12 p.m. 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/.

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

Presented by VCU Libraries, the Real Life Film Series explores topics in the health sciences. This film offers an inside look at the domestic violence program at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore. Bring your lunch. Cookies will be provided. Following by a discussion featuring experts from VCU and VCU Health. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Thelma Mack at mackta@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0017 or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2018-19/real-film-2018-19.html.

2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

VCU's School of World Studies and the Division for Inclusive Excellence present artist and Puerto Rican activist Steven Casanova, who will discuss Pueblo sin Comida (People Without Food), how moving people affects food and moving food affects people, in Virginia Room A, University Student Commons,907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Anita Nadal at nadalaa@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8947 or visit http://www.inclusive.vcu.edu.

3 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.

VCU's Rams in Recovery presents a hands-on training session, “Revive! Reversing an Opioid Overdose with Naloxone,” in Virginia Room A, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Naloxone, which has no potential for abuse, will be distributed at no cost to each attendee at the end of the program by the Virginia Department of Health.

For more information, contact Denise M Carl at dcarl2@vcu.edu or (804) 347-2994.

8 p.m.

VCU's Jazz Orchestras I and II and faculty will perform in a three-set concert in Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall, W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave.

For more information, contact Antonio Garcia at musictix@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6776 or visit https://www.showclix.com/event/fall-jazz-festival2018.

Friday, Oct. 12, 2018 from noon to 1 p.m.

Anita Nadal, VCU assistant professor of world studies, will discuss the intersection of Latinx cultures in a presentation hosted by the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs in Room 215, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

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

Friday, Oct. 12, 2018 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU's Department of Computer Science presents a two-part seminar given by Professor Emeritus Gad-el-Hak. The first part of the seminar will be in Room 105, College of Engineering East Hall, 401 W. Main St. The second part will be Nov. 2. In the sessions, he will describe a technical writing course he developed.

For more information, contact Professor Tamer Nadeem at tnadeem@vcu.edu.

Friday, Oct. 12, 2018 at 3 p.m.

Cartoonist Ron Rege Jr. talks about his exhibit, “From the Word of First Thought,” in Room 303, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. His new work will be exhibited Oct. 12-Dec. 14 at The Anderson, 907 1⁄2 W. Franklin St.

For more information, contact Maggie Flanigan at mflanigan2@vcu.edu.

Friday, Oct. 12, 2018 from 3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Mengchu Li, graduate student for VCU's School of Pharmacy, Medicinal Chemistry Department, will speak on “Discovery and Development of Neurokinin Receptor 1 Antagonists for the Treatment of Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting" at a seminar in the Founders Conference Room, Biotech One, 800 E. Leigh St.

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

Friday, Oct. 12, 2018 at 6 p.m.

VCU and The Association of Black Cardiologists will host a community leaders' forum featuring President Michael Rao and Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney discussing trends impacting the community's health status and strategies to improve the quality of life in our communities, at the Hermes A. Kontos Medical Sciences Building, 1217 E. Marshall St. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Logan Vetrovec at lavetrovec@vcu.edu or visit https://abcsohrich.eventbrite.com.

Friday, Oct. 12, 2018 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

VCUarts will host a reception for an exhibit featuring works from 2012-2018 by VCU alumni Kevin H. Jones at The Anderson, 907 1⁄2 Franklin St.

For more information, contact Maggie Flanigan at mflanigan2@vcu.edu.

Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018 from 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.

United2Heal's annual charity soccer tournament will be held at VCU's Cary Street Field. Register by Oct. 12.

For more information, contact Qasim Hasan at hasanqa@mymail.vcu.edu or (571) 223-8271.

Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018 at 7 p.m.

A screening of the documentary "Dark Girls" will be shown at the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave., presented by VCU's Department of African American Studies; Department of Psychology; Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies; Office of Multicultural Student Affairs and Girls for a Change. The film explores the topic of colorism and its effect on African American women. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring filmmaker D. Channsin Berry and actress Serayah McNeill ("Empire"). Free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Dae Newman at newmanad@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1371.

Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018 at 8 p.m.

The VCU Department of Music presents a Clarinet Studio Recital in the Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall of the W.E. Singleton Center for Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave.

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

Monday, Oct. 15, 2018 from 12:10 p.m. to 12:50 p.m.

VCU's Coalition of Occupational Therapy Advocates for Diversity will host Khalilah Johnson, Ph.D., for a discussion on perspectives of culture and diversity in occupational therapy and greater health care, in Room TR2074, Theatre Row Building, 730 E. Broad St.

For more information, contact Domi Lopez-Piper at lopezpiperdm@vcu.edu or (703) 470-5239.

Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

VCU's Office of the Ombudsperson will hold its annual celebration of National Conflict Resolution Day at in the Court End Ballrooms, Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. A special afternoon workshop session will be held. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jenn Arce at jmarce@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6162 or visit http://go.vcu.edu/ncrd.

Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU's Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence and the Division of Community Engagement present a faculty workshop on "Exploring Photovoice as a Pedagogical and Research Tool" in Room 1004A, West Grace Street Student Housing – South, 835 W. Grace St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Amanda Hall at hallaf2@vcu.edu or visit https://goo.gl/forms/GH7C0Lf3Wm9V8jYI3.

Monday, Oct. 22, 2018 at 7 p.m.

The Minority Association of Pre-Health Students will host a physician Q&A in Room 1004A, West Grace Street Student Housing – South, 835 W. Grace St.

For more information, contact Madina Nooristani at nooristanimn@vcu.edu or (703) 996-6015.

Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

This one-day workshop is for all managers, supervisors and leaders who want to strengthen their coaching skills and empower their staff. A 10-percent discount is available to VCU alumni and those who register before Nov. 13.

For more information, contact Katybeth Lee at kelee@vcu.edu or (804) 828-3165 or visit https://business.vcu.edu/corporate-education/coaching-skills-for-leaders-and-managers/.

Google has launched a new Smart Compose feature to all users. Smart Compose intelligently autocompletes your emails. It will be on by default for all Google G Suite users. Users can turn it off in Gmail general settings (Smart Compose > Writing suggestions off). The new Gmail interface will also become permanent after Oct. 16. Users will no longer have the option to switch to the old interface.

For more information, contact Connie Whetstine at ctlowery@vcu.edu or visit https://apps.vcu.edu/news.