11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

VCU's Intercultural Festival Planning Board presents keynote speaker Kobi Skolnick, who will discuss social change, peace-building, cultural empathy and conflict resolution. Lunch will begin at 11:30 a.m. and the program will begin at noon in the Commonwealth Ballrooms, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Skolnick will also lead a training session on cultural competency at the same location on the same day from 2-5 p.m.

For more information, contact Sabrina Rusli at ruslisa@vcu.edu.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

TRIO Student Support Services and The Money Spot at VCU present "Money Mondays: Student Loan Repayment Options." The event will be held in the SGA Senate Room, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. The same session will also be offered at 4:30 p.m. April 22 in the Alumni Boardroom, University Student Commons. A representative from the Virginia Credit Union will answer questions about the options available for repaying student loans.

For more information, contact Amanda Wontz at trio@vcu.edu or (804) 828-9517.

12 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The 20-minute Monday meditations will move to Monroe Park for the remainder of the semester. The sessions, hosted by VCU's Wellness Resource Center, will be next to the large water fountain. (The rain location will be 815 S. Cathedral Place.) Bring a blanket or yoga mat.

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

6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

VCU's Wellness Resource Center, the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs and the School of Social Work will host a presentation about alcohol flushing. The program, "What's the Flow With the Asian Glow?", will be in Room 215, OMSA, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Kat Corrin at corrinkh@vcu.edu or visit http://thewell.vcu.edu.

6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Black Women in STEM will host a networking and career panel. The event will be held in the Commonwealth Ballroom, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Black professionals in various STEM fields talk about their experiences and network after the discussion. Business attire is required.

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

8:30 p.m.

VCUarts Department of Kinetic Imaging presents MFA candidate Sara Bouchard's thesis performance. The event will be at Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall, W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. The 30-minute performance is a live exploration of voice, ecology and quadraphonic sound. Admission is free.

For more information, contact Sara Bouchard at bouchardse@vcu.edu or (917) 655-6243 or visit https://sarabouchard.portfoliobox.io/.

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 noon to 1 p.m.

Take a midday break at a casual luncheon. Listen to live relaxing music in Patterson Memorial Garden, outside Hunton Student Center, 1110 E. Broad St. Pick up a free gourmet frozen pop from King of Pops (first come, first served) at the event, sponsored by the Graduate and Professional Student Programming Board.

For more information, contact Shravan Morla at morlas@vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Apr. 9, 2019 at noon

The Catholic Graduate Student Organization at MCV will sponsor a mass for health professionals and students. The mass will be held in the chapel at Main Hospital, 1250 E. Marshall St. All students and staff are welcome.

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

Tuesday, Apr. 9, 2019 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU's Spit for Science undergraduate research team will host an informational community event about the program. The event, open to all VCU students, will be held in Room 1112A, Grace and Broad Residence Center 1, 1000 W. Grace St., and will include food and prizes. Those who attend will also be able to practice DNA extraction.

For more information, contact Amy Adkins at adkinsae@vcu.edu .

Tuesday, Apr. 9, 2019 at 6 p.m.

Sisters and Stethoscopes will host a program focusing on autism. The session, at Virginia Room B, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., will feature an occupational therapist guest speaker and sensory activity.

For more information, contact Chenel Hodges at hodgescp@vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Apr. 9, 2019 at 6 p.m.

Come and join the "Oh So Elegant" Epsilon Zeta Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. to talk about cultural differences, tolerance and competency. The session will be held in the SGA Senate Chambers, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Feminine hygiene products and school supplies collected at the meeting will be donated to the Feminine Advocacy Coalition.

For more information, contact Chenel Hodges at hodgescp@vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Apr. 9, 2019 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

A representative from Capital One will discuss the upcoming election process for VCU's Society for Human Resource Management Student Chapter. The session will be held in Room B2165, Snead Hall, School of Business, 301 W. Main St. Pizza and dessert will be available. Email shrm.vcu@gmail.com for questions or concerns.

For more information, contact Jad Elahmad at elahmadj@vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Apr. 9, 2019 at 8 p.m.

The VCU Department of Music presents Jazz Orchestra I with guest artist Matt Wilson, drum set. 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 $7 in advance, $10 at the door and free for VCU students with a valid ID.

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

Tuesday, Apr. 9, 2019 from 9 a.m. to noon

VCU Environmental Health and Safety will host dangerous goods training for VCU and VCU Health employees. The session will be held at George Ben Johnston Auditorium, 305 N. 12th St. Handling dangerous goods (as in mark, label, pack or prepare/sign shipping documents) without training or with lapsed training is illegal and may subject the handler and the university to fines. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Daniel Munoz at dmunoz2@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1279 or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=HH3RY99WRP.

