7:30 p.m.

United2Heal will host a movie night featuring a short documentary, "The White Helmets," in Room 1102, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. Free U2H merchandise will be given to the first 10 who arrive and free food will be provided to all who attend.

For more information, contact Bilal Ghazi at MasoodBG@vcu.edu or visit https://www.facebook.com/events/481857162682590/.

Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019 from noon to 12:45 p.m.

Jewish Life at VCU will host a Jewish Medical Ethics Lunch in the first-floor conference room, Hunton Student Center, 1110 E. Broad St. The discussion will begin at 12:15 p.m. The topic is "Triage - Ethics of Who To Treat First." Questions, rabbi@jewishvcu.org.

For more information, contact Rabbi Friedman at mjfriedman@vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019 at 2 p.m.

The National Scholarship Office will host an informational session on the Fulbright UK Summer Institutes in Room 1303, The Honors College, 701 W. Grace St. A second session will be held Dec. 4 at the same time and location. The Summer Institutes offer a funded opportunity for exceptional first- and second-year students to study abroad at a highly regarded UK university for three to four weeks. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Meredith Sisson at mrsisson@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6868 or visit https://forms.gle/uQJAC14skCNUVQbc8.

Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Learn how to maintain well-being and lessen stress to finish strong this semester and return refreshed for the spring. Summer Studies and Special Programs and the student organization You First at VCU present First Tuesdays With You First. This month's topic on good mental health and coping with stress will be presented by Mia Liadis of the Wellness Resource Center. The 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/.

Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019 from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Join VCUDine and SGA for a Winter Express Midnight Breakfast in Shafer Court Dining Center, 810 Cathedral Place. Load up on breakfast favorites and ease your stress with friends before finals. Those who attend will be entered to win a Visio 32-inch Smart TV. Free admission vouchers will be available starting at 6:30 p.m. in Shafer for the first 525 guests who do not have a dining plan. Shafer will close at 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 3 to prepare for Midnight Breakfast. Details, follow @VCU_Dining.

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

Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.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 learn all things Gmail and make you the master of your Inbox. The class, in Room B1-020, Computer Classroom, Sanger Hall, 1101 E. Marshall 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 http://go.vcu.edu/gogoogle.

Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019 from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Kappa Phi Gamma Sorority, Inc. at VCU will hold a study forum in the Alumni Board Room, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. The forum is open to all VCU students. Light refreshments will be available.

For more information, contact Payal Thakkar at thakkarph@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

The Department of Biology and School of World Studies invite faculty and students to come together to discuss advancing sustainability at VCU and beyond. The session will be in Room 2108, Grace E. Harris Hall, 1015 Floyd Ave. Questions, contact Ching-Yu Huang (Biology) at the following email address or Mark Wood (World Studies) at mdwood@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Ching-Yu Huang at cyhuang@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2858.

Friday, Dec. 6, 2019 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

VCU Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies will host "Decolonize Your Mind: The Physics of Spirituality in Black and Asian Diaspora." The panel discussion, which will examine diasporic Black and Asian cultural production to chart the shifting politics of spirituality, science, race, gender and sexuality in British and U.S. imperial projects, will be in Room 1105, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Levi Walter at gsws@vcu.edu or visit https://www.facebook.com/events/700341727121216/.

Friday, Dec. 6, 2019 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

On First Friday, Benae Beamon presents a tap performance, "Time Blackened for the Capture of Dawn," commissioned by the ICA as part of its "Great Force" exhibit. A tap dancer and performance artist from North Carolina, Beamon's work, which draws from traditional movements in black culture, deals with historical archiving, ritual, power and black existence. She will be accompanied by live musicians. The free performance will be in the Royall Forum, Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St. Refreshments and cash bar will be available.

For more information, contact Meredith Carrington at mtcarrington@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1088 or visit https://icavcu.org/events/first-friday-benae-beamon/.

Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019 at 1 p.m.

Join VCU's women's basketball team as they take on the William and Mary Tribe. The game will be played at the Stuart C. Siegel Center, 1200 W. Broad St.

For more information, contact Dylan Baker at dbaker28@vcu.edu or visit https://vcuathletics.com/WBBpromos.

Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019 from noon to 1:15 p.m.

VCU's Center for Corporate Education presents "Using LinkedIn to Boost Your Career." Personal connections can lead to promising job opportunities. Learn how to enhance those connections using LinkedIn. This session will guide participants in a step-by-step process of how to strengthen their LinkedIn profile and attract recruiters. Registration is $35 and includes parking and lunch. 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.

VCU Women in Science is sponsoring a holiday toy drive to benefit the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. Through Dec. 6, toy donations can be deposited in collection boxes at Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St.; Sanger Hall, 1101 E. Marshall St.; and the Robert Blackwell Smith Building, 410 N. 12th St. Toys must be brand-new and unwrapped. Toys for Tots prefers not to accept realistic looking weapons or gifts with food. If donated, such items will not be distributed.

For more information, contact Erin Garcia at weesee@mymail.vcu.edu.

VCUDine has a number of special events for December. The final events of the semester include Wing Wednesdays at Jonah’s, Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St.; Treat Yo’self Week in Shafer Court Dining Center, 810 Cathedral Place, featuring Surf and Turf (Dec. 9 from 4-10:30 p.m.), Pork Belly Tacos (Dec. 10 from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.), Lobster Mac n’ Cheese (Dec. 11 from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.) and Cheesesteaks (Dec. 12 from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.). Details, follow @VCU_Dining.

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