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/.

Saturday, Sep. 21, 2019 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

VCU's Division of Student Affairs will host "Night at the Museum," a special event at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture, 428 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd. Self-guided tours of the exhibit, music, food and discussions will be offered. Shuttle service is available between the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., and the museum throughout the event. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Joslyn Bedell at dsa@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/slic/rsvp_boot?id=518828.

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.

Monday, Sep. 23, 2019 at 6 p.m.

Omicron Delta Kappa, the national leadership honor society, recognizes the achievement of men and women in scholarship, athletics, community service/student activities, journalism/student media and creative/performing arts. Only juniors and seniors who rise to the top 35 percent of their class are eligible to be inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa. Applications are currently being accepted. The session will be held in Room 1112A, Grace and Broad Residence Center 1, 1000 W. Grace St.

For more information, contact Anisha Zaman at zamanas@vcu.edu or visit http://www.odk.org.

Wednesday, Sep. 25, 2019 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

The Science Hub presents "Find Your Study Group and Make It Stick." The Science Hub is a STEM community building group supported by VCU's Division of Inclusive Excellence and the Campus Learning Center. The session will be in Room 2104, Grace E. Harris Hall, 1015 Floyd Ave. Learn how to optimize your group for STEM success in this interactive session.

For more information, contact Stacey Wahl at swahl@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0622.

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.

Thursday, Sep. 26, 2019 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

VCU's Emerging Healthcare Leaders will host the group's annual Healthcare Journey event in the Richmond Salons, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Students interested in health care will be able to take part in a panel discussion with the deans of various VCU's professional schools.

For more information, contact Satwika Yeturu at ehlorg@gmail.com.

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/.