Wednesday, Apr. 10, 2019 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU's Wellness Resource Center presents "Wellness Wednesday: Got Pot?" at the University Student Commons next to the POD Market. Students will have the opportunity to learn how cannabis affects the body and decorate a flower pot.

For more information, contact Kathleen Corrin at Corrinkh@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Apr. 10, 2019 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Graduating? Still looking for a summer job or internship? VCU Career Services will host a Just in Time Fair to connect with organizations across a range of industries who are looking to hire VCU students for full and part-time jobs, internships and summer employment. The fair will be held in the Richmond Salons, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Check in at the door or pre-register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lian Currie at lcurrie@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1645 or visit http://tinyurl.com/JITFair19.

Wednesday, Apr. 10, 2019 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will host a screening and discussion of the film "Crazy Rich Asians." The event will be in the Media Showing Room, Gladding Residence Center III, 722 W. Cary St.

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

Wednesday, Apr. 10, 2019 at 6 p.m.

The VCU Department of Music presents Advanced Chamber Ensembles. The concert will be in the Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall of the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. for the Performing Arts. Admission is free.

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

Wednesday, Apr. 10, 2019 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Registration is open to attend VCU’s annual Research to Recovery Town Hall. The event, to be in the third-floor lecture hall, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave., focuses on the etiology, prevention, treatment and recovery of alcohol and substance use disorders. The event continues on April 11 and April 12. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jessica Bourdon at jlbourdon@vcu.edu or (540) 207-5884 or visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/from-research-to-recovery-2019-town-hall-tickets-53072468181.

Thursday, Apr. 11, 2019 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

VCU Technology Service is finalizing a new Adobe agreement. Learn more about the contract changes and Adobe Creative Cloud and Acrobat discount prices available to faculty, staff and students at a session to be held in Room B-41, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Register or view the session on Zoom at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lucy Halunko at lhalunko@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7713 or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=17144.

Thursday, Apr. 11, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU's Latino Medical Student Association will host lunch and a Q&A session with Gonzalo Bearman, M.D., of the university's Internal Medicine Department. The event will be in Room 6-101, James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center, 1201 E. Marshall St. Bearman is chair of the Division of Infectious Diseases at VCU and works with the VCU Global Health Program through the Honduras Medical Relief Brigade to bring medical and public health assistance to rural communities. His research focus is on the epidemiology of hospital-acquired infections. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Saba Ali at alisi@vcu.edu or visit https://goo.gl/forms/bxq17U1TM9uL4TYt1.

Thursday, Apr. 11, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research will present a seminar on grant writing for early career faculty researchers. The session, taught by Gretchen Neigh, Ph.D., will be in Room 1013, Molecular Medicine Research Building, 1220 E. Broad St. Seating is limited; register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Pam Dillon, Pharm.D. at pmdillon@vcu.edu or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=16986.

Thursday, Apr. 11, 2019 from 12:10 p.m. to 1 p.m.

VCU Libraries and University Student Commons will host a screening and discussion of "Unseen Enemy." Bring your lunch to the event, in Room 2010, Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, 509 N. 12th St. The film looks at how population growth, urbanization, increased travel and climate change have increased the risk of known diseases spreading and mutating. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Thelma Mack at mackta@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0017 or visit http://go.vcu.edu/film.

Thursday, Apr. 11, 2019 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Association of Information Technology Professionals at VCU presents Guru Mony from the Markel Corporation. He will speak about his his career and experiences in IT. The event will be in Room B2165, Snead Hall, School of Business, 301 W. Main St.

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

Thursday, Apr. 11, 2019 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU's Event Services office will hold a workshop on reserving spaces for student organizations and departments. The event, in the Alumni Boardroom, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., will offer instruction on reserving academic spaces, student center spaces and event outdoor spaces, and the use of Virtual EMS (event management system), VCU's online space reservation portal. No RSVP is necessary. The same workshop will also be offered at the same location at 4 p.m. April 18.

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

Thursday, Apr. 11, 2019 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Interested in becoming a scribe? If so, join MEDLIFE at VCU for an informational session with a hiring associate and chief scribe from ScribeAmerica, who will explain the application process to become a scribe at a local hospital and what scribing entails. The session will be held in Room 1004A, West Grace Street Student Housing – South, 835 W. Grace St.

