2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The Pace Center Student Organization will host a virtual community conversation at which speakers from the VCU community will address the following question: How are your personal experiences motivating or discouraging your current political or social action? Hear speakers’ experiences and engage in reflection with other students and members of the community. Questions: http://www.thepacecenter.com. Register on RamsConnect at the following URL.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Roderick at eroderick@vcu.edu or visit http://cglink.me/r8637.

3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU Honors College will host Assistant Professor Derek Prosser, Ph.D., for a Berglund seminar. He will discuss yeast genetics and how understanding the molecular mechanisms of membrane transport and identifying ways to manipulate specific pathways can have wide-ranging implications for human health and disease. Contact the email below for the event link.

For more information, contact Jared Johnson at jajohnson4@vcu.edu or visit https://www.facebook.com/events/346116816779882/.

4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The VCU Writing Center will present an online Comics and Graphic Novels workshop. This interactive workshop will explore the written development of comics and graphic novels by providing advice and tips to script for a visual medium. The Zoom link is hosted on the center's events page at the following URL.

For more information, contact Trey Burnart Hall at hallbr@vcu.edu or visit https://writing.vcu.edu/events/.

Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020 at noon

VCU's Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies and OPULENCE, a queer art collective/research project, will present DISCOURSE x SOUND, a new online lecture series highlighting contemporary DJs alongside new, cutting-edge research on gender, queerness and Black/Brown livelihoods. Jillian Hernandez will discuss her new book, "Aesthetics of Excess," followed by a DJ set by Juana. The Zoom link is available a the following URL.

For more information, contact Madison Moore at mamoore2@vcu.edu or visit https://gsws.vcu.edu/news/discourse-x-sound-an-online-lecture-series-from-opulence-.html.

Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020 at 10:30 a.m.

The Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will host Queer Coffee Hour. The session will include dialogues around sexuality, gender and their intersections while continuing to provide a (virtual) space for authentic conversations and identity expression. Register (mandatory) for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Kim Green at greenk2@vcu.edu or visit https://linktr.ee/vcuomsa.

Monday, Oct. 26, 2020 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Heart to Soul in Action at VCU is hosting a Halloween-themed Candygrams event. Earn volunteer hours by making candygrams for patients at the Doorways, an organization that houses VCU Medical Center patients and their families. Pick up card-making kits at University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., and have them dropped off to us by Oct. 29. For questions or to schedule a separate pick-up or drop-off time, contact heart2soulinaction@gmail.com.

For more information, contact Harshita Balla at ballah@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/hearttosoul/home/.

Monday, Oct. 26, 2020 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The VCU Writing Center will present an interactive workshop focusing on the tools necessary to meet the needs of an audience by writing strong, logical, structurally sound work. The Zoom link is hosted on the center's events page at the following URL.

For more information, contact Trey Burnart Hall at hallbr@vcu.edu or visit https://writing.vcu.edu/events/.

Monday, Oct. 26, 2020 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU's Honors College will host Mijin Kim, Ph.D., staff psychologist at VCU Counseling Services, for a Berglund seminar. Kim will discuss the prevalence and common sources of mental health issues, mental health stigmas and ways to dismantle mental health stigmas within the Asian American communities. Contact the following email address for the event link.

For more information, contact Jared Johnson at jajohnson4@vcu.edu or visit https://www.facebook.com/events/601580497397352/.

Monday, Oct. 26, 2020 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

VCU's Bangladeshi Student Organization will hold a fundraiser at Chipotle, 810 W. Grace St. Participate by ordering online or in-person. Order online by using the use code DQMBWQN from 4-8 p.m. or show the flyer at checkout.

For more information, contact Rosha Chowdhury at bsoatvcu@gmail.com.

Monday, Oct. 26, 2020 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Awareness of systemic racism has heightened, and RVA Health Alliance for Social Justice and Equity will host a discussion focusing on race-adjusted algorithms and their impact on patients. Register (mandatory) at the following URL.

For more information, contact Victoria Ngo at ngovm2@vcu.edu or visit http://tinyurl.com/racebasedmed.

Monday, Oct. 26, 2020 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Make an appointment Oct. 23 to get a flu immunization Oct. 26 in Room 129, Robert Blackwell Smith Building, 410 N. 12th St. This is the fourth of four upcoming sessions on both campuses. Set up an appointment at the following URL.

