1:30 p.m.

VCU's Department of Music presents a String Area 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.

7 p.m.

The Diversity Ambassadors from VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will host a conversation about the LGBTQIA+ community. The discussion will focus on resources available in Richmond and VCU, and how to be an effective ally if someone comes out to you. The event will be in the Multipurpose Room, The Honors College, 701 W. Grace St. Dinner will be provided. All students are welcome.

For more information, contact Dana Vandervelde at vandervelded@mymail.vcu.edu or visit http://omsa.vcu.edu.

7 p.m.

VCU's Department of Music presents the Trombone Choir. The concert will be 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, Apr. 16, 2019 at noon

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

Tuesday, Apr. 16, 2019 at 12:30 p.m.

The Honors College invites current VCU students to attend an informational session. The meeting will be held in the Honors College, Multipurpose Room 1303, 701 W. Grace St., to learn about the benefits of joining the Honors College and how to apply. Attendance at an informational session is required in order to apply. The same informational session will also be offered at the same location at 4 p.m. April 19.

For more information, contact Megan Dailey at mhdailey@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1803 or visit https://honors.vcu.edu/admissions/continuing-students/.

Tuesday, Apr. 16, 2019 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

VCU's Student Accessibility and Educational Opportunity and the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will host a screening and discussion of "Special," a new Netflix production. The show is about a young gay man with cerebral palsy who decides to branch out from a twice-closeted existence in hopes of pursuing the life he wants. The screening will be Room 215, OMSA, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact David Brown at omsa@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6672 or visit http://www.omsa.vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Apr. 16, 2019 at 5:30 p.m.

VCU's Department of Music presents Piano Ensembles. The concert will be held 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, Apr. 16, 2019 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Global Brigade Medical Chapter presents an informational session for its upcoming service trip to Panama. The session will be held in Richmond Salons I, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Page Shingler at shinglerpm@vcu.edu or (717) 855-6486 or visit https://vcu.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/globalbrigadesmedicalchapter.

Tuesday, Apr. 16, 2019 from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Kappa Phi Gamma Sorority presents its C.A.R.E. Week Showcase in the Ballroom of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. The Showcase (Cancer Awareness: a Real Effort!) will include food from Hibachi Box restaurant and live performances by the Notochords, alpha Kappa Delta Phi Sorority and more. $1 entry. All proceeds will be donated to Bringing Hope Home, a nonprofit organization that provides financial and emotional support for local families experiencing cancer.

For more information, contact Payal Thakkar at thakkarph@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Apr. 17, 2019 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Retro Rams is sponsoring a "How Retro Are You?: Retro Rams Candy Mixer." The event will be in the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., across from Pizza Hut. Those who attend can play games, win candy prizes and learn more about Retro Rams, VCU's nontraditional student organization. For questions, contact the following email or Jenn Klee at kleejr@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Glynis Boyd Hughes at gmboyd2@vcu.edu or (804) 482-9129.

Wednesday, Apr. 17, 2019 from noon to 2 p.m.

VCU Military Student Services will host a professional networking event with potential employers. The event will be in Richmond Salons 1 and 2, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Representatives from the following organizations are scheduled to attend: Dominion Energy Virginia, VCU Police Department, Snag, TEKsystems, James River Equipment, CarMax and the City of Richmond Fire Department. Bring a résumé for additional assistance from VCU Career Services and the VCU Writing Center. Free lunch will be provided.

For more information, contact Stephen Ross at stross@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6563 or visit https://militaryservices.vcu.edu/.

Wednesday, Apr. 17, 2019 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

VCU's Student Veterans Association presents its second storytelling event. The session showcases VCU student military veterans sharing their noncombat experiences while serving. This event is an effort to bring the community together, celebrate past experiences and the progress these students have achieved. Food and entertainment will be provided at the event, on the second floor of the Hofheimer Building, 2818 W Broad St.

For more information, contact James Grubb at grubbji@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Apr. 17, 2019 at 6 p.m.

VCUarts Professors MK Abadoo and Wes Taylor will discuss the overlap of their individual practices around social justice and community organizing with participatory activities. The event will be hosted by 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/events/artists-choice-0417/.

