Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

VCU TRIO Student Support Services invites campus faculty, staff and administrators to Suite 211, Hibbs Hall, 900 Park Ave., for cocoa and conversations. A division of VCU's strategic enrollment management, TRIO is a federally funded program supporting undergraduate students by providing guidance, tools and resources for academic success.

For more information, contact Michelle Bair at trio@vcu.edu or (804) 828-9517 or visit https://trio.vcu.edu/.

Friday, Jan. 11, 2019 at 4 p.m.

Spoken word artist Michelle Dodd will perform at the ICA. The event is part of Rashid Johnson's "Monument" exhibition, on view at the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St.

For more information, contact Institute for Contemporary Art at ica@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/performances/provocations-0111/.

Monday, Jan. 14, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

A Discovery Dialogues presentation about uric acid has been scheduled. Cristin Kaspar, M.D., will discuss "The Rise and Fall of Uric Acid: Discovering That Uric Acid Causes More Than Gout," hosted by the C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research, in the Learning Center, VCU Medical Center Main Hospital, 1250 E. Marshall St.

For more information, contact Pam Dillon at pmdillon@vcu.edu or visit https://cctr.vcu.edu/.

Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

Have lunch and interact with fellow alumni and VCU's Office of Alumni Relations staff members to learn more about the organization's new ELEVATE strategic plan. The event will be at the Richmond Salons, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact VCU Office of Alumni Relations at alumni@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2536 or visit https://www.support.vcu.edu/event/vcualumnielevate.

Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019 at noon

VCU's Interprofessional Education and Inter Health Professionals Alliance will host the CLARION Competition Case Handout. The event will be held at the Putney House Boardroom, 1010 E. Marshall St. Darci Bowles, Ph.D., will review a health-care case with root cause analysis interpretation. The meeting is also the finalization of teams for the VCU and national competition. Food will be provided to those who register at the following URL. Visit the competition URL at https://www.chip.umn.edu/clarion/case-competition.

For more information, contact Melissa Burton at mhburton@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2898 or visit https://goo.gl/forms/lVPPF7PzZYVLcdk02.

Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

VCU Recreational Sports Outdoor Adventure Program will host a Dutch Oven Delights Dinner at the Rice Rivers Center. Learn how different meals can be prepared using a dutch oven. The center is located at 3701 John Tyler Memorial Highway, Charles City. Registration ends Jan. 29.

For more information, contact Katie Schmidt at outdoors@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8826 or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/outdoor-adventure-program/rice-rivers-center/.

VCU's Integrity and Compliance Office has published the winter edition of Policy Points. The quarterly notification highlights universitywide policy updates from Oct. 1-Dec. 31, 2018. View this edition at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tony Rapchick at policy@vcu.edu or (804) 828-3982 or visit https://policy.vcu.edu/policy-points.

Black women who are breast cancer survivors and overweight or obese are invited to participate in a research study. The project requires participation in 16, one-hour workout sessions and laboratory visits. Compensation is provided. The study will be conducted at VCU's Run Lab, 500 Academic Centre, 1020 W. Grace St. The principal investigator is Vanessa B. Sheppard, Ph.D., Department of Health Behavior and Policy.

For more information, contact Arnethea Sutton at arnethea.sutton@vcuhealth.org or (804) 628-3083.