12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will host a Hispanic and Latinx meet-and-greet event for faculty and students with music, food and networking in Room 215, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

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

3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The Wellness Resource Center at VCU offers "Healthy Love Quickies," sessions packed with activities and exercises to help participants build and maintain healthy relationships (including intimate relationships, friendships and familial relationships), in Room 2107, Grace E. Harris Hall, 1015 Floyd Ave.

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

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

VCU BEST (Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training) presents the Science Alumni Panel in the Richmond Salons IV, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Members will offer suggestions on navigating and building a professional network after graduation.

For more information, contact Lian Currie at lcurrie@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1645 or visit https://tinyurl.com/ydb6t2kq.

3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

United2Heal @ VCU will host host a Super Warehouse event at 2601 Maury St., Unit #31, to repackage surplus supplies from area hospitals for shipment to sites around the world. Free pizza.

For more information, contact Lema Salah at u2h.vcu@gmail.com.

4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU's Honors College will hold an informational session in Multipurpose Room 1303, Honors College, 701 W. Grace St., to discuss the benefits of the Honors College and how to apply. Attendance at an informational session is required in order to apply.

For more information, contact Megan Dailey at mhdailey@vcu.edu or visit https://honors.vcu.edu/admissions/continuing-students/.

Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018 at 4 p.m.

The VCU Department of Music presents Sam Dorsey, guitarist and professor of music and chair of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts at Norfolk State University, at the Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall in the W.E. Singleton Center of 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/2018/06/06/sam-dorsey-october-7/.

Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

VCU Career Services and the VCU chapter of the National Association of Black Accountants invite VCU students and alumni to a VCU/JCPenney Suit-Up Event at 4541 S. Laburnum Ave. Receive an extra 40 percent off men's and women's career dress apparel, accessories and shoes, including sales and clearance items. This event is closed to the public. A student identification card is required for admission. VCU Career Services is also providing free transportation to and from this event.

For more information, contact Jeanette Hickl at jwhickl@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1645 or visit https://bit.ly/2pzE8ip.

Monday, Oct. 8, 2018 at 10 a.m.

The Transforming Accessibility Initiative presents, “Entrepreneurship, ‘Way-Finding’ and the Value of Difference” in the Richmond Salons, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. This event will focus on disability supports, creating a culture of campus accessibility and inclusion. It will feature a welcome and introduction from VCU President Michael Rao, lectures and panel discussions from national speakers and VCU faculty, students and alumni. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Crystal Coombes at cccoombes@vcu.edu or visit http://bit.ly/TAI_18.

Monday, Oct. 8, 2018 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Write a thank-you note, make a poster, pose for a fun photo or film a short video message at Patterson Memorial Garden, between Hunton Student Center (1110 E. Broad St.) and Sanger Hall (1101 E. Marshall St.), to express appreciation for those who give money, time, expertise and connections to VCU. Cookies and lemonade while supplies last.

For more information, contact Jenn Papenfuse at jbpapenfuse@vcu.edu.

Monday, Oct. 8, 2018 from noon to 6 p.m.

A Grad Fair will be held at the Barnes & Noble at MCV. Grad Fairs will also be held 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Oct. 9 and Oct. 10 at the Barnes & Noble on the Monroe Park Campus. Students will have the opportunity to have a cap-and-gown portrait taken, learn about VCU Alumni and purchase a class ring, regalia, announcements, diploma frames and more. Please attend the Grad Fair on your respective campus.

For more information, contact . at UNIVevents@vcu.edu or visit https://commencement.vcu.edu/.

Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018 from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Equality VCU presents the 13th annual Burnside Watstein LGBTQIA Awards program, which will be held in the third-floor lecture hall at James Branch Cabell Llibrary, 901 Park Ave. This year's recipients are Afton Bradley, Alexa Santisteban and Archana Pathak, Ph.D. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Brie Dubinsky at dubinskyb@vcu.edu or visit https://goo.gl/forms/PQINMQoDWq94Pty62.

Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018 at 7 p.m.

VCU's Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences hosts Wendy Suzuki, professor of neural science and psychology, Center for Neural Science at New York University and the author of “Happy Brain, Happy Life,” at Grace E. Harris Hall, 1015 Floyd Ave. Her research focuses on understanding how aerobic exercise can be used to improve learning, memory and higher cognitive abilities in humans.

For more information, contact Lee Franco at francorl@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018 from noon to 1 p.m.

Dr. Victor Yazbek presents "RiVE-CLL: A Path Toward CURES in Lymphoid Malignancies" in the Founders Conference Room, Virginia BioTechnology Research Park – BioTech One, 800 E. Leigh St. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia, the most common form of adult leukemia, remains largely incurable with current therapies. A clinical trial for a promising treatment will be discussed at the presentation, hosted by VCU's Office of Research and Innovation.

For more information, contact Lydia Klinger at leklinger@vcu.edu or (804) 628-2642 or visit https://research.vcu.edu/events/because_of_you.htm.

Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

"Another News Story," to be screened at the Institute for Contemporary Art, 601 W. Broad St., takes a fresh view of the European refugee crisis. The film chronicles a journey beset by physical deprivation and danger, bureaucratic and political obstacles and thousands of miles of uncertainty.

For more information, contact Institute for Contemporary Art at ica@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2823 or visit https://icavcu.org/films/cinema-1010/.

Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018 from noon to 4 p.m.

The VCUarts Sculpture department hosts a blood drive with Virginia Blood Services in the first floor lobby of the Fine Arts Building, 1000 W. Broad St. Walk-ins are welcome. Donors will receive snacks and T-shirts.

For more information, contact Mary Eisendrath at mceisendrath@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7176 or visit http://www.vablood.org/.

Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

VCU's Massey Cancer Center and the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery host an evening of education and a celebration of breast cancer survivorship at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden's Kelly Education Center, 1800 Lakeside Ave. Presentations will explain breast reconstruction options and legal resources for breast cancer patients. Light refreshments will be provided. The event is free; RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Brooks at elizabeth.brooks@vcuhealth.org or (804) 628-0041 or visit https://www.vcuhealth.org/events/events-details?ceid=187ca73e-0f24-404e-ab57-c8a64d4b0cf1.

Due to an upcoming street closure along 11th Street, between Clay and Leigh Streets, the McGuire Hall stop will be closed beginning at 6 p.m. Oct. 5 and will reopen at 6 a.m. Oct. 8. During these times, I Lot passengers should use the Sanger Hall Stop. Additionally, the I Lot shuttle will be rerouted to bypass the closure.

For more information, contact Daniel Pesaturo at ramride@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7275 or visit http://vcu.transloc.com.

On Oct. 7 the Cabell Library stop on the Campus Connector route will be closed from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. due to a nearby event. Passengers should utilize the Main and Laurel Street stop during this time. Additionally, the Campus Connector will be rerouted; however, all remaining stops will continue to be serviced.

For more information, contact Daniel Pesaturo at ramride@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7275.

In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Students Advocating Violence Education and Support, The Wellness Resource Center and VCU Libraries present The Clothesline Project, a display of T-shirts decorated by survivors of violence and their loved ones, through Oct. 5 at James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave., and Oct. 8-12 at Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, 509 N. 12th St.

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

VCU's New Student and Family Programs is accepting nominations for its Family of the Year award, a special recognition given to a family or individual who supports their student's experience at VCU and possesses great pride and enthusiasm for the university.

For more information, contact New Student and Family Programs at Newrams@vcu.edu or visit https://goo.gl/forms/nPi1YbGJqc9yeAvt2.

Whiting-Turner’s plans to close the intersection of 10th and Turpin streets due to construction related to the new College of Health Professions has been postponed. The start of the project is now slated to begin Saturday, Oct. 20.

For more information, or visit https://www.vcuhealth.org/news-center/building-projects/outpatient-facility-updates.