10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

VCU's Wellness Resource Center will host a discussion about achieving restful sleep. The session, at the University Student Commons next to the POD convenience store, will focus on the stages of sleep and connecting with your circadian rhythm.

For more information, contact Mia Liadis at liadisa@vcu.edu or (804) 828-9355 or visit http://thewell.vcu.edu.

11:45 a.m.

The Pace Center (United Methodist Campus Ministry), UKirk (Presbyterian Campus Ministry), and Episcopal Campus Ministry are cooperatively offering a Lenten Bible Study and free Lunch. The sessions will be held on Wednesdays, March 13-April 17 at the Pace Center, 700 W. Franklin St. Bible study will be held noon-12:50 p.m. Lunch will be served 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m.

For more information, contact Katie B. Gooch at director@thepacecenter.com or (804) 658-4064 or visit http://www.thepacecenter.com.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

RamTech is hosting a free Appy Hour: “Intro to Coding Using Swift Playgrounds.” The event will be held in the SGA Senate Chambers, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. The seminar invites participants to explore the iPad app “Swift Playgrounds,” which teaches the coding language “Swift” in a fun, interactive way. "Swift" is used to create apps for the App Store. Free snacks will be provided. Register at the following URL. Participants are encouraged to bring their iPads.

For more information, contact Erinn Budd at budde@vcu.edu or (804) 827-8324 or visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ramtech-appy-hour-intro-to-coding-using-swift-playgrounds-tickets-56115535076.

12 p.m. to 01 p.m.

Are you interested in mobilizing the VCU community for the 2020 elections? Would you like to work with other student leaders on campus who are passionate about civic engagement? Do you want to learn about opportunities for paid internships or conference travel? VCU Votes student delegation will hold an informational meeting in the Metro Room, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Pizza will be served. The event will be co-facilitated by representatives from the Honors College, ASPiRE and University Student Commons and Activities.

For more information, contact Camilla Harris at harriscd2@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.campuslabs.com/engage/event/3240829.

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

VCU's Wellness Resource Center offers a 30-minute period of meditation designed to offer a burst of energy and beat the midafternoon slump. The session, in celebration of Sleep Week (March 11-15), will be held at the Well, 815 S. Cathedral Place.

For more information, contact Mia Liadis at liadisa@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6919 or visit http://thewell.vcu.edu.

3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Jeff Wing, director of the National Scholarship Office at VCU, will offer an informational session about international post-graduate scholarship opportunities (Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell, Gates-Cambridge, Schwarzman, Knight-Hennessy and Fulbright). The session will be held in Room 1210, National Scholarship office, Honors College, 701 W. Grace St. A session will also be offered at the same location at 2 p.m. March 14.

For more information, contact Jeff Wing at jawing@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1803 or visit http://nso.vcu.edu.

5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Susie Goolsby, D.D.S., VCU Dental School associate professor, will give a talk about applying for dentistry school. The event, hosted by MEDLIFE, will be held in Room 1004A, West Grace Street Student Housing – South (ASPiRE), 835 W. Grace St.

For more information, contact Roma Kankaria at kankariara2@vcu.edu.

6 p.m.

Health Occupations Students of America at VCU will host a CERT (Premedical Graduate Certificate Program) informational session. The meeting will be held in the SGA Senate Chambers, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., presented by Raymond J. Colello, Ph.D., CERT program director at VCU. For more information, contact arifza@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Rand Buenaventura at rbuenaventura@vcu.edu.

6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The Muslim Health Professionals at MCV will host the group's annual networking dinner. The event will be held in Rooms 1009 and 1011, Molecular Medicine Research Building, 1220 E. Broad St. The purpose of the evening is to allow students and local health professionals from different specialties to meet.

For more information, contact Amira Dalmazio at dalmazioa@vcu.edu or (703) 501-1205 or visit https://www.eventbrite.com/o/18648665224?s=91444423.

7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

VCU's Diversity Ambassadors from the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will host a conversation about the LGBTQIA+ community. Resources available in Richmond and VCU and how to be an effective ally if someone comes out to you will also be discussed. The session will be held in the Community Room, Johnson Hall, 801 W. Franklin St. Snacks will be provided.

For more information, contact Dana Vandervelde at vandervelded@mymail.vcu.edu or visit http://omsa.vcu.edu.

Thursday, Mar. 14, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

At the VCU Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research's Grant Writing Workshop Series, Stacey Dusing, Ph.D., associate professor of physical therapy at VCU College of Health Professions, will discuss building a successful research proposal. The session will be held in Room 1013, Molecular Medicine Research Building, 1220 E. Broad St. Grant Writing Workshop Series seminars are geared to early career faculty researchers. Each session covers a topic related to writing a competitive research grant application and is taught by senior faculty researchers. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Pam Dillon at pmdillon@vcu.edu or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=16983.

