2 p.m.

Jeff Wing, Director of the National Scholarship Office in VCU's Honors College, will hold an informational session for the Fulbright Scholar Awards. The session will be held in Room 1210, The Honors College, 701 W. Grace St. A session will also be held in the same location at 11 a.m. May 9. Faculty and staff are invited to attend in person or online via Zoom. Register at the following email to attend either session and indicate if you will attend in person or online.

For more information, contact Jeff Wing at jawing@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1803 or visit http://cies.org.

3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

VCU's Activities Programming Board presents RamWorld at Cary Street Field. The field day will feature activities, food, music and inflatables.

For more information, contact Activities Programming Board at apb@vcu.edu.

Friday, May 3, 2019 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

This week at the ICA, Guggenheim Fellow, iCubed Fellow and Assistant Professor Paul Rucker will present a new work for solo cello. The work, "400: The Fire Next Time," is inspired by James Baldwin’s book, "The Fire Next Time," and the 400-year anniversary of the first 19 black bodies brought to Virginia. The performance will be in Gallery 4, Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St. An earlier show, a meditation, will be given at 4 p.m. May 3. A performance at the same location at 3 p.m. May 4 will feature improvisations by Rucker with Nathanael Clark on alto saxophone and Victor Haskins on trumpet.

For more information, contact Paul N. Rucker at prucker@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/performances/provocations-0503/.

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.

Friday, May 3, 2019 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Catholic Campus Ministry will host a night of Praise and Worship and adoration at Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, 823 Cathedral Place. All are welcome. Volunteers are sought for ushering, music, handing out candles and prayer partners. For questions, contact Rich Girardin at rgirardin@richmondcathedral.org.

For more information, contact April Ruiz at ruizalc@vcu.edu.

Sunday, May 5, 2019 at 3 p.m.

A memorial plaque will be unveiled in the lobby of the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave., in honor of beloved faculty member, mentor and friend Rebecca Tyree. The ceremony will include a collective singing of “This Little Light of Mine.” All are welcome and encouraged to participate.

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

Sunday, May 5, 2019 at 5 p.m.

Celebrate Cinco De Mayo at Grace and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 8 N. Laurel St., with a $1 walking taco. Funds from the event will go toward VCU's Episcopal Campus Ministry and Red Door Ministry. Walking tacos will be available (while supplies last) on the front porch of the church, facing Monroe Park. The rain location will be in the church kitchen.

For more information, contact Julia Terhune at marchingeagle2017@gmail.com or (804) 317-1300.

Thursday, May 9, 2019 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

VCU's Center for Interprofessional Education will host the fifth annual Excellence in Interprofessionalism Award Ceremony. The event will be held in Room 1075, first floor, the new College of Health Professions Building, 900 E. Leigh St. Faculty and students will be honored who are making a difference in their programs and community through interprofessional work and education.

For more information, contact Melissa Burton at mhburton@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2898 or visit http://www.ipe.vcu.edu.

Thursday, May 9, 2019 from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Need to organize a messy Inbox? Want to know what that cool Sidebar has to offer? Not sure what's new? VCU Collaboration Services invites you to learn all things Gmail to make you the master of your Inbox. This class will provide a hands-on walkthrough of all the organizational and productivity tools Gmail has to offer. The workshop will be held in Room 108, Technology Administration Building, 701 W. Broad St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Dr. Gee at drgee@vcu.edu or visit http://tinyurl.com/y43je9dj.

Thursday, May 9, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research presents a seminar on grant writing for early career faculty researchers. The session, to be in Room 2-010, Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, 509 N. 12th St., will be led by Gerry Moeller, M.D., VCU Division Chair for Addiction Psychiatry. 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=16988.

Friday, May 10, 2019 at 5 p.m.

Do you like playing squash and want to help bring coaching and academic tutoring to inner-city youths in Richmond? SquashRocks is a 501(c)(3) public charity with a mission to support, promote and develop squash in the Richmond area. Sign up for the first annual SquashRocks Benefit Tournament at the Downtown YMCA, 2 W. Franklin St., at the following URL. All skill levels welcome. All tournament registration fees ($70 general entry fee, $50 for college and graduate students) and donations will go directly to SquashRocks to assist with summer programming.

