12:30 p.m.

VCU and community representatives will unveil four panels outside the Hermes A. Kontos Medical Sciences Building Auditorium, 1217 E. Marshall St., telling the history of the 19th-century human remains discovered in an abandoned well on the MCV Campus. Members of the VCU and VCU Health communities are invited to attend and stay for facilitated discussion/engagement afterward. Register to attend in person or watch the livestream at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ollie Carter` at cartero@alumni.vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/jkKcWM4ivfDfHi1p9.

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. The first session will be at 1:15 p.m., the second at 2:15 p.m. Masks are required.

For more information, contact Muslim Student Association at VCU at vcumsa@gmail.com.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

VCU Biostatistics will present an online research seminar by Michael Love, Ph.D., Department of Genetics and Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Love will speak on "Isoform-Level Analysis, Auditable Transcriptomic Pipelines, and Single-Cell Allelic Imbalance: Swish, Tximeta, and Airpart Methods." Questions: https://biostatistics.vcu.edu/news/seminar/. To join, use the following Zoom link. The meeting ID is 923 1735 5766. The passcode is 364454.

For more information, contact Dipankar Bandyopadhyay at dbandyop@vcu.edu or visit https://zoom.us/j/92317355766?pwd=My9Ud2dXdU44OU9WTk92SnZobEFqUT09.

6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

VCU's Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St., will celebrate its new commissioned exhibition by South African artist Dineo Seshee Bopape, "Ile aye, moya, là, ndokh … harmonic conversations … mm." The event will feature music by Michael Demps and WRIR’s DJ Graybeard, an offering by poet and speaker Bayo Akomlafe and remarks by Bopape and curator Amber Esseiva. Refreshments and a cash bar will be available throughout the evening.

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

Thursday, Sep. 23, 2021 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Save $50 and earn $100. Stop by The Money Spot's table at The Commons on Linden Street on Sept. 23 or Sept. 24 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. to learn more about the Rams Rainy Day Fund initiative. A representative from Virginia Credit Union will be available to help you start your rainy day fund. Learn more about how you can earn $100 at themoneyspot.vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Carley Toney at finsuccess@vcu.edu or visit http://themoneyspot.vcu.edu.

Monday, Sep. 27, 2021 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

This workshop, sponsored by VCU Online, covers the basic, unique characteristics of Canvas that might confuse new users. The session serves as a companion to early exploration of Canvas. Questions: Email OnlinePD@vcu.edu. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Brianne Jackson at bljackson@vcu.edu or visit https://vcuonline.catalog.vcu.edu/browse/vcuonlineworkshops/courses/canvas-be-awares---sept-27-2021---1-pm.

Monday, Sep. 27, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

VCU's Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence will host a discussion on PhotoVoice and how it allows students to design and discover knowledge as they engage with classmates about the differences, inequities and variations they perceive in their own communities. Those who attend will have the opportunity to create an example of their own. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/EoJgrVvhXVTNCjZ36.

Monday, Sep. 27, 2021 from noon 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 session via Zoom sponsored by the How-to Talks by Postdocs Series. Questions: https://vcu.libcal.com/event/8298703. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Stacey Wahl at swahl@vcu.edu or visit http://rampages.us/howtotalks/upcoming/.

Wednesday, Sep. 29, 2021 from noon to 2 p.m.

VCU's Learning, Development and Organizational Culture team invites participants to examine the different generations in the workplace and ways to collaborate, grow and learn. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Shana Ryman at sryman@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.csod.com/samldefault.aspx?returnUrl=%252fDeepLink%252fProcessRedirect.aspx%253fmodule%253dlodetails%2526lo%253dbbce80ef-e0da-447a-aa70-946871e0bca3.

Monday, Oct. 4, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

The Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research's Discovery Dialogues seminar will feature Lana Sargent, Ph.D., RN, assistant professor, Adult Health and Nursing Systems, via Zoom. Questions: http://www.cctr.vcu.edu. Register at the following URL.

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/tJwpc-CprzgpG9zhlmHofAtqd1huszir-ft8.

Friday, Oct. 15, 2021 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Join The Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute, a center in the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, and the 2021 cohort of the VCU Leadership Development Program for their annual team project presentations. This year’s team projects focus on advancing institutional racial equity at VCU. Register at the following URL to attend virtually or in person.

For more information, contact Kiara Faulks at gehli@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/ZxN2PEyW8RE9utMo8.

Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Pediatrics Interest Group at VCU School of Medicine will host the 13th Annual Pediatrics Conference at the James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center, 1201 E. Marshall St. The keynote speaker will be Danny Avula, M.D., MPH, director of the Richmond and Henrico County Health Departments. Join us to develop clinical skills in suturing, airway management and childbirth, and network with clinicians, residents and students. Questions: Email vcusompig@gmail.com. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sneha Krish at krishs2@vcu.edu or visit http://shorturl.at/jlJY6.

VCU Human Resources and Walgreens are offering flu immunization clinics for all VCU faculty and staff and will take place on the Monroe Park Campus, MCV Campus and the VCU Police Department. Dates are Sept. 28, Oct. 6, Oct. 14, Oct. 25 and Oct. 27. Make an appointment at the following URL prior to the event.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/employee-health/flu-vaccination-clinics/.

VCU Libraries, VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and the VCU Postdoctoral association will present the Fall 2021 How-to Talks by Postdocs Series. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Stacey Wahl at swahl@vcu.edu or visit https://rampages.us/howtotalks/upcoming/.

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.

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.