1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.

The Health Promotion and Well-Being Center will host a 20-minute guided meditation in celebration of National Sleep Week. The session will be at the center's Resilience Lab, 815 S. Cathedral.

For more information, contact Mia Liadis at liadisa@vcu.edu or visit http://thewell.vcu.edu.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU juniors and seniors can browse and purchase official VCU class rings at the Balfour table in the University Student Commons lobby outside the P.O.D. Market through March 4. This is the final opportunity to order class rings that assures delivery for graduation and eligibility to participate in a special ring presentation ceremony. Orders may also be placed online at the following URL.

For more information, contact Christy Rabil at crabil@vcu.edu or (804) 828-3615 or visit http://balfour.com/vcu.

12 p.m.

Will I be able to qualify for loan forgiveness? What should I pay first, my private or public loans? Should I consolidate my loans? What does that even mean? TRIO Student Support Services, the Money Spot at VCU and the Virginia Credit Union present Money Mondays. This workshop focuses on the various types of loans, where and how to get information about your loans and different loan repayment strategies to reduce you costs over time. The workshop will be held in the Alumni Board Room, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact TRIO SSS Office at trio@vcu.edu or (804) 828-9517.

12 p.m.

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/.

2 p.m.

On Feb. 19, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy opened a new request for information (RFI) on public access to the results of federally funded research. This has the potential to influence policies and practices for funded researchers throughout VCU. The university community is invited to join the webcast, to be streamed in Room 321, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave., and the first-floor conference room, Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, 509 N. 12th St., to walk through the RFI.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/news/2020-news/vcu-libraries-hosts-meeting-march-2-about-potential-changes-in-federally-funded-research-publishing-.html.

Thursday, Mar. 5, 2020 at 7 p.m.

Do you have a passion for life science? Do you want to be a part of a group that shares similar interests? Beta Beta Beta Biology Honor Society focuses on research, networking, volunteer opportunities and helping each other grow as scientists. A general body meeting will be held in Room 1004A, West Grace Street Student Housing – South, 835 W. Grace St. Updates are available at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sara Herz at herzsm@vcu.edu or (571) 209-8727 or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/Tribeta/club_signup.

Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2020 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

VCU Graduate Student Association will host a workshop on professionalism in Conference Room 228, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. The focus of the event, led by Nicole Torres, will include workload management, office behavior, addressing issues at work and more. Lunch will be provided. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Edward Beckwith at GSA@VCU.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdjs22mrYy-b2Bvj2c9TeK229hEYv97psas_7T3_bjgLBMB-g/viewform?usp=sf_link.

Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2020 at noon

A flute studio recital will be held in the James W. Black Music Center, 1015 Grove Ave. Admission is free.

For more information, contact Michael Potts at pottsmj@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/music/2019/12/17/flute-studio-recital-march-3/.

Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2020 at noon

VCU's L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs will hold an online undergraduate program information session via Zoom. An overview of the school's undergraduate programs will be presented, with special attention paid to students who may be interested in declaring or transferring to a Wilder School major. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ross Losapio at losapior@vcu.edu or visit http://bit.ly/2HwXCwU.

Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2020 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU Libraries will host a session to be presented both in person and online about research posters that are eye-catching and organized. Tips and tools will be offered which will effectively communicate research. The in-person workshop will be in Room 2-010, Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, 509 N. 12th St. Register at the following URL for the in-person or webinar session.

For more information, contact Edward Beckwith at beckwithec@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.libcal.com/event/6347497.

Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2020 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU Honors College, 701 W. Grace St., will host Alan Delbridge, program manager of the nonprofit HandsOn Connect, for a Berglund Seminar. Participants will explore community organizations that align with their interests and learn how to contribute with their money, time and voice.

For more information, contact Jared Johnson at jajohnson4@vcu.edu or visit https://www.facebook.com/events/1186260608247067/.

Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2020 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

LinkedIn Learning will host a webinar for students on creating a strong profile on LinkedIn, how LinkedIn Learning can help the career search and demonstrations of platform features. Questions will be addressed throughout the webinar. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rochelle Clarke at rclarke3@vcu.edu or (804) 827-7768 or visit http://bit.ly/StudentWeb1.

Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2020 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

DPHS will host a session to make bookmarks for local elementary school students and young patients of Daily Planet. The session will be held in Room 1030J, West Grace Street Student Housing – North, 830 W. Grace St. Supplies will be provided. All are invited.

