12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Get to know international students from all over the world at VCU's monthly Global Café. Each café has a different theme and refreshments are always served. The Global Café will be held in the West Grace North Residence Hall (kitchen) at 830 W. Grace St. Everyone is welcome.

For more information, contact Nichole Dorton at nldorton@vcu.edu or visit https://global.vcu.edu/students/community/globalcafe/.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Being able to show the value of a writing project with a succinct, well-structured introduction can be a nerve-wracking endeavor as you scramble to articulate your ideas in the best way possible. This interactive Zoom workshop will provide the tools necessary to establish your ideas in a strong, logical way that will hook your audience and get them excited about reading more. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Marcie Walsh at walshmj2@vcu.edu or visit https://bit.ly/2YC0rIT.

12 p.m.

Personal stories help build community and bridge political, social and cultural divides. During this series at the Pace Center, 700 W. Franklin St., share personal stories on topics such as ancestors, recovery, grief and more. A homemade lunch will be provided. A vegetarian option will be available.

For more information, contact Cherie Vendiola at vendiolacfo@vcu.edu or visit https://www.thepacecenter.com/.

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

Curious about potential career paths? VCU Career Services will host a Career Exploration Workshop in the Alumni Board Room, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Participate in hands-on activities to begin exploring your interests, skills, values and potential career options. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rebecca McCallister at careers@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.joinhandshake.com/events/788902/share_preview.

3:30 p.m.

Ever wanted to make a podcast? Come and learn from the student staff who produce the Writing Center podcast series. This workshop covers the basics of podcasting: what it is, how to plan a podcast, how to record materials and how to edit using an online, collaborative web-based tool called SoundTrap. The session is organized by the Workshop at VCU Libraries. Questions: https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2021-2022/wednesdays-in-the-workshop-fall-2021.html. Click on the following URL to receive a link to attend the session in Zoom.

For more information, contact Gregory Kimbrell at kimbrellgg@vcu.edu or (804) 393-2951 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0oc-GsqDIvH9fx_Iy5sBivZUY0Jlc-Ctq5.

4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Demystify the college writing process by breaking it into manageable portions. This online workshop, sponsored by the VCU Writing Center, will also offer brainstorming and suggestions for staying ahead of deadlines. Register at the following URL.

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

5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Join VCU faculty, Athlytic co-founders and social media influencer James Drou for a discussion on collegiate name, image and likeness, how athletes can foster their brand, what successful partnerships look like and innovations within the sports industry. Athlytic is a fully integrated marketplace that connects student athletes with endorsement opportunities. The session will be hosted by VCU's da Vinci Center for Innovation at Shift Retail Lab at VCU, 1235 W. Broad St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lloyd Young at youngel3@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/sports-innovation.

Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021 from 11 a.m. to noon

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/.

Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

VCU Police will host a U-Lock giveaway and bike registration at the James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center, 1201 E. Marshall St., on the MCV campus. VCU students, faculty and staff can receive a free U-Lock with a valid VCU ID and learn how to register their bikes. A limited supply of U-Locks will be provided. Follow VCU Police on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for future U-Lock giveaway dates.

For more information, contact Ofc. Amy Murray at crimeprevreq@vcu.edu or visit https://police.vcu.edu/services/bike-registration/.

Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021 from 3:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Join VCU Career Services’ Employer Showcase to learn more about an employer partner, Urban Teachers, as they share insight and opportunities within their coaching program. During this showcase via Zoom, participants will hear from company representatives and learn about what they do, how they do it and what they look for in an applicant. A panel and presentation will be followed by a Q&A from the audience. Register via Handshake at the following URL.

For more information, contact Monique Sample at msample@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.joinhandshake.com/events/815244.

Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

"Navigating Visibility at VCU and Beyond," a free IExcel Pop-up course for students, meets three times (also Oct. 14 and 21) and explores the tensions surrounding issues of outness and visibility for LGBTQ+ people. Visibility is often considered critical for increasing awareness of and social acceptance for LGBTQ+ individuals, as it serves to disrupt and decenter cisnormative and heteronormative assumptions. Questions: https://iexcel.vcu.edu/student-course-calendar/. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jan Altman, Ph.D., at iexcel@vcu.edu or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course.aspx?processFlag=2&itemID=17882.

Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Celebrate autumn with Poetry Club by sharing fall-themed poetry. Fall-themed snacks will be provided. The meeting will be held in Room C, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Maheen Farooqi at farooqims@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021 at 7 p.m.

Learn more about Students Today Alumni Tomorrow at a meeting in the Alumni Board Room, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. The group will discuss October events, meet members of the leadership council, play some games and eat snacks. A VCU sweatshirt will be given away.

For more information, contact Ashley Victor at victora@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/studentstodayalumnitomorrow/rsvp_boot?id=1316841.

Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021 at 7 p.m.

You’ve seen movie adaptations of some of your favorite books, but have you ever seen a movie adapted from a viral Twitter thread? Tweets aren't what we typically think of as "literature," but they're definitely a storytelling medium. Come to the free screening of “Zola”— the first film ever to adapt a screenplay from a viral Twitter thread. “Zola” recounts a wild 48-hour trip to Florida involving stripping, sexual exploits and violence. You name it, "Zola" has it, while also offering lots to think about in terms of racial politics, labor, gender and performativity. Caddie Alford, Ph.D., specialist in digital rhetoric, will host the evening and give a quick introduction on digital remediation. The screening, open to all, will be in Room 403, Hibbs Hall, 900 Park Ave.

