1 p.m. to 3:30 a.m.

The members of Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity will kick off spring recruitment at Crouton's, Salads & Wraps, 805 W. Grace St. Phi Sigma Pi is a gender-inclusive fraternity open to all students with a 3.0 GPA or above who have at least one remaining semester.

For more information, contact Emily Borst at borsteb@vcu.edu.

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

Graphic designer and illustrator Bráulio Amado will speak at the Grace Street Theater, 934 W. Grace St. Amado, from Portugal, is the first speaker in the Objects & Methods Spring 2019 Lecture Series, hosted by the VCUArts Graphic Design Department. He lives in New York City and worked as a designer at Pentagram, NYC. He then joined Bloomberg Businessweek as an art director and later moved to the advertising agency Wieden+Kennedy. The talk is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Lauren Thorson at lthorson@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/graphicdesign/.

Friday, Jan. 18, 2019 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Patti Feldt and Shirley Helm will speak at the Central Virginia Society of Clinical Research Associates chapter meeting. Feldt and Helm will discuss SoCRA's mission, goals and policies; pathways to Certified Clinical Research Professional Certification; and the recertification process and requirements. The meeting will be held in Rooms 11-101 and 11-102, James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center, 1201 E. Marshall St. Feldt is training and education manager at VCU Massey Cancer Center. Helm is manager of VCU's clinical trial administration.

For more information, contact Shirley Helm at shirley.helm@vcuhealth.org or (804) 628-2942 or visit https://rampages.us/vcucctr/2019/01/09/central-virginia-socra-chapter-meeting-exploring-socra-as-a-professional-credentialing-organization/.

Friday, Jan. 18, 2019 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

VCU's Black Art Student Empowerment (BASE) will have a general body meeting at Grace and Broad Residence Center 1, 1000 W. Grace St.

For more information, contact Tahmari Tupponce at tupponceta2@vcu.edu.

Monday, Jan. 21, 2019 from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

"PROFILED," a documentary about the families and supporters of black and Latino youth killed by police, will be shown in Room 1100, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. The screening will be hosted by VCU's School of Social Work Black Lives Matter Student/Faculty/Alumni Collective.

For more information, contact Liz Cramer at ecramer@vcu.edu or (804) 828-9029.

Friday, Jan. 25, 2019 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

An opening reception for the exhibit "An Exchange" will be held at The Anderson, 907 1/2 Franklin St. Collaborative works by digital fabrication students from the University of Texas at Austin and kinetic imaging students from VCU will be shown. Featured works include video projections, digitally fabricated objects, augmented reality, animations and videos.

For more information, contact Kinetic Imaging at kineticimage@vcu.edu or visit http://bit.ly/2sriONp.

Friday, Jan. 25, 2019 at 8 p.m.

VCU Athletics presents the first RVA Sneaker Ball. A portion of ticket proceeds will benefit the Children's Hospital of Richmond. The event, at the Stuart C. Siegel Center, 1200 W. Broad St., is sponsored by D&H construction. General admission tickets are $60, and include music, dancing, an open bar, heavy hors d’oeuvres, a casino, online silent auction and beer and wine tastings.

For more information, contact Jessica Pieroni at pieronij@vcu.edu or visit http://rvasneakerball.com.

Share your passion with youth this summer by teaching a Discovery class. Whether it is archaeology, fashion, dance, video games or even veterinary medicine, opportunities are available to spark the interest of youth for their future careers. Each class accepts no more than 16 rising students in grades six to eight. Classes, at the Mary and Frances Youth Center, 120 S. Linden St., last one week and can be taught during the morning, afternoon or for a full day. There is an opportunity for instructors to repeat their classes for multiple weeks of the three-week summer program, hosted by VCU's Division of Community Engagement.

For more information, contact Alyssa King at discovery@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3402 or visit https://mfyc.vcu.edu/summer-programs/discovery/teach-a-class/.

VCUDine has a number of special events for the month. They include: Premium Smoothies at Jonah’s, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Jan. 22; Grain Bowls at Shafer, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 23; Salmon at Shafer, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan 29; and Steak Night at Jonah’s, 4-9 p.m. Jan. 31.

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

Executive board and committee forms are now available for participation in Stepping Into STEM-H at VCU. The initiative places underprivileged students from Title I Priority high schools in the greater Richmond area on a pathway to STEM-H careers through workshops and mentoring.

For more information, contact Devina Thapa at thapad2@vcu.edu or visit https://goo.gl/forms/j5vTOatF3SKaiysn2.

VCU Education Abroad Office Passport Caravan is an opportunity for selected VCU students with diverse backgrounds to apply on campus for a free U.S. passport. The opportunity is available to students who are active on campus, demonstrate financial need and are interested in traveling abroad. Students must be U.S. citizens and never have owned a U.S. passport. Apply at the following URL.

For more information, contact Simone Biasuzzi at abroad@vcu.edu or (804) 827-4561 or visit https://goo.gl/forms/GjSiyM5LfuCE2I242.