10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Juniors and seniors can sign up for an appointment or browse the official ring collection at Rodney’s on the first floor of Shafer Court Dining Center. Learn about interest-free payment plans and order in time for graduation. Sign up for an appointment at the following URL or view options and order a ring at balfour.com/vcu. Visit RamsConnect for the latest updates.

For more information, contact Allison Toney at alumni@vcu.edu or visit https://v2.waitwhile.com/welcome/balfour.

2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

VCU's Department of English will host Nicholas Frankel, Ph.D., for an English Faculty Forum. Oscar Wilde said, “One should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art.” In what sense was he a work of art? What does it mean to transform oneself into art? “Nature is no great mother who has borne us,” he wrote. “She is our creation. It is in our brain that she quickens. Things are because we see them, and what we see, and how we see it, depends on Art.” For Wilde, life was a constantly evolving work of art. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rivka Swenson at rswenson@vcu.edu or (804) 564-4939 or visit https://english.vcu.edu/news--events/faculty-forum/.

4 p.m.

VCUarts Department of Kinetic Imaging and the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center will host Tony Cokes for an artist talk and conversation with Amber Esseiva, ICA associate curator. Cokes is a visual artist whose work centers on popular culture and mass media. Click on the following URL for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Kathryn Wirtz at wirtzkr@vcu.edu or (703) 945-4802 or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/community/news/artist-lecture-tony-cokes/.

4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Angela Bartee, assistant director for development, VCU School of Business and Brandcenter, and Devin Bowers, associate director of research development, Center for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering, will discuss topics unique to first-generation professionals including identity, finances and mental health. They will offer advice based on their personal and professional experiences. Come listen, ask questions and meet other first-gen students. Questions: http://youfirst.vcu.edu. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Bambacus at bambacuses@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3927 or visit https://bit.ly/YouFirstPresents030421.

7 p.m.

VCU's Department of English will present Rion Amilar Scottm, who will read from his latest collection of stories, "The World Doesn’t Require You." Register for the webinar at the following URL.

For more information, contact Kelsey Cappiello at cappiellokn@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qPnULmv2QcaJQpLZXY4Eng.

7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

VCU's Society of Women Engineers will host a trivia night. Register for 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.

7:30 p.m.

The VCU Pre-Law Society will host its first "What Do Lawyers Do?" online panel. In collaboration with the American Bar Association Youth Division, three guest attorneys and one moderator of different fields of the law will be presented with questions about their respective journeys in the legal field. Click on the following URL for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Rose Chang at changrm@vcu.edu or visit https://americanbar.zoom.us/j/99516824124?pwd=Yi9vNDNPRG8yWGMzZHpzelVRNG1CQT09.

Friday, Mar. 5, 2021 from 1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.

VCU's Medical Journal Club hosts weekly meetings on Fridays for a presentation and discussion of a recently published medical research article. Questions: http://bit.ly/medicaljournalclubvcu. Click on the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Samiya Majid at majidsf2@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/94727891787.

Friday, Mar. 5, 2021 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

The VCU Writing Center will present an online workshop via Zoom focusing 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/.

Friday, Mar. 5, 2021 at noon

Brought to you by Black Art Student Empowerment at VCU, The Reignite Exhibition aims to bring awareness and prolong the conversation of systemic racism through art. The virtual exhibition will be on view March 5-31. The entry fee for nonmembers is $15.

For more information, contact Black Art Student Empowerment (BASE) at VCU at baseatvcu@gmail.com or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/event/black-art-student-empowerment-reignite-exhibition/.

Friday, Mar. 5, 2021 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU's Honors College will host Bernardo Piciche, J.D., Ph.D., associate professor of International Studies, for a Berglund seminar. Piciche will discuss the history of post-colonial African cinema with a focus on four influential films — "The Battle of Algiers," "The Black Girl," "Faat-Kine" and "Yeelen." Email the following address for the event link.

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

Friday, Mar. 5, 2021 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

VCU Bridges International will host a March game night with Werewolf, Code Words, Secret Artist and more. The event, open to all VCU students, will be held in the backyard.co platform for gaming. Visit the link to the space at the following URL.

For more information, contact Emelia Obodum Kusi at kusie2@mymail.vcu.edu or (180) 431-9989 or visit https://backyard.co/p/CCKC1M.

Monday, Mar. 8, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

Dennis Hopkinson, M.D., assistant professor for internal medicine, will speak at a Discovery Dialogue seminar hosted by VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research. Questions: http://www.cctr.vcu.edu. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Pamela Dillon, Pharm.D., research liaison, at pmdillon@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1519 or visit https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMud-urrj0tEtzrBgl6CV2XDN1jb-enqWP-.

