3 p.m.

The VCU baseball team will take on Sacred Heart University at The Diamond, 3001 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd. The teams will also play at 2 p.m. Feb. 22 and 1 p.m. Feb. 23.

For more information, contact Rebecca Piner at pinerre@vcu.edu.

4 p.m.

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

For more information, contact Alexis Howatt at howatta@vcu.edu.

5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The opening of "Sunday Donut," an exhibition by VCUarts students Madeline De Michele, Ashlyn Rudolph and Arda Athman, will be celebrated at The Anderson, 907 1/2 W. Franklin St. The artists utilize religious iconography to create a whimsical depiction of sainthood. Each piece within "Sunday Donut" is a meditation on saints and their place in the modern world. The exhibition is on view through Feb. 28.

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

6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The ICA will host an opening of a new exhibition, "The Otolith Group: Xenogenesis." Otolilth Group members Anjalika Sagar and Kodwo Eshun will speak. The event, at the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St., will conclude with NONplus, a performance by NON Worldwide. This international community of artists from the African diaspora uses music and technology to fight colonial trauma. The exhibition presents a cross-section of artworks from 2011 to 2018 by The Otolith Group, established in 2002.

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

Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020 at 1 p.m.

Join VCU's women's basketball team on game day as they take on the Billikens of Saint Louis University. Check out the promo page at the following URL to see what is planned for the game, which will be played at 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.

Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Gender Identity and Choral Singing Symposium will include panel discussions, featured guest speakers, workshops and performances from VCU and Richmond Allied Voices choral ensembles. The event will be held at the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. Discussion topics will address gender identity, the impact of transgender transition therapy on the voice and other aspects of choral singing.

For more information, contact Michael Potts at pottsmj@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1169 or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/music/gics-symposium/.

Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020 at 3 p.m.

The performance, part of the Mary Anne Rennolds Concert Series, will be in the Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall, W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. Tickets are $35 general admission; $32 for those age 60-plus, VCU employees and VCU Alumni Association members; and $25 for children ages 16 and under.

For more information, contact Michael Potts at pottsmj@vcu.edu or visit https://www.showclix.com/event/watkinsouwfghbax.

Monday, Feb. 24, 2020 from noon to 2 p.m.

The Office of Institutional Equity, Effectiveness and Success will host a forum on the "Brief Report on the State of VCU’s Black Faculty" at the University Student Commons Theater, 907 Floyd Ave. Aashir Nasim, Ph.D., vice president of office, will make a brief presentation on the report and lead a Q&A afterward.

For more information, contact Flo Johnson at inclusive@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8947 or visit https://inclusive.vcu.edu/black-faculty-report/.

Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020 at noon

A flute studio recital will be held in the James W. Black Music Center, 1015 Grove Ave. Admission is free.

For more information, contact Michael Potts at pottsmj@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/music/2019/12/17/flute-studio-recital-february-25/.

Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU Staff Senate will host a Lunch and Learn session about community service hours. The event will be in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Speakers will include Tito Luna, director, Neighborhood Outreach; Logan Vetrovec, director, Community Integration Administrator; and Alisa Brewer, director, Community Engagement and Outreach with the Center on Health Disparities. Questions to be addressed include the difference between Community Service and Enhanced Community Service Leave, buckets of leave, using leave in increments, using leave to volunteer at a favorite nonprofit organization and department members using leave together as a group. Lunch will be provided. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Pamela Spratley at prspratley@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/xaSLwGzGTEysUYeq9.

Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020 from noon to 12:50 p.m.

The Department of Biomedical Engineering will present Mitchell B. Schaffler, Ph.D., Wallace H. Coulter Professor of Biomedical Engineering and the Chair for the Department of Biomedical Engineering at The City College of New York. Schaffler will present on "Osteocytes, Fatigue Microdamage and Bone Remodeling: Messages from Within." The seminar will be in Room E2221, College of Engineering East Hall, 401 West Main St. Faculty host is Henry Donahue, Ph.D., Chair of Biomedical Engineering.

For more information, contact René Olivares-Navarrete, Ph.D., at ronavarrete@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020 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 B4178, Snead Hall, 301 W. Main St. Those interested in applying to the Evening MBA program are encouraged to attend the event, which will include an overview of the program and how to apply. Those who attend will also 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. Anyone unable to attend the meeting but would like to speak to someone about the program can email the Graduate Studies office at gsib@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Austen Gouldman at gouldmana@vcu.edu or (804) 828-4622 or visit https://business.vcu.edu/about-us/events/graduate-studies/information-sessions/evening-mba-info-session-022720.html.

Friday, Feb. 28, 2020 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Rams in Recovery will host a session to train individuals to become lay rescuer trainers who can recognize and respond to an opioid overdose emergency with the administration of naloxone. The session will be held at the Division of Student Affairs, 819 S. Cathedral Place. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Shauntelle Hammonds at shammonds@mymail.vcu.edu or visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HNMBWRR.

Monday, Mar. 2, 2020 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence will present a workshop on REAL posters in Room 4100, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. Learn how to use the REAL Template. Writing time and examples of effective posters will be provided. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/6uj5fBU2Y635QQSS8.

Wednesday, Mar. 11, 2020 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

As part of Employee Appreciation Week, the VCU Staff Senate is offering free guided tours of the Virginia State Capitol. Space is limited to a maximum of 50 people per tour date and those who sign up will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis. Tours will also be offered at the same time on March 13. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact VCU Staff Senate at staffsenate@vcu.edu or visit https://bit.ly/2P3wTfH.

A VCU Libraries’ digital project will be featured when “The Future of America’s Past” premieres on Virginia Public Media at 10 p.m. Feb. 24. In the segment, "School Interrupted," the project illustrates the struggle to desegregate public schools in Prince Edward County. The project displays images documenting civil rights protests in Farmville in 1963. Host historian Edward Ayers explores the impact and legacy of early student civil rights protests in the show.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/news/2020-news/vcu-libraries-freedom-now-project-featured-on-pbs-history-program-monday-feb-24.html.

Recreational Sports will focus on spreading self-love and body positivity throughout Cary Street Gym during the Project Positive campaign in honor of National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. A variety of events will be held throughout the week to celebrate every unique member of the university community.

For more information, contact Sydney Dale at dalesm3@vcu.edu or (804) 827-6411 or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/special-events/.

Virginia Commonwealth University Institute for Drug and Alcohol Studies is seeking volunteers aged 21-55 to participate in research studying the brain’s reaction to alcohol. Eligible participants will be paid $150 for every test day (three test days) and additional compensation for each clinic visit. Principal investigator is Albert Arias, M.D., MS. To determine eligibility, call the following telephone number or email the following address. Learn more about other research studies (including clinical trials) at the following URL or at the institute's Facebook page @VCUIDAS (https://www.facebook.com/VCUIDAS/). Research is private, respectful and free parking is available for volunteers.

For more information, contact Katie Schifano at study4u@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3784 or visit http://idas.vcu.edu.

Applications are due by March 6 for the VCU GREAT Program: Guided Research Experience and Applied Training. The program provides undergraduates with funded research training guided by faculty mentors conducting research in alcohol use. Second-year students from backgrounds that are underrepresented in health-related sciences are strongly encouraged to apply. Central to the mission of VCU GREAT is the diversification of the university's academic, research, and behavioral sciences professional community. Apply at the following URL. Questions, Herb Hill at hhill@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Amy Adkins, Ph.D., at adkinsae@vcu.edu or visit https://provost.vcu.edu/initiatives/urop/great/.