6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Learn more about VCU's Evening MBA program at a webinar hosted by the School of Business. This online presentation will provide applicants with an overview of the program, curriculum and admissions process. A Q&A session will also be included. Questions: Email gsib@vcu.edu. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Austen Gouldman at gouldmana@vcu.edu or (804) 828-4622 or visit https://business.vcu.edu/about-us/events/graduate-studies/webinar/evening-mba-program-webinar-071921.html.

Tuesday, Jul. 20, 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/.

Thursday, Jul. 22, 2021 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

In this VCU Libraries Community Zooms session, VCU alumni author Kristin T. Thrower Stowe will discuss the research, selection process and storytelling that went into writing her latest book, "A History Lover’s Guide to Richmond," newly released by the History Press. The event is sponsored by VCU Libraries. To receive a Zoom link, complete this online form: https://forms.gle/rCEBtL9EDPT2rh2y8.

For more information, contact Gregory Kimbrell at kimbrellgg@vcu.edu or (804) 393-2951 or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2021-2022/community-zooms.html.

Friday, Jul. 23, 2021 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

The ICA at VCU will host the opening of "Ibrahim Ahmed: It Will Always Come Back to You" at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St. The museum's first in-person exhibition opening since February 2020 will feature DJ sets by Ezrakh and DJ Graybeard, a live performance by artist Nyugen Smith and a conversation featuring Ahmed and director and curator Dominic Asmall Willsdon. The indoor/outdoor event is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Stephanie Stanton at stantons@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/exhibition-opening-ahmed/.

Wednesday, Jul. 28, 2021 from noon to 1:15 p.m.

VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will present "Lavender Discussion – The Fetishization of Bisexual Women vs. The Erasure of Bisexual Men." Christina Brown will lead an exploration of bi-erasure, bi-phobia and the fetishization of bi-identity. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Kim Green at greenk2@vcu.edu or (804) 828-4891 or visit https://linktr.ee/vcuomsa.

Thursday, Jul. 29, 2021 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

ChamberRVA, along with VCU, VCU Health and other sponsors, will host a summer series of virtual conversations inspired by the recent Brookings Institute report, “From Commitment to Action: How CEOs Can Advance Racial Equity in Their Regional Economies.” The second conversation in the series will be "Shifting Mindsets and Internal Business Practices With the Brookings Institute and Opportunity Hub." The final conversation, "Setting an Agenda and Measuring Progress Toward Inclusive Growth With the Greater Washington Partnership," will be 9:30-10:30 a.m. Aug. 12. Questions: Elizabeth Tulip at elizabeth.tulip@chamberrva.com. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Heidi A. Crapol, VCU Office of Institutional Equity, Effectiveness and Success, at hcrapol@vcu.edu or visit http://go.chamberrva.com/events/details/all-sessions-shared-values-conversations-5674.

The Association of Black Social Workers is accepting applications for executive board positions which will begin in the fall. Interested students should review the application and submit it no later than Aug. 1. Questions: Email vcuabsw@gmail.com or via the association's social media pages.

For more information, contact Oscar Kemp at kempod@vcu.edu or (434) 429-8035 or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdU1RWTzqh6HXAHDS7fFBoW0vHXwL8vLaLpnwfiljLmAGtoHA/viewform.