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

Lunchtime Mindfulness Meditation will be presented at the ICA, 601 W. Broad St. The weekly offering is hosted by the College Behavioral and Emotional Health Institute and the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center. The free sessions are guided by experienced meditation teachers. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Marcie Walsh at walshmj2@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/mindfulness-0108/.

6 p.m.

The VCU women's basketball team will host the La Salle Explorers. The game will be in the E.J. Wade Arena at the Stuart C. Siegel Center, 1200 W. Broad St.

For more information, contact Natalie Pollard at pollardnm@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7267 or visit http://vcuathletics.com.

Friday, Jan. 11, 2019 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Calendars featuring VCU's Dogs On Call therapy dogs will be on sale for $10 at the Learning Center, Main Hospital, 1250 E. Marshall St. All proceeds support Dogs On Call and VCU's Center for Human-Animal Interaction.

For more information, contact Jessica Hale at chai@vcuhealth.org or (804) 628-2532 or visit http://chai.vcu.edu.

Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research will present a series of seminars on grant writing. Each session, for early-career faculty researchers, covers a topic related to writing a competitive research grant application and is taught by senior faculty researchers. The Jan. 10 workshop, in Room 3-101, James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center, 1201 E. Marshall St., will be taught by the center's associate director, Antonio Abbate, M.D., Ph.D. Seating is limited. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Pam Dillon at pmdillon@vcu.edu or visit http://bit.ly/GrantWritingWorkshopJan10.

Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU Human Resources and Recreational Sports will offer 45-minute sessions of chair yoga. The goal of chair yoga is improve posture, increase flexibility, reduce stress and improve balance while avoiding injury. A class will be held at the Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. Register at the following URL. Two classes per month will be offered, alternating between the Monroe Park and MCV campuses.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=17000.

Friday, Jan. 25, 2019 at noon

"Collaborations in Addiction," a seminar about the future and next steps in combating addictions, has been scheduled. Michael Fox, doctor of osteopathy and current addiction fellow at VCU Health, will discuss his path to becoming a specialist in addiction medicine. The event will be hosted by VCU's Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care and will be held in Room 104/105, Hermes A. Kontos Medical Sciences Building, 1217 E. Marshall St. Lunch will be provided for those who register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Melissa Burton at mhburton@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2898 or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf-KzoQrYkFNejKjGZu25c3MWaiKBFu69PdhhszERJXtjRbLQ/viewform.

Saturday, Mar. 23, 2019 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

VCU Recreational Sports Outdoor Adventure Program will host a Spring Family Day at the Rice Rivers Center. The day will include a sampling of upcoming camps and programs for students in grades four-11 at the center, 3701 John Tyler Memorial Highway, Charles City. Registration ends March 20.

For more information, contact Katie Schmidt at outdoors@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8826 or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/outdoor-adventure-program/rice-rivers-center/.

Utility work and construction at the VCU Health Outpatient Facility construction site continues. The work, 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 URL below.

For more information, contact Jake Hughes at jake.hughes@am.jll.com or visit https://www.vcuhealth.org/our-story/building-projects/adult-outpatient-facility/updates-adult-outpatient-facility.

VCU Libraries will host a two-day writing retreat which concludes Jan. 8. The event is for all-but-dissertation students, doctoral candidates and masters thesis writers. The free retreat will be held in Room 303, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Writing space with big tables and power strips will be available 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Optional sessions will be offered on varied topics. Coffee and snacks will be served. One-on-one writing and research consultations will be available. Register at the following URL.

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/dissertation-retreat.html.

VCU Recreational Sports Fitness offers courses designed for smaller groups with more dedicated attention. Course options include faculty/staff functional fitness, advanced boot camp, women on weights and MCV small group training. Registration is open through Feb. 8.

For more information, contact Sydney Dale at dalesm3@vcu.edu or (804) 827-6411 or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/fitness-and-wellness/small-group-training/.

VCU's Academic Learning Transformation Lab will offer three faculty development courses in the spring. The online sessions involve designing an individual online course, exploring best practices for online student engagement and the management of time and teaching presence as an online instructor. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tim Luckritz Marquis at tluckritzmarq@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1924 or visit https://altlab.vcu.edu/spring-2019-offerings/.

VCU's Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation is seeking faculty, pre-doctoral and post-doctoral speakers for its "Because of You" seminar series. The series highlights new discoveries at VCU. This series is intended to demonstrate to VCU’s research administration staff how their work impacts research across the institution. For more information and to submit a proposal, visit the following URL.

For more information, contact Lydia Klinger at leklinger@vcu.edu or visit https://research.vcu.edu/events/because_of_you.htm.