10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Drop by Virginia Rooms A and B, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., between classes for a toasty bagel and get to know the members of the Bangladeshi Student Organization at VCU.

For more information, contact BSO at VCU at bsoatvcu@gmail.com or visit https://www.instagram.com/bsoatvcu/.

12 p.m.

VCU's Focused Inquiry Learning Lounge will host a workshop via Zoom led by Kiara Lee-Heart, Ph.D. Colorism, which favors light skin over dark skin, is present in all facets of society, including the university. Learn about the experiences of dark-skinned Black college students with colorism and discuss together how to confront this form of discrimination. Questions: https://focusedinquiry.vcu.edu/the-fi-learning-lounge-fill/. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Hannah Franz at askinh@vcu.edu or visit http://shorturl.at/vG024.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

The L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs will host a lunch and learn session via Zoom featuring Kathryn Howell, Ph.D., associate professor in the urban and regional studies and planning program and co-director of the RVA Eviction Lab, at the Wilder School. Howell will discuss housing evictions, focusing on mitigation programs and policies that have affected evictions locally and across the commonwealth. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL. Questions: Email Stevan Dozier, director of development and alumni engagement, at doziers2@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Katherine Huynh at huynhkp@vcu.edu or (703) 269-8237 or visit https://wilder.vcu.edu/news-and-events/news-articles/eviction-across-the-commonwealth--what-you-need-to-know.html.

12 p.m.

VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will present a virtual panel of professionals speaking on their experiences in the greater Richmond area. This is event is part of a series of events for Latinx Heritage Month hosted by the Division of Student Affairs through the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs. Register for the Zoom link via RamsConnect or at the following URL.

For more information, contact Christina Davis at daviscl7@vcu.edu or visit https://linktr.ee/vcuomsa.

2 p.m. to 3 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/.

3:30 p.m.

Make a game in an hour. This mini-game jam covers the basics of the free, online pixel-based game engine Bitsy. The session will include a brief overview of all the basic functions but largely be driven by your questions as you create your own simple games. The session 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. Click on the following URL to receive a link to attend the session in Zoom.

For more information, contact Gregory Kimbrell at kimbrellgg@vcu.edu or (804) 393-2951 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0kd-mgrD8oGtWrfTAwSDWrM6ysxqkUr6al.

6:30 p.m.

Dina T. Garcia Ph.D, M.P.H, director of the Kalpulli Research Group, will discuss her career journey and experience as an assistant professor for VCU's Department of Health Behavior and Policy in 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/98670742627.

7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The Collective Corazón, a VCU student organization that focuses on Latinx health equity, will hold a general body meeting via Zoom. The discussion will focus on volunteer, research and advocacy opportunities in Richmond's Latinx community. No Spanish fluency or ties to Latinx culture are required. They will also be talking about the organization's mentorship program with medical students at VCU School of Medicine. Click on the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Roma Kankaria at kankariara2@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/94972185869.

Friday, Sep. 24, 2021 at 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.

Thursday, Sep. 23, 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 via Zoom to learn about available undergraduate certificates at VCU's da Vinci Center. Find out precisely what a certificate is and learn about the center's programs in product innovation, venture creation and human-centered design and how they fit into your academic plans. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lloyd Young at youngel3@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/ug-sept-23.

Thursday, Sep. 23, 2021 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

How has the last year and a half changed you? Do you wonder how that differs for others? Come engage online with students, faculty and staff in the fall RAMmalogues session about you and the pandemic sponsored by VCU's Office of Institutional Equity, Effectiveness and Success. RAMmalogues is a space for intercultural, multigenerational and community-wide dialogues around who we are and what matters to us. All students, staff and faculty are invited, but registration is limited to 25. Questions: https://inclusive.vcu.edu/iexcel/rammalogues/. Register at the following URL to be sent a Zoom link.

For more information, contact Jan Altman, Ph.D., at iexcel@vcu.edu or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course.aspx?processFlag=2&itemID=17873.

Thursday, Sep. 23, 2021 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Leila Chatti, winner of the 2021 Levis Reading Prize for "Deluge," will read from her book. The event, organized by the VCU Department of English and VCU Libraries, will be held in the third-floor Lecture Hall, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. The reading will also be available via Zoom. Registration is required at https://www.support.vcu.edu/event/levisreadingnightt. Questions: Email the VCU Libraries Events Office at kimbrellgg@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Thom Didato at tndidato@vcu.edu or visit https://english.vcu.edu/news--events/visiting-writers/.

Friday, Sep. 24, 2021 from noon 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.

Friday, Sep. 24, 2021 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The first VCU Math Department colloquium of the year will feature internationally renowned mathematician Professor Carolina Araujo from the Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada (IMPA), Brazil. Araujo will deliver a colloquium online on "Symmetries in Algebraic Geometry." Visit the following URL for Zoom credentials.

For more information, contact Allison Moore at moorea14@vcu.edu or (512) 913-2114 or visit https://sites.google.com/vcu.edu/math-colloquium.

Monday, Sep. 27, 2021 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU Career Services will host a session via Zoom led by Jimez Ashby of DiversifyEd Consulting and member of the Career Services' Employer Advisory Board on DEIA and organizational culture, employee benefits and resources, and self-advocacy. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Danielle Pearles at ddpearles@vcu.edu or visit http://tinyurl.com/DiversifyEd.

Tuesday, Sep. 28, 2021 at 5:15 p.m.

