10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The VCU Office of Sustainability presents Campus Sustainability Day at the Cary Street Gym. Food, fun and do-it-yourself projects will be available.

For more information, contact Parker Long at longpj@vcu.edu or visit http://sustainability.vcu.edu.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

The Wellness Resource Center offers the second of three Healthy Love Quickies, in Rooms 104-105, Hermes A. Kontos Medical Sciences Building, 1217 E. Marshall St. The focus of the workshop is current and past relationships and developing tools to build healthier relationships, including intimate partners, friends, colleagues and family members.

For more information, contact Kaylin Tingle at tinglekm@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7695.

12:10 p.m. to 12:50 p.m.

VCU Libraries offers a new webinar on SAGE (Investigating Sleep and Age) research methods, an online database that has information to guide users through each step of the research process. Registration is required at the following URL.

For more information, contact Thelma Mack at mackta@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0017 or visit https://vcu.libcal.com/event/4559797.

4 p.m.

Formula: Symbosis, featuring minimal electronic and ambient vinyl sets from DJs Sofia Lakis, Chaperone, Donation, Expugnantis and Stiff Dance, will be presented as part of the Institute for Contemporary Art's Provocations Performance series.

For more information, contact Institute for Contemporary Art at ica@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2823 or visit https://icavcu.org/performances/provocations-1102/.

Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

VCU's Activities Programming Board presents the third annual Reign of the Rams Homecoming Court Pageant in the Commonwealth Ballrooms of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Nicholas Hooks at hooksnc@mymail.vcu.edu or (804) 402-5600 or visit https://homecoming.vcu.edu/events/.

Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018 at 1 p.m.

Ryan Olsen, conservatory horticulturist at Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens, and Andy Clifford, the Institute for Contemporary Art’s lead preparator, will discuss how the institutions collaborated to produce Abbas Akhavan’s "Study for a Curtain," currently on view at the ICA, 601 W. Broad St.

For more information, contact Institute for Contemporary Art at ica@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2823 or visit http://icavcu.org.

Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018 from noon to 2 p.m.

VCU Globe will host an open house from noon to 2 p.m. Nov. 3 in the West Grace North residence hall. Globe staff will discuss the program and answer questions. Applications are now being accepted and the priority deadline is Nov. 9.

For more information, contact Ross Losapio at losapior@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7853 or visit https://global.vcu.edu/vcuglobe/.

Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018 at 8 p.m.

The VCU Department of Music presents the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in the Sonia Vhlacevic Concert Hall of the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave., as part of the Mary Anne Rennolds Concert Series. Purchase tickets at the following URL.

For more information, contact Anne Marie Dumain at dumainamm@vcu.edu or visit https://www.showclix.com/event/CMSoLC.

Monday, Nov. 5, 2018 from noon to 1 p.m.

Some of the upcoming VCU homecoming celebrations include a photo booth and King of Pops popsicles in the Richmond Salons, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Also, a pep rally with food, a DJ and a chicken nugget-eating contest at 7-9 p.m. Nov. 5 in the Richmond Salons. Also, a candy shop happy hour at noon-1 p.m. Nov. 6 in the Richmond Salons. Also, Caribbean snacks at noon-1 p.m. Nov. 8 in the Richmond Salons. Also, dinner and karaoke at 7-9 p.m. Nov. 8 in the Richmond Salons. Also, freshman through junior members of the homecoming court will be crowned, noon-1 p.m. Nov. 9 in the Richmond Salons, and brunch and mocktails will be available. Also, a homecoming tailgate will be 4-7 p.m. Nov. 9 at Harrison and Marshall streets. (Students will receive one voucher for one of the food trucks.)

For more information, contact Nicholas Hooks at hooksnc@vcu.edu or (804) 402-5600 or visit http://homecoming.vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018 at 7 p.m.

The claim period for the VCU basketball home opener is now open. Students must claim a ticket to attend the games.

