12 p.m.

John Elwell, director of Commonwealth Catholic Charities' parish engagement shares, will discuss the organization's programs, services, population groups served and its impact across the commonwealth at a luncheon meeting of Catholic Graduate Student Organization at MCV. The meeting will be in Room 7-102, James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center, 1201 E. Marshall St. Hear client stories, find out how to become involved with CCC's work and hear how this may impact future Catholic medical professionals. All are welcome. Pizza and drinks will be provided. RSVP to the following email.

For more information, contact Mario E. Dance at medance@vcu.edu or (804) 828-9838.

3 p.m.

VCU Department of Music will present a string area recital in Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. Admission is free.

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/string-area-recital-december-5/.

5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

The Department of Biology and School of World Studies invite faculty and students to come together to discuss advancing sustainability at VCU and beyond. The session will be in Room 2108, Grace E. Harris Hall, 1015 Floyd Ave. Questions, contact Ching-Yu Huang (Biology) at the following email address or Mark Wood (World Studies) at mdwood@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Ching-Yu Huang at cyhuang@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2858.

6 p.m.

Join VCU's women's basketball team as they take on the Cincinnati Bearcats. The game will be in the Stuart C. Siegel Center, 1200 W. Broad St.

For more information, contact Dylan Baker at dbaker28@vcu.edu or visit https://vcuathletics.com/WBBpromos.

Friday, Dec. 6, 2019 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

VCU's Luiza Bretas, Catherine Brown and Beth Collins, all of whom attended the annual 2019 Society of Clinical Research Associates conference, will share takeaways and highlights of the session at the December meeting of the Central Virginia SOCRA chapter. The event will be held in Rooms 12-101/102, James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center, 1201 E. Marshall St.

For more information, contact Shirley Helm at shirley.helm@vcuhealth.org.

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

United2Heal will hold its final volunteer warehouse event of the semester at 1210 Bentley St. Volunteers will organize and pack medical supplies to help reduce medical disparities across the globe. Free pizza will be served. Rides will be provided at the Commons Loop at 3 p.m.

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

Friday, Dec. 6, 2019 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

VCUarts will host concurrent receptions at The Anderson, 907 1/2 W. Franklin St. The exhibitions include MFA Painting + Printmaking candidate John Chae's calendar project as the Fall 2019 Publishing Grant recipient, the Kinetic Imaging department's "Audio Visual AlgoRave: Round 1," "To Keep You Warm: An Exhibition of Quilts" by Introduction to Fibers students from the Craft/Material Studies department and outdoor projections presented by the Art Foundation department.

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

Friday, Dec. 6, 2019 at 6:30 p.m.

The Kinetic Imaging department presents "Audio Visual AlgoRave," a collaboration between students in three Kinetic Imaging classes. The video and audio installation projects will be presented in two rounds (Round 1, through Dec. 6 and Round 2, Dec. 9-15), with live coding performances for Round 1 taking place at The Anderson, 907 1/2 W. Franklin St. at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 6.

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

Friday, Dec. 6, 2019 at 7 p.m.

VCU Music will present its annual Holiday Gala in Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. The event will benefit the Doorways, a nonprofit which provides lodging and support for patients and their families and friends during hospital stays. Questions, thedoorways.org. General admission is $10 and $5 for children ages 12 and younger.

For more information, contact Anne Marie Dumain at dumainamm@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1169 or visit https://www.showclix.com/event/holiday-gala2019asd.

Friday, Dec. 6, 2019 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Chi Alpha Campus Ministries will present a Christmas Semiformal Party in the Virginia Rooms, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Bring a guest. Dinner will be served. Learn about raising money for FeedONE.

For more information, contact Jakia Hamilton at hamiltonjd3@vcu.edu.

Friday, Dec. 6, 2019 at 7 p.m.

VCU's first and only all female a capella group, Saved by the Belles, will present the troupe's winter concert, "A Walk in the Woods." The performance will be in the theater at University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Jaclynette Williams at williamsjs22@mymail.vcu.edu or visit https://www.facebook.com/events/429302321111867/.

