12 p.m.

The L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs and the VCU Writing Center will hold a virtual workshop on writing winning personal statements for graduate school applications via Zoom, with a focus on grad programs preparing students for careers in the public sector. Register at the following URL.

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

5 p.m.

Join faculty and staff from the VCU School of Nursing and VCU's da Vinci Center for Innovation to learn about the graduate certificate program that provides opportunities for students to advance their knowledge and skills at identifying problems and implementing solutions to foster high quality, safe and accessible health care. General information will be shared and a current student, Alison Montpetit, Ph.D., RN, will take part in a Q&A. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lloyd Young at youngel3@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/hc-feb.

7 p.m.

Altria representatives will review the résumés of members of the Society of Women Engineers at VCU. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Anisha Beladia at beladiaar@vcu.edu or (571) 208-6049 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEtcumqqD0uGNBXdOlq6SrARQFI91nqJ6wR.

Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

The Health and Wellness Library will host a Zoom session featuring Michelle Gossip, cardiology program manager, who will discuss common heart conditions and steps to take to maintain a healthy heart. 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/7345161.

Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 from noon to 1:30 p.m.

Wavelength, an online lecture series, is a collaboration between VCUarts, the ICA at VCU and VCUarts Qatar. This series brings together a dynamic group of artists, designers, curators and scholars. American Artist’s work considers black labor and visibility within networked life. Their practice makes use of video, installation, new media and writing. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Stephanie Stanton at stantons@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/wavelength-american-artist/.

Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 from noon to 12:45 p.m.

Join the Office of Student Experience as guest speaker Paul Perrin, Ph.D., will discuss how national events influence patients of color and their perceptions of clinical care. Explore the policies and practices in non-health sectors that have impacts on health and health equity. The session is designed with health sciences students in mind. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Office of Student Experience at studentexp@vcu.edu or visit https://www.pubapps.vcu.edu/vphs/OSEReg/Form.aspx?EventTypeID=13.

Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

VCU's National Scholarship Office will host a virtual informational session about the Fulbright Scholarship, an award that provides funding for research, study and teaching opportunities abroad. Questions: Email natlscholar@vcu.edu. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Meredith Sisson, Ph.D., at mrsisson@vcu.edu or visit http://blogs.vcu.edu/natlscholar.

Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The VCU Writing Center will present an online workshop via Zoom. The event will focus on the tools necessary to write 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/.

Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Join Ka Toya Wagner, director of the Student Financial Management Center, for this week's You First Presents talk. Learn the ins and outs of financial aid and discover all the features of the Student Financial Management Center. Questions: http://youfirst.vcu.edu. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Bambacus at bambacuses@vcu.edu or visit http://bit.ly/YouFirstVCU021621.

Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The Commons will present a virtual workshop with VCU Toastmasters. Learn new skills and build confidence in your ability to speak to groups. Register via RamsConnect at the following URL.

For more information, contact Justin Raibolt at jraibolt@vcu.edu or visit http://cglink.me/2dV/r917125.

Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

VCU Career Services will present the first of six workshops to help participants feel as confident as possible in the career prep journey. Part 1 will focus on goal setting. Register on Handshake at the following URL.

For more information, contact VCU Career Services at careers@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.joinhandshake.com/events/686675.

Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Learn how to become more involved with mental health activities at VCU and meet other members of Active Minds at the organization's first general body meeting of the semester. Questions: Email activeminds4vcu@gmail.com. Click on the following URL for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Rachel Bastien at bastienrd@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/95669811932.

Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Poetry Club will virtually hold its first event, an introduction to the club. Click on the following URL for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Maheen Farooqi at farooqims@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/99428908072.

Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 at 7 p.m.

The 10-year anniversary of the RTR Teacher Residency will be celebrated with a keynote address by Chris Emdin, Ph.D., the New York Times best-selling author of "For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood ... and the Rest of Y'all Too." Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Cheyanne Brown at browncl27@vcu.edu or (914) 310-3287 or visit http://bit.ly/RTRkeynote.

Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU's Biomedical Engineering will host Angela Harrivel, Ph.D., LaRC ExMC Center Lead Exploration Medical Capability NASA Langley Research Center. Harrivel will discuss "Applications of BME and Human Performance Monitoring at NASA." Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rene Olivares-Navarrete, Ph.D. at ronavarrete@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CsE6fr28TH2fpAYsg4S0iw.

Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

Help your audiences better understand your research. Learn tips for designing engaging conference posters and configuring your content for both print and digital formats. This session is part of VCU Libraries' ongoing Advance Your Research program series. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.libcal.com/calendar/workshops/posters.

Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Salma Omer, Ph.D., an undergraduate alumna of VCU's Initiative for Maximizing Student Development Scholars Program, will be featured in the center's monthly Alumni Spring Speaker Series. The series includes a diverse selection of alumni from the VCU Center on Health Disparities Research Training Programs. Speakers will discuss their experiences and career paths as underrepresented minorities in the biomedical sciences. Questions: https://healthdisparities.vcu.edu/. Click on the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Khiana Meade at khiana.meade@vcuhealth.org or (804) 827-0719 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/98731295826.

Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.

Join the Office of Student Experience as guest speaker Megan Hollis of VCU Career Services discusses job seeking via different formats and platforms and in what ways they differ from in-person. She will also outline what to expect and how to prepare when looking for a job. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Office of Student Experience at studentexp@vcu.edu or visit https://www.pubapps.vcu.edu/vphs/OSEReg/Form.aspx?EventTypeID=1.

Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 at noon

Are you interested in working as a health-care professional? Do you have goals of attending VCU's Health Professions schools? Alumni of the Health Sciences Pipeline Summer programs will be available at this informational session. Questions: http://dhsd.vcu.edu. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lorayah Lenore at ltlenore@vcu.edu or visit http://bit.ly/VCUSummerPipelineInfoSession.

Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 at 7 p.m.

The Society of Women Engineers will host a fun and relaxing self-care activity. Click on the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Anisha Beladia at beladiaar@vcu.edu or (571) 208-6049 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/94661916903.

Friday, Feb. 19, 2021 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Approaching your professors with questions and ideas is not always easy, but it’s essential for getting the most out of your time in college. In this Zoom workshop, students, faculty and academic staff will equip you with strategies for communicating and how to build relationships with your professors. Students of all majors are welcome. The event will be hosted by VCU Libraries, the Campus Learning Center and the Focused Inquiry Learning Lounge. Register at the following URL.

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

Friday, Feb. 19, 2021 from 3 p.m. to 4:30 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. Click on the following URL for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Rohan Kalyan at rkkalyan@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/97787674704.

Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021 at 4 p.m.

Trombonist, composer and Jazz Studies Director Antonio Garcia will present his virtual Faculty Jazz Recital featuring Mary Hermann García, VCU Jazz Orchestra I, VCU Commonwealth Singers, VCU Greater Richmond High School Jazz Band and The Nashville Avenue Stompers. The free concert can be streamed at the following URL.

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

Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The VCU Office of Continuing and Professional Education is partnering with Kaplan Test Prep to offer students who are in the testing cycle or looking to start their MCAT prep in the next year an opportunity to participate in a free MCAT sample class. The session will be presented by MCAT veteran instructor Petros Minasi. Learn more about the MCAT structure, how to best prepare for the test, MCAT sample questions and get an overview of Kaplan resources. Questions: https://ocpe.vcu.edu/mcat. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact VCU Office of Continuing and Professional Education at ocpe@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1322 or visit http://liveclass.kaptest.com/WKGL210008.

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.

Friday, Feb. 26, 2021 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Learn about the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs graduate programs and how they can help advance your career. Register for the virtual session at the following URL.

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

VCU School of Business has joined the worldwide network of over 400 schools by aligning the Bachelor of Science with a concentration in human resource management to Society for Human Resource Management's academic program. With the alignment, VCU School of Business will better prepare future HR professionals to join the profession at the entry level and make meaningful and viable contributions to an organization’s success from day one.

For more information, contact Cody Symanietz at mgmt@vcu.edu or visit https://business.vcu.edu/academics/management-and-entrepreneurship/bs-in-business-concentration-in-human-resource-management/.

The Health Hub at 25th is looking for volunteers for a virtual Homework Clinic Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:30-6:30 p.m. This is an opportunity to help the East End community and tutor fourth- through eighth-grade students in core subjects. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Vega Watts at healthhubints@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc1SlEdi9nYPyOjTYm3dsKC8xE0QIedl2Dpc4_nEvnSZzdmVg/viewform.

Experiencing computer issues? FixIT, VCU’s on-campus computer repair resource, is located in Barnes and Noble, 1111 W. Broad St. inside RamTech. FixIT can assess and repair most computer brands from any retailer, including Apple and Dell. FixIT is authorized for in-warranty repairs. FixIT is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

For more information, contact Erinn Budd at fixitservice@vcu.edu or (804) 827-9334 or visit http://ramtech.vcu.edu.

VCUDine has modified dining hours and locations based on results from a recent survey of dining plan holders. Beginning Feb. 15, Hours will be changed at the following locations: Market 810, AVO, Cabell Starbucks, Au Bon Pain, Pizza Hut and Chili’s. Bleecker Street will return soon in M810. See the new hours at the following URL or follow @VCU_Dining on social.

For more information, contact Lauren Hay at dining@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1148 or visit http://vcu.campusdish.com.

Check out "WELLcome Back," the latest episode of What the Well? The episode, produced by the student staff of the Health Promotion and Well-Being Center, focuses on healthy singleness on V-Day, taking care of your mental health and New Year's resolutions. Find the podcast on most streaming platforms or at the following URL.

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

The Peer Health Educators at The Health Promotion and Well-Being Center (The Well) and University Counseling Service's Advocacy Program are offering the opportunity for Rams to express love and gratitude to one another. Send a virtual card at the following URL to show someone you're grateful for them.

For more information, contact Keyuna Patterson at pattersonk7@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/oaFqWJEjyZk4rTLM7.