2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

A discussion about the New Zealand massacre will be held in Room 215, VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, 907 Floyd Ave. The event will include processing feelings about the killings and creating solidarity.

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

3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

VCU's Association of Information Technology Professionals and The Money Spot at VCU will host a workshop on financial literacy. The event will be held in Room B2165, Snead Hall, School of Business, 301 W. Main St. The discussion will focus on the importance of financial literacy in industry. Pizza will be available.

For more information, contact Giovanni Knight at knightgn@vcu.edu or visit http://aitpvcu.com.

7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The Diversity Ambassadors from VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will host an open conversation about having difficult dialogues with peers, family and friends. The event will be held in the Second Floor Conference Room, Cary and Belvidere Residential College, 301 W. Cary St. Food will be provided.

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

7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Join You First at VCU for this year's final First Tuesdays with You First. The event will be in Room 203, Hibbs Hall, 900 Park Ave. Hear experiences from fellow first-gen students Terry and Terrence Everett, VCU seniors who made a name for themselves through viral videos. Their brand, Bthemovement, was created with the purpose of inspiring students to excel and achieve.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Bambacus at bambacuses@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3927 or visit http://youfirst.vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Apr. 3, 2019 at 7 p.m.

VCU's Office of the President, Virginia Union University and Virginians for Reconciliation present "A Discussion on Truth and Reconciliation." The forum, to be moderated by Ted Ritter, Ph.D., VUU Chair of Fine Arts, Languages, Literature and History/Political Science, will be at VUU's Claude G. Perkins Living and Learning Center, 1813-1899 Bath St. The event will focus on Lynne M. Jackson, great-great-grandaughter of Dred Scott, and Charlie Taney, direct descendant of Chief Justice Roger Taney.

For more information, contact Cindy Martin at cwmartin@vcu.edu or (804) 828-3836 or visit http://VirginiansForReconciliation.com .

Friday, Apr. 5, 2019 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will host a kickoff for Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The event will be in Room 215, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. The month's activities will be reviewed and food will be available. Hien Vo, OMSA programming assistant, will discuss "Dispelling Myths: Images of Asian Women" from noon to 1 p.m.

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

Friday, Apr. 5, 2019 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

RamTech, the VCU on-campus technology store, will celebrate its fifth birthday. The celebration, at RamTech, 930 W. Grace St., will feature a special Apple Flash Sale with up to $50 off iPad Pro and $20 off Apple Watch. All Apple Watch accessories (both Apple and other) will be 20 percent off. All VCU gear will be 20 percent off. Free birthday cake starting at 10 a.m., while supplies last. Limited free parking available in front of RamTech.

For more information, contact Sarah Murphy at sdmurphy@vcu.edu or (804) 828-3894 or visit http://ramtech.vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Apr. 3, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

If you can’t stand statements that blame sexual assault survivors, consider taking aim at them, literally. Join VCU Police to play darts and hit balloons covered in outdated, victim-blaming language. The event will be in Monroe Park, on the Laurel Street side of the round house. Support organizations from VCU and the City of Richmond will have giveaways, food, music and survivor resource information. VCU Police will also collect toiletries, canned goods, hygiene products, art supplies and other items for local shelters that help survivor of domestic and sexual violence.

For more information, contact Det. Morgan Abbate at MLAbbate@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0406 or visit https://police.vcu.edu/news/.

Wednesday, Apr. 3, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The VCU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee presents the "It's On Us" pledge drive on The Compass. Join student-athletes and take the pledge to do your part to end sexual assault on campus.

For more information, contact Artis Gordon at ajgordon@vcu.edu or (804) 824-7333.

Wednesday, Apr. 3, 2019 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

VCU's Campus Learning Center will hold a weekly French conversation group open to students of all levels (enrolled or not). The sessions, to be offered throughout the semester, will meet in Room B014, Hibbs Hall, 900 Park Ave. The schedule is available at the following URL.

For more information, contact VCU Campus Learning Center at clc@vcu.edu or (804) 827-8108 or visit https://clc.vcu.edu/group-learning/.

Wednesday, Apr. 3, 2019 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

VCU Globe will host a talk by Doug Mercado, a visiting lecturer at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. The lecture will be in Room 1030C, West Grace Street Student Housing – North, 830 W. Grace St. Mercado has worked in the field of international disaster assistance and post-conflict recovery over the past 28 years on assignments with the United Nations, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Organization of American States and various nongovernmental organizations.

For more information, contact Audrey Short at aeshort@vcu.edu or visit http://tinyurl.com/y4nf6cg5.

Wednesday, Apr. 3, 2019 at 6 p.m.

"Dirty Looks" is a platform for queer film, video and performance that has toured museums and galleries around the country. On its eighth anniversary, the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St., presents "Dirty Looks: Eight Years On," a retrospective program which traces contemporary queer aesthetics through historical works as well as up-and-coming artists and filmmakers.

For more information, contact Institute for Contemporary Art at ica@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/films/dirty-looks-eight-years-on/.

Wednesday, Apr. 3, 2019 at 6 p.m.

Circle K International at VCU present a "Jeopardy" Social. The event will be held in Rooms C and D, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Free snacks will be available. The event will count toward earning social hours for individual houses.

For more information, contact Sara Shahidi at president@vcucki.org or visit http://vcucki.org.

Wednesday, Apr. 3, 2019 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The Diversity Ambassadors from VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will host a conversation about pop culture. The discussion will focus on how pop culture can be problematic and oppressive if folks are not careful about what is consumed and shared. The event will be in the first-floor lounge, Edmund F. Ackell Residence Center, 1100 W. Broad St.

