12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

The C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences will host a lunch research seminar. “Making Good Clinical Practice Your Standard Research Practice” will be held in Room 2-010, Tompkins-McGraw Library, 509 N. 12th St. Pam Dillon, Pharm.D., Wright Center research liaison, will discuss incorporating good clinical practice into research. Participants can bring a lunch; drinks will be provided. Register at the following email.

For more information, contact Pam Dillon at pmdillon@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1519 or visit https://cctr.vcu.edu/.

2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU Career Services presents a Nonprofit and Social Services Career and Internship Fair on the second floor of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. The fair is open to all VCU students.

For more information, contact Lian Currie at lcurrie@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1645 or visit http://tinyurl.com/HandshakeCareerFair.

9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

VCU's da Vinci Center will host an informational meeting about the university's Pre-Accelerator (Pre-X) Program. The program identifies, supports and launches student high-growth and high-potential startups and founders. The meeting will be held at the da Vinci Center, 807 S. Cathedral Place. The same session will also be held at 1 p.m. Feb. 22 in Room 103, Robert Blackwell Smith Building, 410 N. 12th St.

For more information, contact Kelsey Steenburgh at steenburghbk@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/prex19.

Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

VCU's Wellness Resource Center will be giving away free condoms in the lobby of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. The Well is celebrating the final day of "Healthy Sex, Healthy Love" week.

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

Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

The National Scholarship Office at VCU will present an informational session for graduate students focusing on internationally competitive scholarships and fellowships. Jeff Wing, director of the NSO, will speak at the session, to be held in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Appointments may also be scheduled with the NSO office.

For more information, contact Haley Clouser at natlscholar@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1803 or visit http://nso.vcu.edu.

Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

The Pace Center will be serving $1 lunch for all members of the VCU community. Those who attend the event, at 700 W. Franklin St., must present a valid VCU ID. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Katie B. Gooch at Director@thepacecenter.com or visit http://www.thepacecenter.com.

Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019 at noon

VCU's Community Health Education Center presents "Deskercise! With Carrie Baines." The class will be held at the center, located on the ground floor of the Gateway Building, 1200 E. Marshall St. Exercises that can be done at the desk or office to work more efficiently, relieve pain, decrease stress and improve your mood will be demonstrated. The program is free and lunch will be provided. Space is limited. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact K.J. Ricasata at ricasatakj@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2432 or visit https://vcu.libcal.com/event/5125811.

Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

VCU's Center for the Study of Biological Complexity and Computer Science Department will host a workshop on Intrinsically Disordered Proteins. The seminar, in Room 2137, Grace E. Harris Hall, 1015 Floyd Ave., will be given by Keith Dunker, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry, Indiana University. Dunker will explain why IDPs don't fold on their own, how common they are and their functions and roles in molecular evolution. Pizza will be provided.

For more information, contact Lukasz Kurgan at lkurgan@vcu.edu or visit http://biomine.cs.vcu.edu/DunkerWorkshop.pdf.

Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

VCU's Wellness Resource Center hosts a workshop, "SexualiTEA," in celebration of its "Healthy Sex, Healthy Love" week. The event will be held in Virginia Room B, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Representatives of The Well will be answering questions and spilling tea about healthy sex. Free condoms and other sexual health products will be available.

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

Friday, Feb. 22, 2019 at 4 p.m.

The Broad Street Ramblers, a traditional folk and blues trio, will perform at the ICA. The event at the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St., is part of Rashid Johnson's "Monument" exhibition. A performance will also be staged at 3 p.m. Feb. 23.

For more information, contact Institute for Contemporary Art at ica@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/performances/provocations-0222/.

Friday, Feb. 22, 2019 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

VCU's Foundation for the International Medical Relief of Children will host a charity talent night. The event will be in Commonwealth Ballroom, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., and will help raise funds for Project Kodaikanal: FIMRC Clinic Medical Supplies. All proceeds from the talent night will be used to buy clinical medical supplies for rural clinics in India. This event is free to attend and a free hibachi box will be available.

For more information, contact Jeremy Conda at vcufimrc@gmail.com.

Friday, Feb. 22, 2019 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

The 2018 class of the VCU Leadership Development Program, Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute in the Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, will make their final presentation. The event will be held in the Richmond Salons, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. The event was previously canceled due to an early dismissal.

For more information, contact Kiara Faulks at gehli@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1169 or visit http://gehli.vcu.edu.

Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019 from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU's Black Women in STEM will be offering free tickets to visit the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia, 122 W. Leigh St. Students should meet at the museum at 2:15 p.m. to receive a ticket, which are limited and on a first-come, first-served basis.

For more information, contact Crissy Brown at browncj9@vcu.edu.

Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019 at 8 p.m.

The VCU Department of Music presents a Mary Anne Rennolds Concert Series performance by Third Coast Percussion in the Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall of the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. Tickets are $35 general admission; $32 for seniors age 60-plus, VCU employees and VCU Alumni Association members; $25 for children ages 16 and under; and free for VCU Music students and VCU Music faculty. Reserve tickets at the following email.

