Notices
VCU Cabell First Novelist Award Announces Winner
"The Final Revival of Opal and Nev" by Dawnie Walton, (Simon & Schuster) has been selected as the winner of the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award. Walton is scheduled to visit VCU in the fall to accept the award. Thanks go to VCU's MFA in Creative Writing, Community Readers, the Cabell Award Committee and sponsors of the event - VCU College of Humanities and Sciences, VCU English Department, VCU Libraries and Barnes & Noble at VCU.
For more information, contact Ty Phelps at cabellfn@vcu.edu or visit https://firstnovelist.vcu.edu/.
Office of Multicultural Student Affairs Is Hiring FWS Office Assistants
VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs is hiring part-time Federal Work Study office assistants for the Fall-Spring school year. Applicants must be enrolled full time as undergraduate students and be approved for Federal Work Study.
Apply at the following URL.
For more information, contact David Brown at dgbrown@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.joinhandshake.com/stu/jobs/6525579.
Applications Available for 2023 GEHLI Leadership Programs
The VCU Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, is currently accepting applications for the 2023 cohorts of the VCU Leadership and HIGHER Ground programs. Learn more about the Institute, its programs, application requirements and deadlines by calling the Institute at the following telephone number or emailing gehli@vcu.edu.
For more information, contact Kiara Faulks at faulksks@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1169 or visit https://gehli.vcu.edu/programs/.
WoW '22 Event Submissions
Weeks of Welcome (WoW) is a comprehensive, campus-wide initiative taking place furing the first few weeks of the semester. Consider hosting a program or event during WoW that will be advertised to the VCU community via RAMsConnect. Event submission forms are due by July 15 and are available at the following URL.
For more information, contact Jonathan Fuller at fullerjd2@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/s70503.
Seeking First-Generation Alumni Participants
All VCU alumni who identify as first-generation are sought for participation in a research study about the experiences and perceptions of first-generation alumni in relation to alumni engagement and the value of the alumni network. The study will involve a 60-90 minute interview and potentially a follow-up focus group. Participants will receive a $10 Starbucks gift card. Contact the following email address by July 15.
For more information, contact Allison Toney at aktoney@vcu.edu.
Black Love Safe Love
This is a research study aiming to receive feedback on a sexual health intervention designed for couples. To be eligible to participate, you have to identify as Black or African American and be 18 to 35 years of age. The study requires participation in a 120 minute session and completion of a questionnaire. Compensation is available.
For more information, contact Kristina Hood, Ph.D., at progresslab@vcu.edu or visit https://progress.vcu.edu.
Online Study for Black/African American Menthol Smokers
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. 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.
