1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU Career Services will host a job fair for students interested in part-time and hourly employment opportunities around Richmond. Not sure if you’re ready for a job? Come chat and network with local employers in the Richmond Salons and Commonwealth Ballroom, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., to learn more about the skills they seek in an employee. Students are encouraged to bring a copy of their class schedule and a résumé. Register on Handshake at the following URL.

For more information, contact Aimee Selleck at selleckap@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.joinhandshake.com/stu/career_fairs/29716.

3 p.m.

VCU's Global Education Office will hold an interest meeting for the Peace Corps Prep Program in Room D, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Peace Corps Prep is a certificate program designed to boost candidates for Peace Corps service. Register on RamsConnect at the following URL.

For more information, contact Colleen Choate at choatecl@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1484349.

3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Hear a multidisciplinary panel discuss considerations for pursuing a career in research at a virtual seminar sponsored by the Pauley Heart Center and VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Moriah Bellissimo at moriah.bellissimomyers@vcuhealth.org or (336) 953-9707 or visit https://tinyurl.com/PHCFeb2022.

4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The Honors College will host the Berglund Seminar in Room 1303, The Honors College, 701 W. Grace St. The seminar will outline how the new concentration's curriculum prepares students for graduate medical physics, biomedical engineering and M.D.-Ph.D. programs.

For more information, contact Jared Johnson at jajohnson4@vcu.edu or visit https://honors.vcu.edu/news--events/berglund-seminars/.

6 p.m.

Hear from Racheida Lewis, Ph.D., professor of electrical and computer engineering, University of Georgia, and Rondrick Green (Field Programmable Gate Array engineer at Boeing). A résumé highlights an individual's accomplishments, but doesn't tell the whole story. Learn about the things that happen on the path to success that don't end up on a résumé. Questions: https://clc.vcu.edu/science-hub/. The session will be online and in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Brian Cone at coneb2@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEvdeiurTkiG9L20wC9sRt91MyWOrc6VKdY.

7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

VCU's Queer and Trans Social Work student group is holding an open, virtual informational discussion on the intricacies faced in the intersectional identities of QTBIPOC people (Queer, Trans, Black and Indigenous People of Color). Two social work alumni will share their experiences and offer advice to future QTBIPOC social workers entering the field, as well as to others about what they should consider in order to be a good ally. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Abigail Kinnebrew at kinnebrewad@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/qtswvcu/rsvp_boot?id=1517075.

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

VCU P.R.I.M.E. (Professional Health and Related Interests Mentoring Experiences) will host a Zoom session featuring representatives from different health science schools. VCU alumni Sohaib Mohiuddin, M.D.; Kunal Kapoor, M.D. and Palak Shah, D.P.M., will discuss their journeys in the health care field and their experiences at VCU as pre-health students. Click on the following URL for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Hala Idris at idrish@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcucuqqpjMqGtcvjKlVSgLjX5a1YovcKF1O.

Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

Matthew L. Banks, Pharm.D., Ph.D., associate professor, VCU Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, will speak virtually at a grant-writing seminar hosted by the university's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research. Questions: http://www.cctr.vcu.edu. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Pamela Dillon, Pharm.D., research liaison, at pmdillon@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1519 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMvdOGsqT0sGdZ62CmzDSWzjrZW6YRYzGbI.

Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022 from 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Join Brian Cone, Ph.D., VCU's Science Hub program manager, for a virtual discussion about STEM student success. This week's topic will focus on time management. Questions: https://clc.vcu.edu/science-hub/. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Brian Cone at coneb2@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIlcOmqqTwjH9RQskvkjUuHktCsuSaYCxWD.

Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022 at 6 p.m.

Students Today Alumni Tomorrow invites you to attend dinner at Dinamo, 821 W. Cary St., as their guests, with VCU alumna Connie Tran, who graduated from the School of Business in 2018. This is an opportunity to network with her and fellow VCU students as well as gain insight into her current work. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jill Fortney at fortneyj@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeMp9L4yeeRMpFAR00V_l5mUkAR15Pov-YHef_utAGfJrMIxA/viewform.

Friday, Feb. 25, 2022 from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Join the Peer Health Educators from VCU Recreation and Well-Being (RecWell) as they educate and promote awareness around standard drink size for alcohol, the Golden Zone and social norms regarding protective behaviors and alcohol use among VCU students. The event will be at Table Two in the lobby of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact VCU Peer Health Educators at peerhealth@vcu.edu.

