10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

The newly revived VCU chapter of the American Association of University Professors will meet in Room 221, Eugene P. and Lois E. Trani Center for Life Sciences, 1000 W. Cary St. All interested faculty members are welcome. Questions, contact the following email or Everett Carpenter at ecarpenter2@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Karen Rader at karader@vcu.edu.

11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

The session will be facilitated by Christine J. Cynn, Ph.D., assistant professor, VCU's Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies. The talk will be in Room 215, Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

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

6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

United Healthcare Network at VCU presents its annual Healthcare Summit. The event will be in Room 1030J, West Grace Street Student Housing – North, 830 W. Grace St. A free catered dinner and professional head shots will be available. Health care professionals will be available to answer questions and network.

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

7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The VCU chapter of the National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice will host a scavenger hunt. The event will be held in the Senate Chambers Room, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Victoria Salas at salasva@vcu.edu.

8 p.m.

Jewish Life at VCU and Hillel at VCU will host a Grand Passover Dinner. Experience Jewish rituals, customs and foods of Passover. All VCU students are welcome to attend the dinner, at 115 N. Morris St. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact JewishVCU at passover@jewishvcu.org or visit https://jewishvcu.org/passover.

9 p.m.

The broadcast premiere of "Garry Winogrand: All Things Are Photographable," by VCUarts faculty and filmmaker Sasha Waters Freyer, will be on the PBS series "American Masters." The documentary won a Special Jury Prize from the 2018 SXSW Film Festival and was called "one of the year's best films" by The New Yorker's Richard Brody. "Winogrand" is an intimate portrait of an artist who both personified his era and transformed it.

For more information, contact Sasha Waters Freyer at swfreyer@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2162 or visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/garry-winogrand-all-things-are-photographable-about/11274/.

Saturday, Apr. 20, 2019 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

You First at VCU presents the inaugural "1-Gen Conference: Unifying Our Narratives." Student-led topics include financing your education, the impostor syndrome, building social capital, mental wellness, networking and more. All are welcome. Register in the lobby of the Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Bambacus at bambacuses@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3927 or visit http://youfirst.vcu.edu.

Sunday, Apr. 21, 2019 at noon

Christ Centered Fellowship of VCU hosts "Resurrection Celebration!" The service and picnic will be held at Maymont.

For more information, contact Amanda Lee at leeas@vcu.edu or (804) 405-8808.

Monday, Apr. 22, 2019 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

VCU's Student Conduct and Academic Integrity seeks faculty, staff and student volunteers for the Student Conduct Board. Train now for the summer and the 2019/2020 academic year. The session will be held in the SGA Senate Chambers, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Karen Belanger at stuconduct@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1963 or visit http://www.scai.vcu.edu.

Monday, Apr. 22, 2019 at 5:30 p.m.

VCU's Department of Music presents a Trumpet Studio Recital. The concert will be 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.

Monday, Apr. 22, 2019 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

University Counseling Services Advocacy Program presents a symposium on why sexual assault among African American women goes unreported. This event will be held in Virginia Rooms C-D, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Light refreshments will be served.

For more information, contact Tameika S. McCoy, Advocacy Program Coordinator at tmccoy5@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6200.

Monday, Apr. 22, 2019 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

The VCU chapter of the National Associations of Blacks in Criminal Justice presents "A Murder Mystery." The presentation will be held in Virginia Room B, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Candice Mason at masoncl3@vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Apr. 23, 2019 from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Collaboration Services presents Google Drive - Collaboration in the Cloud. Keep all your work in one secure place with online file storage in Google Drive. Learn how to share with others and access on any computer, smartphone or tablet. The workshop will be held in Room 108, Technology Administration Building, 701 W. Broad St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Dr Gee at drgee@vcu.edu or visit http://tinyw.in/eiv8.

Tuesday, Apr. 23, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

Barbara Back of VCU's Safety and Risk Management will discuss how to use the body, posture and individual work station to improve comfort, efficiency, safety and productivity. Register for the class, to be held in Room CCH 1-304, Main Hospital, 1250 E. Marshall St., at the following URL.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at worklife@vcu.edu or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=17097.

Tuesday, Apr. 23, 2019 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

VCU Recreational Sports is offering a Snatch Weightlifting Clinic at the MCV Campus Recreation Center. The class is designed for those with previous lifting experience and are trying to advance their skills. Register at the following URL by April 21.

For more information, contact Sydney Dale at dalesm3@vcu.edu or (804) 827-6411 or visit https://portal.recsports.vcu.edu/Program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=7945adc0-e8cb-4a05-990c-6d49b9510d16&semesterId=de8463d0-2001-43ba-8bb4-b37c567ccaa6.

Wednesday, Apr. 24, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

Are you graduating this spring or still in school but want or need a new backpack? Bring your old one to Episcopal Campus Ministry at Grace and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 8 N. Laurel St. The organization is holding a backpack drive at the church. Drop off a backpack and enjoy a free lunch. Donated, gently used backpacks will be given out to the community at the group's Red Door Ministry.

