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.

5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Join Confidential Advocates from University Counseling Serivces and community partners to stream and discuss "YOU," the TV series. What's the difference between a loving partner and a stalker? Is it okay to enjoy the series even though it glorifies stalking? These and other questions will be discussed at the session in the Rams Lounge, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Dinner will be provided.

For more information, contact Confidential Advocates at UCS at Myoptions@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6200 or visit https://counseling.vcu.edu/advocacy-services/.

6 p.m.

Join VCU's women's basketball team as they take on the Fordham University Rams. 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.

Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020 at 7 p.m.

VCU Globe will recognize Fred Korematsu Day with a screening of “A Vanished Dream: Wartime Story of My Japanese Grandfather.” The film, to be shown in Room 1030J, West Grace Street Student Housing – North, 830 W. Grace St., is by Richmond Free Press photojournalist Regina Boone. A discussion about past and recent immigration issues will follow.

For more information, contact Audrey Short at aeshort@vcu.edu or (804) 827-0178.

Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence will host an opportunity to work on Challenge Grant applications. The session will be held 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/m7zAjZtDozGAifcM6.

Friday, Jan. 31, 2020 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Rams In Recovery will host pop-up naloxone training at Table Three in the lobby of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Training to use naloxone, a drug that reverses opioid overdoses, takes five minutes. Receive free naloxone.

For more information, contact Jackson Lane at lanejt@mymail.vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020 from noon to 12:30 p.m.

VCU Human Resources and Recreational Sports will hold strength training classes in the Mind Body Studio, Cary Street Gym, 101 S. Linden 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/.

Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Alex Hutchinson, Outside magazine’s “Sweat Science” columnist, will speak at a Health and Physical Activity Lecture hosted by VCU Dept. of Kinesiology. Hutchinson's ability to break down the latest findings from exercise physiology journals for a general audience and explore the training techniques of the world's best athletes prompted FiveThirtyEight to name him one of their "favorite running science geeks." The talk will be in the Grace E. Harris Hall Auditorium, 1015 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact R. Lee Franco at francorl@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

The VCU Physical Therapy Program will offer a beginner salsa dance class taught by VCU DPT students. The class will be in Room 1075, College of Health Professions Building, 900 E. Leigh St. No experience or partner required to attend. Tickets are $5. The money raised will go toward the 2019-2020 VCU-Marquette Challenge, a nationwide competition to raise money for the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Catherine Grant at grantc@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/RXv7ZgULfYH8Ym8JA.

Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020 from 10 a.m. to noon

The ICA will host a marketing workshop for artists. The event, at the the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St.. will focus implementing effective strategies to create more awareness with business cards, a website and branding.

For more information, contact Meredith Carrington at mtcarrington@vcu.edu or visit http://icavcu.org.

Friday, Feb. 28, 2020 from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

VCU School of Medicine will host the first VA Regional Health Sciences Education Symposium at the Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. The goal of the event is to learn, share scholarship, network and collaborate with other health professions educators from across Virginia and beyond. This regional conference is a collaboration among Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, University of Virginia School of Medicine and Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Katherine Henderson, M.Ed., at kjthenderson@vcu.edu or (804) 828-9823 or visit http://go.vcu.edu/VAsymposium.

The Office of VCU's Relevant, Experiential and Applied Learning is now accepting applications for REAL Challenge Grants. The grants provide funding support for VCU faculty and staff to create or enhance experiential learning opportunities for their students. These funds can be used for professional development, conferences/workshops, resources and personnel, curriculum/co-curriculum development or other costs associated with furthering experiential learning programming and initiatives. Both individual and team applications are welcome. It is anticipated that funding awards will range from $1,500 to $8,000. All full-time VCU employees involved in experiential learning work at the university are eligible to apply. Both individual and team applications will be accepted. Apply at the following URL by 5 p.m. March 2.

For more information, contact Erin Webster-Garrett, Ph.D., at real@vcu.edu or visit https://provost.vcu.edu/initiatives/real/grants/.

The VCU Office of Continuing and Professional Education offers a variety of in-classroom and online learning opportunities for VCU faculty, staff, students, alumni and community members. Continuing education is available in computer skills for the workplace, craft beer, cultural competency and languages, customer service, event planning, foundations of biochemistry, infant mental health, mindfulness, paralegal studies, play therapy and test prep for the GRE, GMAT, LSAT, SAT, ACT and MCAT.

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

The committee leading the search for the position of Dean, College of Humanities and Sciences will host open forums during January for the university community to hear from the final candidates. View times, locations and information about each candidate at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jenn Arce at jmarce@vcu.edu or visit https://provost.vcu.edu/searches/chsdean/candidates/.

The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence will host a strategy session for VCU educators on April 3 at the Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. The focus of the event is to share ideas, collaborate with colleagues and cultivate networks across disciplines. Proposals are sought that have been presented nationally within a particular discipline, as well as works in progress. Submit proposals at the following URL by Feb. 14.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at ctle@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSecoFWjJmLBa2Cu0wvkDe9l8aoUo8F3oH0gWbXLzu-K5ORKVg/viewform.