1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will present an experimental sound journey through the Pacific from Guam to the depths of the Mariana Trench. Hear electronic whale soundscapes and whale love songs. The event will be facilitated by Lourdez Velasco. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiana Ingram at ingramtd@vcu.edu or visit http://linktr.ee/vcuomsa.

2:30 p.m.

VCU's Association of Information Technology Professionals will host a virtual IT Certification informational session. Click on the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jeremy Knight at knightj@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/99076228653.

3:30 p.m.

VDMX is a tool used for live video performance that includes a range of effects to create interactive elements that can accompany live music or be used for standalone installations. This workshop walks through the basics of the software as well as tips and tricks for preparing for a live show. 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/tJwtc-uqrT8vHNNNnuo9jY2tsH9JHwMGGQ6-.

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.

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/.

7 p.m.

Chi Alpha Campus Ministries will host a Friendsgiving Potluck at 822 W. Franklin St. Enjoy Thanksgiving foods and community.

For more information, contact Lisa Taylor at taylorlr4@vcu.edu.

8 a.m.

Come to the VCU Compass for a hot beverage and a cultural conversation as students from Shimane University in Japan and VCU gather over Zoom or in person for the final discussion in a series on social justice and place. The event is sponsored by VCU's Global Office. Connect for a few minutes or the whole hour as new participants engage through questions related to gratitude, assets and the power of individuals in community to affect positive change in society.

For more information, contact Audrey Emiko Short at aeshort@vcu.edu or visit https://global.vcu.edu/students/community/cultural_conversations/.

Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021 at 10:30 a.m.

VCU Libraries welcomed Irene Herold, Ph.D., as the new dean of libraries and university librarian in August 2021, at the start of a pivotal semester in the history of VCU. As that semester now approaches an end, she will reflect via Zoom on the libraries' direction and her time in Richmond thus far and looks ahead to the spring semester and beyond. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2021-2022/community-zooms.html.

Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Come to the Compass to enjoy a cup of hot coffee and learn how to give a life-saving dose of naloxone in the case of an opioid overdose. The event is sponsored by Rams in Recovery.

For more information, contact Emily Tompkins at tompkinsee@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021 at noon

Reading from your slides? Too much data? No narrative? In this virtual seminar, part of Wright Center's Leadership and Career Development series, participants will learn how to create engaging presentations that communicate their scientific research by using evidence-based practices to build a clear narrative and tailor the message to an academic audience. Click on the following URL for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Rob DiRenzo at direnzor@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMsc-2trzotGd3s3DfyvrpqWPTC_TmELllb.

Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU Health will celebrate Native American Heritage Month with a virtual Native American cultural performance. Join VCU Health leaders and colleagues for a demonstration of Native American dancing and music, as well as stories that tell the history of Native American peoples before and after European settlers arrived. Performances will be from members of the Upper Mattaponi, Chickahominy and Rappahannock tribes, which are tribes local to Virginia. Click on the following URL for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Adam Austin at acaustin@vcu.edu or visit https://vcuhealth.zoom.us/j/93340606346.

Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021 at 12:30 p.m.

VCU's Department of Sociology will present a a lecture by Bizhan Khodabandeh, Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture, at Oliver Hall. The event is organized in the context of the VCU Media and Society course (SOCY370).

For more information, contact Tyler Conrad at conradtl@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1907.

Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

The Master of Product Innovation at VCU is designed for creative thinkers and doers from a wide range of undergraduate backgrounds who want to ideate and launch innovative products, projects and initiatives in the world’s most leading edge companies. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lloyd Young at youngel3@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/nov-21-mpi-info-session.

Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

VCU's School of Medicine Division of Epidemiology will hold a virtual open house about the Master of Public Health and Ph.D. in Public Health Epidemiology degree programs. A short presentation about the graduate programs division will be followed by faculty introductions and breakout rooms for sessions with faculty and current students. RSVP for the Zoom link at https://forms.gle/5o9fyHEvSCg4Cf958.

For more information, contact Jenifer Beausoliel at jenifer.beausoliel@vcuhealth.org or visit https://familymedicine.vcu.edu/epidemiology/.

Friday, Nov. 19, 2021 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will present Edward Anthony Polanco, Ph.D., assistant professor of history, Virginia Tech, via Zoom. Polanco will explore the origins of mestizaje (mixed race) in Latin America and the implicit and explicit links this concept has with anti-Native sentiments. He will unearth early colonial definitions of mestizo and ladino to understand how Spaniards "created the Indian" and attempted to destroy complex and diverse Native cultures. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiana Ingram at ingramtd@vcu.edu or visit http://linktr.ee/vcuomsa.

Friday, Nov. 19, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

Aya Mitani, Ph.D., Division of Biostatistics, University of Toronto School of Public Health, will present a seminar via Zoom titled "Analysis of Complex Multilevel Dental Data With Informative Tooth-Loss." The event will be sponsored by the Department of Biostatistics, VCU School of Medicine. Questions: https://biostatistics.vcu.edu/news/seminar/. Click on the following URL for the 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, Nov. 19, 2021 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The ICA Shop will present an interactive session of creative collaging with writer, librarian and zine-maker Celina Nicole. In the process, participants will utilize elements of zine-making and collaborative social justice organizing. The event will be at the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St. RSVP at the following URL.

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

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.

Monday, Nov. 22, 2021 from noon to 12:30 p.m.

Join VCU Human Resources and VCU Recreation and Well-Being for a slower virtual session focusing on active stretching of muscles and opening of connective tissue. Release built-up tension, prevent injury and increase blood flow and long-term flexibility. 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/3CznCCE.

Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The annual university-wide Holiday Open House hosted by President Michael and Mrs. Monica Rao is an opportunity for the university community to come together and celebrate the holidays prior to winter closing. It is an informal gathering, in the Commonwealth Ballroom, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., with food and drink provided. RSVP by Nov. 24 at the following URL.

For more information, contact Casey Petrizzi at perkinsc3@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/XKaH2UAWrjTeM1D78.

Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021 from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

What's the difference between a group and a team? The Human Relations office of VCU's Learning, Development and Organizational Culture will offer a virtual course to help design effective teams and diagnose issues of context, team process and structure. Register in Talent@VCU or at the following URL. The course closes five days in advance of the session date to allow time to view a preparatory video.

For more information, contact Penny McFarline at mcfarlinep@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.csod.com/ui/lms-learning-details/app/event/2b8b16f4-2553-44f0-ac93-70dd50d3b12b.

VCU's Global Education Office is now accepting proposals for faculty-led short-term study abroad (international) and study away (domestic) programs for the 2021-2022 academic year. Faculty members interested in creating new programs are invited to begin working with the Global Education Office on developing their ideas for 2023 and beyond. The faculty leader handbook is available at global.vcu.edu/safacultyhandbook. Proposals should be submitted at the following URL. The summer program priority deadline is Nov. 30.

For more information, contact Stephanie Tignor at davenportse@vcu.edu or visit http://www.global.vcu.edu/saproposal.

TEDxVCU, sponsored by The Commons, is seeking diverse, idea-driven talks and performances from a variety of voices in the university community. Participation is sought from students, staff, faculty and alumni as part of an in-person event to be held April 2. Questions: https://vcu.campusgroups.com/tedxvcu/home/. Applications are being accepted through Dec. 10 at the following URL.

For more information, contact TEDxVCU Team at tedx@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/Mku9pMGc2u4DHrwT9.