3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

VCU Libraries' Wednesdays in the Workshop will host a look at how memes are made and how they can sometimes be used for spreading misinformation. In addition to considering the histories and techniques of meme creation, the session will cover some Internet forensic tools for analyzing viral images on the Internet. 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/wednesdays-in-the-workshop.html.

5 p.m.

"Transcripts" is a new podcast whose aim is to put the transgender movement in context. Using oral histories from the Tretter Transgender Oral History Project at the University of Minnesota, hosts Andrea Jenkins and Myrl Beam introduce listeners to the trans activists working to build a more just world. This panel, sponsored by the VCU's Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies, will feature activists from across the country. Questions: https://gsws.vcu.edu/news/transcripts-podcast-panel-putting-the-transgender-movement-in-context-.html. Click on the following URL for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Levi Walter at gsws@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEkcOmsqzwvEt0TvAuynox4VXfX5DQrMe-X.

7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Rams in Recovery will host a conversation with Shauntelle Hammonds on the need for LGBTQIA+ inclusive recovery spaces. Questions: http://recovery.vcu.edu. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Emily Tompkins at tompkinsee@vcu.edu or visit http://bit.ly/3ofT5SB.

8 p.m.

Camp Kesem is a student-run, nonprofit organization serving children from the Richmond and surrounding area who have been affected by a parent's cancer. Leadership and volunteer opportunities for VCU students are available throughout the school year and during the summer. General body meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month. Questions: https://www.campkesem.org/find-a-camp/camp-kesem-at-virginia-commonwealth-university. Click on the following URL for the Zoom link. The meeting ID is 965 9049 6463.

For more information, contact Sumaya Smarony at vcu.volunteer@campkesem.org or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/96590496463.

7 p.m.

VCU Career Services will host a panel discussion and Q&A featuring alumni who are currently in law school. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Melinda Snyder at mwsnyder2@vcu.edu or visit https://tinyurl.com/VCUPre-lawPanel2021.

Thursday, Mar. 4, 2021 at 11 a.m.

VCU Health registered dietitian Dana Henderson will discuss healthy eating habits and how to manage emotional eating during times of stress. March is National Nutrition Month and VCU Human Resources will host speakers to talk about nutrition. Questions: https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/worklife/. Register in Talent@VCU or at the following URL.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://bit.ly/3pSUHm3.

Thursday, Mar. 4, 2021 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence and Technology Services Learning Systems will present a workshop on advanced Kaltura features. Learn how to build out channels, playlists and groups. The session will also focus more on advanced Kaltura uses such as live streams, zoom integration and editing videos in Kaltura. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/9epyhAkxMHBuDbg37.

Thursday, Mar. 4, 2021 at 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 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The VCU Chapter of the American Association of University Professors will hold its general meeting Friday via Zoom. All faculty members, regardless of rank, whose primary appointment is not administrative are welcome to attend. Email the following address for Zoom details.

For more information, contact Everett Carpenter at ecarpenter2@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7508 or visit https://www.facebook.com/aaupvcu.

Friday, Mar. 5, 2021 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU's Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence will present a workshop rescheduled from Feb. 18 on the scholarship of teaching and learning. This session will provide foundational information about SOTL as distinct from exceptional and scholarly teaching. The session will explore how to get started as a SOTL scholar and publish pedagogical innovations. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/pg3kS6pKXPpo1FdJ6.

Friday, Mar. 5, 2021 at 7 p.m.

VCUarts Dance + Choreography will present new work in the virtual space by students, faculty and featuring a collaborative re-staging of Artist Journal by guest artists Urban Bush Women. Part III is a new work, "Therapy," by Sinclair Emoghene, assistant professor with VCUarts Dance + Choreography, and five student works. Questions: https://arts.vcu.edu/event/57674/. Click on the following URL for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Lea Marshall at lemarshall@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/96116655652.

Monday, Mar. 8, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Rodney Robinson, senior policy advisor of Richmond Public Schools and 2019 National Teacher of the Teacher, will give a keynote address as part of the "Together We Transform” career development series, a month-long series organized by VCU Staff Senate and VCU Human Resources. All events are free to VCU and VCU Health employees. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact VCU Staff Senate at staffsenate@vcu.edu or visit https://staffsenateconference.vcu.edu/.

