12 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Throughout February, VCU Police will collect donations for families being assisted by YWCA Richmond. Donations can be made throughout the month at the VCU Police headquarters lobby, 224 E. Broad St. The first donation event will be Feb. 8 at the Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. See a detailed list of items at the following URL and click on Amazon Wish List.

For more information, contact Ofc. Jasmine Merricks at jnmerricks@vcu.edu or visit https://ywcarichmond.org/get-involved/#donate.

5:30 p.m.

The VCUarts Faculty Lecture Series launched in fall 2020 as an opportunity for faculty to share their research and creative works with the wider community. Black AS/IS, by Trebien Pollard, and at the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St., will explore the practices of refusal that illuminate Black life in and out of relation to an emergent visibility that considers geographic sites, embodied language and spatial strategies as emancipatory actions of liberation.

For more information, contact Kelly Kurr at artsevents@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/event/vcuarts-faculty-lecture-series-black-as-is/.

7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

VCU's Global Education Office will host students, staff and faculty to a cultural conversation with peers from Shimane University in Japan. The theme for the Spring 2022 series is intercultural communication. Participants can sign up for one or more sessions in the seven part series, which will meet every Tuesday evening from Feb. 8-March 29. Questions: Visit https://global.vcu.edu/students/community/cultural_conversations/.Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Audrey Emiko Short at aeshort@vcu.edu or visit https://tinyurl.com/VCUCCJapanSpring2022.

8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Clean out your shelves and donate your books. VCU's English Department is hosting a book drive. Lightly used books are encouraged and can be dropped off in Room 306, Hibbs Hall, 900 Park Ave.

For more information, contact Kelsey Cappiello at english@vcu.edi or (804) 828-1331.

Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022 from 11 a.m. to noon

This month's Central Virginia Chapter of Society of Clinical Research Associates meeting will host Lauren Kanigher, MS, Food and Drug Administration program manager. She will discuss quality management, quality control and quality assurance, their relation to one another and why quality management is essential to clinical research. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Shirley Helm at shirley.helm@vcuhealth.org or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJArd-2uqDwjGtWEh0hUJ1C6e7uBr-9nN_8m.

Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022 at 11 a.m.

Join VCU's National Scholarship Office for a virtual informational session on national scholarship opportunities for graduate students. The session will include an overview of available external funding opportunities, how to find them and how the NSO can offer support through the application process. Questions: http://blogs.vcu.edu/natlscholar. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Meredith Sisson at mrsisson@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6868 or visit https://forms.gle/p5vDsSMVNwV3ZQtD8.

Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

Join the VCU Health Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in collaboration with VCU Health Arts In Healthcare for a celebration of Black History Month. VCU Health leadership will be joined by Amy Tillerson-Brown, Ph.D., dean of the Mary Baldwin College for Women, who will deliver the keynote. The event will also feature spoken word poetry from VCU students. 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/96251249024.

Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022 at 3:30 p.m.

VCU Libraries' ongoing series in innovative media continues with Alexis Stratton of "Rebel Girls Podcast." This workshop will look at the professional side of podcast production from the writer’s perspective. Questions: https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2021-2022/workshops-at-the-workshop.html. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.libcal.com/event/8770421.

Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

How has your attraction to others shifted over time? Do you wonder how that differs for others? Come engage with students, faculty and staff in our upcoming RAMmalogues session about sexuality. Share your experience with attraction and sexuality in society and bear witness to what others have to share in open dialogue. RAMmalogues is a space for intercultural, multigenerational and community-wide dialogues around who we are and what matters to us. The session will be in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Questions: https://inclusive.vcu.edu/iexcel/rammalogues/. All students, staff and faculty are invited, but registration is limited to 25. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jan Altman, Ph.D., at IExcel@vcu.edu or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course.aspx?processFlag=2&itemID=17910.

Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The VPM and ICA Community Media Center will host Hana Baba and Leila Day of the award-winning podcast "The Stoop" for a free, virtual talk. The session will break down how an idea evolves into a story. Baba and Day will share from concept to completion the outlining of a podcast episode, prepping for an interview and the scripting process. Then the finalized script will be shared as the production process is outlined. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Stephanie Stanton at stantons@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/cmc-hana-baba-leila-day/.

Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022 from noon to 1:45 p.m.

VCU's Learning, Development and Organizational Culture team invites participants to examine the different ages in the workplace and ways to collaborate, grow and learn from one another. Together we will consider where generations came from, discuss historical events that have shaped our lives, acknowledge generational unconscious bias and assumptions, discover leadership and management best practices related to ageism and find commonalities to break down labels. 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.

Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022 from noon to 2 p.m.

Nakeina E. Douglas-Glenn, Ph.D.; Andrew K. Ottens, Ph.D.; Peter J. Hamilton, Ph.D; and Antonio Abbate, M.D., Ph.D., will participate in a leadership and career development seminar hosted by VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research. Participants will learn about leadership, managing a research lab or multidisciplinary clinical translational team. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rob Direnzo at direnzor@vcu.edu or (646) 419-0495 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tceGhqDopEtxjHLulYeKcmeODRxmtSvu5.

Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022 at noon

Join Andrew P. Daire, Ph.D., for a special presentation and Q&A on topics including antiracist education, the culturally inclusive classroom and addressing harmful bias and eliminating discrimination in health professions learning environments. The event will be in the first-floor auditorium, VCU College of Health Professions, 900 E. Leigh St., and will also be presented via Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/91406730845. Questions: https://chp.vcu.edu/. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Malorie Burkett at mgburkett@vcu.edu or visit https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUpd--vrTsiHtFHXFNLT5dREi-COrpeueGY.

