10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Discuss examples of strong, successful personal statements in a workshop hosted by the VCU Writing Center. Learn to use tools to write your best statement. 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/.

12 p.m.

VCUarts and VCU Career Services are hosting a series of events to assist juniors and seniors in their search for internships and jobs in the creative industries. The series is designed to address common questions about searching for opportunities. Each interactive workshop will include a mini-lecture and time for participants to work on steps to move the search forward. Students can attend as many of the events as they wish. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Anna Umbreit at umbreita@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/event/dont-search-alone-how-networking-can-transform-your-internship-or-job-search/.

7 p.m.

Chi Alpha Campus Ministries is hosting a night with Jackbox games, Among Us, prize drawings and a chance to find out more about who we are. Click on the following URL for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Lisa Taylor at taylorlr4@vcu.edu or visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81709575352.

7 p.m.

VCUarts Dance + Choreography will present VCUarts Dance NOW 2021, new work in the virtual space by students, faculty and featuring a collaborative restaging of "Artist Journal" by guest artists Urban Bush Women. Rotating programs will be screened online at 7 p.m. Feb. 19, Feb. 26, March 5 and March 12. All performances are free. Feb. 19 features "Artist Journal" and two new student works.

For more information, contact Lea Marshall at lemarshall@vcu.edu or visit https://www.facebook.com/events/265836891656812.

8 p.m.

The Jazz 4 Justice virtual concert will feature the VCU Jazz Orchestra I, Jazz Orchestra II, Small Jazz Ensembles, Choral Arts Society, Vox Concordia, J4J scholarship recipients, retired Virginia Supreme Court Justice John Charles Thomas (whose poetry speaks of social justice) and former Secretary of Education for the Commonwealth of Virginia Anne Holton, directing the VCU JO I. The free concert can be streamed 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.

Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021 at 4 p.m.

The Alpha Gamma chapter of Gamma Rho Lambda at VCU will host Get to Know GRL, an informational session via Zoom for those interested in joining Gamma Rho Lambda. Gamma Rho Lambda is an all-inclusive LGBTQ+ social sorority that welcomes all gender identities. Click on the Zoom URL at http://bit.ly/GetToKnowGRL. The meeting ID is 966 3438 9663. An interest form is available at the following URL.

For more information, contact Shannon Ragan at ragansc@vcu.edu or visit http://tinyurl.com/VCU-GRL-Spring21.

Monday, Feb. 22, 2021 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and the university's Institutional Review Board are hosting virtual open consulting hours via Zoom. Consultants from various research areas will be available to assist faculty, staff and students from any school or department at VCU. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Nyssa Towsley at Ntowsley@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1157 or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=9PEXYCJTYN.

Monday, Feb. 22, 2021 at noon

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/.

Monday, Feb. 22, 2021 from 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 1 p.m.

The Black History Month committee invites participation in a program that will feature Mary Ann Whipple-Lue, the first Black mayor of Gordon, Ga. This program, part of a series about misperceptions of Black women, will also focus on dismantling myths and building a common cultural knowledge. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tameika McCoy at myoptions@vcu.edu or visit http://thecommonsvcu.com/BlackWomenPolitics-Lunch.

Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021 from noon to 1:30 p.m.

The Black History Month committee will host a virtual panel event to showcase a diverse spectrum of Black professional women and their experiences. Members of the VCU community will be invited to share questions with the panel. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact LaDarius Thompson, Ed.D., at ldthompson@vcu.edu or visit https://thecommonsvcu.com/BlackGirlBoss.

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 conveying the significance of your research to reviewers. Join Amanda Hall, Ph.D., VCU's director of community-engaged research and special projects, who will discuss best practices for writing a lay abstract and grant impact statement that convey the potential benefit to society of your research. 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 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Share how your life is impacted in this time of continuing and cumulative crisis and change. As you witness, experience or relive racism, you may yearn for a safe space to reflect and share. This first RAMmalogues session of 2021 includes a short guided meditation, time for reflection and a braver/safer space for dialogue about living and learning amid racism during a pandemic. RAMmalogues is offered by Inclusive Excellence and led by trained facilitators provided by Kimbrough Consulting. RAMmalogues is now part of IExcel’s new Bridges to Inclusion project. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jan Altman, Ph.D., at iexcel@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8947 or visit https://inclusive.vcu.edu/iexcel/rammalogues/.

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.

VCU's African American Alumni Council invites students to join the Mentoring Circle, which connects African American undergraduates with alumni through a yearlong mentorship. The Mentoring Circle currently has almost 90 students with alumni mentors. Questions: http://go.vcu.edu/mentoringcircle. Register at the following URL. The 2021-22 cohort runs for a full year, starting in April.

For more information, contact Larry Powell at wlpowell@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/vculink.

VCU TRIO is now accepting applications for its Student Support Services and STEM Student Support Services programs. These programs provide pivotal academic development and support to students who are first-generation, low income or have a self-identified disability in order to ensure successful completion of their college education.

For more information, contact Chimene Boone at trio@vcu.edu or visit https://trio.vcu.edu/support/.

VCU's Office of Continuing and Professional Education offers flexible online learning for the VCU community and members of the public. Choose from bookkeeping, computer skills for the workplace, counseling and behavioral health topics, customer service, event planning, Excel, Google Analytics, paralegal studies, play therapy, podcasting, supervisory and leadership, WordPress and test prep for the GMAT, GRE and LSAT, ACT and SAT, and MCAT, PCAT and DAT.

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