12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Ever been treated differently around campus based on income, wealth, education, status and/or power? What doors opened? What doors closed? Money, family and background are all characteristics which sometimes define us in our own mind and in the eyes of others. This idea of social class and how it opens doors or keeps us out is the topic for the February monthly forum hosted by Inclusive Excellence. RAMmalogues provides a braver/safer space for all students to talk with each other about their social identities and lived experiences at VCU. The goal is to increase students’ understanding of issues related to acceptance, belonging and inclusion around campus and to provide tools for talking about difference. Dialogues encompassing race, gender, class and similar themes are led by trained facilitators provided by Kimbrough Consulting and Richmond Action Dialogues. Register at the following URL. Food will be provided. The session will be in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave.

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

3 p.m.

The VCU baseball team will take on West Virginia University at The Diamond, 3001 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd.

For more information, contact Rebecca Piner at pinerre@vcu.edu.

3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU Medical Center Health and Wellness Library will present a session on finding and evaluating available health resources about rare diseases and the challenges involved in the search. The workshop will be in Room G-112, Gateway Building, 1200 E. Marshall St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact K.J. Ricasata at ricasatakj@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2432 or visit https://vcu.libcal.com/event/6344486.

3:30 p.m.

The Active Minds Team will host an open discussion on the struggles of communicating with family members about mental health and exploring ways to start the conversation on ending cultural stigmas. This event is worth four engagement points for Honors College students but is open to all students. The meeting will be in Room 1303, The Honors College multipurpose room, 701 W. Grace St.

For more information, contact Rachel Bastien at activeminds4vcu@gmail.com.

7 p.m.

Chi Alpha Campus Ministries will hold a night of prayer and worship at the Chapel, 1836 Park Avenue. All are invited.

For more information, contact Jakia Hamilton at hamiltonjd3@vcu.edu.

Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 at 10 a.m.

Brazilian pianist Sonia Rubinsky will conduct a master class at Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall, W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. Also, Rubinsky will give a lecture about composers Johann Sebastian Bach and Domenico Scarlatti at 7 p.m. March 3 at the same location. Admission to both events is free.

For more information, contact Michael Potts at pottsmj@vcu.edu.

Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 at 2 p.m.

The VCU baseball team will take on Georgetown University at The Diamond, 3001 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd.

For more information, contact Rebecca Piner at pinerre@vcu.edu.

Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church "EOTC" Campus Ministry of VCU will hold a monthly conference, "A Leap of Faith," in Room 2223, T. Edward Temple Building, 901 W. Main St. The event, with sermons, group discussions and music, will be in English.

For more information, contact Leah T. Berta at bertaa@vcu.edu or (571) 489-9505.

Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Astronomy Club at VCU will host a movie night in Room 1004A, West Grace Street Student Housing – South, 835 W. Grace St. "Interstellar"will be screened and a discussion will follow. Snacks will be provided. The event is open to all VCU students.

For more information, contact Astronomy Club at VCU at zeineddinejy@vcu.edu.

Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 at 6 p.m.

The Association of Students with Disabilities and Chronic Conditions will host a rare disease game night in the Commonwealth Ballroom, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Pizza will be provided.

For more information, contact ASDCC at asdccorg@gmail.com.

Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 at 7 p.m.

Gamma Rho Lambda, VCU’s all-inclusive LGBTQ+ social sorority, will host a chapter status bash to celebrate GRL's recent initiation into chapterhood. The event will be in Virginia Rooms A and B, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Complimentary desserts and favors will be available. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Shannon Ragan at ragansc@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/h6WRe9WQGYjeQjnG6.

Sunday, Mar. 1, 2020 at 1 p.m.

The VCU baseball team will take on Wagner College at The Diamond, 3001 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd.

For more information, contact Rebecca Piner at pinerre@vcu.edu.

Sunday, Mar. 1, 2020 at 1 p.m.

VCU's women's lacrosse team will take on East Carolina University at Cary Street Field, Harrison and Cary streets.

For more information, contact Danielle Koerner at koernerd@vcu.edu.

Monday, Mar. 2, 2020 at noon

VCU's L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs will hold a graduate programs online open house via Zoom. An overview of the school's graduate programs will be presented. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ross Losapio at losapior@vcu.edu or visit http://bit.ly/37DDzaw.

Monday, Mar. 2, 2020 at noon

The VCUarts BFA Senior Capstone exhibitions will be shown at The Anderson, 907 1/2 W. Franklin St. Round One consists of artworks by seniors in the Craft/Material Studies and Sculpture + Extended Media departments and will be on view March 2-6 with a reception on March 6 from 6-9 p.m. Round Two, March 19-21, will feature artworks by seniors in the Kinetic Imaging, Painting + Printmaking, and Photo + Film departments. A reception will be held 6-9 p.m. on March 19.

