11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Join VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and the VCU Human Research Protection Program for virtual, open consulting hours, including consultants from biostatistics, informatics, IRB, FDA regulatory program, research library services, research navigation and study participant recruitment. Faculty, students and staff from all VCU schools and departments are encouraged to take advantage to receive guidance on new and existing research studies. Click on the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Nyssa Towsley at ntowsley@vcu.edu or visit https://events.vcu.edu/details.asp?myVal=74636.

12 p.m. to 12:50 p.m.

Robert Oscar, R.Ph., CEO and president of RxEOB, will focus on the role of health informatics in today's health care sphere at a seminar hosted by the Center for Pharmacy Practice Innovation. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Madeleine Wagner at cppi@vcu.edu or visit http://bit.ly/CPPISeminars.

12 p.m.

Changes have been made to the exhibition schedule at The Anderson, 907 1/2 W. Franklin St., due to the impacts of inclement weather. The opening of "We Built This House," an exhibition of Washington, D.C., artists, has been postponed to Feb. 23. Four exhibitions have been extended until Feb. 26: Paige Morris's "A girl is a girl is a girl," GM Keaton's "Spit in my mouth," Min Haeng Kang's "See As One" and Jack Lwin's "Life Without Buildings."

For more information, contact Monica Kinsey at kinseym@vcu.edu or (703) 282-0530 or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/programs/theanderson/.

12:30 p.m.

TRIO Student Support Services invites VCU faculty, staff and campus partners to learn more about the services TRIO provides to VCU's first-generation and low-income students. TRIO staff will be on hand to answer questions about referring students and potential partnerships for future events and activities. Questions: http://trio@vcu.edu. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Michelle Bair at trio@vcu.edu or visit http://bit.ly/MeetTRIO.

7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Collective Corazón will host a student-led roundtable discussion on Zoom concerning the hesitancy in the Latinx Community regarding the COVID-19 vaccine. All students are welcome to participate. Click on the following URL for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Ashley Victor at victora@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/93638130804.

Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 from noon to 12:45 p.m.

Join the Office of Student Experience as guest speaker Grace D. Gipson, Ph.D., will discuss the ways people use images, as well as how images use people and change their perception. The session is designed with health sciences students in mind. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact the Office of Student Experience at studentexp@vcu.edu or visit https://www.pubapps.vcu.edu/vphs/OSEReg/Form.aspx?EventTypeID=3.

Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU's Department of Health Behavior and Policy will host a seminar featuring alumnus Omar El Shahawy, M.D. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Mary Johnson at johnsonme6@vcu.edu or visit https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYtdeCrpzwiGdPrPPbBpfXLDW4Vf1jQ5hlr.

Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Join Tara Burke, assistant professor of Focused Inquiry, and Christian Henderson, discovery advisor, in this supportive and open space to discuss the intersections of being a first-generation student with an LGBTQIA+ identity. Students can submit questions ahead of time or show up as they are to engage in dialogue. Submit questions at http://bit.ly/YouFirstPresents022321questions. Click on the following URL for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Bambacus at bambacuses@vcu.edu or visit http://bit.ly/YouFirstPresents022321.

Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Elsie Harper-Anderson, Ph.D., L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, will discuss her work as an urban planner as Black history month draws to a conclusion. The Coffee and Talk event will be hosted by the Urban Studies Student Organization. Questions: Email T.J. Boyce at boycetj@vcu.edu or visit https://rampages.us/ussavcu/. Click on the following URL for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Jacqueline Stephens at stephensjl2@mymail.vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/99110430602.

Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU's Department of Biomedical Engineering will present Nick J. Willet, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Emory University. Willet will discuss "Regenerative Engineering and Rehabilitation for Musculoskeletal Injury and Disease." Register for the Zoom link 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_j38jCsz7SdWHocaR6tCG9A.

Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research will continue its grant-writing series with a session via Zoom. Amanda Hall, Ph.D., director of VCU's Community-Engaged Research, will discuss best practices for writing a grant impact statement that conveys the potential benefit to society of your research. Questions: http://www.cctr.vcu.edu. Register 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/meeting/register/tJ0scOGppj8tHNeOnrl8oTjq1l7z0iK6pB0g.

Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

The Health and Wellness Library will present "Rare Disease Resources" on Zoom. In conjunction with Rare Disease Day, learn more about finding free and reliable rare disease resources for patients, caregivers, providers and the general public. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact K.J. Ricasata at ricasatakj@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2432 or visit https://vcu.libcal.com/event/7548029.

Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021 at 7 p.m.

Professional students from a variety of different medical backgrounds will discuss their journey and share tips at an event hosted by United Healthcare Network. Undergraduate students will have an opportunity to ask questions about the application process and workload. Click on the following URL for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Suzannah Brook Boaz at uhcnatvcu@gmail.com or visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83935503246?pwd=NURGZHl4WTBBcUVLNmVleWx1b29mUT09.

Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

VCU Graduate School is holding a virtual open house. Explore the university's 140 graduate programs; 20-plus of which programs are ranked in U.S. News and World Report's top 50.

For more information, contact Jenna Lenhardt at gradpartners@vcu.edu or visit https://hopin.com/events/vcu-virtual-open-house-spring-2021#schedule.

Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

VCU's Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture will host a virtual panel discussion as part of Black History Month. The following panelists will participate: Anthony Antoine, anchor at NBC12; Regina Boone, staff photojournalist at the Richmond Free Press; and Michael Paul Williams, columnist at the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Marcus Messner at mmessner@vcu.edu or visit https://robertson.vcu.edu/news/speaker-series-panel-discusses-future-of-black-lives-matter-movement.html.

Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021 at 7 p.m.

Hear from industry professionals and professors about what it is like to be a being a working woman in STEM. This event is hosted by VCU's Society of Women Engineers. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Anisha R. Beladia at abeladia10@gmail.com or (571) 208-6049 or visit http://cglink.me/2dV/r1011247.

Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021 from 9 a.m. to noon

This Canvas training session for faculty will provide a deep dive into advanced gradebook features and how to utilize these with assignments, quizzes and other graded items. The presenter will also answer and discuss questions from those in attendance. An hourly agenda and link to register is available on the VCU Canvas website at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jamillah Martin at canvaslearn@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/learn-canvas/.

Friday, Feb. 26, 2021 at noon

In support of America Saves Week, join VCU Human Resources and Fidelity Investments for an introduction to the first steps in investing. Learn key investing concepts, common investment types and how to choose your investment approach. Register in Talent at the following URL.

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

Friday, Feb. 26, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

The InterHealth Professional Alliance will sponsor its second Death Café. Death Cafés offer a supportive space to help prepare for clinical and community conversations about death, dying, grief and loss. This is not a bereavement support group. The event is free and open to all VCU faculty, staff and students. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Katherine Clancy at clancyka@mymail.vcu.edu or (804) 517-5377 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIvfuuhrjgpE9FJshE4fWsDxXvz6Apn26b2.

Friday, Feb. 26, 2021 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

The Focused Inquiry Learning Lounge, VCU Libraries and the Campus Learning Center will host Demystifying the Art of Talking to Faculty, rescheduled due to the university's closure last week. In this workshop, students, faculty and academic staff will provide strategies for communicating and building relationships with professors. Students of all majors are welcome. Questions: https://focusedinquiry.vcu.edu/the-fi-learning-lounge-fill/. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Hannah Franz at askinh@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcoc-2sqTsqEt1ZcDCAmVwa5eUd_Ys0UHRb.

Friday, Feb. 26, 2021 at 3 p.m.

VCU's School of World Studies will host a virtual public lecture by Manlio Graziano, Ph.D., who teaches Geopolitics and Geopolitics of Religion at Sciences Po and la Sorbonne, Paris, and at the Geneva Institute of Geopolitics. He has recently written "Geopolitics of International Relations in the 21st Century." VCU Associate Professor Bernardo Piciché, J.D., Ph.D., will offer a brief response. An audience Q&A will follow. This event was rescheduled due to inclement weather. Questions: https://worldstudies.vcu.edu/. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rohan Kalyan at rkkalyan@vcu.edu or (808) 294-2607 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/95115216242.

Friday, Feb. 26, 2021 at 8 p.m.

