Student Issue for July 12, 2022
Today
Intellectual Property Clinics With Nixon Peabody
3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
VCU's da Vinci Center will host free intellectual property clinics with lawyers from Nixon Peabody Tuesday-Friday, July 12-15. The clinics, to be at Shift Retail Lab, 1235 W. Broad St., will be individual or team meetings open to students, faculty, staff and the public. Questions will be addressed about patents, branding, trademarks, copyright or forming a corporation for a project. Register at the following URL.
For more information, contact Mary-Chris Escobar at escobarmc@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/DPjaUMgTL8tMBt8i9.
This week
Campus Partner Informational Session on WoW Event Planning
Wednesday, Jul. 13, 2022 at 11 a.m.
Are you a VCU campus partner interested in hosting a Weeks of Welcome event for Fall? Learn how the WoW Campus Relations and RamsConnect Committee can help advertise your program or event during WoW. Attend a virtual informational session at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 13, or 1 p.m. Thursday, July 14. Register at the following URL.
For more information, contact Jonathan Fuller at fullerjd2@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUuduiqqTwiGdIfTlPEb1LSw310RR3Az9PJ.
VCU Writing Center Workshop: American Psychological Association and Avoiding Plagiarism
Thursday, Jul. 14, 2022 at 6 p.m.
Learn how to articulate your own, unique ideas in the style of your discipline. Register at the following URL.
For more information, contact Trey Burnart Hall at hallbr@vcu.edu or visit https://writing.vcu.edu/calendar/.
Coming up
Art for Hearts Study: Free Community-Based Research Program for Women Exploring Mental and Physical Health Through Painting
Tuesday, Jul. 26, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The Equity in Cardiovascular Health Outcomes Lab will hold an Art for Hearts study at the VCU Health Hub at 25th, 1330 N 25th St., Suite A. The study is an eight-part, eight-week program which explores how painting and expressing your thoughts and feelings could help mental health and blood pressure in Black women.
For more information, contact Anika L. Hines at eqcholab@vcuhealth.org or (804) 828-5030.
Notices
Fall Dining Plan Sign-Up
Don’t miss out on events this fall like Midnight Breakfast and Food Truck Fest – sign up for a dining plan. Find the plan that fits your needs at vcu.campusdish.com/DiningPlans. For more information and updates, visit the following URL or follow on social media @VCU_Dining.
For more information, contact Lauren Hay at dining@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1148 or visit http://vcu.campusdish.com.
Seeking First-Generation Alumni Participants
All VCU alumni who identify as first-generation are sought for participation in a research study about the experiences and perceptions of first-generation alumni in relation to alumni engagement and the value of the alumni network. The study will involve a 60-90 minute interview and potentially a follow-up focus group. Participants will receive a $10 Starbucks gift card. Contact the following email address by July 15.
For more information, contact Allison Toney at aktoney@vcu.edu.
Office of Multicultural Student Affairs Is Hiring FWS Office Assistants
VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs is hiring part-time Federal Work Study office assistants for the Fall 2022-Spring 2023 school year. Applicants must be enrolled as an undergraduate student full-time at VCU and be approved for Federal Work Study. Apply by Friday, July 15, at the following URL.
For more information, contact David Brown at dgbrown@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.joinhandshake.com/stu/jobs/6525579.
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.
Other resources
VCU Libraries workshops
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RamsConnect events
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