Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020 from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

The VCU Peppas Athletic Band, VCU Athletics and School of the Arts will host 125 high school students from across the commonwealth for high school band day. Participants will practice and perform with the Peppas as the men's basketball team takes on the University of Rhode Island at the Stuart C. Siegel Center, 1200 W. Broad St. Participants will receive a free T-shirt and lunch. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Duane Coston at costonpd@vcu.edu or (804) 240-7974 or visit http://vcuathletics.com/HSBANDDAY.

Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020 from noon to 1 p.m.

Danielle Apugo, Ph.D., visiting faculty scholar, iCubed Institute for Inclusion, Inquiry and Innovation, will lead a seminar about the experiences of black women in predominately white institutions. The talk will be in Room 644, One Capitol Square, 830 E. Main St. A light lunch will be provided.

For more information, contact Mary Johnson at johnsonme6@vcu.edu or (804) 628-3443 or visit https://hbp.vcu.edu/research-seminar/.

Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020 from noon to 2 p.m.

Episcopal Campus Ministries at VCU will host a lunchtime gathering for those who want to learn to knit and crochet. The sessions, to be held the third Thursday of each month, will be at Grace and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 8 N. Laurel St.

For more information, contact the Rev. Kimberly A. Reinholz at kreinholz@ghtc.org or (804) 359-5628 or visit https://ghtc.org/our-community/campus-ministry/.

Rams in Recovery's Scholars Program seeks to support the recovery needs of students through its seminar program while recognizing individual contributions through its scholarship. The application deadline is midnight Jan. 9. Visit the following URL to apply or email recovery@vcu.edu for more information.

For more information, contact Lauren Powell at detrevillelj@vcu.edu or visit https://students.vcu.edu/programs/recovery-support/scholarships/.

Faculty members looking for texts that are more affordable for students, more aligned with class syllabus or that allow for more flexibility in course design should plan to attend a 2020 Open Textbook Workshop. VCU Libraries hosts these sessions, in which faculty can earn $200 stipends, on Jan. 31, Feb. 12 and March 3. Sign up by Jan. 24. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/news/2019/faculty-open-textbook-workshops-set-for-2020.html.