4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Learn how to build a positive credit score and pull your own credit report at annualcreditreport.com at this workshop, in the Alumni Association Board Room of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Bring your laptop. Money Mondays is brought to you by VCU TRIO Student Support Services, the Money Spot at VCU, and the Virginia Credit Union.

For more information, contact TRIO Student Support Services at trio@vcu.edu or (804) 828-9517 or visit http://www.trio.vcu.edu.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and VCU Postdoctoral Association present “An Introduction to Echo Liquid Handler and Fluorescence Polarization as a Tool for Drug Screening” with Pradip K. Singh, Ph.D., in Room 2-010, Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, 509 N. 12th St. Register at the following URL.

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

4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

VCU's Global Education Office presents professor Audelino Sac Coyoy, who will speak about "Social and Political Forces Pushing Immigration of Indigenous People to the U.S.," in Room 1030J, West Grace Street Student Housing – North, 830 W. Grace St. Sac is a Maya-K’iche’ political scientist who teaches at the Universidad Rafael Landívar in Guatemala. He is a delegate for the government committee on the Definition of Indigenous Sacred Places as part of the Guatemalan Peace Accords and consultant to the U.N.

For more information, contact Renee Russell at vrrussell@vcu.edu or (804) 828-3636.

6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The VCU chapter of the National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice presents "Love Shouldn't Hurt: Domestic Violence Panel," a Q&A in Virginia Rooms C and D, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

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

7 p.m.

The VCU Department of Music presents the VCU Percussion Ensemble with special guests percussionist Adam Groh and the Orange County High School Percussion Ensemble with director Tom Doss in a free concert in the 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.

7 p.m.

The VCU Department of Music presents a violin and viola studio recital in the Recital Hall of the James W. Black Music Center, 1015 Grove Ave.

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

7 p.m.

Emerging Healthcare Leaders will host a mentorship social in the Jackson Ward Conference Room, Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St.

For more information, contact Vamsi Divakaruni at divakarunirv@vcu.edu.

7 p.m.

The Minority Association of Pre-Health Students will host a physician Q&A panel in Room 1004A, West Grace Street Student Housing – South, 835 W. Grace St. Students may question doctors in the fields of ophthalmology, emergency medicine, radiation oncology and pediatrics. Anonymous questions are also being collected at the following URL.

For more information, contact Nujuma Moussa at moussana@vcu.edu or visit https://goo.gl/forms/wJpC3Yz1qXlitXSN2.

Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018 from noon to 12:45 p.m.

The College Behavioral and Emotional Health Institute and Institute for Contemporary Art present Lunchtime Mindfulness Meditation @ ICA at the Institute for Contemporary Art, 601 W. Broad St. The free sessions are guided by experienced teachers. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Marcie Walsh at walshmj2@vcu.edu or (804) 287-0546 or visit https://icavcu.org/learn/.

Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Learn paper engineering techniques that make cut-outs move at "DIY Pop-Up Books," an Innovative Media department event in The Workshop at James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave.

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

Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018 at 6 p.m.

Join Dr. Chin-Chih Chen online and in person at the School of Education Master's of Education: Special Education (General Education) Information Session in Doctoral Hearing Room 2116, Oliver Hall, 1015 W. Main St.

For more information, contact Jenna Lenhardt at soeinfo@vcu.edu or visit http://bit.ly/2vgRQtz.

Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The VCU Association of Information Technology Professionals presents a workshop on LinkedIn in Room B2165, Snead Hall, School of Business, 301 W. Main St. Learn how to develop, update and leverage a LinkedIn account. Pizza will be available.

For more information, contact Giovanni Knight at knightgn@vcu.edu or visit http://aitpvcu.com.

Friday, Oct. 26, 2018 from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Join VCU School of Education for a Research Resource Palooza featuring Robyn McDougle, Ph.D., director of the L. Douglas Wilder School's Center for Public Policy, in Room 4084B, Oliver Hall – School of Education, 1015 W. Main St. A discussion will focus on resources available to VCU faculty and staff and opportunities for research support and partnership available with the Center for Public Policy and SOE Centers. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Dr. Jose G. Alcaine at jgalcaine@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2009 or visit https://goo.gl/forms/GRb9QDT9HDMJwHqn1.

Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018 from 5:45 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Kappa Epsilon at the VCU School of Pharmacy will host Skate for the Cure at SkateNation Plus, 4350 Pouncey Tract Road. The theme is "Disney on Ice" and prizes will be given out for the best costume. All donations will go to the Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation.

For more information, contact Carolyn Hill at chill22@vcu.edu .

Monday, Oct. 29, 2018 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

VCUarts and VCU Libraries is sponsoring "Master of the Hellboy Universe: A Conversation With Mike Mignola" at the W.E. Singleton Center for Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. Mignola, creator of Hellboy, will join in conversation with chair of VCUarts Communication Arts TyRuben Ellingson.

For more information, contact Lindsay Parnell at parnelllj@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/calendar/event/master-of-the-hellboy-universe-a-conversation-with-mike-mignola/.

Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

VCU's Equity and Access Services presents a Sexual Misconduct/Violence and Sex/Gender Discrimination Policy Review Session in Room 311, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Audience members will be invited to contribute feedback.

For more information, contact Tammi Slovinsky at tslovinsky@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1963.

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.

VCU Recreational Sports' Thalhimer Tennis Center will be closed Oct. 22-28 for installation of the fall/winter bubble cover.

For more information, contact Amanda Simmons at alsimmons@vcu.edu or (804) 827-0321 or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/facilities/.

Researchers at VCU are offering a new behavioral weight loss program funded by the National Institutes for Health. The REACH Trial is designed for young adults who are overweight and between the ages of 18 and 25. Qualified participants will receive personalized feedback and coaching to meet their goals.

For more information, contact Megan Henderson at megan.m.henderson@vcuhealth.org or (804) 827-2250 or visit http://www.reachtrialrva.com.

In celebration of Geographic Information Systems and maps and their ability to connect people, regions and systems, VCU Libraries will mark GIS Day from 2-5 p.m. Nov. 14. Want to participate by giving a three- to five-minute lightning talk? Make a proposal at the following URL by Nov. 9.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2018-19/gis-day.html.