2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU Career Services presents the Fall 2018 Part-Time Job Fair, in the Richmond Salons, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Find out about on- and -off campus part-time and hourly opportunities. Those interested should bring a class schedule and resume.

For more information, contact Lian Currie at lcurrie@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1645 or visit https://tinyurl.com/ycr3xpv9.

3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

New fall 2018 transfer students to VCU are invited to join representatives from the Office of Admissions and Transfer Center for a workshop focusing on developing social connections with the university in Room 1030J, West Grace Student Housing - North, 830 W. Grace St. Interactive games, prize giveaways and free food will be available.

For more information, contact Deirdre Lucas at admrecruit@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1760.

6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Muevelo at VCU, a competitive salsa, bachata and hip-hop dance group, will hold its first interest meeting of the semester and second tryout for its performance team in the SGA Chambers Room (formerly the Forum Room), University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Angelica Carrillo at carrilloab@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Sep. 6, 2018 at noon

The Catholic Graduate Student Organization invites interested Catholic graduate students, postdoctoral scholars and faculty to a luncheon meet and greet with free pizza and drinks in room 3-016 of Sanger Hall, 1101 E. Marshall St. All are welcome. Please RSVP to estimate the pizza order.

For more information, contact Mario Dance at medance@vcu.edu or (804) 828-9838.

Thursday, Sep. 6, 2018 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

"The Future of LGBTQ Studies at VCU: Spotlight on Faculty Research," will be held in the Lecture Hall (Room 303), James Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Co-sponsors are the Office of the President, Division for Inclusive Excellence, LGBTQIA+ Hub Action Committee, College of Humanities and Sciences, VCU Libraries and Equality VCU.

For more information, contact Florence M. Johnson at inclusive@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8947 or visit http://www.inclusive.vcu.edu.

Friday, Sep. 7, 2018 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice will hold an informational meeting in the Alumni Board Room, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., for students interested in the criminal justice field or social justice for minorities.

For more information, contact Nila Cameron at cameronnc@vcu.edu.

Sunday, Sep. 9, 2018 at 2:30 p.m.

Auctus, VCU’s journal of undergraduate research and creative scholarship, is seeking students to join its staff and will hold an informational meeting in Room 1303, Honors College Multipurpose Room, 701 W. Grace St. Members review and edit research articles and creative works for the journal's sections: Creative, Humanities, Social Sciences, STEM and News + Noteworthy.

For more information, contact Mary Boyes at mcboyes@vcu.edu or (804) 517-9750 or visit https://auctus.vcu.edu/apply.html.

Sunday, Sep. 9, 2018 at 4 p.m.

The VCU Department of Music presents VCU alumni Denver Walker and Ron Alig performing as part of the 2018-2019 VCU Guitar Series, at Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall, W.E. Singleton Center for Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave.

For more information, contact Anne Marie Dumain at dumainamm@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1169 or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/music/.

Sunday, Sep. 9, 2018 at 7 p.m.

Jewish Life at VCU will hold a Rosh Hashana Grand Dinner open to students, staff and faculty in the Commonwealth Ballrooms, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. RSVP at the following URL. Jewish Life will also hold Rosh Hashana Shofar services on Sept. 10 and 11, both days of the holiday. Prayer locations and times include: Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St., 12-12:45 p.m., and at the Compass, Monroe Park, 3, 3:30, 4 and 4:30 p.m. (20-minute prayers). Prayers are open to all and will be accompanied by light holiday refreshments.

For more information, contact Rabbi Matisyahu Friedman at mjfriedman@vcu.edu or (804) 601-4613 or visit http://jewishvcu.org/holidays.

Monday, Sep. 17, 2018 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Brooke Newman, VCU Associate Professor of History and Associate Director of the Humanities Research Center, will present her book: "A Dark Inheritance: Blood, Race and Sex in Colonial Jamaica" in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Newman offers a reassessment of the development of race and subjecthood in the British Atlantic and shows how colonial racial ideologies justified African slavery and barred members of marginalized groups from claiming inherited rights of British subjects.

For more information, contact Michael Means at meansmm2@vcu.edu or (804) 828-4729.

Monday, Sep. 10, 2018 at 7 p.m.

The Minority Association of Pre-Health Students will meet in Room A, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Madina Nooristani at nooristanimn@vcu.edu.

Monday, Sep. 10, 2018 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

As part of its 125th anniversary celebration, VCU's School of Nursing will hold a blood donation and bone marrow registration drive at 1100 E. Leigh St. Call 1-800-RED-CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org and enter “Nursing125” to schedule an appointment to donate blood. Refreshments will be provided.

For more information, contact Ethlyn McQueen-Gibson, DNP at emcqueengibso@vcu.ed or (804) 828-9291.

Tuesday, Sep. 11, 2018 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

VCU Career Services presents the "Work That Matters" professional panel, featuring VCU departments and employers of service organizations, in Virginia Room A, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Representatives of local, national and international causes will be present.

For more information, contact Lian Currie at lcurrie@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1645 or visit https://tinyurl.com/y8sldlb5.

Monday, Sep. 10, 2018 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Registration is now open for the VCU Police Department’s Rape Aggression Defense self-defense program to be held at the department's headquarters, 224 E. Broad St. The training, which consists of three sessions, is open to women. VCU students, faculty and staff are welcome to attend. Class One will be offered 6-9 p.m. Sept. 10, 12, 17 and 19; Class Two from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 13 and Oct. 20 and Class Three from 6-9 p.m. Nov. 5, 7, 12 and 14. Men interested in an alternate self-defense class should contact VCU Police Sgt. Bryan Longest at the following email.

For more information, contact Longest at BLongest@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/12iiQNHKGptY-o5f08eOGKiWEP54TKsYEy9Mw27T86Mw/viewform?edit_requested=true.

The Cabell Library stop will be closed from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. Sept. 9 due to a nearby event. Passengers should use the Main and Laurel RamRide stop during this time. The McGuire Hall stop will be closed due to street closures after 7 p.m. Sept. 10 and reopen at 5:30 a.m. Sept. 11. The McGuire stop will also be closed after 7 p.m. Sept. 11 and reopen at 5:30 a.m. Sept. 12. The I Lot shuttle will utilize the Sanger Hall stop during these times. Additionally, the I Lot shuttle will be rerouted to bypass the closure.

For more information, contact Daniel Pesaturo at ramride@vcu.edu or (804) 828-4482 or visit http://vcu.transloc.com.

VCU will host a symposium on Nov. 30 commemorating the institution's 50 years under the VCU name. The planning committee is seeking nominations for undergraduate and graduate students to join a research team that will review institutional information, which will support work on the symposium. Nominations are due Sept. 15. Students chosen will receive a stipend.

For more information, contact Kevin Allison at kallison@vcu.edu or visit https://president.vcu.edu/reports-and-initiatives/history-of-commemoration/student-research-nominations/.

Utility work and construction at the VCU Health Outpatient Facility construction site, at the corner of N. 10th and E. Leigh streets, will affect traffic patterns in the area of the MCV Campus over the next several months. Starting Friday, Sept. 7, after rush hour until the morning of Monday, Sept. 10, construction activities will require the closure of the eastbound travel lane on Leigh Street, between 10th and 11th streets, as well as the closure of the northbound lanes on 11th Street, from Clay to Leigh streets. On Monday, Sept. 10, at 9:30 a.m. Dominion will close 11th Street, between Leigh and Clay streets, for approximately five hours.

For more information, contact Jake Hughes at jake.hughes@am.jll.com or visit https://www.vcuhealth.org/news-center/building-projects/outpatient-facility-updates.