Tuesday, Sep. 20, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU HR and American Heart Association will present Joynita Nicholson. D.O., for a virtual well-being session about the benefits of physical activity in daily routines. She will talk about incorporating and increasing movement and how to stick with it. Information will also be provided about the upcoming Richmond HeartWalk. Register in Talent@VCU or at the following URL.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://bit.ly/3pBXaDy.

Tuesday, Sep. 20, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

Wavelength, an online artist lecture series presented by the ICA at VCU, VCUarts and VCUarts Qatar, will return for the fall semester with a virtual talk featuring multimedia artists Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme.

For more information, contact Becky Hudson at rhudson5@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/wavelength-ruanne-basel/.

Tuesday, Sep. 20, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU Libraries and the C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research will host a data management seminar to be presented by Sandy Brooks, DPS, director, VCU Human Research Protection Program, via Zoom. Register at https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYrcuqqrj4qHdX8_TbafIOSveQ1NPBw3Mk6.

For more information, contact Pam Dillon, Pharm.D., research liaison, at pmdillon@vcu.edu or visit https://cctr.vcu.edu/.

Tuesday, Sep. 20, 2022 from noon to 1:30 p.m.

IExcel Education will host a virtual seminar led by Archana Pathak, director of VCU's Q Collective, designed to increase understanding of diversity, inclusion and equity concepts and the practices that sustain them. For information on registration and fees, visit https://connect.inclusive.vcu.edu/register/seminar-inclwp-092022

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

Tuesday, Sep. 20, 2022 at noon

Join VCUarts Qatar alumni for a panel discussion on VCUarts Qatar women’s involvement in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. An in-person discussion will be at VCUarts/Qatar House, 1326 W. Broad St., moderated by Dean Amir Berbić. Join online at https://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0cnbAbz9RXyDAL9KjN_W8A

For more information, contact Isabel Latayan at vcuqevents@vcu.edu or visit https://qatar.vcu.edu/events/qatar-week-2022.

Tuesday, Sep. 20, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

VCUarts and The Anderson will host a reception for Research Labs, an exhibition from VCUarts Qatar. The exhibit will be on view at The Anderson, 907 1/2 W. Franklin St., through Oct. 28. As part of an annual exhibition exchange between the VCUarts Richmond and VCUarts Doha, Qatar campuses, the Research Labs exhibition will feature projects from 11 teams of faculty, students and alumni.

For more information, contact Monica Kinsey at kinseym@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/community/news/vcuarts-qatar-research-labs-exhibition-at-the-anderson/.

Tuesday, Sep. 20, 2022 at 4 p.m.

Want to know how to get a high score in the game of credit? Join The Money Spot coaches for an informative and interactive walk-through of credit - how to get it, how to build it and how to fix it. Register at https://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kAaGc2nDT3WblDubhz7b9w#/registration

For more information, contact Dorian Philpot at themoneyspot@vcu.edu or visit http://themoneyspot.vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Sep. 21, 2022 at 1:30 p.m.

Children’s Hospital of Richmond and Child Health Research will present a talk by Jeffrey Fineman, M.D., University of California San Francisco. His topic will be "Translating Natural History of CHD into Pathobiology: Hemodynamic Forces." The talk will be presented in person in Room 5-086, Children's Hospital of Richmond, 1001 E. Marshall St., and also virtually. See the Zoom link at the following URL. The passcode is 805055.

For more information, contact Emma Burge at emma.burge@vcuhealth.org or visit https://vcuhealth.zoom.us/j/94870828312?pwd=UzB3RU9ZZUpibDJoQ2ZFdExQM2hyQT09.

Wednesday, Sep. 21, 2022 from 11 a.m. to noon

Monique Williams, MPH, CCRC, assistant director, Early Phase Development, Massey Cancer Center, will discuss the unique responsibilities and activities for investigator-initiated clinical trials. The Central Virginia Society of Clinical Research Associates Chapter and VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research will co-sponsor the online session. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL. Registration is required.

For more information, contact Shirley Helm at shelm@vcu.edu or (804) 241-7340 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZclce6srT0tHNa1yowFt0Y1hfPFdUukexP8.

