11 a.m.

The defending Atlantic 10 Conference regular season champion VCU women’s basketball team will host Appalachian State at the Stuart C. Siegel Center, 1200 W. Broad St. All VCU faculty and staff who show a VCU ID or staff card will receive free admission and a lunch special containing a hot dog, chips and drink for $5. The department showing the most VCU spirit will win a catered lunch in the Tommy J. West Club in the Siegel Center and will be given a tour of the Basketball Development Center at a later date.

For more information, contact Dylan Baker at dbaker28@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3413 or visit https://vcuathletics.com/WBBpromos.

6 p.m.

Minorities in Law at VCU will hold a general body meeting in Room 1112, Grace and Broad Residence Center 1, 1000 W. Grace St. Upcoming events and membership dues will be discussed.

For more information, contact Chanaiya Jones at jonesck2@mymail.vcu.edu.

7 p.m.

VCU's Department of Music will present a free horn studio recital 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 https://arts.vcu.edu/music/2019/08/26/horn-studio-recital-november-5/.

7 p.m.

VCU Pre-Law Society will host a criminal law panel featuring two attorneys, who will discuss Richmond Circuit Court. The guest prosecutor and public defender will outline their duties on a day-to-day basis and the criminal law field in general. The event will be held in the SGA Senate Chambers, University Student Commons 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Matt Tessema at Vcuprelawsociety@gmail.com.

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

Learn how to network to build your social capital both on and off campus. Summer Studies and Special Programs and the student organization You First at VCU present First Tuesdays With You First. This month's topic is Networking November and will be held in Room 427, Hibbs Hall, 900 Park Ave. Networking is an important skill for acquiring jobs, internships and countless other opportunities, but for most of us it doesn’t come naturally. Come pick up your You First T-shirt for Friday's National First-Gen Celebration (photos at 1 p.m. on Nov. 8 at the Commons Plaza).

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

Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Stop by Room 303, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave., to grab a free lunch, network and learn about ethics and compliance-related resources at VCU. Those who attend will have the chance to win $100 in RamBucks. Rodney Ram and Dogs on Call will also be on-site to help with de-stressing and experience the softer side of compliance.

For more information, contact ucompliance@vcu.edu at ucompliance@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/compliance-week.

Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU Human Resources and Anthem EAP will host a class to discuss the issues affecting children and divorce. The class will be held in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. The discussion will include how to tell your children, comfort them, deal with self-blame, achieve continuity while living in multiple homes and help children communicate.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://vcu.csod.com/LMS/LoDetails/DetailsLo.aspx?loId=3278e990-f20b-4d60-8632-b665a1938255&back=/LMS/BrowseTraining/BrowseTraining.aspx?tab_page_id=-1700000#t=3.

Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019 at 7 p.m.

VCU's Department of Music will present a free guitar studio recital 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 https://arts.vcu.edu/music/2019/08/26/guitar-studio-recital-november-6/.

Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

"Writing Our Way Out" explores the conditions, traps and turning points on the path to prison in America and the way to freedom. In this episode, which will be taped in Room 101, Anderson House, 913 W. Franklin St., the hosts explore the psychological impact of tough love with VCU professor of psychology, Zewelanji Serpell.

For more information, contact David Coogan at dcoogan@vcu.edu or (804) 562-5999 or visit http://writingourwayout.libsyn.com/writing-our-way-out-the-podcast.

Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019 from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.

VCU's Office of the Provost will host the campus visit by its third candidate for Executive Director for Online@VCU. The presentation will be in Room 4084, Oliver Hall – School of Education, 1015 W. Main St. The topic will be "Vision for Online@VCU: Where Should Online@VCU be in the Next Five Years and How Do We Get There?" For more information on the candidates, go to the following URL and click on "Meet the Candidates."

For more information, contact Channing Holloway at csholloway@vcu.edu or visit https://provost.vcu.edu/searches/online/.

Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019 at noon

VCU's Catholic Graduate Student Organization will host an "Open Doors and Open Hearts" luncheon, "Getting To Know Your Pregnancy Resource Center." When you or a loved one faces a pregnancy that wasn’t expected and abortion isn’t a real option for you, who do you turn to? Pregnancy Center Directors Nora Righter, RSN, BSN, and Lynn Bisbee, RNC, WHNP, will discuss compassionate options offered by the organization. The luncheon will be in Room 7-102, James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center, 1201 E. Marshall St. All are welcome. 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, Nov. 7, 2019 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

University Student Commons and Activities will host a Student Leadership and Engagement Open House in Room 229, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Meet the staff and students of the Student Leadership and Engagement office and explore student-centered spaces and resources. Arts and craft activities and snacks will be provided.

For more information, contact Justin Raibolt at jraibolt@vcu.edu or visit http://cglink.me/r620651.

Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The American Nuclear Society and Institute for Nuclear Materials Management at VCU will hold three 15-minute debates on nuclear topics. Several students have been told in advance they will be debating. The audience will vote on the winners. This debate, in Room W103, College of Engineering West Hall, 601 W. Main St., serves to build public speaking and critical thinking skills as well as inform students about nuclear topics. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sarah Strickler at stricklersc@vcu.edu or (540) 574-1859 or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/vcuans/rsvp_boot?id=619853.

Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019 at 6 p.m.

