12 p.m.

Students from VCU's Department of Music will present a flute recital. The concert will be held at the James W. Black Music Center, 1015 Grove Ave.

For more information, contact Anne Marie Dumain at dumainamm@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1169 or visit http://arts.vcu.edu/music/events/.

3:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.

Still deciding on your major or career path? Discover what VCU Career Services and VCU Undergraduate Academic Advising can do for you. Stop by the SGA Senate Chambers in the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., to talk to academic and career advisers about work values, resources for exploring majors and career decisions.

For more information, contact Lian Currie at lcurrie@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1645 or visit https://vcu.joinhandshake.com/events/342372/share_preview.

5 p.m.

VCU's School of Education will host its annual Scholarship and Awards Ceremony. Outstanding scholarship recipients and their respective donors will be recognized at the event, in Commonwealth Ballrooms A-B, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Meredith Melo at mpmelo@vcu.edu or (804) 828-3382.

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

VCU's Division of Strategic Enrollment Management's You First and the student organization You First at VCU present First Tuesdays With You First. This month's topic is "Being Not Rich at VCU," about managing a budget, academics and a social life. The social gathering and informational session will be in the SGA Senate Chambers, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

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

7 p.m.

Also featured will be Tabatha Easley, flute; Taylor Barnett and Kevin Maloney, trumpet; Jeff Hudson, tuba; and Russell Wilson, piano. The event will be held at the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave.

For more information, contact Anne Marie Dumain at dumainamm@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1169 or visit http://arts.vcu.edu/music/events/.

Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

VCU's Collaboration Services will host a hands-on workshop on Google Forms. The event will focus on new, innovative functionality and 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://go.vcu.edu/gogoogle.

Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

Episcopal Campus Ministry at VCU will be making dog treats, cat toys and blessing cards for animals at the group's weekly lunch and service project opportunity. The event will be held at Grace and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 8 N. Laurel St. Pizza and puppy treats will be available. The items are being made for the Oct. 6 pet blessing at the church.

For more information, contact Kimberly Reinholz at kareinholz@vcu.edu or (656) 755-1877 or visit https://ghtc.org/our-community/campus-ministry/.

Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019 at 2 p.m.

The National Scholarship Office will be holding an informational session regarding the Presidential Management Fellowship in Room 1210, The Honors College, 701 W. Grace St. Faculty and staff are asked to encourage graduate students who are interested in working for the federal government to attend. Students can register at the following link. More details about the Presidential Management Fellowship can be found at www.pmf.gov.

For more information, contact Jeff Wing at jawing@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1803 or visit https://forms.gle/TDmcGLotDtHk141u6.

Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019 at 5 p.m.

Bobby Mitchell is an American pianist whose interests are embedded in the here and now of music as performance art, as well as the more standard classical repertory of centuries past. He will perform at the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. A frequent performer of new and rarely heard works, his interests lie mainly with the contemporary music canon and combining these works with the standard repertoire in an illuminating fashion.

For more information, contact Anne Marie Dumain at dumainamm@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1169.

Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Painting and printmaking provide a basis for Tomashi Jackson to engage with the stories of racial injustice endemic in American history. Her material processes are inspired by histories of racialized displacement, segregation and erasure. For the "Great Force" exhibition, the ICA has commissioned Jackson to produce a series of site-specific drawings on its glass facade. She will discuss her work at the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St. Jackson will finalize this drawing as a performance during the "Great Force" opening celebration on Oct. 4.

For more information, contact Meredith Carrington at mtcarrington@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1088 or visit https://icavcu.org/events/talk-tomashi-jackson/.

Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019 at 5 p.m.

The VCU Student Chapter of the American Chemical Society and the Virginia Section of the Women Chemists Committee will host a Careers in Chemistry Panel. The panel will feature Kathryn Deibler, Ph.D., (GSK Consumer Healthcare); Carol Parish, Ph.D., (University of Richmond); and Malgorzata Dukat, Ph.D., (Virginia Commonwealth University). The event will be held in Room 303, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Hors d'oeuvres will be served at 5 p.m. Speakers will begin at 6 p.m. RSVP on the chapter's Facebook page.

For more information, contact Helen Mai at chemistryatvcu@gmail.com.

Friday, Oct. 4, 2019 from 1 p.m. to 3 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 303, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. 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_mpc_19/.

Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU Globe and Honors College student Madeline Doane will host a panel of international students who will discuss international politics and voting. The students will describe the political and voting systems of their countries and offer perspectives on U.S. politics and the upcoming presidential election. This event will be in Room 1030J, West Grace Street Student Housing – North, 830 W. Grace St.

For more information, contact Madeline Doane at doanemh@vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

This five-session program provides support to quit tobacco for those who need it most. The program offers self-help materials, referral to local resources and group counseling to quit smoking. The session will be held at VCU Health Hub @ 25th, Suite A, 1330 N. 25th St.

For more information, contact Rachel Hunley at rachel.hunley@vcuhealth.org or (804) 628-0235.

Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019 at 6:30 p.m.

Students Fighting Human Trafficking presents "Human Trafficking 101." This introductory lecture, in Virginia Room B, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., will include a discussion about human trafficking, its prevalence in the community and steps that can be taken to combat it.