Friday, Dec. 6, 2019 at 7:30 p.m.

Shafer Alliance Laboratory Theatre will present "Ada and the Engine" at the Shafer Street Playhouse, 221 N. Shafer St., Dec. 6-8. Dec. 6 and 7 performances at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 8 at 2 p.m. All performances are free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Melissa Freilich at freilichmh@mymail.vcu.edu or visit https://www.facebook.com/events/402711550402101/.

Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The Graduate Studies office in the School of Business will host an Evening MBA informational session in Room B3189, Snead Hall, 301 W. Main St. Those interested in applying to the Evening MBA program are encouraged to attend this event, which will include an overview of the program and how to apply. Those who attend will hear from a student and have the opportunity to ask questions. One of the concentrations offered in this program is Healthcare Management. Register at the following URL. If you cannot make it to this session but would like to speak to someone in person regarding the Evening MBA program, contact the Graduate Studies office at gsib@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Robert Clarkson at rmclarkson@vcu.ed or (804) 828-4622 or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/?id=b1a3dff4-5b83-4d39-8872-a61d12cd1337&program=MBA.

Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care will host a development seminar in Room 1013, Molecular Medicine Research Building, 1220 E. Broad St. Genevieve Beaird, Ph.D., will present her dissertation study assessing whether specific design features such as location, leader and a scripted structure associate with different levels of team collaboration and patient experiences. Lunch will be provided to those who 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.

Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

The Center for Interprofessional Education in collaboration with Inter Health Professional Alliance Student Group will hold an interest meeting for the CLARION Case Competition. This competition allows students to form interprofessional teams and put forth solutions for a community and health-based case to earn scholarship money and educational/résumé building skills. The winning VCU team will compete in the national competition in Minnesota in April 2020. The meeting will be held in Room 1-067, Sanger Hall, 1101 E. Marshall St.

For more information, contact Melissa Burton at mhburton@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2898 or visit http://www.ipe.vcu.edu.

Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU Human Resources and the Virginia Credit Union will host a seminar to help participants define and align personal values and financial choices. The session will be held in Room 225, Robert Blackwell Smith Building, 410 N. 12th St.

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

VCU Division for Inclusive Excellence is seeking input to enhance its Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations Jan. 20-24, 2020. VCU and VCU Health System Colleges, Schools, Divisions and Units are invited to facilitate events in keeping with the 2020 theme: "Reflections on the Fierce Urgency of Now." Financial support is available for approved events. Submit an event at the following URL.

For more information, contact Division for Inclusive Excellence at mlkday@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8947 or visit https://mlkday.vcu.edu/.

VCU Libraries' interlibrary loan and delivery services will not operate during the VCU Winter Closing Dec. 21 to Jan. 5. Researchers are encouraged to submit requests as soon as possible to have needed materials in hand. The time required to obtain materials from other institutions increases greatly during December and January due to breaks, holiday mail volume and increased end-of-semester workloads. Many libraries do not lend at all from mid-December through mid-January.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/news/2019/interlibrary-loan-and-delivery-services-department-closed-dec-21-jan-5.html.

The VCU Office of Continuing and Professional Education, in partnership with the School of World Studies, will hold cultural competency and language classes. The sessions, for VCU and VCU Health employees and community members, are for one academic credit. Courses begin the week of Jan. 20 and conclude in late April. Classes include Intro to Conversational French I, Intro to Conversational German II, Intermediate German II, Intro to Conversational Italian II and Intro to Conversational Spanish I and II. Contact Human Resources for tuition benefit or education assistance eligibility.

For more information, contact VCU Office of Continuing and Professional Education at ocpe@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1322 or visit http://ocpe.vcu.edu/languages.

VCU's Honors College is requesting proposals for fall 2020 courses and modules (five-week courses). Submit a proposal at the following URL by Jan. 15.

For more information, contact Jacqueline Smith-Mason at jsmithmason@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1803 or visit https://honors.vcu.edu/for-faculty/teach-honors/.