This online panel discussion series is on career development with a focus on diversity, inclusion and equity. The session will include four panelists from a diverse array of backgrounds and experiences, including race, ethnicity, gender and job families. Panelists will discuss their own career paths, challenges they have overcome, how they utilized mentors and support systems and how they’ve utilized Great Place HR programs and tools. Register at the following URL. For more information, contact VCU HR at askhr@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.csod.com/samldefault.aspx?returnUrl=%252fDeepLink%252fProcessRedirect.aspx%253fmodule%253dlodetails%2526lo%253d4b77c85e-940c-45d4-91e9-9a31043a1349.

Gabriela León-Pérez, Ph.D., VCU Sociology, will discuss via Zoom the history and social, political and cultural significance of celebrating Latinx lives and achievements. This event is part of VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs' Latinx Heritage Month celebrations. Register at the following URL. For more information, contact Gabriela León-Pérez at gleonperez@vcu.edu or visit https://linktr.ee/vcuomsa.

VCU Online will sponsor a workshop offering insight and practical ways to ensure your course is accessible to all students. Basic accessibility guidelines will be reviewed and a demonstration on making course items accessible will be included. Questions: Email OnlinePD@vcu.edu. Register at the following URL. For more information, contact Brianne Jackson at bljackson@vcu.edu or visit https://vcuonline.catalog.vcu.edu/browse/vcuonlineworkshops/courses/online-accessibility-tips-tricks-oct-21.

Multidisciplinary designer, curator, teacher and writer Prem Krishnamurthy will speak at Wavelength, an online lecture series. The event will be presented by VCU's Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, VCUarts and VCUarts Qatar. Each virtual program, which will take place monthly throughout the fall semester, seeks to connect artists, designers, curators and scholars with VCU communities in Richmond, Doha and beyond. Register at the following URL. For more information, contact Stephanie Stanton at stantons@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/wavelength-prem-krishnamurthy/.

VCU Alumni and the President's Office will celebrate at The Compass with alumni-owned businesses Ruby Scoops Ice Cream and Sweets and Mixing Bowl Bakery. Students, alumni, faculty and staff can receive a free scoop of ice cream or cookie while supplies last. The ice cream will be provided by Ruby Scoops Ice Cream and Sweets, which is owned by Rabia Kamara (B.S.’10/B). Kamara recently competed and won the Food Network's Ben and Jerry's Clash of the Cones. For more information, contact Elizabeth Bass at eebass@vcu.edu or (434) 466-9822.

VCU Learning Systems will sponsor an overview of Canvas assignments and quiz types and how to create and manage them. The online training is free and has no cancellation penalty. Register at the following URL (keyword: Canvas). For more information, contact Jamillah Martin at canvaslearn@vcu.edu or visit https://training.vcu.edu.

Participants will explore tools available to managers and staff that will facilitate productive career conversations. Content will include individual assessments by employees, assessments by managers for their teams and the initial career conversation in which managers and employees engage each other in open conversation about career aspirations and converge on an annual development goal and plan. This online program will be sponsored by Human Resources. Register at the following URL. For more information, contact VCU HR at askhr@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.csod.com/samldefault.aspx?returnUrl=%252fDeepLink%252fProcessRedirect.aspx%253fmodule%253dlodetails%2526lo%253d9f34698b-b4a6-44fe-a7b6-946763ad4b8e.

Join VCU Human Resources and Anthem EAP for a session on the history of adversity, trauma symptoms, triggers and how to care for yourself while dealing with these issues. Explore different sources and types of trauma and develop tools to set healthy boundaries and maintain optimal self-care. 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/2Weduj1.

VCU's Learning, Development and Organizational Culture team will present an online development workshop for managers and leaders at the university. Practice using a positive perspective to achieve lasting change and inspired results. Focus on and build upon strengths, powerful questions and open dialogue. Explore the positive power of appreciative leadership in this new two-session series, on Sept. 23 and Sept. 30. Register at the following URL. For more information, contact Jeremy Bost at jbost2@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.csod.com/samldefault.aspx?returnUrl=%252fDeepLink%252fProcessRedirect.aspx%253fmodule%253dlodetails%2526lo%253dd7d76e8c-fc10-4475-beb6-a5f7434240e7.

Join VCU Human Relations for an interactive session with representatives of the university's 15 current career communities. The two-part event will feature a Q&A panel of leaders from selected communities sharing their leadership experiences followed by an interactive virtual tabling portion in which participants can visit multiple breakout rooms to meet community leaders. Register at the following URL. For more information, contact VCU HR at askhr@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.csod.com/samldefault.aspx?returnUrl=%252fDeepLink%252fProcessRedirect.aspx%253fmodule%253dlodetails%2526lo%253d96ef9075-68bf-4a19-ad98-7ec7ec5de14d.

Ruigang Wang, Ph.D., will be the guest seminar speaker for the Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Department's Graduate Seminar Series. His virtual presentation will be "Surface-Engineered Metal Oxide Nanocrystals: Redox Chemistry, Catalysis and Beyond." Click on the following URL for the Zoom link. For more information, contact Denise Ivey at dsivey@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/94738963000.