11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

VCU's L. Douglas Wilder School School of Government and Public Affairs Office of Student Success will host the Virginia Capitol Semester Internship Program Lobby Chat. The session will be held in person in the lobby of the Raleigh Building, 1001 W. Franklin St. Students of all majors are encouraged to stop by for a snack and to learn about the program. Wilder School representatives will be available on the hour.

For more information, contact Ashley Harrison at harrisona2@vcu.edu or visit https://wilder.vcu.edu/students/student-success/virginia-capitol-semester/.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Drop by the UCS Prize Wheel at the Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St., to meet counseling staff and peer health educators. Learn about suicide prevention and how to support a friend in distress and get information about helpful resources within UCS and across campus. Prizes and giveaways for all participants.

For more information, contact Caroline Coffill at cscoffill@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6200 or visit http://counseling.vcu.edu.

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.

7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Adrienne Loker, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, will explain the link between trauma and substance use and what you can do as a person in recovery, ally, friend or family member to understand trauma and work with it. This online event will be sponsored by Rams in Recovery. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Emily Tompkins at tompkinsee@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/97668962610.

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.

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.

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 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Canvas is the learning management system used at VCU to deliver online courses. Join Canvas representatives for an informal, online Q&A session. Click on the following URL for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Katie Shedden at kshedden@vcu.edu or visit https://instructure.zoom.us/j/2423860646.

Wednesday, Sep. 8, 2021 at 3 p.m.

VCU's National Scholarship Office will host a virtual informational session about funding for graduate students. Learn about the NSO, how the office can support students in applying for external funding opportunities and available opportunities. Questions: Visit http://blogs.vcu.edu/natlscholar or email the NSO at natlscholar@vcu.edu. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Meredith Sisson at mrsisson@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/vYV5xgCiKokSjfuu8.

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.

Richmond-based artist and VCU alumna Joan Gaustad will launch her new book, "Someone’s Missing ... and I Think It’s Me: Our Great Adventure with Dementia," a hybrid of memoir and art. Joining her will be her longtime friend and first reader, Sara Monroe, M.D., VCU emeritus professor of infectious disease. The event is free and open to all and will be held in person but will also be live-streamed through Zoom. The event will be sponsored by VCU Libraries. Register at the following URL.

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/gaustad.html.

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 4 p.m.

The SPJ at VCU, a student-run organization for broadcast and digital journalism majors, is hosting an interest meeting at the Robertson School of Media and Culture. The club helps journalism students connect and also plug into a state and national network of journalism professionals. The session will be in Room 2211, T. Edward Temple Building, 901 W. Main St. The club has previously hosted skills-building workshops, debates, movies, guest speakers, dodgeball tournaments and more. The club will also be holding leadership elections.

For more information, contact Alix Bryan-Campos at bryaneg@vcu.edu or (804) 921-0114.

Friday, Sep. 10, 2021 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

If you missed the festivities at the July opening of Ibrahim Ahmed’s exhibition "It Will Always Come Back To You," artists Nyugen Smith and Ezrakh will return to the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St., for encore performances in response to Ahmed’s work. The event is free and open to the public. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Stephanie Stanton at stantons@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/nyugen-smith-dj-ezrakh/.

Monday, Sep. 13, 2021 at 7 p.m.

Join the Student Advisory Committee for VCU's Office of Health Equity. "Our History and Health: Racial Equity" series will run parallel to the university throughout the year for students, faculty, staff and community members. Sessions will be held once a month to review modules in production aimed at examining VCU’s racial history and explore how VCU Health’s history affects patients today. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Andrea Nguyen at amnguyen@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/KgLeWUA9J1uAQDpd6.

Wednesday, Sep. 15, 2021 from noon to 1 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. Register at the following URL. The Zoom link is https://vcu.zoom.us/j/96695439439.

For more information, contact Austen Gouldman at gsib@vcu.edu or (804) 828-4622 or visit https://business.vcu.edu/about-us/events/graduate-studies/webinar/evening-mba-program-webinar-091521.html.

Wednesday, Sep. 15, 2021 from noon to 3 p.m.

Are you exploring majors? Considering adding a minor? Wanting to learn more about the major you are in? Check out the annual Majors Fair, hosted by VCU's Discovery Advising team in the Commonwealth Ballroom, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Entry Passes will be checked upon admission.

For more information, contact Gregory Miller at millerg6@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Sep. 15, 2021 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and VCU Health's Office of Clinical Research will host a discussion via Zoom of the resources available in the North 8 Clinical Research Unit, the voucher program, how it works and what resources are provided through the unit versus the Pauley Heart Center. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lauren Harris at harrisl4@vcu.edu or visit https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYqcu2rqz0qHtYe9vh5vsjvTH3Xde5OKqcM.

