11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

VCU Parking and Transportation hosts an open forum for students, faculty and staff on the Monroe Park Campus in Cabell Library, Room 303. 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..

2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program will host a poster workshop session in Hibbs Hall, Room 327. The workshop will cover some of the technical aspects of poster creation from design to printing. The workshop will prepare undergrads to present their work at the Poster Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creativity taking place on campus April 25. View the full schedule of spring poster workshops at the URL below.

For more information, visit http://wp.vcu.edu/vcuurop/2018/02/22/posterworkshops2018/.

3:30 p.m.

VCU Music's Violin and Viola Studio will present a recital on in the James W. Black Music Center's Recital Hall. Free Admission.

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

4:30 p.m.

The Black Student Union at VCU invites the VCU community to the first "Black Girls Rock" in the University Student Commons, Richmond Salons. During an evening of elegance, celebration and fellowship, the union will recognize our Black Girls who Rock on our campus. RSVP to the contact information below.

7 p.m.

RESCHEDULED: The Minority Association of Pre-Health Students presents Agnes Mack, retired director of admissions at VCU School of Medicine and expert on the application process, for a session in West Grace Student Housing-North, Room 1030J. The session aims to help students create a plan in order to become successful medical school applicants.

Tuesday, Mar. 20, 2018 at noon

Join Human Resources and CommonHealth for “Metabolism Makeover” to learn more about boosting metabolism and maintaining a healthy weight. The session on the Monroe Park Campus will be held on Tuesday, March 20 in Snead Hall, Room B2165 and the MCV Campus session will be held on Wednesday, March 21 in Sanger Hall, Room 1-067. Both sessions begin at noon. To register, visit the URL below.

For more information, visit https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/career-development/training-schedule/.

Tuesday, Mar. 20, 2018 from noon 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.

Tuesday, Mar. 20, 2018 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

The Wellness Resource Center runs a survivor self-care space called Survivor Solidarity Hour every Tuesday in the Wellness Resource Center, Recovery Clubhouse.

Tuesday, Mar. 20, 2018 at 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/.

Tuesday, Mar. 20, 2018 at 8 p.m.

VCU Music presents a concert by the Jazz Orchestra II, directed by Steven Cunningham in the W.E. Singleton Center's Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall. This concert will feature the music of Duke Ellington and vocalist Georgia Cotter. Tickets are $7 in advance, $10 at the door and free for VCU students with ID.

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

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

The Institute for Structural Biology, Drug Discovery and Development presents “Identifying the Small Signaling Molecular that Mediate Antibiotic Tolerance in Clositriduim Difficile” as a part of its 2018 Spring Seminar Series in the Larrick Student Center - Court End Ballroom A. Erin B. Purcell, Ph.D., assistant professor at Old Dominion University’s Department of Chemistry and Biology, will facilitate.

For more information, visit https://isb3d.pharmacy.vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Mar. 21, 2018 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU Libraries' Innovative Media team teaches "Making Music with Ableton" in The Workshop, lower level, Cabell Library. Learn how to make and master sounds in Ableton, a professional audio software used for music creation and performance.

For more information, visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2017-18/wednesday-workshops-2017-18.html.

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

VCU Libraries hosts Kimberly Matthews, Ph.D., presenting her book, "The Richmond Crusade for Voters," in James Branch Cabell Library, Room 250. Matthews will discuss the vibrant history of the Richmond Crusade for Voters, an activist group founded in 1956 to oppose Massive Resistance and voter suppression, and what the organization means to Richmond. A book-signing will follow the talk.

For more information, visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2017-18/kimberly-matthews.html.

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 at 5:30 p.m.

VCU and University of Richmond present the 26th Richmond French Film Festival at the Byrd Theatre, 2908 W Cary St., with world and North American premier screenings presented by their actors, directors, screenwriters, costume and set designers, and artist-technicians. All films have English subtitles. Question-and-answer sessions will follow the projections with the French delegation members.

For more information, visit http://www.frenchfilmfestival.us.

Thursday, Mar. 22, 2018 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

VCU Chemistry presents the 2017-18 John B. Fenn Lecture in the Academic Learning Commons, Room 1107. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Chief Scientist, Richard D. Smith, is the guest lecturer.

For more information, visit https://chemistry.vcu.edu/about-us/-john-b-fenn-lecture/2017-2018-john-b-fenn-lecture/.

Thursday, Mar. 22, 2018 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

James Branch Cabell Library participates in the RVA community's inaugural CURRENT Art Fair that focuses on art books and publishers with a show-and-tell about the library's significant Book Art Collection, to be held in the Cabell Library, Mapp Room, Room 424. Librarians Yuki Hibben and Andrea Kohashi will share highlights from the 4,000-piece collection. Viewers will see an array of books--from seminal artists' books of the 20th century to finely crafted editions with unusual bindings, structures and materials. Sign up at the URL below.

For more information, visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2017-18/book-art-collection.html.

Friday, Mar. 23, 2018 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

VCU Libraries Copyright for Creators series presents a workshop on navigating the copyright permissions process in Cabell Library, Room 205. Whether you work in a studio or a classroom, understanding copyright is a foundational skill. Workshop participants will learn when and how to get permission to use copyrighted works and will see (and help navigate) examples of the permissions processes.

For more information, visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2017-18/copyright-for-creators-2018.html.

