Tuesday, Sep. 7, 2021 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

VCU's Honors College Berglund Seminar Series will host "Intro to The Well and Recreational Sports Managing Stress and Taking Care." Join Mia Liadis, a health educator at VCU's Health Promotion and Well-Being Center, to learn more about the merger of Rec Sports and The Well to form Recreation and Well Being (RecWell). Email the following address for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Jared Johnson at jajohnson4@vcu.edu or visit https://honors.vcu.edu/news--events/events/.

Tuesday, Sep. 7, 2021 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Join faculty and staff from the VCU School of Nursing and VCU da Vinci Center for Innovation to learn about a new graduate certificate program that will make it simpler for those with an interest in innovation to develop products and solutions to challenges facing the health care industry. Register at the following URL.

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

Tuesday, Sep. 7, 2021 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The Pre-Law Society at VCU will host an online panel with the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division. Guest attorneys of different fields of the law will share aspects of their personal statements and addendums for their respective law school journeys. They will share tips and insight on the application process and will answer questions. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rose Chang at changrm@vcu.edu or (571) 606-5386 or visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83203339467?pwd=Y1pnWXlDcVBiN0o0UDQ2UjQ4cFVGUT09.

Tuesday, Sep. 7, 2021 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Join the Poetry Club for the group's first event of the semester. Share your poetry at a virtual meeting and hear the work of others. Click on the following URL for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Maheen Farooqi at farooqims@vcu.edu or visit https://tinyurl.com/PCOpenMic.

Tuesday, Sep. 7, 2021 at 9:15 p.m.

"Welcome to the Show," a film written, directed and produced by VCU Department of Theatre graduate Dorie Barton (MFA 2020), will be the opening night feature at the Richmond International Film and Music Festival at the Byrd Theatre, 2908 W. Cary St. Barton is a VCUarts adjunct instructor. The film, which includes VCUarts students and alumni, is about four best friends who attend an immersive theatre production on a wild last hurrah as college students. The student discount code is RIFFVCUtheatre.

For more information, contact Sarah Moore, theatre marketing coordinator, at mooresw4@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2695 or visit https://riff.eventive.org/schedule/60db608d4373f30053f40cd0.

Wednesday, Sep. 8, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Demystify the college writing process by breaking it into manageable sections. The workshop will also offer brainstorming and suggestions for staying ahead of deadlines. Register for the event, to be in Room 4100, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave., at the following URL.

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

Wednesday, Sep. 8, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

Demystify the college writing process by breaking it into manageable sections. This online workshop, hosted by VCU's Writing Center and Focused Inquiry Learning Lounge, will also offer brainstorming and suggestions for staying ahead of deadlines. 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/.

Wednesday, Sep. 8, 2021 from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Asti Jackson, Ph.D., assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, will speak via Zoom at the Changing the Face of Science – Diversity Speaker Series. The series, designed to provide an inclusive and interactive platform for scholarly exploration, is hosted by the VCU Office of the Senior Vice President for Health Sciences and the VCU Center on Health Disparities. Questions: http://www.healthdisparities.vcu.edu. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Khana Nelson at khiana.meade@vcuhealth.org or (804) 827-0719 or visit https://forms.gle/KoL4BZ92C4D89UiBA.

Wednesday, Sep. 8, 2021 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Are you interested in participating in research? Join the Campus Learning Center's Science Hub for its STEM Undergraduate Research Series. Hear directly from undergraduates about the research they are conducting on campus and how they connect with faculty researchers. The event will be held online and in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Register and find the Zoom links at the following URL.

For more information, contact Brian Cone at coneb2@vcu.edu or visit https://clc.vcu.edu/science-hub/.

Wednesday, Sep. 8, 2021 at 7 p.m.

Find out about the VCU chapter of the Society of Women Engineers and upcoming group activities. The meeting will be held virtually and in Room 104, West Grace Street Student Housing – North, 830 W. Grace St. Register through RamsConnect to place a hold on a tote and meal.

For more information, contact Anisha Beladia at beladiaar@vcu.edu or (571) 208-6049 or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/home_login.

Thursday, Sep. 9, 2021 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Join VCU's Transfer Center in the Richmond Salons I and IV, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., to welcome the university's transfer students to campus. Seasoned transfer students will answer questions. Please arrive early; there will be limited seating and refreshments. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Angela Aslanska at adaslanska@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1349 or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/WoW/rsvp_boot?id=1146513.

Thursday, Sep. 9, 2021 at 7 p.m.

The Women Engineering 2021 Conference is being held Oct. 21-23 both virtually and in person. A meeting will be held via Zoom to learn what the conference has to offer, funding opportunities and hear members' past conference experiences. Register for the interest meeting at the following URL.

For more information, contact Gwendolyn Verity at veritygr@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/94005073115.

Sunday, Sep. 12, 2021 at 1 p.m.

First Love Church Richmond will hold a welcome church service with singing, dancing and a sermon in the Virginia rooms of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Food will be provided after the service.

For more information, contact Yasmin John at johnye@vcu.edu or visit http://firstlovecenter.com.

Monday, Oct. 4, 2021 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Center for Corporate Education at VCU's School of Business will present Lean Six Sigma Green Belt. This four-day, in-person workshop taught at Snead Hall, 301 W. Main St., will allow participants to pursue a project that could benefit from Lean Six Sigma operational analysis and methodology. The course will be held Oct. 4-7. The registration fee is $2,425.50. Register at the following URL or email corp-ed@vcu.edu for more information.

For more information, contact Carrie Hawes at cjhawes@vcu.edu or (804) 828-3165 or visit http://go.vcu.edu/corped.

Draft policies are available for public comment until Sept. 10 at the following URL: Accessibility and Reasonable Accommodation for Individuals with Disabilities, Alcohol and Other Drugs, Central Bank Internal Loans, Investment and Liquidity and Tax-Exempt Department Compliance.

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

Researchers in the Department of Physical Therapy are conducting a study to test the use of wearable sensors to track tummy time in infants. Full-term and preterm infants aged 3-6 months are invited to participate. Parents of enrolled infants will attach the sensors to their infant's clothing and record natural play for few hours each day at home for three days. Compensation will be provided.

For more information, contact the VCU Motor Development Lab, Department of Physical Therapy, at inamdark@vcu.edu or (804) 415-8603.

Are you a health-care clinician or student who practices or trains in Virginia? If so, then you are likely eligible to participate in a survey study conducted by faculty at VCU. We are interested in how health-care professionals have learned behavioral health counseling, specifically motivational interviewing. Those who complete the 20-minute survey will be entered into a bi-monthly gift-card drawing. Click on the following link to participate.

For more information, contact Rashelle Hayes, Ph.D., at rashelle.hayes@vcuhealth.org or (804) 827-3695 or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=NWWYMP4W44.

Individuals who smoke tobacco cigarettes daily are needed to participate in research studies. Compensation will be provided. View the screening survey at the following URL. This study will be conducted at VCU. Principal Investigator is Alison Breland, Ph.D., Department of Psychology.

For more information, contact Alison Breland at abbrelan@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3562 or visit http://cstp.vcu.edu/studies.