Wednesday, Mar. 10, 2021 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

While it's true that Big Data shapes our world, what do those shapes of data actually say? Learning how to read data is more than understanding axes labels. This session covers a range of tools and techniques for creating and analyzing various data-based graphics and media objects, as well as the ethical considerations for scientists and designers. The event is hosted by the VCU Libraries Workshop.

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. 10, 2021 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The musical score accompanying a podcast can make or break the episode. In this session for the VPM + ICA Community Media Center, Ramtin Arablouei (NPR's "Throughline") will share the secrets to scoring a podcast.

For more information, contact Stephanie Stanton at stantons@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/music-and-scoring-ramtin-arablouei/.

Friday, Mar. 12, 2021 at noon

Cathleen D. Cahill, Ph.D., associate professor of history at Penn State University, is a social historian who explores the everyday experiences of ordinary people, primarily women. Her talk will reveal the hidden histories of the Native American, Chinese American, African American and Hispana suffragists who challenged women’s inequality and fought against the racial prejudices of the age. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Catie-Reagan Palmore at palmorecr@vcu.edu or visit https://humanitiescenter.vcu.edu/events/recasting-the-vote-how-women-of-color-transformed-the-suffrage-movement.html.

Wednesday, Mar. 17, 2021 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

The Central Virginia chapter of the Society of Clinical Research Associates will host Laura Holtz, M.S., PMP, CCRP, senior research manager at the Indiana University Center for Aging Research and Regenstrief Institute, for a discussion about talking to research participants. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Shirley Helm at shirley.helm@vcuhealth.org or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwlcOGopjgiG9TCCR_w2P2t9fCEsHLoXYCH.

VCU REAL is still accepting applications until March 15 for a pair of grants supporting high-impact practices. VCU REAL Challenge Grants provide funding for projects that increase access to transformative experiential learning opportunities. Community-Engaged Research Impact Grants support faculty incorporating community-engaged research experiences into their existing programs. Apply for the grants at the following URL.

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

A draft of the Public Health Response Team Policy is available for public comment by March 8. The draft policy can be found at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jason Block at blockj2@vcu.edu or visit https://policy.vcu.edu/universitywide-policies/policies-open-for-public-comment/.

Registration is open for the ninth annual "Emswiller Interprofessional Symposium: Interprofessional Education and Practice in Challenging Times," hosted by VCU's Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care. Spend a few hours interacting with learners, educators, practitioners, researchers and policy makers who are committed to interprofessional practice and education. This symposium will be held virtually from 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on March 20. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Melissa Burton at mhburton@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2898 or visit https://rampages.us/ipe-symposium/.

Facilities Management advises that West Franklin Street between Shafer and Laurel streets will be closed March 8-13 due to work on the new storm and sanitary sewer system as a part of the STEM Building construction. The sidewalk on the north side of Franklin Street will remain open.

For more information, contact Margaret Kelland at mkelland@vcu.edu or visit https://fmd.vcu.edu/about/announcements/announcements/title-435228-en.html.

VCU Recreational Sports is offering the second session of Instructional Programs: Faculty/Staff Functional Fitness Training, Women on Weights: Foundations, and Bootcamp. Physically distanced small group sizes of four to eight people ensure team camaraderie without sacrificing individual attention. Register by March 19 at the following URL. The programs run through April 29.

For more information, contact Jessica Norman at fitness@vcu.edu or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/fitness-and-wellness/instructional-programs/.

Shafer Court Dining Center has a number of pop-ups planned for March. They include Grab and Go Trail Mix (March 16, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.); St. Patrick’s Day (March 17, 11 a.m.-close); Taste of Italy (March 18, 11 a.m.-close); Steak Night (11 a.m.-close); National Waffle Day (open-close); Starbucks Coffee and Doughnut Day (9-11 a.m.). For details and menus, visit 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 https://vcu.campusdish.com/.

Are you 18 years of age or above and self-identify as Black/African American? Consider the Race and Trust in Institutions Study. The purpose of the study is to explore how public incidents involving law enforcement and African Americans may affect mental health and institutional trust. All data will be held confidential. SONA Research credit is available for participants in this study. Non-SONA participants will be entered into a raffle for one of 10 gift cards for $25.

For more information, contact Shawn Jones, Ph.D., MHS, at scjones4@vcu.edu or visit https://upenn.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_exJm7tfXWwzyGxf.

ACTIVATE is testing a new self-guided program to understand what works best for young men ages 18-35 when it comes to losing weight. This study is being conducted in the Department of Health Behavior and Policy at VCU. Check eligibility at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jean Reading at optforhealth@vcuhealth.org or (804) 827-2250 or visit http://activateyoungmen.com.