12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

The first COBE Connect Lunch of the year will be in the Forum Room/SGA Senate Chambers in the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Opportunities for faculty, staff and students to collaborate with both the College Behavioral and Emotional Health Institute and the Spit for Science team will be discussed. Lunch is provided; free.

For more information, contact Marcie J. Walsh at walshmj2@vcu.edu or (804) 827-0546 or visit http://cobe.vcu.edu.

12 p.m.

VCU's Department of Painting + Printmaking presents a lecture by Raque Ford in Room 301, Fine Arts Building, 1000 W. Broad St. Ford, who received her BFA from Pratt Institute and MFA from Mason Gross School of Arts at Rutgers University, was recently awarded the 2017 The Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Biennial Award.

For more information, contact Kat Wilson at papr@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/paintingprintmaking/2018/08/29/raque-ford-lecture/.

Wednesday, Sep. 12, 2018 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Animation and the process used to make anything look like it's moving is the topic of Wednesday in the Workshop, presented by VCU Libraries Innovative Media department Workshop in the lower level of James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0129 or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2018-19/wednesday-workshops-2018-19.html.

Friday, Sep. 14, 2018 from noon to 1 p.m.

"Strategies for Making Your Classroom a Brave Space for Difficult Discussions" is hosted by the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence and facilitated by Erin Burke Brown of ASPiRE. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://goo.gl/forms/axG05MQIGnS13Maz1.

Tuesday, Sep. 18, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

VCU's Office of Trademarks and Licensing will host a vendor fair in the Virginia Rooms of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Students, faculty and staff may meet with licensed vendors who can help produce VCU-branded products for departmental use, student groups, giveaways and promotions. A raffle will be held and free cookies and beverages will be available.

For more information, contact Christy Rabil at crabil@vcu.edu or (804) 828-3615 or visit http://www.bsv.vcu.edu/trademarks-and-licensing/.

Tuesday, Sep. 18, 2018 at 11 a.m.

In recognition of Constitution Day, VCU Libraries presents political scientist John Augenbaugh, Ph.D., and historian John Kneebone, Ph.D., who will discuss the clauses of the first amendment guaranteeing U.S. citizens the rights to assemble and to present their grievances to the government.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0129 or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2018-19/constitution-day-2018.html.

Tuesday, Sep. 18, 2018 at noon

The Catholic Graduate Student Organization will sponsor a mass for Catholic medical professionals and graduate students in Chapel Room 209, Main Hospital, 1250 E. Marshall St. All are welcome; seating is limited to 50.

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

Tuesday, Sep. 18, 2018 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

VCU’s Science, Technology and Society program hosts “Imagining Animals Through Science,” at the Library of Virginia, 800 E. Broad St. The discussion will examine the relationships between Victorian Americans, science and animals in the midst of such events as slavery, the Civil War and the decline of the ecosystem. Panelists include Henry McGhie, head of collections and curator of zoology at Manchester Museum, University of Manchester; Abraham Gibson, NSF postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Biology and Society at Arizona State University; and VCU faculty member Kathryn Shively Meier, author of "Nature's Civil War." A book signing will follow.

For more information, contact Kathryn Shivley Meier at kmeier@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8427.

Tuesday, Sep. 18, 2018 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

VCU Libraries' newly formed Research Communication Interest Group invites all members of the VCU community to share ideas for advancing research communication. This session, at Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, 509 N. 12th St., is for science communication enthusiasts as well as people in all disciplines interested in communicating research beyond traditional academic spheres. A second session will be held 9-10 a.m. Sept. 19 at James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0129 or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/news/2018/join-new-community-of-practice-research-communication-interest-group-forming-at-meetups.html.

Friday, Sep. 21, 2018 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Academic Technologies will host an advanced online Zoom training session for VCU faculty and staff. Led by a representative from Zoom, a range of advanced features will be demonstrated and explained, followed by a live Q&A period. Register at https://training.vcu.edu/ (keyword: Zoom).

For more information, contact Jana Avery at jcavery@vcu.edu or (804) 828-4772 or visit https://ts.vcu.edu/askit/video-services/video-conferencing-support.

Wednesday, Sep. 26, 2018 at noon

VCU Human Resources and Health Advance Planning will hold a session on advance directives in Room 311, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Debbie Fitzgerald at dmfitzge@vcu.edu or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=16809.

Utility work and construction at the VCU Health Outpatient Facility construction site, at the corner of North 10th and East Leigh streets, will affect traffic patterns in the area of the MCV Campus over the next several months.

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.

The deadline has been extended to Sept. 21 for proposal submissions for the Oct. 18 Career Development Day conference for VCU and VCU Health System employees. Open slots are available for 45-minute presentations and 10-minute power sessions for the event, sponsored by VCU Human Resources and the VCU Staff Senate.

For more information, contact Penny McFarline at mcfarlinep@vcu.edu or visit https://goo.gl/forms/EVhzLoWeAloGvNGQ2.

A draft of VCU's new Expectations of Ethical Conduct policy is now open for university comment through Sept. 21.

For more information, contact Tony Rapchick at policy@vcu.edu or visit https://policy.vcu.edu/policies-open-for-public-comment.