1 p.m.

Jeff Wing of the National Scholarship Office will offer an informational session about RISE and SMART Scholarship opportunities in Room 401, College of Engineering West Hall/Virginia Microelectronics Center, 601 W. Main St. A second session will be held at 2 p.m. Oct. 24 in Room 103 of the same building. Both programs are for STEM students interested in research.

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

11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

VCUDine will feature Thai Top Ten, a West Grace Street Thai restaurant, at Market 810 in Shafer Court Dining Center. Thai dishes will be served at the Fan Fare station, including chicken Pad Thai, stir-fried tofu with mixed vegetables and more.

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

7 p.m.

The VCU Department of Music presents a violin and viola studio recital in the recital hall of the James W. Black Music Center, 1015 Grove Ave.

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

Friday, Oct. 26, 2018 from noon to 2 p.m.

The Peer Health Educators from the Wellness Resource Center are sponsoring Pink Out events with the VCU Women's Volleyball team on the Floyd Avenue side of Harris Hall lawn. Events will also be held from noon-1 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Siegel Center. Featured will be games to promote breast cancer awareness, demonstrations on how to do self-examinations and giveaways for students wearing pink.

For more information, contact Carrie Baines at peerhealth@vcu.edu or visit https://thewell.vcu.edu/wellness/programs--resources/peer-health-education/.

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

VCU Libraries will have a free screening of "Paywall: The Business of Scholarship" in Rooms 250 and 2-010, Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, 509 N. 12th St. The documentary focuses on the need for open access to research and science, questions the rationale behind the $25.2 billion a year that flows into academic publishers and examines the 35-40 percent profit margin associated with the top academic publisher, Elsevier. A discussion will follow the film.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.libcal.com/event/4598782.

Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018 at 7:15 a.m.

Financial planner David Abbey of MassMutual will discuss the management of debt at a free financial learning breakfast hosted by VCU Military Student Services on the third floor of Harris Hall, 1015 Floyd Ave., at Military Student Services. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Stephen Ross at https://militaryservices.vcu.edu/ or (804) 828-6563 or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf9A6TjVG0W89Oq0xEUn_R6uOpfgBmMr9m6FaZcEv5h1zNzrA/viewform.

Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018 at 8 p.m.

United Healthcare Network will host a community service workshop in Rooms C and D, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Free food will be available and speakers will discuss various opportunities.

For more information, contact Grace Linder at linderge@mymail.vcu.edu.

Friday, Oct. 26, 2018 at noon

VCU's Center for Student Leadership and Civic Engagement and The Valentine Museum host a walking tour exploring Carytown’s role in shaping the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community of Richmond. Learn about businesses, people and places supportive of the LGBTQ community. Check-in will be at the University Student Commons concession stand, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Nicole Patterson at nlpatterson@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.campuslabs.com/engage/event/1769861.

Friday, Oct. 26, 2018 from noon to 1 p.m.

Semi Ryu, an associate professor in VCU's Department of Kinetic Imaging, will speak at an interdisciplinary seminar about engineering and the arts in Room 105, College of Engineering West Hall, 601 W. Main St. Ryu will discuss her work integrating computers, virtual reality and puppeteering concepts.

For more information, contact Tarynn M. Witten at tmwitten@vcu.edu.

Friday, Oct. 26, 2018 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

VCU's World Studies Society will hold its first general interest meeting in Richmond Salons I, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Neha Pondicherry at pondicherryn@mymail.vcu.edu or (559) 801-7269.

Friday, Oct. 26, 2018 at 5:30 p.m.

Phi Sigma Rho will have a pie-eating contest in the courtyard at College of Engineering West Hall, 601 W. Main St., in which participants will have π minutes to finish one pie. RSVP at the following URL. The event will benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

For more information, contact Samantha Zhao at zhaos@vcu.edu or (804) 332-8832 or visit http://tinyurl.com/Pie-Sigma-Rho.

Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

VCU's Art Foundation offers CAMO AF, an immersive experience at the Anderson Gallery, 907 1⁄2 W. Franklin St.

For more information, contact Debbie Quick at quickd@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/artfoundation/.

Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

The VCU Department of English will present the Cabell First Novelist Award in the third-floor lecture hall at James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. The award honors an outstanding debut novel published in the preceding calendar year.

For more information, contact Thom Didato at tndidato@vcu.edu or visit http://www.firstnovelist.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.

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.

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.

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/.

VCU Recreational Sports Lifeguard Recertification class is open to those with current American Red Cross Lifeguard, First Aid and CPR/AED certifications. This class will recertify participants for two years. Registration ends at noon on Nov. 1. The course will be held Nov. 2-4.

For more information, contact Jenna Bordeaux at bordeauxjk@vcu.edu or (804) 827-9999 or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/certifications/aquatic-certifications/.

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/.

VCU's Kinesiology and Health Science Department is seeking males interested in participating in a research project that will assess the impact of a high active or low active lifestyle and cellular aging on cognitive performance. Participants will be entered for a chance to win an Amazon gift card. Potential participants must be healthy and between 40 and 64 years old with a body mass index less than 30.0 assessed by the research staff. Participants will be asked to attend two morning visits for an exercise test and two brief cognitive tests.

For more information, contact Charles Schwartz at schwartzcs@vcu.edu or (434) 989-2454.