6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

A reception will be held for a trio of exhibits at The Anderson, 907 1/2 W. Franklin St. "fēkit," featuring works by Sophie Haulman, John Huggins, Max Motmans and Odile Postic, is curated by VCUarts Art History undergraduate students Eleazar Carreon, Elena Gavrilovic, Gabrielle Pena and Elise Ryder. Thresholds, the second exhibit, examines the link between intimacy and social reality via storytelling and embodied experience by artists Katelyn Hood, Yixue Li and Seren Moran. Thresholds is curated by VCUarts Art History undergraduate students Adriana Acuna, Samantha Bantly, Rachael Harvey and Lauryn Pulliam. In the third exhibit, Mature Fruitbody, artists Petra Szilagyi and Umico forge a muddy, decomposing spatial experience surrounded by the spores of their research. Outside, Tectona Reuggen muses on grapes and surgery in a video while Greta Breckmueller’s profile will be linked via plantable seed paper. Mature Fruitbody is curated by VCUarts Art History undergraduate students Ember Ashley, Dominique Gay, Kyle Maurer and Rebecca Mohr. The three exhibits will run through Feb. 26.

For more information, contact Maggie Flanigan at mflanigan2@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7720.

7 p.m.

First Love Church presents its second Annual "Love Talk: A Relationship Q and A." The event will be held in Room 1232, Grace and Broad Residence Center 2, 1010 W. Grace St. A panel of couples will answer questions about love, relationships and marriage. A variety of performances will be staged and dinner will be provided.

For more information, contact Yasmin John at Johnye@vcu.edu.

Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU's Campus Learning Center will be holding a Spanish conversation group for students. The session will be in Room B014, Hibbs Hall, 900 Park Ave.

For more information, contact Campus Learning Center at clc@vcu.edu.

Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019 at 4 p.m.

Trombonist, composer and Jazz Studies Director Antonio Garcia will present a free faculty jazz recital. The concert will be at Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall, W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. Also performing will be vocalist Mary Hermann García, The Nashville Avenue Stompers, VCU Jazz Orchestra I, the VCU Greater Richmond High School Jazz Band and (via video recording) the VCU Commonwealth Singers. For information, call the following telephone number Monday, Wednesday or Friday between 9 a.m. and noon.

For more information, contact Antonio Garcia at ajgarcia@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6776.

Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

VCU's Campus Learning Center will be holding an Italian conversation group for students. The session will be in Room B014, Hibbs Hall, 900 Park Ave.

For more information, contact Campus Learning Center at clc@vcu.edu.

Monday, Feb. 18, 2019 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Pleasure 101, an interactive workshop, is part of the Wellness Resource Center's "Healthy Sex, Healthy Love" week. The event will be in Virginia Room A, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Educators will provide a safe, judgement-free zone to explore topics including holistic sexuality, anatomy and maximizing sexual health and pleasure.

For more information, contact Mia Liadis at liadisa@vcu.edu or (804) 828-9355 or visit http://thewell.vcu.edu.

Monday, Feb. 18, 2019 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU's Campus Learning Center will be holding a Russian conversation group for students. The session will be in Room B014, Hibbs Hall, 900 Park Ave.

For more information, contact Campus Learning Center at clc@vcu.edu.

Monday, Feb. 18, 2019 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

VCU's Campus Learning Center will be holding a German conversation group for students. The session will be in Room B014, Hibbs Hall, 900 Park Ave.

For more information, contact Campus Learning Center at clc@vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019 at 4:30 p.m.

Interested in spending a week in partnership with indigenous midwives and community leaders, learning about traditional Maya medicine and exploring the history of health care and healing in Guatemala? VCU Institute for Women's Health and Highland Support Project will be hosting a trip May 18-25. An informational meeting will be held in Room 1030 J, West Grace Street Student Housing – North, 830 W. Grace St.

For more information, contact Heather Ashton at ashtonhr@vcu.edu or (804) 426-8141 or visit http://www.womenshealth.vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019 at 7 p.m.

VCU's Department of Music presents a faculty recital by Justin McConchie, percussion, in the Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall of the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. Admission is free.

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

Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019 at 7 p.m.

VCU's Minority Association of Pre-Health Students will host a medical admission seminar with the VCU School of Medicine admissions office. The seminar will be in Room 1112, Grace and Broad Residence Center 1, 1000 W. Grace St. Senior associate dean Michelle Whitehurst-Cook, M.D., and assistant deans Keith Baker, Ph.D., and Donna Jackson will discuss the admissions process and how to craft a successful application.

For more information, contact Madina Nooristani at nooristanimn@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

VCU's Campus Learning Center will be holding a French conversation group for students. The session will be in Room B014, Hibbs Hall, 900 Park Ave.

For more information, contact Campus Learning Center at clc@vcu.edu.

Friday, Feb. 22, 2019 at 11:30 a.m.

Pamela Faggert, former Chief Environmental Officer and Senior Vice President of Sustainability at Dominion Energy, will speak at the 2019 Women in Engineering Luncheon. The event will be in the Qimonda Atrium, College of Engineering East Hall, 401 W. Main St. The luncheon will be hosted by the Altria Family of Companies, VCU College of Engineering Foundation and VCU College of Engineering Career Services.

For more information, contact Allison Singer at singerae@vcu.edu.

Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Queen In You at VCU will hold its first Bachelor Auction Fundraiser. The event will be in Commonwealth Ballroom B, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Proceeds from the auction will be used to fund Queen in You events and volunteer initiatives.

