1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

The University College Experiential Learning Student Ambassador Program and the Focused Inquiry Learning Lounge will host a workshop to introduce opportunities for presenting or publishing your work to reach larger audiences, as well as means of securing scholarships and grants to pursue research or creative passions. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Hannah Franz at askinh@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0lc-morjovGt2SoOcv0uFHlnBYo_1bMIdK.

11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

VCU's L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs will host a lecture featuring John T. Cooper Jr., Ph.D., assistant vice president for Public Partnership and Outreach. Cooper is a professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning at Texas A&M University. His research and teaching focuses on participatory planning, particularly as it relates to preparing socially vulnerable populations to prepare for, survive and recover after disasters. Register for his talk, “Public in Engagement in Planning Research and Practice," at the following URL.

For more information, contact Katie Huynh at huynhkp@vcu.edu or visit https://wilder.vcu.edu/news-and-events/news-articles/finale-doctoral-lecture-series-talk-to-feature-noted-researcher-john-t-cooper-jr-.html.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

VCU's Health Promotion and Well-Being Center (The Well) will host Tricia Smith, Ph.D., VCU Biology Department, who will answer questions about cannabis. The first 25 people to register and attend the event will be entered in a drawing for a chance to win a "Very Caring U" T-shirt. Register for the Zoom link on RamsConnect at the following URL.

For more information, contact Kendyll Graham at grahamk4@vcu.edu or visit http://cglink.me/2dV/r1081189.

3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU's National Scholarship Office will host an online informational session about the Goldwater Scholarship, an award that provides funding for students interested in science, mathematics and engineering. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jeff Wing at natlscholar@vcu.edu or visit http://blogs.vcu.edu/natlscholar.

4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU's Honors College will host Kimberly Bridges, Ed.L.D., assistant professor, for a Berglund seminar. Bridges will discuss why school segregation is still an issue in the Unites States today. She will also explore solutions as to how school leaders – and individuals – can bring about sustainable change for a future together rather than apart. Contact the following email address for the event link.

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

4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

This interactive Zoom workshop will break down the artist's statement, how to write one and why art students should focus on their writing skills. Register at 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/.

4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs and University Counseling Services will host a presentation by Mijin Kim, Ph.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist, about the prevalence and common sources of mental health issues, mental health stigmas and how to dismantle mental health stigmas within the communities of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Mijin Kim at mkim9@vcu.edu or visit https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMsc--rqjwoHtOsgXjnqZ3GBvazEu_0L56Z.

5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

This session, part four in a series of six events, will focus on the job search and career preparation. Register in Handshake at the following URL.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Engel at careers@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.joinhandshake.com/events/712399.

5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Storytelling and Healing and Democracy Matters at VCU will host a virtual storytelling and open mic event via Zoom in conjunction with Minority Health Month. Student presenters will share personal stories, narratives, artwork and testimonies of lived experiences. Click on the following URL for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Elysia Lin at lineh@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/97403531494.

7 p.m.

Active Minds at VCU will host a panel in which individuals in the health care industry will discuss how they and their colleagues handle their mental health in their profession in light of the pandemic. The first 45-50 minutes will include a dentist, physician, counselor and others. A Q&A will follow. Questions: Email activeminds4vcu@gmail.com. Click on the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rachel Bastien at bastienrd@vcu.edu or (757) 759-3101 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/99917477540.

Wednesday, Apr. 21, 2021 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

VCU's National Scholarship Office will host a virtual informational session about the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program, a five-year program that supports students pursuing graduate degrees in STEM. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jeff Wing at natlscholar@vcu.edu or visit http://blogs.vcu.edu/natlscholar.

Wednesday, Apr. 21, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

VCU University Relations will conduct a photo shoot for the university's Make it Real advertising campaign at the Compass. The first 25 students will receive a $20 gift card. A valid VCU V# is required. The gift card for students only. No repeats. This is an outdoor event and will follow university established COVID guidelines.