Thursday, Mar. 14, 2019 from 9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

In honor of Sleep Week, VCU's Wellness Recourse Center will host an early-riser mindfulness session. The event will be held at The Well, 815 S. Cathedral Place. No registration is required.

For more information, contact Mia Liadis at liadisa@vcu.edu or (804) 828-9355 or visit http://thewell.vcu.edu.

Friday, Mar. 15, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

VCU's Office of Government Relations presents Mobile McEachin in the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Representatives from the office of U.S. Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-4th, will be available to answer questions and assist with federal agency issues including the departments of Education, Veterans Affairs, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Social Security, passports and others.

For more information, contact Cindy Martin at cwmartin@vcu.edu or (804) 828-3836.

Friday, Mar. 15, 2019 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

"Updates in Good Clinical Practice Within Research" will be discussed at a chapter meeting of the Central Virginia Society of Clinical Research Associates. Pam Dillon, Pharm.D., research liaison for VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research, will speak. The event, in Rooms 11-101 and 11-102, James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center, 1201 E. Marshall St., will include a review of the definition of Good Clinical Practice (GCP), provide updates to GCP guidance and offer advice for implementing GCP in the research setting.

For more information, contact Shirley Helm at shirley.helm@vcuhealth.org or visit https://rampages.us/vcucctr/2019/02/25/central-virginia-socra-chapter-meeting-updates-in-good-clinical-practice-within-research/.

Friday, Mar. 15, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

The VCU Center on Health Disparities hosts "The Impact of Trauma Through the Lifespan" presented by Certified Senior Advisor, owner of Lifespan Caregiver Advisors and VCU alumni Harvey Chambers at the Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. Lunch will be provided. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Alisa Brewer at alisa.brewer@vcuhealth.org or visit https://goo.gl/forms/C9zQMYups9YPyuBw2.

Friday, Mar. 15, 2019 at 12:30 p.m.

VCU's Department of Craft and Material Studies presents Julia Haft-Candell in its Visiting Artist Lecture series. The talk will be in Room 535, Bowe Street Parking Deck, 609 Bowe St.

For more information, contact VCUarts Department of Craft and Material Studies at crafts@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1477 or visit http://arts.vcu.edu/craft.

Friday, Mar. 15, 2019 at 4 p.m.

Poetry Out Loud and Teens With a Purpose perform poetry, music and movement in conversation at the ICA. The performance, part of Rashid Johnson's "Monument" exhibition, is free and open to the public at the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St. A performance will also be given at the same location at 3 p.m. March 16.

For more information, contact Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU at ica@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/performances/provocations-0315/.

Friday, Mar. 15, 2019 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

"Home Sweet Home" is this year's undergraduate exhibition at The Anderson, 907 1/2 W. Franklin St. The exhibit is juried by Rebecca Matalon, curator at the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston. Matalon will offer a lecture at 5 p.m. VCUarts Dean Shawn Brixey will offer remarks and lead an awards ceremony at 5:40 p.m. and a reception will follow at 6 p.m.

For more information, contact Maggie Flanigan at mflanigan2@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7720.

Monday, Mar. 18, 2019 from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

VCU Student Affairs will host a tuition and budget forum. The event will be in Richmond Salons III-IV, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Information will be provided about the university budget and tuition for the 2019–2020 academic year. Senior administrators will be available to receive student feedback. Lunch will be provided. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Joslyn Bedell at dsa@vcu.edu or visit https://goo.gl/forms/t8uRLVA3OZj8wZgP2.

Tuesday, Mar. 19, 2019 at 8 p.m.

VCU's Jazz Orchestra II, under the direction of adjunct jazz instructor Toby Whitaker, will perform in concert. The performance will be held in the Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall, W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. Tickets are $7 in advance, $10 at the door and free with VCU student ID. Music includes Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Sy Johnson, Billy Strayhorn and Toby Whitaker. Visit the following URL, email or call the following telephone number from 9 a.m.-noon on Monday, Wednesday or Friday.

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

Wednesday, Mar. 20, 2019 from 7 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.

Rams in Recovery presents a hands-on training session - “Revive! Reversing an Opioid Overdose with Naloxone.” The session will be held in the Alumni Association Board Room, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Naloxone has no potential for abuse and will be distributed at no cost to each of those who attend at the end of the program by the Virginia Department of Health. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Shawn Hammonds at shammonds@vcu.edu or visit https://goo.gl/forms/iCB9wxCKSIWJlwCa2.