For more information, contact Matthew Wishnoff at wishnoffms@vcu.edu or (312) 330-1861 or visit https://vasquash.com/squash-rocks-tournament/.

Monday, May 13, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU`s Office of Research and Innovation presents a "Because of You: Research You Make Happen" seminar with Nathaniel Kinsey, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Kinsey will discuss his research and will uncover the basic concepts and motivations of nanophotonics, a burgeoning field of research in optics. The lecture will be in the Founders Conference Room, Virginia BioTechnology Center, 800 E. Leigh St. Lunch will be provided to the first 30 attendees to arrive. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lydia Klinger at leklinger@vcu.edu or (804) 628-2642 or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=17143.

Saturday, Jul. 27, 2019 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The VCU Office of Alumni Relations will host a ballpark takeover to see the Washington Nationals play the Los Angeles Dodgers at Nationals Park, 1500 S. Capitol St. SE. With each discounted ticket purchase, fans will receive a limited-edition, co-branded VCU hat. Tickets are $41. Ram fans can welcome the Class of 2023 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. before the game at The Salt Line, 79 Potomac Ave. SE.

For more information, contact Larry Powell at wlpowell@vcu.edu or visit https://www.vcualumni.org/Calendar/Details/17085.

Apply to become an Immunity to Change facilitator for the National Science Foundation ADVANCE-IT VCU grant. The grant is designed to increase recruitment, retention and advancement of diverse women faculty in STEM fields at the university. ITC facilitators will be compensated for their efforts, have the opportunity to facilitate transformational cultural change at VCU and network with faculty. Apply at the following URL by May 3.

For more information, contact Denise Grothues at dmgrothues@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/itc-facilitator-app.

VCU Recreational Sports Group Exercise will have an abbreviated schedule during finals week, May 2-9.

For more information, contact Hannah Kotarski at kotarskih@vcu.edu or (804) 827-7259 or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/fitness-and-wellness/group-exercise/.

The VCU Office of Research Subjects Protection invites members of the VCU and VCU Health research community who are familiar with the Institutional Review Board to take an anonymous satisfaction survey. The survey will be available through May 10. Results will be used to evaluate current services and plan for the next year. Click on the survey at the following URL.

For more information, contact Elicia Preslan at preslaned@vcu.edu or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=4WPWMERJHM.

VCU's Common Book program seeks faculty, staff and administrators interested in leading small-group discussions of this year's book, “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City,” by Matthew Desmond. Discussions will be held Aug. 19 in 45-minute slots, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Training will be provided.

For more information, contact Marcie Walsh at walshmj2@vcu.edu or visit https://commonbook.vcu.edu/.

VCUDine offers a number of special events during May. Among the offerings are Chili’s Pop Up Swipe on May 5 (4-10 p.m.), Frank’s RedHot Wing Day at Shafer on May 8 (11 a.m.-4 p.m.) and Burger Friday each Friday until the end of the semester in Shafer (11 a.m.-4 p.m.). As a reminder, VCUDine locations will operate under special hours for final exams (including the Cabell Starbucks, open 24 hours May 6-9) and throughout the summer. Dining plans end May 11 at 10:30 a.m. For details follow @VCU_Dining on social or visit the following URL.

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

Men and women between the ages of 18-55 who vape are invited to participate in a research study that requires five, four-hour laboratory visits. Compensation (up to $500) is provided. Call the following telephone number (Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.) or register at the following URL. This study will be conducted at Thurston House on VCU’s Monroe Park Campus. Principal investigators are Andrew Barnes, Ph.D., Dept. of Health Behavior and Policy, and Caroline Cobb, Ph.D., Dept. of Psychology.

For more information, contact Jessica Presley at jmpresley@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1867 or visit http://bit.ly/bhrlvcu.