11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs in collaboration with the Global Education Office and Focused Inquiry will host a virtual meeting to plan a cultural achievement ceremony for students (undergraduate and graduate) who identify as Asian (Central, East, South, Southeast, West) and/or Pacific Islander. Click on the following URL for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Audrey Emiko Short, Global Engagement Co-curricular Coordinator, at aeshort@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYscemupzIuHtWJH-Q1bKvc1kc4AmG3-9Eg.

Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 4:45 p.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 the da Vinci Center's undergraduate certificates. The center's programs in product innovation, venture creation and human-centered design will be discussed, and how they can fit into individual academic plans. 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/jan-ug.

Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research will present via Zoom the first session in its grant-writing series, "Whetting Your Appetite for Research." S. Patrick Nana-Sinkam, M.D., Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians, Wright Center associate director, career development and mentoring, will discuss considerations that help researchers determine appropriate efforts for funding. Questions: http://www.cctr.vcu.edu. Register for the 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/tJItcu6grTwjHdDY_omcXXo077QPDi5qRDAH.

Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022 at 3 p.m.

The Office of Institutional Equity, Effectiveness and Success will present a live performance/talkback honoring the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., featuring the Conciliation Lab, a social justice theater company. The event, at Grace Street Theater, 934 W. Grace St., is free to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. COVID protocols will be in effect: masks will be required, temperatures will be checked and seating will be socially distanced.

For more information, contact Archana Pathak, Ph.D., at aapathak@vcu.edu or visit https://mlkday.vcu.edu/.

Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

What are our responsibilities as citizens? How can we rebuild and strengthen our connections to civic participation? What does it take to build an inspired and revitalized American commitment to constitutional democracy today? Join Miles Rapoport, senior practice fellow in American democracy at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the Harvard Kennedy School, for an online discussion. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact David Slipher at wilderschool@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7U_rhdB_Q2KU77dKCpVuzQ.

Monday, Jan. 24, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

The Visiting Scholar Seminar Series sponsored by VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research will feature Maurice B. Fluitt, Ph.D., Howard University, who will present his research on the evolving role of miRNAs as both early biomarkers and mediators of type 2 diabetes mellitus and its microvascular complications (i.e., diabetic kidney disease). Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rob Direnzo at direnzor@vcu.edu or (646) 419-0495 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Eiq6siJZTVSUWTd7C4S1ng.

Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022 at 10 a.m.

The Commons and The Peer Leader Committee will present the second annual Leaders Unleashed Student Leadership Conference. This gateway experience will focus on helping participants seek out life-changing experiences, best friends or mentors and shape a role as a leader at VCU. This virtual event will also have in-person components at the University Student Commons. Questions: Email Tommy Otterbine at tmotterbine@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Tyler Jarrett at tljarrett@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/leadershipcon/home/.

Bootcamp is a high-intensity class with options to boost cardio or focus on strength. A RecWell personal trainer will teach participants how to utilize these conditioning tools to increase strength, power and coordination. While this class will have higher intensity components, options are offered to adjust workouts to the skill and fitness level of each participant. Session 1 will be Jan. 25-March 2. Register by Jan. 28 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/instructional-programs/.

ACE-IT in College is hiring job and education coaches. Support diversity and inclusion at VCU while gaining experience supporting peers with disabilities at work or in the classroom. Apply on Handshake. For job coach: https://app.joinhandshake.com/emp/jobs/4982451. For education coach: https://app.joinhandshake.com/emp/jobs/5228044.

For more information, contact Hannah Ramsey at ramseyhe@vcu.edu or (757) 287-9573 or visit https://aceitincollege.org/.