10:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

VCU faculty members are being asked to provide feedback on each candidate in the search for an assistant director by the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence. Virtual interviews will include a workshop for faculty planned and facilitated by each candidate. The first candidate will present on active learning and classroom assessment techniques. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/3FXUV3GpFmpFy5yK8.

5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

VCU's Honors College will host Alison Jones-Nassar, volunteer engagement manager at SOAR365, for a Berglund seminar. Jones-Nassar will discuss service, including how the action can transcend divisions, facilitate dialogue and shift power dynamics. She will also share more about the nonprofit organization SOAR365 and delve into why current partisan politics and the pandemic make service even more critical.

For more information, contact Jared Johnson at jajohnson4@vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Apr. 13, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

Join the VCU Advocacy Program for a lunch and learn session to discuss black women and sexual assault. The discussion will explore the connection between black women, the Me Too movement and underreporting. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tameika McCoy at myoptions@vcu.edu or visit http://Tinyurl.com/VCUSAAM2021.

Tuesday, Apr. 13, 2021 from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Doctors Without Borders @VCU will co-sponsor a blood drive with the American Red Cross at the Pace Center, 700 W. Franklin St. Volunteers will be accepted the day of the blood drive. Questions: Email or Instagram at @friendsmsf_vcu. Sign up to donate at the following URL.

For more information, contact Doctors Without Borders at vcu.msfchapter@gmail.com or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/dwbsc/rsvp_boot?id=1075844.

Tuesday, Apr. 13, 2021 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence and VCU Libraries - Innovative Media will present a workshop on VoiceThread. Participants will learn the basic functions while looking at the difference between the student and instructor experiences and how to translate between the two. The session will also touch on strategies for orienting students to a new tool and the importance of testing technology for both mobile and desktop environments. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/moFpkn6pXNQfN52V7.

Tuesday, Apr. 13, 2021 at 8 p.m.

Professor Antonio Garcia will direct the VCU Jazz Orchestra I with featured guest guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel. Professor Tony Martucci will lead the VCU Small Jazz Ensemble. The VCU Jazz4Justice Scholars will also perform. Music by Berg, Coltrane, Cooke, Eisenberg, Ellington, Evans, García, Maddox, Mercer, Proffitt, Rosenwinkel, Schertzinger, Shorter, Tizol, Wilkins and Windley will be performed. Admission to the livestream at the following URL is free.

For more information, contact Antonio Garcia, director of Jazz Studies, at ajgarcia@vcu.edu or visit https://go.vcu.edu/concerthall.

Wednesday, Apr. 14, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU's Department of Biomedical Engineering will present Jennifer L. Collinger, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh. Collinger will present a seminar titled "Intracortical Brain-Computer Interfaces to Restore Arm and Hand Function." The faculty host will be Dean Krusienski, Ph.D. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact René Olivares-Navarrete, Ph.D., at ronavarrete@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kLzVUhMXTnS5Q2G6aLYKuQ.

Wednesday, Apr. 14, 2021 from noon to 12:30 p.m.

The pace is meditative, emphasizing peace and calm in body and mind and will include about half the number of poses included in a regular flow class. Poses are held longer; participants will take several breaths in each pose instead of moving to each breath. No equipment is required, but a yoga mat is recommended. This class will be hosted by VCU Human Resources and VCU Recreational Sports. Register in Talent@VCU at the following URL. Questions: https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/worklife/.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://bit.ly/3u8kWaw.

Thursday, Apr. 15, 2021 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Join VCU's Student Accessibility and Educational Opportunity and Student Affairs for an introduction to the job search process and what disability support looks like in a professional environment. Register for this session, on résumés and interview skills, in Handshake at the following URL.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Engel at engele2@vcu.edu or (540) 848-0525 or visit https://vcu.joinhandshake.com/events/733890.

Thursday, Apr. 15, 2021 from noon to 4 p.m.

Earn volunteer hours for making cards. Heart to Soul in Action at VCU is partnering with Ronald McDonald House Charities to make spring-themed care packages for families visiting VCU Medical Center. Volunteers can pick up a card kit outside the Commons Plaza along the Linden walkway (across from Harris Hall) and finished cards can be dropped off in the Heart to Soul in Action box until noon April 22 in the Student Commons next to the vending machines left of the doors.

For more information, contact Niara Gray at heart2soulinaction@gmail.com or visit https://heart2soulinaction.wixsite.com/vcu-hsa.

Thursday, Apr. 15, 2021 from 7 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.

VCU's Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies of The School of World Studies will present Melanie O'Brien, Ph.D., senior lecturer in international law, University of Western Australia, an award-winning teacher of international humanitarian law, public international law and legal research. The event is in keeping with the annual VCU tradition of commemorating the Armenian genocide and honors a connection forged by the late VCU professor Herbert Hirsch and Richmond's Armenian community. This year's event highlights the neo-genocidal threats to the Armenian people, culture, religion, identity and homeland. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL. The event is open to the public.

For more information, contact Mayda Topoushian, Ph.D., at mtopoushian@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIodumopzstE9LsbRhSLHFO6WIfYkHw-nMi.

Monday, Apr. 19, 2021 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Health Occupations Students of America at VCU will host a blood drive at the Pace Center, 700 W. Franklin St. Volunteers can sign up at the following URL. Donors can schedule an appointment by visiting www.redcrossblood.org. Use the sponsor code Pacecenter and select the April 19 blood drive when signing up. All blood donations are tested for COVID-19 antibodies. Questions: Email Lahari at ramagiril@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Jenalyn Abisia at abisiajl@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OZNW4p9xSMaN86lBCXo4oFMtvGJ7qGGvIPXCQuzUOAU/edit?usp=sharing.

