12 p.m.

In conjunction with Self-Care Day on March 24, why not treat yourself to learning more about the Health Promotion and Well-Being Center's free, one-on-one, stress management and mindfulness sessions for students? Click on the following URL for the Zoom link. Questions: https://thewell.vcu.edu/programs/resilience-lab/.

For more information, contact Mia Liadis at liadisa@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/94369128814.

12 p.m.

Join VCU Alumni and moderator Sarah Golding, Ph.D., associate professor and director of undergraduate research for the department of biology, for a panel discussion about what it takes to trailblaze in the sciences, what skills they value most in their professions and what we can do to ensure that the next generation of women follow their lead. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Amy Gray Beck at acbeck@vcu.edu or visit https://www.vcualumni.org/Calendar/Details/41971.

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

Looking for an opportunity to stop, breathe and be? Join The Well for a special edition of their weekly, virtual guided meditation in conjunction with Self-Care Day. This meditation will be a restorative practice on self-care and is suitable for all levels of practice. Join on Zoom at the following URL.

For more information, contact Mia Liadis at liadisa@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/93693450990.

5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The Alexandrian Society will host a lecture by Christopher Roberts, Ph.D., Rhode Island School of Design. The lecture, free and open to all, will focus on the legacy of Confederate monuments and African burial grounds in the American South. Click on the following URL for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Aaron Pirnat at pirnatam@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/92403906052.

Thursday, Mar. 25, 2021 at 10 a.m.

A new club, HSP @ VCU (Highland Support Project), is hosting a food drive for the Free Food Fridges in Richmond. The fresh food drive will be at one of the Community Dinner events to collect fresh produce, meats, eggs, canned food and menstrual products to donate to the community. Fridge space at the Pace Center, 700 W. Franklin St., will be used to store perishable items until delivery.

For more information, contact Rebecca Chandler at chandlerr2@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Mar. 25, 2021 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The peer coaches at the Money Spot will conduct a workshop about funding graduate school. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact The Money Spot at themoneyspot@vcu.edu or visit https://business.vcu.edu/about-us/events/general-events/grinding-for-that-graduate-degree.html.

Thursday, Mar. 25, 2021 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The Sigma Phi Epsilon VA Beta Chapter is collaborating with the Richmond Behavioral Health Foundation to promote mental health awareness and benefit the VCU students and community. Click on the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Callum Doty at dotycf@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/91089571908?pwd=MG16QURqRHJHZkxEVVdZQ3phdmJxQT09.

Thursday, Mar. 25, 2021 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Women on Fire will host a discussion via Zoom about multiple mental health topics and the effect on women. Click on the Zoom link at the following URL. Questions: Taylor Jackson, jacksontl4@vcu.edu/womenonfireatvcu@gmail.com.

For more information, contact Taylor Jackson at womenonfireatvcu@gmail.com or (202) 705-8887 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/97429557533.

Thursday, Mar. 25, 2021 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The Poetry Club at VCU will host an open mic night to share original poetry and hear the work of others. Click on the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Maheen Farooqi at farooqims@mymail.vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/97459937256.

Saturday, Mar. 27, 2021 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The VCU Office of Sustainability will be holding a spring tree care event at the Amelia Street School in Randolph. Over the past few weeks, VCU Sustainability has coordinated planting over 100 trees at the school. As summer draws near, mulch must be spread around the trees to help prevent weeds and boost soil moisture and nutrients. Sign up to participate in this effort at the following URL.

For more information, contact Elias Frantz at frantzec@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/qyZhkeRGjr1Ad71a7.

Thursday, Apr. 1, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence will present a workshop on faculty supporting student wellness. Representatives from The Well will share tips on how to respond in the moment to the nonacademic needs of students and provide information about the resources available at VCU. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/oVggm5ZXUMZAQawf7.

Monday, Mar. 29, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

In conjunction with National Sleep Awareness Month, the Well and VCU Recreational Sports will host an interactive program for students, faculty and staff about getting in tune with your circadian rhythm for better sleep. Up to five students who attend this event will be entered to win a healthy sleep goody bag. Questions: http://thewell.vcu.edu. Click on the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Mia Liadis at liadisa@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/97619379864.

Monday, Mar. 29, 2021 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Health Occupations Students of America at VCU will host a fundraiser at Chipotle Mexican Grill, 810 W. Grace St. Apply the code 4RQJ7KV online for pickup orders to donate. Take a photo of your receipt, email it to hosavcu@gmail.com and you'll be entered into the Kaplan raffle to win up to $2,500 of test prep materials.

For more information, contact Jenalyn Abisia at abisiajl@vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Mar. 30, 2021 at noon

Many of us have had to adjust to working from home, but has your back adjusted? Join VCU Human Resources and Barbara Back, safety specialist with VCU Risk Management, as she shares suggestions to make working from home more comfortable and less stressful on the body. Register in Talent@VCU or 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/3qTFPoD.

Tuesday, Mar. 30, 2021 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Learn how customizing your Canvas can better reflect your personality as a teacher and help students connect with course content. TakeBreakMake is a virtual hands-on workshop series which explores creative and alternative uses of technology for instruction. It is a joint program between the VCU Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence and Innovative Media at VCU Libraries. Questions: https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2020-2021/takebreakmake.html. Register for the Zoom link 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.

