10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The L. Douglas Wilder School School of Government and Public Affairs Office of Student Success hosts the Virginia Capitol Semester Internship Program Chat. The session will be held in the lobby of the Raleigh Building, 1001 W. Franklin St. Students of all majors are encouraged to stop by for a doughnut and to learn about the program. Wilder School Representatives will be available on the hour.

For more information, contact Ashley Harrison at wsinternship@vcu.edu or visit https://app.joinhandshake.com/events/342347.

11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Carrie Baines from VCU's Wellness Resource Center will discuss how yoga can benefit academic success and offer suggestions on how to incorporate more yoga throughout the day. The event will be held at the Compass.

For more information, contact Carrie Baines at cabaines@vcu.edu or (804) 827-0231 or visit https://thewell.vcu.edu/.

12 p.m. to 2 p.m.

VCU's Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence, Academic Technologies, VCU Libraries and ALT Lab/Online@VCU will offer a Teaching with Technology Showcase. The event will be held in Room 1075, College of Health Professions Building, 900 E. Leigh St. VCU experts will have tables set up to present tools, strategies and services to enhance teaching with technology.

For more information, contact Tim Luckritz Marquis at tluckritzmarq@vcu.edu or visit https://altlab.vcu.edu/event/teaching-with-tech.

12:30 p.m.

VCU's Department of Craft and Material Studies presents visiting artist/curator Shannon Stratton. Stratton will speak at the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St. Based in Queens, N.Y., Stratton is interim senior curator at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center and core faculty in the Critical Craft Studies Graduate program at Warren Wilson College.

For more information, contact VCUarts Department of Craft and Material Studies at crafts@vcu.edu or visit http://arts.vcu.edu/craft.

2 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.

The National Scholarship Office offers an informational session about the Critical Language Scholarship and the Boren Awards, two fully funded opportunities to study abroad and study a critical language. Participate online or in person at the NSO office, Room 1210, 701 W. Grace St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Meredith Sisson at natlscholar@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6868 or visit https://forms.gle/V6xsJbAQUekHaXC46.

2 p.m.

Pick up some pointers about good sexual health habits at the Wellness Resource Center's interactive condom kiosk. The presentation will be outside the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., in front of Harris Hall. Free sexual health products will be available to all who stop by.

For more information, contact Keyuna Patterson at pattersonk7@vcu.edu or visit https://thewell.vcu.edu/.

4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

What does Spider-Man have to do with PTSD or Captain Marvel with cancer? Comics have long addressed health and wellness topics with their characters. The term graphic medicine describes how comics and graphic novels are used to study health care, by both patients and providers. VCU Libraries will host a session in the Health and Wellness Library, VCU Hospital Gateway Building, 1200 E. Marshall St., about how the dynamic medium of comics can be used to discuss health topics. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Talicia Tarver at tatarver@vcu.edu or (804) 827-2095 or visit https://vcu.libcal.com/event/5802560.

7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

United Healthcare Network presents "Undergraduate Pre-Health Journey." The event will be held in Virginia Room B, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Guest speakers will offer insight to make the most of undergraduate years on the journey into the health care field.

For more information, contact Carrie Minor at minorc@vcu.edu.

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

VCU Libraries is offering a webinar on the new PubMed interface. The workshop will explore all of the features of PubMed, provide an opportunity to see the new interface across platforms and discuss the timeline for retiring classic PubMed. Registration is required at the following URL.

For more information, contact Stacey Wahl, Ph.D., at swahl@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.libcal.com/event/5712957.

Wednesday, Sep. 11, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU's National Scholarship Office will host an informational session about the Truman Scholarship. The award is geared toward juniors planning to pursue careers in public service. The scholarship provides leadership development, an internship opportunity in Washington D.C., and up to $30,000 for graduate studies. The session will be held in Room 1111, LEAD, Grace and Broad Residence Center 1, 1000 W. Grace St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Meredith Sisson at natlscholar@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6868 or visit https://forms.gle/dZFpHx1MGrdPd8hX9.

Wednesday, Sep. 11, 2019 at 5:30 p.m.

