11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Purchase a 2022 Dogs on Call calendar and show your support for the teams who visit patients and staff at VCU Health and meet with students at VCU. The calendars, $10 and $12 by credit card, will be available at the MCV Campus, Main Hospital, First Floor, Main kiosk. Calendars will also be for sale on Nov. 22, Dec. 8, Dec. 14 and Dec. 17. Order online at the following URL.

For more information, contact Barbara Klucik at barbara.klucik@vcuhealth.org or 804-827-PAWS or visit https://chai.vcu.edu/gift-support/calendar-sales/.

12 p.m.

VCU's Media, Art and Text Program will present a Zoom webinar featuring Marco Abel, Ph.D., Willa Cather Professor of English and Film Studies, Chair, Department of English, Courtesy Professor, Department of Communication Studies, University of Nebraska. He will discuss The New Munich Group, with special reference to Klaus Lemke, and the question of late 1960s political cinema in Germany. A Q&A and discussion to follow. Click on the following URL to register.

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

3:30 p.m.

Ever wanted to turn fruit into a keyboard? What about a drawing into a game controller? micro:bit is a pocket-sized computer that allows you to create interactions between data inputs like light, sound, pressure and a computer across all types of software. The event is organized by the Workshop at VCU Libraries. Questions: https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2021-2022/wednesdays-in-the-workshop-fall-2021.html. Attend in person at James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave., or click on the following URL to receive a link to attend the session on Zoom.

For more information, contact Gregory Kimbrell at kimbrellgg@vcu.edu or (804) 393-2951 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAvc-2opj4qGddFqA0sqhyA6Lrhy2age-hv.

5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Shift Retail Lab, 1235 W. Broad St., is a place for inventors, innovators and entrepreneurs to share, meet and collaborate. Tour the lab and network with student founders and local entrepreneurs during an open house.

For more information, contact Lloyd Young at youngel3@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/shift-grand-opening.

6 p.m.

A résumé highlights the accomplishments of an individual, but it doesn't tell the whole story. The Science Hub will host a session with Mychal Smith, Ph.D., VCU Department of Chemistry, who will discuss what happens on the path to success that doesn't end up on a résumé. Questions: https://clc.vcu.edu/science-hub/. The session will be held in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave., and online. Click on the following URL for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Brian Cone at coneb2@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcuf-6rqTouGdF3UFSQR-hpABCR75tik5qN.

7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Raven Leilani will read from her debut novel, "Luster," the winner of the 2021 VCU Cabell First Novelist Award, in the third-floor lecture hall, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. A panel discussion with the author's editor and agent will follow, with a Zoom live stream available. The VCU Cabell First Novelist Award is presented on behalf of VCU’s MFA in Creative Writing program. Sponsors include the James Branch Cabell Library Associates, VCU Libraries, the VCU Department of English, Barnes & Noble @ VCU and the VCU College of Humanities and Sciences. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Thom Didato at tndidato@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1329 or visit https://www.support.vcu.edu/event/FirstNovelist2021.

8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

An ExperiencePoint-trained facilitator will lead a design-thinking workshop on the practice of human-centered thinking. The session will be held in Room 1010, VCU Innovate Living-Learning Program, 1010 W. Grace St. Register at the following URL.

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

Friday, Nov. 12, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

How can design thinking be used to respond to challenges in retail? Participate in a VCU da Vinci Center Design Jam to examine issues through the lens of human-centered design and design thinking. This free, one-day event, at the Shift Retail Lab, 1235 W. Broad St., is open to all undergraduate and graduate students.

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

Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU's Office of Sustainability holds volunteer opportunities for establishing native pollinator gardens at the Amelia Street School located in the Randolph neighborhood at 1821 Amelia St. Planting sessions will be held Nov. 11 from 1-4 p.m., Nov. 12 from 9 a.m.-noon, Nov. 13 from 1-4 p.m. and on Nov. 14 from 9 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. Sign up at the following URL.