For more information, contact Shannon Cain at urvidpho@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Apr. 21, 2021 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

A Clinical Research Skills Series (CReSS) workshop will be offered by VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research. A second session will be 9-10:30 a.m. April 27. The workshop is sponsored by the Translational Workforce Development Program and presented by Dana Ladd, Ph.D., Health and Wellness Librarian with VCU Health Libraries. Topics will include criteria for evaluating COVID-19 and vaccine information accuracy and reliable information sources for research participants. Register for the April 21 session at the following URL. Register for the April 27 session at https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=17782.

For more information, contact Shirley Helm at shelm@vcu.edu or (804) 628-2942 or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=17781.

Wednesday, Apr. 21, 2021 from 5 p.m. to 6 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/.

Wednesday, Apr. 21, 2021 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

In 2020, "Criminal" and "This is Love" podcast producers Phoebe Judge and Lauren Spohrer had to cancel their live tour because of the pandemic. Now, they are teaming up with the VPM and ICA Community Media Center for a hybrid live/virtual show, broadcast from the auditorium at the ICA at VCU. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Stephanie Stanton at stantons@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/criminal-live-show/.

Wednesday, Apr. 21, 2021 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

VCU Poetry Club will hold an event in celebration of International Haiku Poetry Day during which individuals can share their Haikus or the works of others. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Maheen Farooqi at farooqims@vcu.edu or (804) 833-5212 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/97834577134.

Thursday, Apr. 22, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Join Active Minds in Monroe Park to lessen pre-finals stress. Play with the pups and feel free to purchase a Polaroid with them. Active Minds will host a mocktail stand with alcohol abuse prevention information. All proceeds will go to Active Minds Nationals. Due to Covid restrictions, participants will be required to sign up for a time slot. Slots in one-hour intervals can be reserved from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., with limited availability of eight people each hour. Sign up for a time slot at the following URL. Questions: Email activeminds4vcu@gmail.com.

For more information, contact Rachel Bastien at bastienrd@vcu.edu or (757) 759-3101 or visit http://tinyurl.com/activemindsvcuppm.

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

Don't let your student loans sneak up on you. Join the peer coaches at the Money Spot to learn about repaying student loans. 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.

Thursday, Apr. 22, 2021 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Meet the needs of a target audience by writing strong, logical, structurally sound work. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Trey Burnart Hall at hallbr@vcu.edu or visit https://writing.vcu.edu/events/.

Thursday, Apr. 22, 2021 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will present a virtual panel discussion featuring Daniel Martin, makeup artist and global director of artistry and education for the Tatcha beauty brand, and Amy Black, founder of the Pink Ink Fund and Richmond tattoo artist, who will discuss how they ended up on their current career paths. A Q&A will follow. The event is part of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

For more information, contact David Brown at dgbrown@vcu.edu or visit https://linktr.ee/vcuomsa.

Thursday, Apr. 22, 2021 at 7 p.m.

VCUarts Dance and Choreography will host FINESSE, a virtual performance experience featuring the senior capstone projects of five emerging performers and choreographers. The event will also be staged at 7 p.m. April 23. Questions: https://arts.vcu.edu/community/news/finesse-spring-senior-project-concert/. Click on the Zoom link for this free event at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lea Marshall at lemarshal@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/99251029141.

Friday, Apr. 23, 2021 from 11 a.m. to noon

VCU Career Services advisors are offering multiple sessions based on industry and/or specialty. This session is a STEM Career Q&A. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Haley Sims at careers@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.joinhandshake.com/events/704929/share_preview.

Friday, Apr. 23, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

Join VCU Education Abroad, VCU School of World Studies and Cattolica for an informational session for students interested in studying abroad in Milan, Italy. The discussion will include courses, internships, housing and costs. Majors include Italian language, fashion/luxury, business, economics, accounting, finance, psychology, philosophy, international relations, political science, arts, marketing and communications. Click on the following URL for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Amy Miller at millera16@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/96561037918.

