10:55 a.m. to 7:05 p.m.

Phi Gamma Delta is partnering with the American Red Cross to sponsor a blood drive in the ballroom of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. All donors will receive a Red Cross T-shirt while supplies last. Appointments are preferred, but walk-ins welcome. Register at the following URL, sponsor code "VCU."

For more information, contact Augsuto Gonzalez at gonzalezsuaag@vcu.edu or (571) 527-6827 or visit http://redcrossblood.org.

7 p.m.

Join the VCU men's basketball team as they take on their rival University of Richmond Spiders at the Stuart C. Siegel Center, 1200 W. Broad St.

For more information, contact Rebecca Piner at pinerre@vcu.edu or visit http://vcuathletics.com.

Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020 from 11 a.m. to noon

The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence will present a workshop on community-engaged teaching across disciplines. This workshop, to be held in Room 4100, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave., will focus on the variety of ways in which community-engaged teaching and learning is taking place at VCU. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/ttPFz4jjtaFMizSg8.

Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research will continue its grant-writing series in Room 2-010, Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, 509 N. 12th St. Patricia Kinser, Ph.D., associate professor, nursing, will discuss strategies for developing competitive research questions and research agendas. Register at the following URL to also view a list of other sessions. For information about accessing the session via a ZOOM link, contact Pam Dillon at the following email address.

For more information, contact Pam Dillon, Pharm.D., research liaison, at pmdillon@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1519 or visit http://www.cctr.vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020 at 3 p.m.

The VCU men’s tennis team will take on the University of Richmond at the Thalhimer Tennis Center, 920 W. Cary St.

For more information, contact Alexis Howatt at howatta@vcu.edu or visit http://vcuathletics.com.

Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

VCU Biology Department, School of World Studies and Office of Sustainability invite faculty and students to meet and discuss advancing campus sustainability at VCU and beyond. The meeting will be held in Room 2107, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ching-Yu Huang at cyhuang@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1858 or visit https://forms.gle/F9tYKe9SmZJJeuSV7.

Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020 at 11 a.m.

Join VCU President Michael Rao for the State of the University Address in the lecture hall, Room 303, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Doors will open at 10:30 a.m. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. RSVP at the following URL. A live webcast of the address will be streamed on VCU’s home page, www.vcu.edu, and VCU's Facebook page, go.vcu.edu/vcufacebook.

For more information, contact University Events and Special Programs at UNIVevents@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/sotu2020.

Friday, Jan. 31, 2020 from noon to 12:45 p.m.

This IExcel Education seminar encourages faculty and staff to focus on health inequities as they examine relevant data and share the VCU Health Equity Initiative. Faculty and staff will become more aware of factors that contribute to disparities in health and health care, and this understanding can serve as a springboard for action and engagement in their own disciplines and fields of expertise. The class will be held in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave.

For more information, contact Jan Altman, Ph.D., at jhaltman@vcu.edu or visit https://iexcel.vcu.edu/.

Friday, Jan. 31, 2020 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The VCU Graduate Student Association will host a meet-up at the Graduate Richmond hotel, 301 W. Franklin St. Enjoy games, meet fellow graduate students and learn more about the association and its activities.

For more information, contact Edward Beckwith at GSA@VCU.edu or (781) 242-2283 or visit https://graduate.vcu.edu/life/graduate-student-association/.

Friday, Jan. 31, 2020 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The Global Education Office will host a panel presentation by the Open World Leadership Center delegation from Kazakhstan. The event will be in Room 1030J, West Grace Street Student Housing – North, 830 W. Grace St. The delegation will speak about the professional and cultural aspects of their lives. A question-and-answer session will follow. The delegation includes deputy mayors and department heads from various localities within Kazakhstan and will meet with local and state government members.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Hiett at eihiett@vcu.edu.

Friday, Jan. 31, 2020 at 7:30 p.m.

The Activities Programming Board will host a free screening of "Knives Out" in the Commons Theater, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Ashli Phillips at phillipsar3@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU Department of Health Administration will host a virtual informational session about its Ph.D. in Health Services Organization Research. The presentation will include an overview of the program and suggestions for submitting a successful application. Contact healthadmin@vcu.edu for registration information and a Zoom invitation.

