Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The Activities Programming Board will host a mixer with a variety of activities to celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. The event will be in the Commonwealth Ballrooms, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Ashli Phillips at phillipsar3@vcu.edu.

Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with performances and spoken word by members of the VCU and Richmond communities. The event, hosted by the Activities Programming Board, will be in the Commonwealth Ballrooms, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Ashli Phillips at phillipsar3@vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research will host consulting hours open to anyone with a question regarding human research, including investigators, research study team members, research administration and students. Consultants will be available from the areas of human subjects protection, FDA regulations and ClinicalTrials.gov/protocol development. The hours will be held in the garden level, Richmond Academy of Medicine, 1200 E. Clay St. Questions, Lauren Harris at harrisl4@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Lillie Lattimore at lllattimore@vcu.edu or visit http://bit.ly/consultinghours.

Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020 from 11 a.m. to noon

The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence will present a workshop on community-engaged teaching across disciplines. This workshop, to be held in Room 4100, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave., will focus on the variety of ways in which community-engaged teaching and learning is taking place at VCU. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/ttPFz4jjtaFMizSg8.

Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research will continue its grant-writing series in Room 2-010, Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, 509 N. 12th St. Patricia Kinser, Ph.D., associate professor, nursing, will discuss strategies for developing competitive research questions and research agendas. Register at the following URL to also view a list of other sessions. For information about accessing the session via a ZOOM link, contact Pam Dillon at the following email address.

For more information, contact Pam Dillon, Pharm.D., research liaison, at pmdillon@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1519 or visit http://www.cctr.vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020 from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

VCU Libraries hosts Carlise Kramer, graduate student, art education, who will present "Glitch, Plz!" This Wednesdays in the Workshop event introduces forms and modes of glitch art and offers demonstrations of different techniques. Bring a laptop to participate. The free event will be in the Workshop, lower level, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0129 or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2019-20/wednesday-workshops-2019-20.html.

Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

VCU Biology Department, School of World Studies and Office of Sustainability invite faculty and students to meet and discuss advancing campus sustainability at VCU and beyond. The meeting will be held in Room 2107, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ching-Yu Huang at cyhuang@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1858 or visit https://forms.gle/F9tYKe9SmZJJeuSV7.

Monday, Feb. 3, 2020 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

VCU Center for Corporate Education will present Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Feb. 3-6. Six Sigma is a systematic methodology that utilizes factual information and statistical analysis to measure and improve a company's operational performance, practices and systems. The registration fee is $2,695 and includes lunch, parking and materials. The session will be held 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/lean-six-sigma-gb-feb2020.

Monday, Feb. 3, 2020 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU Libraries invites ABD students, doctoral candidates and masters thesis writers to a series of all-day writing retreats. Spacious writing space with big tables and power strips will be available each day. The drop-in series, in Room 303, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave., is free and open to all. Retreats will also be held March 2 and April 13. The Dissertation and Thesis Writing Retreat is a partnership with the libraries, VCU Graduate School, VCU Writing Center and VCU Wellness Resource Center.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0129 or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2019-20/dissertation-retreat.html.

Registration will close Jan. 28 for a Groundhog Day caving trip to western Virginia. Register for the Feb. 1 trip, hosted by VCU Recreational Sports, at the following URL.

For more information, contact Joey Parent at parentaj@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1274 or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/outdoor-adventure-program/trips-clinics-weekly-activities/.

VCU School of Medicine has announced the keynote details for the VA Regional Health Sciences Education Symposium to be given at 11 a.m. Feb. 28 at the Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. Sheila Chauvin, Ph.D., M.Ed., of LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans, will present "Educational Scholarship as a Team Sport: The C's to Success." Chauvin will discuss a conceptual framework as a systematic approach to envisioning and enhancing productivity in educational research and scholarship through engagement with others. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Katherine Henderson, M.Ed., at KJTHenderson@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/VAsymposium.

VCU Libraries, in support of open and affordable course materials across the VCU community, announces that a new round of statewide VIVA (Virtual Library of Virginia) Course Redesign Grants is open for applications. These $1,000 to $30,000 grants empower Virginia faculty with the resources and time they need to redesign courses by swapping textbooks and other expensive course materials for open, no cost, or library options. Apply at the following URL by Feb. 28.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/news/2020-news/apply-by-feb-28-for-state-grants-to-switch-to-open-or-no-cost-course-materials.html.