12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

The Division of Strategic Enrollment Management's You First and the student organization You First at VCU present First Tuesdays With You First. Connect with other first-generation college students and celebrate the beginning of the semester at the event, in Richmond Salons I and II, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Upcoming plans will be discussed and pizza will be served.

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

6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

VCU's School of Education, in collaboration with FIRST Chesapeake, is seeking students interested in working with middle school students in Richmond City Public Schools in an informal after-school setting. The undertaking would require 12 hours per week for 12 to 14 weeks. The meeting will be in Room 3085, Oliver Hall – School of Education, 1015 W. Main St. Come to this pizza event to learn about the opportunity to work with students and robotics. No prior experience is needed.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Edmondson at ewedmondson@vcu.edu or (804) 827-2650.

Wednesday, Sep. 4, 2019 from 5 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.

VCU's Student Veteran Association, Military Student Services and Wounded Warrior Project present Ground Down Rise Up - a veteran and veteran ally wellness night. The free event includes yoga, dinner, guided full-body relaxation and time to engage VCU and greater Richmond-area wellness resources with specific programs for military experiences. The event, in the Lecture Hall, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave., is ADA accessible and service animals are welcome. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Carmen Pekarek at pekarekcm@vcu.edu or (804) 557-4947 or visit http://GroundDownRiseUp.eventbrite.com.

Wednesday, Sep. 4, 2019 at 6 p.m.

The Vietnamese Student Association at VCU will hold its first general body meeting of the year. The session will be held in Rooms C and D, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. The group's new board will be introduced and upcoming events will be discussed.

For more information, contact Brandon Dung at dungb@vcu.edu or visit http://VSAVCU.org.

Wednesday, Sep. 4, 2019 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The ICA presents a talk about art, design and communications and the convergence with innovation and technology. Vann Graves, executive director of the VCU Brandcenter, and Dominic Asmall Willsdon, executive director of the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St., will discuss how the very idea of creativity is changing.

For more information, contact Meredith Carrington at mtcarrington@gmail.com or (804) 828-1088 or visit https://icavcu.org/events/talk-creativity-with-vann-graves-and-dominic-asmall-willsdon/.

Thursday, Sep. 5, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU's Catholic Graduate Student Organization will host an opening luncheon. The presentation, "Keep the Faith! Graduate School Survival 101," will be held in Room 7-102, James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center, 1201 E. Marshall St. Mario Dance, DVM, a clinical veterinarian on campus and faculty advisor for the group, will discuss surviving grad school as a person of faith. Pizza and drinks will be provided. RSVP at the following email address.

For more information, contact Mario Dance at medance@vcu.edu or (804) 828-9838.

Thursday, Sep. 5, 2019 at 12:30 p.m.

VCU's Department of Painting + Printmaking presents a lecture by visiting artist Kenny Rivero. Rivero received an MFA from the Yale School of Art in 2012 and is the recipient of the Rema Hort Mann Foundation Emerging Artist Grant, a visiting scholar position at New York University, and the Joan Mitchell Painting and Sculptor Grant. Rivero is currently a lecturer at the Yale University School of Art and visiting faculty in the VCU Painting + Printmaking department for the Fall 2019 semester. The lecture will be given in the Commons Theater, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Kat Wilson at papr@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/paintingprintmaking/2019/08/27/kenny-rivero-visiting-artist-lecture/.

Friday, Sep. 6, 2019 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

VCU's Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence will host its first Faculty Success Self-Care and Wellness Spa Day. The event will be held on the fourth floor, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. The purpose of the day is to provide an introduction to contemplative practices to help balance busy lives. The self-care portion will include chair massages, tai chi, mindfulness meditation and other activities. 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/Qqie7cZqYiZfV4qk9.

Friday, Sep. 6, 2019 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

VCU's Career Development Collaborative will host a workshop on Tools and Resources for Career Advising and Development. The event will be held in Room B3189, Snead Hall, School of Business, 301 W. Main St. Haley Sims and Danielle Pearles of Career Services will share tools and resources available for assisting students throughout their career development journey at VCU.

For more information, contact Krystle Dorsey at kydorsey@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/dQ8ZfqXvmBWQak2GA.

Saturday, Sep. 7, 2019 from 10 a.m. to noon

Shannon Duvall will discuss effective networking at an organizational meeting of Beta Alpha Psi. The session will be held in Room B3189, Snead Hall, School of Business, 301 W. Main St. Each month the organization invites speakers from the Richmond area to discuss current trends and best practices in accounting.

For more information, contact Caroline Clary at clarycr2@vcu.edu.

Monday, Sep. 9, 2019 from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Collaboration Services presents Google Drive - Collaboration in the Cloud. Keep all your work in one secure place with online file storage in Google Drive. Learn how to share with others and access on any computer, smartphone or tablet. The class will be held in Room B1-020 Computer Classroom, Sanger Hall, 1101 E. Marshall St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Dr. Gee at drgee@vcu.edu or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=17272.

Tuesday, Sep. 10, 2019 from noon 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.