Wednesday, Sep. 21, 2022 from 11 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.

VCU's Global Education Office will host Cultural Conversations with participants from Ivanovo State Polytechnic University. This fall series will focus on travel. Participants can sign up for one or more sessions of the four-part series, which will meet every other Wednesday 11-11:50 a.m. through Nov. 2. Register for the Zoom link at https://tinyurl.com/VCUCCRussiaFall2022

For more information, contact Audrey Emiko Short at aeshort@vcu.edu or visit https://global.vcu.edu/students/community/cultural_conversations/#:~:text=Cultural%20Conversations%20engages%20VCU%20students,%2C%20language%2C%20music%20and%20tourism..

Wednesday, Sep. 21, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

How can schools more effectively respond to mass shootings and firearm violence? What does it take to successfully plan and implement programs to prepare and train teachers, administrators and students? Join Donna Michaelis for an online discussion on best practices to plan for and respond to emergencies in Commonwealth schools with a Virginia-based public safety model that can be adopted nationwide. Michaelis is director of the Division of Public Safety Training and Virginia Center at the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact David Slipher at wilderschool@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Ub5Ol3oSSJyLx2FWl56Mww#/registration.

Wednesday, Sep. 21, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU Human Resources will host a discussion about leave, benefits and work life resources. The new "Adding to the Family Planning Guide" will be reviewed and help to navigate benefits and resources at VCU. Specific questions should be added to a Google form before the event. Link to the form in Talent. Register in Talent or at https://bit.ly/3ceWEIG.

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

Wednesday, Sep. 21, 2022 from noon to 2 p.m.

Join VCUarts Qatar Tasmeem Doha 2022: Radical Futures co-directors, and Dominic Willsdon (moderator, Associate Professor of Art Education, and executive director of the Institute for Contemporary Art) for the Tasmeem Doha 2022 Radical Futures Panel Discussion. This is a hybrid event. The in-person session will be at VCU's Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St. Register at https://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0SnOPeldST6fpsRwiHvynw to join the discussion virtually.

For more information, contact Isabel Latayan at vcuqevents@vcu.edu or visit https://qatar.vcu.edu/events/qatar-week-2022.

Wednesday, Sep. 21, 2022 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The Office of the Provost, Faculty Affairs and the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence invite new(ish) faculty to attend the first session of its New Faculty Engagement Series: "Meeting Students Where They Are." This session will focus on student case studies and discuss possible ways to meet students where they are. In our responses to student needs, the most supportive approaches are rarely "one size fits all" and invite attention to contextual nuances and equity concerns. The session will be online via Zoom and in Room 4100, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/EmWcY2GWAiuqA3ht5.

Wednesday, Sep. 21, 2022 from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will host a mixer for all Latine faculty, staff and students in Richmond Salons III-IV, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Come for the community and stay for the elote, chips, churros and agua fresca catered by E-Loteria. Event co-sponsors are TriO Student Support Services, You First at VCU, Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science at VCU and Latinx Student Association. RSVP by Sept. 19 at the following URL.

For more information, contact Beck Oh at ohrn@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/sewzTantEA8BgF8U6.

Wednesday, Sep. 21, 2022 at 6 p.m.

Carmenita Higginbotham, dean, VCUarts, Richmond, and Amir Berbić, dean, VCUarts Qatar, will host showings of videos and Metaverse 2.0 film screenings from Tasmeem Doha 2022 curated by Róisín Tapponi at VCU's Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St. RSVP at the following URL. The screenings are part of Qatar Week at VCU, a series of dialogues, exhibitions, performances, panel discussions and screenings.

For more information, contact Isabel Latayan at vcuqevents@vcu.edu or visit https://qatar.vcu.edu/events/qatar-week-2022.

Thursday, Sep. 22, 2022 from 11 a.m. to noon

Have questions about Public Service Loan Forgiveness? Who doesn't? This session will review the details of the plan, including qualifying repayment plans, employer certification and implications of recently passed economic policies and legislation. Through this webinar, you'll understand your options and make sure you're on track to have your student loans forgiven. Register in Talent@VCU or at: https://bit.ly/3wmW8za.