VCU's Medical Scientist Training Club assists undergraduate students interested in medical research careers to pursue M.D.-Ph.D. dual degrees and also students interested in obtaining M.D. or Ph.D. degrees. The group will meet in Jackson Ward B, Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. Plans for undergraduates for the semester will be discussed. Michael S. Donnenberg, M.D.-Ph.D. Program Director, will also discuss the physician-scientist career and M.D.-Ph.D. admissions process.

For more information, contact Anirban Mahanty at mahantya@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Sep. 11, 2019 from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.

ICA Cinema will host a screening of 'Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am.’ The documentary will be shown at the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St. In the film, Morrison leads an assembly of her peers, critics and colleagues on an exploration of race, America, history and the human condition as seen through the prism of her own literature. Scholar and award-winning author Nikki Giovanni will lead a post-screening conversation.

For more information, contact Meredith Carrington at mtcarrington@gmail.com or (804) 437-1992 or visit https://icavcu.org/films/cinema_0911/.

Wednesday, Sep. 11, 2019 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The VCU chapter of PennyAppeal will hold its first general body meeting. The goal of the international aid organization is to combat cyclical poverty. The session will be held in Room 1030J, West Grace Street Student Housing – North, VCU Globe, 830 W. Grace St.

For more information, contact Tarek Haggy at haggyt@mymail.vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Sep. 11, 2019 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Chemistry@VCU American Chemical Society Student Affiliate will hold its first general body meeting. The session will be in Room 3309, T. Edward Temple Building, 901 W. Main St. Snacks will be available and upcoming events will be discussed.

For more information, contact Helen Mai at Maih@vcu.edu or visit https://www.facebook.com/ChemistryatVCU/.

Wednesday, Sep. 11, 2019 from 8:10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU's Student Veterans Association and Military Student Services will host a ceremony to commemorate those who died in the attack by terrorists on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. The ceremony will begin with a wreath laying at the flagpoles at Grace E. Harris Hall, 1015 Floyd Ave. Members of the host groups, representatives of Veterans of Foreign Wars #6364 and VCU students who wish to participate will run with loaded backpacks in the Ram Courtyard behind the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., to honor first responders who climbed the stairs at the Twin Towers.

For more information, contact Stephen Ross at stross@vcu.edu or (804) 827-8730.

Thursday, Sep. 12, 2019 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Are you a nontraditional student looking to meet other nontraditional students at VCU? Retro Rams is holding its first interest meeting of the 2019 semester in Room 152, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave.

For more information, contact Sara Huffman at huffmansv@vcu.edu.

Friday, Sep. 13, 2019 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

VCU's Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering hosts the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society's magnetics seminar. The address, "Getting the Most out of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Technology," will be delivered by Angel Peterchev, Ph.D., Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University, in Room E3229, College of Engineering East Hall, 401 W. Main St.

For more information, contact Ravi Hadimani at rhadimani@vcu.edu or (804) 828-3679 or visit https://biomag.lab.vcu.edu.

Friday, Sep. 13, 2019 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

VCU's Office of Student Leadership and Civic Engagement will host a riverfront canal cruise. Experience the James River and Kanawha Canal on a guided tour in authentic, covered, flat-bottomed boats. Check-in begins at 11 a.m. at the Office of Leadership and Civic Engagement, Room 229, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. The group will depart from the Commons at 11:30 a.m.

For more information, contact Hanan Kourtu at kourtuhm@vcu.edu or (703) 304-5538.

Monday, Sep. 16, 2019 at 6:30 p.m.

The Minority Association of Pre-Health Students at VCU will host a summer experience panel for students of all pre-professional backgrounds. The session will be held in Room 1004A, West Grace Street Student Housing – South, 835 W. Grace St. Students will have the opportunity to share summer experiences and opportunities with other students in their desired field.

For more information, contact Davidyne Reeves at reevesda2@mymail.vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1bMwe7WzTK3WH_8j_hvxVYydUSgeIiY7bvM0i2eEKO9Q/prefill.

