3 p.m.

The VCU baseball team will take on Norfolk State University in an exhibition game at The Diamond, 3001 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd.

For more information, contact Rebecca Piner at pinerre@vcu.edu or visit http://vcuathletics.com.

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.

The Highland Support Project at VCU will host the third part of its "Decolonizing Service-Learning" speakers series. Guadalupe Celeste Ramírez is the director of Asociación de Mujeres del Altiplano in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. The association facilitates technical and educational training on topics including civic participation, entrepreneurship, self-esteem, nutrition, Maya cultural identity and community resilience. The talk will be in Room 1030J, Globe, West Grace Street Student Housing – North, 830 W. Grace St.

For more information, contact Madeline Doane at doanemh@vcu.edu or (703) 489-4565 or visit https://www.facebook.com/events/663880810815951/.

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., who 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.

Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Chemical and Life Science Engineering will present Prof. Robert L. Jackson of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Auburn University. Jackson's lecture, "Metal and Metal-oxide Nanoparticle Lubricant Additives," will be in Room 105, College of Engineering West Hall, 601 W. Main St. This seminar is co-sponsored by the STLE Virginia Section.

For more information, contact Desiney Lowery at dlowery3@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7789.

Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020 at 7 p.m.

The Cor Moto Horn Duo will perform 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/2020/01/08/guest-artist-recital-cor-moto-horn-duo/.

Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020 at 12:30 p.m.

The Honors College is seeking exceptional VCU students. Learn more about Honors at a Prospective Student Orientation to be held in Room 1301, The Honors College, 701 W. Grace St. A session will also be held at 4 p.m. Feb. 21 in the same location.

For more information, contact Jenna Venable at venablejl@vcu.edu or visit http://honors.vcu.edu.

Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020 at 4 p.m.

The Richmond World Affairs Council at VCU will have its first interest meeting in Room 1030J, West Grace Street Student Housing – North, 830 W. Grace St. All are invited to discuss involvement in upcoming events. Questions, email rwacvcu@gmail.com.

For more information, contact Mana Soroush at soroushmp@mymail.vcu.edu or (703) 625-3650.

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

VCU Parking and Transportation will host a one-hour GRTC travel training session for students, faculty and staff in Room 1-067, Sanger Hall, 1101 E. Marshall St. The session will include how to use the GRTC bus system, navigate Pulse/Route 5 routes across campus and commute from areas in Richmond to VCU's Monroe Park and/or MCV campuses. Maximum attendance is 15.

For more information, contact Kendra Norrell at commute@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/grtc.

Friday, Feb. 21, 2020 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

VCU's Graduate Student Association will host a student meet-up at Triple Crossing Brewery, 113 S. Foushee St. Meet fellow grad students from across both campuses.

For more information, contact Edward Beckwith at GSA@VCU.edu or visit https://graduate.vcu.edu/life/graduate-student-association/.

Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020 at 3 p.m.

Celso Thomas Castilho, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, will deliver the lecture, A Brazilian “Gallery of Illustrious Men of Color”: The Black Press and Trans-Atlantic Intellectual History. The talk will be in Room 2100, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact William Davenport at davenportwm@vcu.edu or (804) 387-1008.

Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020 from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence will present a workshop on strategies for writing productivity. The focus of the workshop, to be held in Room 4100, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave., is to provide a safe space for academics to ask questions, receive feedback and develop a plan utilizing the strategies discussed. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/umzHe9vguW5M7FtT9.

Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020 from noon to 1 p.m.

Join VCU Human Resources and Recreational Sports for a discussion about body positivity, the belief that everyone should have a positive body image. The session will be in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. 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/.

Tuesday, Mar. 24, 2020 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

VCU Center for Corporate Education will present a workshop using the DISC, the model from a well-researched communication assessment tool. The half-day workshop focuses on effective communication with different people. The fee of $250 is due in full at registration. No discounts are available. Cost includes 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/DISC.

Friday, Apr. 3, 2020 from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Virginia Clinical Research Conference, hosted by the VCU C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research, is a one-day event that brings together research teams from across Virginia to collaborate and strengthen the statewide clinical research enterprise. Submissions for the poster competition are due Feb. 28. Register at the following URL by March 20.

For more information, contact Shirley Helm at shirley.helm@vcuhealth.org or visit https://ocpe.vcu.edu/clinical-research/.

Nominations are being accepted for the 2020 Presidential Awards for Community Multicultural Enrichment. The VCU and VCU Health System communities are invited to nominate a faculty member, staff member, academic or administrative leader or organization, or a student or student organization. Nominations are due by March 6 at the following URL.

For more information, contact Division for Inclusive Excellence at inclusive@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8947 or visit https://president.vcu.edu/nominations/pacme/.

Construction and utility work at and around the VCU Health Outpatient Pavilion and Inpatient Children's Hospital sites will affect traffic patterns on the MCV Campus. For current information and updates, visit the URL below.

For more information, contact Carrie Carroll at carrie.carroll@vcuhealth.org or visit http://vcuhealth.org/traffic.

Fellowship proposals are being accepted for funded undergraduate/mentor research collaborations during the summer of 2020. The VCU Fellowships provide support for research in all disciplines, including specific areas in the iCubed research cores, clinical/translational research and community-engaged research. Descriptions of each Fellowship opportunity and submission guidelines are included at https://provost.vcu.edu/initiatives/urop/urop-fellowship/, https://provost.vcu.edu/initiatives/urop/icubed/, https://provost.vcu.edu/initiatives/urop/cctr/, and https://provost.vcu.edu/initiatives/urop/community/. The deadline for proposals is March 10.

For more information, contact Herb Hill, Director of Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry at urop@vcu.edu.

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 currently available in clinical research, customer service, dealing with difficult people in the workplace, event planning, foundations of biochemistry, Maker Garage training, 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/.

Write on Site, an initiative from the Office of the Provost, provides a designated space and time for faculty members to research and write in a supportive, distraction-free environment. Faculty can set and share writing goals with other writers and researchers across the university community. Stop by at any time during a session to enjoy a quiet, comfortable atmosphere for writing and research. See the following URL for time and locations.

For more information, contact Jenn Arce at jmarce@vcu.edu or visit https://provost.vcu.edu/faculty/faculty-resources/write-on-site/.