For more information, contact Caitlin Hauser at studentsfightinght@gmail.com.

Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The Safe Zone Program, sponsored by University Counseling Services, presents a workshop to raise awareness of LGBTQIA+ issues. The session will be held in Virginia Rooms C and D, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Register at: https://training.vcu.edu (keyword "Safe Zone").

For more information, contact Camille Rudney, LCSW, at safezone@vcu.edu or visit https://counseling.vcu.edu/safe-zone/.

Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019 from 9 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.

Join VCU Massey Cancer Center, Carilion Clinic, Sentara and Eastern Virginia Medical School for a day of engaging conversations about the relationship between healthy lifestyles, obesity and cancer. The event will be in the in the Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. Presentations and panel discussions will feature experts speaking about evidence-based weight management and healthy lifestyle approaches for obesity prevention and cancer risk reduction for children and adults and for the long-term survivorship of cancer patients. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Melissa Mitchell at mmitchell9@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.cloud-cme.com/default.aspx?EID=14600&P=5.

Friday, Oct. 11, 2019 at 2 p.m.

VCU's Global Education Office and the Department of Political Science will host Asad Majeed Khan, ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to the U.S. The event will be in Room 1030J, West Grace Street Student Housing – North, 830 W. Grace St. The ambassador's lecture, "Evolving Regional Scenario - Pakistan's Perspective," is a free event and open to the public. Limited seating is available. RSVP to the following URL by Oct. 9.

For more information, contact Nicol Tinsley at nctinsley@vcu.edu or visit http://bit.ly/101119Lecture.

Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019 from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

BAPS Campus Fellowship of VCU presents the Diwali Celebration. The Hindu festival of lights symbolizes the spiritual victory of light over darkness, good over evil and knowledge over ignorance. The event, in Commonwealth Ballrooms A and B, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., will feature inspirational speeches, traditional musical performances and a traditional south Asian dinner. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Dipen Patel at patelda23@vcu.edu or visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/campus-diwali-celebration-at-vcu-tickets-73915811181?aff=efbeventtix.

Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019 at 5 p.m.

VCU's Office of Student Leadership and Civic Engagement presents Breakthrough New Leaders Retreat. The retreat will be held at the Pace Center for Campus and Community Ministry at VCU, 700 S. Franklin St., and continue through the day on Oct. 18. The focus of the retreat is to provide new and emerging leaders with leadership skills through discussion and activities. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Justin Raibolt at jraibolt@vcu.edu or visit http://cglink.me/r528315.

Monday, Oct. 28, 2019 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

VCU's Center for Corporate Education presents PMP Exam Prep at the School of Business. The course is geared for participants who seek to fulfill the remaining 14 education hours or refresh before taking the exam. The class will be held in Room B3189, Center for Corporate Education, 301 W. Main St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Katybeth Lee at kelee@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1595 or visit http://go.vcu.edu/corped.

The VCU Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute, Wilder School, is accepting applications for its 2020 cohorts of the VCU Leadership, HIGHER Ground, and MPLI programs. Each program takes a cohort between 25-40 participants a year. Visit the following URL to learn more about the institute, its programs, application requirements and deadlines.

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

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. 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.

Consulting hours offered by VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research are available to those with questions regarding human research. Consultations include investigators, research study team members, research administration and students. Consultants will be available from the areas of human subjects protection, clinical research unit, office of sponsored programs, biostatistics, Food and Drug Administration regulations and ClinicalTrials.gov/protocol development. Walk-ins are welcomed, however, consider signing up at the following URL to ensure availability.

For more information, contact Lauren Harris at harrisl4@vcu.edu or visit http://bit.ly/6_18_19.

December 2019 and Summer 2019 graduates are invited to attend the fall Grad Fair from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Oct. 1-2 at Barnes and Noble on the Monroe Park Campus. Grad Fair provides one-stop graduation prep for students, with the opportunity to complete pre-Commencement paperwork, network with VCU Career Services and purchase a cap and gown, class ring and diploma frame.

For more information, contact Sarah Murphy at sdmurphy@vcu.edu or (804) 828-3894 or visit http://commencement.vcu.edu.

Virginia Commonwealth University's December Commencement exercises take place at 10 a.m. Dec. 14 in the E.J Wade Arena at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. Faculty participating in the ceremony will wear academic apparel. Regalia must be ordered at your respective campus by Nov. 1. For ordering information, visit the following URL.

For more information, contact . at . or visit http://apps.bsv.vcu.edu/retailstr/commencement.pdf.

VCUDine offers a number of October events at Shafer Court Dining Center, 810 Cathedral Place. The events include: weekly Sunday Brunch, National Taco Day (Oct. 4, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.), VCUDine Food Truck Festival (Oct. 10, swipe sales 4-8:30 p.m.), Mediterranean Lunch (Oct. 15, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.), Thai Top 10 (Oct. 23, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.), National Chocolate Day (Oct. 28), Harvest Lunch (Oct. 30, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.) and Halloween Desserts (Oct. 31). Events at Jonah’s include weekly specials, Wing Wednesdays and more. For details follow @VCU_Dining.

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

VCU's Wellness Resource Center offers one-on-one biofeedback sessions to identify and reduce stress. Use biofeedback software to practice relaxation techniques and control your emotional state.

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