12 p.m. to 2 p.m.

VCU Student Government Association and the American Red Cross will sign up those interested in participating in a blood drive. The SGA and Red Cross will be tabling in the lobby of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Daniel Cordero-laske, student body undergraduate community engagement chair, at Corderolaskdj@vcu.edu or (917) 569-8823 or visit https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=VCU.

5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The VCU Graduate Student Association will meet in the Jackson Ward Conference Room, Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. Plans for the January Grad Fest and springtime Polynation event will be discussed. Questions, contact gsa@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Edward Beckwith at beckwithec@vcu.edu or (781) 242-2283.

6 p.m.

Bob Levey, former columnist for The Washington Post, will be the next speaker in the Robertson School Speaker Series. He will deliver his talk, "From Nixon to Trump: Why Our Democracy Needs Strong Journalism," at the theater in the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Levey is an award-winning journalist who has covered the Washington scene since the Johnson administration. For 23 years, he wrote a daily column, “Bob Levey’s Washington,” for The Washington Post. His latest book, "Larry Felder, Candidate," will be for sale before and after his talk at VCU.

For more information, contact Marcus Messner at mmessner@vcu.edu or visit https://robertson.vcu.edu/news/former-washington-post-columnist-to-talk-at-speaker-series-about-democratic-value-of-strong-journalism-.html.

6:30 p.m.

VCU Department of Music will present piano ensembles in the recital hall of the James W. Black Music Center, 015 Grove Ave. Admission is free.

For more information, contact Anne Marie Dumain at dumainamm@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1169 or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/music/2019/08/26/piano-ensembles-november-21/.

7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Daily Planet Health Services will host an event to prepare jars of Thanksgiving food for the homeless. The event will be in Room 2129, Grace E. Harris Hall, 1015 Floyd Ave. Learn about nonprofit health care, fundraising and volunteer opportunities. Those who participate will have the chance to donate jars, cook food and assemble jars.

For more information, contact Carmen Khalil at khalilc@vcu.edu.

7 p.m.

The Persian Club at VCU will host a potluck dinner in the first-floor lounge of The Berkshire, 300 W. Franklin St.

For more information, contact Rezvan Abdollahi at Abdollahir@vcu.edu.

7:30 p.m.

Choral ensembles will perform in Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. General admission tickets are $10; free for VCU students with a valid ID.

For more information, contact Anne Marie Dumain at dumainamm@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1169 or visit https://www.showclix.com/event/choral-ensembles2019aoudfafb.

Friday, Nov. 22, 2019 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Grab a dish, some friends and join the Lebanese Students Association for the group's second annual Fall Bash, an evening of music, food and raffle prizes. The potluck event, open to all, will be held in the Commonwealth Ballrooms, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Amira Daou at contact.lsa.vcu@gmail.com or visit http://tinyurl.com/LSAbash.

Monday, Nov. 25, 2019 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

VCU will host a ceremony to acknowledge and welcome the ancestral remains discovered in the East Marshall Street Well. The event begins in the lobby of the McGlothlin Medical Education Center, 1201 E. Marshall St. The event will proceed to the auditorium of the Hermes A. Kontos Medical Sciences Building, 1217 E. Marshall St., for a brief program of acknowledgement and recognition.

For more information, contact East Marshall Street Well Project at EMSWell@vcu.edu or visit https://emsw.vcu.edu/.

Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences will be closed Nov. 23 due to facilities work in the area that will leave the library without heat or hot water for the day. The library, at 509 N. 12th St., will reopen Nov. 24 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. for its Thanksgiving Week schedule.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/libraries/tompkins-mccaw/hours/.

Episcopal Campus Ministry at VCU provides an opportunity for individuals to perform in front of a live audience on Fridays. Musicians and musical groups of all genres are welcome to participate from 12:30-2 p.m. at Grace and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 8 N. Laurel St. A piano, guitar, bass and rhythm instruments are available for use. Schedule a performance at the following email.

For more information, contact Julia Terhune at terhunejc@vcu.edu or (804) 359-5628 or visit https://www.facebook.com/ecmatvcu/.

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/.

Are you passionate about becoming a teacher? RTR Teacher Residency Program is accepting applications through Feb. 17, 2020. RTR offers a full graduate program scholarship, stipend, full teacher licensure, mentorship and more. Questions, www.teachrtr.org. Apply at the following URL.

For more information, contact Quayle Agurs at agursl@vcu.edu or (804) 243-4595 or visit https://applyrtr.vcu.edu/apply.

INNOVATE is a living-learning program in which undergraduate students with sophomore status and beyond live in an on-campus residential community committed to innovation and entrepreneurship. Students participating in the da Vinci Center program will earn an Undergraduate Certificate in Product Innovation, Venture Creation or Human-Centered Design. Apartment-style housing on campus is guaranteed. Apply at the following URL.

For more information, contact Kendra Cabler, Ph.D, at cablerka@vcu.edu or visit https://davincicenter.vcu.edu/programs/vcuinnovatellp/.

This two-hour dissertation study explores how the brain works with people who are in romantic relationships. This study is conducted through VCU Department of Psychology. Fill out the form at the following URL to determine eligibility. Psychology students who participate can receive research credit. Other participants can be entered into a raffle for two chances to win $50 each. The study will take place in Room 303, Millhiser House,. 916 W. Franklin St. Questions, email vcusonastudy@gmail.com.

For more information, contact Alexandra Martelli at martellia@vcu.edu or visit https://vcupsych.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9zs3fb9EzykydNj.

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. What? New, innovative and fun virtual reality games are 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. Interested? Contact us at the following URL.

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