11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

University Student Health Services will offer free flu shots to students in Virginia Rooms C and D, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Jane Emerson at jeemerson@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2246.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Editing and publishing a podcast is the topic of VCU Libraries Innovative Media Department's Tech Tuesday at the lecture room in Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, 509 N. 12th St. Registration is not required.

For more information, contact Thelma Mack at mackta@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0017 or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2018-19/tech-tuesdays-fall-2018.html.

Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018 at 1 p.m.

Jeff Wing of the National Scholarship Office will offer an informational session about RISE and SMART Scholarship opportunities in Room 401, College of Engineering West Hall/Virginia Microelectronics Center, 601 W. Main St. A second session will be held at 2 p.m. Oct. 24 in Room 103 of the same building. Both programs are for STEM students interested in research.

For more information, contact Jeff Wing at jawing@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1803 or visit http://nso.vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The VCU School of Business and the Robertson School of Media and Culture invite you to join social media experts Emerson T. Brooking, John Worthington, Christina Dick and Butch Sarma for a discussion of the global nature of social media and how it affects today’s world. The event will be held in the ballroom of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. A reception in the atrium of Snead Hall, School of Business, 301 W. Main St., will follow.

For more information, contact Van Wood at vwood@vcu.edu or visit http://www.ciba.vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

VCUDine will feature Thai Top Ten, a West Grace Street Thai restaurant, at Market 810 in Shafer Court Dining Center. Thai dishes will be served at the Fan Fare station, including chicken Pad Thai, stir-fried tofu with mixed vegetables and more.

For more information, contact Lauren Hay at lhay@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1148 or visit http://vcu.campusdish.com.

Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Learn paper engineering techniques that make cut-outs move at "DIY Pop-Up Books," an Innovative Media department event in The Workshop at James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2018-19/wednesday-workshops-2018-19.html.

Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018 at 5 p.m.

VCU's Campus Learning Center is hosting an informational meeting in Room 220, Hibbs Hall, 900 Park Ave. (and also at the same time Oct. 25 in Room 207, Hibbs), for students interested in applying to become tutors or Supplemental Instruction Leaders for Spring 2019 and beyond.

For more information, contact Jennifer Lee at jllee2@vcu.edu or (804) 827-8108 or visit http://clc.vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018 at 7 p.m.

The VCU Department of Music presents a violin and viola studio recital in the recital hall of the James W. Black Music Center, 1015 Grove Ave.

For more information, contact Anne Marie Dumain at dumainamm@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018 at noon

The VCU Department of Painting + Printmaking presents a lecture by Lauren Woods at the Institute for Contemporary Art, 601 W. Broad St. Woods is a conceptual artist whose hybrid media projects engage history as a lens by which to view the socio-politics of the present.

For more information, contact Kat Wilson at papr@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/paintingprintmaking/2018/09/25/lauren-woods-visiting-artist-lecture/.

Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018 from noon to 1:30 p.m.

VCU Libraries will have a free screening of "Paywall: The Business of Scholarship" in Rooms 250 and 2-010, Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, 509 N. 12th St. The documentary focuses on the need for open access to research and science, questions the rationale behind the $25.2 billion a year that flows into academic publishers and examines the 35-40 percent profit margin associated with the top academic publisher, Elsevier. A discussion will follow the film.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.libcal.com/event/4598782.

Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018 from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

VCU Career Services and VCU School of Education will host an education symposium and open house in the Commonwealth Ballrooms, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Participants will be able to connect with professionals, find out about graduate school programs in education at VCU and learn about opportunities in K-12, higher education, nonprofit and public service. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lian Currie at lcurrie@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1645 or visit http://tinyurl.com/EdSymOpen.

Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.

The Pace Center presents Community Conversations at 700 W. Franklin St. Speakers from the VCU community will share their experiences of how their community has affected their physical health. Dinner is free but please RSVP at the following URL for a head count.

For more information, contact The Pace Center at director@thepacecenter.com or visit https://goo.gl/forms/gr4Vg5UvzNzC1Dvp2.

Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018 at 7:15 a.m.

Financial planner David Abbey of MassMutual will discuss the management of debt at a free financial learning breakfast hosted by VCU Military Student Services on the third floor of Harris Hall, 1015 Floyd Ave., at Military Student Services. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Stephen Ross at https://militaryservices.vcu.edu/ or (804) 828-6563 or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf9A6TjVG0W89Oq0xEUn_R6uOpfgBmMr9m6FaZcEv5h1zNzrA/viewform.

