12 p.m.

The Department of Family Medicine and Population Health's Division of Epidemiology will host Jayne Fulkerson, Ph.D., as the online speaker to kick off VCU's celebration of National Public Health Week (April 4-8). See the speaker schedule and Zoom registration at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jeny Beausoliel at jenifer.beausoliel@vcuhealth.org or visit https://tinyurl.com/VCUNPHW.

12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU REAL will host its third annual REAL Showcase at the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St. This event will feature a student-led panel, REAL Challenge Grant recipient presentations and a free lunch for those who attend.

For more information, contact Starr Robinson at real@vcu.edu.

6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Learn more about VCU's Evening MBA program at a webinar hosted by the School of Business. This online presentation will provide applicants with an overview of the program structure, curriculum and admissions process. A Q&A session will also be included. Questions: Call (804) 828-4622 or email gsib@vcu.edu. Register for the Zoom link at https://vcu.zoom.us/j/95476306117.

For more information, contact Austen Gouldman at gouldmana@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6408 or visit https://business.vcu.edu/about-us/events/graduate-studies/webinar/evening-mba-program-webinar-040422.html.

6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Eric Freeman, M.D., will discuss his background, career in pediatrics and an interactive patient case at a health care professional workshop presented by the Minority Association of PreHealth Students. The event will be held in Virginia Rooms C and D, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. (Face masks will be required.)

For more information, contact Leslie Chavez at chavezlv@vcu.edu or (571) 385-5260.

6 p.m.

Medical Journal Club will be hosting an article presentation via Zoom on Anti-GD2 antibody dinutuximab inhibits triple-negative breast tumor growth by targeting GD2+ breast cancer stem-like cells. Join the meeting if you would like to complete an article presentation for publication through VCU's publishing platform.

For more information, contact Jefin Jose at josej@vcu.edu or (804) 937-2584 or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/mjc/home/.

6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

VCU's da Vinci Center will present its final Product Innovation Showcase of the Spring 2022 semester at Shift Retail Lab, 1235 W. Broad St. See prototypes of projects from the center's Master of Product Innovation students and share your feedback.

For more information, contact Patricia Bradby at bradbyp@vcu.edu.

7 p.m.

Learn more about the Crushing Medical Debt Club at VCU at a virtual meeting. Click on the Zoom link at the following URL. The meeting ID is 934 1020 4197. The passcode is gY576W.

For more information, contact Rebecca Gunnin at gunninrl@vcu.edu or visit https://zoom.us/j/93410204197?pwd=cU1GaDZmVEtmSGQ1VTcxWHQveFRIUT09.

7:30 p.m.

Virtually discuss your best self-care strategies with members of the Association of Students with Disabilities and Chronic Conditions. Register on Ramsconnect.

For more information, contact ASDCC at asdcc@vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Apr. 5, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.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 to learn about undergraduate certificates at the da Vinci Center. This virtual event will be open to all VCU students. 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/UG04052022.

Tuesday, Apr. 5, 2022 from noon to 2 p.m.

How much do you know about VCU? Stop by the Compass with the Students Today Alumni Tomorrow organization to find how much you know and win some cool prizes.

For more information, contact Catherine Ruiz-Romero at ruizromec@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1560146.

Tuesday, Apr. 5, 2022 at noon

Learn with VCU's National Scholarship Office about Fulbright and the application process from some VCU alumni who recently received Fulbright awards. A session for English Teaching Assistant will be held at noon on April 5. A session for Study/Research will be held at noon on April 6. A session for art will be held at noon on April 7. 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 visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc7INirT--czjDYfzeo3tqUih40xNGHA42uRpiFfSCq9rGvVg/viewform.

Tuesday, Apr. 5, 2022 at 6 p.m.

Join Collective Corazón and guest speakers Michael A. Paarlberg, Ph.D., and Daniel Morales, Ph.D., for a virtual discussion of how to participate in civic engagement to politically advocate for the Latinx community. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

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

Wednesday, Apr. 6, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Come to the Shift Retail Lab, 1235 W. Broad St., for a guided meditation session. Stay afterward for conversation and community. The session, open to all VCU students, faculty and staff, is hosted by VCU's da Vinci Center and the School of Business Office of Student Engagement. No registration is required.

For more information, contact Erika Boltz at boltzef2@vcu.edu or visit https://shiftretail.vcu.edu/events/.

Wednesday, Apr. 6, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU's Community Engagement and Outreach Career Community will sponsor a virtual networking luncheon. Bring Your Own Luncheon is an opportunity to connect with others in the CE&O career family and discuss best practices, ideas and simply engage. This event is for those in need of a quick strategy discussion or just a conversation with others in the same field. RSVP at the following email.

