3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU's Department of Fashion Design + Merchandising invites VCU and the community to an event featuring esteemed fashion Illustrator Richard Haines at The Depot (upstairs), 814 W. Broad St. Haines will present on his career as a fashion designer in the 1980s to his current career as an illustrator. A Q & A will follow the presentation.

Thursday, May 10, 2018 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU Community Health Education Center, located on the ground floor of the VCU Medical Center Gateway Building, hosts a program on snake bites. Evelyn Waring from the Virginia Poison Center will educate us on how to identify and avoid Virginia’s poisonous snakes, and provide information about current recommendations for the treatment of snake bites.

For more information, visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/libraries/tompkins-mccaw/chec/.

Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 11 a.m.

VCU Massey Cancer Center's Bone Marrow Transplant Program is partnering with Be The Match to host a marrow donor drive at the India Association of Virginia (IAVA) Mother's Day Picnic event at Deep Run Park, Shelter #5, 9900 Ridgefield Parkway, Richmond, VA 23233. All it takes is a simple mouth swab to join the marrow donor registry and possibly save a life. Participants are welcome to join the picnic event for an afternoon of fun and friendship.

Monday, May 14, 2018 from noon to 1 p.m.

The VCU community, patients and family members are invited to the Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research's Discovery Dialogues seminar in the center's Conference Room, 1200 E. Clay St. "Binge Drinking in Adolescence:Discovering Its Effect on the Development of Young Brains", will be presented by Dr. Jennifer Wolstenholme, assistant professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology. Light refreshments will be served.

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

From April 30 to May 11, RamSafe will run a special fixed route, in addition to its normal service operations, to enhance service for students during the busy final exam period. Departing approximately every 10-15 minutes, two RamSafe shuttles will travel in a loop from Cabell Library to several nearby VCU residence halls, from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. daily. Normal service will be available for those with destinations outside of the fixed route. Shuttle tracking will be available on the VCU Transloc app.

For more information, visit http://go.vcu.edu/ramsafe.

The VCU Office of Continuing and Professional Education (OCPE) offers a variety of classroom and online learning opportunities for VCU faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community members. Continuing education is available in: Addiction Studies, Craft Beer, Disability Support Services, Event Planning, Noncredit Art, Organization, Paralegal Studies, Play Therapy Training, and Test Prep for the GMAT, GRE, LSAT, SAT and ACT. Noncredit online courses and certificates in Customer Service, Google Tools, and Workplace Skills are also offered.

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

A draft of the new Bicycle Parking and Removal policy is now open for university comment through Tuesday, May 15. The draft policy can be found at the URL below.

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

VCU Rec Sports Fitness offers 1-on-1 training sessions and partner training sessions in 3, 6, 12 and 18 session packages. You will be guided through an exercise program customized to meet your needs and specific goals. Lose weight, build muscle, learn how to exercise on your own, break a plateau, improve flexibility or all of the above with trainers. A 90-minute Basic Fitness Assessment and Consultation is also available.

For more information, visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/fitness/personal-training/ .

VCU Recreational Sports Rice Rivers Nature Camp offers a day camp for children ages 9 -12. There will be a variety of activities each day, including stream science, canoeing along the James River and the recently restored Kimages Creek. A shuttle from VCU campus will be available if needed. Choose between three sessions: June 25 - 29, July 16 - 20 or July 30 - August 3.

For more information, visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/outdoor-adventure-program/rice-rivers-center/ .