12 p.m.

In honor of VCU's Research Week, join the university's National Scholarship Office for a final online informational session about the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, a fully funded opportunity to spend a year in one of 140-plus countries to conduct research, work on a creative project, pursue postgraduate study or teach English. Register and find the Zoom link at the following URL. The sessions are open to all; juniors, seniors and graduate students are encouraged to attend.

For more information, contact Meredith Sisson at mrsisson@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6868 or visit https://forms.gle/7A43APqQxUEMu7vx6.

3 p.m.

VCU Libraries' Innovative Media Department, in partnership with the VCUarts Department of Fashion Design and Merchandising, will present an online demonstration of how to make a personal face mask. This virtual workshop covers the basics of creating a cloth face mask with common materials and tools found at home. Different methods will be covered, including no-sew solutions. Neither previous sewing experience nor access to a sewing machine is required.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2019-20/workshop-masks.html.

8 p.m. to 9 p.m.

VCUarts The Anderson presents a Zoom lecture and positive intention exercise led by Petra Szilagyi, a graduate student in the Sculpture + Extended Media Studies department. The lecture and exercise will last approximately 20 minutes each and will be followed by a brief question and answer period. Join the event at this Zoom link: https://vcu.zoom.us/j/93078474331.

For more information, contact Monica Kinsey at kinseym@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/community/news/petra-szilagyi-lecture-and-positive-intention-exercise.

Friday, Apr. 24, 2020 from noon to 1:30 p.m.

How is your ethnicity experienced at VCU during COVID-19? Students are invited to share how their ethnic groups (those with whom they share a common culture, ancestry, religion and/or language) are impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. RAMmalogues is an opportunity for virtual dialogue where you can talk with other students about these lived experiences and understand them in the context of acceptance, belonging and inclusion. This will be a special online session using Zoom (with some small group discussions). As the coronavirus outbreak creates distance between us, we believe it is still important to stay connected, check in with our peers and have a discussion about the emotional, mental and social impacts of COVID-19. RAMmalogues provides a braver/safer space for students to talk with each other about their social identities and lived experiences at VCU through dialogues on race, gender, class and similar themes, led by trained facilitators provided by Kimbrough Consulting and Richmond Action Dialogues. Register at the following URL to be sent a link to join this virtual community on April 24 at noon.

For more information, contact Jan Altman, Ph.D., at jhaltman@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8947 or visit https://inclusive.vcu.edu/iexcel/rammalogues/.

Friday, Apr. 24, 2020 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence will host an online workshop to discuss strategies and suggestions for writing a spring 2020 teaching reflection for annual review and/or promotion documents. Register at the following URL for a Zoom link and password.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/KSVp744BrhaEHDKc8.

Sunday, Apr. 26, 2020 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church "EOTC" Campus Ministry of VCU will hold a virtual monthly conference, "The Second Resurrection." Join the session, which will feature sermons, hymns and group discussions, via RingCentral at the following URL or dial +1(470)8692200,,1493255044#.

For more information, contact Leah Berta at bertaa@vcu.edu or (571) 489-9505 or visit https://meetings.ringcentral.com/j/1493255044.

Monday, Apr. 27, 2020 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU Biology Department, School of World Studies and Office of Sustainability invite faculty and students to an online session via Zoom to discuss advancing campus sustainability at VCU. 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, Apr. 27, 2020 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Jamillah Martin and Christopher McDonald lead a virtual session hosted by the Center for Teaching and Learning Experience on using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra for live class meetings. Register at the following URL for a Zoom link and password.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/bKqwtmDgbpe3gJPeA.

Tuesday, Apr. 28, 2020 at 10 p.m.

Students Today Alumni Tomorrow presents the annual Ram exSCREAM virtual-style. The end of the semester can prove to be a stressful time, especially this year with the added layer of a global pandemic. Students are invited to log on to Zoom at the following URL to let all that stress out through a synchronized scream.

For more information, contact Allison Toney at aktoney@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/98677961691.

Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2020 at 3 p.m.

Explore creative and collaborative uses of Google Docs. In the webinar, part of a series by VCU Libraries' The Workshop, participants will work in small teams to create a collaborative poem that includes multimedia elements.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2019-20/workshop-webinars.html.

Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2020 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

VCU Pre-X and VCU Healthcare Innovation Sprint are coming together for this year’s virtual Demo Day. Judges from the VCU da Vinci Center’s Angel and Corporate Advisory Boards and VCU Health will select the winning pitches. Additionally, there will be a People’s Choice Award for each program that includes digital pitches from all teams and is open to the community to vote. Register for the online event at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lloyd Young at youngel3@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/da-vinci-demo-day-2020.

Thursday, Apr. 30, 2020 at 10:30 a.m.

Preservation Librarian Nora Bloch will lead a Zoom session on "Celebrating Preservation Week: Collections Care Activities at VCU Libraries and Preserving Your Personal Treasures." Find out how VCU Libraries protects its valuable collections of books, artifacts and art. Also, ask questions about how to preserve individual family treasures and documents. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2019-20/community-zooms.html.

Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at noon

The VCU Office of Alumni Relations will present a webinar about the end of college and the start of life as a VCU graduate. With the wide world of opportunities (and challenges) ahead, students can use a few life hacks to get their post-college journey off to a good start. Javon Davis (B.S.’14/GPA; Cert.’15/GPA; M.P.A.’16/GPA) and Stephanie Joyner (B.S. '13/H&S), members of the Recent Graduate Council, will answer your questions about making most of your city and finding happiness in your new home. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Allison Toney at aktoney@vcu.edu or visit https://blogs.vcu.edu/enews/2020/03/09/adulting-101-series-adulting-doesnt-have-to-be-hard/.

The VCU First Destination Survey is live for May 2020 graduates on Handshake at VCU. Responses to this survey will provide VCU with information used to improve career and academic advising, student recruitment and student services. Upon completion, participants will automatically be entered to win prizes. Log into the survey at the following URL. Names will not be associated with responses in any public way. In the next six months, participants will be able to review or change individual information.

For more information, contact Danielle Pearles at ddpearles@vcu.edu` or (804) 828-2216 or visit http://tiny.cc/VCUFDS20.

Earn a technology specialization through the College of Engineering. Fundamentals of Computing is open to non-computer science majors/minors, VCU and VCU Health employees and non-degree-seeking students. Online courses include Computers and Programming, Software Engineering and Web Development, Data Science Skills, and Cybersecurity Skills. Eligible employees may use their tuition benefit/education assistance.

For more information, contact VCU Office of Continuing and Professional Education at ocpe@vcu.edu or visit https://egr.vcu.edu/fundamentals-of-computing/.

VCU's virtual celebration site is now open for May 2020 graduates to personalize. The site will give each graduate the opportunity to submit a photo and brief message. Graduation is an important moment for everyone to recognize. Graduates who plan to participate in this virtual celebration should personalize their graduation slide by April 27. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact VCU Office of University Events at UNIVevents@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.marchingorder.com/#/.

University Student Commons and Activities will host a Virtual Intercultural Festival through April 25 to celebrate the diversity of VCU and the surrounding community. Share everyday cultural expressions on The Commons social media at #ICFEverywhere and #ICFFlashback.

For more information, contact Hanan Kourtu at kourtuhm@vcu.edu or visit http://tinyurl.com/ICFKeynoteSpeaker.

Do you miss The Workshop and all the making that happens there when the space is physically open? Come hang out with The Workshop crew virtually to figure out ways to keep making stuff together with creative technologies. Those who attend can either respond to a creative prompt along with the whole group or join others in a breakout room. Sessions will be every Tuesday at 2 p.m. and every Friday at 3 p.m. until May 8.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2019-20/workshop-making.html.

VCU Libraries' data management expert hosts open sessions from 9-11 a.m. on Mondays through May 4. Does social distancing make it difficult to keep your research on track? Need to plan, vent frustrations or just share with others? Seize the data and start your week with a data chat. Qualitative, quantitative, humanistic, mixed-methods ... everything is fair game. Come and share weekly reflections and plan out your week's work.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2019-20/data-chats.html.

VCU Parking and Transportation will not place student permits for sale for the summer 2020 semester. Fall sales will resume in July 2020. In the meantime, students with extended parking needs may contact VCU Parking and Transportation directly at the following email address.

For more information, contact VCU Parking and Transportation at parking@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7275.

Audio Storytelling, a new Humanities and Sciences elective class for fall 2020, will be taught through the VCU Student Media Center. The 300-level class is open to any undergraduate student in any major; no prerequisites or previous experience are required. The special topics class — HUMS 391, section 903 — will be held 4-6:40 p.m. on Thursdays in the fall semester at the Student Media Center, 817 W. Broad St.

For more information, contact Allison Bennett Dyche at abdyche@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1975.

VCUarts The Anderson is now accepting submissions for student video work. Selected submissions will be displayed online via Vimeo reel. Submissions close at 11:59 p.m. on April 24. Current VCUarts students are invited to submit their work.

For more information, contact Monica Kinsey at kinseym@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/community/news/open-call-for-student-video-work-3-opens-4-20.

VCU School of Medicine students have put together a virtual 5K to benefit The Holli Fund, a Richmond nonprofit providing grants to local restaurant workers such as those affected by COVID-19. Details may be found at the following URL. The event continues through April 29.

For more information, contact Rebecca Pilkington at pilkingtonra@mymail.vcu.edu or (540) 645-1749 or visit https://www.facebook.com/events/2624143061174827/.

Vote for your graduate student representatives. Evoke your responsibility to enhance the graduate student experience. Cast your ballot at the following URL.

For more information, contact Edward Beckwith at GSA@VCU.edu or visit http://cglink.me/s28535.

Preliminary slide presentations have been posted by the search committee for the position of Dean, School of the Arts and Special Assistant to the Provost for the School of the Arts in Qatar. The university community is invited to submit questions for the candidates using the “submit a question for this candidate” link next to each candidate’s headshot. A moderator will present the questions to the candidate during a recorded forum in the order in which they have been received. Questions must be submitted by 9 a.m. April 27.

For more information, contact Jenn Arce at jmarce@vcu.edu or visit https://provost.vcu.edu/searches/artsdean/candidates/.

VCU School of Social Work's Food Access and Well-Being study invites VCU students to participate in an online survey. This research seeks to learn about student’s food access, basic needs and related concerns before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey takes 10-15 minutes. Participants have a chance for compensation. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Youngmi Kim, MSW, Ph.D., at ykim@vcu.edu or (804) 828-3613 or visit https://vcussw.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bDUqahL28dQWyax.