Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022 at 6:30 p.m.

The ICA will host a workshop on gathering, sharing, exchanging and questioning how value is read. The participatory publishing event with Mariana Parisca, part of M.U.R.R.M.U.R. (misread, unread, read, re-read, misread, unread, re-read), will be in Gallery Four, the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St. Participants are asked to bring an object: perhaps it’s trash that you find value in, or something sentimental, or something spiritually charged, or something that holds potential. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Natalie Hale at halene@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/mariana-parisca-on-valor/.

Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

VCU's Women in Science Organization will host a tea party to celebrate women in STEM fields and encourage students to meet and network with professionals who have varied experiences and expertise. The event will be held in Ballroom A, Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. RSVP via the following link by Friday, Nov. 25.

For more information, contact Alexandra Galina at vcu.wis@gmail.com or visit https://forms.gle/SnnoxX8eEo5avSsS7.

Friday, Dec. 2, 2022 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

For the 33rd annual Day With(out) Art, arts organization Visual AIDS presents Being and Belonging, a program of seven short videos highlighting under-told stories of artists across the world living with HIV/AIDS. The screening will be followed by a conversation with featured guest Clifford Prince King, a photographer and filmmaker whose work appears in the program, along with VCU professors Christine Cynn and Julian Kevon Glover and ICA Assistant Curator David Riley. The program will be at the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Natalie Hale at halene@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/day-without-art/.

Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022 from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Storytelling and Healing will present “Rhyme and Recovery Night” poetry with themes revolving around healing. The evening will include reserved poetry read-alouds or performance times as well as the possibility of open-mic performances afterward. The event will be held in the SGA Senate Chambers, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Students may sign up no later than Sunday, Nov. 27 using the following URL. A dress rehearsal via Zoom will be held Friday, Dec. 2 ahead of the Dec. 6 event.

For more information, contact Sofia Barbieri at storytellingandhealing@gmail.com or (540) 429-7150 or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdGHevY1J7laO5eeuLCrEjvsMWe-UzaZejH08_5avWi5sUtJQ/viewform.

The Virginia Department of Human Resource Management (DHRM) has updated its Policy 4.20 – Family and Medical Leave (FMLA) applicable to state employees, including all VCU faculty and staff. Effective Jan. 10, 2023, the policy changes the 12-month measurement period for determining eligibility for Family and Medical leave from the fixed 12-month period to a rolling 12-month period. A summary of this change: 12-month period for determining Family and Medical Leave Eligibility. Current: Amount of FMLA taken in the current fixed leave year Jan. 10-Jan. 9. New (effective Jan. 10, 2023): Amount of FMLA taken in the 12 months prior to the requested period of FMLA. Under the new policy, a new maximum period of FMLA eligibility will no longer become automatically available at the beginning of the leave year on Jan. 10. FMLA eligibility will be determined throughout the year by FMLA taken within the 12 months prior to the requested period of FMLA.

For more information, contact Robert Houghtaling at houghtalingrj@vcu.edu or visit https://www.dhrm.virginia.gov/docs/default-source/hrpolicy/pol4_20fmla-policy-update-final-11-3-22.pdf.

VCU HR and the VCU Staff Senate will sponsor the Career Development Conference for VCU and VCU Health System staff members on March 7 and March 9, 2023. VCU speakers/facilitators are sought to share their knowledge and skills with their colleagues in an interactive and creative format. Those interested in participating as a presenter can apply at the following URL.

For more information, contact Career Development Conference Planning Committee at ssconference@vcu.edu or visit https://staffsenateconference.vcu.edu.

The Pauley Heart Center is now accepting applications for a paid, 10-week mentored cardiovascular research fellowship in summer 2023. For more information on eligibility and application requirements, visit the following URL.

For more information, contact Afshaan Burtram at afshaan.burtram@vcuhealth.org or visit https://provost.vcu.edu/initiatives/urop/pauley/.

AUCTUS, VCU’s Journal for Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship, is currently accepting student submissions for its STEM, Social Sciences, Creative, Humanities, and News and Noteworthy sections. Students can submit their work to AUCTUS for publication. Students can also join AUCTUS as reviewers to gain experience reviewing work in their discipline. Visit https://linktr.ee/auctusvcu to learn more.

For more information, contact VCU AUCTUS at auctus@vcu.edu or visit http://auctus.vcu.edu.

Take note of National Ethics and Compliance Week and learn what happens when no one witnesses misconduct. Read what the ICO does in this month's compliance Corner and Compliance Case Study. See the blog at the following URL.

For more information, contact Kim McQuillen at mcquillenka@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8208 or visit https://blogs.vcu.edu/ico/.

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