11 a.m.

VCU's College of Humanities and Sciences will present the 2020-21 Elske v.P. Smith Distinguished Lecture, "Dead Reckoning: The Historical Recovery and Unsettled Place of Richmond's Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground," featuring Ryan K. Smith, Ph.D., professor, Department of History. Register for the webinar via Zoom at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tyler Conrad at conradtl@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_24jas6YGSg2r-k0ZLpArHA.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Ray Bai, Ph.D., Dept. of Statistics, University of South Carolina, will discuss "VCBART: Bayesian Treed Varying Coefficient Modeling" at a seminar via Zoom sponsored by VCU Biostatistics. Questions: https://biostatistics.vcu.edu/news/seminar/. Register at the following URL. Meeting ID: 923 1735 5766. Passcode: 364454.

For more information, contact Dipankar Bandyopadhyay at bandyopd@gmail.com or visit https://zoom.us/j/92317355766?pwd=My9Ud2dXdU44OU9WTk92SnZobEFqUT09.

12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

VCU Career Services will present a session via Zoom about creating your own portfolio website. The Wix staff will discuss how to use the Wix platform and explore professional design features. Those who attend will receive a free one-year premium plan. Register in Handshake at the following URL.

For more information, contact Anna Umbreit at careers@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.joinhandshake.com/events/787455.

4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Are you considering becoming an Honors student? Attend this interest session in Room 1303, The Honors College, 701 W. Grace St., to learn more about what being an Honors student entails. Attendance at an interest session is required to be considered for admission. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jenna Venable at venablejl@vcu.edu or visit http://tinyurl.com/VCUHonorsInterest.

5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

A workshop on the practice of human-centered thinking will be delivered by an ExperiencePoint-trained facilitator. The event will be held in Room 1313, VCU Engineering Research Building, 401 W. Main St., and online. HealthHacks is a 24-hour sprint of innovation and problem-solving while addressing challenges through teamwork, solution ideation, programming, rapid prototyping and developing flow processes. 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/hh-design-thinking.

6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The VPM and ICA Community Media Center kicks off its second year of podcast-focused programming with an in-person symposium featuring Saidu Tejan-Thomas Jr., a VCU alum and creator of the award-winning podcast "Resistance." VCU's Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center is at 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-saidu-tejan-thomas/.

7 p.m.

VCU's Choral Ensembles will present #Influencers: Fall Choral Concert in the Vlahcevic Concert Hall, W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. Music selections will range from Bach and Monteverdi to George Gershwin and Reena Esmail. The free concert, open to the public, will be live-streamed at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lisa C. Fusco at fuscolc@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/concerthall.

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 at 7:30 p.m. nightly Nov. 5 and Nov. 6 at The Anderson, 907 1/2 W. Franklin St. (Sara Dellinger and Keola Jones), and 7:30 p.m. nightly 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. 8, 2021 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

How important is your racial identity to you? Do you wonder how that differs for others? Engage with students, faculty and staff in an upcoming RAMmalogues session about race and ethnicity. Share your experience navigating our racialized 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. 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.

For more information, contact Jan Altman, Ph.D., at iexcel@vcu.edu or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course.aspx?processFlag=2&itemID=17875.

Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:20 p.m.

The members of SHEroes, a multinational jazz combo of women, will discuss gender issues in basement room 840, W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. The free event will be presented by VCU Jazz Studies; funded by grants from the VCU Foundation and VCUarts; co-sponsored with VCU’s Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies. Masks are required for all who attend. Learn about SHEroes at music.monikaherzig.com.

For more information, contact Antonio Garcia, director of Jazz Studies, at ajgarcia@vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021 at 8 p.m.

SHEroes,a multinational jazz combo of women, will perform at a free concert in Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall, W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. The concert will also be live-streamed at the following URL. The event will be presented by VCU Jazz Studies; funded by grants from the VCU Foundation and VCUarts and co-sponsored with VCU’s Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies. Masks are required for all who attend. Learn about SHEroes at music.monikaherzig.com.

For more information, contact Antonio Garcia, director of Jazz Studies, at ajgarcia@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/concerthall.

Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021 at 7 p.m.

The Diversity Ambassadors will host a conversation focusing on common stereotypes and generalizations that affect marginalized communities and its impact on incarceration and gentrification in the United States and Richmond. The session will be in Webster S. Rhoads Hall, 710 W. Franklin 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.

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.

Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

United Healthcare Network will present its annual health care summit, a free networking event to introduce different health care fields to VCU students. A panel of health care professionals will speak to students about their journeys as well as a Q&A session in the theater of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Professional head shots will be taken upon request. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sharmeen Sattar at uhcnatvcu@gmail.com or visit https://forms.gle/P22v4EL37GgoSvX3A.

A video recording is now available of the recently streamed One VCU Research conversation between President Michael Rao, Ph.D., and Vice President for Research and Innovation P. Srirama Rao, Ph.D., on the university's strategic research priorities plan to guide the future of VCU research. The conversation about funding resources, professional incentives and support for this effort is available at the following URL.

For more information, contact Emily Komornik at komornikea@vcu.edu or visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb6q-ZIxYSk.

Did you know that Nov. 8 is National First-Generation College Celebration Day? Join You First at VCU and TRIO Student Support Services Nov. 8-12 for a week of events celebrating first-gen students — including a resource fair and Bingo.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Bambacus at bambacuses@vcu.edu or visit https://youfirst.vcu.edu/calendar/.