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.

6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

VCU Biology Department and RVA Environmental Film Festival will host a screening of the documentary “The Story of Plastic” at Grace Street Theater, 934 W. Grace St. A panel discussion will follow. Request a free ticket at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ching-Yu Huang at cyhuang@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1858 or visit http://bit.ly/2RQp3GW.

8 p.m.

Come to Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall at the W.E. Singleton Center, 922 Park Ave., to hear the VCU Jazz Orchestra I. The concert will feature guest trombonist/composer Paul Ferguson and the music of Ferguson, Darling, Puente, Mintzer, Dust Devil, García and more. Tickets are $7 advance, $10 at the door and free with a valid VCU student ID.

For more information, contact Antonio Garcia at musictix@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6776 or visit https://www.showclix.com/event/jazz-orchestra-aefgwrhetjryQUEmAoB/listing.

8 p.m.

Medical Scientist Training Club will host an M.D.-Ph.D. student panel in Room 1111, Grace and Broad Residence Center 1, 1000 W. Grace St. The will provide the opportunity to learn from and network with M.D.-Ph.D. graduate students. Dinner will be provided.

For more information, contact Anirban Mahanty at mahantya@vcu.edu.

6 p.m.

Join VCU's women's basketball team on game day as they take on the Bonnies of St. Bonaventure University. Check out the promo page at the following URL to see plans 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.

Friday, Feb. 14, 2020 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence will present a workshop to explore the pros and cons and what works well and actually enhances learning. The workshop 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/ZVtZpcnc9xg2gJBdA.

Friday, Feb. 14, 2020 from noon to 1:30 p.m.

Learn about three experiential models relative to teaching content on diversity, oppression and social justice. This IExcel Education seminar will also cover guidelines for preparing for, implementing and evaluating these types of exercises. The seminar will be held in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Register for this and other IExcel seminars at the following URL.

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

Friday, Feb. 14, 2020 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The Anderson, 907 1/2 W. Franklin St., will host opening receptions for two exhibitions. Kinetic Imaging student Ian Donegan presents "Monad: After Espinoza," a book release event with corresponding installation on view Feb. 14-26. A second exhibition, "Please, Don't Cry At Dinner" is curated by Craft/Material Studies student Colin Knight and features artworks by Kayla Kelly, Nicholas Gerson, Becca Renton, Davis Boshears, Becca Low and Jason Hackett. This exhibition is also on view Feb. 14-26.

For more information, contact Monica Kinsey at kinseym@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7720.

Friday, Feb. 14, 2020 from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

VCUarts Theatre presents a "Be My Bloody Valentine" special. Two-for-one tickets will be available for "MACHINAL" for Valentine's weekend shows - Feb. 14 and 15 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 16 at 3 p.m. "MACHINAL" is loosely based on the true story of a Queens housewife accused of murdering her husband in 1927. Playwright Sophie Treadwell digs beneath the surface to explore a woman at the center of a crime — her emotions, life story, desires ... and what makes her break. Performances will be at Raymond Hodges Theater, W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave.

For more information, contact Sarah Moore at mooresw4@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2695 or visit https://www.facebook.com/events/2600269173435160/.

Friday, Feb. 14, 2020 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

What do you love about VCU Libraries? Stop by tables at James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave., and Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, 509 N. 12th St., to post Valentine's notes to show how librarians help with classroom success.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu.

Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020 at 10 a.m.

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

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

Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020 at noon

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

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

Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020 at 4 p.m.

A faculty recital will include performances by Mary Hermann García, Filipe Leitão, The Nashville Avenue Stompers, VCU Jazz Orchestra I and the VCU Greater Richmond High School Jazz Band. The concert will be at Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall, W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. Admission is free.

For more information, contact Michael Potts at pottsmj@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/music/2019/12/09/faculty-recital-antonio-j-garcia-trombone-composition-february-16/.

Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020 at 7 p.m.

A clarinet 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/clarinet-studio-recital-february-16/.

Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

VCU Female Founders Summit will bring together the region’s female founders and innovators to make change in their communities and cultivate opportunities for the next generation. The inaugural theme of the one-day summit, hosted by the da Vinci Center, is "Activate. Engage. Empower." An open mic night will be held in Room 2100, Academic Learning Commons, VCU 1000 Floyd Ave., to choose two presentations to move on to the Female Founders Summit stage of the IDEATE (Increasing Diversity in Entrepreneurial and Tech Ecosystems) series. Apply at the following URL.

For more information, contact Kendra Cabler at cablerka@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/ideate_open_mic_night.

Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020 at 8:30 p.m.

Join the VCU men's basketball team as they take on the University of Dayton 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, Feb. 19, 2020 from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

In VCU Libraries' ongoing series, Dianne V. Pawluk, associate professor and Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology Coordinator, Department of Biomedical Engineering, and grad students Bryson Josiah Goolsby and Hyun Woo Kim will present. Assistive technologies are often thought of as devices that support people with disabilities. But some useful tools, such as the autofocus camera, speech-to-text and even the potato peeler came from the development of assistive technologies. This session, in the Workshop, lower level, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave., is a crash course on design methods.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2019-20/wednesday-workshops-2019-20.html.

Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020 from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

This IExcel Education seminar is designed to cultivate self-awareness of implicit bias in health sciences professionals and offer the opportunity to consider and practice strategies for mitigating bias. Participants will develop self-awareness of their own biases through the use and discussion of the Implicit Association Test and consider the impact of their bias on patient care. Foundational concepts including micro-aggression and health disparities will be explored. The seminar will be held in Rooms 104/105, Hermes A. Kontos Medical Sciences Building, 1217 E. Marshall St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jan Altman at iexcel@vcu.edu or visit http://iexcel.vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020 at 4:30 p.m.

Alpha Kappa Delta, International Sociology Honor Society, will host Jonathan Coley, Ph.D. Coley will present findings from his study of activist groups mobilizing to promote LGBTQ inclusion at Christian colleges and universities across the United States. The talk will be in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave.

For more information, contact Ying-Chao Kao, Ph.D., at yckao@vcu.edu or (732) 668-8755.

Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020 from noon to 1 p.m.

Join Virginia Credit Union and learn how to save time by getting and keeping personal financial records organized. Learn what records to keep, what to keep handy in case of a natural disaster and how to take a home inventory. The session will be held in the Learning Center, first floor, across from Panera, Main Hospital, 1250 E. Marshall 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/.

Friday, Feb. 21, 2020 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence will present a workshop on designing, assessing and making multimedia projects. The session will be held in Room 4100, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. The goal of the workshop is to support faculty who want to incorporate multimedia projects into their curriculum. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/bD5gmxHXG9rEjVJx8.

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

VCU Staff Senate is hosting a Community Service Lunch and Learn 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.

For more information, contact Pamela Spratley at prspratley@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Mar. 19, 2020 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

VCU Center for Corporate Education presents "Building and Rebuilding Trust." In this interactive session, participants will practice applying proven strategies for building and rebuilding more trusting relationships. The $395 fee is due in full at registration. A 10% discount is available to VCU alumni and VCU/VCUHS employees. The cost includes lunch, parking and all materials. The class will be in Room B3189, Snead Hall, School of Business, 301 W. Main St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Katie Fauth at corp-ed@vcu.edu or (804) 828-3165 or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/trust.

The STEM Building project has begun at the site of the Franklin Street Gym. Fencing will be installed in stages. The first stage will be the alley behind the building. The fencing will extend from Johnson Hall to Shafer Court Dining Center and Ritter-Hickok. The final stage of the fencing will block the sidewalk in front of the building. Pedestrians will not be able to walk down the alley from Shafer Street or between Ritter-Hickok and the Gym.

For more information, contact Margaret Kelland at mkelland@vcu.edu or visit https://fmd.vcu.edu/about/announcements/announcements/title-381078-en.html.

VCU School of Medicine is looking for black women ages 18-25 with a BMI between 25-45 kg/m2 in the Richmond area who want to take part in a study designed to capture experiences of racial discrimination. HER Squared is a research study designed to provide the opportunity to reflect on various experiences with racism and how you deal with the experiences. Compensation is available for eligible participants.

For more information, contact Kristal Brown at brownkl26@vcu.edu or visit http://hersquaredrva.com.