4:45 p.m.

A meeting to gauge interest for a new crochet and knitting club will be held at the Pace Center, 700 W. Franklin St. The group will be open to all levels and will encourage students to create together.

For more information, contact Grace Conklin at conklingc@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Jul. 7, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

Learn more 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, curriculum and admissions process. Information on VCU and VCU Health Systems education benefits will be discussed. A Q&A session will also be included. Questions: Email gsib@vcu.edu or call (804) 828-4622. The Zoom link is https://vcu.zoom.us/j/84490236150. 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-info-session-070722.html.

Weeks of Welcome (WoW) is a comprehensive, campus-wide initiative which will take place in the first few weeks of the semester. Consider hosting a program or event during WOW that will be advertised to the VCU community via RAMsConnect. Event submission forms should be submitted by July 15 at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jonathan Fuller at fullerjd2@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/s70503.

Facilities Management, Physical Plant has been renamed Facilities Operations. The name change will not have any impact on the services provided.

For more information, contact Molly Case at casems@vcu.edu or visit https://fmd.vcu.edu/departments/facilities-operations/.

VCUarts' Department of Art Education will offer Creative Arts Day Camp for children rising into grades K-9. Students will explore digital media, painting, drawing, bookmaking, fibers and more. Classes will be taught by graduate and undergraduate art education students on the VCU campus. Four classes will be offered each session with classes divided by age group. Sessions will be July 11–15, July 18–22, July 25-29 and Aug. 1–5. Registration is open now, Discounts and scholarships are available. Apply at the following URL.

For more information, contact Marzia Farhana at artedcadc@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/academics/departments/art-education/creative-arts-day-camp/.

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.

Recreation and Well-Being has a new website, recwell.vcu.edu. Please visit and bookmark the new site. As of July 1, both recsports.vcu.edu and thewell.vcu.edu will be retired and will redirect to recwell.vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Connie Kottmann at crkottman@vcu.edu or visit http://recwell.vcu.edu.

Individuals between the ages of 18 and 65 who vape nicotine-containing e-cigarettes are invited to participate in a research study that examines the effects of vaping on eating behavior. Two, three-hour laboratory visits, each with a buffet meal, are required. Compensation will be provided. Principal investigators are Andrew Barnes, Ph.D., Department of Health Behavior and Policy, and Caroline Cobb, Ph.D., Department of Psychology.

For more information, contact Caroline Cobb at cobbco@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3562 or visit http://cstp.vcu.edu/studies.