12 p.m. to 3 p.m.

VCU Career Services and Pre-Professional Health Advising will host an Experiential Opportunities Fair for all students on the second floor of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., to connect students with organizations in their field through internships, field work, externships, research opportunities, study abroad programs, health care shadowing opportunities and volunteer.

For more information, contact Lian Currie at lcurrie@vcu.edu or (802) 828-1645 or visit http://tinyurl.com/ExpOppsFair.

4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

VCU's Humanities Research Center presents, "Rumi’s Poetry and His Vision of Love Among Faith Traditions," works by Jalal ad-Dīn Muhammad Rumī (1207-1273), in the Lecture Hall, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave.

For more information, contact Michael Means at meansmm2@vcu.edu.

7 p.m.

The VCU Department of Music presents the Symphonic Wind Ensemble featuring Tiffany Valvo, clarinet soloist, in the Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall of the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. Purchase tickets at the following URL.

For more information, contact Anne Marie Dumain at dumainamm@vcu.edu or visit https://www.showclix.com/event/symphonic-wind-ensemble122.

7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Retro Rams, a new student organization which provides support and service opportunities for older (30-plus) undergraduate students, will hold an interest meeting in Room 152, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave.

For more information, contact Glynis Boyd Hughes at gmboyd2@vcu.edu or (804) 482-9129.

Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018 at 8 p.m.

The VCU Department of Music presents a concert by Jazz Orchestra 1 featuring guest saxophonist Michael Pendowski 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.

Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

VCU's Muslim Students Association is sponsoring a discussion about gender justice in Islam in Room 1107, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. Food will be provided.

For more information, contact Badreya Ali at alibk3@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018 at 9 a.m.

VCU's National Scholarship Office will host Michael Saffle, a representative from the Boren Awards, in Room 1210, West Grace Street Student Housing – North, 830 W. Grace St., for graduate students interested in the Boren Fellowship. Sessions on the same day will also be held at 10 a.m. in Room 1030G, VCU Globe, West Grace Street Student Housing – North, 830 W. Grace St., and at 2 p.m. in the Commons Theater, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., as a part of the School of World Studies Student Research Conference for students interested in the Boren Scholarship.

For more information, contact Samantha McCartney at mccartneysa@mymail.vcu.edu or visit http://borenawards.org.

Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Stop by the You First at VCU exhibit celebrating first-generation college students at VCU, on the first floor of James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave., through the fall semester. In recognition of National First-Gen Celebration Day on Nov. 8, students who will be the first in their family to graduate from a four-year institution are sharing words of encouragement.

For more information, contact Jonathan Dodd at doddjd@vcu.edu or visit https://youfirst.vcu.edu/.

Friday, Nov. 9, 2018 from noon to 1 p.m.

The VCU Center on Health Disparities hosts "Mindfulness and Health Disparities: An Interactive Review of Evidence Based Research" presented by Melanin & Yoga, a panel of yoga and medical professionals, at 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/rzulfVeNNgL6PoMt2.

Friday, Nov. 9, 2018 at 4 p.m.

VCU's Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics presents "Math Colloquium: Harmonious Equations: An Exploration of Math and Music," in Room 2100, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Ihsan A. Topaloglu at iatopaloglu@vcu.edu.

Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018 at 6 p.m.

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Poland regaining independence (coinciding with the Armistice Day), the Chopin Council of Virginia hosts a free piano concert featuring Magdalena Adamek, assistant professor in collaborative piano in VCU's Department of Music. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

For more information, contact Agnes Chojecka at chojeckaak@vcu.edu or (804) 297-8261 or visit http://www.chopininbarboursville.org/.

Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018 at 6 p.m.

University College and the Office of the Provost will host a free talk by this year’s Common Book author, Valeria Luiselli, at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. Donation boxes will be available on the evening of the event in the Siegel lobby to collect donations of nonperishable food, stuffed animals, books and children’s coats—for the Sacred Heart Center.

For more information, contact Shelli Fowler at sbfowler@vcu.edu or (804) 828-5419 or visit https://commonbook.vcu.edu/.

Monday, Nov. 12, 2018 from noon to 1 p.m.

Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and VCU Postdoctoral Association present “Understanding and Performing Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP) for analysis by qPCR” with Sarah M. Thomas, Ph.D. in Room 2-010, Tompkins-McCaw Library, 509 N. 12th St. Attendees will be taken step by step through the process of ChIP-qPCR to investigate protein-DNA interactions. Register for this free workshop at the following URL.

For more information, contact Stacey Wahl at swahl@vcu.edu or visit https://rampages.us/howtotalks.

Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Chao Li, M.D., assistant professor in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, presents "A Novel Approach to Reducing Intestinal Fibrosis in Patients with Crohn`s Disease" in the Founders Conference Room, Virginia BioTechnology Research Park – BioTech One, 800 E. Leigh St. at a presentation hosted by VCU's Office of Research and Innovation. Li’s research uses a green tea extract to provide an approach to reducing endoplasmic reticulum stress, a cellular process that has been linked to intestinal fibrosis.

For more information, contact Lydia Klinger at leklinger@vcu.edu or (804) 628-2642.

Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018 from noon to 1 p.m.

RamTech’s November Appy Hour, “Using Technology for Health and Fitness,” will be held in the Alumni Board Room, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. A team from RamTech will showcase new apps and wearable technology for health and fitness tracking. Free snacks. This event is free, but space is limited; register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Erinn Budd at budde@vcu.edu or (804) 827-8324 or visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ramtech-appy-hour-using-technology-for-health-fitness-tickets-50908446534.

Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018 at 7 p.m.

VCU's Minority Association of Pre-Health Students will hold the group's annual fall banquet in Room 1030J, West Grace Street Student Housing – North, 830 W. Grace St.

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

Monday, Dec. 3, 2018 at 8:30 a.m.

Registration is open for a VCU School of Business three-day interactive project management workshop, in Room B3189, Snead Hall, School of Business, 301 W. Main St., which includes instructor-led reviews and realistic hands-on exercises. A 10 percent discount is available to VCU alumni and those who register before Nov. 10.

For more information, contact Katybeth Lee at kelee@vcu.edu or (804) 828-3165 or visit https://business.vcu.edu/corporate-education/project-management/.

VCU marketing research students invite you to participate in a 10-minute survey on arts venues in Richmond. This is a class project in which students are surveying the community on the patronage of different arts venues and events in Richmond. As a thank you, you can enter a raffle to win one of seven $10 Ellwood Thompson's gift certificates. The last day to complete the survey is Nov. 8. To complete the survey, please click on the following URL.

For more information, contact Professor Jodie Ferguson at jlferguson@vcu.edu or visit https://tinyurl.com/vcumktg3.

VCU faculty will receive an email Nov. 7 for a link to the confidential Ithaka Faculty Survey about VCU Libraries. A $2 donation will be made to Feed More for each completed survey. VCU Libraries will award two $1,000 professional development stipends to randomly selected faculty from the two schools with the highest survey participation rates.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0129.

Applications are being accepted for the HHMI Faculty Fellows Program. The first cohort of faculty fellows will work with VCU’s Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence, Student Success Transfer Center and Campus Learning Center to support the implementation of the VCU HHMI Inclusive Excellence Program. The one-year fellowships include compensation and may begin as early as January 2019. Apply at the following URL no later than Nov. 26.

For more information, contact Rosalyn Hobson Hargraves at rhobson@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8947 or visit http://go.vcu.edu/hhmi-faculty-fellow-app.