec Sports and the Outdoor Adventure host a 12-hour climbing marathon called "No Slack Climbathon" at the Cary Street Gym and Manchester Wall to benefit Operation Underground Railroad. Participants will climb while also having an opportunity to participate in other activities like slacklining, log rolling and knot-tying races. Each climber will make a $14 donation to O.U.R. when registering.

For more information, visit http://www.recsports.vcu.edu/programs/special-events/.

Monday, Oct. 16, 2017 from noon to 3 p.m.

The Wellness Resource Center hosts "BARstander Training: Intervention on Tap" in the University Student Commons, Virginia Rooms C-D. This workshop is intended to empower bartenders and wait staff to have an active role in ending sexual assault and harassment. In addition to providing tips to advocate for survivors and teaching pro-social methods of intervening.

Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017 at 8 p.m.

The Muslim Students Association presents "Roots 2" in the Trani Center for Life Sciences, Room 253. This is an educational event featuring a student leading a discussion and talk on any topic that is relevant to daily life on campus and usually ties back to Islamic roots. For details, email vcumsa@gmail.com

Friday, Oct. 20, 2017 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs holds a graduate information session in the University Student Commons, Richmond Salons, for attendees to learn more about the school's master's, doctoral and baccalaureate certificate programs. Register by Friday, Oct. 13, by visiting the website below. Lunch will be provided.

For more information, visit http://goo.gl/VJntoU.

Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017 at 8 a.m.

Basic and translational liver cancer researchers, hepatologists, hepatic oncologists, residents, students and members of patient advocacy organizations promoting hepatobiliary cancer research are invited to attend the first multi-day international conference to be held in the U.S. that is dedicated to liver cancer research. The conference will be held Dec. 7-10 at the Virginia Crossings Hotel & Conference Center, 1000 Virginia Center Parkway Glen Allen, Va. Early registration at $275 runs through Oct. 16. Late registration at $375 runs through Nov. 6. Pre-/postdoctoral registration at $175 runs through Nov. 6.

For more information, visit http://livercancerconference.vcu.edu.

The Office of Multicultural Student Affairs is currently recruiting members to join the Black History Month Committee. If interested in joining, use the contact information below.

The Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute in the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs accepts applications for the VCU Leadership Development Program Class of 2018. The goal of this program is to develop approximately 30 current and emerging leaders each year at VCU who represent the academic and administrative units of the university and VCU Health. Applications for the 2018 class are due by Sunday, Oct. 15.

For more information, visit https://gehli.vcu.edu/programs/vcu-leadership-development/application/.

If you are age 21 or over, and have a diagnosis of Postconcussion syndrome, you may qualify to participate in a research study conducted in the Richmond, Va. area. Participants of this study will be asked to meet two times in a private area to protect confidentiality. Once to meet with the student investigator to complete four sets of questionnaires and receive a kit for collection of a sample of saliva for purposes of measuring a stress biomarker. A second shorter meeting will be required to pick up the sample of saliva. Compensation is available at completion of the study. For more information, please contact: Christine Huson, MSN, RN Doctoral student Virginia Commonwealth University (540) 985-4028 or email husonc@vcu.edu. Principal Investigator: Victoria Menzies PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN Associate Professor Virginia Commonwealth University VCU IRB #HM20009108

Head to the James River with knowledgeable instructors from the VCU OAP to learn the basics of stability, balance and maneuvering on a stand up paddle board. Pack a lunch, as food is not included. Cost is $15 for students and $20 for members $20. Register by October 10.

For more information, visit https://portal.recsports.vcu.edu/Program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=b1b40990-6277-495a-946d-9a48f9993480&semesterId=8224abd5-d5e6-4bc0-b993-c350f6ee9f71.

The Office of Student Conduct and Academic Integrity hosts Academic Integrity Awareness Week Monday, Oct. 9 to Friday, Oct. 13. There will be daily events for students, faculty and staff. To read the VCU Honor System visit: https://policy.vcu.edu/sites/default/files/Honor%20System.pdf

For more information, visit http://scai.vcu.edu.

Drafts of the revised Timely Warning and Emergency Notification, Response, and Evacuation policies are now open for university comment through Thursday, October 19. The draft policies can be found at the URL below.

For more information, visit https://policy.vcu.edu/policies-open-for-public-comment.

Applications for Alternative Spring Break at VCU's are now open. ASB represents the opportunity to take a "not so average" spring break. Apply for a chance to volunteer on one of eleven trips all over the country plus one international site during VCU's spring break 2018. The application can be found at the URL below through November 3.

For more information, visit https://rampages.us/asbatvcu/.

The START-Play Research Program is comparing a new physical therapy to usual community care. START-Play targets motor skills and thinking. We assign your baby to START-Play or usual care group. Researchers will visit 5 times over 1 year and record your baby’s skills, toy play and parent-infant play. Eligibility: baby must be 7-16 months (adjusted for prematurity), have motor delays and can sit propped for 3+ seconds, but can’t get in/out of sitting.

For more information, visit http://start-play.unl.edu/parent.