01 p.m. to 03 p.m.

The Red Cross Club at VCU celebrates Red Cross Month by tabling in the University Student Commons, answering questions and providing information about the Red Cross. Cookies will be served first come, first serve.

For more information, visit https://vcu.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/arc.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

The Department of Health Behavior and Policy presents a seminar featuring Richard Brown, Ph.D., associate professor, Health Behavior and Policy, discussing “Patient interaction research utilizing methods and interventions that span Behavioral and Health Economic outcomes" in One Capitol Square, 12th Floor, Conference Room. Lunch will be provided.

2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

VCU Forensic Science hosts guest speaker Linda Jackson, director, Virginia Department of Forensic Science, speaking on "Changes in Forensic Science: Rape Kits, Fentanyl and Beyond" in Harris Hall, Room 2129, as part of its Forensic Science Graduate Seminar. Admission is free and all are welcome.

3:30 p.m.

The National Scholarship Office and the Wilder School are hosting a Fulbright Student Scholarship information session in the Raleigh Building, Room 1013AB 1001 W. Franklin St. The Fulbright Student Scholarship offers funding for graduate study, independent research and teaching English abroad. Rising and graduating seniors, graduate students and recent alumni are eligible to apply. Additional upcoming Fulbright info sessions are listed at the URL below.

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

5 p.m.

VCU Music presents a concert featuring students from the Advanced Chamber Music class directed by Dr. Magdalena Adamek in the James W. Black Music Center's recital hall. The program will include works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Anton Hoffmeister, Robert Schumann, Eric Ewazen, Valerie Coleman and Malcolm Arnold. Admission is free.

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

8 p.m.

VCU Music hosts the VCU Jazz Orchestra II (Professor Steven Cunningham, director) presenting a program highlighting the compositions of Duke Ellington at the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall. Also hear student vocalist Georgia Cotter sing Gershwin’s “Someone to Watch Over Me.” Tickets are $7 advance, $10 at the door and free with VCU student ID.

For more information, visit http://www.vcumusic.showclix.com.

Wednesday, Mar. 21, 2018 from noon to 1 p.m.

The Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and Tompkins-McCaw Library present their lunch research seminar, “Making Good Clinical Practice (GCP) your Standard Research Practice,” in the Tompkins-McCaw Library, Room 2-010. Dr. Pam Dillon, Research Liaison, will discuss how to incorporate Good Clinical Practice into your research. Participants can bring a lunch; drinks will be provided. Register at the URL below.

Wednesday, Mar. 21, 2018 from noon to 1 p.m.

RESCHEDULED date TBA: VCU Parking and Transportation hosts an open forum for students, faculty and staff on the MCV Campus in the Kontos Medical Sciences Building Auditorium. Parking and Transportation administration will discuss recent initiatives, improvements and address audience concerns. Those who cannot attend this forum can view it live by visiting the URL below.

For more information, visit https://apps.parking.vcu.edu/livestream.asp.

Wednesday, Mar. 21, 2018 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The Department of Political Science hosts a screening of "The New Barbarianism" in the Temple Building, Room 1164. The new documentary examines the crisis of deliberate targeting of humanitarian workers during armed conflict, its causes, the limited international response, and possible ways forward through dozens of interviews and original footage obtained inside Syria, Yemen and Afghanistan. A discussion with the filmmakers will follow.

Wednesday, Mar. 21, 2018 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The Powell-Edwards Distinguished Professorship in Religion and the Arts and the Religious Studies Program, School of World Studies, invite the community to a lecture by Chelsea Wilkinson on "Wheels and Walls: Mobile Arts and Peace-building" in West Grace Street Student Housing - South, Room 1004A (835 W. Grace St.).

Wednesday, Mar. 21, 2018 from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

The VCU da Vinci Center has partnered with the Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in an attempt to break a world record for the world's largest display of piñatas to be unveiled at the Que Pasa festival in May. The center will hold a piñata-making workshop at VCU Innovate, 1010 W. Grace St., Room 1231.

Thursday, Mar. 22, 2018 from noon to 12:50 p.m.

The VCU Interhealth Professionals Alliance and the VCU Student Government Association present "Mindfulness for Healthcare Professionals" at Sanger Hall, Room 1-067. A representative from the VCU Wellness Resource Center will be discussing mindfulness techniques and stress coping mechanisms. Lunch will be provided on a first come, first serve basis.

Thursday, Mar. 22, 2018 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Muevelo at VCU is hosting a latin dance workshop in West Grace Street Student Housing-North, Room 1030J (830 W. Grace St.). Participants will learning how to dance Salsa, Bachata and social dancing techniques. No experience needed and all levels are welcomed.

