12 p.m.

VCU's Humanities Research Center will present "Richmond Racial Equity Essays" via a Zoom webinar. Ebony Walden, an adjunct professor at VCU who holds a master’s in urban and environmental planning, and Meghan Gough, Ph.D., urban planning, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, will discuss the process of capturing voices from all walks of life and sectors in Richmond for this project. Click on the following URL for the link.

For more information, contact Tyler Conrad at conradtl@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZJIK__kqSQeJhmzuz5T5QQ.

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

VCU Career Services will host a program on Zoom featuring Editor X, a software program which allows designers and web professionals to create responsive websites and portfolios using drag-and-drop techniques. The session, which will be taught by the Wix Playground team, is geared for graphic designers or those interested in UX/UI design. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Anna Umbreit at careers@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.joinhandshake.com/events/789048.

1:15 p.m.

VCU's Muslim Student Association will hold Jummah (Friday) Prayer in the Virginia Rooms on the second floor of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. First Khutbah will be held at 1:15 p.m; the second will be at 2:15 p.m. Masks will be required.

For more information, contact MSA at VCU at vcumsa@gmail.com.

Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

VCU Police Department and VCU's School of Pharmacy will participate in the DEA’s National Drug Take-Back Event at Monroe Park, 20 N. Laurel St., and Hunton Student Center (1110 E. Broad St.). Safely dispose of unused prescription drugs to keep the community and environment safe. Needles or syringes will not be accepted.

For more information, contact Patrick West at westpm@vcu.edu or (804) 503-7953.

Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

VCU's Theta Delta Chi will host a fall festival at the VCU Commons Plaza with live music, food trucks, games, vendors and a dunk tank. All donations and profits will benefit the Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU. VCU Police Department, VCU Commons and VCU's Interfraternity Council are also sponsors.

For more information, contact James Lehman at lehmanj2@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

VCU's Division of Strategic Enrollment Management and Student Success will host a virtual conversation with Shaun R. Harper, Ph.D., executive director of the University of Southern California Race and Equity Center and Victor B. Sáenz, Ph.D., leader of Project MALES (Mentoring to Achieve Latino Educational Success), University of Texas, Austin. Harper and Sáenz will address strategies for attracting, engaging, retaining and graduating Black and Latino males. Questions: https://semss.vcu.edu/. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Shena Crittendon at crittendons@vcu.edu or visit https://tinyurl.com/pn2jhdh2.

Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021 from noon to 1:15 p.m.

Join VCU's Office of Student Experience for Intergroup Dialogue, a new program focusing on creating space for student learners on the MCV campus. Meet other learners outside their schools, discuss common topics and receive feedback about persevering through new challenges. Click on the following URL to receive the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Office of Student Experience at studentexp@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/HPNxW7r4ueZQPoVZ6.

Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

Continued challenges around diversity and inclusion call for continued questions and conversations. Join VCU Alumni for a Q&A webinar featuring Portia Newman, Ph.D. (Ph.D.’21/E). She continues where she left off last year addressing questions submitted from participants. Submit your anonymous, candid questions by 5 p.m. Oct. 26. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Latisha Taylor Smart at smartlt@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/4916329399098/WN_k1bDq-8JRIqj5zSvjqc3KQ.

Friday, Oct. 29, 2021 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Women in Science will host a Halloween bake sale in the courtyard between Sanger Hall and Hunton Student Center. Those interested in baking, tabling or both should email vcu.wis@gmail.com. Treats will be $1 and merchandise will also be sold.

For more information, contact Haley Elyse Adcox at adcoxhe@vcu.edu.

Friday, Oct. 29, 2021 at 9 a.m.

VCU's College of Humanities and Science will honor distinguished faculty and staff from the past academic year at a ceremony in the Commonwealth Ballroom, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. A boxed breakfast will be served.

For more information, contact Tyler Conrad at conradtl@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The Center for Corporate Education at VCU's School of Business will present Managing Remotely as part of the Level Up Learning series. This online 90-minute workshop will allow participants to explore strategies for managers on how to motivate their teams from afar. The registration fee is $40. 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.

Friday, Nov. 5, 2021 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

VCU Career Services will present a session via Zoom about creating your own portfolio website. The Wix staff will discuss how to use the Wix platform and explore professional design features. Those who attend will receive a free one-year premium plan. Register in Handshake at the following URL.