For more information, contact Monica Kinsey at kinseym@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7720 or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/programs/theanderson/.

Monday, Mar. 2, 2020 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence will present a workshop on REAL posters in Room 4100, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. Learn how to use the REAL Template. Writing time and examples of effective posters will be provided. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/6uj5fBU2Y635QQSS8.

Monday, Mar. 2, 2020 at 7 p.m.

Donna Jackson, Ed.D., VCU School of Medicine, will discuss financial preparation for medical school at a second general body meeting of Minority Association of Pre-Health Students. The meeting, in Room 1030J, West Grace Street Student Housing - North, 830 W. Grace St., will also include volunteer and academic opportunities in the health care field.

For more information, contact Davidyne Reeves at reevesda2@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Mar. 4, 2020 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

VCU Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering will present Noshir S. Pesika, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Tulane University. Pesika will lead a seminar in Room 401, College of Engineering West Hall, 601 W. Main St.

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

Wednesday, Mar. 4, 2020 from noon to 12:50 p.m.

The Department of Biomedical Engineering will host Andrés J. Garcia, Ph.D., executive director, Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience at Georgia Tech University. He will lecture on "Bioengineered Synthetic Hydrogels for Regenerative Medicine." The seminar will be held in Room E2221, College of Engineering East Hall, 401 West Main St. The faculty host is René Olivares-Navarrete, Ph.D., assistant professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering.

For more information, contact René Olivares-Navarrete at ronavarrete@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Mar. 5, 2020 from noon to 1 p.m.

Are miracles real ... or is it all just wishful thinking? Hear Megan Bean, New York native and wife and mother of two sons for 22 years until 2007 when she faced a illness that left her unable to work or volunteer for five years. Doctors said she was medically incurable. In 2013 she went on a pilgrimage to Lourdes, France, where she experienced a dramatic healing. She is inspired and motivated to share her story. All are welcome. Pizza and drinks will be provided. The luncheon will be held in Room 7-102, James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center, 1201 E. Marshall St. RSVP at the following email.

For more information, contact Mario Dance at medance@vcu.edu or (804) 828-9838.

Thursday, Mar. 5, 2020 at 5:30 p.m.

The Richmond World Affairs Council at VCU, in conjunction with the greater Richmond World Affairs Council, will host Madiha Afzal, Ph.D., of the Brookings Institution, at the Jefferson Hotel, 101 W. Franklin St. She is the author of "Pakistan Under Siege: Extremism, Society and the State.”

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

Friday, Mar. 6, 2020 from noon to 1 p.m.

The Hub presents First Fridays, a casual networking lunch for VCU graduate and professional students. Each First Friday is hosted by two graduate and professional student organizations with special guests from the Division of Student Affairs. The event, on the second floor of Hunton Student Center, 1110 E. Broad St., is free; food will be available for all graduate and professional students.

For more information, contact Jenae Harrington at jdharrington@vcu.edu or visit http://cglink.me/r680858.

Friday, Mar. 6, 2020 from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.

The Global Education Office hosts the monthly Global Café. Get to know students from around the world and learn about VCU's rich cultural diversity. Each café has a different theme and refreshments are always served. All are welcome at the event, in the kitchen at West Grace Street Student Housing – North, 830 W. Grace St.

For more information, contact Nicole Dorton at geo@vcu.edu or (804) 827-9331 or visit https://global.vcu.edu/students/community/globalcafe/.

Friday, Mar. 6, 2020 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The ICA will host "Direct to Video," a short-film platform that highlights artists by commissioning video works from nonfilmmakers and multidisciplinary artists approaching their first film. The event will be held at the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St.

For more information, contact Meredith Carrington at mtcarrington@vcu.edu or visit http://icavcu.org.

Saturday, Mar. 28, 2020 from 7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

Enjoy a night of Persian performances, food, dancing and more at a celebration of Persian New Year (Nowruz) 1399. The event will be in the ballrooms, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Tickets are $15 for students with the code VCUSTUDENT at checkout and $30 for all other guests. The deadline to buy tickets before paying a late fee is March 14. Tickets are available at the following URL. Cocktail attire is required.

For more information, contact Mana Soroush at soroushmp@mymail.vcu.edu or (703) 625-3650 or visit http://www.persianclubvcu.squarespace.com.

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/.

VCU's Graduate Student Association is currently accepting submissions for the 23rd Annual Graduate Research Symposium and Exhibit. At each symposium, graduate students present their original research and projects in poster format to faculty, staff, students and community members. Abstracts are due by March 6.

For more information, contact Erin Britton at brittonel@vcu.edu or visit http://www.graduate.vcu.edu/research/symposium.html.