12 p.m.

VCU's National Scholarship Office will host a brown-bag informational session on the Presidential Management Fellowship for graduate students. The fellowship is a two-year funded opportunity to work in the federal government. The session will be held in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. The same session will be held at the same time on April 12 in Room 2-010, Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, 509 N. 12th St.

For more information, contact Haley Clouser at natlscholar@vcu.edu or visit http://nso.vcu.edu.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

The Pace Center, 700 W. Franklin St., will serve lunch for $1 for all members of the VCU community each Thursday during the spring semester. Flo Joe's Chef Duke Arthur will offer a menu featuring Chicken Jollof Burrito with egg rolls and chocolate balls. A vegetarian option will be available. The meal will be cooked by fellow VCU students. Register at the following URL. A valid VCU ID must be presented. Anyone interested in helping in the kitchen and cleaning up should contact Michael Woods at Woodsme2@vcu.edu.

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

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.

3 p.m.

Members of the Lebanese Student Association will teach the basics of dabke, a Middle Eastern cultural dance. The event will be held during the VCU Intercultural Foundation's Performance Workshop Day. The event will be held in the Rams Lounge, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Multiple variations will be demonstrated, and those in attendance will have the opportunity to participate.

For more information, contact Lebanese Students Association at contact.lsa.vcu@gmail.com.

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.

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.

4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Beta Alpha Psi Accounting Honor Society will sponsor an accounting study session. The session will be in Room B2165, Snead Hall, School of Business, 301 W. Main St. Snacks will be provided.

For more information, contact Caroline Clary at clarycr2@vcu.edu.

5 p.m.

The Chemistry Department at VCU is hosting the 42nd annual Mary Kapp Lecture in honor of Mary E. Kapp, the founding chair of the department. The lecture, in Room 2100, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave., will be given by Terrence J. Collins, Teresa Heinz Professor in Green Chemistry, Chemistry Director, Institute for Green Science, Carnegie Mellon University.

For more information, contact Rhea Miller at rmiller3@vcu.edu.

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.

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

Cru at VCU will host guest speaker Justin Earley, a Richmond attorney and author of "The Common Rule, Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction." The topic of the meeting, to be held in the theater of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., is "The Way of Jesus is: Habitual."

For more information, contact Brandon Spurlock at blspurlock@vcu.edu.

8 p.m. to 9 p.m.

I Am That Girl at VCU will host a Girl Talk on stopping bullying. The session will be in Virginia Room A, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. The discussion will involve why bullying occurs, who it affects and what can be done to stop it in our communities, schools and workforce. All are welcome.

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

Saturday, Apr. 13, 2019 at 4 a.m.

Numerous traffic and parking changes on the Monroe Park campus will be in effect for the Monument Avenue 10K Race. Sections of Laurel Street will close the afternoon of April 11 and sections of Floyd, Franklin, Linden and Cherry streets will close the morning of April 12. All roads will reopen by 5 p.m. April 13. Motorists should use Cary, Main, Grace and Broad streets to reach campus on April 12 and Cary and Main streets to reach campus on April 13. Allow extra travel time. A list of changes is at the following URL.

For more information, contact margaret kelland at mkelland@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7269 or visit https://www.sportsbackers.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/10k-road-closures.pdf.

Friday, Apr. 12, 2019 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The VCU chapter of the National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice will host a professional workshop. The event will be held in Room 1030C/CA, West Grace Street Student Housing – North, 830 W. Grace St.

For more information, contact Deja Scott at scottdb2@vcu.edu.

Friday, Apr. 12, 2019 at 1 p.m.

VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will host a discussion about the violence faced by Uighur Muslims in China. The Uighurs are a Turkic people who live primarily in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China, where they are one of China's 55 officially recognized ethnic minorities. Uighurs primarily practice Islam. The discussion will be in 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.

Friday, Apr. 12, 2019 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Help VCU students in need by donating eligible perishable and nonperishable items to RamPantry. In exchange for an eligible donation, participants will receive complimentary breakfast and coffee. The event, sponsored by VCU's Graduate and Professional Student Programming Board, will be held in the first-floor conference room, Hunton Student Center, 1110 E. Broad St. RamPantry accepts nonperishable items, perishable food items, canned goods and hygiene supplies.

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

Sunday, Apr. 14, 2019 from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Vegans of VCU is screening "The Invisible Vegan" in the Virginia Rooms, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. The 90-minute documentary explores filmmaker Jasmine Leyva's vegan experience. Free admission and food samples.

For more information, contact Lindsay LeSueur at lesueurlm@vcu.edu or (804) 920-7191.

Thursday, Apr. 18, 2019 at 8 p.m.

VCUarts Dance presents "In Many Instances: Spring 2019 Senior Project Concert" in two alternating programs. Performances will be at 8 p.m. April 18, 19 and 20, and 2 p.m. April 20 at Grace Street Theater, 934 W. Grace St. Tickets are $15/$10 students. Visit Showclix.com or call (804) 828-2020 for reservations. The evenings of April 19 and April 20 feature site-based work by senior Amena Durant in the lobby of the Fine Arts Building, 1000 W. Broad St., looping between 7–7:40 p.m. Admission is free.

For more information, contact Lea Marshall at lemarshall@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1711 or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/dance/news/in-many-instances-spring-2019-senior-projects/.

Monday, Apr. 15, 2019 at 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.