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

Monday, Feb. 25, 2019 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

VCU's Robertson School of Media and Culture will host a panel discussion, “Blackface, the Scandal and the Media: A Discussion About Racism in Virginia.” The event will be in the University Student Commons Theater, 907 Floyd Ave. Featured will be columnist Michael Paul Williams, writer Samantha Willis, reporter Mechelle Hankerson and VCU professors Clarence Thomas, Ph.D., and Jeff South. The event will be free and open to the public. Seating is limited and will be given on a first-come basis. Doors open at 4:30 p.m.

For more information, contact Marcus Messner at mmessner@vcu.edu or visit https://robertson.vcu.edu/news/robertson-school-will-host-panel-discussion-on-blackface-the-scandal-and-the-media.html.

Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

In collaboration with Academic Learning Transformation Lab and Online@VCU, Hillary Miller of VCU Libraries will discuss copyright for online teaching. The event will take place in Room 4110, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Yeimarie Lopez at lopezy@vcu.edu or (804) 827-5181 or visit https://altlab.vcu.edu/event/copyright-for-online-teaching/.

Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019 at 6 p.m.

"Black Mother," a spiritual exploration of Jamaica, will be screened 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/films/cinema-0227/.

Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019 at noon

The C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research will present a series of seminars on grant writing for early career faculty researchers. Each session covers a topic related to writing a competitive research grant application and is taught by senior faculty researchers. The Feb. 28 session, in Room 1013, Molecular Medicine Research Building, 1220 E. Broad St., will be taught by Thomas Eissenberg, Ph.D. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Pam Dillon at pmdillon@vcu.edu` or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=16982.

Tuesday, Mar. 5, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

VCU's Human Resources Career Development will host a Career Communities Showcase. The event, to be held in the Richmond Salons, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., is an opportunity to learn more about career communities at VCU, network with colleagues and register for prizes. The same showcase will be held at the same times on March 6 in the Court End Ballrooms, Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Beverly Walker at bwalker@vcu.edu or visit https://goo.gl/forms/uN2e3chgeTkGeZ4c2.

Thursday, Mar. 7, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU Human Resources and CommonHealth will host a session about the physical and mental benefits of mindfulness and meditation. The event will be held in Room 3206, VCU Police Department, 224 E. Broad St. All who participate will receive a mindfulness guide. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at worklife@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=17092.

Tuesday, May 14, 2019 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

VCU's Division of Community Engagement will host VCU's seventh annual Community Engagement Institute. The event will be held at VCU INNOVATE, 1010 W. Grace St. The second day of the session will be held at the same times and location on May 15. The Community Engagement Institute provides faculty members, community partners and graduate students the opportunity to build a fundamental understanding of the principles of community-academic partnership.

For more information, contact Grace Albritton at albrittongc@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8824 or visit https://community.vcu.edu/faculty-support-/training--development/community-engagement-institute/.

VCU Recreational Sports' Group Exercise classes will operate on an abbreviated schedule March 2-10, during spring break. The adjusted class schedule is available at the following URL.

For more information, contact Hannah Kotarski at kotarskih@vcu.edu or (804) 827-7259 or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/fitness-and-wellness/group-exercise/.

RAM CAMP Leaders are upper-class students who serve in a co-facilitator role for the week-long leadership camp experience for incoming VCU students. RAM CAMP Leaders will directly co-mentor 12-15 first-year students throughout this week and throughout the students' first academic year.

For more information, contact Lisa Cooper at lcooper4@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7666 or visit http://ramcamp.vcu.edu.

The Center for Public Policy at VCU's L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs is accepting applications for the Translational Research Fellows Program. Each year, this program connects up to 10 faculty members from across VCU with state and local policymakers interested in learning more about the Fellow's research area. Selected faculty receive one-on-one mentoring from Center for Public Policy staff as they develop an outreach plan for their specific area of research. Apply at the following URL by March 1.

For more information, contact Brittany Keegan at keeganbs@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3404 or visit http://oppo.vcu.edu/faculty-training/research-fellowship.

The Feb. 21 symposium, "African American Women and Sexual Assault," has been canceled. It was to be hosted by VCU's Advocacy Program of University Counseling Services.

For more information, contact Lisa Joyner at lijoyner@vcu.edu.

The committee leading the search for the position of Dean, College of Health Professions will host open forums for the university community to hear from the final candidates on Feb. 21 and 26 and March 1 and 8. Times, locations and information about each candidate are available at the following URL.

For more information, contact David Sarrett, Ph.D., Search Committee Chair at dcsarrett@vcu.edu or visit https://provost.vcu.edu/searches/deanchp/candidates/.

Narrators are sought for "The Human Library." The event, presented by VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs and Residential Life and Housing, will be held 11 a.m.-3 p.m. March 30 in the Rams Lounge, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. "The Human Library" is designed to build a positive framework for conversations that can challenge stereotypes and prejudices through dialogue. Register (deadline March 13) as a narrator at the following URL.

For more information, contact Noura Allen at Allennc@vcu.edu or visit https://tinyurl.com/humanlibraryvcu.