For more information, contact Kaylyn Ivey at iveykm@mymail.vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2020 at 7 p.m.

Brazilian pianist Sonia Rubinsky will lecture about composers Johann Sebastian Bach and Domenico Scarlatti 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.

Wednesday, Mar. 4, 2020 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Want to learn more about sleep? VCU’s Health Promotion and Well-Being Center will hold a Health Hut at the Compass to discuss myths and facts as they relate to healthy sleep.

For more information, contact Mia Liadis at liadisa@vcu.edu.

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.

Wednesday, Mar. 4, 2020 from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.

VCU Recreational Sports' Outdoor Adventure Program will host a sport climbing clinic at the climbing wall of Cary Street Gym, 101 S. Linden St. The clinic will cover topics such as clipping techniques, lead belaying and falling.

For more information, contact Christina Spohn at spohncl@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6004 or visit https://portal.recsports.vcu.edu/Program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=c6fc3825-ddb2-4b82-bfba-d18d27e70969&semesterId=612a67c1-2d4d-4e48-96a0-7e1437883301.

Thursday, Mar. 5, 2020 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

The Science Hub presents Carrie Peterson in an informal series which gives students the opportunity to talk with faculty, graduate students and postdocs about hurdles in their careers and how they dealt with them. Peterson is a biomedical engineer whose research focus is on improving ability for individuals with neuromuscular disabilities. The session will be in Room 2121, Grace Street Center, 912 W. Grace St. Snacks will be provided.

For more information, contact Stacey Wahl at swahl@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0622 or visit https://clc.vcu.edu/sciencehub/.

Thursday, Mar. 5, 2020 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

VCU Sociology and The School of World Studies will host the second event in their Political Ecology Speaker Series. Levi Van Sant, Ph.D., George Mason University, will give a presentation on his current project, "Conserving Plantation Geographies: Environmental Ethics and Racial Capitalism in the U.S. South." The talk will analyze conservation easements in the South and highlight the ways regional environmental governance rearticulates political ecologies of the plantation past. The lecture will be in Room 1100, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact VCU Sociology at sociology@vcu.edu or visit https://sociology.vcu.edu.

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.

Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2020 at 2 p.m.

The National Scholarship Office will host an informational session about several fully funded opportunities to pursue graduate studies abroad and in the United States. Learn about the Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell, Gates Cambridge, Knight-Hennessy and Schwarzman scholarships, and how the NSO can assist with the application process. The session will be held in Room 1210, The Honors College, 701 W. Grace St., or online. A Zoom link is listed in the registration form.

For more information, contact Meredith R. Sisson at mrsisson@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6868 or visit https://forms.gle/6kW21AfZMedbbB8i7.

Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2020 at 7 p.m.

Join the VCU men's basketball team as they take on Duquesne University 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.

Thursday, Mar. 12, 2020 from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.

VCU Departments of Surgery and Internal Medicine are partnering to present an Interdepartmental Grand Rounds featuring Tadataka Yamada, M.D., who completed residency training on the MCV Campus in 1974. Yamada will speak in Room 1-044, Sanger Hall, 1101 E. Marshall St. A breakfast reception will follow. Yamada will also present at the Inaugural Gabriel Makhlouf, M.D., Ph.D., Grand Rounds from noon-1 p.m. March 12 in Room 2/3-200, James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center, 1201 E. Marshall St. A reception will precede the lecture at 11:30 a.m.

For more information, contact VCU School of Medicine at saher.randhawa@vcuhealth.org.

Wednesday, Mar. 18, 2020 at 1 p.m.

Whether you're using Google Sheets for the first time or just want to see what new, innovative functionality Google has added, join Collaboration Services for a hands-on workshop. The session will be held in Room 108, Technology Administration Building, 701 W. Broad St. Register at training.vcu.edu keyword "Google Sheets."

For more information, contact Dr. Gee at drgee@vcu.edu or visit http://collaborate.vcu.edu.

Thursday, Mar. 19, 2020 from noon to 1:30 p.m.

The Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will host Performative Femininity as part of its Dispelling Myths Lecture Series and Women's HerStory Month programming. This discussion will focus on how toxic femininity has manifested itself into what is called 'pick me culture.' Toxic femininity reinforces the notion of patriarchy, especially when vying for male attention. The session will be held in Suite 215, OMSA, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Office of Multicultural Student Affairs at omsa@vcu.edu or visit http://omsa.vcu.edu.