Tuesday, Mar. 9, 2021 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Learn how creating weird things (together) in Google Docs, Slides and Jamboard can help create community in your classroom. TakeBreakMake is a virtual “hands-on” workshop series, exploring creative and alternative uses of technology for instruction and 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/wednesdays-in-the-workshop.html. Register at the following URl for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Gregory Kimbrell at kimbrellgg@vcu.edu or (804) 393-2951 or visit https://forms.gle/CfFEkHGf6eRk1xDE7.

Wednesday, Mar. 10, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research will host a grant-writing seminar via Zoom. Matthew Banks, Pharm.D., Ph.D., associate professor, pharmacology and toxicology, will discuss strategies for incorporating required rigor and reproducibility information into federal grant applications. Questions or for a complete list of grant-writing series sessions, contact the following email address or visit http://www.cctr.vcu.edu. Register for the session 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/tJIpd-2tqzwtHtVAuKS8AJUY4CY8zw0dKKg6.

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

Richmond-based documentary filmmakers Hannah Ayers and Lance Warren, who are producing a feature film called "How the Monuments Came Down" that explores the 150-year history of white supremacy and Black resistance in the city, will offer a sneak peek via Zoom of their film and discuss their process. Questions: Visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2020-2021/community-zooms.html or email libdevelop@vcu.edu. Click on the following URL to receive a link to join the sessions.

For more information, contact Gregory Kimbrell at kimbrellgg@vcu.edu or (804) 393-2951 or visit https://forms.gle/RDxaKxY4opJEk6iJ9.

Wednesday, Mar. 31, 2021 at 3 p.m.

Create a lasting legacy with an effective estate plan. This webinar hosted by VCU Human Resources and TIAA will focus on wills, types of trusts, estate taxation, the probate system, durable powers of attorney, forms of titling property and proper beneficiary designations. The presentation will also include planning for incapacity (health care and property management) and planning for death (wills and probate, tax consequences, lifetime gifting, trusts and life insurance). Questions: https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/worklife/. Register in Talent@VCU or at the following URL.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://bit.ly/3qUtO2h.

VCU's Honors College is seeking outstanding students to join the college for the fall 2021 semester. The ideal candidate will be of freshman or sophomore standing and have a GPA above 3.5. View the recommendation form at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jenna Venable at venablejl@vcu.edu or visit https://tinyurl.com/HonorsRefer.

The Graduate Student Association has extended the deadline for applications for the Executive Board for the 2021-22 academic year to 11:59 p.m. March 3. Questions: Email Ann Kee at gsa@vcu.edu. Apply at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jair Lecky at leckyjj@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/9aUCNXkrKF4YheR67.

Nominations are being accepted for the 2021 Presidential Awards for Community Multicultural Enrichment. The VCU and VCU Health System communities are invited to nominate a faculty member, staff member, academic or administrative leader or organization, or a student or student organization. Nominations are due by March 10 at the following URL.

For more information, contact Division for Inclusive Excellence at inclusive@vcu.edu or visit https://president.vcu.edu/nominations/pacme/.

Nominate a fellow VCU or VCU Health staff member for the annual VCU Staff Senate Awards for Excellence. The deadline to nominate is March 15. These are staff awards from staff. Any VCU or VCU Health staff member may nominate a fellow staff member who meets the specific criteria for each of the awards listed.

For more information, contact VCU Staff Senate at staffsenate@vcu.edu or visit https://staffsenate.vcu.edu/awards/.

VCU's ASPEN Lab (Advanced Signal Processing in Engineering and Neuroscience) is enrolling individuals for a study involving virtual reality and EEG brain signal measurements. Participants must be 18 years or older and in good general health with no pre-existing serious medical conditions. Dates and times for participating are flexible. Questions: Dean Krusienski, Ph.D., principal investigator, at djkrusienski@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Meghan Kumar at kumarm2@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1890 or visit https://sites.google.com/vcu.edu/aspenlab.