1 p.m.

All VCU faculty and staff are invited to join the Office of the Provost, via Zoom, for a Quality Enhancement Plan Topic Proposal Workshop. Come learn more about what a Quality Enhancement Plan is, how a QEP topic is determined, how it shapes VCU’s academic future and gain the tools that can help you submit a successful topic proposal for VCU's next QEP. To reserve your spot, sign up at https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcld-mvrzooHtExZHx0P14UuxDOcodHUWHU#/registration.

For more information, contact Tom Myrick at myrickte@vcu.edu or visit https://provost.vcu.edu/qep/.

11 a.m.

VCU's National Scholarship Office will host a virtual informational session via Zoom geared toward current graduate students and recent graduate alumni about the Presidential Management Fellowship, which aims to prepare future government leaders through a two-year appointment within a federal agency. Questions: http://blogs.vcu.edu/natlscholar. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jeff Wing at jawing@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/q7rPvmU1uLSS4ywc9.

12 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.

Rammalogues will host a discussion about the VCU Common Book, "The Organ Thieves: The Shocking Story of the First Heart Transplant in the Segregated South," at the Massey Cancer Center. Rammalogues is a facilitated discussion series that provides a braver and safer space to talk about social identity. the event will be held at the Goodwin Research Laboratory, 401 College St., Thalhimer Conference Room. The session is free and readers are invited to join no matter where they are in the book. Registrants can pick up a free book from the Goodwin Research Laboratory front desk. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact IExcel Education at iexcel@vcu.edu or visit https://cvent.me/yXK5Zl.

Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022 at 3 p.m.

VCU's National Scholarship Office will offer an online informational session via Zoom about the National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship Program. The program provides funding for up to three years of graduate study in non-medical STEM disciplines. Questions: http://blogs.vcu.edu/natlscholar. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jeff Wing at jawing@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/SYGzMDYXGiWKkUks5.

Friday, Aug. 19, 2022 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

VCU Learning Systems will sponsor an online workshop to explore the steps necessary for creating a course in Canvas and highlight the basic and most effective features, tools, settings and content options. This session, designed for beginners and those who may need a refresher, is free and has no cancellation penalty. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jamillah Martin at canvaslearn@vcu.edu or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course.aspx?processFlag=2&itemID=17944.

Friday, Aug. 19, 2022 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

All graduate, professional and MCV Campus students are invited to the MCV Campus Welcome Fair in Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. Learn about opportunities for involvement in campus life through VCU's student organizations, departments and programs. Giveaways, a free lunch and fun activities will highlight the fair with dozens of tables featuring information about resources on the MCV campus. Graduate and professional students across both campuses and MCV Campus undergraduate students are welcome.

For more information, contact Tommy Otterbine at tmotterbine@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1633850.

Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Join The Commons for Ramchella at Cary Street Field for games, food, fun, performances and prizes. Carnival games, amusement park rides, inflatables, photo booths and carnival prizes will be available. Meet and greet the Activities Programming Board and Student Government Association. This is a Weeks of Welcome event. Space is limited. Register on RamsConnect or at the following URL. #WhatToDoAtVCU #WelcomeBackRam

For more information, contact Bria Taylor at taylorbc7@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1626326.

Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022 from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Join VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs for its outdoor welcome back-celebration at Monroe Park, 620 W. Main St. This social connecting event will bring together VCU students from all over campus for cookout-style food, games, photo ops, giveaways, a DJ and more. Register via RamsConnect or at the following URL.

For more information, contact Beck Oh at ohrn@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/WoW/rsvp_boot?id=1628865.

Monday, Aug. 22, 2022 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU Choral Ensembles will hold auditions for Commonwealth Singers, Vox Concordia and Chamber Ensemble for the fall semester on Monday, Aug. 22. Students from all majors are welcome to audition at the James W. Black Music Center, 1015 Grove Ave. Choral Arts Society is open to all without audition. Email Chris Hansen, Ph.D., at hansenc3@vcu.edu or Professor Lisa Fusco at the following email address to schedule an audition.

For more information, contact Lisa Fusco at fuscolc@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/academics/departments/music/ensembles/vocal-ensemble/vocal-ensemble-audition-info/.

Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022 at noon

Learn more about nutrition and tips for healthy eating from certified health coach Greg Anthony of Wellcome MD and hear details on how you can engage in this year’s Richmond Heart Walk. This session will be presented by VCU HR and the American Heart Association. Register in Talent@VCU or at: https://bit.ly/3RQrLKK.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://ramstrong.vcu.edu/.

Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Are you new to VCU? Are you hesitant to check out a book or talk to a librarian? Your professor asks for multiple primary and secondary sources and you don’t know how to find those at the library. New VCU Libraries sessions are geared for undergraduates in the humanities, including students studying English, gender, sexuality, women’s studies, history, philosophy and world studies. Sessions will be taught in part by undergraduate library fellows and professors on Aug. 23, 26, 30 and will be in Room 303, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Go to one or all. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2022-2023/arp-event.html.

Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022 from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

IExcel Education will host a seminar led by Archana A. Pathak, director of VCU's Q Collective. The seminar will focus on developing DEI skills to address complex, sometimes controversial conversations around social identity and issues in classroom settings regardless of the course topic. Register for the Zoom link at https://connect.inclusive.vcu.edu/register//seminar-dd-classroom-082422.

For more information, contact IExcel Education at iexcel@vcu.edu or visit http://iexcel.vcu.edu/calendar.

Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

IExcel Education will host a four-hour online seminar led by Adrien DeLoach, executive director of the Division for Student Engagement and Impact. The seminar is designed for faculty to workshop their syllabi to enhance diversity and inclusion throughout their teaching. It will focus on developing best practices for revising course content to incorporate learner-centered teaching methodologies that consider multiple cultural perspectives. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact IExcel Education at iexcel@vcu.edu or visit http://iexcel.vcu.edu/calendar.

Friday, Oct. 14, 2022 at 9 a.m.

Join The Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute, a center in the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, and the 2022 cohort of the VCU Leadership Development Program for their final team project presentations. Each year, participants work together to address an issue of importance to the university. The presentations, in the Richmond Salons, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., are scheduled to allow guests to come and go as needed. A detailed schedule is available at the following URL.

For more information, contact Kiara Faulks at gehli@vcu.edu or visit https://gehli.vcu.edu/programs/vcu-leadership-development-program/team-projects/.

Effective Wednesday, Aug. 18, cash payment will no longer be accepted in VCU's visitor/hourly parking lots (HB, BB, JL, HH, QQ). Credit cards will be the only form of payment accepted at these locations.

For more information, contact VCU Parking and Transportation at parking@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7275.

The Alan T. Waterman Award is the U.S. National Science Foundation’s highest honor. The award recognizes an outstanding early career researcher in any field of science or engineering supported by the NSF. In addition to a medal, the recipient of the award will receive a grant of $1,000,000 to use over a five-year period. Nominations will be accepted to Sept. 16. Apply at the following URL.

For more information, contact Melissa Throckmorton at throckmortms@vcu.edu or visit https://beta.nsf.gov/od/honorary-awards/waterman?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery.

You can now access many on-demand recorded well-being sessions as well as online classes that address work-life topics such as financial wellness, how to be the best you in your work, how to live your best life, being well emotionally, staying mindful and covering your bases and having a plan. Find all the playlists in Talent@VCU (https://go.vcu.edu/talentatvcu) at the following URL.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://vcu.csod.com/catalog/CustomPage.aspx?id=221000415.

The IVY (In Recovery) Lab (Principal Investigator Caitlin E. Martin, M.D.) housed in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the School of Medicine, is seeking a lab coordinator. The overall aim of the IVY Lab’s research is to elucidate how biological factors, such as pregnancy and the postpartum state, and psychosocial contexts play together with sex and gender in the achievement of recovery among people with opioid and other substance use disorders. Apply at the following URL.

For more information, contact Bhushan Thakkar at bhushan.thakkar@vcuhealth.org or visit https://vcu.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/2139?c=vcu.

The Health Sciences Library will host a wide range of informative webinars this fall for the VCU community. This semester the library will offer training on PubMed, Zotero, OVID and more to help students, faculty and staff with their research needs. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ask HSL at askHSL@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/healthwebinars.

RecWell facilities will have shortened hours on Thursday, Aug. 18 and Friday, Aug. 19 for staff training. The Cary Street Gym and MCV Campus Recreation Center will be closed between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. both days.

For more information, contact Amanda Simmons at alsimmons@vcu.edu or visit https://recwell.vcu.edu/.

VCU's eServices will get a new look and feel for financial aid, student accounting, faculty services, student and personal information, finance, and human resources on Friday, Aug. 19. Updates will include: enhanced functionality that expands and supports VCU's Call Me By My Name initiative, including name of use on class lists for faculty; cleaner and easier navigation; and improved transparency of processes. Users may experience system downtimes between 6-7 pm on Aug. 19 as the upgrade occurs.

For more information, contact Marcus Mickle at mjmickle@vcu.edu or visit https://ts.vcu.edu/askit/university-resources/eservices/.

Individuals who vape/use electronic cigarettes daily are needed to participate in a research study that requires multiple laboratory visits. Compensation will be provided. This study will be conducted at VCU. 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.

Young adults (up to age 25) and parents of children/teens are invited to join efforts with the VCU School of Nursing in a nationwide NIH-funded study. If you or a loved one has had a COVID infection, you might be able to help us understand more about it and how to treat it. Even if you have not had COVID, you might be able to help. Compensation will be provided.

For more information, contact Lindsey Stevenson, Clinical Research Coordinator, at recoverkidsva@vcu.edu or (804) 664-6487 or visit https://bit.ly/RECOVERkids.