10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

VCU's da Vinci Center will host its Third Thursday Donut Day at the Center, 807 S. Cathedral Place. Current teams participating in the Center's pre-accelerator (Pre-X) program will be pitching their entrepreneurial ideas every 20 minutes. Donut Days are open to all. RSVP (to make make sure enough donuts are on hand) at the following URL.

For more information, contact Kelsey Steenburgh at bksteenburgh@vcu.edu.

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.

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.

4:30 p.m.

Writer, critic and curator Laura August thinks through the disparate experiences of flooding to consider survival strategies in disastrous landscapes. The talk, hosted by VCU's Department of Art History, will be in Room 202, Buford House, 922 W. Franklin St.

For more information, contact Maggie Flanigan at mflanigan2@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7720.

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.

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.

Friday, Apr. 19, 2019 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The VCU chapter of the National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice will host a scavenger hunt. The event will be held in the Senate Chambers Room, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Victoria Salas at salasva@vcu.edu.

Saturday, Apr. 20, 2019 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

You First at VCU presents the inaugural "1-Gen Conference: Unifying Our Narratives." Student-led topics include financing your education, the impostor syndrome, building social capital, mental wellness, networking and more. All are welcome. Register in the lobby of the Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave.

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

Saturday, Apr. 20, 2019 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU Engineering will host National Biomechanics Day at Virginia BioTechnology Research Park – BioTech Eight, 737 N. Fifth St. About 50 area high school students are scheduled to attend the event, sponsored by VCU's Neuromuscular Rehabilitation Engineering Lab, Motor Control Lab and Pulmonary Mechanobiology Lab.

For more information, contact Carrie Lynn Peterson at clpeterson@vcu.edu or (804) 827-5270.

Sunday, Apr. 21, 2019 at noon

Christ Centered Fellowship of VCU hosts "Resurrection Celebration!" The service and picnic will be held at Maymont.

For more information, contact Amanda Lee at leeas@vcu.edu or (804) 405-8808.

Monday, Apr. 22, 2019 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Austin Chavez, a VCU student and member of the Asian and Pacific Student Alliance, will facilitate the workshop. The event will be held in Room 215, Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

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

Tuesday, Apr. 23, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

Joshua Eckhardt, Ph.D., an associate professor in the VCU Department of English, will discuss "Brit. Lit. I From Only One Library." The English Faculty Forum talk will be in Room 308, Hibbs Hall, 900 Park Ave. "My ENGL 203 features Chaucer, Shakespeare, Donne, Milton, Behn," said Eckhardt, "but we read facsimiles collected by one family: the Egertons of Bridgewater."

For more information, contact Rivka Swenson at rswenson@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1331 or visit https://english.vcu.edu/news--events/faculty-forum/.

Tuesday, Apr. 23, 2019 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

President Michael Rao, Vice President Aashir Nasim and the Division for Inclusive Excellence invite the VCU and VCU Health communities to the 2019 Presidential Awards for Community Multicultural Enrichment. The event, which celebrates faculty, staff, academic and administrative leaders and students who have made exemplary contributions to inclusive excellence at VCU and VCU Health, will be held in the Richmond Salons of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. The event is free and open to all.

For more information, contact Division for Inclusive Excellence at inclusive@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/pacme.

Wednesday, Apr. 24, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU's Human Resources and Recreational Sports will host a free chair yoga class for faculty and staff. The session will be held in the Church Hill Room, Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. Register at the following URL (keyword "chair yoga").

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or visit https://training.vcu.edu/.

Wednesday, Apr. 24, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU Parking and Transportation will host a one-hour GRTC travel training session for students, faculty and staff in Room 108, VCU Technology Services Building, 701 W. Broad St. This session will cover how to use the GRTC bus system, navigate Pulse/Route 5 routes across campus and commute from Richmond's East End 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/.