For more information, contact Wyatt Carpenter at carpenterlw@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfKZ7JbMlz2NzBgemBnNb4KjRWWsVxhvS1G-O3Vl4dmpwH3vQ/viewform?usp=sf_link.

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

The Humanities Research Center at VCU will present via Zoom webinar a talk by historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, who seeks in her new book to debunk the viewpoint that the United States was founded by immigrants. She argues that this ideology is harmful and dishonest. She urges readers to consider a more complex history of the United States, which also includes genocide, white supremacy, slavery and structural inequality. Click on the following URL for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Tyler Conrad at conradtl@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6NUj5ClrRDqfPAGk2LGkYQ.

Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.

The VCU Alumni Military Veterans Alumni Council invites all alumni, students, faculty and staff who are veterans to join us in the lobby of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., as we honor your service to our country. Enjoy free breakfast refreshments, pick up some giveaway items, network with fellow alumni veterans and meet members of the council, who can tell you more about us and how you can become involved. See the interest form at the following URL.

For more information, contact Larry Powell at wlpowell@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/milvetsinterest.

Friday, Nov. 12, 2021 at 10 a.m.

Carlos Castaño, Ph.D., a Latinx engineering professor at VCU, will discuss his research in mechanical and nuclear engineering and his journey in STEM at a session hosted by the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in STEM. Click on the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Henzee Machado at machadohg@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/96825046340.

Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021 at 4 p.m.

The Diversity Ambassadors will lead an open-ended conversation focusing on the impact of discrimination in different communities. The event will be in Gladding Residence Center III, 722 W. Cary St. Snacks will be provided. Questions: Email Nana Ferdnance at the following address or Noura Allen at allennc@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Nana Ferdnance at rlhmaga@vcu.edu.

Monday, Nov. 15, 2021 from 11 a.m. to noon

Feeling overwhelmed by the pressures of everyday work and home life? This virtual seminar will focus on burnout and how to bring your life back into balance. Join VCU HR and Anthem EAP and learn to identify the symptoms of burnout and explore ideas for coping with and avoiding it. Questions: https://ramstrong.vcu.edu/. Register in Talent@VCU or at the following URL.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://bit.ly/3pVdXTv.

Monday, Nov. 15, 2021 at noon

VCU's Humanities Research Center and the Office of Health Equity will host a panel which will explore health disparities in Richmond, historical roots in Black political disenfranchisement and racial segregation and how to improve our city's health by building more equitable neighborhoods. A facilitated discussion will follow the panel. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Logan Vetrovec at healthequity@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_muY9xIifRRenHEz8mj4Pbw.

Monday, Nov. 15, 2021 at 8 p.m.

Hear four VCU small jazz ensembles perform in a free concert in Vlahcevic Concert Hall, W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. The concert will also be live-streamed at go.vcu.edu/concerthall. Audience members and performers will wear masks; performers also cover the bells of all aerosol-producing instruments. Music by Burke, Hammerstein, Henderson, Hubbard, Jarrett, Parker, Rollins, Romberg, Shorter, Strayhorn, Van Heusen, Zawinul, students and faculty will be featured.

For more information, contact Antonio Garcia at ajgarcia@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021 at 4 p.m.

Learn more about VCU's M.Ed. in educational leadership concentrations in culturally responsive leadership, higher education and leadership studies. Meet the faculty and learn more about the program at this online informational session. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jazmin Tilfas at soeinfo@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwpduyupz8pGtPnLL-xmxNwr1FWmJwB8Tdm.

Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021 at 4 p.m.

VCU Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Engineering Graduate Programs will host a joint virtual informational session for its 2022 fall graduate admissions. Register for the Zoom link via LinkedIn at the following URL.

For more information, contact Laura Georgiadis at Lsgeorgiadis@vcu.edu or visit https://www.linkedin.com/events/vcupharmaceuticsandpharmaceutic6850788734967914496/.

Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021 at 4 p.m.

