5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

The Graduate Student Association will hold a general body meeting with Daniel C. Bullard, Ph.D., dean of VCU's Graduate School, to discuss inclusion and student concerns. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ann Kee at keesa@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/gsa/rsvp_boot?id=914304.

Friday, Jan. 15, 2021 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The Wilder School will host an event honoring distinguished faculty professor L. Douglas Wilder, Virginia's 66th governor. "Ahead of His Class: Celebrating 90 Years of Pathbreaking Leadership in Education" will commemorate Wilder's 90th birthday. His career and commitment to public education will be recognized with a virtual celebration. Register for the Zoom link at https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMvcOmprT4uH93G2Jo3FyV3SxajPb2U6Use. Register for the virtual celebration at the following URL.

For more information, contact Katie Huynh at huynhkp@vcu.edu or (804) 827-0867 or visit https://wilder.vcu.edu/news-and-events/news-articles/ahead-of-his-class-celebrating-90-years-of-pathbreaking-leadership-in-education-1.html.

Friday, Jan. 15, 2021 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Norman E. Sharpless, M.D., director of the National Cancer Institute, will discuss COVID-19 and cancer at a Zoom webinar. The event will be co-sponsored by the Governor’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; the Office of Health Equity at the Virginia Department of Health; VCU Massey Cancer Center and faith leaders from the Facts and Faith Fridays group. The event is open to the public. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Melissa Mitchell at mmitchell9@vcu.edu or visit https://vcuhealth.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IVACtnGNRDuoa5tRNYeH0w.

Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021 at 2 p.m.

The Martin Luther King Week virtual keynote event, “Social Justice and Contemplative Practice: Honoring the Legacy of Dr. Oliver Hill, Jr.,” will feature a panel discussion focusing on how Hill’s legacy answers King’s call to end injustice. Register for the keynote event at the following URL. Additional activities during the week, Jan. 17-22, will include a supply drive supporting Richmond and Henrico public school students and volunteer opportunities. Register for the keynote event at the following URL and check back for more information about the student supply drive, events and volunteer opportunities.

For more information, contact VCU's Division for Inclusive Excellence at inclusive@vcu.edu or visit https://mlkday.vcu.edu/.

Friday, Jan. 15, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The ICA has extended "Fernanda Laguna: As Everybody" through Feb. 28. "As Everybody" is a survey of work by Argentinian multimedia artist Fernanda Laguna, who investigates her surrealist aesthetic and feminist activism. "As Everybody," Laguna’s first solo exhibition in the United States, weaves together various facets of her practice as a visual artist, curator of alternative art spaces, novelist, poet and activist. The Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St., is open from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday through Sunday.

For more information, contact Stephanie Stanton at stantons@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/exhibitions/fernanda-laguna-as-everybody/.

Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 from 12 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Find a moment of quiet reflection in the middle of the day with guided meditation. The 30-minute session provides a sense of calm, peace and balance, while improving attention, focus and the ability to work through stressful circumstances. Register in Talent@VCU.

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

Monday, Feb. 8, 2021 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

VCU Human Resources and the Learning, Development and Organizational Culture team will facilitate a two-hour remote learning session on designing and diagnosing teams for effectiveness. The content is based on Roger Schwarz's mutual learning model. Effective behaviors and norms are introduced. Register in Talent@VCU at the following URL.

For more information, contact Penny McFarline at mcfarlinep@vcu.edu or visit https://bit.ly/3buXhed.

Monday, Feb. 8, 2021 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The Center for Corporate Education will present its Lean Six Sigma Green Belt program online for Spring 2021. Learn how to spot defects and run your team efficiently by spending a week earning your LSS Green Belt certification. Full-day sessions of this class will be held Feb. 8-12. Register at the following URL or email corp-ed@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Carrie Hawes at cjhawes@vcu.edu or (804) 828-3165 or visit http://go.vcu.edu/corped.

Recreational Sports will offer swim lessons for children. Parent/child and preschool levels 1-3 will be held on Saturday mornings at the aquatic center, Cary Street Gym, 101 S. Linden St. Registration closes at noon on Feb. 5. The first session of lessons will be held Feb. 6-March 6.

For more information, contact Jenna Dillon at dillonj3@vcu.edu or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/aquatics/childrens-swim-lessons/.

Supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, the Pilot Imaging Fund supports innovative imaging projects that use the Wright Center’s Collaborative Advanced Research Imaging facility. Faculty investigators may apply by 5 p.m. Feb. 21 for awards of up to $25,000 to support one-year, clinical and translational research projects.

For more information, contact Pam Dillon, Pharm.D., research liaison, at pmdillon@vcu.edu or visit https://cctr.vcu.edu/support/funding/pilot-imaging-fund/.

Are you a woman ages 18 to 25? Would you like to participate in a research study aimed to accept your body? Involvement includes participation in a one-week online intervention that lasts 45 minutes total. Participants are asked to complete one-hour online surveys at three time points. Eligible participants will receive compensation in the form of Amazon gift cards. For more information and to determine eligibility, contact the following email address.

For more information, contact Alexandria E. Davies at daviesae@mymail.vcu.edu or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=DYARNEF8ND.