For more information, contact Dana Vandervelde at vandervelded@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Apr. 3, 2019 at 8:30 p.m.

The Center for Health and Human Rights at VCU will hold a vigil and silent march in support of the family and friends of Bijan Ghaisar, a VCU alumnus. Ghaisar was fatally shot by U.S. Park Police in Northern Virginia in 2017. The vigil will be held at the VCU Compass and precede a march around the Monroe Park campus.

For more information, contact Mana Nasseri at nasserim@vcu.edu or (571) 329-7543.

Thursday, Apr. 4, 2019 at noon

Michael Bradley, M.D., will discuss "Catholic Medical Ethics Made Easy ... As If Such a Thing Were Possible." Bradley, an assistant professor in VCU's Department of Internal Medicine and a member of St. Benedict church, will speak at a luncheon of the Catholic Graduate Student Organization in Room 7-102, James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center, 1201 E. Marshall St. He will provide an introduction to basic principles and concepts used to help guide the Christian medical professional in a challenging medical landscape.

For more information, contact Mario Dance at medance@vcu.edu or (804) 828-9838.

Saturday, Apr. 6, 2019 at 2 p.m.

ICA guest lecturer Kimberly Compton discusses adrienne marie brown’s book, "Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds." The talk is in conjunction with current exhibitions 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/events/discussion-group-emergent-strategy/.

Sunday, Apr. 7, 2019 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

VCU Recreational Sports is hiring lifeguards. Tryouts will be held at the Cary Street Gym Aquatic Center, 101 S. Linden St. Apply at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jenna Bordeaux at bordeauxjk@vcu.edu or (804) 827-9999 or visit https://bit.ly/2J6Fspf.

Tuesday, Apr. 9, 2019 from 11 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.

VCU Health Director of Clinical Research Mary Harmon, Ph.D., and VCU Director of Clinical Research and Compliance Lisa Ballance will discuss how to best communicate research. The event will be in Room 3-016, Sanger Hall, 1101 E. Marshall St.

For more information, contact Lisa Ballance at lballanc@vcu.edu or visit https://rampages.us/vcucctr/2019/03/29/march-one-vcu-clinical-research-teams-meeting-2/.

Tuesday, Apr. 9, 2019 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Leslie Harris, professor of history, Northwestern University, will talk about legacies of slavery in institutions of higher education. Harris is the author of "In the Shadow of Slavery: African Americans in New York City, 1626-1863," co-editor of several essay collections about the history of slavery in North America and co-convener of the first international conference on recovering the histories of slavery at higher education institutions in the United States and abroad. She will speak at the final "Virginia's Past, Present, and Future" event of the semester, the year-long series presented by VCU's Humanities Research Center and Department of History in partnership with American Evolution: Virginia to America, 1619-2019. The talk will be in the third-floor lecture hall, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave.

For more information, contact Michael Means at meansmm2@vcu.edu or visit https://humanitiescenter.vcu.edu/spring-2019-speaker-series-leslie-harris.

Tuesday, Apr. 9, 2019 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

A discussion about the revolution in Sudan will be held in Room 215, VCU Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, 907 Floyd Ave.

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

Utility work and construction at the VCU Health Outpatient Facility construction site continues. The work, at the corner of North 10th and East Leigh streets, will affect traffic patterns in the area of the MCV Campus over the next several months. For current information and updates, visit the URL below.

For more information, contact Jake Hughes at jake.hughes@am.jll.com or visit https://www.vcuhealth.org/our-story/building-projects/adult-outpatient-facility/updates-adult-outpatient-facility.

May Commencement will take place at 10 a.m. May 11 at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. Students participating in the ceremony must wear caps, gowns and hoods. Academic regalia is available for purchase at Barnes & Noble @ VCU on the Monroe Park and MCV campuses. If you are unable to visit your campus bookstore, you can purchase your regalia online April 12-30 at http://www.balfour.com/vcu/. Caps and gowns will not be available for purchase at the ceremony.

For more information, contact . at . or visit http://commencement.vcu.edu.

VCU's Graduate School is accepting applications to the 2019-2020 Graduate School Mentorship Program. The program matches undergraduate and graduate students in mentoring relationships, matching students based on areas of academic discipline and/or interest. Students interested in being matched with a specific student must both indicate this preference on their applications. Apply by May 15 at the following URL.

For more information, contact Portia Newman at gsmp@vcu.edu or (804) 827-4544 or visit http://www.graduate.vcu.edu/development/mentorship.html.

VCUDine will offer a number of special events in April. The offerings include PB&J Lunch at Shafer and Jonah’s on April 2; Shafer Seafood Lunch on April 10; Jonah’s Grilled Cheese Day on April 12; Shafer Frank’s Red Hot Lunch on April 16; Jonah’s Shrimp Night on April 16; Shafer Steak Night on April 18; Shafer Earth Day Lunch on April 22; VCUDine Food Truck Fest on April 23; Jonah’s Rib Night on April 25; and Midnight Breakfast on April 30.

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

VCU's Wellness Resource Center is seeking students who are interested in being health educators with a focus on tobacco education. Health educators will have the opportunity to work with student leaders through The Well to assist in planning, creating and implementing tobacco-related events and activities to educate peers about the harmful effects of cigarettes and alternative tobacco products. Apply at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lisa Joyner at lijoyner@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2086 or visit https://forms.gle/Zo9bF1VVphBa5D9R9.

A draft of the VCU Smoke- and Tobacco-Free Campus policy is now open for university comment through April 12. The draft policy can be found at https://policy.vcu.edu/policies-open-for-public-comment.

For more information, contact Tom Briggs at srm@vcu.edu or visit http://tobaccofree.vcu.edu.