Wednesday, Sep. 11, 2019 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

VCU Recreational Sports is hosting a clean and jerk Olympic-style weightlifting clinic. The event will be at the MCV Campus Recreation Center, 900 Turpin St. Participants will learn the fundamentals of the clean and jerk lift. The clinic is open to beginners. Register by Sept. 6 at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sydney Dale at dalesm3@vcu.edu or (804) 827-6411 or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/fitness-and-wellness/instructional-programs/.

Thursday, Sep. 12, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

Join VCU Human Resources and VCU Police to learn what to do if you find yourself in an active shooting event. Learn how to recognize signs of potential violence around you and what to expect after an active shooting takes place. Remember during an active shooting to run, hide, fight. The class will be held in Room 225, Robert Blackwell Smith Building, 410 N. 12th St. The class will also be presented noon-1 p.m. Sept. 17 in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Register at Talent@VCU or at the following URL (keyword "run").

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=17334.

Monday, Sep. 23, 2019 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

VCU Center for Corporate Education presents Lean Six Sigma Green Belt at the School of Business, Sept. 23-26. Six Sigma is a systematic methodology that utilizes factual information and statistical analysis to measure and improve a company's operational performance, practices and systems by identifying and preventing 'defects' in manufacturing and service-related processes in order to anticipate and exceed expectations of all stakeholders to accomplish effectiveness. The session will be held in Room B3189, Center for Corporate Education, Snead Hall, 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 https://business.vcu.edu/corporate-education.

Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019 at 8:30 a.m.

Registration is now open for VCU's 2019 National Conflict Resolution Day celebration, hosted by the Office of the Ombudsperson. Two sessions are available with speakers, hands-on training and opportunities for collaboration with university peers. Participants are encouraged to attend either or both sessions, which are free, in the Court End Ballrooms, Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. Register (required) at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jenn Arce at jmarce@vcu.edu or visit https://go.vcu.edu/ncrd.

Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019 at 8 a.m.

VCU HealthHacks is back with a new theme: Pharmaceutical Innovation for Patient Care. The medical hackathon, entering its fourth year, focuses on solving unmet medical needs through any means, from programming to rapid prototyping to developing flow processes. It is a 24-hour period of innovation and problem-solving. The event will be held in the College of Engineering East Hall, 401 W. Main St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Laura Osborne at HealthHacks@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0349 or visit http://healthhacks.vcu.edu.

VCU's Office of the Provost invites faculty members to apply to serve in a part-time, administrative role in faculty affairs. Selected Faculty Fellows will work directly with senior leaders in developing and implementing key programmatic initiatives to support VCU’s faculty. Apply at the following URL by 5 p.m. Sept. 9.

For more information, contact Office of the Provost at vpfacaffrs@vcu.edu or visit https://provost.vcu.edu/faculty/faculty-resources/fellows/.

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. 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.

Are you a professor who can't make it to a class and are considering canceling it? Instead, bring in VCU's Wellness Resource Center and other campus partners to do programming and take advantage of your class time. If you know about your absence at least 48 hours in advance, fill out the form at the following URL request a substitute program.

For more information, contact Keyuna Patterson at pattersonk4@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/UgEvjzE8E34qaHuA9.

Equality VCU is accepting nominations through Sept. 20 for the Burnside Watstein LGBTQIA+ Awards. The awards are given annually to one or more individuals who enrich the community at VCU and make a significant difference in the lives of LGBTQIA+ faculty, staff and students. Nominees can be from the VCU or Richmond communities. Nominations may be made at the following URL.

For more information, contact R. Dale Smith at rdsmith@vcu.edu or (804) 827-8320 or visit https://forms.gle/gJiGAwY1MPUqmfkk9.

VCUDine offers a number of September events at Shafer Court Dining Center, 810 Cathedral Place. The events include: A Taste of Brunch (Sept. 5, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.) and Sunday Brunch (Sept. 8, 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m.); VCU '23 Freshman Favorites Week (11 a.m.-4 p.m. each day); Steak Night (Sept. 12, 4-10 p.m.); Dining Around the World (Sept. 17, 4-10 p.m.); and a Whole Grains Healthy Sampling (Sept. 26, 11 a.m.-1 p.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.

VCU's Dean of Students office now offers assistance with budgeting, locating housing, resolving conflicts with roommates and/or landlords, as well as financial assistance for food and regalia. Go to the following URL for information and to set up an appointment. For other assistance from the Dean of Students office, visit students.vcu.edu/dos.

For more information, contact Lisa Mathews-Ailsworth at lmathewsails@vcu.edu or (804) 828-4514 or visit http://offcampus.vcu.edu.

VCU’s Innovation Challenges invites students to submit their most creative and innovative solutions relating to health care, higher education and poverty. Students of all levels are encouraged to submit their ideas from Sept. 3 to Oct. 6. Winning ideas in each category will receive funding, mentorship and guaranteed acceptance into VCU’s pre-accelerator program for Spring 2020. Apply at the following URL.

For more information, contact Kelsey Steenburgh at steenburghbk@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/innovationchallenges.

Through Sept. 7, buy any grande-sized beverage at the VCU Barnes and Noble Café and get one of equal or lesser value free to share. This limited-time offer is valid only at 1111 W. Broad St. The offer cannot be combined with any other offers or discounts.

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