Friday, Feb. 11, 2022 from 11 a.m. to noon

Are you passionate about creating a more mindful community at VCU? RecWell’s Mindful Ambassador Program aims to identify students, faculty and staff who are interested in creating a mindful revolution and healthier campus community. Learn about steps to facilitate meditation on campus and how to become a Mindful Ambassador. at this online session sponsored by VCU Recreation and Well-Being (RecWell). Register on RamsConnect for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Mia Liadis at liadisa@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1493160.

Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022 at 5 p.m.

Learn about the VCU School of Education's flexible, cross-disciplinary program that allows students to build an individualized program to develop their skills as educators. If you are a provisionally licensed educator, this program can support your VDOE needs as integrated into the flexible elective areas. This is a non-licensure program built to support working professionals or students interested in a non-licensure curriculum. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jazmin Tilfas at soeinfo@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/95672972310?pwd=aFRZbDlCMXByZjJNMlJyWnRnQy94dz09.

Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022 at 5 p.m.

VCU School of Dentistry's Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will host a conversation via Zoom with the school's first African American female graduate, Erma L. Freeman, DDS. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact John Wallace at wallacej@vcu.edu or visit https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vbwtDQ-BTUCMNUrrqUJG6w.

Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022 at 7 p.m.

The National Association of Black Social Workers at VCU invites members and prospective members to a night of community. The session will be held in Room 3201, Third Floor, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. Venture out and enjoy an evening of safe networking, games and food. Email vcuabsw@gmail.com with questions. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Association of Black Social Workers at vcuabsw@gmail.com or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdmWI274tS1z8BLVRwAiefKUnc-mpwJ3e5nuAQ05T_F6XOg5A/viewform.

Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022 from 11 a.m. to noon

Join the Health and Wellness Library to hear hear via Zoom from David Fajgenbaum, M.D., MSc, FCCP, national bestselling author of "Chasing My Cure: A Doctor’s Race to Turn Hope into Action," about his experience living with and successfully fighting his rare disease. Register for this virtual event at https://www.support.vcu.edu/event/libraries.

For more information, contact Jackson Wright at wrightjc4@vcu.edu or visit https://www.vcuhealth.org/for-your-health/health-and-wellness-library/.

Tuesday, Mar. 1, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

How does your gender impact your daily life? Do you wonder how that differs for others? Come engage with students, faculty and staff in our upcoming RAMmalogues session about gender. Share your experience navigating gender and gender-based expectations in our society and bear witness to what others have to share in open dialogue. RAMmalogues is a space for intercultural, multigenerational, and community-wide dialogues around who we are and what matters to us. The session will be in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Questions: https://inclusive.vcu.edu/iexcel/rammalogues/. Questions: Visit https://training.vcu.edu/course.aspx?processFlag=2&itemID=17911. All faculty, staff and students are invited, but registration is limited to 25, so register now at the following URL to reserve your spot.

For more information, contact Jan Altman, Ph.D., at IExcel@vcu.edu or visit https://inclusive.vcu.edu/iexcel/rammalogues/.

Wednesday, Mar. 16, 2022 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Center for Corporate Education at VCU's School of Business presents Coaching for Leaders and Managers. This in-person workshop at Snead Hall, School of Business, 301 W. Main St., is geared for managers, supervisors and leaders who want to strengthen their skills and empower their staff. The registration fee is $395.

For more information, contact Carrie Hawes at cjhawes@vcu.edu or (804) 828-3165 or visit http://go.vcu.edu/corped.

The President's Awards for professional and administrative distinction, which honor VCU and VCU Health employees for outstanding performance, achievement and service excellence, are now open for nominations. The deadline is March 15.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at rewrdrec@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/recognition-and-awards/presidents-awards-for-professional-and-administrative-distinction/.

VCU Recreation and Well-Being (RecWell) has reopened registration for personal training services for VCU students and RecWell members. Trainers work with clients to reach individual fitness and wellness goals, including building muscle, weight management, recovery from a previous injury or developing mindful movement practice. RecWell offers a variety of training packages, each of which includes a 45-minute fitness consultation that allows clients to talk to their trainer about health, fitness history and goals. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tanika Santos MacSwain at fitness@vcu.edu or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/fitness-and-wellness/personal-training/.

Do you know a student who may qualify for one of the 51 scholarships awarded by VCU Business Services? Diverse scholarships range from $5,000-$7,500. They are available to both undergraduate and graduate students, as well as specialty scholarships for international students and single parents. Students can apply by Feb. 18 at the following URL.

For more information, contact Stephen Monroe at smonroe@vcu.edu or (804) 828-3637 or visit https://bsv.vcu.edu/scholarships/.

We are inviting male and female Type 2 diabetes patients with painful diabetic neuropathy ages 18-75 to participate in a research investigation of a new treatment to alleviate pain and examine its effects on pain perception. In addition to the new treatment, this study involves completing surveys and undergoing tests to evaluate perceptions of pain. Volunteers will be compensated for their time. Participants are only required to come once for the study.

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

You are invited to participate in an online study if you are age 18 or older, smoke menthol cigarettes, identify as Black/African American and willing to complete a 30-minute online survey about tobacco flavor regulations. Visit the following URL or call the following telephone number to learn more. Principal investigators are Andrew Barnes, Ph.D., VCU Department of Health Behavior and Policy, and Caroline Cobb, Ph.D., VCU Department of Psychology.

For more information, contact Caroline Cobb at cobbco@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3562 or visit http://www.bit.ly/rvaheat.