VCU's Jazz 4 Justice virtual concert has been rescheduled for 8 p.m. Feb. 26. It will feature the VCU Jazz Orchestra I, Jazz Orchestra II, Small Jazz Ensembles, Choral Arts Society, Vox Concordia, J4J Scholarship Recipients, the poetry of retired Virginia Supreme Court Justice John Charles Thomas and former Virginia Secretary of Education Anne Holton directing the VCU JO I. Admission is free to the link at the following URL.

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

Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Women on Fire will host a virtual Black history month-themed "Family Feud" Game Night. Groups will be formed on the day of the event. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Taylor Jackson at womenonfireatvcu@gmail.com or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIrfuqrpj8oHdTMhKL1Sg071bialCy_Vk56.

Monday, Mar. 1, 2021 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

This event, hosted by VCU's Student Government Association, will focus on honest and transformative conversations between White and Black women in the academic environment. Five panelists will explore such topics as recognizing unconscious bias, engaging in difficult conversations and implementing antiracist behavior in a professional setting. All VCU and VCU Health students, faculty and staff are invited to participate. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ann Kee at keesa@vcu.edu or visit http://cglink.me/2dV/r1006877.

Tuesday, Mar. 2, 2021 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

VCU's L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs will hold a graduate programs online informational session for VCU employees via Zoom. An overview of the school's graduate programs and benefits will be presented. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ross Losapio at wsrecruit@vcu.edu or visit http://bit.ly/WSforVCUemployees.

Tuesday, Mar. 2, 2021 from 11 a.m. to noon

VCU's Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence will host a discussion involving how faculty can be more open-minded when receiving feedback about writing. The session will also explore strategies for guiding others on giving meaningful feedback to faculty. Register at the following URL for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/EGH5waCTxme5repT7.

Thursday, Mar. 4, 2021 from noon to 1:30 p.m.

VCU's Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation will host a panel with Aashir Nasim, Ph.D., vice president for Inclusive Excellence; Faye Belgrave, Ph.D., professor of psychology; and Maghboeba Mosavel, Ph.D., associate professor of health behavior and policy. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Joshua Hahn at hahnj2@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1524 or visit https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYuf-6urDsoHN1Jc-lJcEGRnVy4Ak69bncd.

Friday, Mar. 5, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

A selection of nearly 20 works covers nearly 10 years of work by Harold Mendez. Comprising sculpture, printmaking and photography, Mendez invites the viewer to explore the tension between fiction and truth, visibility and absence, and how history and geography shape our sense of self and our relationship to the world. The exhibit will be on display at the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St., March 5-June 27.

For more information, contact Stephanie Stanton at stantons@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/exhibitions/harold-mendez-let-us-gather/.

Friday, Mar. 19, 2021 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

This event, sponsored by VCU Online, VCU Academic Technologies and the CTLE, provides an opportunity for faculty who have been working in Canvas to share successes and ideas for best practices. This free event is open to all faculty. Questions: https://go.vcu.edu/learn-canvas. Attend the session via Zoom at https://vcu.zoom.us/j/3556791109. Presenters and participants should register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Brianne Jackson at onlinepd@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/_fba.

Tuesday, Mar. 23, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

Art Kellermann, M.D., MPH, professor and senior vice president for VCU Health Sciences and CEO of VCU Health System, will present “Times of Change: Educational Scholarship During Major Transition” as the keynote address at VCU’s School Medicine 2021 VCU Virtual Health Sciences Education Symposium. Questions: Email Katherine Henderson at katherine.henderson@vcuhealth.org. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Deborah Stewart at deborah.stewart@vcuhealth.org or (804) 828-6591 or visit https://go.vcu.edu/vcuhses.

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.

The President's Awards for professional and administrative distinction, which honor VCU and VCU Health employees for outstanding performance, achievement and service excellence, are open for nominations. The deadline is Feb. 28. Details: VCU Human Resources Reward and Recognition website.

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

The Pipeline Podcast creates a forum for listeners around the world. Episodes are hosted by the Division for Health Sciences Diversity with VCU Pipeline alumni joining as co-hosts. Alumni share their experiences post Pipeline programs and give updates on their health-care career endeavors. Pipeline is streaming on all podcast platforms. Search: VCU Pipeline.

For more information, contact Rayallan Fredericks at fredericksr@vcu.edu or visit http://dhsd.vcu.edu/podcast.