Tuesday, Sep. 17, 2019 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

VCU Libraries and University Student Commons and Activities will host a screening and discussion of “Give Me A Shot of Anything.” The film will be shown at the Court End Ballroom, Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. Dinner will be served on a first-come, first-served basis. The documentary follows a street doctor and his team as they make house calls to the homeless, offering their patients hope and a chance to feel whole again. A discussion will follow the screening. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Thelma Mack at mackta@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0017 or visit https://vcu.libcal.com/event/5590598.

Wednesday, Sep. 18, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

Chair yoga is geared for those looking to improve posture, increase flexibility, reduce stress and improve balance while avoiding injury. Join Human Resources and Recreational Sports for 45 minutes of relaxation during your lunch break in the exercise room of the Cary Street Gym, 101 S. Linden St. Register at Talent@VCU or at the following URL (keyword "yoga").

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=17336.

Wednesday, Sep. 18, 2019 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The VCU Office of Continuing and Professional Education will hold Play Therapy and the Therapeutic Power of Play. The session will be at Regency Square, 1420 N. Parham Road, in the Garden Room just off the food court, as part of its free Third Wednesdays Community Series. Learn how play is used to communicate with and treat clients.

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

Thursday, Sep. 19, 2019 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

An interest meeting will be held for the VCU Chapter of Society of Human Resources Management. SHRM is a worldwide organization devoted to the field of Human Resources Management. HR is open to all business types, including majors ranging from psychology to mass communications to marketing. The session will be held in Room B1265, Snead Hall, School of Business, 301 W. Main St.

For more information, contact Erika Lee at liee@vcu.edu or (804) 514-0589.

Friday, Sep. 20, 2019 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Massey Alliance will host the 10th annual Massey on the River. The event, on Mayo Island, 501 S. 14th St., is in support of VCU's Massey Cancer Center. Featured will be bites and beverages from Lunch.SUPPER!, Stone Brewing, Hardywood, Steam Bell Beer Works, Triple Crossing Brewing and King of Pops. Three Sheets To The Wind will perform danceable Yacht Rock jams and a silent auction will be held. Tickets are available at the following URL. Follow "Massey Alliance" on social media.

For more information, contact Dan Halloran at halloranrd@mymail.vcu.edu or (617) 291-9633 or visit https://e.givesmart.com/events/dIz/.

Wednesday, Sep. 25, 2019 from noon to 1:30 p.m.

VCU School of Medicine presents the annual Faculty Excellence Awards Program. The event will be held at Hermes A. Kontos Medical Sciences Building, 1217 E. Marshall St. This program honors outstanding faculty in teaching, humanism in medicine, professional achievement of women in medicine, clinical excellence and leadership in graduate medical education. A luncheon reception will be held immediately after the program.

For more information, contact Deborah Stewart at deborah.stewart@vcuhealth.org or (804) 828-6591.

Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The Virginia Oyster Shell Recycling Program, a community engagement program of the VCU Rice Rivers Center, invites faculty and staff to join an employee-only volunteer shell bagging event. Use your volunteer service leave to give back to VCU. Oyster shells are collected at area restaurants, bagged and used in the planting of millions of spat in Virginia's rivers. The event will be held at the Inger and Walter Rice Center for Environmental Life Sciences, 3800 John Tyler Memorial Highway, Charles City County. Sign up at the following URL.

For more information, contact Cindy Andrews at candrews@vcu.edu or visit https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050a4baba72da31-vcuemployee.

Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019 at 10 a.m.

Join VCU and VCU Health System for the annual American Heart Association Heart Walk. The event will be in Monroe Park, with 1-mile and 5K routes. Make a $25 donation and get a Heart Walk T-shirt.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://www2.heart.org/site/TR;jsessionid=00000000.app312b?fr_id=4358&pg=company&company_id=210408&NONCE_TOKEN=40E0A6CA6649230705E2F8621E7F411C.

Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute, in the Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, 2019 class of the VCU Leadership Development Program will make final presentations in the Richmond Salons, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Each year, VCU Leadership participants work together to address an issue of importance to the university. The presentations are scheduled to allow guests to come and go as needed. A detailed schedule of the presentations can be found at the following URL.

