12 p.m. to 12:45 p.m.

The College Behavioral and Emotional Health Institute and Institute for Contemporary Art present Lunchtime Mindfulness Meditation @ ICA, 601 W. Broad St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Marcie J. Walsh at walshmj2@vcu.edu or (804) 874-2257 or visit https://icavcu.org/learn/.

4 p.m.

Incoronata "Nadia" Inserra, an assistant professor in VCU's Department of Focused Inquiry, University College, will discuss the changing image of tarantella, a group of Italian folk dances, in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave., at a presentation in partnership with VCU Libraries.

For more information, contact Michael Means at meansmm2@vcu.edu or visit http://humanitiescenter.vcu.edu/meet-vcus-authors-incoronata-nadia-inserra/.

6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

VCU Recreational Sports Outdoor Adventure Program's workshop on repairing a bicycle flat tire covers common causes and how to prevent them.

For more information, contact Karl Schmidt at kmschmidt@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1274 or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/outdoor-adventure-program/trips-clinics-weekly-activities/.

7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Learn how to connect with professors and become involved in research at "First Tuesdays with You First" in Room 203, Hibbs Hall, 900 Park Ave. Presented by You First at VCU. Free pizza.

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

8 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The VCU Department of Music presents the VCU Symphony at Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, 800 S. Cathedral Place, for Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78, featuring Daniel Stipe, organ.

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

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

Take part in a hands-on demonstration of the proper use of a sewing machine at VCU Libraries Innovative Media department's Wednesday in the 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.

Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The Wellness Resource Center and VCU Residential Life and Housing will host a Health and Wellness Expo at the Cary Street Gym featuring health and fitness screenings, chair massage, educational and interactive activities, door prizes, food and more.

For more information, contact Carrie Baines at cabaines@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

The University College's Common Book Program will host a screening of “Under the Same Moon,” a film about a young boy from Mexico who emigrates to America to reunite with his mother, an undocumented immigrant in California, in Room 1107, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. A discussion facilitated by VCU faculty members Anita Nadal and Thad Fortney will follow.

For more information, contact Micol Hutchison at commonbook@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1110 or visit http://commonbook.vcu.edu/events.

Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs presents "By the People: The Role of Urban Communities in Improving Housing, Education and Public Policy" at the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave., a discussion of the current challenges and opportunities for urban communities as they seek to improve. Participants include former Va. Gov. L. Douglas Wilder, U.S. Rep. Robert “Bobby” Scott, D.-Va. 3rd, and others. Information: Angelica Bega, (804) 828-8520, aebega@vcu.edu. To submit questions for panelists, email wilderforum@vcu.edu

For more information, contact Shirley McDaniel at srmcdani@vcu.edu or (804) 827-0867 or visit http://www.wilder.vcu.edu.

Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 at 2:30 p.m.

The VCU departments of Painting + Printmaking and Sculpture + Extended Media present a lecture by Stanya Kahn at the Institute for Contemporary Art Auditorium, 601 W. Broad St. Kahn is an interdisciplinary artist working primarily in video with a practice that includes drawing, sound, writing, performance and sculpture/installation.

For more information, contact Kat Wilson at papr@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/paintingprintmaking/2018/09/25/stanya-kahn-visiting-artist-lecture/.

Monday, Oct. 8, 2018 from noon to 1 p.m.

Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and VCU Postdoctoral Association present “Introduction to Cryo-electron Microscopy,” a free workshop, with Kavita Iyer, 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.

Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018 at noon

VCU Human Resources and Kristen Ziegler, owner of Minima Organizing, will offer a step-by-step suggestions on the organization of any space, in Room 250, 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=16811.

Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018 at 9 a.m.

The 2018 class of the VCU Leadership Development Program, Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute in the Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, will make final presentations in the Richmond Salons, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. A detailed schedule can be found at the following URL.

For more information, contact Olivia X. Barnes at gehli@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1169 or visit http://gehli.vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018 at 5 p.m.

Learn where policy, social justice and leadership combine in research and practice with Dr. Charol Shakeshaft online at the "School of Education PH.D. in Education: Educational Leadership, Policy and Justice Information Session." RSVP at the following URL.

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

Virginia Commonwealth University's December Commencement exercises take place at 10 a.m. Dec. 8, in the E.J Wade Arena at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. Faculty participating in the ceremony will wear academic apparel. Regalia must be ordered at your respective campus by Nov. 2. For ordering information, visit the following URL.

For more information, contact . at . or visit http://apps.bsv.vcu.edu/retailstr/commencement.pdf.

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 current information and updates, visit the website below.

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.

A survey for VCU's 2018 Bicycle Master Plan is available at the following URL.

For more information, contact Joshua Young at youngjs4@vcu.edu or visit https://goo.gl/forms/SNjqXvj1NKLp6PDk1.

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.

Clinical Research Coordinators and other research study staff members who are tasked with obtaining informed consent from research participants are invited to participate in a research study on the challenges of obtaining informed consent. Participation consists of a 10-minute, online, anonymous survey. The survey is available at the following URL.

For more information, contact Nyssa Towsley at ntowsley@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1157 or visit https://goo.gl/forms/YDkrrzaKRLBwxpUa2.

During October, Health Literacy Month, VCU Libraries’ consumer health library, the Community Health Education Center and the VCU Health Department of Education and Professional Development are offering five free sessions at different locations on health literacy. The workshops are open only to VCU Health clinical health care staff. Lunch is provided. One CME credit earned. More details at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/news/2018/consumer-health-library-experts-teach-free-continuing-ed-workshops-for-vcu-health-clinical-staff-during-october.html.