Wednesday, Apr. 17, 2019 at 7 p.m.

VCU's Department of Music presents University Band and Symphonic Wind Ensemble. The concert will be in the Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall of the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. General admission tickets are $10. Admission is free for VCU students with a valid ID.

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

Thursday, Apr. 18, 2019 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

VCU Parking and Transportation will host a one-hour GRTC travel training session for students, faculty, and staff in Sanger Hall, B1-020 Computer Classroom, 1101 E. Marshall St. This session will cover how to use the GRTC bus system, navigate Pulse/Route 5 routes across campus and commute from Richmond's Southside to VCU's Monroe Park and/or MCV campuses. An identical session will be held at the same day and location at 1 p.m. Maximum attendance is 15. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact VCU Parking and Transportation at parking@vcu.edu or visit https://parking.vcu.edu/transportation/grtc/.

Thursday, Apr. 18, 2019 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

VCU's L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs will hold an online graduate program open house via Zoom. An overview of the school's graduate programs will be presented. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ross Losapio at losapior@vcu.edu or visit https://bit.ly/2uM1kwd.

Thursday, Apr. 18, 2019 from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU Department of History and The Alexandrian Society presents Selwyn R. Cudjoe, Ph.D., professor of Africana studies at Wellesley College, who will discuss "William Hardin Burnley and the Black Atlantic." The lecture will be in the Forum Room of University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Cudjoe’s lecture will focus on Burnley, the largest slave owner in Trinidad in the 19th century and the biggest resident slave owner in the British Caribbean. Cudjoe is the author of “The Slave Master of Trinidad: William Hardin Burnley and the Nineteenth-Century Atlantic World.”

For more information, contact Bernard Moitt at bmoitt@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Apr. 18, 2019 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will host Asian and Pacific Student Alliance Culture Night. The event, in the Rams Lounge, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., will celebrate the region's various cultures. Free food, performances and fun activities will be available.

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

Thursday, Apr. 18, 2019 from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.

I Am That Girl at VCU will host a Girl Talk on trust. The event will be held in Virginia Room A, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., and will focus on how to earn trust and what it takes to lose it. All are welcome.

For more information, contact Giovanni Knight at knightgn@vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Apr. 16, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

Muslim Health Professionals of MCV will host a discussion of major health concerns in the Muslim and underserved communities of Richmond as well as associated stigmas. The event, to be held in Room 6-101, James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center, 1201 E. Marshall St., will include an oral surgeon, psychiatrist and physical medicine and rehabilitation physician. Desserts will be provided. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact amira dalmazio at dalmazioa@vcu.edu or (703) 501-1205 or visit https://forms.gle/3bBpZnzg8SpNBWGz7.

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.

Friday, Apr. 26, 2019 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Attend a Revive! Training and learn how to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose emergency with the administration of naloxone. This collaborative effort, to be held at West Grace Street Student Housing – South, 835 W. Grace St., is led by the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Development Services and the Virginia Department of Health. This VCU-sponsored training is in partnership with VCU ASPiRE. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Erin Brown at embbrown@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3915 or visit https://goo.gl/forms/fyNfhU5Jg2SRQeNK2.

Saturday, Apr. 27, 2019 at 7 p.m.

Black Excellence at VCU presents the group's annual Black Excellence Scholarship Ball. The event will be held in the Commonwealth Ballrooms, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Formal attire and masquerade apparel will be required. The evening includes a seated dinner, dancing, arts performances and more. Purchase tickets at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sabrina Auandee at auandeess@vcu.edu or visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2019-black-excellence-scholarship-ball-tickets-54002794813?aff=ebdshpsearchautocomplete.

Sunday, Apr. 28, 2019 from noon to 3 p.m.

VCU's University Student Commons and Activities will host the 2019 Wedding and Special Events Expo. The event will be in the Commonwealth Ballroom, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. The free event is open to all.

For more information, contact VCU Event Services at uscaevent@vcu.edu or (804) 828-9502 or visit http://usca.vcu.edu/event-services.