Friday, Feb. 25, 2022 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU's National Scholarship Office is offering a free virtual five-week workshop series that will prepare participants to tackle applications for major postgraduate scholarships, such as the Fulbright U.S. Student program and more. Explore themes and ideas central to all applications and learn how to approach major application components, such as essays, letters of recommendation and résumés. Questions: Visit https://blogs.vcu.edu/natlscholar/2022/02/01/how-to-apply-workshop-series-spring-2022/. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Meredith Sisson at mrsisson@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/wCy16uF5RydvFHsDA.

Friday, Feb. 25, 2022 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Are you interested in medical research? Join the Medical Scientist Training Club for a virtual evening with Michael Donnenberg, M.D., dean of the VCU M.D.-Ph.D. program. A Q&A session will follow Donnenberg's presentation. RSVP at the following URL. Register for the Zoom link at https://vcu.zoom.us/j/96954264101. The Zoom code is 969 5426 4101.

For more information, contact MSTC Organization at vcu.mstc@gmail.com or visit https://forms.gle/tLqzoJE7Dgt2aTSf9.

Friday, Feb. 25, 2022 at 5 p.m.

Watch "Attack on Titan," Season One, episodes 6-11, with the Society of Physics Students in Room 2141, Physics Building, 701 W. Grace St. This is a continuation of a watch party two weeks ago. Everyone is welcome; food and drinks will be provided. Questions: Email the address below or vcusps1972@gmail.com.

For more information, contact Linda Beyer at beyerlt@vcu.edu.

Friday, Feb. 25, 2022 at 6 p.m.

TEDxVCU will present three classic, engaging talks at the Rams Lounge, Student Commons, that introduce and remind us of approaches to prospective, diverse decisions in community building. Meet new people, have discussions and learn more about TEDxVCU and the upcoming April 2 event. Food will be provided and drawings for prizes will be held. Questions? Email tedx@vcu.edu. Register on Ramsconnect at the following URL.

For more information, contact Justin Raibolt at jraibolt@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1495316.

Monday, Feb. 28, 2022 at noon

Amanda Dickinson, Ph.D., will speak on "Uncovering Regulators of Down Syndrome Associated DYRK1A Protein Kinase in a Developmental Animal Model" at a virtual quarterly meeting of the Child Health Research Institute at Children's Hospital of Richmond. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL. The meeting ID is 981 4442 9010. The passcode is 965568.

For more information, contact Emma Burge at Emma.Burge@vcuhealth.org or (804) 628-3094 or visit https://vcuhealth.zoom.us/j/98144429010?pwd=eVE2YTdHTWFNWWtUc0ZOclQyV2MwQT09.

Monday, Feb. 28, 2022 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Join staff from the da Vinci Center to learn about the Master of Product Innovation program. The program 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 Erika Boltz at boltzef2@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/MPI0228.

Monday, Feb. 28, 2022 at 6 p.m.

VCU's Graduate and Professional Student Senate will hold election informational sessions via Zoom on Feb. 28, March 3, March 4, March 9 and March 14. The organization is beginning its 2022 elections cycle. Positions are open for president, vice president, speaker of the Senate and attorney general. Register for the Zoom link on RamsConnect or email gpss@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Chidera Ntiwunka-Ifeanyi at ntiwunkaifcm@vcu.edu; gpss@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/98257422308.

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? Engage with students, faculty, and staff in an 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/. All faculty, staff and students are invited, but registration is limited to 25, so register now at the following URL to reserve a spot.

For more information, contact Jan Altman, Ph.D., at iexcel@vcu.edu or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course.aspx?processFlag=2&itemID=17911.

Tuesday, Mar. 1, 2022 at 5 p.m.

Join VCU's School of Education to learn about a career in training and development in organizations. Do you have a passion for helping others succeed in their work? If you answered in the affirmative, then the B.A. in Human and Organizational Development may be the right choice for you. 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/98850425578.