Monday, Apr. 15, 2019 at 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 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The VCU Association of Information Technology Professionals in collaboration with VCU Business Career Services will host a workshop on creating, improving and updating a LinkedIn profile. The event will be held 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.

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.

Wednesday, Apr. 17, 2019 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

The VCU Votes Advisory Council will host a panel discussion exploring the privilege and right to vote through an international lens. The event will be in Room 1030J, VCU Globe, West Grace Street Student Housing – North, 830 W. Grace St.

For more information, contact Jacqueline Smith-Mason, Ph.D. at jsmithmason@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1803.

Wednesday, Apr. 17, 2019 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Young Aces Open tennis event, hosted by VCU's Division of Community Engagement and Richmond Public Schools, will be at the Mary and Frances Youth Center, 120 S. Linden St. More than 200 fourth- and fifth-graders from each of the city's 26 pubic elementary schools participate. Volunteers welcome participants, serve as court monitors, facilitate fun activity stations and assist with event management logistics. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rachel Rhoney at lobsandlessons@gmail.com or (804) 828-9276 or visit https://givepul.se/5ijfn.

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

Interested in exploring nontraditional paths to nursing? Learn more about HPEX, psychology, social work and accelerated nursing. The event, sponsored by VCU Pre-Health Advising, will be in Room 260, Hibbs Hall, 900 Park Ave.

For more information, contact Jenna Clancy at jclancy3@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Apr. 18, 2019 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

VCU's Outdoor Adventure Program will facilitate a May 12-19 trip to go trekking in Peru. The trip is designed to teach participants how to plan their own international adventures and will be entirely led by the group itself. Registration ends April 30. An interest meeting will be held at the Outing Rental Center, 131 S. Linden St.

For more information, contact Karl Schmidt at kmschmidt@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1274 or visit https://portal.recsports.vcu.edu/Program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=29cedacb-ee65-47e6-aa23-fb5d2e672459&semesterId=de8463d0-2001-43ba-8bb4-b37c567ccaa6.

Thursday, Apr. 18, 2019 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The Pre-Physical Therapy Club at VCU is hosting second-year students from the VCU Doctorate of Physical Therapy program for a panel and Q&A session. The event will be held in Room 1004A, West Grace Street Student Housing – South, 835 W. Grace St. Free food will be available to those who attend. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Maybelle Singson at singsonme@vcu.edu or (757) 580-0121 or visit https://galentinelauren.wixsite.com/dptmixer.

Wednesday, Apr. 24, 2019 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

VCU “Kick the Straw,” a movement to ban single-use plastics, will host a screening of the documentary "Straws." The screening, in collaboration with VCU Biology and Clean Virginia Waterway of Longwood University, will be at Väsen Brewing Co., 3331 W. Moore St.

For more information, contact Dr. Ching-Yu Huang at cyhuang@vcu.edu.

Utility work and construction continues at and around the VCU Health Outpatient Facility and Children's Inpatient Facility construction sites on the MCV Campus. Lane and full street closures will affect traffic over the weekend starting at 7 p.m. April 12 through 7 p.m. April 14.

For more information, contact Carrie Carroll at carrie.carroll@vcuhealth.org or visit https://www.vcuhealth.org/our-story/building-projects/adult-outpatient-facility/updates-adult-outpatient-facility.

VCU's Wellness Resource Center and Recreational Sports bring wellness to Monroe Park. Students, faculty and staff are welcome to attend Mindfulness at the Park, Yoga at the Park and Total Body Conditioning at the Park. Visit the following URL for a description of the offerings.

For more information, contact Lisa Joyner at lijoyner@vcu.edu or visit https://thewell.vcu.edu/wellness/physical-health/.

INOVA Fairfax Hospital is conducting a study to investigate adolescent females’ perception of their genital appearance. If you are a female, between the ages of 18-24, you are invited to take this anonymous survey. The survey, at the following URL, takes less than 10 minutes to complete. Raffle winners will be contacted via email to determine where to mail their prize. The survey will be open until April 15.

For more information, contact Veronica Peterkin, MD Candidate 2021 at vcpeterkin@vcu.edu or (703) 994-9919 or visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GASSurvey2019.

VCU's Writing Center will offer walk-in hours at James Branch Cabell Library on Saturdays in April. Writing Center consultants will be available in Room 101B, 901 Park Ave., from noon to 4 p.m. April 13, 20 and 27. The Writing Center, which provides peer-based support, is not open on weekends. The Center also offers walk-in hours at Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, 509 N. 12th St., on Tuesdays (3-7 p.m.) and Sundays (10 a.m.-4 p.m.).

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/news/2019/vcu-writing-center-offers-saturday-walk-in-satellite-in-cabell-library.html.

"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.

Are you above 18 years of age and identify as first- (immigrant) or second-generation (born of immigrant parents) originally from a country in Africa or the Caribbean? Consider participation in the Racial Socialization and African American Immigrants Study. The purpose of the study is to increase the knowledge and understanding of the racial socialization practices and perspectives among African and/or Caribbean immigrant families raising black children in the United States. Participants must be 18 years or older and identify as first- or second-generation immigrants from a country in Africa or the Caribbean. All data will be held confidential. Participants may be entered into a drawing for one of five gift cards or receive SONA Research credit for study completion. Register at the following URL. VCU SONA users may access the study via VCU SONA Systems.

For more information, contact Shawn Jones at scjones4@vcu.edu or visit https://vcupsych.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6YhyxfFmpYOrJ4h.