For more information, contact Rachel Hunley at engagecc@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Apr. 6, 2022 at 4 p.m.

We want to learn about how painting and expressing your thoughts and feelings could help mental health and blood pressure in Black women. Open to women ages 18-plus. This is an eight-part, eight week program. You'll enjoy painting, talking and sharing with others and will be given tools to take home help keep track of your blood pressure. Please feel free to share with other women in your social circles, social media or otherwise. The program will be held at the VCU Health Hub, 1330 N. 25th St. Suite A.

For more information, contact Anika Hines at EqCHOLab@vcuhealth.org or (804) 828-5030.

Thursday, Apr. 7, 2022 from noon to 5 p.m.

Richard Lui, anchor and journalist with NBC News and MSNBC, will visit the VCU College of Health Professions, 900 E. Leigh St. Lui, a first-generation Chinese and Polynesian American, will spend a day in Richmond to share his personal and professional journey while discussing the importance of investing in diverse communities in order to improve population health. Space is limited. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Malorie Burkett at mgburkett@vcu or visit https://chp.vcu.edu/about/featured-news/nbcmsnbc-journalist-lui-to-visit-vcu-college-of-health-professions.html.

Thursday, Apr. 7, 2022 at 2 p.m.

VCU's Department of English will present a lecture by faculty member Michael Hall, Ph.D. The talk will focus on travel and the literary imagination of African American writers, as well as travel as a literary device in Octavia Butler’s most celebrated novel, "Kindred." Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Kelsey Cappiello at cappiellokn@vcu.edu or visit https://bit.ly/3I3WQVn.

Thursday, Apr. 7, 2022 from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

How does ability and disability impact your daily life? Do you wonder how that differs for others? Come engage with students, faculty and staff in an upcoming RAMmalogues session about ability and disability. Share your experience with neurodiversity, physical and mental disabilities or ways that you’ve come to understand ability and disability in our society. 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 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/programs-and-initiatives/iexcel/rammalogues/.

Thursday, Apr. 7, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

RamBikes will host a Bike Maintenance 201 workshop at 1106 W. Broad St. (near the intersection of Broad and Harrison streets) for those with bike riding experience. As a follow-up to Bike Maintenance 101, this course will cover all minor adjustments that you can make at home. It will include brake adjustment and brake pad replacement, cable tension and an explanation of derailleur adjustments.

For more information, contact Carter Barker at rambikes@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2453 or visit https://bikes.vcu.edu/events/.

Thursday, Apr. 7, 2022 at 7 p.m.

United Healthcare Network will host an application workshop discussing the components of an application to professional health programs and providing resources and tips on how to build stronger applications for professional health programs. This event, in Room A, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., will be open to all VCU students.

For more information, contact Sharmeen Sattar at uhcnatvcu@gmail.com.

Thursday, Apr. 7, 2022 from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.

The Global Education Office welcomes students, staff and faculty to Cultural Conversations with peers from Kien Giang University in Vietnam and Shimane University in Japan. The Spring 2022 series will focus on pop culture. Participants can sign up for one or more virtual sessions of the nine-part series, which will meet every Thursday morning, 8-9 a.m., April 7-June 2.

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

Friday, Apr. 8, 2022 from noon to 1:30 p.m.

History and Health: Racial Equity will host a virtual panel to explore how the COVID-19 pandemic reflects and exacerbates longstanding structural, systematic racial inequities that determine individual and communities’ health and access to health care. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rani Sisavath at sisavathr@vcu.edu or visit https://bit.ly/3t8KLbs.

Friday, Apr. 8, 2022 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU's Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics will present an afternoon with George Csicsery of ZALA films. Csicsery is an internationally known independent filmmaker and writer whose documentary films have illuminated the mathematics community. A Q&A will follow the screening, which will be held in Room 303, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave.

For more information, contact Allison Moore at moorea14@vcu.edu or visit https://math.vcu.edu/events/the-department-of-mathematics-and-applied-mathematics-colloquium-presents-george-csicsery-from-zala-films.html.

Friday, Apr. 8, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence and Faculty Fellow Bryant Pugh will host a VCU virtual faculty adjunct mixer. This online event provides an opportunity to connect and share with other adjunct faculty across campus.

For more information, contact Kitty Maynard at maynardk3@vcu.edu or (804) 828-3492 or visit https://forms.gle/ASH7vFowCA8hcuFh9.