For more information, contact Jazmine Myers at myersj6@vcu.edu.

Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Auctus: The Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship at VCU will hold a working meeting in the Multipurpose Room, The Honors College, 701 W. Grace St. Bring a laptop to continue the review of submissions for acceptance to Auctus.

For more information, contact Caroline Clary at clarycr2@vcu.edu.

Friday, Mar. 15, 2019 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

The discussion series will focus on dispelling misconceptions or lesser-know facts about cultural identity groups or general social justice issues. The series is hosted by VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs in Room 215, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. The discussions can correspond to cultural heritage months or focus on topics related to cultural identity groups or social justice topics. Sessions will also be held at the same time and location on March 29, and from 1-2 p.m. at the same location on April 12 and April 26.

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

Thursday, Apr. 11, 2019 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Center for Corporate Education at the VCU School of Business presents "Creating Customer Loyalty." The one-day workshop, in Room B3189, Center for Corporate Education, 301 W. Main Street, will focus on customer awareness and specific skill-building techniques to enhance the customer experience. The $395 fee is due at registration, and the cost includes breakfast, lunch, parking and all materials.

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

Monday, Feb. 18, 2019 at 10 a.m.

The VCU Transforming Accessibility Initiative presents the 2019 Spring Mini-Conference. The event will be held in the University Student Commons Theater, 907 floyd Ave. The program will feature workshops on topics related to disabilities and accessibility, including how to create an inclusive classroom, disability and intersectionality, and the role of accessibility in the social media age.

For more information, contact Ian Kunkes at ibkunkes@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2253.

Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Cristen Jandreau, Ph.D., will provide an overview of the major facets of research integrity and what clinical research professionals can do to protect it. The session, hosted by the Central Virginia Society of Clinical Research Associates Chapter, will be held in Room 304 (first floor), VCU Medical Center Critical Care Hospital, 1213 E. Clay St. Jandreau, assistant director, VCU's Office of Research Integrity and Ethics, Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation, will also discuss significant research integrity cases to highlight the implications of matters concerning conflicts of interest and research misconduct.

For more information, contact Shirley Helm at shirley.helm@vcuhealth.org or (804) 628-2942 or visit https://rampages.us/vcucctr/2019/02/06/central-virginia-socra-chapter-meeting-topics-in-clinical-research-integrity/.

The annual open enrollment period for the VCU Optional Retirement Plan allows participating faculty and University and Academic Professionals to change their investment company selection to either TIAA or Fidelity for future ORP contributions. To make a change, return a completed vendor change form to VCU Benefits by Thursday, Feb. 28. Classified staff are not eligible to participate in the ORP.

For more information, contact VCU Benefits at benefits@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1723 or visit https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/benefits/.

TIAA is working with Ram Pantry to help students who are battling food insecurity. Help in this initiative by going to the following URL and clicking on "Shop Now" to purchase food for pantry users. Donors will be emailed a tax receipt. Upon request, TIAA Virginia (Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America) will match purchases of $25 or more for all TIAA employees. Follow the instructions on the site.

For more information, contact Felicia Dixon at fdixon@vcu.edu or (804) 828-3475 or visit https://yougivegoods.com/tiaafood2019-rampantryvcu.

Are you ready to join the more than 70 percent of non-faculty VCU employees who are covered by the new Great Place Human Resources Redesign plan? Classified VCU employees may elect enrollment any time beginning Jan. 1 and be added the following quarter. Enroll by Feb. 28 to become covered by April 10.

For more information, contact VCU HR at askhr@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0177 or visit http://go.vcu.edu/enrollment.

VCU's Center for Human Simulation and Patient Safety offers a unique environment for a wide variety of opportunities to teach, learn, conduct presentations and host events.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Trent at efredericksen@vcu.edu or (804) 828-3914 or visit https://medsim.som.vcu.edu/.

Massey Cancer Center is accepting internal pre-applications for the V Foundation 2019 V Scholar Award. This award supports young tenure-track faculty early in their cancer research career by funding a range of projects from laboratory-based research through bench-to-bedside research. This call for applications is specifically for adult cancer research. Pre-applications are due Feb. 25. Massey Cancer Center will review pre-applications and choose a nominee to submit a full proposal to the V Foundation.

For more information, contact Lauren Frick at lsfrick@vcu.edu or visit https://spot.research.vcu.edu/spot/Rooms/DisplayPages/LayoutInitial?Container=com.webridge.entity.Entity%5BOID%5B2DCA39800DD86B4CAF5AC43DE4AECD0E%5D%5D.

Registration is open for the spring semester of the Commonwealth Society, VCUarts' educational organization for adult learners. The Commonwealth Society connects community learners to the resources of VCU and the Richmond arts scene through classes and other programming.

For more information, contact Angela Allen at amdallen@vcu.edu or (804) 827-7301 or visit http://arts.vcu.edu/csociety/membership.

ACCESS is an emergency cardiac arrest research study being conducted at VCU. The study involves the evaluation of two standard-of-care strategies for the treatment of patients who are successfully resuscitated after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest treated with a defibrillator shock being performed partly under the Department of Health and Human Services regulations allowing an exception to informed consent under emergency research circumstances.

For more information, contact Alan Payne at apayne@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6047 or visit https://www.dom.umn.edu/divisions/cardiovascular/division-sections/resuscitation-clinical-research/access.