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

Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

VCU Globe will host a panel discussion with Mark Stroh, acting principal deputy assistant secretary and managing director for international media in the Bureau of Public Affairs at the Department of State, and Doug Mercado, humanitarian affairs advisor to the U.S. Agency for International Development. Contact Angela Lehman for the event link at the following email address before 9 a.m. Oct. 27.

For more information, contact Angela Lehman at aglehman@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r_RhsFRM18mWk-2B8Lru7KTVHfzzo8ky0XefdGSZKus/edit?usp=sharing.

Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020 from noon to 12:45 p.m.

Karen Legato of Health Brigade will discuss the Five Guiding Principles to ensure the physical and emotional safety of an individual at a workshop designed with health sciences students in mind. The workshop will be hosted by the Office of Student Experience. Register (mandatory) at the following URL.

For more information, contact Chelsea Gary at garycs@vcu.edu or visit https://www.pubapps.vcu.edu/vphs/OSEReg/Form.aspx?EventTypeID=13.

Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Gain a deeper and more advanced understanding of the creative tool used by Hollywood filmmakers, TV editors and anyone with a story to tell. Adobe video expert Jonathan Carrera will present Premiere Pro's newest features, workflows and automated tools powered by Adobe Sensei that speed up time-consuming tasks to allow time to focus on the story. The session is hosted by the VCU Libraries Workshop in collaboration with VCU's da Vinci Center. Details at the following URL.

For more information, contact Gregory Kimbrell at kimbrellgg@vcu.edu or (804) 393-2951 or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2020-2021/wednesdays-in-the-workshop.html.

Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020 at 11 a.m.

The VCU Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute will host a HIGHER Ground Women's Leadership Development Program Virtual Open House. Hear firsthand experiences from program alumnae about how the program has affected them personally and professionally. A Q&A will also be included. Questions: https://gehli.vcu.edu/programs/higher-ground-womens-leadership-development-program/. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Kiara Faulks at GEHLI@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1169 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMqdOGqqz4uGNDZEuO6VQV342BQPwv2K8r_.

Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020 from noon to 1 p.m.

The VCU C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and the Department of Biostatistics will present an online lunch research seminar. Ekaterina Smirnova, Ph.D., VCU biostatistics assistant professor, will discuss formulating a research hypothesis, common types of studies, data collection, sample size and the analysis plan. Questions: http://www.cctr.vcu.edu. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Pam Dillon, Pharm.D., research liaison, at pmdillon@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1519 or visit https://zoom.us/j/94075867520?pwd=Vmp5bmxvcDIxbGpob0xTMjZhRG1Bdz09.

Friday, Oct. 30, 2020 at 7:30 p.m.

The Pharmacology and Toxicology Student Organization will present a Spookfest Social, with events including a pumpkin carving contest, costume contest and dress-your-pet contest. Pumpkins will be provided by the PTSO to those who sign up. More details and contact information can be found on the group's RamsConnect page, PTSO Student Resources page and Facebook page. The Zoom meeting ID is 995 3801 6447.

For more information, contact Clare Diester at diestercm@vcu.edu or visit https://rampages.us/phtxstudentresources/events/.

The VCU Child Development Center is accepting applications from Pell Grant recipients who are VCU undergraduate students with children between 16 months and 5 years of age. A CDC grant can provide child-care support for VCU students to ensure their retention and persistence to graduation. For more about the center or to complete a wait-list application, visit the following URL (families tab).

For more information, contact Thomas Beatty, Ed.D., at thbeatty@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7377 or visit https://cdc.soe.vcu.edu.

On Oct. 26 from 10-11 p.m., VCU Technology Services will be making changes to the Adobe Single Sign-on configuration. End-users may need to sign in to their VCU Adobe Enterprise account once again by using their VCU email address and password. If you experience sign-in issues, email the following address.

For more information, contact Houston Griffith at adobe@vcu.edu or visit https://status.ts.vcu.edu.

Ram Pantry is seeking students who would like to receive free surplus produce that would otherwise go to waste. Questions: https://dos.vcu.edu/services/ram-pantry/. Sign up for the program at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lisa Mathews-Ailsworth at rampantry@vcu.edu or (804) 828-4514 or visit https://forms.gle/E1tALMG8SnvVVBto8.