8 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Marsha Rappley, M.D., CEO of VCU Health System, and Deborah Davis, CEO of VCU Hospitals and Clinics, will offer an update of Vision by Design at a VCU Health Town Hall in the auditorium of the Hermes A. Kontos Medical Sciences Building, 1217 E. Marshall St. Recent successes and where VCU Health is headed will also be discussed.

For more information, contact Carrie Carroll at carrie.carroll@vcuhealth.org.

10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The VCU Core Facility Expo/VCU Supply Center Fall Vendor Show sponsored by the Office of Research and Innovation will be held in the Molecular Medicine Research Building, 1220 E. Broad St.

For more information, contact Bryan Rowland at blrowlan@vcu.edu.

2 p.m.

VCU's Graduate School will hold preliminary rounds of its annual Three Minute Thesis Competition in Rooms 2100 and 2104, Monroe Campus Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. The event is a research communication competition for graduate students who will have three minutes and one slide to convey their research to a lay audience. The final round will take place at 2 p.m. Oct. 19 in Room 2100, Monroe Campus Academic Learning Commons.

For more information, contact Jamie Taylor at taylorjl25@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2233 or visit https://graduate.vcu.edu/events/events-content/three-minute-thesis-3mt--competition.html.

Friday, Oct. 19, 2018 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The three candidates vying for the U.S. Senate in Virginia - Democrat Tim Kaine, Republican Corey Stewart and Libertarian Matt Waters - have been invited to a structured Q&A at the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. The event is presented by Urban League Young Professionals of Greater Richmond, co-sponsored by Virginia21 and hosted by VCU's Department of Political Science.

For more information, contact Ravi Perry at rkperry@vcu.edu.

Friday, Oct. 19, 2018 from 3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Rana Al Hashimi, graduate student for the School of Pharmacy - Medicinal Chemistry Department, will discuss "Soluble Epoxy Hydrolase Enzyme - A Novel Therapeutic Target for Hypertension" in Room 442, Lyons Dental Building, 520 N. 12th Street.

For more information, contact Sharon Lee at slee@vcu.edu.

Monday, Oct. 22, 2018 from 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.

Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019 at 9 a.m.

The VCU Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care's Seventh Annual Emswiller Interprofessional Symposium is now accepting abstract submission for workshops, oral presentations and posters. The symposium will be at Virginia Crossings Hotel and Conference Center, 1000 Virginia Center Parkway, Glen Allen. The deadline for workshops and oral presentations is Oct. 29. Poster submissions are due Nov. 26. The theme for this year is “Collaborating for the community: The role of interprofessional practice in addressing current health care issues.” Submit abstracts at the following URL.

For more information, contact Melissa Burton at mhburton@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2898 or visit http://rampages.us/ipe-symposium/abstract.

Monday, Oct. 22, 2018 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Ryan Garten, Ph.D., assistant professor, VCU's Kinesiology and Health Sciences, will discuss "Discovering New Ways to Reduce the Negative Impact of Sedentary Behavior” at the C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research's Discovery Dialogues seminar in the first floor Learning Center, Main Hospital, 1250 E. Marshall St. RSVP to Pam Dillon at the following email.

For more information, contact Pam Dillon at pmdillon@vcu.edu or (804) 714-7551 or visit http://www.cctr.vcu.edu.

Monday, Oct. 22, 2018 from 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.

Monday, Oct. 22, 2018 from 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.

Monday, Oct. 22, 2018 at 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.

Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

VCU's Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence offers a workshop with a Blackboard Grade Center specialist who can help set up an easy-to-navigate page, in Room 4100, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://goo.gl/forms/eAe6WidiWMJZfeJ83.

Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

alpha Kappa Delta Phi Sorority Inc. at VCU will host trivia games and a raffle in Lobby 1 of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., to help spread awareness for breast cancer and to benefit the sorority's Breast Cancer Initiative. Winners will receive candy.

For more information, contact Amy Ni at nia@mymail.vcu.edu or (434) 327-3640.

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 .

Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018 at noon

VCU's Human Resources and Wellness Resource Center Coordinator Carrie Baines will offer a work/life session on ‘Being A Holistic You” about making daily choices to energize body, mind and spirit, 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=16812.

Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018 from 11 a.m. to noon

VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and VCU's School of Nursing present an introduction to NanoString Technologies by Theresa Swift-Scanlan, Ph.D., in Room 2-010, Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, 509 N. 12th St. The seminar will be broadcast live on Zoom! RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Amy Olex at alolex@vcu.edu or visit http://bit.ly/nanostring.

Starting Oct. 20, street closures will be in effect on the MCV Campus for portions of North 10th and Turpin streets. This three-to-four week closure will shut down all through traffic on 10th Street between East Leigh and Duval streets. N Deck parking and VCU’s Child Development Center drop-off/pick-up will be affected. Detour signs will be posted to direct drivers to alternate routes.

For more information, contact VCU Parking and Transportation at parking@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7275 or visit https://www.vcuhealth.org/news-center/building-projects/outpatient-facility-updates.

VCU's Wellness Resource Center and the One Love Foundation present the Escalation Workshop, a film-based, guided discussion designed to heighten awareness to the warning signs of relationship abuse. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lisa Joyner at lijoyner@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdd-3Ti1Z_WtU7FnuCGJIgRge8kTnjnnt2d70fIo8FYe8WhZA/viewform.

A reminder to VCU faculty: Textbook adoptions for Spring 2019 are due Oct. 19. Submit adoptions to the appropriate Barnes & Noble @ VCU location. Visit VCUbooks.com to submit using FacultyEnlight or email adoption information to textbooks@vcubooks.com.

For more information, contact Amy Randolph at arandolph@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1678 or visit http://VCUbooks.com.

Registration is open through Oct. 23 for VCU Recreational Sports' Faculty/Staff Basketball League. Only VCU faculty and staff with a Rec Sports membership are eligible. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Will Adams at wpadams@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8839 or visit https://portal.recsports.vcu.edu/FusionIM.

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.

VCU participates annually in the Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign, which provides an opportunity for the VCU community to support community programs and nonprofit organizations. Donations made throughout the year to any CVC charity by a VCU employee, student or organization can be counted toward VCU's campaign total.

For more information, contact Debbie Fitzgerald at dmfitzge@vcu.edu or visit https://hr.vcu.edu/cvc/.