3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

"One Richmond, One Book" is a reading program by ReadToThem.org that provides books in March to Richmond Public Schools for family literacy. Volunteers can serve as classroom readers, activity leaders, transporters, creative members and more. Project coordinator TaLees Owens will host an orientation for volunteers at the Center on Health Disparities, fourth floor, Theatre Row Building, 730 E. Broad St. Refreshments and children's books will be provided. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Alisa Brewer at alisa.brewer@vcuhealth.org or (804) 827-2075 or visit https://forms.gle/BYn448KpWiamKxvb7.

4 p.m.

VCU's women's lacrosse team will take on Gardner-Webb University at Cary Street Field, Harrison and Cary streets.

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

7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU Health will host a safety fair as part of Patient Safety Awareness Week in the Main 2 Meeting Center, Main Hospital, 1250 E. Marshall St. Topics to be covered at the event include medication safety, exposure safety, fall safety and more. Prizes and one special grand prize will be available.

For more information, contact Adam Austin at acaustin@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Mar. 12, 2020 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences will present a lunchtime seminar. Tim Aro and Patrick Shi of the Wright Center will discuss HIPAA-compliant cohort discovery platforms, which help researchers evaluate potential research populations, answer research questions with deidentified data and develop collaborations across institutions. The seminar will be in Room 2-010, Tompkins-McCaw, 509 N. 12th St. Participants may bring lunch. Register 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.

Thursday, Mar. 12, 2020 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence will present a workshop on recognizing and preventing faculty burnout. The session will be held in Room 4100, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. Proactive tips to prevent burnout will be discussed. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/q8FSPoateJNFY5eR7.

Friday, Mar. 13, 2020 at 6:30 p.m.

The VCU baseball team will take on Iona College at The Diamond, 3001 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd. The teams will also play at 2 p.m. March 14 and 1 p.m. March 15.

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

Wednesday, Mar. 18, 2020 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

An ICA Shop will feature Lauren Francescone and Zeynab Izadyar. The event will be held at the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St. Francescone, a New York-based artist and designer, is founder of the contemporary ceramics publication Temperatures. She received a B.S. from the University of Virginia School of Architecture and an MFA from Yale University School of Art. Izadyar is an independent interdisciplinary designer and founder of VVORK VVORK VVORK, a slow-made streetwear-inspired garments studio in Brooklyn, N.Y. Izadyar received a BFA from Tehran University and an MFA from Yale.

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

Friday, Mar. 20, 2020 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

The Muslim Health Professionals at MCV will hold the group's annual networking dinner in Ballroom B, Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. Attendance is open to everyone. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Maliha Rahman at rahmanma4@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScQCbtZGP5srEVfuNIWS8xslkldpf-upoAFc8PhQbHAEVbtpg/viewform.

Friday, Apr. 3, 2020 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU Female Founders Summit will bring together the region’s female founders and innovators to make change in their communities and cultivate opportunities for the next generation. This year’s inaugural theme is "Activate. Engage. Empower." The one-day summit, part of the IDEATE (Increasing Diversity in Entrepreneurial and Tech Ecosystems) series, will be hosted by the da Vinci Center. The event will be held at the Dewey Gottwald Center, 2301 W. Leigh St.

For more information, contact Kendra Cabler, Ph.D., at cablerka@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/da-vinci-female-founders-2020.

Wednesday, Apr. 15, 2020 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

VCU Center for Corporate Education presents "People Management." This is part of the "Mastering Management" series, a comprehensive professional development program that builds essential skills for managing money, people and your career. The fee is $595. A 10% discount is available to VCU alumni and VCU/VCUHS employees. The cost includes lunch, parking, all materials and a one-hour one-on-one coaching session following the course. 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/peoplemgmt.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Grand Rounds for March 12 with Tadataka Yamada, M.D., who completed residency training on the MCV Campus in 1974, have been canceled. There will be no Internal Medicine Grand Rounds on March 12.

For more information, contact Saher Randhawa at saher.randhawa@vcuhealth.org or (804) 628-5775 or visit https://intmed.vcu.edu/education/rounds/.

VCU announces a COVID-19 site for members of the VCU and VCU Health community. The site, located at the following URL, is the source for the latest VCU updates, alert levels, travel advisories and health tips. It can also be accessed from the VCU homepage and the VCU Alert page. It includes the latest university actions such as student and employee travel and recommended actions, as well as information resources.

For more information, or visit https://blogs.vcu.edu/covid-19-coronavirus/.

VCU undergraduates engaged in mentored research are encouraged to submit an abstract for consideration. Presentations may be for completed research projects, completed papers or research in progress. The deadline for submission of abstracts is March 22. The deadline for poster files is April 12. The symposium event is April 22. Questions: https://provost.vcu.edu/initiatives/urop/poster/

For more information, contact Herb Hill, Director of Undergraduate Research, and Creative Inquiry at urop@vcu.edu or visit http://wp.vcu.edu/vcuurop/2020/02/03/symp2020call/.

VCU Campus Services is offering faculty and staff discounts for spring break through March 15. VCUDine will offer 20% off the entire purchase at eight locations. (Check vcu.campusdish.com for locations and hours.) RamTech will have 25% off VCU gear and 15% off third-party accessories. Barnes and Noble (both locations) will offer 15% off VCU gifts, clothing and general books. (Visit vcubooks.com for hours.) Faculty and staff must show a valid VCU ID at the time of purchase.

For more information, contact Christy Rabil at crabil@vcu.edu or (804) 828-3615.