11 a.m.

The Asian American and Pacific Islander Alliance is collecting responses for a zine titled "Dear Donald Trump" at the Compass. Write anonymous statements or letters addressed to Donald Trump, the Trump administration or regarding social issues surrounding this presidency.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

The VCU Institute for Inclusion, Inquiry and Innovation (iCubed) holds a "My Life, My Scholarship" symposium at the Monroe Park Campus Barnes & Noble @ VCU Cafe. The next event features Onaje X. O. Woodbine, Ph.D. and Paul Rucker, who are are involved in VCU iCubed’s Racial Equity, Arts and Culture core. Rucker will share his commitment to making artwork that impacts viewers’ understanding of issues related to incarceration, racially-motivated violence, and the current and historical impacts of slavery in the U.S. Woodbine will share about his search for meaning and transcendence in street basketball and his vision of transforming athletic spaces to sacred spaces. RSVP at the URL below.

For more information, visit https://icubed.vcu.edu/connect/.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

VCU English sponsors a talk by Postdoctoral Fellow Adam Abraham in Hibbs Hall, Room 308. Until the end of her life, George Eliot was haunted by Joseph Liggins. Liggins claimed he was “George Eliot”—the pseudonym used by Marian Evans. He thus became a force in literary history even though he never wrote a word. Abraham argues that Liggins's imposture is seared into Eliot's fiction and offers a clue to understanding her final published work.

For more information, visit https://english.vcu.edu/about/english-faculty-forum/.

12:30 p.m.

The Global Education Office invites the VCU community to the monthly Global Café in the University Student Commons, Virginia Rooms, A-D. Experience a variety of cuisines and cultures from around the world. This student-centered program is designed to increase awareness and appreciation of cultural diversity at VCU, and you’ll have the chance to meet students from across thee globe. Each café has a different theme and refreshments are always served.

For more information, visit https://global.vcu.edu/students/community/globalcafe/.

2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU Career Services presents Careers in the Commons with The Fund for the Public Interest, a national nonprofit organization that runs campaigns for America’s leading environmental and public interest organizations, in the University Student Commons near the Commons Theater. They will be tabling from 2-5 p.m. and hosting info sessions from 2-3 p.m. & 4-5 p.m.

4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The Muslim Students Association holds a tabling event at the University Student Commons as part of Islamic Awareness Week. Members will be distributing free water bottles to the VCU community with quotes from important Muslim figures who were known for their positive community impact.

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

7 p.m.

VCU Music presents a faculty recital by Ark Duo featuring Dr. Tabatha Easley, flute and Dr. Justin Alexander, percussion on in the W.E. Singleton Center's Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall. Free admission.

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

Thursday, Mar. 29, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

To support patients in the greater Richmond area, The VCU Police Department invites the VCU community and the public to a blood drive with the American Red Cross at police headquarters, 224 E. Broad St. The goal is to collect 22 pints of blood and schedule 30 appointments. Appointments are preferred; walk-ins welcome. To make an appointment, visit the URL below and search sponsor code “VCUPD”. The American Red Cross is the primary supplier of blood to all VCU Health, Bon Secours, Sentara and Henrico Doctors' hospitals across Virginia. About one third of Red Cross blood used by local hospitals goes to VCU Medical Center.

For more information, visit http://www.redcrossblood.org.

Thursday, Mar. 29, 2018 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Health Sciences Club at VCU is pleased to present a collection of mixed media artwork and photographs that seek to increase awareness regarding mental health and mental health treatments at the Depot, 814 W. Broad St. The one-night show and reception will feature light hor d'oeuvres and refreshments.

Thursday, Mar. 29, 2018 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Photography Club at VCU holds a Photoshop editing workshop at West Grace Student Housing - North, Room 1030. For beginner to advanced levels, learn techniques to make your pictures prize-worthy, and get individual time with our officers. The first 15 people to attend will receive Adobe water bottles, pop-sockets, and other giveaways. A laptop is required.

Thursday, Mar. 29, 2018 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

VCU's Humphrey Fellows partner with Reynolds Community College for a panel discussion and Q&A highlighting the voices and experiences of American and international Muslim women leaders, to be held at Reynolds Parham Road Campus, 1651 E. Parham Rd., Workforce Development and Conference Center, Conference Center Gallery. Light refreshments will be served.

Thursday, Mar. 29, 2018 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.

VCU will hold a town hall for its next strategic plan, Quest 2025: Together We Transform, at the School of Nursing, Room 1009, 1100 E. Leigh St. Among the topics for discussion are the plan's final themes and goals, and draft plans for implementation.