Friday, Apr. 8, 2022 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU'S Department of Communication Arts will present the 2022 Senior Expo on two days (April 8 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and April 9 from 11 a.m.-7 p.m.) in the Richmond Salons of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Meet this year’s Communication Arts graduates as they showcase their work and offer goods for sale. Masks are strongly recommended.

For more information, contact Noah Wilson at wilsonbg@vcu.edu or visit https://instagram.com/seniorexpo2022?utm_medium=copy_link.

Monday, Apr. 11, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

There is power behind the Roth IRA. Join VCU HR and Fidelity for a virtual session to learn more about how to take advantage of this savings vehicle for your retirement portfolio. 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/3ixpcg9.

Monday, Apr. 11, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU's Humanities Research Center will present Catherine Ingrassia, Ph.D., chair and professor of English at the university. Her virtual talk will explore how captivity informed identity, actions and human relationships for white British subjects as represented in fictional texts by British authors from the period, such as Aphra Behn, Richard Steele, Eliza Haywood, Penelope Aubin and Edward Kimber. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rani Sisavath at sisavathr@vcu.edu or visit https://bit.ly/3FXXBPd.

Tuesday, Apr. 12, 2022 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will host another LGBTQIA+ community dinner called "Queer Easter." A similar dinner was held at Thanksgiving. Catered Indian and Thai food are on the menu, as well as desserts from Shyndigz. The event will be in the ballroom of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. RSVP at the following URL by April 5.

For more information, contact Beck Oh at ohrn@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6672 or visit https://forms.gle/apeMm4eW3EUJZJsY8.

Tuesday, Apr. 12, 2022 at 7 p.m.

VCU's Department of Political Science will host a virtual conversation with Afghan refugees in the Commonwealth at the one-year anniversary of President Joe Biden’s announcement of a full U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jessica Trisko Darden at triskodardj@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0oc-CgqjgtG9LQTr6rkBlGH_BPhOjvZGpS.

Wednesday, Apr. 20, 2022 at 1 p.m.

VCU Parking and Transportation will host its virtual spring semester forum to discuss parking and transportation updates and address customer concerns and questions. Register at https://forms.gle/cNiLa1Gi4VPqHzoY7. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jonsette Calloway at callowayjn@vcu.edu or visit http://vcu.zoom.us/j/88575030724.

Thursday, Apr. 21, 2022 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

VCU's Center for Corporate Education will present its Human Resource Essentials program for Spring 2021. This introduction to the principles of human resources will be held April 21 and April 22 for two full-day sessions. Questions: Email corp-ed@vcu.edu. Register at the following URL.

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

Thursday, Apr. 28, 2022 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The Center for Corporate Education at VCU's School of Business will present Facilitating Career Conversations as part of the Level Up Learning series. In this online workshop, managers will learn how to facilitate career conversations and empower employees to develop their careers and boost engagement. The registration fee is $40. Register at the following URL.

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

Raymond Johnson, Service Solutions custodian for the VCU Police Department, is one of 10 finalists for the 2022 national Custodian of the Year award. Although the department has submitted formal nominations for Johnson, VCU community members can also vote for him at the following URL, once a day, until 11:59 p.m. April 15.

For more information, contact VCU Police at policedept@vcu.edu or visit http://custodianoftheyear.com.

VCU hosts its inaugural Giving Day on April 28. Your gift, no matter the amount, will help change the lives of our students, patients, faculty members and the communities VCU serves. Let’s show the world how VCU can unite for 24 hours of change.

For more information, contact Mike Andrews at andrewsmp@vcu.edu or visit http://givingday.vcu.edu.

Va-LEND is recruiting its next cohort of trainees. LEND (Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities) is a training program that helps people share ideas and learn leadership skills. It was created to improve the health and lives of children and adults with disabilities and their family members. Trainees complete classes, clinical observations, policy activities and a family mentorship experience. Over the course of the program, trainees work on their leadership project which they present at the end of the program. Trainees complete 150 or 300 hours of content. This is done both in classes and outside of class. Questions: Visit https://virginialend.partnership.vcu.edu/. Ready to submit an application? Complete this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfeiY5HpFy2ta7zL9rgTfe-s3Q9Ys1yrUmzvWGcf9NDjj7fhA/viewform. The application is also attached in a fillable PDF format: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oC2r9RnS7wO5f6llC-I0PNF1DB7xH7uH/view. The priority due date is April 15. The final due date is May 15.

For more information, contact Va-LEND at valend@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0073 or visit https://virginialend.partnership.vcu.edu/curriculum/.

The Space Allocation and Validation Update (previously referred to as the space survey) is now open for 2022. Pre-assigned respondents and approvers in VCU schools and departments can log into FM:Interact to submit new space data and check existing space data.