Wednesday, Apr. 24, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

Are you graduating this spring or still in school but want or need a new backpack? Bring your old one to Episcopal Campus Ministry at Grace and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 8 N. Laurel St. The organization is holding a backpack drive at the church. Drop off a backpack and enjoy a free lunch. Donated, gently used backpacks will be given out to the community at the group's Red Door Ministry.

For more information, contact Julia Terhune at terhunejc@vcu.edu or (804) 317-1300.

Wednesday, Apr. 24, 2019 at 7:30 a.m.

VCU's School of Business will host Joe Staugaard, principal, Haverford Properties, as part of its Executive Conversation speaker series. Staugaard will share his expertise with adapting his businesses to serve niche markets. The free event will be held in Room B3187, Snead Hall, School of Business, 301 W. Main St. Register at the following URL. The speaker will follow breakfast.

For more information, contact Angela Bartee at adbartee@vcu.edu or (804) 828-5308 or visit https://www.support.vcu.edu/event/ECJS.

Thursday, Apr. 25, 2019 at 11:30 a.m.

Join fellow employees and students for the 15th annual Marquita Aguilar Walk-A-Thon. Participants will gather at the Plaza of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., and walk around Monroe Park led by Rodney the Ram and The Peppas. Lunch and door prizes will follow. By making a gift of any amount, registrants for the walk support the Virginia’s Caring University Scholarship, which benefits rising juniors and seniors at VCU. Learn more and register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Emma Coates at ekcoates@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2694 or visit https://walkathon.vcu.edu.

Friday, Apr. 26, 2019 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

VCU's Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence will host a symposium to bring together VCU educators to share ideas. The event, to be in the fourth floor, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave., will focus on student learning in a higher education context, collaboration with colleagues and the cultivation of networks across disciplines and areas of work. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/jPm6WT6VUtqJwRrbA.

Wednesday, May 1, 2019 from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

VCU's Human Resource Office of Learning, Development and Organizational Culture is offering a two-part workshop for managers on integrating feedback into development conversations with employees. Part 1 is scheduled for May 1 from 9-11:30 a.m. Part 2 is scheduled for May 13 from 2-4:30 p.m. Both sessions will be held in the HR Training Room, 922 W. Grace St. Participants must be able to attend both sessions. Register in Talent@VCU by searching for Feedback and Ongoing Communication.

For more information, contact Penny McFarline at mcfarlinep@vcu.ed.

Friday, May 17, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Registration is open for RAMS Spring Forum, the Research Administration and Management Symposium sponsored by the Office of Research and Innovation. The half day of presentations, designed for VCU staff whose work involves research administration and management, will be held in the Court End Ballroom A, Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. Register at the following URL. Lunch will be provided.

For more information, contact Lydia Klinger at leklinger@vcu.edu or (804) 628-2642 or visit https://research.vcu.edu/forum/index.htm.

Are you interested in serving as a VCU campus tour guide during New Employee Orientation? Strong applicants must have a working knowledge of facilities on both the Monroe Park and MCV campuses and a passion to share their VCU experience with new employees. Complete the interest form by April 19 and VCU's HR Office of Learning, Development and Organizational Culture will set up a meeting.

For more information, contact Penny McFarline at mcfarlinep@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0177 or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd6KJ6u2XaCyeFy0ArBXfVSvXsAD0VTofURAwUB252w08jSLA/viewform.

The VCU Office of Continuing and Professional Education offers a variety of in-classroom and online learning opportunities for VCU faculty, staff, students, alumni and community members. Continuing education is available in Cultural Competency and Languages, Disability Support Services, Engineering, Event Planning, Mindfulness, Paralegal Studies and Play Therapy. Test Prep is available for the GMAT, GRE, LSAT, SAT, ACT, Praxis Core and MCAT. Foundations of Biochemistry is also offered.

For more information, contact VCU Office of Continuing and Professional Education at ocpe@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1322 or visit https://ocpe.vcu.edu/.

The April 19 Zero-Waste Picnic to have been hosted by VCU's Office of Sustainability has been canceled because of the threat of inclement weather.

For more information, contact Parker Long at longpj@vcu.edu.

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.