12:10 p.m. to 1 p.m.

VCU Libraries and University Student Commons and Activities invite the VCU community to bring their lunch to a free film screening and discussion of “The Bleeding Edge.” The film looks at the unforeseen consequences of advanced technological devices used in the medical field. It will be shown in Room 2010, Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences Lecture Room, 509 N. 12th St. The screening will be followed by a brief discussion facilitated by Nyssa Towsley, IRB Analyst at VCU. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Thelma Mack at mackta@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0017 or visit https://vcu.libcal.com/event/5590607.

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

The 14th Annual LGBTQIA+ Burnside Watstein Award Ceremony will be held in the Lecture Hall, Room 303, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Marsha Rappley, M.D., VCU Senior Vice President for Health Sciences and VCU Health System Chief Executive Officer, will give a keynote address about LGBTQIA+ inclusion in medical care.

For more information, contact R. Dale Smith at rdsmith@vcu.edu or (804) 827-8320.

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 Sohum Patel at patelsf2@vcu.edu or (804) 852-0497 or visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/campus-diwali-celebration-at-vcu-tickets-73915811181?aff=efbeventtix.

Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

VCU's School of Pharmacy will conduct free blood pressure screenings at the Health and Wellness Library, ground floor, Gateway Building, 1200 E. Marshall St. Walk-ins are welcome. Registration is not required.

For more information, contact K.J. Ricasata at ricasatakj@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2432 or visit https://www.facebook.com/events/1162491733946756/.

Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Join the VCU da Vinci Center for an engaging conversation with Bill Bishop. Those who attend will learn skills and hear stories that will help them understand how entrepreneurs grow their businesses by creating, packaging and promoting their ideas through marketing and sales strategies. The session will be in Room 2201, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Kelsey Steenburgh at steenburghbk@vcu.edu or visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/innovation-in-the-new-economy-with-bill-bishop-tickets-74710668621.

Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The VCU School of Business will host a session focusing on cybersecurity for businesses and organizations. Panelists will represent education, health care, law and business. A reception will follow. The event, to be held in Room B3187, Snead Hall, 301 W. Main St., is free and open to the public. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Angela Bartee at adbartee@vcu.edu or (804) 828-5308 or visit http://www.support.vcu.edu/eccybersecurity.

Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019 at 7 p.m.

VCU Music will present a clarinet studio recital. The concert will be held at 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/clarinet-studio-october-16/.

Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019 at 7 p.m.

Beta Beta Beta National Honor Society at VCU focuses on life sciences. Members of the group work through community outreach, networking, volunteering and research with an overall goal to grow as future scientists. Tribeta will hold a general body meeting in Room 235, Eugene P. and Lois E. Trani Center for Life Sciences, 1000 W. Cary St. Sign up at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sara Herz at herzsm@vcu.edu or (571) 209-8727 or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/Tribeta/club_signup.

Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Episcopal Campus Ministry at VCU is collecting holy books in a partnership with Grace Inside Chaplains to give prisoners access to scripture. Torah, Bibles, Korans or other holy texts suitable for donation should be brought to Grace and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 8 N. Laurel St., between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. by Nov. 15.

For more information, contact the Rev. Kimberly Reinholz, ECM chaplain, at kareinholz@vcu.edu or (757) 655-1877 or visit https://ghtc.org/our-community/campus-ministry/.

Friday, Oct. 18, 2019 from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

VCU's Office of the Provost will host the campus visit by its first candidate for executive director of Online@VCU. The presentation will be held in Room 2201, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. The topic will be "Vision for Online@VCU: Where Should Online@VCU be in the Next Five Years and How Do We Get There?" More information about the candidates is available by going to the following URL and clicking on "Meet the Candidates."

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

Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019 from noon to 12:45 p.m.

VCU's L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs will hold an online graduate program open house via Zoom. An overview of the school's graduate programs will be presented. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ross Losapio at losapior@vcu.edu or visit https://bit.ly/2mIwqVe.

Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019 from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU's Science, Technology and Society Program presents "Negotiating a Cure: Deafness Technologies and the Health Market." The presentation will be in the University Student Commons Theater, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Kathryn Shively at kmeier@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

Do you want to reduce stress and have improved mental clarity? Chair yoga can provide a calmer and more relaxed feeling which leads to a greater feeling of happiness and well-being. VCU Human Resources will host a class in Jackson Ward Conference Room A, Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. Register in Talent.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/worklife/.

Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Join students, faculty and alumni for an informal gathering to learn about the da Vinci Center's 13-month accelerated masters program in product innovation. The program integrates arts, business and engineering principles through advanced product innovation and entrepreneurship. The event will be held at the center, 807 S. Cathedral Place. Drinks and light refreshments will be provided. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Mary Chris Escobar at escobarmc@vcu.edu or visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2019-master-of-product-innovation-meet-greet-tickets-73967750533.

Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU da Vinci Center and Innovation Gateway invite students of all levels to attend the inaugural Startup Weekend. This one-day event, in Room 1231-33, Grace and Broad Residence Center 2 (Innovate Living-Learning Program), 1010 W. Grace St., will allow students to ideate around VCU-licensed technologies and work directly with faculty and researchers who have developed these ideas. The first 50 participants will receive design thinking certification and will ultimately pitch for seed funding for their ideas. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Kelsey Steenburgh at steenburghbk@vcu.edu or visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vcu-startup-weekend-tickets-75044631513.

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.

Tuesday, Oct. 29, 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 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 http://go.vcu.edu/gogoogle.

Friday, Nov. 8, 2019 at 7 p.m.

The VCU Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology invites all interested researchers and scholars to register for the Carolina Cannabinoid Collaborative. The weekend event will be held on the MCV campus and the Hampton Inn and Suites Downtown Richmond, 700 E. Main St. This annual meeting is for cannabinoid and cannabis medical researchers to present their latest findings in an approachable forum that allows students and technicians to interact with top researchers in the field. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Joel Schlosburg at Joel.Schlosburg@vcuhealth.org or (804) 628-7646 or visit https://rampages.us/ccc2019/.

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.

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, 1200 W. Broad St. 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.

The Commonwealth of Virginia state budget for 2019-2020 includes a premium holiday in October 2019. As a result, VCU faculty, staff and former employees who participate in COVA, Kaiser and Optima health plans will not pay any premium for October health coverage. This premium holiday for state plan participants applies to the Oct. 16 and Nov. 1 pay dates.

For more information, contact VCU HR Benefits at benefits@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0177 or visit https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/benefits/a-z-list-of-benefits/health-benefits/health-coverage-premium-holiday/.

VCU's Global Education Office is partnering with the University of Richmond to accept applications for the 2020 International Faculty Seminar to Japan, to be held May 11-21. Applications are due by Oct. 16. Visit the following URL for a full description.

For more information, contact Jessica Abernathy at jereid@vcu.edu or visit https://global.vcu.edu/outreach/facultydevelopment/fds/fds2020/.

VCU ASPiRE, in collaboration with the Common Book Program, is hosting a donation drive to support the REAL LIFE Program and RVA Street Singers. Those who attend the Common Book Author Talk at 6 p.m. Oct. 16 in the Siegel Center can bring a new toiletry item (toothpaste, soap, toothbrushes, feminine products) or new or gently used warm weather item (hats, gloves, scarves, socks) to the event. Donation boxes will be on site.

For more information, contact Erin Brown at embbrown@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3915.

VCU's Wellness Resource Center is hosting Love Your Body Week through Oct. 17. The week is dedicated to promoting a healthy body image. Check out the following URL for daily events.

For more information, contact Carrie Baines at cabaines@vcu.edu or visit http://thewell.vcu.edu.