For more information, contact Kiara S. Faulks at gehli@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1169 or visit http://gehli.vcu.edu.

VCU's Records Management Office will offer Records Management 101 training sessions in the upcoming months. Training will cover recordkeeping requirements and practices to be compliant with state regulations and university policy. Register at the following URL (keyword "records"). Too busy to attend? Try self-paced Records Management 101 training available in Blackboard.

For more information, contact Amber Peranski at aperanski@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2097 or visit https://training.vcu.edu/.

VCU's Student Conduct and Academic Integrity seeks faculty, staff and students to volunteer for the Student Conduct Board. Volunteers will be trained and authorized to determine whether a student has violated the Student Code of Conduct and to recommend sanctions when a violation has been committed. Volunteers must complete one, three-hour training session. The schedule is available at the following URL.

For more information, contact Karen Belanger at stuconduct@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1963 or visit https://conduct.students.vcu.edu/training--meeting-schedules/student-code-of-conduct-training-schedule/.

Construction and related utility work at and around the VCU Health Outpatient Facility and Inpatient Children’s Hospital sites will affect traffic patterns on the MCV Campus for several months. On Sept. 20 at 6 p.m. through Sept. 22 at 6 p.m., 11th Street between Broad and Marshall streets will be closed. The Children's Pavilion will be closed to all team members and patients during this time. For current information and updates, visit the URL below.

For more information, contact Carrie Carroll at carrie.carroll@vcuhealth.org or visit http://vcuhealth.org/traffic.

VCU's Recreational Sports' Outdoor Adventure Program will sponsor a backpacking trip to Mount Rogers. During the weekend trip, participants will experience scenic views, explore Grayson Highlands State Park and perhaps see wild ponies. The trip is geared to first-time backpackers or seasoned adventurers looking to pick up new skills.

For more information, contact Joey Parent at parentaj@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1274 or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/outdoor-adventure-program/trips-clinics-weekly-activities/.

VCU Recreational Sports will hold group exercise classes for faculty and staff only. The classes will be held three days a week at the Marshall Street Studio, VCU Basketball Development Center, 1300 W. Marshall St. Classes will include power yoga, barre, zumba and vinyasa yoga. Registration opens for all classes 24 hours in advance.

For more information, contact Hannah Kotarski at kotarskih@vcu.edu or (804) 827-7259 or visit https://bit.ly/2HvKFUC.

Nominations are being accepted for the Dorris Douglas Budd Award. The award honors outstanding administrative and office support staff who enhance the image and mission of VCU and VCU Health. Nominations may be made at the following URL until Sept. 20.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://www.pubapps.vcu.edu/wss/hr/.

Human Resources presents "How to Retire with the Virginia Retirement System" for VCU employees. These sessions are open to VCU employees only, not VCU Health System employees. See a list of upcoming sessions at the following URL.

For more information, contact VCU Benefits at benefits@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1723 or visit https://bit.ly/2IQFZcJ.

VCU's School of Education's Office of Strategic Engagement invites students to participate in the Substitute Teaching the VCU Way program. Students can support local Richmond-area schools, earn money as a substitute teacher and build professional competencies. This opportunity is open to students in all majors who have at least 60 undergraduate credit hours and a minimum GPA of 2.5. Training will be provided. Register at the following URL by Sept. 23.

For more information, contact Cassandra Stanley at stanleyc3@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/TU4D6xcYe7ArG3958.

VCU's Transforming Accessibility Initiative seeks nominations for the 2019 Champions of Accessibility Awards. The awards honor contributions to VCU's pursuits to provide access for all. Innovative projects and/or individual efforts are recognized that go beyond established requirements to enhance accessibility, independence and inclusion for people with disabilities and chronic conditions. Nominations may be made by Oct. 1 at the following URL.

For more information, contact Kristian Carden at kcarden@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2253 or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSel8SkUsIkt6-DAyBFTOU_BE71D9zG4yPeJuT0SExsGHafAYg/viewform?usp=sf_link.