Tuesday, May 31, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

Join faculty and staff from the VCU School of Nursing and VCU da Vinci Center for Innovation to learn about a new graduate certificate program that will make it simpler for those with an interest in innovation to develop products and solutions to challenges facing the health care industry. 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/05312022HC.

Tuesday, May 31, 2022 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Telecommunications Services will be offering virtual training on the Avaya Workplace app, which allows customers to extend their office number to their remote work site. The Avaya Workplace app is geated for remote workers. Callers can reach remote workers on any device by calling their work telephone number, and when placing a call the caller party will see their work number and not their mobile number. Register for the Avaya Workplace training by clicking the following URL.

For more information, contact Wayne L. Johnson at wljohnson@vcu.edu or (804) 929-4400 or visit https://training.vcu.edu/.

Thursday, Jun. 2, 2022 from noon to 12:30 p.m.

Join VCU HR and VCU RecWell's FLEX program for this virtual workout that brings cardio dance routines that are also sneaky core workouts. Register in Talent@VCU or at https://bit.ly/3yTggep.

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

The Never Forget Memorial run, hosted by VCU Police and previously scheduled for Memorial Day (Monday, May 30) at 11 a.m. has been cancelled.

For more information, contact Ofc. Stephen Adt at sgadt@vcu.edu or visit https://www.facebook.com/neverforgetmemorialrun.

Applications are open for the Commonwealth Management Institute, an avenue for professional development for managers. The goal of the institute is to bring about positive change - in self, others and your department. Questions: https://pmg.vcu.edu/. Apply by June 3 at the following URL to attend the institute Aug. 15-19 in Staunton.

For more information, contact Mandy Fowler at afowler3@vcu.edu or visit https://pmg.vcu.edu/professional-development/cmi/.

VCU's Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence will host a session using gamification principles to engage students and motivate learning. Ellen Carpenter and Thea Pepper will lead the event. Those who take part will read Lee Sheldon's "The Multiplayer Classroom: Designing Coursework as a Game" and participate in an asynchronous discussion board with other educators over the summer. The group will meet periodically during the fall semester to share strategies. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://ctle.vcu.edu/initiatives/communities/.

Learn how to spot and reach out for support if you see or experience retaliation in the workplace ("To Speak Up or Not to Speak Up ... That is the Question!") and learn what an employee decided to do when considering contacting the VCUHelpline to report suspected workplace retaliation against a teammate ("Fear and Loathing in the Workplace?: A Compliance Case Study"). Read both posts at the following URL: https://blogs.vcu.edu/ico/.

For more information, contact Kim McQuillen at mcquillenka@vcu.edu or visit https://blogs.vcu.edu/ico/.

The United Way of Greater Richmond and Petersburg is collaborating with VCU's Child Development Center to provide full child care funding for qualified students. Apply at the following URL by May 31.

For more information, contact Heather Farber at farberh@yourunitedway.org or visit https://soe.vcu.edu/news/recent-articles/important-news-for-single-moms-pursuing-a-degree-at-vcu.html.

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 Edmund Acevedo, Ph.D., FACSM, at eoacevedo@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Bhushan Thakkar at thakkarbs2@vcu.edu.