Tuesday, Mar. 1, 2022 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Collective Corazon is partnering with VCU School of Medicine’s Latinx Medical Student Association on a virtual workshop for medical students to learn and practice Spanish terminology used in health care settings. The final 10 minutes of the workshop will be reserved for a Q&A. Participants do not have to be Latinx or know Spanish to join. All are welcome. Click on the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jasmin Blanco Vargas at collectivecorazon@gmail.com or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/94972185869.

Wednesday, Mar. 2, 2022 at noon

The VCU Institute for Inclusion, Inquiry and Innovation (iCubed) will present "My Life, My Scholarship," a symposium series. The series features scholars from iCubed and the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program examining how the lived experiences of these faculty members have impacted their research and scholarly interests. Speaker Fara de Avila is a Humphrey Fellow with experience administering drug treatment and working with offenders. The session will be at Barnes and Noble at VCU, 1111 W. Broad St.

For more information, contact Faika Zanjani at fzanjani@vcu.edu or visit https://icubed.vcu.edu/mlms/.

Thursday, Mar. 3, 2022 from noon to 1:30 p.m.

VCU's Department of Painting and Printmaking will present a virtual lecture by artist Cheyenne Julien. Julien’s recent solo and two-person exhibitions include Cheyenne Julien & Tau Lewis at Chapter NY, New York (2018), and Homegrown at Smart Objects, Los Angeles (2017).

For more information, contact Kat Wilson at kawilson@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/event/cheyenne-julien-visiting-artist-lecture/.

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

The Central VA Chapter of the Society of Clinical Research Associates and and VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research will host Jeannie Farnsworth, MS, BS, CCRP, MRQA, clinical scientist, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, who will virtually discuss "Clinical Significance of Assessing Abnormailities: To AE, SAE or Neither?" Questions: https://cctr.vcu.edu/. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Shirley Helm at shelm@vcu.edu or (804) 241-7340 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEucu6prj8iHdV21yi1q1YK0XBUPofjiy4T.

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.

Learn how to log roll at the Cary Street Gym Aquatic Center, 101 S. Linden St., at a session offered by VCU Recreation and Well-Being (RecWell). The next session will be held from 8-9 p.m. Feb. 14. No swimming skills are required for the session, which is free. Trained instructors will teach participants how to stand and run on the log roller in shallow water. Wear pool-appropriate swimwear/clothing. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Noah Rogers at rogersn2@vcu.edu or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/aquatics/logrolling-and-slacklining/.

Registration is open for a Makers' Training Workshop and for Makers’ Courses (Modules I, II and III), for VCU students who seek to use the College of Engineering Makerspaces. Students must first complete the Orientation and General Safety Training through the College of Engineering before registering for the more advanced courses. Morning and afternoon sections are available. View the full schedule at the following URL.

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

The Theta Lambda Chapter of Phi Beta Delta at VCU is accepting applications for new members. This newly established honor society celebrates international education through experiential learning, curriculum and research. Membership is open for undergraduate and graduate students, faculty/staff and community members. Apply at the following URL.

For more information, contact Christina Marino at cmmarino@vcu.edu or visit https://global.vcu.edu/students/community/phibetadelta/.

To gain a better understanding of students' overall dining experience, VCUDine invites customers to complete a five-to-10-minute survey. All responses are confidential and must be completed by March 6. Each participant in the survey will have a chance to be entered into a drawing to win one of 10 $100 Barnes & Noble gift cards. Questions: Visit https://vcu.campusdish.com/. View the survey at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lauren Hay at dining@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1148 or visit https://www.research.net/r/VCUdiningServices2022.

VCU Continuing and Professional Education offers convenient learning options for the VCU community and members of the public. Choose from bookkeeping, computer skills, cultural competency and languages, customer service, digital marketing, digital reporting, event planning, Excel, Google analytics, managing remote workers, paralegal, play therapy, podcasting, social media, supervisory and leadership, test prep (pre-college, graduate school, and pre-health) and WordPress.

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

STAR at VCU (Students Together Assisting Refugees) has cancelled its general body meeting set for Feb. 24.

For more information, contact Vineeth Vaidyula at vaidyulavr@vcu.edu or (804) 424-0559 or visit https://staratvcu.wixsite.com/home.

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 to learn more or call the following telephone number. 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.

Individuals who smoke tobacco cigarettes daily are needed to participate in a research study that requires multiple laboratory visits. Compensation may be available. Visit the following URL or call the following telephone number. This study will be conducted at VCU. The 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.