12 p.m.

The VCU Division for Inclusive Excellence has released its Request for Proposals (RFP-IE-002) Building a Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Certificate Program to seek partners who will design and develop course content for its Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Certificate Program. These sessions will be added to the course and program compendium offered through the division's new education platform, IExcel Education. This RFP is open to all VCU faculty, staff and students, as well as to alumni and community partners who are vested in the success of the university. An open informational session will be held in the Wanda S. Mitchell Conference Room in the Division for Inclusive Excellence at 817 S. Cathedral Place. Those interested in submitting a proposal by the end of January can learn more about the RFP and submission/development process by attending one of the informational sessions prior to Jan. 13 when the “Intent to Submit” form is due. To access the full RFP, visit the following URL and click on the banner item at the top “Request for Proposals.”

For more information, contact Jan Altman at iexcel@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8947 or visit http://inclusive.vcu.edu.

Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020 at 2 p.m.

Join the VCU men's basketball team as they take on the University of Rhode Island 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.

Monday, Jan. 13, 2020 from noon to 1 p.m.

Emotional eating can become a vicious cycle, leading to weight gain, poor health, additional stress and more eating. VCU Human Resources and well-being coach Pam Losada will lead a workshop about coping with emotions without using food. The class will be in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Register in Talent@VCU.

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

Monday, Jan. 13, 2020 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity will have an informational table in the lobby of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Rachel L Rairigh at rairighrl@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020 at 5 p.m.

VCU School of Dentistry and Dental Hygiene Classes of 2020 will offer free dental examinations and free X-rays to qualified patients from 5-7 p.m. Jan. 15, Jan. 29, Feb. 19 and March 18 at the VCU Dental Care, 520 N. 12th St. Patients will be screened to determine if they meet certain criteria. Before graduating, dental students practicing in Virginia must fill two cavities and perform a deep cleaning on a live patient. Fillings are graded by board examiners.

For more information, contact Hannah Ehreth at ehrethh@vcu.edu or (703) 217-8263.

Friday, Jan. 17, 2020 at 6 p.m.

Join VCU's women's basketball team as they take on an Atlantic-10 Conference rival, the University of Richmond Spiders. 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 Dylan Baker at dbaker28@vcu.edu or visit https://vcuathletics.com/WBBpromos.

Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020 from noon to 12:45 p.m.

VCU Human Resources and Recreational Sports will host a mat pilates class at Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. Mat pilates builds on moves targeting the abs, back and overall core strength, working in tandem with focused breathing to boost strength and flexibility. Register in Talent@VCU.

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

VCU Recreational Sports is offering free group exercise courses from barre to yoga. Courses for the spring semester begin Jan. 13.

For more information, contact Hannah Kotarski at kotarskih@vcu.edu or (804) 827-7259 or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/fitness-and-wellness/group-exercise/.