10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

RESCHEDULED DUE TO WEATHER: time and date TBD.

11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Global Medical Training at VCU and Virginia Blood Services are holding a blood drive outside of Shafer Court Dining Center. Free t-shirts will be given to every donor. Make an appointment online or walk in at any time. Every donation saves three lives.

7 p.m.

VCU Music presents guest pianist Yingnan Liu in the James W. Black Music Center's Recital Hall. Liu will also present a piano masterclass on March 1 at 5:30 p.m. in the W.E. Singleton Center, Room B-40. Free admission.

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

8 p.m.

VCU Music presents the VCU Symphony conducted by Daniel Myssyk in the W.E. Singleton Center's Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall. The performance will include Respighi's Pines of Rome, Ravel's La Valse, and Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1 featuring violinist Stacey Sharpe. Tickets: $10 General Admission, free for VCU students with ID.

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

Friday, Mar. 2, 2018 from 3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Department of Medicinal Chemistry presents "Probing the h5-HT3 Receptor Binding Site," as part of its 2018 spring seminar series, BioTech One, Founders Conference Room. Ahmed S. Abdel Khalek, graduate channel student, will be presenting his research seminar.

Tuesday, Mar. 13, 2018 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

VCU Libraries' Innovative Media team hosts "Tech Tuesdays: Experience Virtual Reality" at Tompkins-McCaw Library, Room 2-010. Participants can play around with headsets that take you to immersive new worlds.

For more information, visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2017-18/tech-tuesdays-spring-2018.html.

Wednesday, Mar. 7, 2018 from noon to 1 p.m.

Join Human Resources and the Virginia Credit Union for “Strategies for Eliminating Debt” in Snead Hall, Room B-2165. Register at the URL below.

For more information, visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=16374.

Wednesday, Mar. 14, 2018 from noon to 1 p.m.

RamTech invites faculty and staff to attend a free "Appy Hour" lunch session in the University Student Commons, Metro Room. The "Appy Hour" will teach the best tips and techniques for taking stunning, high-quality photos with any smartphone. Attendees can brown bag lunch. A free goodie bag and Pepsi products will be available for all attendees. Space is limited; register at the website below.

For more information, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/appy-hour-intro-to-smartphone-photography-tickets-43041322755.

Saturday, Mar. 17, 2018 at 2 p.m.

VCU’s Mid-Atlantic Twin Registry (MATR) presents "Seeing Double: Take a Spin with Your Twin Contest" during the Southern Women's Show, Richmond Raceway Complex 600 E Laburnum Ave Richmond, VA. Twins will take to the stage to win over the crowd with their “twin pride.” The VCU community can enjoy discounted admission to the show using the code MATR18 online at the URL below. Free admission all weekend with valid ID at the door for educators, librarians and others.

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

Monday, Mar. 19, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Division for Inclusive Excellence offers a 2-day Building Inclusive Communities (BIC) workshop for VCU faculty, administrators and staff, March 19-20, 2018 at the School of Nursing, 1100 E. Leigh St., MCV Campus. Seating is limited and advance registration is required. You can register through the BIC webpage at the URL below or at http://training.vcu.edu using the keyword: diversity. BIC supports the university community in creating an engaged, diverse and inclusive campus environment. Workshop goals include understanding historically marginalized and privileged group dynamics; learning to identify and avoid behavioral traps that contribute to cycles of inequity; and creating a personal plan for changing inequitable behaviors and practices.

For more information, visit http://www.inclusive.vcu.edu/initiatives/building-inclusive-communities/.

Important Reminder: All VCU employees are required to complete Title IX training. The training is required to be completed one time. To access the training, visit: https://equity.vcu.edu/training/.

For more information, visit https://equity.vcu.edu/training/.

All VCU supervisors are required to inform Safety and Risk Management whenever a serious incident occurs. VCU is required by state law to report serious injuries to the Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Administration. For more details, visit www.srm.vcu and click on "Report a Serious Incident".

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

New fellowship opportunities are available in the area of community-engaged research. Deadline for proposals is March 10, 2018. The Division of Community Engagement will fund undergraduate community-engaged research fellowship awards for research projects mentored by VCU faculty and carried out in collaboration with a community partner. Proposals for this fellowship should include a community-engaged research project that creates and disseminates knowledge.

For more information, visit https://research.vcu.edu/ugresources/ce_cctr_fellowship.htm.

A revised Reimbursable Business Expenses policy is now open for university comment through Thursday, March 8. The draft policy can be found at the URL below.

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

Some VCU Recreational Sports facilities, including the Thalheimer Tennis Center, Outing Rental Center and Cary Street Gym Climbing wall will be closed for spring break. Other facilities will be open with amended hours. Detailed information will be available at the URL below.

For more information, visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/facilities/facility-hours/ .

If you are a VCU faculty/staff member interested in furthering what we know about the implementation of genetic findings in mental health clinical care, please take 10 minutes to complete this survey at the URL below.

For more information, visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=TT34CACW7M.

RamAway is currently accepting reservations until Thursday, March 1, for rides through Sunday, March 11. RamAway provides free transportation for faculty, staff and students during designated holidays and semester breaks to and/or from the Richmond International Airport, Greyhound Bus Station and Amtrack at Main Street Station and Staples Mill Road. To reserve a ride, visit the website below.

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

VCU Technology Services and VCU Libraries present the 2018 VCU Tech Fair from Tuesday, April 10, in the Cabell Library Lecture Hall, Room 303, and Wednesday, April 11, at the Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences. Both days feature "hands-on" demos, presentations, free light lunch and giveaways, courtesy of vendor contributors. Attend information sessions to be entered into special prize drawings.

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

A draft revised Broadcast Mass Mail policy is now open for university comment through Tuesday, March 13. The draft policy can be found at the URL below.

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

The Student Government Association seeks volunteers for the 11th annual Wellness Block Party on Saturday, March 24, from 1-4 p.m. at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, 1000 Mosby St. During the fair, health screenings will be performed and there will be fun activities for the community to raise awareness for healthy choices and to provide health education.

For more information, visit https://healthfair.vcu.edu/get-involved/.