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

VCU's Health Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation will host a virtual keynote address by Erin Andrews, Psy.D., and panel discussion focused on health care as a universal human right, barriers faced by disabled people and the solutions for providing culturally competent care. Click on the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ana Mills, Psy.D., at ana.mills@vcuhealth.org or visit https://vcuhealth.zoom.us/j/95953035431.

Friday, Dec. 16, 2022 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The Rev. F. Todd Gray, Rudene Mercer Haynes and VCU Massey Cancer Center Director Robert A. Winn, M.D., will host Anthony Fauci, M.D., director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief medical adviser to the president, and VCU's Jeanine Guidry, Ph.D., to Facts & Faith Friday to discuss COVID-19, vaccines and public health. Register at http://masseycancercenter.org/fff

For more information, contact Arnethea Sutton, Ph.D., at mccfactsfaith@vcu.edu or visit http://masseycancercenter.org/fff.

Grade sheets are now available on faculty eServices. Grades are due by noon on Wednesday, Dec. 21 at which time grade entry will no longer be available. It is imperative to meet this deadline to complete all end-of-the-semester processes prior to the winter closure. Faculty may choose to use the feature to upload grades from an Excel file into eServices. Faculty may only access grade sheets for courses to which they have been assigned.

For more information, contact Office of Records and Registration at rar@vcu.edu.

The 2022 campaign season, now celebrating 25 years of giving and volunteerism, will conclude for the year on Dec. 31. CVC is the only annual workplace giving program for the Commonwealth’s workforce and offers employees approximately 700-plus screened charities to support. All monetary donations donated through the CVC are 100 percent tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Learn more about CVC at the following URL.

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

Mail Services will be open Thursday, Dec. 22 and Tuesday-Thursday, Dec. 27-29 from 10 a.m.-noon on the Monroe Park Campus, 8 a.m.-noon at the VMI Building Drop Box (1000 E. Marshall St., Second Floor) and 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Main Processing Center (1622 Ownby Lane). Departments receiving pickup and delivery services must contact Mail Services in writing or by email to request services during the winter closing. Otherwise, mail deliveries will resume on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. See the "Special Hours of Operation" memo for more information.

For more information, contact Donnette Haynes at haynesds@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1343 or visit https://bsv.vcu.edu/mailservices/.

We’re all reminded during the holiday season that joy comes from giving. This year, consider making a gift to one or more funds that directly impact our students and employees. The funds are Ram Pantry, Suit Yourself, the Open and Affordable Course Content Initiative, the Student Emergency Fund, the Student Life and Learning Fund and the Rainbow Society. Each of these funds can transform a life. Choose your favorite(s) to support by visiting the following URL.

For more information, contact Catherine Brown at brownck6@vcu.edu or visit http://bit.ly/BGY22.

RecWell Children's Swim Lessons will be held on Saturday mornings at the Cary Street Gym Aquatic Center, 101 S. Linden St. Four levels of lessons will be available for ages 6 months-5 years old. Register for Spring Session 1 by Feb. 3 at noon.

For more information, contact Mat Scott at scottm14@vcu.edu or visit https://recwell.vcu.edu/play/aquatics/childrens-swim-lessons/.

The Queer Research and Advocacy Center (Q Collective) will present Q Symposium 2023: Policing Bodies on March 28-29. This second annual symposium will explore the forms of violence levied against trans/queer people that are central to liberal democracy and state power. Scholars/artists/activists are asked to explore these ideas from intersectional and/or transdisciplinary frames. Questions: Visit https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y_EW7SxpD2vqryVjwFPHcwADtG1h8ITZOf2hSesHzQc/edit?usp=sharing Submit proposals at the following URL.

For more information, contact Q Collective at qcollective@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.inclusive.vcu.edu/register/q-symposium-proposals.

Individuals who vape/use electronic cigarettes daily are needed to participate in a research study that requires multiple laboratory visits. Compensation may 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.

The VCU Wellbeing Lab invites you to participate in a research study on two stress reduction programs for undergraduate students. VCU investigators seek to understand how two online stress reduction programs affect students’ mood and stress-related behavior. Compensation is available. Sign up before Feb. 1, 2023.‬‬

For more information, contact Polina Beloborodova at vcu.stress.reduction@gmail.com or (804) 215-6196 or visit https://beloborodp.wixsite.com/stressreduction.