12 p.m. 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.

12 p.m. 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/.

Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

You First at VCU presents "First Tuesdays with You First," the initial offering in a series that will cover a topic proposed by the first-generation student organization. This month, hear from a panel of first-generation graduates on the topic "You Belong Here ... Really!" Pizza will be available.

For more information, contact Elizabeth S. Bambacus at bambacuses@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3927 or visit http://youfirst.vcu.edu.

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.

Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Put your culinary skills to the test and enter the VCU Police Department’s Ninth Annual Chili Cook-Off as a chef at Rodney's in the Shafer Court Dining Center, 810 Cathedral Place. Or participate as a guest and enjoy a piping hot bowl of chili. There is no fee to enter as a chef; there is a $5 donation for samples and one bowl of chili. All proceeds benefit Friends Association for Children in Richmond. For chefs’ rules and additional details, email the following address.

For more information, contact Jennifer Brown at jmbrown@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8387.

Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU Libraries offers a webinar, "Publishing Scams: Spotting Predatory Journals and Thesis Publishers," which explores common predatory publishing schemes and how to tell the real offers from the fakes. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.libcal.com/event/4631713.

Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

The VCUQatar Leadership Exchange and the VCU Student Government Association present the annual Qatar Day celebration at the Student Commons Plaza. Free henna, Arabic calligraphy and food will be available.

For more information, contact Tiani Pannell at pannellto@mymail.vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/calendar/event/qatar-day/.

Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Virginia21 at VCU will host a Party at the Polls in the lawn area outside Grace E. Harris Hall, 1015 Floyd Ave. Celebrate casting your ballot!

For more information, contact Adam Lockett at lockettam@vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU's Pre-Health Advising will hold a workshop for dental hygiene program applicants to review application requirements and qualities of competitive applicants, in Room 216, Hibbs Hall, 900 Park Ave.

For more information, contact Pre-Health Advising at prehealthadv@vcu.edu or visit https://rampages.us/prehealthadvising/.

Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018 at 5 p.m.

Join VCU's Barbara Driver, Ph.D., online for the School of Education Master's in Educational Leadership and Post Master's Certificate Information Session. RSVP at the following URL.

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

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

The VCU Department of Music presents a guitar studio 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.

Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018 at 8 p.m.

The VCU Department of Music presents "A Night of Carnatic Music" with guest artists Raman Kalyan, flute, and Rohan Krishnamurthy, mridangam, 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.

Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

VCU's Humanities Research Center presents, "Rumi’s Poetry and His Vision of Love Among Faith Traditions," works by Jalal ad-Dīn Muhammad Rumī (1207-1273), in the Lecture Hall, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave.

For more information, contact Michael Means at meansmm2@vcu.edu.

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

The Institute for Contemporary Art presents exhibiting artist David Hartt on a series of his projects that deal with urbanism and democracy, including "Negative Space," on view at the ICA, 601 W. Broad St. VCU Political Science Professor Ravi Perry responds with his perspective. A moderated Q+A with ICA’s Chief Curator Stephanie Smith follows.

For more information, contact Institute for Contemporary Art at ica@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2823 or visit https://icavcu.org/lectures/artisttalk-1107/.

Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

VCU's Department of Family Medicine, Division of Epidemiology, will hold an open house in Room 644, One Capitol Square Building, 830 E. Main St., focusing on the department's Master of Public Health and Ph.D. in Epidemiology programs.

For more information, contact Shana Ryman at sryman@vcu.edu or visit https://familymedicine.vcu.edu/epidemiology/about/.

Friday, Nov. 9, 2018 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

VCU's Center for Student Leadership and Civic Engagement and The Neighborhood Resource Center of Greater Fulton offer a historically narrated bus tour of the Fulton neighborhood in Richmond's East End. Check in at the concession stand in the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Nicole Patterson at nlpatterson@vcu.edu.

Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Join VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs for the Great American Indian Expo, also known as The Richmond Pow-wow, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 10 at the Richmond Raceway. Native American arts, crafts, food, dance and drumming will be featured. Registration deadline Nov. 5 at the following email address. Admission fee covered and transportation provided; sign up (also at the following email address) by Nov. 7.

For more information, contact Kishla Conner at Connerka2@mymail.vcu.edu.

Monday, Nov. 12, 2018 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Join VCU's da Vinci Center and the School of Pharmacy for a Design Jam in Room 103, Robert Smith Building, 410 N. 12th St., on health care and wellness. Design Jams are workshops intended to facilitate ideas for Innovation Challenges (go.vcu.edu/10kd) and focus on educational technologies, energy and health care. A Design Jam is also scheduled for 3-5 p.m. Nov. 13 at 807 S. Cathedral Place and noon-2 p.m. Nov. 15 in Room 200, Founders Hall, 827 W. Franklin St. Top entries will receive funding and acceptance into VCU's Spring 2019 Pre-Accelerator Program. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Kelsey Steenburgh at steenburghbk@vcu.edu or (804) 827-4584 or visit http://go.vcu.edu/_PTZ.

Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018 at 6 p.m.

Celebrate and support student veterans at "More Than War," a night of storytelling. The event will be hosted by VCU's Department of Focused Inquiry in the University College, along with Military Student Services, at the Tin Pan, 8992 Quioccasin Road. Storytellers will tell stories of combat, coming home and navigating life as a veteran. Donations accepted at the door will be used to support VCU's Student Veteran Association.

For more information, contact Anne Weakley at weakleyac@vcu.edu or visit https://www.tinpanrva.com/event/1784627-more-than-war-storytelling-richmond/.

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.

Men and women between the ages of 18-25 who smoke cigarettes are invited to participate in a research study that requires five, three-hour laboratory visits. Compensation (up to $360) is provided. This study will be conducted at Thurston House, 808 W. Franklin St. Principal Investigator is Andrew Barnes, Ph.D., Department of Health Behavior and Policy.

For more information, contact Jessica Presley at jmpresley@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1867 or visit http://wp.vcu.edu/cobbco/current-studies.

VCU's Common Book Program is seeking nominations for next year's selections. Recommendations may be submitted at the following URL.

For more information, contact Shelli Fowler at sbfowler@vcu.edu or visit https://commonbook.vcu.edu/submit-a-book/.