Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019 at 7:30 p.m.

Schuyler Slack, cello and Daniel Stipe, piano, will be featured. The performance will be in 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/faculty-recital-tiffany-valvo-clarinet-october-3/.

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/.

Friday, Oct. 4, 2019 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU faculty members John Blatter and Jill Ware of Embodied Empathy will open up their virtual reality and performance class for visitors to experience student dancers' work-in-progress VR movement pieces. In this work, the user embodies each dancer, performing choreographed gestures set to music in virtual space. If time allows, users can also try Blatter and Ware's Wooded Dance, a VR experience that explores basic ideas of cooperative movement. The event will be at The Anderson, 907 1/2 W. Franklin St.

For more information, contact Monica Kinsey at kinseym@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7720 or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/programs/theanderson/.

Friday, Oct. 4, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Campus Sustainability Day is a national day to focus on the sustainability accomplishments of individual universities. The focus of the event, to be at the Commons Plaza and sponsored by VCU's Office of Sustainability, is on reuse. Learn about campus and local sustainability resources to reduce the environmental footprint. Workshops and vegan treats will be provided. Sponsored by the Office of Sustainability.

For more information, contact Parker Long at longpj@vcu.edu or visit http://sustainability.vcu.edu.

Friday, Oct. 4, 2019 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The VCU chapter of Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity will host a blind date with a book fundraiser. The event will be at the Compass.

For more information, contact Marie Johnson at Johnsonme27@vcu.edu.

Friday, Oct. 4, 2019 from noon to 2 p.m.

Violence Prevention Educators from University Counseling Services will be tabling for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Stop by at the Compass for information on healthy relationships, red flags of unhealthy relationships, advocacy services and free prizes.

For more information, contact Dana Vandervelde at myoptions@vcu.edu or (704) 998-7076 or visit https://counseling.vcu.edu/advocacy-services/.

Friday, Oct. 4, 2019 from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

United2Heal will host a warehouse trip at which volunteers organize medical supplies to send to people in need. The event will be at 1210 Bentley St. Free pizza will be available.

For more information, contact Bilal Ghazi at MasoodBG@vcu.edu.

Friday, Oct. 4, 2019 at 5 p.m.

Magdalena Adamek, piano, will also perform. The concert will be in 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/2019/09/24/guest-artists-richard-demy-and-philippe-brunet-with-magda-adamek-october-4/.

Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019 from noon to 2 p.m.

VCU Globe, a globally focused living-learning program, will host its second open house of the semester. The event will be in the lobby at West Grace Street Student Housing – North, 830 W. Grace St. Learn about the program, tour an apartment and meet students involved in Globe.

For more information, contact Ray Trac at rtrac@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7853 or visit https://global.vcu.edu/vcuglobe/.

Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019 at 3 p.m.

VCU's Department of Music will present the Dover Quartet as part of the Mary Anne Rennolds Series. The concert will be in the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. The program will include Mozart Adagio and Fugue, K. 546; Hindemith Quartet No. 3 in C major, Op. 16 and Brahms Quartet No. 3 in B-flat major, Op. 67.

For more information, contact Anne Marie Dumain at dumainamm@vcu.edu or visit https://www.showclix.com/event/doverquartetouwbefwf.

Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Episcopal Campus Ministry at VCU will hold a blessing of the animals at Monroe Park. (Rain location will be the parish hall, Grace and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 8 N. Laurel St. Enter through the red doors.) Cuddle adoptable pets, bring your support animal for a blessing or bring a picture of your pet. All species are welcome.

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

Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019 at 4:30 p.m.

REVIVE! is the Opioid Overdose and Naloxone Education program for the Commonwealth of Virginia. REVIVE! offers training to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose emergency with the administration of naloxone (Narcan). Sessions are open to VCU community members including faculty, staff and students. Training sessions, at the VCU School of Nursing, 1100 E. Leigh St., are limited to 25 persons for each session. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Candace Johnson, PhD, MPH, RN, at johnsoncm7@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/o1QKyTm1uWqWF3Gh6.

Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019 from 9 a.m. to noon

VCU Environmental Health and Safety hosts dangerous goods training sessions for VCU and VCU Health employees who handle dangerous goods. Handling dangerous goods (those who mark, label, pack or prepare/sign shipping documents) without training or with lapsed training is illegal and may subject the handler and University to fines. Register for a session, to be held at George Ben Johnston Auditorium, 305 N. 12th St., at the following URL.

For more information, contact Daniel Munoz at dmunoz2@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1279 or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekQpPDWKN6KF5WcJQVIq44NGQhRf3pQ7xVNwwAKQWpmrHsnw/viewform.

Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019 at noon

VCU's Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care will host a lecture, "On Pins and Needles: A Brief Look at Acupuncture and Other Complementary Medicine Practices." The talk will be in Room 1013, Molecular Medical Research Building, 1220 E. Broad St. Cara Ann Jennings and Lisa Phipps will discuss the general principles of acupuncture to review mechanisms in which it can help symptom management, including stress, pain, neuropathy, nausea and more. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Melissa Burton at mhburton@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2898 or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/13WRa5Iok4WXIjxFXOek4v7gQ5Oui9KfRgOPQ4hcU20I/viewform?edit_requested=true&fbzx=-6216183586106288573.

Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019 from noon to 1:30 p.m.

VCU offers opportunities for students to experience the world both abroad and within the VCU/Richmond community. The session, at the Robert Blackwell Smith Building, 410 N. 12th St., introduces faculty and advisers to ways VCU students can participate in global engagement on campus and in the community through study, internship and research programs abroad; and funding opportunities to support global student success. Bring your lunch and come discuss ways to make teaching and research more global.

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

Thursday, Oct. 10, 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 present “Show Me the Money,” the next "Whetting Your Appetite for Research" seminar. Pamela Dillon, Pharm.D., Wright Center research liaison, will discuss strategies for identifying appropriate research funding for career and research interests. Participants may bring lunch; drinks will be provided. The presentation will be in Room 2-010, Tompkins-McCaw, 509 N. 12th St.

For more information, contact Pam Dillon at pmdillon@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1519 or visit https://cctr.vcu.edu/.

Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

Join VCU Human Resources and Virginia Credit Union to learn special strategies to build, manage and maintain a great credit score based on your goals. The session will be held in Room 225, Robert Blackwell Smith Building, 410 N. 12th 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/.

Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Health Occupations Students of America at VCU will have a fundraising event at Panera Bread, 810 W Grace St., to raise funds for a national competition. Show the Panera Bread flyer (@hosaatvcu on Instagram) for credit.

For more information, contact Jenalyn Abisia at abisiajl@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

VCU's Center for Corporate Education presents a class on managing and leading change. This session will focus on the factors that contribute to this challenge for individuals, teams and organizations and will offer practical and proven strategies and tools for the effective management. 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. 15, 2019 at 11 a.m.

The VCU Langston Center for Innovation in Quality and Safety will present author and entrepreneur Bill Bishop, who will discuss "Innovation in the New Economy: Implications for Health Care." The lecture, which will be in Room 1050, College of Health Professions Building, 900 E. Leigh St., is open to the public, students, faculty, staff and other health care agencies. Lunch will follow the presentation. RSVP by Oct. 11 to the following email address.

For more information, contact Patrecia Gary at langstonctr@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019 from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Rams in Recovery presents a hands-on training session, “Revive! Reversing an Opioid Overdose with Naloxone.” The session will be in the SGA Senate Chambers, University Student Commons, 901 Floyd Ave. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Shauntelle Hammonds at shammonds@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/RP2HnWJeJ3nRnBBq7.

The VCU Police Department has seen an increase in the number of reported hit-and-run crashes, especially in parking facilities. These minor crashes are unintentional and tend to happen at very low speeds when a driver is parking or leaving a parking space. In the event you’re involved in such a crash, as either the driver or a passenger, you have a legal responsibility to leave your information on the vehicle you damaged or contact police. If you do not, you’re a hit-and-run driver.

For more information, contact VCU Police at policedept@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1234 or visit https://police.vcu.edu/services/hit-and-run-crashes/.

VCU's Director of Faculty Success in the Office of the Provost is seeking faculty success ideas and feedback across ranks, career stages, positions and campuses. Faculty Success can address any realm of faculty life, including creative arts and scholarship, teaching/pedagogy, service commitments, experiences of marginalized faculty, career development, inclusive excellence, productivity, community engagement, mentoring, time management and leadership development. Use the following URL for feedback.

For more information, contact Kim Case at casek3@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/nHXAS4z8XwCtPtwe8.

VCU's Human Resources presents sessions open to VCU faculty and VCU University and Academic Professionals, not VCU Health System employees. If you are interested in attending "Retiring With the VCU Optional Retirement Plan," view upcoming sessions at the following URL.

For more information, contact VCU Benefits at benefits@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1723 or visit https://bit.ly/2XvaJIH.

VCU Recreational Sports is offering a hip-hop class that incorporates beginner to intermediate techniques to help develop rhythm, coordination and musicality in a stress-free environment. Students will also be exposed to multiple styles of hip-hop dance, in addition to learning how to develop choreography. The class, at the Marshall Street Studio, 1300 W. Marshall St., will be held Oct. 17-Nov. 21. Register at the following URL by Oct. 11.

For more information, contact Sydney Dale at dalesm3@vcu.edu or (804) 827-6411 or visit https://portal.recsports.vcu.edu/Program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=4f61773d-8d2b-4ace-a661-260b6ce852e5&semesterId=3f527b52-e5b9-4169-8a84-c0d899a3ff28.

Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences will host a wide range of informational webinars this fall for the VCU community. The library offers PubMed, Citation Management, Finding Scientific Images and more to help students, faculty and staff with research needs. See descriptions and 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/calendar/workshops/.

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/.