Leadership Council members sit on one committee and serve to help Students Today Alumni Tomorrow create and facilitate spirit programs, volunteer at campuswide events, recruit members for STAT and create opportunities to network and socialize with alumni. Apply at the following URL by Sept. 8.

For more information, contact Arbi Abazi at abazia2@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZ2AmTJMiX1oTUTrwmvPT4rS05PZqf0FKa5PxUuTTmsRKmQA/viewform.

Private and semi-private swim lessons are conducted by water safety instructors who will tailor lessons to meet individual swimming and fitness goals for ages 3 and up. Instructors are assigned according to individual schedules, instructor availability and to best meet the individual's specific needs. Two-, four- and six-hour private and semi-private lesson packages are available. Classes are at Cary Street Gym Aquatic Center, 101 S. Linden St. RecWell does not offer participant matching for semi-private swim lessons, so participants who do not have a partner should register for private swim lessons.

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

Looking for ways to restore the calm? Join RecWell each Tuesday at 11 a.m. and Wednesday at 2 p.m. for a virtual, 20-minute group guided meditation. Meditation is suitable for all levels of practice. The Tuesday Zoom link is https://vcu.zoom.us/j/93553842102. The Wednesday Zoom link is https://vcu.zoom.us/j/99912588557.

For more information, contact Mia Liadis at liadisa@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6919 or visit https://thewell.vcu.edu/programs/resilience-lab/.

TEDxVCU, sponsored by The Commons, is looking for students interested in joining the organization as members and leaders of its following planning committees: curation, marketing, production and community outreach. Questions: https://vcu.campusgroups.com/tedxvcu/organization-interest-form/ or email tedx@vcu.edu. Fill out the interest form at the following URL by Sept. 10.

For more information, contact Justin Raibolt at jraibolt@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/yd7ii9V3XkYwSU9b9.

This is an open call for all faculty/staff/students interested in reading for the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award. The award honors a debut novel written during the preceding calendar year. The VCU Department of English and VCU Libraries are currently receiving entries for the 2022 award and need your help to start reading and reviewing submissions. Contribute your voice to the judging process.

For more information, contact Ty Phelps at cabellfn@vcu.edu or visit https://firstnovelist.vcu.edu/.

A number of special food-related events will be offered at Shafer Court Dining Center, 810 Cathedral Place. They include Union Taco (through Sept. 10: 11 a.m.-close); Cheesesteak Day (Sept. 9: 11 a.m.-close); Free Kona Ice (Sept. 9: noon-2 p.m. or while supplies last); Road Trip American Southern Classics (Sept. 13-17: 11 a.m.-close); Carytown Burgers & Fries at 920 W. Grace St. (Sept. 14); Registered Dietitian’s Vegan Cookie Dough (Sept. 15: noon-2 p.m.); Shafer Favorites Week (Sept. 20-24: 11 a.m.-close) For more events and details, visit the following URL or follow @VCU_Dining.

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

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 bimonthly 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) 628-6752 or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=NWWYMP4W44.

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.

We are inviting male and female patients with diabetic neuropathy ages 18-75 to participate in a research investigation into the effects of noninvasive brain stimulation on pain perception. This study involves transcranial magnetic stimulation, which is a noninvasive and widely used brain stimulation technique. It also involves completing surveys and undergoing tests to evaluate perceptions of pain. Volunteers will be compensated for their time. You are only required to come once for the study and it will take approximately two to two-and-a-half hours to complete the study. The study is conducted within the VCU Neuromuscular Rehabilitation Engineering Lab at 737 N. Fifth St. Questions: Email Edmund Acevedo, Ph.D., at eoacevedo@vcu.edu or Bhushan Thakkar at the following address.

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

Researchers are looking for VCU employees, as well as their family members, to volunteer for the COVID-CARE study. Volunteers must be aged 18 and older and have one of the following apply to them: have had a known exposure to COVID-19 in the last 14 days or currently have suspected COVID-19 symptoms, Volunteers will be asked to review and electronically sign an informed consent document, complete a survey pertaining to your current symptoms (if any) and any known exposures in the last 14 days. You will be asked to complete two COVID tests at home, provided at no cost. Volunteers are paid for their time. To access the study’s website and see if eligible, go to the following URL.

For more information, contact Mandy Adams at study4u@vcu.edu or (804) 828-3686 or visit http://www.covidcarestudy.org/.

Youssef Roman, Pharm.D., Ph.D., of VCU's School of Pharmacy is conducting a study to assess the prevalence and causes of heart diseases in Filipino Americans. This study is for anyone who considers themselves as Filipino with both biological parents of Filipino heritage. The study is funded by VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research.

For more information, contact Youssef Roman at romany2@vcu.edu or (804) 628-6384 or visit https://forms.gle/jR9s1jgKncieSKxQ7.