Friday, Mar. 23, 2018 from noon to 1 p.m.

The Translational Partnership for Mental Health presents Andrew Garcia to provide an overview of what a clinical psychologist does, what validity means and to communicate a process for evaluating validity in research that bridges the gap between researchers and clinicians during a presentation at Biotech One, Conference Room 1-160 (Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics), 800 E. Leigh St.

For more information, visit https://goo.gl/forms/U2BsPnnegXazHHk23.

Friday, Mar. 23, 2018 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Rams in Recovery hosts a Naloxone training in the Academic Learning Commons, Room 1105, open to all students, faculty and staff, to help decrease opioid overdose rates. Register at the URL below.

For more information, visit http://goo.gl/ra7RqU .

Saturday, Mar. 24, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

RamTHON, a dance marathon which has raised more than $50,000 for the Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU, hosts the annual dance marathon at Cary Street Gym. Register by March 21 at the URL below.

For more information, visit http://ramthon.org.

Saturday, Mar. 24, 2018 at 2 p.m.

Anointed to Dance of VCU presents a Fifth Anniversary Celebration in the University Student Commons, Virginia Rooms A-D. The free event will include dance teams from all over the state, VCU's own award winning Black Awakening Choir and food from Mama J's.

Monday, Mar. 26, 2018 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU Massey Cancer Center and the Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research, in partnership with the Division for Academic Success, will offer a special interactive support session in the McGlothlin Medical Education Center, Rooms 12-101 & 12-102. This class is open to all VCU and VCUH employees. Amy Miller, director of the Division for Academic Success, will offer participants the opportunity to understand who they are as a learner. Participants will learn study strategies to prepare for exams (such as the upcoming SOCRA Exam), time management tips and test taking strategies for exams.

Tuesday, Mar. 27, 2018 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

VCU Libraries' Innovative Media team introduces you to "Podcasting: Everything You Need to Know." From beginners to experienced podcasters, learn best practices in podcast production.

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

Friday, Mar. 30, 2018 from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Jewish Life at VCU hosts a Passover Seder banquet, celebrating the first night of the Passover holiday, in the Cabell Library Lecture Hall (Room 303). RSVP at the URL below.

For more information, visit http://jewishvcu.org/passover.

Tuesday, Apr. 3, 2018 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

In one of three events marking the addition of the 3 millionth volume to VCU Libraries' collections, the libraries present Dr. David X. Cifu, M.D. Ph.D., for "Rehabilitation After Traumatic Brain Injury," at the Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences. This work is based on years of research and leading-edge practice in the treatment of traumatic brain injury, including current translation research conducted at VCU, and is a key addition to Tompkins-McCaw Library's Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) collection. Reception to follow.

For more information, visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2017-18/3-millionth-volume.html.

May Commencement exercises take place at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 12, at the Richmond Coliseum, 601 E. Leigh St. Students participating in the ceremony must wear caps, gowns and hoods. Academic regalia is available for purchase at the Barnes & Noble @ VCU on the Monroe Park and MCV campuses. If you are unable to visit your campus bookstore, you can purchase your regalia online through Tuesday, April 30, at http://www.balfour.com/vcu/. Caps and gowns will not be available for purchase at the Commencement ceremony.

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

VCU Recreational Sports Aquatics offers private and semi-private swim lessons designed to give individualized instruction to participants in order to meet their goals. The two, four and six-hour private swim lesson packages may be broken down into 15, 30, 45 or 60 minute sessions depending on instructor/participant preferences. Registration is currently open for students, members or non-members.

For more information, visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/aquatics/swim-lessons/private--semi--private-swim-lessons/ .

VCU Recreational Sports Outdoor Adventure Program hosts a Wilderness Survival Skills Weekend March 31 to April 1. Learn the basics of wilderness survival and put those new skills into practice during the overnight trip. Topics includes water purification, shelter building, fire starting, off trail navigation and other skills that will help you thrive, not just survive, in the wild. Price includes food, transportation, equipment and instruction. Registration ends on March 27.

For more information, visit https://portal.recsports.vcu.edu/Program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=c2bc4897-92a8-4a21-aa23-319d1108e08a&semesterId=2747cef5-50b3-4321-bf68-a95f2d1b3ea5 .

Dining plan holders may now order pizza and soda to-go from Market 810-2-Go. Choose from cheese or pepperoni pizza, two ranch sides and two 20-oz fountain drinks for two swipes. Order forms are available in Market 810-2-GO. Pizza is made-to-order; please allow 20-30 minutes for preparation. Last order taken one hour before closing.

For more information, visit http://vcu.campusdish.com.