1 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The American Red Cross and Alpha Phi Omega are sponsoring a blood drive in the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Prizes will be provided for those who donate.

For more information, contact Noelle Wekenmann at wekenmannnm@vcu.edu or (540) 850-7111.

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/.

3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Rohan Kalyan, Ph.D., will present a lecture on “Death by Media: The Politics of Eventocracy in the Late Eurocene.” The talk is the 2019 VCU Annual MATX Marcel Cornis-Pope Lecture, hosted by VCU's Media Art and Text Ph.D. program. The talk will be on the third floor, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Kalyan, an assistant professor of international studies in VCU's School of World Studies, is the author of "Neo Delhi and the Politics of Postcolonial Urbanism," which examines the impact of urban renewal and economic growth in India's capital city. He has co-directed two short documentary films with his brother, Gorav Kalyan.

For more information, contact Oliver Speck at ocspeck@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7295.

4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

All students are invited to learn about VCU's Innovation Challenges. The session will be at the VCU da Vinci Center, 807 S. Cathedral Place. VCU Innovation Challenges, which run the entire month of September, provide an opportunity to find solutions to some of the most pressing community problems.

For more information, contact Kelsey Steenburgh at steenburghbk@vcu.edu.

7 p.m.

Professor Arie Dubnov, the Max Ticktin Chair of Israel Studies at George Washington University, will unravel the complexities of the upcoming Israeli elections. The discussion, hosted by VCU's School of World Studies, will be in Room 303, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Light vegetarian refreshments will be served.

For more information, contact Melina Bezirdjian at bezirdjianmc@vcu.edu or visit https://worldstudies.vcu.edu/news/dubnov-to-speak-on-upcoming-israeli-elections-.html.

7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

VCU's Asian Pacific Student Alliance will host its first general body meeting and a potluck dinner. The meeting will be held in the Shockoe Room, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Food is encouraged but not required to attend.

For more information, contact Serena Truong at truongsn@vcu.edu.

8 p.m.

The Persian Club at VCU will hold its first general body meeting of the semester. The session will be held in Virginia Room A, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Events for the year will be discussed and games will be played. You do not have to be Persian to join. Check out the club on Instagram and Facebook at Persian Club at VCU.

For more information, contact Chelsea Bodaghi at bodaghicd@vcu.edu or (703) 606-4228.

Tuesday, Sep. 10, 2019 from 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/.

Tuesday, Sep. 10, 2019 from 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.

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 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Students Today Alumni Tomorrow will host the STAT Bash at the Plaza, University Student Commons. Learn about VCU’s student alumni association and events planned for the coming year. Entertainment, food and student networking will be available.

For more information, contact Allison Toney at aktoney@vcu.edu or visit http://vcustat.org.

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

VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences will coordinate a Whetting your Appetite for Research seminar. Carrie Peterson, Ph.D., assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the VCU College of Engineering, will discuss the National Institutes of Health's Loan Repayment Program and how it has impacted her research career. The seminar will be held in Room 2-010, Tompkins-McCaw, 509 N. 12th St. RSVP to the following email address.

For more information, contact Pam Dillon at pmdillon@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1519 or visit https://events.vcu.edu/details.asp?myVal=70717.

Wednesday, Sep. 18, 2019 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

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

For more information, contact Jourdan James at drgee@vcu.edu or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=17308.

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 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/.

VCU Recreational Sports' Outdoor Adventure Program will host a mellow canoe paddle and a chance to see the harvest moon over the tidal James River. The Sept. 21 trip will begin in the late afternoon and return in the late evening. All equipment, transportation and instruction will be provided. Register at the following URL by Sept. 17.

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/.