Student Issue for May 24, 2022

Special Announcement

West Broad Deck Subscribers To Relocate During Graduations

Upcoming high school graduations will create interruptions to parking. Today (May 24), May 25, June 10 and June 14-16, all West Broad Street Deck subscribers will relocate to the West Cary Street Deck, 1101 W. Cary St.; Jefferson Street Deck, 100 S. Jefferson St.; or Henry Street Decks (East/West), 200 and 201 Henry St.

A dedicated shuttle service will be provided by Parking and Transportation today (May 24), May 25, June 10 and June 14-16 to transport subscribers to and from the West Cary Street Deck and Jefferson Street Deck. RamSafe shuttles will run on a continuous loop to and from the West Cary Street Deck, Jefferson Street Deck, Harrison and Franklin Streets, Franklin and Laurel Streets and Shafer and Franklin Streets from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Transportation requests outside of these hours can be made by placing a ride request through the RamSafe service at 828-SAFE (7233) or using the RamSafe mobile app.

Reciprocal parking will not be permitted on the West Broad Street Deck today (May 24), May 25, June 10 and June 14-16. MCV Campus subscribers may park on the West Cary Street Deck, Jefferson Street Deck or Henry Street Decks (East/West).

Additional information regarding high school graduation impacts can be found at go.vcu.edu/hsgraduations.

Today

Evening MBA Lunchtime Webinar

Add to calendar 24-05-2022 12:00:00 24-05-2022 13:00:00 America/New_York Evening MBA Lunchtime Webinar Learn about VCU's Evening MBA program at a webinar hosted by the School of Business. This online presentation will provide applicants with an overview of the program structure, curriculum and admissions process. A Q&A session will also be included. Questions: Call (804) 828-4622 or email gsib@vcu.edu. Register at the following URL. https://vcu.zoom.us/j/92777341246 Austen Gouldman gouldmana@vcu.edu DD/MM/YYYY

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Learn about VCU's Evening MBA program at a webinar hosted by the School of Business. This online presentation will provide applicants with an overview of the program structure, curriculum and admissions process. A Q&A session will also be included. Questions: Call (804) 828-4622 or email gsib@vcu.edu. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Austen Gouldman at gouldmana@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6408 or visit https://business.vcu.edu/about-us/events/graduate-studies/webinar/evening-mba-program-webinar-052422.html.

VCU Writing Center Workshop: The Personal Statement

Add to calendar 24-05-2022 15:00:00 24-05-2022 America/New_York VCU Writing Center Workshop: The Personal Statement Learn how to use the tools you need to write your best statement. Register at the following URL. https://writing.vcu.edu/calendar/ Trey Burnart Hall hallbr@vcu.edu DD/MM/YYYY

3 p.m.

Learn how to use the tools you need to write your best statement. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Trey Burnart Hall at hallbr@vcu.edu or visit https://writing.vcu.edu/calendar/.

This week

'Survey Design for Research'

Add to calendar 25-05-2022 12:00:00 25-05-2022 13:00:00 America/New_York 'Survey Design for Research' Deborah DiazGranados, Ph.D., director of evaluation, VCU C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research, will lead the center's next Whetting Your Appetite for Research seminar via Zoom. She will discuss best practices for designing and using research surveys. Questions: http://www.cctr.vcu.edu. Register at the following URL. Via ZOOM only Pamela Dillon, Pharm.D., research liaison, pmdillon@vcu.edu DD/MM/YYYY

Wednesday, May 25, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

Deborah DiazGranados, Ph.D., director of evaluation, VCU C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research, will lead the center's next Whetting Your Appetite for Research seminar via Zoom. She will discuss best practices for designing and using research surveys. Questions: http://www.cctr.vcu.edu. Register 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/tZcrceuvqzkpGtXla72fE2IcbrDQMmYP4gBv.

'Responding to Research Grant Critiques'

Add to calendar 26-05-2022 12:00:00 26-05-2022 13:00:00 America/New_York 'Responding to Research Grant Critiques' Pamela Dillon, Pharm.D., C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research, will discuss effective strategies via Zoom for responding to reviewers’ comments about your grant. The seminar is part of the center's series about grant writing. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL. Via ZOOM only Pamela Dillon, research liaison, pmdillon@vcu.edu DD/MM/YYYY

Thursday, May 26, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

Pamela Dillon, Pharm.D., C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research, will discuss effective strategies via Zoom for responding to reviewers’ comments about your grant. The seminar is part of the center's series about grant writing. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Pamela Dillon, research liaison, at pmdillon@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMpfu6vpzMsEt1GtCy6T1c_iIGAg30TSx7j.

Coming up

Getting to Know Google Forms

Add to calendar 09-06-2022 13:00:00 09-06-2022 15:00:00 America/New_York Getting to Know Google Forms Whether you're using Google Forms for the first time or just want to see what new, innovative functionality Google has added, join Collaborative Services for this hands-on workshop. Register at the following URL. Online Dr. Gee drgee@vcu.edu DD/MM/YYYY

Thursday, Jun. 9, 2022 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Whether you're using Google Forms for the first time or just want to see what new, innovative functionality Google has added, join Collaborative Services for this hands-on workshop. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Dr. Gee at drgee@vcu.edu or visit https://go.vcu.edu/gogoogle.

Notices

Twins, Triplets and More

The Mid-Atlantic Twin Registry is a group of twins and their families who are willing to consider taking part in twin-based, health-related research. MATR welcomes twins of any age, ethnicity and zygosity (identical or fraternal). All twins and triplets in the VCU community are invited to to register with MATR and to pass the registry's information on to any other twins.

For more information, contact MATR at matr@vcu.edu or (800) 872-8946 or visit http://www.matr.vcu.edu.

STAR Seeks New Members for Executive Board

For those who are passionate about refugees and are looking for a leadership position, Students Together Assisting Refugees (STAR) is looking for new members to join its Executive Board team for next year. Applications are due at the following URL by Monday, May 30.

For more information, contact Vineeth Vaidyula, STAR president, at vaidyulavr@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/DqDxx1Ui4wrGXiaC8.

Other resources

VCU Libraries workshops

See a schedule of workshops and classes that teach how to use collections and databases.

LinkedIn Learning @ VCU

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RamsConnect events

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