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

The Honors College is hosting virtual and face-to-face interest sessions throughout the semester for current VCU students to apply. Attendance at an interest session is required to be considered for admission. Registration for face-to-face sessions is encouraged, but not required. Register for a session at the following URL.

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

12 p.m. 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 talk that is part of the 2021 How-to Talks by Postdocs Series. Register at http://rampages.us/howtotalks/upcoming/ or the following URL.

For more information, contact Stacey Wahl at swahl@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.libcal.com/event/8298572.

3 p.m.

VCUDine’s Fall Food Truck Festival will be held on Cathedral Place outside Shafer Court Dining Center. This is a swipe-only event for dining plan holders; swipe sales will run from 3-8:30 p.m. Trucks will be open from 4-9 p.m. Food trucks will include: Opa, Four Brothers, Kona, Grilled Meats and Treats, Chicken Stop and Carytown Burger & Fries while supplies last. Follow @VCU_Dining on social or visit the following URL for details.

For more information, contact Lauren Hay at dining@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1148 or visit http://vcu.campusdish.com.

4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Come learn about what graduate school is and how to get there. First-generation graduate Ed Acevedo, Ph.D., will present this graduate school discussion panel in Room C, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Panelists will include first-generation graduates Jacqueline Smith-Mason, Ph.D.; Shelli Fowler, Ph.D.; and Tim Bajkiewicz, Ph.D. First-generation faculty members will discuss their paths and answer questions to help uncover this next step in higher education. Questions: http://youfirst.vcu.edu. This session will be in person, but a streaming option is available at the following URL.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Bambacus at bambacuses@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3927 or visit https://bit.ly/YouFirstPresents100421.

5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The Counselor Education Program at VCU is seeking applicants for the Fall 2021 doctoral cohort. Different perspectives and expertise enhance possibilities and solutions. This philosophy drives the program's recruitment process. Applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, who will contribute to an already diverse community of faculty, staff and students, are welcome. Register for the Zoom session at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jazmin Tilfas at soeinfo@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYocOmqrDovHdBKX64Me9V6KP6M6I5kMCpC.

6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

VCU's Writing Center will host a workshop to help participants learn to write a strong, successful personal statement. The Zoom link is hosted on the center's events page at the following URL.

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

6 p.m.

VCU Blockchain in collaboration with Polygon will be discussing le how NFTs work and how to set up a cryptocurrency wallet. Polygon will be giving away free cryptocurrency to help get set up. The session will be held at Rodney's, Shafer Court Dining Center, 810 Cathedral Place, and also online. Click on the following URL for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Connor Riely at rielyc2@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/92974813419.

Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021 from noon to 12:45 p.m.

Are you interested in working with other students across different disciplines? Are you fascinated by creating solutions to complex problems? Have you always wanted to start a business or nonprofit? Attend an informational session to learn about undergraduate certificates at the da Vinci Center. Learn exactly what a certificate is and then discuss the center's programs in product innovation, venture creation, and human-centered design and how they can fit into individual academic plans. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lloyd Young at youngel3@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/ug-oct-5.

Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021 from 2 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.

VCU's Common Book Program will host a lecture given by VCU faculty Don Young, Ph.D.; Julie Zinnert, Ph.D.; Scott Neubauer, Ph.D. and Jesse Goldstein, Ph.D. The talk will be in the Lecture Hall, Room 303, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave., and will focus on the importance of addressing climate change, which is the theme of the 2021-2022 Common Book, "Rising" by Elizabeth Rush.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Fagan at fagane@vcu.edu or visit https://commonbook.vcu.edu/events/.

Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Join Rams in Recovery for a community conversation with Onawa LaBelle, Ph.D., on attachment, recovery and relationships. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Emily Tompkins at tompkinsee@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfVX6Ndo_g4t_QPpuX2_OYCsV0lnRv1OpDlRn_X-9yj8pdxgA/viewform.

Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021 at noon

Join VCU School of Medicine for its Annual Faculty Excellence Awards Program. This event will honor outstanding faculty in the areas of teaching, humanism in medicine, professional achievement of women in medicine, clinical excellence and leadership in graduate medical education. This event will be held via livestream at the following URL.

For more information, contact Deborah Stewart at dstewart@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6591 or visit http://go.vcu.edu/facawards21.

Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

As part of the Whetting Your Appetite for Research series, VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and the Department of Biostatistics will present a lunch research seminar via Zoom. Roy Sabo, Ph.D., associate professor, Biostatistics, will discuss the roles that sampling, probability and variability play in interpreting research data. Questions: http://www.cctr.vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Pamela Dillon, Pharm.D., research liaison, at pmdillon@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1519 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYpceigqTsvGNEt_YVfRYakxfL4B6fstfu_.

Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021 from 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/.

Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Learn about the STEM research students are conducting at VCU and connect with faculty mentors. This event will include presenters from biology, bioinformatics and computer science followed by a Q&A. The session, hosted by the Science Hub at the Campus Learning Center, will be held in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave., and online. Zoom registration is available at the following URL.

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

Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021 at 4:30 p.m.

Leadership drives change. VCU's School of Education program works toward identifying and analyzing injustices and imagining, researching and creating more equitable, inclusive schools and societies through leadership and policy. The dissertation is a rigorous culminating tool for research, advocacy and change within educational organizations and endeavors. Register for the informational session's Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jazmin Tilfas at soeinfo@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMpcuGupjsoHdEqLWBpp6IgfMxPvzCZuVgy.

Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021 from 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 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 at 8 p.m.

Hear VCU Jazz Orchestras I and II and faculty perform in a free, three-set concert at Vlahcevic Concert Hall, W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. The concert will also be livestreamed at the following URL. All audience members and performers will wear masks; performers also cover the bells of all aerosol-producing instruments. (It’s the first VCU Jazz concert with a live audience since February 2020.)

For more information, contact Antonio Garcia, director of Jazz Studies, at ajgarcia@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/concerthall.

Monday, Oct. 11, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU REAL will host monthly Student Opportunity Center office hours to provide an overview of SOC and discuss how the platform can be integrated into your work with students. Faculty and staff are invited to drop in with questions about SOC at the following Zoom link. Visit the REAL website (https://real.vcu.edu/) for additional dates and times.

For more information, contact Starr Robinson at real@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/4995602138.

Monday, Oct. 11, 2021 at 5:30 p.m.

Learn more about the multiple ways to earn an initial license in special education/general education – the undergraduate degree, post-baccalaureate certificate and M.Ed. in special education/general. All students rom high school, current special educators teaching with a provisional license, current VCU students from other programs and career changers are welcome. Register for the Zoom session at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jazmin Tilfas at soeinfo@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUpduuqqz8oGtQRG9JN-OautSJdouslHgXj.

Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Does cash rule everything around you? Do you wonder how that differs for others? Come engage with students, faculty and staff in the October RAMmalogues session about socioeconomic status and class. Share how socioeconomic status has impacted your life and bear witness to what others have to share in open dialogue. RAMmalogues is a space for intercultural, multigenerational and community-wide dialogues around who we are and what matters to us. The session will be in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Questions: https://inclusive.vcu.edu/iexcel/rammalogues/. All students, staff and faculty are invited, but registration is limited to 25. 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=17874.

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

The Brandcenter Open House is designed to introduce different aspects of the Brandcenter student experience. In one afternoon, participants can tour the building and classroom space at 103 S. Jefferson St., meet the Brandcenter's 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, Nov. 10, 2021 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Center for Corporate Education at VCU's School of Business will present Identifying and Leveraging Your Leadership Style. Participants will explore the Leadership Circle, as well as other leadership theories to pinpoint their own unique leadership views and their strengths and challenges. The class will be at Snead Hall, 301 W. Main St. The $355.50 registration fee includes Leadership Circle assessment. 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.

VCU Transform is a living-learning program for undergraduate students who want to explore their potential and pave their way to academic and professional success. Interested students must be residential and have at least two years remaining at VCU.

For more information, contact Rebecca Halligan at rshalligan@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7848 or visit https://students.vcu.edu/departments/leadership-and-involvement/vcu-transform/.

The second session of RecWell's adult swim lessons will begin Oct. 9 (Saturday classes) and Oct. 18 (Monday and Wednesday classes). Classes are held at Cary Street Gym Aquatic Center, 101 S. Linden St. and are open to VCU students, RecWell members and nonmembers. Class levels include beginner, intermediate/advanced and all levels. Register by noon Oct. 8 at the following URL.

For more information, contact Amanda Simmons at alsimmons@vcu.edu or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/aquatics/adult-swim-programs/.

Students are encouraged to go to eServices to begin checking whether their professors submitted a midterm grade for one or more classes. Log on to Student eServices at the following URL. If you have received a midterm grade indicating unsatisfactory academic progress, see your instructor or academic advisor. The last day to withdraw from classes in the full semester is Nov. 5, 2021.

For more information, contact The Office of Records and Registration at rar@vcu.edu or visit http://www.eservices.vcu.edu.

The Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation and VCU University Relations will showcase innovative, creative and collaborative faculty research during the week of Oct. 11-15. Updates about this special series will be posted during week on VCU News at the following URL.

For more information, contact Emily Komornik at komornikea@vcu.edu or visit https://news.vcu.edu/.

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.

Are you above 18, Black/African American identifying and a current VCU student? Consider participating in our study exploring mental health literacy, behaviors and outcomes among Black college students via an online 20-minute survey. SONA credit is available. Non-SONA participants have the option to enter a drawing for one of four $25 egift cards. Principal investigator is Chelsea Williams, Ph.D., Department of Psychology.

For more information, contact Chloe Walker at walkercj6@vcu.edu.

VCU's Wellbeing Lab (Department of Psychology) invites you to participate in a research study on two stress reduction programs. VCU investigators seek to understand how two stress reduction programs can beneficially influence neural activity and behavior related to stress, including emotions, desires and reactions to adverse events like social conflict. Questions: Email vcusrs@gmail.com.

For more information, contact Hadley Rahrig at rahrighm@vcu.edu or (804) 223-0360.

Are you a South Asian woman between the ages of 18 and 30? If so, you are invited to participate in a research study at VCU. Researchers in VCU’s Department of Psychology are interested in learning more about eating and wellness in the South Asian community. Participation includes assisting the research team with the development of a new eating questionnaire for South Asian American women. Compensation and SONA credits are available.

For more information, contact Neha Goel at eatingandwellnessvcu@gmail.com or (602) 578-8777 or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=DXWHKTCKPA.