For more information, contact Julia Terhune at terhunejc@vcu.edu or (804) 317-1300.

Friday, Apr. 26, 2019 from noon to 1:15 p.m.

Learn about VCU's optional retirement plan. Human Resources presents "Retiring with the VCU Optional Retirement Plan" for VCU faculty in Room 115, HR training facility, 922 W. Grace St. This session is open to VCU faculty employees only, not VCU Health System employees.

For more information, contact Sherri Goodine at benefits@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1723 or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=16972.

Friday, Apr. 26, 2019 from noon to 2 p.m.

VCU Libraries sponsors a lunchtime symposium and interactive presentation about accessibility at VCU. Students, faculty, staff, community members and other interested stakeholders are invited. The event, organized by the VCU Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies, will be in the Lecture Hall, Room 303, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Register at the following URL. Lunch will be served.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2018-19/access4all.html.

Friday, Apr. 26, 2019 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The Dean's Office of the College of Humanities and Sciences will present "Building Skills for Grant Writing." The workshop will be held in Room 308, Hibbs Hall, 900 Park Ave. The session will include the basics of using the grant-writing database Pivot, differences between academic and grant writing and etiquette and preparation for interacting with project officers. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Devin Bowers at bowersdm@vcu.edu or visit http://has.vcu.edu/building-skills-for-grant-writing/.

Friday, Apr. 26, 2019 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU's Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics presents "Colloquium Talk: From Mathematics to Sculpture." Mathematical sculptor and designer George Hart will lead the session, in Room 1201, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Ihsan A. Topaloglu at iatopaloglu@vcu.edu or visit https://sites.google.com/vcu.edu/math-colloquium.

Saturday, Apr. 27, 2019 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

VCU “Kick the Straw” will be participating in the Party for the Planet Festival to promote sustainability and honor Earth Day. The event will be at Historic Tredegar, 500 Tredegar St. Take the pledge to stop using plastic straws and receive a free Rams "Kick the Straw" sticker.

For more information, contact Ching-Yu Huang at cyhuang@vcu.edu.

Saturday, Apr. 27, 2019 at 8 a.m.

VCU Alumni Riding Rams and VCU Recreational Sports will host the VCU Alumni and Community Bike Ride with routes of 28-to-29 miles and 50 miles. Meet at the Cary Street Gym, 101 S. Linden St. The fee is $5 per cyclist. Breakfast will be at 8 a.m. and the ride begins at 9 a.m. Register at http://go.vcu.edu/bikeride.

For more information, contact Larry Powell at wlpowell@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8194 or visit https://www.vcualumni.org/Calendar/Details/17453.

Thursday, May 2, 2019 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

VCU's Activities Programming Board presents RamWorld at Cary Street Field. The field day will feature activities, food, music and inflatables.

For more information, contact Activities Programming Board at apb@vcu.edu.

Saturday, May 4, 2019 from 9:30 a.m. to noon

Celebrate Water Safety Month at VCU Recreational Sports' annual Water Safety Festival. Bring a bathing suit; the event will be held at the Cary Street Gym Aquatic Center, 101 S. Linden St. The focus will be on water safety and strategies for safe swimming. Prizes, giveaways, food and drinks will be available.

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

Apply to become an Immunity to Change facilitator for the National Science Foundation ADVANCE-IT VCU grant. The grant is designed to increase recruitment, retention and advancement of diverse women faculty in STEM fields at the university. ITC facilitators will be compensated for their efforts, have the opportunity to facilitate transformational cultural change at VCU and network with faculty. More information about the program is available at the following URL. Apply by May 1.

For more information, contact Denise Grothues at dmgrothues@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/itc-facilitator-app.

VCU's Wellness Resource Center's Alcohol and Other Drug Health Educator Kat Corrin and Peer Health Educators will discuss the health effects of cannabis and safety tips. The Well's podcast is available at the following link.

For more information, contact Lisa Joyner at lijoyner@vcu.edu or visit https://shows.pippa.io/what-the-well/.

VCU Libraries will host a food drive April 21-May 12 to stock RamPantry @ VCU, which provides emergency food to VCU students. People who owe fines or fees for library materials who participate in the drive will receive an added benefit. For each food item donated, VCU Libraries will waive $5 in fines up to a $30 maximum. To qualify, materials must be returned. Fees for damaged and lost items will not be waived.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/news/2019/food-for-fines-benefits-rampantry.html.

The April 19 Zero-Waste Picnic to have been hosted by VCU's Office of Sustainability has been canceled because of the threat of inclement weather.

For more information, contact Parker Long at longpj@vcu.edu.

VCU students, faculty and staff are invited to participate in a research study about perceptions of using virtual reality to learn a foreign language and its culture. Click on the following link to complete the five-minute, anonymous study.

For more information, contact Nikki Chappelle at chappellens@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/6fpgCgsY2ivRvsxp7.