Monday, Apr. 29, 2019 at noon

Rams in Recovery presents a hands-on training session - “Revive! Reversing an Opioid Overdose with Naloxone.” The session will be held in the SGA Senate Chambers, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Naloxone has no potential for abuse and will be distributed at no cost to each person who attends at the end of the program by the Virginia Department of Health. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Shawn Hammonds at shammonds@vcu.edu or visit https://goo.gl/forms/iCB9wxCKSIWJlwCa2.

Thursday, May 23, 2019 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

VCU's Center for Corporate Education presents "Conducting an Effective Job Search." The session, conducted by John Worth, Director of Graduate Professional Development, VCU School of Business, will be in Room B3189, Snead Hall, School of Business, 301 W. Main St. The evening workshop covers a variety of topics, including organizing your job search, networking, writing résumés, cover letters and interviewing skills. The $50 fee includes a boxed dinner, parking and materials.

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

The VCU Board of Visitors invites written public comment on the proposed fiscal year 2020 university budget plan that includes tuition and fees. The board is considering the administration's recommendation of no tuition increase. Review the proposal and/or leave written comments at the following URL. The Open Comment Portal will close at 5 p.m. on April 26 to ensure adequate time for consideration by the board ahead of its May 10 vote.

For more information, contact Michele Schumacher at mschumacher@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0458 or visit https://president.vcu.edu/board/open-comment-portal/.

A list of VCUArts summer classes for non-Arts majors is available at the following URL. Online and in-person courses include art history, yoga, jewelry making, music appreciation, improvisation, painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, textiles and more.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Bambacus at bambacuses@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3927 or visit https://summer.vcu.edu/courses/arts-classes-for-non-majors/.

VCU's Running AMok improv team is scheduled to participate in the North Carolina Comedy Festival. The group is to perform at 7:30 p.m. April 17 at The Idiot Box Comedy Club, 503 N. Greene St., Greensboro.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Byland at ebyland@vcu.edu or (859) 803-3374 or visit https://www.facebook.com/runningamokimprov/.

Hispanic/LatinX individuals born outside of the mainland United States aged 18 years of age or higher are invited to participate in a research study. The program is investigating social and psychological factors that affect ethnic minorities’ health outcomes. Those who qualify will participate in a 20-minute study to complete several questionnaires, physical assessments (e.g., height and weight measurements) and tasks. Compensation is available.

For more information, contact Jessica Lemus at lemusja@vcu.edu or (434) 623-0137.

Applications are being accepted to serve on the board of VCU's Asian and Pacific Student Alliance. The focus of the organization is to foster a sense of community and critically examine issues unique to the peoples of Asia and the Pacific islands. Apply by April 30 at the following email.

For more information, contact Tamanna Kaur at apsaatvcu@gmail.com.

A draft of the new policy regarding animals on university property open for university comment through April 23. The draft policy can be found at the following URL.

For more information, contact Clarissa Laws at schickcr@vcu.edu or visit https://policy.vcu.edu/policies-open-for-public-comment.

The Big Event at VCU is a one-day, student-run service project where Rams come together to say "thank you" to the residents of Richmond. The Big Event will be 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on April 20. It is a collaboration of VCU's Student Government Association and University Student Commons and Activities, and includes yardwork, window washing and painting. Volunteers will receive a T-shirt and the Activities Programming Board will host a block party at the end of the event. Register to participate at the following email or URL.

For more information, contact Hanan Kourtu at kourtuhm@vcu.edu or (703) 304-5538 or visit https://thebigevent.vcu.edu.

Collaboration Services announces "Schedule now and send later," a new Gmail feature that is coming soon. Users will see a "Scheduled" folder appear in their Inbox some time after April 15. Then when drafting an original email or reply in Gmail, an arrow next to the “Send” button will allow the email to be scheduled for later.

For more information, contact Connie Whetstine at drgee@vcu.edu or visit https://apps.vcu.edu/news/schedule-send-in-gmail-coming-soon.html.

The Wellness Resource Center's Mindful Monday meditation session, scheduled for April 15 in Monroe Park, has been canceled. The sessions will resume April 22.

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