Wednesday, Mar. 31, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU's Biomedical Engineering Department will host Peter Kellman, Ph.D., senior staff scientist, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md. He will discuss "Inline Quantitative Myocardial Perfusion Flow Mapping." 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_VIHrv7bqRYuOxrbAbRPtBw.

Saturday, Apr. 3, 2021 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Charles Brownell, Ph.D., professor emeritus of art history at VCU, and Louise Brownell, registrar emeritus at the Maryland Historical Society, give an encore lecture on the historic architecture found in the mansions on West Franklin Street in the heart of VCU’s Monroe Park Campus. This year's lecture will be virtual and will provide clues for going exploring on self-guided walking tours. Register 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/brownell-2021.html.

The VCU Human Research Protection Program invites members of the VCU and VCU Health research community who are familiar with the Institutional Review Board (IRB) to take an anonymous satisfaction survey. The survey will be available through March 26. Results will help to evaluate current services and plan for the next year. The survey is available at the following URL.

For more information, contact Elicia Preslan at preslaned@vcu.edu or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=4FYFTYKD3F.

The VCU First Destination Survey is now live for May 2021 graduates on Handshake at VCU. Answers to the survey will help VCU to improve career and academic advising, student recruitment and overall student services. The survey is open to both undergraduate seniors and graduate/professional students completing their degrees in May. Please encourage graduating students to complete the survey and be eligible to win prizes (AirPods, Roku player, robot vacuum, VCU luggage set, and Amazon gift cards).

For more information, contact Danielle Pearles at ddpearles@vcu.edu or visit http://tiny.cc/VCUFDS21.

VCU Career Services and Alumni Relations will present a series of events designed to connect students and alumni with employers, information and opportunities to support professional development. Attend as many events as desired in the areas of arts, media and communications, health care, public and social service, STEM and even a Create Your Own Adventure. Visit Handshake to register for events (search "Career Week").

For more information, contact Monique Sample at hirevcurams@vcu.edu or visit https://careers.vcu.edu/career-fairs---events/careerweek/.

VCU Recreational Sports will offer an American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED blended course in a single day. The three-hour sessions will be preceded by online training. Learn how to respond to breathing and cardiac emergencies to help victims of any age. Classes will be held at the Cary Street Gym, 101 S. Linden St., on March 27, March 31, April 10, April 14, April 25, April 28 and May 8.

For more information, contact Jenna Dillon at dillonj3@vcu.edu or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/certifications/first-aid-cpr-aed/.

VCU Recreational Sports' Outing Rental Center offers low rental rates on backpacks, sleeping bags, tents, stoves, coolers, canoes and more. VCU students and current Recreational Sports members may participate.

For more information, contact Joey Parent at outdoors@vcu.edu or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/outdoor-adventure-program/equipment-rental/.

Apply to become an Immunity to Change facilitator and become a catalyst for cultural change at VCU, network with faculty across the university and receive compensation for your efforts. This faculty development opportunity is part of an NSF ADVANCE-IT grant to increase recruitment, retention and advancement of diverse women faculty in STEM fields at VCU. Apply at the following URL.

For more information, contact Denise Grothues at dmgrothues@yahoo.com or visit http://go.vcu.edu/itc-facilitator-app.

VCU REAL seeks participants for its Keeping It VCU REAL event, an online event on April 15-16 designed to provide a low-stress opportunity for experiential learning practitioners to share their passion projects and learn from one another. To see all the ways you can participate, and to sign up, visit the event page at the following URL.

For more information, contact Erin Webster Garrett at elwebstergarr@vcu.edu or visit https://real.vcu.edu/showcase/.

VCU REAL reminds faculty and staff that all REAL Challenge Grant and Community-Engaged Research Impact Grants must be received by April 1. To see the full RFPs for both grants and to apply, visit the following URL.

For more information, contact Erin Webster Garrett at real@vcu.edu or visit http://real.vcu.edu/grants.

VCU's Weeks of Welcome programming, rolled out to new Rams as the next step after orientation, is immersive, energizing and comprehensive. Faculty and staff are invited to join the Weeks of Welcome Committee for Fall 2021. The deadline for filling out the interest form is March 26. Details are available at the following URL.

For more information, contact Meghan Zapiec at mzapiec@vcu.edu or visit https://thecommonsvcu.com/WoWCommittee.

As part of a post-professional graduate thesis, an MFA candidate and graduate Interior Design student has prepared a survey that asks health care providers about the design of their workplace interior during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants can be health care providers and clinicians with any title and/or level of experience. This survey will not collect any personally identifiable data. No email addresses will be collected. Survey responses are anonymous. The survey is IRB-exempt. Participation is voluntary and will be available online only. The principal investigator is Roberto Ventura, Interim Department Chair, VCU Interior Design. Respond at the following URL by March 30.

For more information, contact Ruth Deibler at deiblerr@vcu.edu or (757) 880-5427 or visit https://bit.ly/3c4WfWj.