Saturday, Apr. 24, 2021 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Camp Kesem at VCU will present Make the Magic, a virtual fundraising gala to support children through and beyond their parent's cancer. This virtual event will contain a livestream with guest speakers and an opportunity to support this-often overlooked population of kids. A silent auction will feature items from Richmond businesses including Butler Portraits, Quirk Hotel, Richmond Symphony, Bombolini, Flying Squirrels, Picnic RVA and more. Order tickets at the following URL.

For more information, contact Michelle Quach at vcu.mtm@campkesem.org or visit https://donate.kesem.org/event/camp-kesem-at-virginia-commonwealth-university-make-the-magic-fy-2021/e292440.

Monday, Apr. 26, 2021 at noon

Antonio Ciaccia, Chief Strategy Officer for the business management consultant 3 Axis Advisors and senior advisor for Disruptive Innovation and Practice Transformation for the American Pharmacists Association, will share his thoughts on the future of pharmacy at a seminar hosted by the VCU's Center for Pharmacy Practice Innovation. Register at the following URL.

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

Tuesday, Apr. 27, 2021 from noon to 1:30 p.m.

The online lecture series Wavelength is a collaboration between VCUarts, the ICA at VCU and VCUarts Qatar. The series brings together artists, designers, curators and scholars. Mohamed Bourouissa implicitly describes contemporary society by its contours. With a critical take on the mass media image, the subjects of his photographs and videos are people left behind at the crossroads of integration and exclusion. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Stephanie Stanton at stantons@vcu.edu or (646) 938-3788 or visit https://icavcu.org/events/wavelength-mohamed-bourouissa/.

Tuesday, Apr. 27, 2021 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Cassidy R. Sugimoto, Ph.D., will examine data to develop an objective picture of gender disparities in the sciences and suggest ways in which institutions can improve equity. Sugimoto is informatics graduate director and professor of informatics at the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering at Indiana University–Bloomington. This Sanger Series lecture will be hosted by VCU Libraries and the VCU Office of Research and Innovation. 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/sanger-series-sugimoto.html.

VCU Collaboration Services is merging its Google Workspace domains, mymail.vcu.edu and vcu.edu, into one so students and faculty/staff can collaborate.

For more information, contact Doctor Gee at drgee@vcu.edu or visit https://go.vcu.edu/domainmerge.

On May 7, VCU will recognize the new building names for seven de-commemorated buildings on its Monroe Park and MCV Campuses. Building managers, administrators, IT managers, website editors, purchasers and others directly involved are asked to ensure all necessary physical, technological and operational changes are made by May 7. Visit the following URL for the list of de-commemorated buildings.

For more information, contact VCU Facilities Management at askFMD@vcu.edu or visit https://fmd.vcu.edu/buildings-de-commemoration/.

Want to help protect research participants and learn about research? VCU's Human Research Protection Program is accepting applications from individuals interested in serving as members on the Institutional Review Board. Research participant advocates and prisoner representatives are encouraged to apply.

For more information, contact Elicia Preslan at ORSP@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0868 or visit https://blogs.vcu.edu/humanresearch/2020/06/11/the-vcu-institutional-review-board-irb-is-seeking-new-members/.

Throughout the week of April 19, VCU's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program will host the virtual and asynchronous annual VCU Symposium for Undergraduate Research. Each student will have a web page with research abstract, video presentation and interactive comment section. Video presentations will make up the sessions for all presentation types and disciplines.

For more information, contact Herb Hill, Director of Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry, at hhill@vcu.edu or visit https://vcuurop.studentopportunitycenter.com/.

The Money Spot helps VCU students achieve financial freedom with free, expert advice from the organization's Peer Money Coaches. They understand the day-to-day challenges of VCU students because they're students, too. Make an appointment at the following URL.

For more information, contact the Money Spot at themoneyspot@vcu.edu or visit https://themoneyspot.vcu.edu/.