For more information, contact Katie McCall at kmccall@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1891 or visit https://ha.chp.vcu.edu/.

Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020 at noon

Join VCU's women's basketball team for game day as they take on Duquesne University. Check out the promo page at the following URL to see what is planned for the game. The game will be in the Stuart C. Siegel Center, 1200 W. Broad St.

For more information, contact Rebecca Piner at vcuathletics@vcu.edu or visit https://vcuathletics.com/WBBpromos.

Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Need to organize a messy Inbox? Want to know what that cool sidebar has to offer? Not sure what's new? Collaboration Services will host a hands-on walk-through of the organizational and productivity tools Gmail has to offer in Room B1-020, Sanger Hall, 1101 E. Marshall St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Dr. Gee at drgee@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/gogoogle.

Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

VCU Libraries and University Student Commons and Activities will host a screening of "The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution." The documentary will be shown in the Court End Ballroom, Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. The film, which details the struggle to secure equal and adequate access to health care for all Americans, will be followed by a discussion led by Sheryl Garland, Chief of Health Impact, VCU Health. A first-come, first-served buffet dinner will be provided.

For more information, contact Thelma Mack at mackta@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0017 or visit http://go.vcu.edu/film.

Friday, Feb. 14, 2020 at 7:30 p.m.

VCUarts Theatre presents the premiere of "MACHINAL" at the Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. Sophie Treadwell — women's rights activist, journalist and novelist — wrote the piece based on a crime trial she covered as a reporter in 1927. "MACHINAL" is an Expressionist response to the biased media coverage of Ruth Snyder, a Queens housewife accused of murdering her husband. For show times and tickets, visit the following URL.

For more information, contact Sarah Moore at mooresw4@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2695 or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/theatre/on-stage/.

Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

The VCU C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research will host a Clinical Research Skills Series workshop. The event will be presented by Maureen Olmsted, Ph.D., research navigator and ClinicalTrials.gov administrator. The workshop, in Rooms 12-101/102, James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center, 1201 E. Marshall St., will focus on clinical trial research designs and adherence to research protocols. A second workshop will be held at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 13 at the same location. Register at http://training.vcu.edu/ (keyword "research").

For more information, contact Shirley Helm at shirley.helm@vcuhealth.org or (804) 628-2942 or visit https://events.vcu.edu/details.asp?myVal=72357.

Construction and utility work at and around the VCU Health Outpatient Pavilion and Inpatient Children's Hospital sites will affect traffic patterns on the MCV Campus. For current information and updates, visit the URL below.

For more information, contact Carrie Carroll at carrie.carroll@vcuhealth.org or visit http://vcuhealth.org/traffic.

Human Resources presents "Retiring With the VCU Optional Retirement Plan." These sessions are open to VCU faculty and VCU University and Academic Professionals, not VCU Health System employees. See 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.

Fellowship proposals are being accepted for funded undergraduate/mentor research collaborations during the summer of 2020. The VCU Fellowships provide support for research in all disciplines, including specific areas in the iCubed research cores, clinical/translational research and community-engaged research. Descriptions of each Fellowship opportunity and submission guidelines are included at https://provost.vcu.edu/initiatives/urop/urop-fellowship/, https://provost.vcu.edu/initiatives/urop/icubed/, https://provost.vcu.edu/initiatives/urop/cctr/, and https://provost.vcu.edu/initiatives/urop/community/. The deadline for proposals is March 10.

For more information, contact Herb Hill, Director of Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry at urop@vcu.edu.

Are you currently experiencing low back pain, between the ages of 18-60 years old and interested in the possibility of nine weeks of nonsurgical experimental treatment? If you answered yes to all three you may qualify for our research - visit the following URL. You may be compensated for your time. What? New, innovative, and fun Virtual Reality games designed to help people with chronic back pain move and feel better. Where? All appointments, testing and treatments are conducted at VCU. When? Participation in the study involves 24 one-hour appointments scheduled over a 57-week period. Who? The VIGOR Study team consists of professionals in the field who have been selectively chosen and extensively trained.

For more information, contact Tiffany Amos at tiffany.amos@vcuhealth.org or (804) 828-4766 or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=DHT7NDE3J9.