Monday, Apr. 19, 2021 at 4 p.m.

Aspen Brinton, Ph.D., will discuss the relevance of her new book, "Confronting Totalitarian Minds: Jan Patočka on Politics and Dissidence," to contemporary political movements. Patočka was a Czech philosopher who lived through the turbulent politics of 20th-century central Europe and shaped his intellectual contributions in response to those events. He died in 1977 as the result of medical complications from interrogations by the secret police after he was arrested for being involved in the Charter 77 movement in Czechoslovakia. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Catie-Reagan Palmore at palmorecr@vcu.edu or visit https://humanitiescenter.vcu.edu/events/meet-vcus-authors-aspen-brinton-phd.html.

Tuesday, Apr. 20, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

Anushree Vichare, MBBS, MPH, Ph.D., assistant professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, The Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, will discuss health care workforce diversity as part of VCU's Department of Health Behavior and Policy Research Seminar Series. Questions: http://hbp.vcu.edu. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Mary Johnson at johnsonme6@vcu.edu or (804) 628-3443 or visit https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUoce-prDItE9LaI4Y0ugB3MISpjLkbpnww.

Tuesday, Apr. 20, 2021 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

VCU's Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence will present a workshop on embracing the writing feedback process. The session will include a discussion of how to be more open-minded about feedback received on writing. An exploration of strategies for guiding others on how to offer meaningful feedback will also be included. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/KzByvUo7dPS1NXig7.

Wednesday, Apr. 21, 2021 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

University Counseling Services will present a discussion aimed to increase awareness about experiences of body discrimination in the LGBTQIA+ community, understand factors that inhibit self-love and provide strategies for combating body dissatisfaction for LGBTQIA+ folks and allies. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Carlie C. McGregor at mcgregorc@vcu.edu or visit https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMvcuiqrTspH9GDFfLNd_PdvSL4IdgXZuWm.

Thursday, Apr. 22, 2021 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Join the peer coaches from the Money Spot to learn about paying back student loan debt. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact the Money Spot at themoneyspot@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ezgWSbmlQAWp3xO3IsLquA.

Wednesday, Apr. 28, 2021 from noon to 1:15 p.m.

The Health and Wellness Library will host a bookmaking workshop in conjunction with Library Preservation Week. Nora Bloch, VCU Libraries Collections Care librarian and conservator, will demonstrate how to make a booklet for displaying photos or journaling. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Dana Ladd at dlladd@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2432 or visit https://vcu.libcal.com/event/7626474.

Thursday, Apr. 29, 2021 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

VCU's Center for Corporate Education will present its Human Resources Essentials program online for Spring 2021. Interested in entering the HR field? Get an introduction to the principles of Human Resources. Full-day sessions will be offered April 29 and 30. Visit the following URL or email corp-ed@vcu.edu for more information.

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

Monday, Jul. 12, 2021 at 8 a.m.

Registration is open for the Office of Strategic Engagement’s VCU Summer Learning Academy. The academy explores critical topics in education, preparing educators to create a culture of educational excellence and equity in schools through innovative techniques. Over 50 different sessions will be offered this summer. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Leslie LaBrie at labrielu@vcu.edu or visit https://ose.soe.vcu.edu/professional-learning/summer-learning-academy/.

New online Canvas training sessions are scheduled and ready for registration. Academic Technologies has partnered with VCU Online to provide a full schedule of training covering a variety of Canvas topics. Training will be delivered by members of both teams who have prepared the university's Canvas environment and resources to smooth the transition. View the training schedule at the following URL.

For more information, contact Brianne Jackson at onlinepd@vcu.edu or visit https://go.vcu.edu/learn-canvas.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. VCU's Police Department is committed to the Start by Believing campaign, which encourages believing survivors when they disclose assaults. To sign the pledge, visit the following URL and use campaign hashtag #VCUBelieves. VCU Police has a dedicated victim-witness coordinator, Ofc. Jasmine Merricks, as well as victim-witness officers on all shifts who can speak with survivors about reporting options.

For more information, contact Ofc. Jasmine Merricks at jnmerricks@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6365 or visit https://www.startbybelieving.org/pledge/.

Join the Social Norms Think Tank as the group discusses springtime during a pandemic, how to take a break with no spring break, self-care, intuitive eating and healthy sleep. Find the podcast on most podcast streaming sites or visit the following URL.

For more information, contact Kendyll Graham at grahamk4@vcu.edu or visit https://shows.acast.com/what-the-well/episodes/spring-into-wellness.

Amnesty International at VCU is recruiting talent for its virtual Jamnesty concert. Details can be found at the following URL.

For more information, contact Myia Samuels at samuelsma@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc66GmuBFV3xhtimNzfsWvD9wxwCIDdKA5hcHezA3FuTTZwQQ/viewform.

The KL2 Program at VCU is a two-year award funded and administered by the NIH's National Center for Advancing Translational Science and VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research. The KL2 award provides talented junior faculty investigators a mentored, research-intensive experience in a multidisciplinary setting. The application process for 2021 opens April 12 and applications are due July 12. Applications from women and underrepresented populations are strongly encouraged.

For more information, contact Rob DiRenzo at direnzor@vcu.edu or visit https://cctr.vcu.edu/education-and-training/kl2-program/.

VCU's Institute for Drug and Alcohol Studies is inviting volunteers aged 21-55 who frequently drink alcohol to participate in a research study to add to the science for developing new treatments for people with alcohol use disorder. To find out if you can volunteer for this study, contact study4u@vcu.edu or call the following telephone number to complete a prescreen questionnaire. All research is confidential and volunteers are paid for their time.

For more information, contact Mandy Adams at msadams@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3784 or visit https://idas.vcu.edu/research/.