11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

VCU Parking and Transportation will host an open forum for students, faculty and staff. The discussion will be in Room 303, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Parking and Transportation administration members will discuss recent initiatives, improvements and address audience concerns. The forum may also be viewed live at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jonsette Calloway at parking@vcu.edu or (804) 828-4482 or visit https://apps.parking.vcu.edu/livestream.asp.

3 p.m.

Learn how humans have responded to natural disasters. VCU's School of World Studies presents "Eruptive Culture: Natural Disaster and Human Responses," Commons Theater, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

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

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

Attend a talk about transgender vlogs on Thailand. VCU's Humanities Research Center presents "Transgender Vlogs on Thailand: Transnational Imaginaries of Gender Reassignment Surgery," in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave.

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

5:30 p.m.

Race and the work of portraitist John Singleton Copley are the subjects of two talks. Nika Elder and Catherine Roach, experts in American and British art, respectively, will offer complementary discussions at "Art and Race in the 18th-Century Atlantic World: Two Talks on John Singleton Copley." VCU's Department of Art History will host the event, in Room 202, Buford House, 922 W. Franklin St. Copley began his career in colonial Boston before moving to London.

For more information, contact John DiJulio at dijuliojp@vcu.edu or (313) 354-4595 or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/arthistory/2018/11/12/art-and-race-in-the-eighteenth-century-atlantic-world-two-talks-on-john-singleton-copley/.

6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Join a discussion about mental health and substance abuse in Native American communities. Kat Corrin, Health Educator for VCU's Wellness Resource Center, will facilitate the dialogue, Alumni Board Room, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. The documentary “We Are Still Here,” regarding the current state of Native Americans, will be shown.

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

7:30 p.m.

The VCU Department of Music presents a Choral Ensembles concert. Featured will be the Choral Arts Society and Vox Concordia in the Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall of the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. Tickets may be purchased at the following URL.

For more information, contact Anne Marie Dumain at dumainamm@vcu.edu or visit https://www.showclix.com/event/choral-ensembles2.

Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018 at 5 p.m.

Get ready for the world of work. Sisters & Stethoscopes and the Epsilon Zeta chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. are sponsoring a professional development event in the SGA Senate Chambers, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Résumé building, interview preparation and proper interview attire will be discussed. Games and a speaker from Career Services will be available.

For more information, contact Chenel Hodges at hodgescp@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Do you feel (morally) lucky? VCU's Department of Psychology presents, "Moral Luck: Does Luck Affect the Moral Life?," in Room 2104C, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Andrew Moon at amoon@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Take part in a discussion about human trafficking in Richmond. Heart to Soul in Action @ VCU is partnering with Safe Harbor, a Richmond-based organization, to host a human trafficking workshop in Rooms 1030G and 1030H, West Grace Street Student Housing – North, 830 W. Grace St. The workshop will cover the scope of the problem in the United States and locally and how it differs from other forms of abuse. Free dinner will be provided. RSVP at the following email address.

For more information, contact Leena Penumalee at penumaleels@vcu.edu.

Friday, Nov. 30, 2018 at noon

It's all about artificial intelligence and goal reasoning. VCU's Department of Computer Science presents David W. Aha, Ph.D., acting director of adaptive systems at the Navy Center for Applied Research in Artificial Intelligence. Aha will discuss "Explainable AI (XAI) and Goal Reasoning" in Room 105, College of Engineering West Hall, 601 W. Main St.

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

Friday, Nov. 30, 2018 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Join a discussion about immigration and its impact on the community. The Diversity Ambassadors of VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will host the event, in the Multipurpose Room of the Honors College, 701 W. Grace St. Free food.

For more information, contact Dana Vandervelde at vandervelded@vcu.edu.

Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018 at 3 p.m.

VCU's Guitar Ensemble and the Community Guitar Ensemble will perform. The VCU Department of Music will present the groups in the Recital Hall of the James W. Black Music Center, 1015 Grove Ave. Admission is free.

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

Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018 from noon to 1 p.m.

Take an in-depth look at effective personal cash flow and building a savings investment plan. VCU's Human Resources and the Virginia Credit Union will host an interactive workshop in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8852 or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=16814.

Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018 at 7 p.m.

An art show is being staged to raise awareness of AIDS. VCU's Center for Cultural Experiences in Prevention and Black Art Student Empowerment present "World AIDS Day Art Showcase" in Room 1112, Grace and Broad Residence Center 1, 1000 W. Grace St. The competition is designed to bring awareness to the AIDS pandemic and celebrate those who live with the disease. All mediums are accepted. First place will be awarded a $50 cash prize; second place will receive $25.

For more information, contact Bianca Owens at owensb2@vcu.edu or visit https://linktr.ee/ccep.vcu.

Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018 from noon to 1 p.m.

Inhibiting the growth of cancer tumors is the topic of a talk about research at VCU. Paul Dent, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry, will present “RAS: To Boldly Go Where None Have Gone Before” at a lecture hosted by VCU's Office of Research and Innovation. Dent's research team has discovered a way to inhibit RAS, a protein that drives cancer tumor growth and chemotherapy resistance, and enhance the degradation of mutant RAS proteins, leading to an upcoming clinical trial.

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.

VCU supervisors are required to inform university Safety and Risk Management when a serious incident occurs. VCU is required by state law to report serious injuries to the Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Click on "Report a Serious Incident" at the following URL.

For more information, contact Christine Blakey at cblakey@vcu.edu or visit http://srm.vcu.edu.

Graduating students and faculty who plan to participate in VCU’s Dec. 8 commencement ceremony must register. Reserve a seat at the following URL for the universitywide ceremony at the Siegel Center.

For more information, contact . at UNIVevents@vcu.edu or visit https://commencement.vcu.edu/rsvp/.

Lend a hand to VCU students who are 30-plus. Retro Rams will hold an interest meeting at 7 p.m. Dec. 5 in Room 404, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Retro Rams is a new support/service organization addressing the challenges and experiences of non-traditional undergraduate students at VCU who are transfers, resuming studies or first-timers attending college.

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

VCU Women in Science is collecting new, unwrapped toys. The annual drive supports the Marine Toys for Tots foundation. Donation boxes will be in Sanger Hall, 1101 E. Marshall St.; Wood Memorial Building, 521 N. 11th St.; and Lyons Dental Building, 520 N. 12th St. through Dec. 7.

For more information, contact Erin Mooney at ecmooney@vcu.edu or (814) 777-5626.