1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

VCU Academic Technologies will host a live, virtual overview of Canvas, VCU's web-based learning management system. The session will give students an overview of Canvas, helping them get a jump start on how to navigate Canvas to complete class assignments, projects and more. Register at https://cglink.me/2dV/r1664491.

For more information, contact Jana Avery at jcavery@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/Tech/home/.

11 a.m.

VCU's National Scholarship Office will host a virtual informational session via Zoom geared toward current graduate students and recent graduate alumni about the Presidential Management Fellowship, which aims to prepare future government leaders through a two-year appointment within a federal agency. Questions: http://blogs.vcu.edu/natlscholar. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jeff Wing at jawing@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/q7rPvmU1uLSS4ywc9.

Monday, Aug. 15, 2022 at 8 a.m.

The VCU Academic Technologies department is participating in Weeks of Welcome through Sept. 4. Our goal is to provide information and resources for technologies that are available to VCU students. This includes software applications, learning environments, and support for both online and face-to-face classes. Visit the following URL to learn more, participate in training, activities, and chances to win prizes.

For more information, contact Jana Avery at jcavery@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/Tech/home/.

Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022 from 11 a.m. to noon

Student Success Technologies and Records and Registration will co-host a session for all VCU students on using the Student Educational Planner feature in DegreeWorks. DegreeWorks is VCU's official degree-tracking software in which students count down remaining classes until graduation. The feature can also be used to create an individual plan. The Zoom link is https://vcu.zoom.us/j/87453366259. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Katina Velentzas at kvelentzas@vcu.edu or visit https://academicadvising.vcu.edu/.

Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022 at 3 p.m.

VCU's National Scholarship Office will offer an online informational session via Zoom about the National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship Program. The program provides funding for up to three years of graduate study in non-medical STEM disciplines. Questions: http://blogs.vcu.edu/natlscholar. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jeff Wing at jawing@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/SYGzMDYXGiWKkUks5.

Friday, Aug. 19, 2022 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

All graduate, professional and MCV Campus students are invited to the MCV Campus Welcome Fair in Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. Learn about opportunities for involvement in campus life through VCU's student organizations, departments and programs. Giveaways, a free lunch and fun activities will highlight the fair with dozens of tables featuring information about resources on the MCV campus. Graduate and professional students across both campuses and MCV Campus undergraduate students are welcome.

For more information, contact Tommy Otterbine at tmotterbine@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1633850.

Friday, Aug. 19, 2022 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Students are invited to drop by the Climbing Wall in Cary Street. Gym for giveaways, to try out the climbing wall, meet the Climbing Wall staff and learn more about the programs and climbing clinics offered throughout the year. No registration is needed and no experience required.

For more information, contact Christina Spohn at spohncl@vcu.edu or visit https://recwell.vcu.edu/play/outdoor-adventure/climbing-and-bouldering/.

Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Join The Commons for Ramchella at Cary Street Field for games, food, fun, performances and prizes. Carnival games, amusement park rides, inflatables, photo booths and carnival prizes will be available. Meet and greet the Activities Programming Board and Student Government Association. This is a Weeks of Welcome event. Space is limited. Register on RamsConnect or at the following URL. #WhatToDoAtVCU #WelcomeBackRam

For more information, contact Bria Taylor at taylorbc7@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1626326.

Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022 from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Join VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs for its outdoor welcome back-celebration at Monroe Park, 620 W. Main St. This social connecting event will bring together VCU students from all over campus for cookout-style food, games, photo ops, giveaways, a DJ and more. Register via RamsConnect or at the following URL.

For more information, contact Beck Oh at ohrn@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/WoW/rsvp_boot?id=1628865.

Monday, Aug. 22, 2022 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU Choral Ensembles will hold auditions for Commonwealth Singers, Vox Concordia and Chamber Ensemble for the fall semester on Monday, Aug. 22. Students from all majors are welcome to audition at the James W. Black Music Center, 1015 Grove Ave. Choral Arts Society is open to all without audition. Email Chris Hansen, Ph.D., at hansenc3@vcu.edu or Professor Lisa Fusco at the following email address to schedule an audition.

