12 p.m. 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.

12 p.m.

VCU's L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs will hold a graduate programs virtual informational session via Zoom for VCU employees. An overview of the school's flexible graduate programs, a review of the employee tuition benefit and an alumni panel will be presented. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ross Losapio at losapior@vcu.edu or (804) 827-0364 or visit http://bit.ly/WSforVCU22.

Wednesday, Jun. 1, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

Leroy Thacker, Ph.D., associate professor, Biostatistics, will virtually discuss requirements for sample size calculations in research and considerations for calculating sample sizes for research studies. The seminar is part of the Whetting Your Appetite for Research series hosted by VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research. Questions: http://www.cctr.vcu.edu. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Pamela Dillon, Pharm.D., research liaison, at pmdillon@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctceCprz0tGN20-3TnZ17hDYRPaCMAEV8I.

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/.

Friday, Jun. 3, 2022 at 11:30 a.m.

VCU's School of Business Executive Graduate Programs will host a Master of Decision Analytics Experience Day. Come to Room B3106, Snead Hall, 301 W. Main St., to gain a comprehensive understanding of the weekend format master’s program, sit in on a class and share lunch with current students. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Bill Miller at wjmille1@vcu.edu or visit https://business.vcu.edu/academics/analytics/master-of-decision-analytics-professional-track/#sob-events-1759442.

Friday, Jun. 3, 2022 at 11:30 a.m.

VCU's School of Business Executive Graduate Programs will host an Executive MBA Experience Day. Come to Room B3106, Snead Hall, 301 W. Main St., and learn about the program, tour the school and sit in on a class. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Bill Miller at wjmille1@vcu.edu or visit https://business.vcu.edu/academics/mba-options/executive-mba/#sob-events-1759433.

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.

The three finalists have been selected for VCU's Cabell First Novelist Award. The finalists are "Hades, Argentina" by Daniel Loedel (Riverhead Books), "The Five Wounds" by Kirstin Valdez Quade (W.W. Norton) and "The Final Revival of Opal and Nev" by Dawnie Walton (Simon & Schuster). Congratulations to the finalists and a big thank-you to all our volunteer readers. The winner will be announced toward the end of June.

For more information, contact Ty Phelps at cabellfn@vcu.edu or visit https://firstnovelist.vcu.edu/.

In response to VCU's collective commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, justice and the professional development of the VCU community, this fall the School of Education will launch a five-course (15 credit) graduate Certificate in Culturally Responsive Leadership. Interested in trying out a class? ADMS 655: Student Centered Policy and Collaboration (three credits, grad level course).

For more information, contact Cheyanne Brown at browncl27@vcu.edu or (914) 310-3287 or visit https://soe.vcu.edu/academics/certificates/culturally-responsive-leadership/.

RecWell’s 2022 Faculty/Staff Golf League will be hosted at newly renovated Belmont Golf Course. The new site includes a driving range, 18-hole putting course, and six-hole par-3 course. An end-of-season banquet will follow immediately after the last day of play. Cost: $60 league fee, $45 weekly green and cart fee. A food and beverage discount is available at the clubhouse. Dates are June 1-July 27.

For more information, contact Anthony Muscatello at amuscatello@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1708.

FERPA affords students the rights to inspect and review educational records; request that records which they believe to be inaccurate or misleading be corrected; provide written consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent; and to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education.

For more information, contact VCU Records and Registration at rar@vcu.edu.

The Office of Records and Registration is responsible for notifying the university community that it does not release nonpublic information about VCU students. This information is used and shared in a limited and carefully controlled manner. It is not disclosed, except as permitted by law, unless authorized by the student.

For more information, contact VCU Records and Registration at rar@vcu.edu.

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/.

Are you concerned about your teen’s weight? We can help! TEENS is a research program that includes a four-month family-based lifestyle intervention - all conducted virtually - for teens ages 12 to 16 who are overweight or obese. The program is offered by Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU. It includes weekly, virtual group classes for teens and parents that cover topics such as healthy eating, physical activity and goal-setting. Teens also participate in live exercise sessions conducted online by personal trainers.

For more information, contact Sarah Farthing at teens@vcuhealth.org or (804) 827-8336 or visit http://www.chrichmond.org/TEENS.

There is a potentially useful technique measuring blood flow on ultrasound as a way to noninvasively identify extremity compartment syndrome (dangerously elevated pressures in arms or legs). VCU's Dept. of Emergency Medicine plans to perform a study to investigate this hypothesis with 25 healthy volunteers. The study will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. If you are interested in participating, RSVP to the following email address.

For more information, contact Stephanie DeMasi at stephanie.demasi@vcuhealth.org.