12 p.m.

VCU's Center for Pharmacy Practice Innovation will host a Facebook Live panel discussion on polypharmacy (multiple, potentially redundant prescriptions) with a focus on medications among older adults. Register at the following URL.

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

3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU's National Scholarship Office will host a virtual informational session about the Fulbright Scholarship, an award that provides funding for research, study and teaching opportunities abroad. Juniors, seniors and graduate students from all majors are encouraged to join. Register at the following URL.

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

7 p.m.

VCUarts Dance + Choreography will present VCUarts Dance NOW 2021, new work in the virtual space by students, faculty and guest artists. The final performance, Part IV, features “Feeling Distance,” created by Kate Sicchio, Ph.D., assistant professor of dance and media technologies in VCUarts Dance + Choreography and Kinetic Imaging. Visit the following URL to view the performance.

For more information, contact Lea Marshall at lemarshall@vcu.edu or visit https://feelingdistance.com.

Monday, Mar. 15, 2021 from noon to 1:30 p.m.

VCU's Departments of Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies and Sculpture + Extended Media will host Legacy Russell, author and curator at the Studio Museum in Harlem, for a lecture and conversation with GSWS assistant professor madison moore, Ph.D., for a discussion about the ways in which artists engaging the digital are building new models for what monuments can be in a networked era of mechanical reproduction. Questions: https://gsws.vcu.edu/news/march-15-cyberpublics-monuments-and-participation-a-discussion-with-legacy-russell-and-listening-session-facilitated-by-dr-madison-moore.html. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Levi Walter at gsws@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_s9UF_T9oTOOBt3He1rGKvg.

Monday, Mar. 15, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU Libraries, VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and the VCU Postdoctoral Association will present a program that is part of the How-to Talks by Postdocs Series. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Stacey Wahl at swahl@vcu.edu or visit https://rampages.us/howtotalks/upcoming/.

Monday, Mar. 15, 2021 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU’s Writing Center will present an interactive session focusing on the tools necessary to establish ideas in a strong, logical manner to hook readers and entice them to read more. 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/.

Monday, Mar. 15, 2021 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU's Transfer Student Association will hold a virtual general body meeting to introduce the organization's officers and discuss events planned for the semester. Click on the following URL for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Vanessa Atra at TSAVCU19@GMAIL.COM or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/8837572453.

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.

Thursday, Mar. 18, 2021 from noon to 12:45 p.m.

Join the Office of Student Experience as guest speaker Karen Gilliam helps decipher loan forgiveness options and provides available resources to professional and graduate students. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Office of Student Experience at studentexp@vcu.edu or visit https://www.pubapps.vcu.edu/vphs/OSEReg/Form.aspx?EventTypeID=2.

Tuesday, Mar. 23, 2021 at noon

Alex Lucas, Ph.D., instructor, Health Behavior and Policy, VCU School of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, VCU Pauley Heart Center, will present "Evolving Perspectives on Behavioral Exercise Interventions Among Clinical Populations." Register at the following URL. Questions: http://hbp.vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Mary at hbp@vcu.edu or (804) 628-3443 or visit https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUvdemrrz4oGNU4AynE-0pnNbcp_OvLx7N4.

The draft Budget Reduction Actions Including Furlough policy is available for public comment by April 11. 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/.

Recreational Sports will offer a second session of swim lessons for children. Parent/child and preschool levels one through three will be held at Cary Street Gym Aquatic Center on Saturday mornings. The second session program will be held on Saturdays March 20-April 24. (No class April 3). Register at the following URL by noon March 19.

For more information, contact Jenna Dillon at dillonj3@vcu.edu or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/aquatics/childrens-swim-lessons/.

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/.

The 2021-22 VCU Bulletin is available. The undergraduate, graduate and professional bulletins contain information about university policies, course descriptions and academic requirements for the programs available to the respective student populations. To view the 2021-22 launch edition online, visit the following URL. For more information, contact VCU Bulletin at bulletin@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Teri Dunnivant at tldunnivant@vcu.edu or visit http://bulletin.vcu.edu.

Facilities Management advises that West Franklin Street between Shafer and Laurel streets will remain closed through March 16 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's Inter Health Professional Alliance has opened its election nomination form for the upcoming school year. The organization's mission is to provide health education and public outreach projects across disciplines. See the available positions at the following URL.

For more information, contact Katherine Clancy at ihpa.vcu@gmail.com or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSevwKLIC3R1hOaVHCGK9WhPdQJG18Q0IEVAPGufa8Rados_Lg/viewform.