Friday, Oct. 26, 2018 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

VCU's Department of African American Studies presents a talk and book signing by Bol Gai Deng in Room 1201, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. Deng, a VCU alumnus, arrived in the United States as a Sudanese refugee nearly 20 years ago and is currently running for president of South Sudan while based in Richmond. He will be discussing and signing copies of his book "Bol Gai Deng: Legacy of an African Freedom Fighter," which he wrote with Andrea McDaniel. Attendance is free and open to the public, and books will be available for purchase.

For more information, contact Dae Newman at newmanad@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1371.

Monday, Oct. 29, 2018 from noon to 1 p.m.

Sarah M. Thomas, Ph.D., will present “Techniques for Scientific Presentations: How to Captivate an Audience With Your Data” in Room 2-010, Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, 509 N. 12th St., at a free workshop hosted by Tompkins-McCaw Library, C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and VCU Postdoctoral Association. Register for at the following URL.

For more information, contact Stacey Wahl at swahl@vcu.edu or visit https://rampages.us/howtotalks.

Monday, Oct. 29, 2018 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Humanities Research Center presents, "True Sex: The Lives of Trans Men at the Turn of the Twentieth Century," at VCU Globe, Room 1030J, West Grace Street Student Housing – North, 830 W. Grace St.

For more information, contact Michael Means at meansmm2@vcu.edu or visit https://humanitiescenter.vcu.edu/fall-2018-speaker-series-emily-skidmore/.

Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018 at 4 p.m.

Reuters journalist and VCU alumnus Ronnie Greene will talk about his book, "Shots on the Bridge: Police Violence and Cover-Up in the Wake of Katrina," in Lecture Hall 1165, T. Edward Temple Building, 901 W. Main St. Greene edits investigative stories for Reuters and teaches graduate writing at Johns Hopkins University.

For more information, contact Marcus Messner at mmessner@vcu.edu or visit https://robertson.vcu.edu/news/reuters-journalist-to-deliver-talk-at-robertson-school.html.

Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018 from 9 a.m. to noon

VCU School of Pharmacy's Student National Pharmaceutical Association and Phi Delta Chi will host a preview day for undergraduate students interested in exploring the pharmacy profession at the Robert Blackwell Smith Building, 410 N. 12th St. Students will have the opportunity to meet admissions faculty and current students, tour the School of Pharmacy, conduct hands-on medication compounding and participate in mock interviews. Apply at the following URL.

For more information, contact Taryn Hayes at hayesta5@vcu.edu or (703) 772-5624 or visit https://dhsd.vcu.edu/.

The VCU Office of Continuing and Professional Education offers a variety of on-campus and online learning opportunities for VCU faculty, staff, students, alumni and community members. Continuing education is available in addiction studies, craft beer, cultural competency and languages, disability support services, event planning, paralegal studies, play therapy training and test preparation for the GMAT, GRE, LSAT, SAT and ACT. Noncredit online courses and certificates in customer service, sales, self-publishing, computer skills, workplace topics, Google tools and podcasting are also offered.

For more information, contact VCU OCPE at ocpe@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1322 or visit http://ocpe.vcu.edu.

December Commencement exercises take place at 10 a.m. on Dec. 8 in the E.J. Wade Arena at the Stuart C. Siegel Center, 1200 W. Broad St. Students participating in the ceremony must wear caps, gowns and hoods. Academic regalia should be purchased at the Barnes & Noble @ VCU on your respective campus. Regalia will be available for sale Oct. 8-Dec. 8 on the MCV Campus and Oct. 9-Dec. 8 on the Monroe Park Campus. If you are unable to visit your campus store before Dec. 8, you may order online from Oct. 11-Nov. 25 at http://www.balfour.com/vcu/. Shipping charges apply to online orders. Caps and gowns will not be available for purchase at the Commencement ceremony.

For more information, contact . at . or visit http://www.commencement.vcu.edu.

Utility work and construction at the VCU Health Outpatient Facility construction site, at the corner of North 10th and East Leigh streets, will affect traffic patterns in the area of the MCV Campus over the next several months. For current information and updates, visit the website below.

For more information, contact Jake Hughes at jake.hughes@am.jll.com or visit https://www.vcuhealth.org/news-center/building-projects/outpatient-facility-updates.