6 p.m.

VCU's Society of Bioinformatics will hold a Halloween social in the Commons Plaza with free food, games and costume contests.

For more information, contact Shradda Adhikari at adhikaris9@vcu.edu.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Sarah M. Thomas, Ph.D., will present “Techniques for Scientific Presentations: How to Captivate an Audience With Your Data” in Room 2-010, Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, 509 N. 12th St., at a free workshop hosted by Tompkins-McCaw Library, C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and VCU Postdoctoral Association. Register for at the following URL.

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

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

Humanities Research Center presents, "True Sex: The Lives of Trans Men at the Turn of the Twentieth Century," at VCU Globe, Room 1030J, West Grace Street Student Housing – North, 830 W. Grace St.

For more information, contact Michael Means at meansmm2@vcu.edu or visit https://humanitiescenter.vcu.edu/fall-2018-speaker-series-emily-skidmore/.

5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The Peace Corps will host a livestream Virtual Story Panel Watch Party in Room 1030C, West Grace Street Student Housing – North, 830 W. Grace St. Peace Corps volunteers will speak and be available for live questions.

For more information, contact Emily Krupp at kruppec@vcu.edu or visit http://peacecorps.gov.

6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Virginia Health Commissioner Dr. M. Norman Oliver will discuss the future of public health in the state at a town hall meeting in the Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. The event is offered by VCU's Master of Public Health Program, the Virginia Department of Health and and Richmond City Health District.

For more information, contact Arnesha at averya@vcu.edu.

7 p.m.

Emerging Healthcare Leaders will host a vitals workshop in Room 1004A, West Grace Street Student Housing – South, 835 W. Grace St.

For more information, contact Vamsi Divakaruni at divakarunirv@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018 at 3 p.m.

VCU School of World Studies presents "American Halloween Origins With World Death and Burial Customs," at the Commons Theater, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Christopher Brooks at cabrooks@vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018 at noon

VCU's Dean of Students Office, University Counseling Services and the Wellness Resource Center are piloting a new student group on the MCV Campus to encourage student mental health and wellness initiatives. Students are being recruited to help with this effort, and an interest meeting will be held in the first-floor conference room at Hunton Student Center, 1110 E. Broad St. Register at the following email address. Lunch will be served.

For more information, contact Kendall Plageman at kwplageman@vcu.edu or (824) 828-1079.

Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Students, faculty, staff and the Richmond community are invited to a screening of "The Manchurian Candidate," the first in a three-part Questioning Cinema Film Series in Room 303, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. A discussion on the overall themes and subject matter will follow. Popcorn and beverages will be provided. The event is organized by VCU Libraries and co-sponsored by VCU's Science, Technology and Society program.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2018-19/questioning-cinema-2018-19.html.

Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Stop by the Workshop in the lower level, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave., to have your picture taken in front of a green screen with a spooky background. Costumes encouraged but not required.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2018-19/wednesday-workshops-2018-19.html.

Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

On Halloween, ALT Lab’s Learning Media team wants to help faculty confront any lingering fears of instructional media and multimedia student assignments by making some spooky artmares together. Refine a video presence and try out the new Learning Glass in the Academic Learning Transformation Lab's production studio. Play Adobe Spark, one of the free tools for students to use. Costumes are encouraged.

For more information, contact Molly Ransone at mbransone@vcu.edu or visit http://altlab.vcu.edu/event/halloween.

Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018 from noon to 1 p.m.

In the midst of scandal and political uncertainty, three members of the Catholic faith from varying backgrounds will share their personal stories at a luncheon meeting of VCU's Catholic Graduate Student Organization themed "Rome Sweet Rome??!!" in Room 3-016, Sanger Hall, 1101 E. Marshall St.

For more information, contact Mario Dance at medance@vcu.edu or (804) 828-9838.

Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

VCU's Common Book Program and International/Inner City/Rural Preceptorship present a panel featuring researchers, practitioners and community members in fields related to trauma-informed care with refugee populations, in the auditorium at Hermes A. Kontos Medical Sciences Building, 1217 E. Marshall St. Rosalie Corona, Ph.D., (psychology); Leslie Kimball, Ph.D., (psychiatry); Hyojin Im, Ph.D., (social work); and Susheela Varky, attorney, (Virginia Poverty Law Center) will speak about their areas of research and experience.

For more information, contact Micol Hutchison at mvhutchison@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1110 or visit http://commonbook.vcu.edu/events.

Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

The Safe Zone Program, sponsored by University Counseling Services, presents a workshop in Virginia Rooms A & B, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., to raise awareness of LGBTQIA+ issues. Register at the following URL (keyword "Safe Zone"). More information is also available at https://students.vcu.edu/counseling/safe-zone/.

For more information, contact Lisa Beck at labeck@vcu.edu or visit https://training.vcu.edu/.

Friday, Nov. 2, 2018 from noon to 1:30 p.m.

VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will kick off Indigenous Peoples Heritage Month in Room 215, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., with information about regional indigenous tribes, music, trivia and Native American-inspired food.

For more information, contact Kishla Conner at connerka2@vcu.edu.

Friday, Nov. 2, 2018 at 6 p.m.

The VCU Christian student organization New E.R.A. will hold "Girl Talk" in Room 2004A, West Grace Street Student Housing – North, 830 W. Grace St. Free food will be provided.

For more information, contact Mama-U Addy at addymu@vcu.edu or (571) 354-5298.

Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018 at 8 a.m.

VCU's annual medical hackathon, a 24-hour period of solving unmet needs through innovation and problem-solving, will be held in the College of Engineering East Hall, 401 W. Main St.

For more information, contact Laura Osborne at lmnosborne@vcu.edu or visit http://healthhacks.vcu.edu.

Monday, Nov. 5, 2018 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Melanie Moore, VCU Health Psychology Doctoral Candidate, will present "Developing a Targeted HIV Testing Message for Young African American Women" in the Founders Conference Room, Virginia BioTechnology Research Park – BioTech One, 800 E. Leigh St., at a seminar hosted by VCU's Office of Research and Innovation.

For more information, contact Lydia Klinger at leklinger@vcu.edu or (804) 628-2642 or visit https://research.vcu.edu/events/because_of_you.htm.

Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018 at 1 p.m.

VCU's Records Management Office will hold Records Management 101 training in Room 2-010, Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, 509 N. 12th St. Training will cover recordkeeping requirements and practices to be compliant with state regulations and VCU policy. Also, self-paced Records Management 101 training is available. Register at the following URL (keyword "records").

For more information, contact Amber Peranski at aperanski@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2097 or visit https://training.vcu.edu/.

Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Center for Corporate Education in VCU's School of Business will host a customer service workshop in Room B3189 of Snead Hall, 301 W. Main St. This one-day workshop offers customer information on services styles, how to deal with upset and difficult customers, utilizing phone power and applying new customer service skills. The cost is $395.

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

VCUDine announces the opening of the dining program’s new location, Shake Smart, inside Shafer Court Dining Center next to Einstein Bros. Bagels. The location will serve a selection of healthy shakes, acai bowls and more. Shake Smart is hosting free shake day on Nov. 1 with one free regular-sized shake per customer, any flavor, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. or while supplies last.

For more information, contact Lauren Hay at lhay@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1148 or visit http://vcu.campusdish.com.