For more information, contact Kevin Jackson at jacksonks@vcu.edu or (804) 909-3814 or visit http://www.vcuathletics.com.

Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018 at 7 p.m.

Make It Happen at VCU, inspired by Ted Talks, will host a free talk by Josh Roth, VCU alumnus and co-founder of BeyondNightlife/BeyondJRoth, who will discuss “The Bounce Back,” how to deal with problems, in Room 2100, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Chika Osuchukwu at osuchukwuca@vcu.edu or (757) 663-9370 or visit http://makeithappenvcu.eventbrite.com.

Monday, Nov. 5, 2018 from noon to 1 p.m.

Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, the C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and VCU's Postdoctoral Association present “How to Conduct Survival Analysis Using National Complex Survey and Vital Statistics Data” with Tamala Gondwe, Ph.D., in Room 2-010, Tompkins-McCaw Library, 509 N. 12th St. Statistical techniques that can be used on large data sets to assess relationships between health factors and mortality will be discussed. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Stacey Wahl at swahl@vcu.edu or visit https://rampages.us/howtotalks/upcoming/.

Monday, Nov. 5, 2018 at 7 p.m.

The VCU Department of Music presents Rex Richardson's Trumpet Spectacular at a faculty recital in the Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall of the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave.

For more information, contact Anne Marie Dumain at dumainamm@vcu.edu.

Monday, Nov. 5, 2018 from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The College of Humanities and Sciences Leadership Council is hosting a Healthcare Careers Seminar at SGA Senate Chambers, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Students can question current healthcare students and professionals about the application process and expectations in graduate or professional programs. Dinner will be provided.

For more information, contact Bijal Rajput at rajputbg@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018 from 11 a.m. to noon

VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and VCU's School of Nursing present an introduction to NanoString Technologies by Theresa Swift-Scanlan, Ph.D., in Room 2-010, Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, 509 N. 12th St. The seminar will be broadcast live on Zoom! RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Amy Olex at alolex@vcu.edu or visit http://bit.ly/nanostring.

Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018 at 8 p.m.

VCU's Alpha Phi Omega is holding a Mental Health Trivia Night in Virginia Room A, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., as part of National Service Week. Teams of two to four can be submitted up to 24 hours before the event at the following URL. Food, music and prizes will be available.

For more information, contact Kayla Whyte at whyteks@mymail.vcu.edu or visit https://goo.gl/forms/mV9gmoVAXj9pU3YA2.

Friday, Nov. 9, 2018 from 10 a.m. to noon

VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and the Natural Language Processing Lab in the Department of Computer Science present a double seminar with an "Introduction to Natural Language Processing" and "Machine Learning With Clinical Applications," in Room 2010, Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, 509 N. 12th St. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Amy Olex at alolex@vcu.edu or visit http://bit.ly/clinical-nlp-ml.

To help students get to the polls on Election Day, VCU’s SGA, in partnership with VCU Parking and Transportation, will sponsor transportation for students to downtown Richmond polling locations on Nov. 6. Election Day shuttles will begin at James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave., and run on a continuous loop to four polling locations around the city, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Students interested in taking the shuttle should meet at Cabell Library with a VCU ID card to present to the driver upon boarding.

For more information, contact VCU Parking and Transportation at parking@vcu.edu.

RamTech, VCU's on-campus technology store, at 930 W. Grace St., will be open for Family Weekend from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 3. All VCU-branded tech gear will be 15% off. Free limited parking available in front of the store.

For more information, contact Erinn Budd at ramtech@vcu.edu or (804) 827-9984 or visit http://ramtech.vcu.edu.

VCU's Global Education Office invites the VCU community to share the Thanksgiving Day holiday with VCU international students or scholars. Submit an application by Nov. 6 at the following URL.

For more information, contact Nichole Dorton at nldorton@vcu.edu or (804) 827-9331 or visit https://goo.gl/forms/7OT14BROvxrnAl663.