For more information, contact Anna Umbreit at careers@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.joinhandshake.com/events/787455.

Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021 at 6 p.m.

VCU P.R.I.M.E. (Professional Health and Related Interests Mentoring Experiences), will host its annual health care mixer in the Richmond Salons, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Some of the admissions representatives scheduled to attend include Whitehurst Cook, M.D., representing medicine; Eric Freeman. M.D., representing medicine; Katie Tyson, M.D., representing physician assistant; Tiffany Williams, D.D.S., representing dentistry; Audrey Kane, Ph.D., OTR/L, occupational therapy, and Taryn Hayes, MPA, representing pharmacy. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Muhammad Babar at babarm@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1MaOCu7joZrPAZCqg0fXFwwPvvJe9tZN2iBHV_ze_OHE/edit?ts=61698996.

VCU Police is recruiting chefs for its annual chili challenge on Nov. 3. VCU and VCU Health students, faculty and staff are welcome to enter. (Spouses and partners also may participate.) To register and to learn more, email jmbrown@vcu.edu and cdsticke@vcu.edu. Event proceeds will benefit FRIENDS Association for Children in Richmond.

For more information, contact Jennifer Brown at jmbrown@vcu.edu.

Undergraduate students are encouraged to check eServices for their midterm grades and make an appointment with their advisor if they receive grades of D or F. Faculty are submitting midterm grades to eServices now, and all midterm grades will be viewable there after Oct. 29. Your academic advisor can help you make a plan to successfully complete your course, convert your grade to pass/fail, or discuss the implications of withdrawing with you. Make an appointment at the following URL.

For more information, contact VCU Student Success at success@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.navigate.eab.com.

Alternative Breaks at VCU will host informational sessions throughout October to reveal Spring '22 service trips and their locations. The trips will be focused on volunteering and travel. Register for a session via the RamsConnect group page at the following URL. If you already know you want to join a trip, then register at the following URL to take part in the organization's in-person trip orientation on Nov. 3.

For more information, contact Nico Orsini at altbreaks@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/feeds?type=club&type_id=21722&tab=home.

VCU Health and Massey Cancer Center are conducting focus groups to understand the experiences of Black men who smoke or used to smoke and their opinions about lung cancer screening, smoking cessation and health care disparities in Virginia. Eligibility criteria: identify as a Black male, current or former smoker and 50 years old or older. If interested, contact Jasmine Blue at the following telephone number or email Blackchat@vcuhealth.org.

For more information, contact Rashelle Hayes at rashelle.hayes@vcuhealth.org or (804) 827-0000.

The All of Us Research Program at the National Institutes of Health is inviting more than a million people across the United States to help build one of the most diverse health databases of its kind. VCU has partnered with the NIH and All of Us to help patients at VCU Health contribute to that database. People who join will give information about their health, habits and where they live. By looking for patterns, researchers may learn more about what affects people’s health.

For more information, contact Leslie Bobb at allofus@vcu.edu or visit https://www.joinallofus.org/VCU.

We are inviting male and female Type 2 diabetes patients with painful diabetic neuropathy ages 18-75 to participate in a research investigation of a new treatment to alleviate pain and examine its effects on pain perception. In addition to the new treatment, this study involves completing surveys and undergoing tests to evaluate perceptions of pain. Volunteers will be compensated for their time. Participants are only required to come once for the study. The study is conducted within the VCU Neuromuscular Rehabilitation Engineering Lab. Questions: Email Bhushan Thakkar at the following address or Edmund Acevedo, Ph.D., FACSM, at eoacevedo@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact bhushan thakkar at thakkarbs2@vcu.edu or (804) 300-5578.

We are looking for healthy participants who are smokers to provide a blood sample for a research project investigating the immune function of blood cells of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We are looking for participants without COPD as a control group for the study. In addition to the blood sample, we will ask you questions about your health and medications but no information will be gathered from your medical records. Participants will be compensated.

For more information, contact Meg Lessard at mklessard@vcu.edu or (804) 628-3093.

Graduate students, post docs, faculty and staff members are receiving email invitations to participate in the SOURCE survey. The SOURCE is an anonymous, validated survey designed to assess perceptions of responsible research practices and integrity across the research environment. The email comes from the National Center for Professional and Research Ethics, ethicsctr@illinois.edu.

For more information, contact Emily Komornik at komornikea@vcu.edu or visit https://ethicscenter.csl.illinois.edu/source/.