For more information, contact Caddie Alford, Ph.D., at kalford@vcu.edu.

Friday, Oct. 8, 2021 at 5 p.m.

VCU's Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care has extended its abstract deadline to 11:59 p.m. Oct. 8. The 10th annual Emswiller Interprofessional Symposium, “Adapting and Advancing, IPE in a Post-Pandemic World,” will be held Feb. 5, 2022 at Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens. Some online components will be offered for those who cannot travel. Questions: Email ipecenter@vcu.edu. Submit abstracts to the following URL.

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

Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will present a spotlight on Latine characters in comics that are often undervalued or forgotten. The discussion will also include how whitewashing of certain characters has greatly impacted Latine representation on the big screen. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiana Ingram at ingramtd@vcu.edu or visit http://linktr.ee/vcuomsa.

Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021 at noon

VCU Libraries continues its series on research topics. Conducting a literature review is a multifaceted task requiring a variety of new skills, processing large amounts of information and presenting existing scholarship succinctly. Librarians will offer online strategies and tools to make wrangling this complexity (nearly) painless. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.libcal.com/calendar/workshops/painlesslit.

Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021 at 7 p.m.

Want to learn about a doctorate designed for professionals seeking to lead equitable change in policy and practice? The VCU Ed.D. offers real-world learning, a network of peer support and collaboration and choice in communities and modalities. Register for the webinar at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jazmin Tilfas at soeinfo@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJErduquqTItEtffZIZXbsteqIoNaYra30r_.

Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021 from noon to 4 p.m.

Interested in a creative career? Come to the Brandcenter Fall Open House. In one afternoon, you can tour the building and classroom space at 103 S. Jefferson St., meet the executive director and senior leadership, take a sample class led by Brandcenter faculty, talk to current students, see their work and get the inside scoop on the application process. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rachel Ensing at brandcenter@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8384 or visit http://bit.ly/bc_openhouse_F21.

Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Digital badges are web-enabled versions of a credential, certification or learning outcome that can be shared and verified in real-time, online. VCU Continuing and Professional Education will present this session as part of the 3rd Wednesdays FREE Community Series. Join VCU's Edward Howard, M.Ed., to learn more about the benefits of digital badges and how to demonstrate your skills in a new way. Register at the following URL.

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

Massey Cancer Center is holding an internal limited submission competition for the NCI Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award (F99/K00). Outstanding graduate students with a high potential and strong interest in pursuing careers as an independent cancer researcher should consider applying. The award will facilitate the transition of talented graduate students into successful cancer research postdoctoral appointments. The internal pre-application deadline is Oct. 11. Apply at the following URL.

For more information, contact Glenny Escotto at escottog@vcu.edu or visit https://www.cancer.gov/grants-training/training/funding/f99.

VCU Libraries invites students to enter the inaugural Jurgen Banned Art Comics Contest, in which students will create and submit single-page comics exploring the censorship of the 1919 novel “Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice” by James Branch Cabell, namesake of VCU’s Monroe Park Campus library. The winning entry will receive a $1,000 prize. Questions: https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/news/2021-news/vcu-libraries-to-hold-comics-contest-exploring-censorship-of-james-branch-cabells-novel-jurgen.html. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/JurgenContest.

Are you a first year, sophomore or junior who wants to educate VCU students about different health issues that impact student well-being? Apply to be a Peer Health Educator. The group works to create educational programs on alcohol and other drugs, mental health, physical health and sexual and relationship health. Questions: https://recwell.vcu.edu/. Apply at the following URL by Oct. 22.

For more information, contact Stephen Grinnell at grinnellsc@vcu.edu or (804) 828-9355 or visit https://tinyurl.com/PHEApplication21.

Undergraduate team members will assist with education and outreach and work in teams to develop research questions and analyze Spit for Science data. Students from all majors and at all class levels are welcome to apply. Enrollment will be for three credits (A-F grading system). Apply by 5 p.m. Nov. 1 at the following URL.

For more information, contact Amy Adkins at adkinsae@vcu.edu or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=9Y7MCDK47HNA8EFN.

The 2022-2023 FAFSA is now open and accepting student submissions. Many forms of financial aid are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, so the earlier forms are submitted, the better. The priority deadline is Feb. 1, 2022. Questions: Contact the following email address.

For more information, contact Student Financial Management Center at sfmc@vcu.edu.

VCU Institute for Drug and Alcohol Studies is seeking volunteers aged 21-70 to participate in research studying the brain’s reaction to alcohol. Eligible participants will be paid $315 for every test day (three test days) and additional compensation for each clinic visit. Principal investigator is Albert Arias, M.D. To find out if you are eligible, call the following telephone number or e-mail the following address. To learn more about other research studies (including clinical trials) visit our website at the following URL or our Facebook page @VCUIDAS (https://www.facebook.com/VCUIDAS/). Research is private, respectful and we offer free parking for our volunteers.

For more information, contact Gray McDiarmid at study4u@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3784 or visit http://idas.vcu.edu.