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

Friday, Mar. 30, 2018 at noon

The Department of Craft and Material Studies Presents a visiting artist lecture by Iris Eichenberg at The Depot, 814 W. Broad.

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

Sunday, Apr. 1, 2018 at 8 a.m.

VCU Alumni and VCU Career Services sponsor the Suit Yourself Clothing Drive. Faculty and staff can donate gently used men’s and women’s professional clothing for students to wear at interviews and career fairs. Donations are accepted 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays during April at the University Student Commons, Room 143, or at the VCU Office of Development and Alumni Relations, 111 N. Fourth St.

For more information, visit https://careers.vcu.edu/parents/services-for-students/.

Monday, Apr. 2, 2018 from noon to 3 p.m.

VCU Career Services presents the Just In Time Career Fair in the University Student Commons, Richmond Salons. This is an opportunity to meet employers looking to fill summer internships, part-time and full-time summer jobs, and full-time jobs for soon-to-be graduates.

For more information, visit https://tinyurl.com/JITFair.

Monday, Apr. 2, 2018 from noon to 1 p.m.

The Division of Family Medicine and Population Health's Division of Epidemiology hosts Marissa Levine, MD, MPH, as the speaker to kick off National Public Health Week in One Capitol Square, 6th floor, room 644. Levine, commissioner of the Virginia Department of Health, will present "Virginia as the Healthiest State in the Nation: The Role of Public Health." Other National Public Health Week events include seminars by William Thornton, Dr. Gail Christopher and Ashley Harrell.

For more information, visit https://familymedicine.vcu.edu/epidemiology/national-public-health-week/.

Monday, Apr. 2, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Division for Inclusive Excellence offers a one-day Building Inclusive Communities (BIC) workshop for VCU faculty, administrators and staff at the School of Nursing, 1100 E. Leigh St. Seating is limited and advance registration is required at the URL below. 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/.

Wednesday, Apr. 4, 2018 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU Libraries' Innovative Media team offers "Basic Leatherworking and Armorsmithing" in The Workshop, lower level, Cabell Library. Practice beginner leather working techniques while learning about the armed history of physical facsimile. Leather scraps for practice will be supplied.

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

Wednesday, Apr. 4, 2018 at 5:30 p.m.

The VCU School of Engineering invites the VCU community to the 2018 Henry A. McGee Lecture featuring speaker Babatunde A. Ogunnaike, Ph.D., dean of the College of Engineering and professor of chemical engineering at the University of Delaware, in School of Engineering West Hall, Room 101. Ogunnaike will discuss achieving online quality control during biopharmaceutical manufacturing of monoclonal antibodies (MAbs).

For more information, visit http://egr.vcu.edu/mcgee2018.

Monday, Apr. 9, 2018 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The Office of Faculty Affairs would like to invite all faculty to attend the spring 2018 Faculty Appreciation Reception in the University Student Commons, Rams Lounge. This annual event honoring the teaching, research and service of all VCU faculty members. RSVP at the URL below.

For more information, visit https://provost.vcu.edu/engage/calendar/far-spring-18.html.

Thursday, Apr. 12, 2018 from noon to 12:45 p.m.

RESCHEDULED: Collaboration Services invites faculty and staff to learn more about Team Drive from the comfort of your desk. We will be hosting a live stream sharing everything you need to know about planning, requesting and implementing Team Drive within your department. If you’re unable to attend or want a head start, please visit our website to learn more about Team Drive. To register, visit the website below.

For more information, visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=16609.

A draft of the new Reservation and Use fo Space policy is now open for university comment through Tuesday, April 3. The draft policy can be found at the URL below.

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

A draft of the Preventing and Responding to Discrimination policy (formerly titled Affirmation of VCU's Equal Opportunity) is now open for university comment through Monday, April 9. The draft policy can be found at the URL below.

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

VCUDine is offering dining plan holders the opportunity to pre-order pizza and wings for the April 2 NCAA Championship basketball game. Orders will be taken Friday, March 30 from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. on the first floor of Shafer Court Dining Center. Stop by the order tent to order a pizza combo (choice of cheese or pepperoni pizza, two sides of ranch and two 20 oz fountain drinks) or a wing combo (1 lb of buffalo bone-in wings, two sides of ranch or blue cheese and a 20 oz fountain drink), both two swipes.

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

Academic Technologies will be scheduling Top Hat training sessions for faculty and staff over the next few months. To assist with planning and scheduling, your input would be greatly appreciated. Please participate in a short survey at the URL below. Turning Technologies and other Student Response Systems will no longer supported by VCU Technology Services after May 16.

For more information, visit https://goo.gl/forms/PuXxog551U12qpXl2.