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

Thursday, Sep. 22, 2022 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Pups on the Plaza, the Dogs on Call fundraising event, will once again be held outside the McGlothlin Medical Education Building, 1201 E. Marshall St. Come for the music, visit with therapy dog teams and support Dogs on Call by purchasing T-shirts and lunch (hot dogs, chips and a drink). Purchase lunch tickets or merchandise in advance at the kiosk (near Volunteer Services and the main hospital Subway) today, Sept. 20 between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

For more information, contact Karl Dorn, Program Coordinator for the Center for Human-Animal Interaction, at chai@vcuhealth.org or (804) 628-2532 or visit http://chai.vcu.edu.

Thursday, Sep. 22, 2022 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs invites you to participate in its Latin Dance Nights, ¡Muevete! This five-week series will have various Latin-inspired dances each Thursday at Monroe Park, 620 W. Main St. This week's dance will be the Cumbia, Merengue and Bachata. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Office of Multicultural Student Affairs at omsa@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1783379.

Monday, Sep. 26, 2022 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

VCU's School of Education will host a session about becoming a leader who understands and mitigates power imbalances related to race, ethnicity, culture and class. Learn to establish policies and practices which will nurture an anti-racist organizational climate. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jazmin Tilfas at soeinfo@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.soe.vcu.edu/register/?id=c09304c7-393e-4c21-8197-0ad96120b629.

Tuesday, Sep. 27, 2022 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU Human Resources has arranged for Walgreens, a participating pharmacy with the COVA health plans, to conduct five flu immunization clinics. A clinic will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 27 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Monroe Park campus in the HR Training Room, Room 115, 922 W. Grace St. Appointments are required. No walk-ins please. Visit the following URL for dates and times at each location and the link to schedule your appointment.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/worklife/flu-clinics/.

The Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program pledges $1.5B for outstanding early career faculty committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Funding will be awarded to outstanding basic biomedical researchers, including physician-scientists in their efforts to create labs in which everyone can thrive. Apply at the following URL by Sept. 28.

For more information, contact Emily Komornik at komornikea@vcu.edu or visit https://bit.ly/3GKcAxp.

The Michelson Philanthropies and Science Prize for Immunology focuses on transformative research in human immunology, with trans disease applications to accelerate vaccine and immunotherapeutic discovery. Apply at the following URL by Oct. 1.

For more information, contact Emily Komornik at komornikea@vcu.edu or visit https://michelson.secure-platform.com/a.

VCU's Office of Student Leadership and Engaged Learning is updating its rosters of campus student peer leaders. If your office has VCU students in peer leadership roles, submit an updated Fall student roster using the following URL. Campus partners can submit a request to add new student positions to qualify for recognition as peer leaders through the attached form.

For more information, contact Jonathan Fuller at fullerjd2@vcu.edu or visit https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/61ac53b697e84a3b9c89a4c03690688d.

Join the Ram Pantry in the effort to reduce food waste. The pantry is seeking students, faculty and staff who would like to receive free surplus produce and bread that would otherwise go to waste. Questions: Email the following address or complete this form: https://forms.gle/E1tALMG8SnvVVBto8. The pantry is open Mondays-Thursdays from noon-6 p.m. in Room 121, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Lisa Mathews-Ailsworth at rampantry@vcu.edu or (804) 828-4514 or visit https://dos.vcu.edu/services/ram-pantry/.

VCU's Equity in Cardiovascular Health Outcomes Lab will host focus groups on the stress, vulnerability and resilience of young Black women. Virtual sessions will be held Wednesday, Sept. 21; Monday, Sept. 26 and Wednesday, Sept. 28 from 6-8 p.m. To check your eligibility and to sign up, visit the following URL.

For more information, contact Anika L. Hines, Ph.D., MPH, at EqCHOlab@vcuhealth.org or (804) 828-5030 or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=P8FMMYKNAEMCF8TC.

The September edition of HR's Not (Just) the Messenger, a newsletter for VCU managers, is available at the following URL. The newsletter contains timely and relevant information, food for thought and links to resources.

For more information, contact Penny McFarline at mcfarlinep@vcu.edu or visit https://create.piktochart.com/output/59375680-vcu-ldoc-newsletter-for-managers-september-2022.