12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

VCU Libraries, the C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and the VCU Postdoctoral Association present “Manuscript Mapping: A Method For Organization and Recall of Scientific Literature.” The event will be held in Room 2-010, Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences 509 N. 12th St. The event is part of the 2019 How-to Talks by Postdocs Series. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Stacey Wahl at swahl@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0622 or visit https://rampages.us/howtotalks/upcoming/.

6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

VCU's Violence Prevention Educators will present a Halloween-themed evening in conjunction with Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Food and and activities will be available at the event, to be in the Community Room, Warren W. Brandt Hall, 720 W. Franklin St.

For more information, contact Dana Vandervelde at vandervelded@vcu.edu.

7 p.m.

VCU Department of Music's Percussion Ensemble will perform at a free concert 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/percussion-ensemble-october-28/.

7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Paint fake pumpkins and listen to ghost stories at a Halloween-themed meeting hosted by VCU's Asian Student Pacific Alliance. The meeting will be in Virginia Room A, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

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

Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019 from 11 a.m. to noon

VCU Students report stress, anxiety and sleep as the top three issues impacting academic success. Trisha Saunders from VCU's Wellness Resource Center will share tips on responding to the non-academic needs of students and resources available at VCU at a Teaching Excellence Academy workshop hosted by the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence. The session will be in Room 4100, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/bhpKqnyni4Kk5qzy8.

Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

Learn how to crochet NICU caps for babies in ICU with From the Heart Stitchers. The event will be at Grace and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 8 N. Laurel St. Lunch will be provided. A short how-to lesson will be offered. Crochet hooks and yarn will be also be provided. Questions www.fromtheheartstitchers.org.

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

Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Learn about the benefits of participating in the VCU ASPiRE Living-Learning Program. Students receive guaranteed housing, early registration and opportunities to for service in the Richmond community. See the living arrangements, talk with current students and staff and have refreshments at the open house, to be held at West Grace Street Student Housing – South, 835 W. Grace St.

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

Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU Human Resources and Walgreen's will have a flu shot clinic in Room 129, Robert Blackwell Smith Building, 410 N. 12th St. COVA Care, COVA HealthAware and COVA HDHP health plans provide free flu shots covered by the prescription drug benefit. Bring your insurance card.

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

Friday, Nov. 1, 2019 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

VCU's L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs presents "Why Wilder?" a graduate informational session. The event will be held in the lower level, Room B0001, Raleigh Building, 1001 W. Franklin St. Learn how the Wilder School's graduate programs can help advance your career. All prospective program applicants are welcome. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Katie Huynh at wsgradvise@vcu.edu or (804) 827-0867 or visit https://wilder.vcu.edu/news-and-events/news-articles/graduate-information-session-on-november-1.html.

Friday, Nov. 1, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU's Office of the Provost will host the campus visit by its second candidate for executive director of Online@VCU. The presentation will be in Room 2104, 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?" 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/.

Friday, Nov. 1, 2019 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Blackademic, Chaz Antoine and crew are returning to ICA for the second installation of this wig-themed party. Dancing, contests, prizes and more will be in the Royall Forum, Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St. Refreshments and a 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-snatched-back-wig-party/.

Monday, Nov. 4, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU Libraries, the C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and the VCU Postdoctoral Association present “Putting the Pieces Together: Experimentally Evaluating Alternative RNA Splicing Variants.” The event will be in Room 2-010, Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, 509 N. 12th St. The event is part of the 2019 How-to Talks by Postdocs Series. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Stacey Wahl at swahl@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0622 or visit https://rampages.us/howtotalks/upcoming/.

Monday, Nov. 4, 2019 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

VCU's Humanities Research Center presents writer and performance artist Alok Vaid-Menon. The lecture, "Femme in Public," will be given in the third-floor lecture hall, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. The event is presented in partnership with American Evolution: Virginia to America, 1619-2019.

For more information, contact Brooke Newman at bnewman@vcu.edu or visit http://humanitiescenter.vcu.edu/virginias-past-present-and-future-alok-vaid-menon/.