Join VCU's History Department for the Alexandrian Society's fall lecture featuring Alejandro de la Fuente, Harvard University history professor and author of "Becoming Free, Becoming Black: Race, Freedom, and Law in Cuba, Virginia, and Louisiana." The event is co-sponsored by the Department of African American Studies. Click on the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Andrea Wight at wighta@vcu.edu or visit https://history.vcu.edu/events/becoming-free-becoming-black.html.

Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021 at 5 p.m.

VCU's School of Education will host a session about gaining knowledge and skills for effective leadership in a changing educational environment. This online program can be completed in three semesters or less. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jazmin Tilfas at soeinfo@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwscuuorTsqGtLODqMAbSl89mdvJlJ1O1pG.

Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The VPM and ICA Community Media Center will present a symposium featuring Nichole Hill, creator of the podcast "The Secret Adventures of Black People." Hill will give a talk on the use of fiction in podcasting. The event will be at the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St. Can’t attend in person? Watch the program live on the ICA’s YouTube channel. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Stephanie Stanton at stantons@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/cmc-nichole-hill/.

Friday, Nov. 19, 2021 at 7:30 p.m.

VCUarts Dance and Choreography will present "Set the Tone: Class of Frequency," the 2021 fall senior project concerts. Performances will be 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19 and 20 at Grace Street Theater, 934 W. Grace St. (Erika Belcher, Becca Gargiulo, Alexiana James, Joie Mouran, Sara Grace, Taylor Peters, Nia Reynolds, MiKayla Young). All performances are free. Masks are required.

For more information, contact Lea Marshall at lemarshall@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2020 or visit https://www.facebook.com/VCUartsDance.

VCU's December Commencement exercises will take place at 10 a.m. Dec. 11 at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. Faculty participating in the ceremony will wear academic apparel. Regalia must be ordered at your respective campus by Nov. 12. Ordering information is available at https://vcubooks.com/. Faculty members who plan to participate in VCU’s universitywide commencement can register by filling out the form at the following URL.

For more information, contact University Events at UNIVevents@vcu.edu or visit https://go.vcu.edu/decfaculty2021.

Spring textbook adoptions are due Nov. 12. Email book requests to textbooks@vcubooks.com, or stop by Barnes & Noble @ VCU. The earlier the book request is in place, the more your students save, as we are able to get more used textbooks in stock.

For more information, contact Harry Pacheco at textbooks@vcubooks.com.

As VCU moves forward with expanding community-engaged research efforts and improving relationships with our community members and partners, we recognize the need to connect researchers and the public. Community health needs assessments serve as the starting point to address a community’s needs and advocate for improvement. Over the years, the VCU/VCUHS community and partners have conducted several assessments and evaluation reports. The Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research seeks to create a database of compiled reports for users to access a cataloged repository of statewide and local needs assessments. Once populated, the database will be made public via the Wright Center website and participants who submit their needs assessment will automatically have access to the entire database. To begin this process, we request the submission of any existing assessments and reports completed by VCU/VCUHS or community partners. To submit a needs assessment please use the link below to input information. Please share this link with community partners and others to complete. Any assistance in completing the survey or identifying participants is greatly appreciated.

For more information, contact Rachel Hunley at hunleyre2@vcu.edu or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=PN347K3T38.

VCU's jobs website has a new look. Visit the Talent@VCU recruiting page to learn more about the new platform and how to apply for open positions at VCU.

For more information, contact VCU HR at askhr@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0177 or visit https://hr.vcu.edu/careers-at-vcu/recruiting/.

It's National First Generation College Week. VCU's You First-First Generation Center works to create a more equitable environment for the thousands of VCU students who are the first in their families to attend college. Were you a first-gen student? Share your experience at the following URL.

For more information, contact Shena Crittendon at crittendons@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_jj2UCpbKLcPDQqhhqHKnqCGtJFzdGl2U1JFr7aeYps/edit?ts=615b7ea5.