The VCU School of Dentistry will present an online conversation with Isabel Garcia, DDS, MPH, a VCU School of Dentistry alumna of the class of 1980 and dean of the University of Florida College of Dentistry. Questions: https://dentalpublichealth.vcu.edu/contacts/profile/carlos-smith/. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Carlos Smith, DDS, DEI director, School of Dentistry, at cssmith2@vcu.edu or visit https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JhgFIn_MTY6bwfk0GwXKGw.

Wednesday, Sep. 29, 2021 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Are you thinking about going to law school and wondering what you should do as an undergraduate student to prepare? VCU Career Services will present a session for students who are starting to consider law school. The discussion will include majors, general application timelines and pre-law resources at VCU. Register through Handshake at the following URL to receive the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Melinda Snyder at mwsnyder2@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1645 or visit https://vcu.joinhandshake.com/events/784002/share_preview.

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

The Center for Corporate Education at VCU's School of Business will present "Refreshing Your Résumé" as part of the Level Up Learning series. This online workshop will allow participants to explore strategies on how to refresh and renew your résumé for your next career goal. The registration fee will be $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.

VCU faculty want you to be successful in your classes and your future careers, which is why they submit progress reports for students who might be struggling early in the semester. If you get one, don’t worry, there’s lots of time and resources to help you improve. Check out the following URL for tips and tricks to make the most of your classes, and make an appointment with your academic advisor if you have any questions.

For more information, contact VCU Student Success at success@vcu.edu or visit http://keeplearning.vcu.edu.

Cultural Insurance Services International (CISI) is the new provider of emergency evacuation and travel assistance services for VCU and the VCU Health System. Employees and other authorized business travelers are automatically covered while on VCU sponsored travel abroad but are encouraged to register their international itinerary on the CISI business traveler website at https://www.culturalinsurance.com/vcu-bt/. These travelers may also consider the optional travel health insurance coverage offered by CISI for an additional cost. For questions regarding the travel insurance and services offered by CISI, email srm@vcu.edu. Students participating in most education abroad programs administered by the VCU Global Education Office will be automatically enrolled by GEO in the CISI plan. All other student travelers will be prompted to self-enroll in the plan upon registration with GEO. Students should visit the Education Abroad Travel website at https://vcu.studioabroad.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Abroad.ViewLink&Parent_ID=332F89F1-5056-BA1F-73259D4A84050F4E&Link_ID=337EB06F-5056-BA1F-732A6FE87A32DC10 for more information regarding enrollment or email abroad@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Steven Kessinger at sbkessinger@vcu.edu or (804) 828-4989 or visit https://together.vcu.edu/public-health-measures/.

VCU's post-baccalaureate, 12-credit Certificate in Clinical Research educates students in the conduct of clinical (human) research studies and trials. The certificate focuses upon foundational knowledge and skills necessary to understand basic clinical research and trial study design, statistics and data management, ethical principles to respect and protect the rights and welfare of participants and more. Apply at the following URL by Oct. 15 for spring enrollment.

For more information, contact Catherine R. Brown at crbrown@vcu.edu or (804) 628-6511 or visit https://cctr.vcu.edu/education-and-training/certificate-program/.

Women In Science will sponsor a food drive for shelf-stable and canned goods through Sept. 27 in conjunction with VCU's Ram Pantry. Donations can be placed in designated bins located in the lobbies of Sanger Hall, 1101 E. Marshall St.; Molecular Medicine Research Building, 1220 E. Broad St,; Lyons Dental Building, 520 N. 12th St., the School of Pharmacy, 410 N. 12th St.; and the Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St.

For more information, contact Haley Adcox at vcu.wis@gmail.com.

VCU's Global Education Office is seeking volunteers for the Conversation Partner Program for the fall semester. The program matches native English-speaking students with international students studying at VCU. Participants meet once per week for approximately one hour. Apply at the following URL.

For more information, contact Nichole Dorton at nldorton@vcu.edu or (804) 827-9331 or visit https://global.vcu.edu/students/community/conversationpartners/.

VCU Continuing and Professional Education offers online learning for the VCU community and members of the public. Choose from Bookkeeping, Counseling and Behavioral Health (including trending topics such as Alcohol Use and Addiction, Suicide Risk and Trauma), Customer Service, Event Planning, Intermediate and Advanced Excel, Google Analytics, Paralegal Studies, Play Therapy, and Test Prep for the GMAT, GRE, LSAT, ACT and SAT, MCAT, PCAT and DAT. Digital badging opportunities are also available.

For more information, contact VCU Continuing and Professional Education at ocpe@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1322 or visit https://ocpe.vcu.edu/courses/.

Emerging Healthcare Leaders is hosting a mentorship program to connect pre-health students with mentors in their desired career path. EHL will offer several mentorship socials/activities throughout the year. Mentors would gain leadership experience by sharing lessons they have learned in the healthcare field. Those who are being mentored will gain access to guidance on their pre-health journeys. Mentors and those who wish to be mentored can register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Kush Savsani at savsanikv@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/mN4Cv7GzzEJnv4pp7.

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, Ph.D., at rashelle.hayes@vcuhealth.org or (804) 827-0000.

Individuals who smoke tobacco cigarettes daily are needed to participate in a research study that requires multiple laboratory visits. Compensation may be available. This study will be conducted at VCU. Principal investigator is Alison Breland, Ph.D., Department of Psychology.

For more information, contact Alison Breland at abbrelan@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3562 or visit http://cstp.vcu.edu/studies.