For more information, contact Lisa Fusco at fuscolc@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/academics/departments/music/ensembles/vocal-ensemble/vocal-ensemble-audition-info/.

Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Are you new to VCU? Are you hesitant to check out a book or talk to a librarian? Your professor asks for multiple primary and secondary sources and you don’t know how to find those at the library. New VCU Libraries sessions are geared for undergraduates in the humanities, including students studying English, gender, sexuality, women’s studies, history, philosophy and world studies. Sessions will be taught in part by undergraduate library fellows and professors on Aug. 23, 26, 30 and will be in Room 303, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Go to one or all. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2022-2023/arp-event.html.

Effective Wednesday, Aug. 18, cash payment will no longer be accepted in VCU's visitor/hourly parking lots (HB, BB, JL, HH, QQ). Credit cards will be the only form of payment accepted at these locations.

For more information, contact VCU Parking and Transportation at parking@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7275.

You can now access many on-demand recorded well-being sessions as well as online classes that address work-life topics such as financial wellness, how to be the best you in your work, how to live your best life, being well emotionally, staying mindful and covering your bases and having a plan. Find all the playlists in Talent@VCU (https://go.vcu.edu/talentatvcu) at the following URL.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://vcu.csod.com/catalog/CustomPage.aspx?id=221000415.

The IVY (In Recovery) Lab (Principal Investigator Caitlin E. Martin, M.D.) housed in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the School of Medicine, is seeking a lab coordinator. The overall aim of the IVY Lab’s research is to elucidate how biological factors, such as pregnancy and the postpartum state, and psychosocial contexts play together with sex and gender in the achievement of recovery among people with opioid and other substance use disorders. Apply at the following URL.

For more information, contact Bhushan Thakkar at bhushan.thakkar@vcuhealth.org or visit https://vcu.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/2139?c=vcu.

The Health Sciences Library will host a wide range of informative webinars this fall for the VCU community. This semester the library will offer training on PubMed, Zotero, OVID and more to help students, faculty and staff with their research needs. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ask HSL at askHSL@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/healthwebinars.

RecWell facilities will have shortened hours on Thursday, Aug. 18 and Friday, Aug. 19 for staff training. The Cary Street Gym and MCV Campus Recreation Center will be closed between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. both days.

For more information, contact Amanda Simmons at alsimmons@vcu.edu or visit https://recwell.vcu.edu/.

RecWell Pick Up and Play is a new program where students can stop by Cary Street Gym, 101 S. Linden St., to play their favorite activities or learn new ones. Volleyball, dodgeball and basketball will be offered on select Fridays from 4-7 p.m. Activities are monitored by RecWell staff but are not officiated, scheduled or scored. There are no standings or playoffs. Learn more at the Kickoff event on Aug. 19.

For more information, contact Alex Bruman at brumana@vcu.edu or visit https://recwell.vcu.edu/play/intramural-sports/pick-up--play/.

VCU's eServices will get a new look and feel for financial aid, student accounting, faculty services, student and personal information, finance, and human resources on Friday, Aug. 19. Updates will include: enhanced functionality that expands and supports VCU's Call Me By My Name initiative, including name of use on class lists for faculty; cleaner and easier navigation; and improved transparency of processes. Users may experience system downtimes between 6-7 pm on Aug. 19 as the upgrade occurs.

For more information, contact Marcus Mickle at mjmickle@vcu.edu or visit https://ts.vcu.edu/askit/university-resources/eservices/.

Individuals who vape/use electronic cigarettes daily are needed to participate in a research study that requires multiple laboratory visits. Compensation will be provided. This study will be conducted at VCU. Principal Investigator is Alison Breland, Ph.D., Department of Psychology.

For more information, contact Alison Breland at abbrelan@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3562 or visit http://cstp.vcu.edu/studies.

Young adults (up to age 25) and parents of children/teens are invited to join efforts with the VCU School of Nursing in a nationwide NIH-funded study. If you or a loved one has had a COVID infection, you might be able to help us understand more about it and how to treat it. Even if you have not had COVID, you might be able to help. Compensation will be provided.

For more information, contact Lindsey Stevenson, Clinical Research Coordinator, at recoverkidsva@vcu.edu or (804) 664-6487 or visit https://bit.ly/RECOVERkids.