Friday, Jan. 17, 2020 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Presented by VCUarts The Anderson and the ICA, Honduran artist Leonardo González will perform a provocation within Guadalupe Maravilla’s "Disease Thrower" installation. Using Ryszard Kapuscinski’s text "La Guerra del Fútbol" (1990) as a framework, González deconstructs and reconstructs narratives surrounding the events of the “Soccer War,” a brief military episode which provides parallels to migration, land rights and the legacies of colonization. The performance, in Spanish, will be at the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St.

For more information, contact Monica Kinsey at kinseym@vcu.edu or (703) 282-0530 or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/programs/theanderson/.

Friday, Jan. 17, 2020 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Opening receptions will take place at The Anderson, 902 1/2 W. Franklin St., for several exhibitions. "Stone’s Throw: Arte de Sanación, Arte de Resistencia," curated by Laura August, presents artworks by Central American artists that reference resistance and healing. Faculty member Julia E. Pfaff explores digital and manual methods of production in "Artifacts: Whole-Cloth Quilts." Also on view: works by LGBTQIAFO students in "Self-Projection" and artworks by PAPR student Nicholas Gerson in "Memorial: No. 1."

For more information, contact Monica Kinsey at kinseym@vcu.edu or (703) 282-0530 or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/programs/theanderson/.

Friday, Jan. 17, 2020 at 7 p.m.

Chi Alpha will host a night of prayer and worship at the Chapel, 1836 Park Ave.

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

Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Guatemalan artist and museum educator Hellen Ascoli will lead a family-friendly, bilingual weaving workshop presented by VCUarts, The Anderson and the ICA. Participants will be introduced to the history and traditions of Mayan textiles. This all-ages workshop, at the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St., is free. All materials will be provided. Ascoli is one of the artists whose work is in the exhibition "Stone’s Throw: Arte de Sanación, Arte de Resistencia, which opens at The Anderson, 907 1/2 W. Franklin St., on Jan. 17.

For more information, contact Monica Kinsey at kinseym@vcu.edu or (703) 282-0530 or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/programs/theanderson/.

Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Collaboration Services will host a workshop for first-time users of Google Forms and an introduction to new design functions. The session will be held in Room 108, Technology Administration Building, 701 W. Broad St. Register at the following URL.

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

Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020 at 3 p.m.

VCU Libraries reprises its Wednesdays in the Workshop series. Each week, the Innovative Media department offers hands-on demonstrations of resources, equipment and work spaces. See the following URL for a complete schedule. First up is a session designed for UNIV 112 students' projects. "What Even Is a Multimodal Project?" will be presented by Hannah Franz, Assistant Professor and Interim Director of the Focused Inquiry Learning Lounge, Department of Focused Inquiry. The 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.

Friday, Jan. 24, 2020 from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

VCU School of Business Executive Graduate Programs will host a Master of Decision Analytics Experience Day. Gain a comprehensive understanding of the weekend format master’s program, sit in on a class and share lunch with current students. The session will be held on the third floor, Snead Hall, 301 W. Main St. Register at the following URL. Questions, Bill Miller, wjmille1@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Rachel Kaeser at rekaeser@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0612 or visit http://decisionanalytics.vcu.edu.

Friday, Jan. 24, 2020 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The VCU School of Business Executive Graduate Programs will host Executive MBA Experience Day. Gain a comprehensive understanding of the weekend format MBA program, sit in on a class and share lunch with current students. The session will be held on the third floor, Snead Hall, School of Business, 301 W. Main St. Questions, Bill Miller at wjmille1@vcu.edu or register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rachel Kaeser at rekaeser@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0612 or visit http://emba.vcu.edu.

Friday, Jan. 24, 2020 at 4 p.m.

VCU da Vinci Center will host SoGal Richmond, a community of female student founders and students interested in entrepreneurship. The community will connect monthly for networking, speakers, workshops, resource sharing and intentional development. The event will be at the center, 807 S. Cathedral Place. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Kendra Cabler at cablerka@vcu.edu or visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sogal-richmond-meet-up-where-do-your-values-lead-tickets-89822995999.

Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020 from 10 a.m. to noon

The ICA will host a seminar for artists focusing on setting personal goals, assessing skills and viewing money less as a reward and more as a tool. The session will be at the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St. Participants will consider the value and drawbacks of their own procrastination.

For more information, contact Meredith Carrington at mtcarrington@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1088 or visit http://icavcu.org.

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

The VCUarts Department of Art History will present a lecture with Douglas Fordham, Ph.D., assistant professor of art history at the University of Virginia. This talk examines how the medium of aquatint shaped the message of British imperialism and supplied a growing market with images of distant places in the late 18th century. By remaking the world in aquatint, traveling artists and printmakers simultaneously remade what it meant to be British. The talk will be in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave.

For more information, contact The Department of Art History at arthistory@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/arthistory/2020/01/08/lecture-remaking-the-world-in-aquatint-january-30th/.

VCU will host several events celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. during the university's 2020 MLK Celebration Week. All events are free and open to the public. A full event listing for the week can be found at the following URL.

For more information, contact Flo Johnson at mlkday@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8947 or visit https://mlkday.vcu.edu/event-schedule/.

FixIT, VCU’s on-campus computer repair resource, is located inside RamTech at 930 W. Grace St. FixIT can assess and repair Apple and Dell computers, no matter where they were purchased and is authorized for in-warranty repairs. FixIT is open 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Friday.

For more information, contact Erinn Budd at ramtech@vcu.edu or (804) 827-9334 or visit http://ramtech.vcu.edu.

VCU's Global Education Office is seeking homestay hosts Jan. 24–Feb. 1 when the office hosts a delegation from Kazakhstan through the Open World Leadership Program. Host responsibilities include the provision of a private bedroom/bathroom, breakfast daily and a couple of dinners. Transportation will be provided.

For more information, contact Nichole Dorton at nldorton@vcu.edu or (804) 827-9331.

A draft of the revised Assessing Student Learning Outcomes in Degree and Certificate Programs policy is now open for university comment through Jan. 27. The draft policy can be found at the following URL.

For more information, contact Scott Oates at sfoates@vcu.edu or visit https://policy.vcu.edu/universitywide-policies/policies-open-for-public-comment.

A draft of the revised Faculty Bonus Award policy is now open for university comment at the following URL through Jan. 27.

For more information, contact Amy Unger at ajunger@vcu.edu or visit https://policy.vcu.edu/universitywide-policies/policies-open-for-public-comment/.

A draft of the proposed new Scholarship Management policy is now open for university comment through Jan. 27. The draft policy can be found at the following URL. Questions, Mike Flanigan at mflanigan@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact James Orr at jeorr@vcu.edu or visit https://policy.vcu.edu/universitywide-policies/policies-open-for-public-comment/.

Curious about managing your stress with mindfulness? The Health Promotion and Well-being Center will continue to offer resilience lab appointments for students on the Monroe Park and MCV campuses this semester. Sign up for appointments at the following URL.

For more information, contact Mia Liadis at liadisa@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6919 or visit http://thewell.vcu.edu.

The Office of Student Leadership and Civic Engagement invites students, faculty and staff to volunteer with the Historic Evergreen Cemetery restoration project for MLK Day of Service on Jan. 20. Transportation and lunch will be provided. Registration is required at the following URL.

For more information, contact Nicole Patterson at nlpatterson@vcu.edu or visit http://cglink.me/r630305.

Effective the week of Jan. 19, Ram Pantry, Room 121, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., will be open from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

For more information, contact Felicia Dixon at fdixon@vcu.edu or (804) 828-3475 or visit https://dos.vcu.edu/services/ram-pantry/.

VCU School of Medicine is looking for black women ages 18-25 with a BMI between 25-45 kg/m2 in the Richmond area who want to take part in a study designed to capture experiences of racial discrimination. HER Squared is a research study designed to provide the opportunity to reflect on various experiences with racism and how you deal with the experiences. Compensation is available for eligible participants.

For more information, contact Kristal Brown at kristal.brown@vcuhealth.org or (804) 628-4644 or visit http://hersquaredrva.com.