12 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Join representatives from VCU's Wellness Resource Center to assemble #selfcare packages for other students. The event will be on the lawn side of the Compass.

For more information, contact Keyuna Patterson at pattersonk7@vcu.edu or visit https://thewell.vcu.edu/.

6 p.m.

Christ Centered Fellowship and First Love Church will host a welcoming event at Monroe Park. Food, fellowship and the opportunity to learn more about the spiritual community at VCU will be offered.

For more information, contact Amanda Lee at leeas@vcu.edu or (804) 405-8808.

Saturday, Sep. 21, 2019 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The goal of this seminar is to demystify the process by providing artists with the necessary skills to write a successful grant. Learn the difference between a grant, fellowship and commission and how to seek out the right grant. Learn how to interpret grant guidelines, write compelling narratives, create budgets and provide work samples and other documentation to support your proposal. The session, which will be taught by artist-in-residence Paul Rucker, will be held at the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St.

For more information, contact Meredith Carrington at mtcarrington@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1088 or visit https://icavcu.org/events/professional-development-for-artists-grant-writing/.

Saturday, Sep. 21, 2019 from noon to 4 p.m.

Richmond Peace Education Center and VCU's Pace Center partner will host a teach-in at Monroe Park on immigrant and social justice. Listen, learn and connect about building an inclusive community.

For more information, contact Madeline Doane at doanemh@vcu.edu or visit http://www.rpec.org/take-action-for-immigrant-justice/.

Sunday, Sep. 22, 2019 at 6:30 p.m.

Hope Ginsburg's "Land Dive Team: Amphibious James" was a public performance at the site of the James River co-commissioned by the Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU and the Richmond Symphony. The piece, to be broadcast on VPM Channel 23, is a meditation for the James with the species that live on its shores, in its waters and in the air above.

For more information, contact Meredith Carrington at mtcarrington@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1088 or visit https://www.hopeginsburg.com/work/land-dive-team-amphibious-james-2018.

Tuesday, Sep. 24, 2019 from noon to 1:30 p.m.

The VCU Office of Military Services will offer Green Zone training to members of the VCU community who wish to learn more about the military student experience. Green Zone training promotes a greater understanding of the challenges military students may face as they transition from military life to student life and the strength and leadership these students bring to the VCU community. The session will be held in the SGA Council Chambers, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact William Morley at wemorley@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8674 or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=17330.

Wednesday, Sep. 25, 2019 from noon to 12:45 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, which can benefit everyone. The class will be held in Jackson Ward Conference Room A, Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. Register at Talent@VCU or the following URL (keyword "yoga").

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=17337.

Wednesday, Sep. 25, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

Joshua Eckhardt, Ph.D., an associate professor in the VCU Department of English, will discuss "Brit. Lit. I From Only One Library." The English Faculty Forum talk will be in Room 308, Hibbs Hall, 900 Park Ave. Eckhardt's survey of early British literature features Chaucer, Shakespeare, Donne, Milton and Behn, but the class reads books collected by a single family, the Egertons of Bridgewater. Eckhardt will show how he uses the Egertons’ books and legal records to contextualize John Donne's verse satires.

For more information, contact Rivka Swenson at rswenson@vcu.edu or (804) 564-4939 or visit https://english.vcu.edu/news--events/faculty-forum/.

Thursday, Sep. 26, 2019 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Center for Human-Animal Interaction will host Pups on the Plaza 2019 on 12th Street, VCU Medical Center. The Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign fundraising event features the Dogs On Call therapy dogs. Meal tickets will be $4 and event T-shirts (a special eco-friendly design) will be $10. Meal tickets and T-shirts can be purchased at the event, by email at the following address or in advance Sept. 20 and Sept. 24 from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Main Hospital, 1250 E. Marshall St.

For more information, contact Jessica Hale at jessica.hale@vcuhealth.org or (804) 628-2532 or visit http://www.chai.vcu.edu.

Friday, Oct. 4, 2019 from 1 p.m. to 3 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 303, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. 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_mpc_19/.

Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research presents CReSS: Crucial Conversations with the IRB, Part II. The presentation will be in Rooms 11-101/102, James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center, 1201 E. Marshall St. A session will also be held at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 11 at MMEC in Rooms 12-101/102. CReSS provides clinical research professionals with the skills and knowledge to conduct of clinical research. The presentation will focus on unanticipated problems and noncompliance. Register at the following URL (keyword "research").

For more information, contact Shirley Helm at shelm@vcu.edu or (804) 628-2942 or visit https://training.vcu.edu.

The American Cancer Society has awarded an Institutional Research Grant to VCU's Massey Cancer Center. Grant applications are invited from junior faculty for the award of small research grants of up to $30,000 for one year to perform basic, pre-clinical, clinical and cancer-control research studies. Apply at the following URL by midnight Oct. 18.

For more information, contact Georgia Straton at stratongs@vcu.edu or (804) 628-1594 or visit https://www.massey.vcu.edu/research/funding/acs-institutional-research-grants/.

Do you know an outstanding administrative and office support staff member who enhances the image and mission of VCU and VCU Health? Nominations for the Dorris Douglas Budd Award are being accepted until Sept. 20 at the following URL.

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

Human Resources provides eligible VCU faculty and staff with seasonal flu shots on a first-come, first-served basis beginning in October. For dates and locations, visit the following URL. To receive the vaccine, employees must participate in the State Health Benefits program and show their health plan card. For COVA HealthAware, get written confirmation to obtain "Do Right" credit.

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