For more information, contact Betsy Moscoso at fmdspace@vcu.edu or visit https://fmd.vcu.edu/space-management/space-data/savu/.

VCU Libraries' quality survey will close on April 8. Feedback by respondents will inform improvements to library services, collections and facilities for all faculty and researchers. Respondents are eligible to win one of two $500 professional development stipends and each completed survey will result in a $1 donation to the VCU Student Emergency Fund.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/libraryquality.

Applications for the Spring 2022 round of VCU's Commercialization Fund are now open to VCU faculty and staff. The Commercialization Fund is dedicated to fostering the growth of VCU's culture of innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship to advance VCU inventions and improve their chances of reaching the market. Submit applications to the following URL by noon April 6.

For more information, contact Emily Komornik at ott@vcu.edu or visit https://innovationgateway.vcu.edu/about/commercialization-fund/.

RamTech is giving eligible faculty and staff 0% down on payroll deduction through April 8. And when you spend $200 on tech in-store, get a free Grande Starbucks beverage at the Barnes & Noble at VCU. Shop online or in-store. Questions: https://ramtech.vcu.edu/. Fill out the pre-order form to start payroll deduction on your order at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rafael Wells at ramtech@vcubooks.com or visit https://ramtech.vcu.edu/.

VCU's Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence once again invites students, alumni, VCU colleagues or family members of students to submit messages of gratitude to professors who have done something that you are thankful for this semester. These messages will be shared with the VCU faculty member.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/KK9GBCNnSx6UN1we7.

VCU's May Commencement exercises will take place at 10 a.m. on May 14 at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. Faculty participating in the ceremony will wear academic apparel. Regalia must be ordered at your respective campus by April 15. For ordering information, visit https://vcubooks.com/. Faculty who plan to participate in VCU's universitywide commencement can register by filling out the form at the following URL.

For more information, contact University Events at univevents@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/mayfaculty2022.

A draft of the proposed new Syllabus Policy is available for public comment until April 18 at 11:59 p.m. The draft policy can be found at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jason Block at blockj2@vcu.edu or visit https://policy.vcu.edu/universitywide-policies/policies-open-for-public-comment/.

A number of special events will be hosted by Shafer Court Dining Center, 810 Cathedral Place. Shafer events include Lenten Fish Fridays (April 15, 11 a.m.-close); Cheesy Thursdays (11 a.m.-close); Republic of Spice Rotating Restaurant (through April 15, 11 a.m.-close); National Grilled Cheese Day (April 12, 11 a.m.-close); Zoca Rotating Restaurant (April 18-22, 11 a.m.-close); Food Truck Fest (April 19, 4-9 p.m.); Earth Day (April 22, 11 a.m.-close); Bibim-Box Rotating Restaurant (April 25-29, 11 a.m.-close); and Kokonut Grill (April 27, 11 a.m.-close).

For more information, contact Lauren Hay at dining@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1148 or visit http://vcu.campusdish.com.

April 4-9 is Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week at VCU. From dinner gatherings to coffee breaks to wellness events to a social hour at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, all graduate and professional students are invited to the 22 events. This week recognizes and celebrates all VCU graduate and professional students. Events will be hosted and/or sponsored by VCU Dean of Students Office, The Commons, The Graduate School, Graduate Student Association, Graduate and Professional Student Programming Board, Graduate and Professional Student Senate, Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, Office of Student Engagement and VCU Libraries. See the list of activities at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tommy Otterbine at tmotterbine@vcu.edu or visit https://thecommonsvcu.com/GradAppWeek.

The VCU Human Research Protection Program invites members of the VCU and VCU Health research community who are familiar with the Institutional Review Board to take an anonymous satisfaction survey. The survey will be available through April 15. Results will help evaluate current services and plan for the next year. To begin the survey, click on the following URL.

For more information, contact Elicia Preslan at preslaned@vcu.edu. or (804) 827-0899 or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=NRLN8YFN9WA9XMHK.

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. The study is conducted within the VCU Neuromuscular Rehabilitation Engineering Lab. Questions: Email Bhushan Thakkar at the following email address or Edmund Acevedo, Ph.D., FACSM, at eoacevedo@vcu.edu.

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

We are seeking Black, male undergraduate students to share their experiences and knowledge to help us understand how the pandemic has affected their sense of belonging and connection to VCU. We are doctoral students in Educational Leadership conducting research for EDLP 713. Respondents who complete the brief survey can enter to win a $10 Kroger Gift Card. Please invite students you know to participate. Read the survey at the following URL.

For more information, contact Karen Belanger at kbelanger@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/XCdzByDng7w71doR8.