Friday, Mar. 27, 2020 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Steven G. Rogelberg, Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Charlotte, will speak at the Tommy Vines Speaker Series hosted by VCU School of Business Department of Management and Entrepreneurship. The event will be in Room B3187, Snead Hall, 301 W. Main St. A light breakfast will be served at 7:30 a.m. A panel discussion and Q&A will follow the presentation. Reservations are required at the following URL.

For more information, contact Cody Symanietz at mgmt@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/?id=674ddecf-5a73-4a2e-bbbb-b37e957c7b31.

Friday, Mar. 27, 2020 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

VCU School of Pharmacy presents the 2020 Lowenthal Symposium on neurodegerative diseases featuring keynote speaker Bruce Beutler, M.D., recipient of the Nobel Prize in 2011, and four other world-renowned researchers into disorders such as Alzheimers, Parkinson's and prion diseases. The event will be held at the Omni Richmond Hotel, 100 S. 12th St. Registration (at the following URL) is free and includes lunch; seating is limited.

For more information, contact Greg Weatherford at goweatherfor@vcu.edu or (804) 937-4722 or visit http://pharmacy.vcu.edu/lowenthal.

Saturday, Apr. 4, 2020 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The VCU Department of Occupational Therapy will sponsor Behavioral Management of Chronic Pain: An Educational Seminar at the College of Health Professions, 900 E. Leigh St. The free, all-day seminar targets students interested in learning how to help manage chronic pain. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Danielle Whitlow at whitlowdc@mymail.vcu.edu or visit https://rampages.us/chronicpain/.

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/.

Ram Pantry, which helps VCU students who suffer from food insecurity, has a wish list on Amazon. Items for small and large budgets are included. The wish list is at the following URL.

For more information, contact Felicia Dixon at fdixon@vcu.edu or (804) 828-3475 or visit https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2H003Q78C3DJJ?ref_=wl_share.

The Friends of the VCU Libraries invites students and alumni of the previous five years to submit designs for a T-shirt and other uses by VCU Libraries. The design prompt is: What is your interpretation of the VCU Libraries? See details at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/news/2020-news/deadline-march-15-libraries-design-contest-carries-500-prize.html.

Students are encouraged to go to eServices to begin checking to see if their professors have submitted a midterm grade for one or more classes. Log on to Student eServices at the following URL. Students who have received a midterm grade indicating unsatisfactory academic progress should see their instructor or academic adviser. The last day to withdraw from classes is March 20.

For more information, contact The Office of Records and Registration at rar@vcu.edu or visit http://www.eservices.vcu.edu.

Undergraduate team members will assist with outreach and work in teams to develop research questions and analyze Spit for Science data. Students from all majors and at all class levels are welcome to apply. Enrollment will be for three credits (A-F grading system). Apply by 5 p.m. March 18 at the following URL.

For more information, contact Amy Adkins at adkinsae@vcu.edu or visit https://spit4science.vcu.edu/educational-opportunities/.

Applications are due by March 6 for the VCU GREAT Program: Guided Research Experience and Applied Training. The program provides undergraduates with funded research training guided by faculty mentors conducting research in alcohol use. Second-year students from backgrounds that are underrepresented in health-related sciences are strongly encouraged to apply. Central to the mission of VCU GREAT is the diversification of the university's academic, research, and behavioral sciences professional community. Apply at the following URL. Questions, Herb Hill at hhill@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Amy Adkins, Ph.D., at adkinsae@vcu.edu or visit https://provost.vcu.edu/initiatives/urop/great/.

The Play and Learning Across a Year Research Program in VCU’s Physical Therapy Department is seeking to recruit children. Participation in the study would include recording a one-hour session of in-home observation of the infant moving, playing and interacting with their environment, followed by questionnaires to better understand the child’s development. Parents will be provided a $50 compensation at the end of the visit. To be eligible to participate, the child must be 12, 18 or 24 months (plus or minus one week).

For more information, contact Megan Evans at mdlinpt@vcu.edu or (804) 628-5037 or visit https://pt.chp.vcu.edu/research/research-labs/motor-development-lab/.

VCU School of Social Work Ph.D. students are recruiting undergraduate women from rural Appalachia to participate in a study about reproductive experiences. Compensation is available. Visit the following URL to take a quick survey to see if you qualify for a 60- to 90-minute interview.

For more information, contact Laura Swan at swanlet@vcu.edu or visit http://tinyurl.com/ruralapp.