Thursday, Mar. 21, 2019 from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

VCU's Latino Medical Student Association and H:UMAN (Humanities: Understanding MAN) will host a screening of "Roma." The film will be shown in Room 5-101, James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center, 1201 E. Marshall St., and will be prefaced by a historical/cultural context presentation led by Betsy Konefal, Ph.D., director of Latin American Studies, College of William and Mary. A discussion will follow addressing indigenous and women’s reproductive health in Central America and how this may apply to the Latinx immigrant community in Richmond. Pizza and movie snacks will be provided. RSVP for food closes at noon on March 20.

For more information, contact Saba Ali at alisi@vcu.edu or visit https://goo.gl/forms/zGTue5arcFhz07hO2.

Thursday, Mar. 21, 2019 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

United Healthcare Network will host an ethics workshop in Virginia Room B, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Caroline M. Collard at collardcm@vcu.edu or (804) 572-3137.

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

VCU Recreational Sports will host Spring Family Day at the VCU Rice Rivers Center. Activities for summer camps will be discussed. Rising fourth-11th grade students may sign up for summer programs at the Inger and Walter Rice Center for Environmental Life Sciences, 3701 John Tyler Memorial Highway, Charles City County. 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/.

Tuesday, Mar. 26, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

Are you a health care provider or studying to be one? The Community Health Education Center will hold a small-group meeting at the Center, Gateway Building, 1200 E. Marshall St., to hear how this VCU Libraries resource center can better serve and communicate with providers, patients and their families. Pizza will be served. To be considered for an invitation, fill out the form at the following URL.

For more information, contact Dana Ladd at dlladd@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2432 or visit https://vcu.libcal.com/event/5227487.

Tuesday, Mar. 26, 2019 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Are you a VCU Health patient or do you have a family member who has recently been treated on the MCV Campus? Or are you an interested community member? The Community Health Education Center wants to hear from you at an informal, small-group meeting to hear how this VCU Libraries resource center can better serve and communicate with patients and families. The session will be held at the Center, Gateway Building, 1200 E. Marshall St. Pizza will be served. To be considered for an invitation, fill out the form at the following URL.

For more information, contact Dana Ladd at dlladd@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2432 or visit https://vcu.libcal.com/event/5227493.

Monday, Apr. 1, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

VCU Medlife will sponsor a blood drive in the Richmond Salons, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Nicki Patel at pateln44@gmail.com.

Friday, Apr. 12, 2019 from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Virginia Clinical Research Conference will be held at the Hilton Richmond Downtown Hotel, 501 E. Broad St. The conference is hosted by the C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research. The deadline to register is March 29.

For more information, contact Shirley Helm at shirley.helm@vcuhealth.org or (804) 628-2942 or visit https://ocpe.vcu.edu/clinical-research/.

Nominations are open for the 2018-2019 Currents of Change Award. The award, presented by the Council for Community Engagement at VCU, celebrates partnerships benefiting students, staff, faculty, alumni and university community partners. Nominations may be submitted at the following URL.

For more information, contact Grace Albritton at albrittongc@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8824 or visit https://community.vcu.edu/council/currents-of-change-award/timeline-and-nominations/.

VCU's Recreational Sports Outdoor Adventure Program is hosting a canoe day trip to Dutch Gap south of Richmond on March 31. Explore the wilderness, tidal lagoon and boat graveyard. The fee is $25 for students, $30 for faculty/staff/members and $35 for nonmembers. Registration ends March 26.

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/.

Applications for VCU's Certificate in Sustainable Innovation are now being accepted. CISI is an interdisciplinary program available to undergraduates ready to create a more sustainable future. Online applications are due 11:59 p.m. March 15. Learn more about the program and its requirements at the following URL.

For more information, contact Dan Albrecht-Mallinger at albrechtmald@vcu.edu or visit https://rampages.us/cisi/apply/.

This study is seeking individuals between the ages of 18 and 35 who have post-traumatic stress disorder or symptoms of PTSD. The purpose of this research study is to examine the effect of PTSD symptoms on blood vessel function at rest and during exercise. Participants will be compensated. This study will be conducted at the 500 Academic Centre, 1020 W. Grace St. The principal investigator is Ryan Garten, Ph.D., Dept of Kinesiology and Health Sciences.

For more information, contact Ryan Garten at rsgarten@vcu.edu.

Are you currently experiencing low back pain, between the ages of 18-60 years old and interested in the possibility of nine weeks of nonsurgical experimental treatment? If you answered yes to all three you may qualify for our research. What? New, innovative and fun virtual reality games are designed to help people with chronic back pain move and feel better. Where? All appointments, testing and treatments are conducted at VCU. When? Participation in the study involves 24 one-hour appointments scheduled over a 57-week period. Who? The VIGOR Study team consists of professionals in the field who have been selectively chosen and extensively trained. Interested? Contact us at the following URL. You may be compensated for your time.

For more information, contact Tiffany Amos at mcl@vcu.edu or (804) 628-2902 or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=DHT7NDE3J9.