11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

You've got finals. We've got dogs. University Counseling Services will host "Paws for Stress." The event offers the opportunity to play with certified therapy dogs from the Center for Human-Animal Interaction as a means to unwind from semester stress. The dogs will be in the Richmond Salons, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Christine Strasser at cstrasser@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6200 or visit https://counseling.vcu.edu/.

12 p.m.

VCU's Department of Music presents the Percussion Ensemble. 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.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

VCU's Equity and Access Services is seeking feedback for its new interactive online Title IX Process Navigator. The session, to help ensure the tool is useful to all, will be held in the Jackson Ward Conference Room, Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. Pizza will be served.

For more information, contact Sara Roan at sroan@vcu.edu or visit https://equity.vcu.edu/.

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

VCU's Wellness Resource Center will present a 20-minute meditation session focusing on forest-guided imagery. The session will be near the water fountain at Monroe Park. Bring a blanket or yoga mat. The rain location is 815 S. Cathedral Place.

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

12 p.m.

WVCW Radio presents "A Mile A Minute Podcast" by senior Mass Communications Public Relations major Miles S. Hicks. He shares his experience as a intersectional college student who has experienced VCU for all it could give and is now sharing his experience before entering the "real world." Search for the episode via Apple Podcast or Spotify.

For more information, contact Miles S. Hicks at hicksms@vcu.edu.

6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Heart to Soul in Action at VCU will host a "Stress Less" event in Room 1030, West Grace Street Student Housing – North, 830 W. Grace St. The event, open to all VCU students, will feature games, Red Eye cookies and ice cream.

For more information, contact Leena Penumalee at penumaleels@vcu.edu.

8 p.m.

Six small jazz ensembles will perform at the Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall, W.E. Singleton Center, 922 Park Ave. Music by Dave Brubeck, Sammy Cahn, Ron Carter, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Keith Jarrett, Bronislau Kaper, Steve Kuhn, Billy Strayhorn, Jule Styne and more will be featured. Admission is free. Call the VCU Music Box Office at the following phone number from 9 a.m.-noon, Monday, Wednesday or Friday.

For more information, contact Antonio Garcia at ajgarcia@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6776.

Tuesday, Apr. 30, 2019 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU's Wellness Resource Center and Residential Life and Housing will host RamPalooza, a celebration of the 2019-2020 academic year. The event will be held at Monroe Park, with free food, selfie booths, live bands and more. Rain location will be the Cary Street Gym, 101 S. Linden St.

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

Tuesday, Apr. 30, 2019 at 7 p.m.

The Minority Association of Pre-Health Students at VCU will host a student afrobeats workshop. The event will be in Room 1004A, ASPiRE, West Grace Street Student Housing – South, 835 W. Grace St. All students, especially those in Pre-Health, are welcome.

For more information, contact Davidyne Reeves at reevesda2@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, May 1, 2019 from noon to 3:30 p.m.

The Young Democratic Socialists of America at VCU will host a May Day celebration at the Compass. The event will feature cotton candy and screen-printing demonstrations with the group's new chapter logo. Also available will be shirts, buttons, pins and information about the group's initiatives.

For more information, contact Nicholas Da Silva at dasilvans@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, May 1, 2019 from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

VCU's Focused Inquiry Expo is a culminating event for first-year students in which members of Focused Inquiry classes across the university present their work. Presentations may take the form of poster presentations, multimedia presentations or talks. The event will be held in the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Jason Corner at jlcorner@vcu.edu or (804) 912-4994 or visit https://focusedinquiry.vcu.edu/.

Thursday, May 2, 2019 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Pwatem Literary and Art Journal will host a release event for its spring anthology at Middle of Broad, 205 E. Broad St. Contributors to Pwatem’s spring anthology who wrote about the perspectives of queer people and people of color will read their work at the event. Free food and drinks will be provided.

For more information, contact Emily Furlich at furlicheg@vcu.edu or visit http://pwatem.com.

Friday, May 3, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

Share feedback with LMSA for next year’s charlas (chats), practice of clinical medicine in Spanish for medical students and the practice of medical Spanish for international volunteers. Tell us what you liked, what could be improved and any ideas you’d like to see for next year. The event will be in Room 5-101 at the James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center, 1201 E. Marshall St.

For more information, contact Saba Ali at alisi@vcu.edu.

Saturday, May 4, 2019 at 1 p.m.

The VCU Greater Richmond High School Jazz Band will perform under the direction of professors Antonio Garcia and Toby Whitaker. The concert will be in the Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall, W.E. Singleton Center, 922 Park Ave. Music will be by composers Tadd Dameron, Duke Ellington, Mercer Ellington, Bob Florence, Antonio García, Dizzy Gillespie, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Oliver Nelson, Horace Silver and more. Admission is free. Call the VCU Music Box Office at the following number from 9 a.m.-noon on Monday, Wednesday or Friday.

For more information, contact Antonio Garcia at ajgarcia@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6776.

Saturday, May 4, 2019 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

VCU Alumni will host a Grad Bash for graduating students at the University Student Commons Plaza. Students who graduated in December 2018 or who are graduating in May or August 2019 will receive a complimentary ticket, which includes food and one drink coupon. Guests (non-VCU) and students who are not graduating may purchase a ticket for $10. Register by 11:59 p.m. May 1 at the following URL.

For more information, contact Allison Toney at aktoney@vcu.edu or (804) 827-0311 or visit https://www.support.vcu.edu/event/gradbash.

Friday, May 10, 2019 from 7 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.

In partnership with the Children's Hospital of VCU, New School District and Epick Music Group presents the Pajama Jam Fundraising Party. Finish out VCU's school year by partying at Main Stage Bistro and Club, 112 N. Fifth St. Dress attire is pajamas, so show up and show out. All donations will go to the Children's Hospital of VCU to support their projects within the Richmond community.

For more information, contact Justin at washintonja@mymail.vcu.edu or (804) 814-4631 or visit https://www.instagram.com/pajamajamrva/.

The VCU Mail Services quarterly newsletter is now available only digitally at https://bsv.vcu.edu/mailservices/newsletter/. Click to view information about discarding old mail meter cards, switching to new barcodes and more. Learn about the range of on-campus printing and mailing offered by VCU Mail Services at bsv.vcu.edu/mailservices.

For more information, contact Donnette Haynes at haynesds@vcu.edu or (804) 828-3868 or visit https://bsv.vcu.edu/media/business-services/assets/mail-services/MailServicesNewletterFourthQuarter2019.pdf.

Researchers in VCU's Department of Sociology are conducting surveys and interviews to get to know rural students at the university. If you are from a rural area or commute from a rural area, please take the 15-20 minute survey at the following URL. After completion of the survey, you may volunteer for an interview. Contact Rachel Sparkman at the following email for information about this study or to volunteer for an interview.

For more information, contact Rachel Sparkman, MA, at rmsparkman@vcu.edu or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=8H88T9WLJA.

VCU's Department of Biostatistics recently unveiled a new request portal for researchers seeking study assistance. Researchers can request assistance with grant submissions, data analysis projects, study protocol development and more through the new portal.

For more information, contact Adam Sima, Ph.D., at adam.sima@vcuhealth.org or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=RNJ38F7HTH.