For more information, contact Roma Kankaria at kankariara2@vcu.edu.

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.

Monday, Apr. 15, 2019 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Learning Systems will host a test drive for VCU faculty on Canvas and Bb Ultra. Open house sessions will be available at the following times and locations listed on the AskIT Page at the following URL.

For more information, contact Learning Systems at consultls@vcu.edu or visit https://ts.vcu.edu/askit/teaching-and-learning/blackboard-elearning/ultra-and-canvas-test-drive---faculty-sessions/.

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

Tomas Balciulis and Eric Harvey of Learning Systems will lead a workshop about using Kaltura, VCU's video hosting solution. The session, hosted by VCU's Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence, will be in Room 4100, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://goo.gl/forms/k36VkJ3iw38OqOcD3.

Monday, Apr. 22, 2019 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Celebrate Earth Day by picking up cigarette butts. The Behavioral Health Research Laboratory and VCU School of Medicine will host the second annual cigarette butt cleaning event, which will start at the Compass and Hunton Student Center Garden. Stop by the co-host's table at either location between 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. for a cleaning kit and learn how you can win gift card prizes for the most butts collected.

For more information, contact Jessica Presley at jmpresley@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1867.

Saturday, May 4, 2019 from 8:30 a.m. to noon

VCU's School of Pharmacy will host preview day, a half-day event for students interested in pursuing a career in pharmacy. The event will be held at the Robert Blackwell Smith Building, 410 N. 12th St. Participants will have the opportunity to meet admissions faculty and current professional students. Tours of the School of Pharmacy, conducting hands-on medication compounding and participation in mock interviews will also be available.

For more information, contact Taryn Hayes at hayesta5@vcu.edu.

VCU's Office of the President is currently accepting applications to become a Presidential Student Ambassador. The program is designed to provide professional development experience and leadership opportunities for students. Apply by 11:59 p.m. April 12 at the following URL.

For more information, contact Wyatt Booth at psambassadors@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1203 or visit https://goo.gl/forms/iv1r6C4psYQ2wws62.

Virginia Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities is accepting applications. The one- to two-year graduate level program, funded by the Partnership for People with Disabilities (within VCU's School of Education), teaches trainees to work as leaders and advocates in the field of neurodevelopmental disabilities and disability leadership. Apply at the following URL by June 1.

For more information, contact Donald Oswald, Interim Associate Director, at valend@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0073 or visit https://rampages.us/virginialend1/.

VCU's Wellness Resource Center is providing information and programming about alcohol for the campus community during April in conjunction with Alcohol Awareness Month.

For more information, contact Kat Corrin at corrinkh@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7815 or visit http://thewell.vcu.edu.

The Outdoor Adventure Program of VCU Recreational Sports will host a Paddle and Paint event. The outing will be at the Inger and Walter Rice Center for Environmental Life Sciences, 3800 John Tyler Memorial Highway, Charles City County. Participants will paddle on Kimages Creek and later paint at the Center. Register at the following URL by April 9.

For more information, contact Katie Schmidt at outdoors@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8826 or visit https://bit.ly/2FO7vb8.

VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research Translational Science Scholars Program provides career development support to faculty-level clinical and translational scientists to help them compete for externally funded, early career research awards. Applicants must be able to commit to at least 40 percent protected time for research. Apply at the following URL by April 15.

For more information, contact Patricia Washington at washingtonpm@vcu.edu or visit https://cctr.vcu.edu/education/translational-scholar-program.

VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research Emerging Scholars Program provides career development support for new faculty-level clinical and translational scientists to help them compete for externally funded, early career research awards. Applicants must be able to commit to at least 20 percent protected time for research. Apply at the following URL by April 15.

For more information, contact Patricia Washington at washingtonpm@vcu.edu or visit https://cctr.vcu.edu/education/emerging-scholars.

VCU's Office of Summer Studies and Special Programs is providing first-gen faculty and staff with a "You First at VCU" decal to display in their office. This visibility will help build community for first-generation students and identify faculty and staff members who may be able to answer questions and relate to the experiences they are having. To receive a decal, add your name and office location at the following URL.

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

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/.

"It's On Us," a video hosted by VCU's Wellness Resource Center about standing up to and stopping sexual violence, is available at the following URL. The video, in conjunction with Sexual Assault Awareness Month, is about love, honor and respect. Sexual and interpersonal violence affects people of all ethnicities, gender identities and expressions, sexual orientations and ages.

For more information, contact Lisa Joyner at lijoyner@vcu.edu or visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hoz_l63Ix9o.