Tuesday, Mar. 10, 2020 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence will present a workshop on Kaltura MediaSpace Basics. The workshop will be held in Room 4100, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. Learn how to perform the fundamental tasks needed to deliver instructional video content to your students. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/xxd45sv1Xr19ZaTb8.

Tuesday, Mar. 10, 2020 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

The last half-century has seen a wide range of cutting-edge advancements in cancer prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment and survivorship. Join Robert Winn, M.D., director of VCU's Massey Cancer Center, as he discusses the impact of the nation's cancer centers in advancing scientific discoveries into new standards of care and what's on the horizon for cancer research and care in the 21st century. The talk will be at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, 1800 Lakeside Ave.

For more information, contact Melissa Mitchell at mmitchell9@vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Mar. 10, 2020 from 9 a.m. to 9:50 a.m.

Alison Montpetit, Ph.D., RN-BC, VCUHS Director of Nursing Research and Innovation, will present "Tales from the Bedside - Conducting In-patient Research at VCU Health" at the March One VCU Clinical Research Teams meeting. The meeting will be held at the Learning Center, Main Hospital, 1250 E. Marshall St.

For more information, contact Emily Komornik at komornikea@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Mar. 11, 2020 from noon to 1 p.m.

Take a break from email notifications, meetings and your to-do list to find a moment of quiet reflection in the middle of your day with mindful meditation. The session, hosted by VCU Human Resources and VCU Recreational Sports, will be held in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. It is open to all and no previous meditation experience is necessary. Register in Talent.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/worklife/.

Wednesday, Mar. 11, 2020 at 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.

Wednesday, Mar. 11, 2020 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

"Amazing Grace," a concert film starring Aretha Franklin, will be screened at the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St. Accompanied by the Rev. James Cleveland and the Southern California Community Choir, Franklin recorded the album over two days in January 1972 at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles. Producer Alan Elliott has compiled footage from the performance for the film.

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

Thursday, Mar. 12, 2020 at noon

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.

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 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU Human Resources and VCU Staff Senate are partnering to present Quest for the Best Career Development Conference for employees to network with colleagues and explore learning opportunities. Choose between identical sessions, one from 8 a.m.-noon or another 1-5 p.m. in the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Lunch will be provided. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ashley Staton at statonan@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1957 or visit https://staffsenateconference.vcu.edu/.

Tuesday, Mar. 17, 2020 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence will present a workshop on developing allies in the classroom and beyond. The workshop, to be held in Room 4100, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave., will include a discussion about the following questions: What is an ally? Do I need one? How can I be one? Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/1nynrc3DCycx5UrB9.

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

This workshop, hosted by VCU Human Resources, focuses on the four key components of financial health - spend, save, borrow and plan. Participants will have the opportunity to determine, in confidence, an individual financial health score and the necessary steps to improve it. The session will be in the Learning Center, Main Hospital, 1250 E. Marshall St. Lunch will be provided. Register in Talent.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/worklife/.

Friday, Mar. 20, 2020 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Peer Mentoring Program of the Office of the Provost and the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence will sponsor five writing seminars throughout the day. The event will be held in Room 3100, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. Topics will include journal writing in humanities and social sciences; book proposal, writing and publication; framing your work for readers outside your discipline; grant writing in the arts, humanities and sciences; and journal writing in biomedical sciences. A full agenda is at https://provost.vcu.edu/about/events/writingbuffet/. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScOZAcTzNCSPzvkpprBzuk-_ea-CFAzlZu0_TaSRRudGWFVkA/viewform.

Friday, Mar. 20, 2020 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Human Library will be in the Rams Lounge, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Individuals are also sought who are interested in sharing a five-to-10-minute narrative of their life story with members of the university community.

For more information, contact Noura Allen at allennc@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1k00Dc_YbkltfVAbFvaA6ZrqPGv9SdC0HMT2MoNzLiD8/viewform?ts=5c630d55&edit_requested=true.

Saturday, Mar. 21, 2020 at 11 a.m.

The VCU Brandcenter, 103 S. Jefferson St., will host an online informational session. The session will include an introduction to the master’s program and areas of concentration, a chance to hear from current Brandcenter students and faculty and information about the application process from the director of admissions. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rachel Ensing at ensingr@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8384 or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/visit_BC_Mar21.

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.

Tuesday, Apr. 14, 2020 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Women’s Health Research Day is a celebration and promotion of research activities in the Institute for Women's Health at VCU. The program will include a plenary symposium, poster awards and reception highlighting women’s health research by VCU faculty and students. This year's symposium will be "Gender-Based Violence: Campus, Community and Beyond." The event will be held at Hermes A. Kontos Medical Sciences Building, 1217 E. Marshall St. Online abstract submission guidelines and registration information are available at the following URL.

For more information, contact Benoit Meyrieux at benoit.meyrieux@vcuhealth.org or visit https://womenshealth.vcu.edu/researchday.html.

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 Advocacy Program through University Counseling Services calls all artists to submit a piece for an art display which honors survivors during Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Take Back the Night will be held from 6-8 p.m. on April 28. The event provides a place to speak out and build community. Any medium of art is welcome; ideas for pieces will be considered until April 1. Working drafts are due by April 10. Submit art ideas at the following URL.

For more information, contact Confidential Advocates at myoptions@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6200 or visit http://Tinyurl.com/TBTNArt2020.

March 16 is the election deadline for voluntary contributions to become effective in April for Virginia Retirement System Hybrid Plan participants. Voluntary contributions can be changed once per calendar quarter. Participants can voluntarily contribute up to 4 percent of their creditable salary and receive up to a 2.5 percent employer match.

For more information, contact VCU Human Resources, Benefits at benefits@vcu.edu or visit http://www.varetirement.org/hybrid.

Episcopal Campus Ministry in association with Red Door Ministry at Grace and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church is in need of gently used men's clothing. Each week students and community members come together to feed hungry, pray for the sick and provide for basic needs. Clothing can be dropped off at the church, 8 N. Laurel St., between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Thursday.

For more information, contact the Rev. Kimberly Reinholz, ECM chaplain, at kareinholz@vcu.edu or (804) 359-5628 or visit https://ghtc.org/outreach/red-door-ministry/.