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

Artist Chitra Ganesh presents a talk about her drawing-based practice, which includes wall installations, comics, mixed-media works on paper and animations. The event, co-presented by the VCUarts Department of Graphic Design, will be at the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St. Ganesh finds inspiration in sources ranging from comics to semiotics, science fiction to social theory, as well as South Asian visual forms and Hindu and Buddhist iconography.

For more information, contact Meredith Carrington at mtcarrington@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1088 or visit https://icavcu.org/events/talk-chitra-ganesh/.

Friday, Nov. 15, 2019 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

VCU's College of Humanities and Sciences will host Deborah DiazGranados, Ph.D., for a presentation on team science. The event will be in Room 1102, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. Team science is a collaborative effort to address a scientific challenge that leverages the strength and expertise of professionals trained in different fields. Junior faculty from all disciplines are encouraged to attend. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Devin Bowers at bowersdm@vcu.edu or (804) 827-7258 or visit https://intranet.chs.vcu.edu/announcements/nov-15-team-science.html.

Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019 from noon to 1:30 p.m.

Each fall, almost one-fifth of VCU's entering undergraduates come from a home where English is not the first language. This session, hosted by VCU's Global Education Office, introduces faculty and advisers to the needs of English language learners and shares how to help and discusses available campus resources. Bring your lunch and come find out how you can help English language learners navigate through their college careers. The session will be held in Room 224, Robert Blackwell Smith Building, School of Pharmacy, 410 N. 12th St. A session will also be held at noon on Nov. 20 in Room 3127, Grace Street Center, 912 W. Grace St.

For more information, contact Taylor Herndon at geo@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8471 or visit https://global.vcu.edu.

Hours for the annual book sale, in the Lecture Hall at James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave., vary each day. Sale times are 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Oct. 28, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Oct. 29 (half-price discount day) and 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Oct. 30 (fill a bag for $5).

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0129 or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2019-20/book-sale-2019.html.

VCU’s School of Medicine is seeking health sciences education abstracts for the first Virginia Regional Health Sciences Education Symposium. Visit the following URL to submit individual scholarly proposals by Nov. 15. This interprofessional symposium will be held on Feb. 28, 2020, from 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. This session is a cross-institutional collaboration among the four Schools of Medicine in Virginia.

For more information, contact Katherine Henderson at katherine.henderson@vcuhealth.org or visit https://blogs.vcu.edu/somofa/faculty-development/symposium/.

Help stock the Ram Pantry to ensure an ample supply of basic need items and (healthy) foods for members of the VCU community suffering from food insecurity.

For more information, contact Felicia Dixon at fdixon@vcu.edu or (804) 828-3475 or visit https://students.vcu.edu/find-resources/dean-of-students/ram-pantry/.

VCU Women in Science is sponsoring a food drive to benefit Ram Pantry. Through Nov. 1, food donations can be deposited in collection boxes at Wood Memorial Building, Sanger Hall and the Molecular Medicine Research Building. A list of suggested items can be found at the following URL or attached to collection boxes. For perishable food donations, contact the following email address to arrange temporary storage.

For more information, contact Erin Garcia at weesee@vcu.edu or visit https://dos.vcu.edu/services/ram-pantry/.

SMART (Statistical Methods and Research Training) is a graduate student organization seeking new members. The group's objective is to increase collaboration across departments to encourage the development of social scientists into competent, well-rounded and ethical researchers. Plans for spring 2020 are underway. A survey is available at the following URL.

For more information, contact Blair Burnette, SMART president, at burnettecb@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/JdhuUtjzakHMcwK89.

The Active and Supportive Personal Networks Lab @VCU is looking for undergraduates starting their second or fourth year at VCU to participate in a one-hour interview about their social relationships. Compensation for time and participation will be provided. Apply at the following URL.

For more information, contact Claire Luce at SocialTies@vcu.edu or (804) 828-5411 or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSerJrOVbMDiIxtEuXSiMRMZNFZy-IYfqyYNfHBk0sCzLnl4-Q/viewform?usp=sf_link.