Interested in making a career change that will impact the next generation? Learn more about becoming a teacher during this upcoming career switcher informational session, to be held in Room 2108, Grace E. Harris Hall, 1015 Floyd Ave. The event is sponsored by VCU Office of Strategic Engagement, School of Education. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Joshua Cole at colejp@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeGGCq-J1OzNhzXD0NVDXLeRN4UhJhwOZwO0Lh6Ww5AY5OuTw/viewform.

Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

VCU Recreational Sports will host a clinic on climbing techniques. The clinic, to be at the climbing wall at Cary Street Gym, 101 S. Linden St., will cover new skills to improve climbing performance and break down techniques such as flagging, lock offs and smearing.

For more information, contact Christina Spohn at spohncl@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6004 or visit https://portal.recsports.vcu.edu/Program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=801bd8c2-0ac3-438c-9e30-60481008fbb7&semesterId=3f527b52-e5b9-4169-8a84-c0d899a3ff28.

Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019 from 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.

The Persian Club at VCU will host a karaoke night in Room 1030J, West Grace Street Student Housing – North, 830 W. Grace St. Snacks and music will be provided.

For more information, contact Persian club at VCU at persianclubvcu@gmail.com.

Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019 at 4:30 p.m.

United2Heal will host its annual charity soccer tournament, Futbol4Life, at the University of Richmond intramural sports field, 28 Westhampton Way. Tickets to play are $7 and will go toward the group's efforts to provide medical supplies for those in need. The tournament will feature teams of 10 players with at least two women each and will compete in eight-vs.-eight matches. Register before Nov. 8 at the following URL.

For more information, contact Bilal Ghazi at MasoodBG@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfG8vvR-YoiQZbX1edcj08iaEgV2GVFjWb4Iw9a1Cd9QmASCQ/viewform.

Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Commemorate Veterans Day with the VCU Alumni Military Veterans Alumni Council, alumni service members, students currently serving and the VCU community. A brief program featuring a keynote speaker will be held in the Richmond Salons, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Light refreshments will be available.

For more information, contact Larry Powell, Associate Director, Alumni Outreach and Engagement, at wlpowell@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8194 or visit https://www.support.vcu.edu/2019vetsday.

Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Ling Ma, winner of the 2019 VCU Cabell First Novelist Award for "Severance," reads from her book. The event will be held in the Lecture Hall, Room 303, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. The event will be followed by a reception, book sale and signing.The event is free and open to all. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2019-20/first-novelist-2019.html.

Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

The November ONE VCU Research Teams Meeting will be held at the first-floor Learning Center in the VCU Medical Center Main Hospital, 1250 E. Marshall St. The session will be hosted by the VCU Office of Innovation and VCU Health and facilitated by the C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research. Slash Coleman will give a Laughter Yoga promo for the Arts in Healthcare Day. IRB changes will be discussed. Join remotely at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lillie Lattimore at lllattimore@vcu.edu or (804) 628-5414 or visit http://vcu.zoom.us/j/415987865.

Friday, Nov. 15, 2019 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

The seminar, taught by Bethany “bee” Coston, Ph.D., will cover the basics of neurodiversity in terms of population size, appropriate terminology, personal disclosures of barriers and key accessibility issues at VCU and in the surrounding community. Coston is an assistant professor, VCU Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies. The event will be in Room 4100, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jan Altman, Executive Director of IExcel Education, at jhaltman@vcu.edu or visit https://iexcel.vcu.edu/faculty-and-staff/.

Friday, Nov. 15, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU's Department of Accounting will host the Virginia Board of Accountancy board meeting. VCU students, faculty and staff are invited and encouraged to attend the public meeting to learn how the organization conducts business related to CPAs and the accounting industry. Attend all or a portion of the meeting as your schedule permits. The session will be in Room B3189, Snead Hall, School of Business, 301 W. Main St. Additional information is available by contacting, Kelli Anderson at kelli.anderson@boa.virginia.gov. View the meeting agenda at the following URL.

For more information, contact Regina Largent at largentrm@vcu.edu or visit http://www.boa.virginia.gov/BoardMeetings/index.shtml.

Friday, Nov. 22, 2019 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

A full day Write on Site session will be offered on Nov. 22. Registration is required at the following URL. The session will be held in Room 4100, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. Write on Site provides a designated space and time for faculty members to research and write in a supportive, distraction-free environment. Faculty can set and share writing goals with other writers and researchers across the university community.

For more information, contact the Office of the Provost at vpfacaffrs@vcu.edu or visit https://go.vcu.edu/writeonsite.

The VCU Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute, Wilder School, is accepting applications for its 2020 cohorts of the 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.

Teaching and research faculty who plan to participate in the faculty processional at VCU Commencement should RSVP at the following URL. The event will be held at 10 a.m. Dec. 14 at the Stuart C. Siegel Center, 1200 W. Broad St.

For more information, contact University Events at UNIVevents@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/decfaculty2019.

VCU marketing research students invite you to participate in a survey on past involvement with nonprofit organizations. Participation in this survey will help the students complete their class project. The information learned from the survey will also help a neighborhood community organization make better decisions. To complete the survey, click on the following URL. The last day to complete the survey is Nov. 11.

For more information, contact Jodie Ferguson at jlferguson@vcu.edu or visit https://tinyurl.com/y5a47zmj.

The Faculty Council of the College of Humanities and Sciences is now accepting applications for Faculty Council Research and Professional Development Grants. Apply at the following URL by 5 p.m. Nov. 19.

For more information, contact Mignonne C. Guy at mguy@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_Kz0FL7KYbxM0EVNoA3LnNqnBF8ljBO0HoRl9K7vbig/edit.