Friday, Mar. 23, 2018 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

The Office of Multicultural Student Affairs (OMSA) and Rec Sports present, Wellness Fridays, in the OMSA office, University Student Commons, Room 215. Start your weekend off right with a dose of self-care. This week's activity will be massage therapy. Receive a quick free massage and learn some self massage practices you can use in your daily life.

Friday, Mar. 23, 2018 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The Department of History and the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Virginia presents "An Intimate History of the Boston Massacre" in Cabell Library, Lecture Hall 303. The lecture will be given by Serena Zabin, Ph.D., professor of history and director of American Studies program, Carleton College. Admission is free and all are welcome.

For more information, visit http://wp.vcu.edu/humanities-and-sciences/wp-content/uploads/sites/4656/2018/01/2018.03.23_SocietyoftheCincinnati.pdf.

Friday, Mar. 23, 2018 at 8 p.m.

VCU Dance presents "Octavia's Brood: Riding the Ox Home," an original work by iCubed scholar MK Abadoo, March 23 and 24 at the Grace Street Theater, 934 W. Grace St. Abadoo has crafted an immersive dance work inspired by the envisioning of science fiction writer Octavia Butler and freedom fighter, Harriet Tubman, and drawing from Contemporary, West African and Funk dance genres to explore story-telling from the perspectives of women of the African diaspora. Tickets are $15 general admission, $10 students.

For more information, visit https://www.vcudance.showclix.com .

Saturday, Mar. 24, 2018 from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The VCU Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Center welcomes the VCU community, patients and caregivers to Huntington Disease Education Day at Westminster Canterbury of Richmond, 1600 Westbrook Ave, Richmond, VA 23227. Registration is $5 at the URL below.

For more information, visit https://www.support.vcu.edu/event/huntington.

Monday, Mar. 26, 2018 from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU will hold a town hall for its next strategic plan, Quest 2025: Together We Transform, at the Academic Learning Commons, Room 2100. Among the topics for discussion at these forums are the plan's final themes and goals, and draft plans for implementation.

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

Tuesday, Mar. 27, 2018 from 06 p.m. to 8 p.m.

VCU Center for Trauma & Critical Care Education presents Stop the Bleed training, in West Hospital, 15th floor, south wing. Stop the Bleed is intended to cultivate grassroots efforts that encourage bystanders to become trained, equipped and empowered to help in a bleeding emergency before professional help arrives.

For more information, visit https://reg.abcsignup.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0082-0003-346d8ef088124e7a92d137d7ea5505ff.

Saturday, May 5, 2018 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

VCU Alumni and the Student Government Association invite faculty and staff to celebrate the Class of 2018 at the inaugural Grad Bash, to take place in the University Student Commons Plaza. Faculty, staff, guests (non-VCU) and students who are not graduating can purchase a ticket for $10, which includes food and one drink coupon.

For more information, visit https://www.support.vcu.edu/event/gradbash.

The Office of the President accepts nominations for the University's Distinguished Faculty Awards Program. Nomination packages are due to department chairs by Friday, March 23. Professors are at the heart of VCU's commitment to transform students' lives and ensure their success. To view the criteria, timeline and instructions for nominations, visit the URL below.

For more information, visit http://www.president.vcu.edu/nominations/index.html.

VCU Recreational Sports Aquatics offers an American Red Cross Lifeguard Re-certification class, March 23-35 at Cary Street Gym. This is only open to those with a current American Red Cross Lifeguard, First Aid, and CPR/AED certifications. Registration ends on March 22.

For more information, visit https://portal.recsports.vcu.edu/Program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=ef0b1e7e-d080-4a9d-bfb9-361ee9c303cc&semesterId=2747cef5-50b3-4321-bf68-a95f2d1b3ea5.

The Functional Fitness Training course is offered by VCU Recreational Sports Fitness at the Cary Street Gym. Certified Personal Trainers utilize the Synrgy360 to design unique and challenging circuits to teach you how to control your workout intensity to gain cardiovascular fitness and improve your body composition. Boost your fitness, lose body fat and gain strength and stamina. Registration ends on March 23.

For more information, visit https://portal.recsports.vcu.edu/Program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=4e1146e2-d434-4d3e-b66f-9fd949f6bec3&semesterId=2747cef5-50b3-4321-bf68-a95f2d1b3ea5.

VCU student organizations Sisters and Stethoscopes and Queen In You collaborate for a feminine hygiene drive from March 12-23 in the first floor lobbies of the following residence halls : Ackell, Brandt, The Honors College, Grace and Broad, Johnson, Rhoads, West Grace Student Housing-North, West Grace Street Student Housing-South and Cary and Belvidere. Acceptable donations are any new and unopened pads, tampons, underwear and sanitary wipes.

For more information, visit https://sasatvcu.wordpress.com/my-sisters-keeper-feminine-hygiene-drive/.

Beginning March 20, the MCV Campus Weight Watchers meetings will move to the first floor of Sanger Hall, Room 1-038.

For more information, visit https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/worklife/weight-watchers/.

The Global Education Office accepts applications for the 2018 Harris Manchester College Summer Research Institute to take place at Oxford University from July 1-8. The institute is an opportunity for faculty to enhance a research project through a week of focused study. Participants' time is their own for study and writing, as well as taking advantage of cultural activities offered at Oxford University. Applications are due by Monday, April 2, at 4:30 p.m.

For more information, visit https://global.vcu.edu/outreach/facultydevelopment/harrismanchester/.