Faculty/staff Issue for November 21, 2022

Today

Virtual Meditation With RecWell

Add to calendar 21-11-2022 12:00:00 21-11-2022 12:30:00 America/New_York Virtual Meditation With RecWell Find a moment of quiet reflection in the middle of your day with meditation. The session via Zoom is suitable for all levels of practice. Register on Rams Connect at the following URL. Zoom Brenna Denicola denicolabr@vcu.edu DD/MM/YYYY

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

Find a moment of quiet reflection in the middle of your day with meditation. The session via Zoom is suitable for all levels of practice. Register on Rams Connect at the following URL.

For more information, contact Brenna Denicola at denicolabr@vcu.edu or visit https://cglink.me/2dV/r1721876.

This week

2023 Dogs on Call Calendar

Add to calendar 22-11-2022 11:00:00 22-11-2022 14:00:00 America/New_York 2023 Dogs on Call Calendar Purchase a 2023 Dogs on Call calendar and show your support for the therapy dog teams who visit patients and staff at VCU Health and students at VCU. The calendars are $12 (cash or credit) when purchased in-person and will be available at the MCV Campus, Main Hospital, First Floor, kiosk today, Nov. 22; Wednesday, Nov. 30; Thursday, Dec. 8 and Friday, Dec. 16 (while supplies last). Online orders are $14 and can be completed at the following URL. MCV Campus, Main Hospital, First Floor, Main kiosk Center for Human-Animal Interaction CHAI@VCUHealth.org DD/MM/YYYY

Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Purchase a 2023 Dogs on Call calendar and show your support for the therapy dog teams who visit patients and staff at VCU Health and students at VCU. The calendars are $12 (cash or credit) when purchased in-person and will be available at the MCV Campus, Main Hospital, First Floor, kiosk today, Nov. 22; Wednesday, Nov. 30; Thursday, Dec. 8 and Friday, Dec. 16 (while supplies last). Online orders are $14 and can be completed at the following URL.

For more information, contact Center for Human-Animal Interaction at CHAI@VCUHealth.org or (804) 628-2532 or visit https://www.support.vcu.edu/event/CHAI_Calendar.

Coming up

CPPI Seminar: At the Corner of Access and Quality: Community Pharmacy as a Public Health and Primary Care Destination

Add to calendar 28-11-2022 12:00:00 28-11-2022 00:50:00 America/New_York CPPI Seminar: At the Corner of Access and Quality: Community Pharmacy as a Public Health and Primary Care Destination Kenneth Hohmeier, Pharm.D., will join this month's Center for Pharmacy Practice Innovation seminar via Zoom. Hohmeier, associate professor and Director of Community Affairs at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, will discuss community pharmacy as a destination for public health and primary care. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL or view the session in Room 545, Robert Blackwell Smith Building, 410 N. 12th St. Free CE credit. Via Zoom or view in Smith 545 Sydney Weber cppi@vcu.edu DD/MM/YYYY

Monday, Nov. 28, 2022 from noon to 12:50 a.m.

Kenneth Hohmeier, Pharm.D., will join this month's Center for Pharmacy Practice Innovation seminar via Zoom. Hohmeier, associate professor and Director of Community Affairs at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, will discuss community pharmacy as a destination for public health and primary care. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL or view the session in Room 545, Robert Blackwell Smith Building, 410 N. 12th St. Free CE credit.

For more information, contact Sydney Weber at cppi@vcu.edu or visit http://bit.ly/CPPISeminar.

MCV Campus Spring Parking Lottery

Add to calendar 29-11-2022 09:00:00 29-11-2022 America/New_York MCV Campus Spring Parking Lottery VCU Parking will restart the MCV Campus lottery process today, Nov. 29. All lottery preferences will be reset to ensure an equitable MCV Campus sales process for everyone. If you previously submitted your spring parking preferences via email or the online parking portal, you will need to resubmit them online during the new sales period (Nov. 29- Dec. 1). online VCU Parking and Transportation parking@vcu.edu DD/MM/YYYY

Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022 at 9 a.m.

VCU Parking will restart the MCV Campus lottery process today, Nov. 29. All lottery preferences will be reset to ensure an equitable MCV Campus sales process for everyone. If you previously submitted your spring parking preferences via email or the online parking portal, you will need to resubmit them online during the new sales period (Nov. 29- Dec. 1).

For more information, contact VCU Parking and Transportation at parking@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7275 or visit https://parking.vcu.edu/parking/students/mcv-campus-sale/.

Holiday Open House

Add to calendar 30-11-2022 15:00:00 30-11-2022 17:00:00 America/New_York Holiday Open House You are cordially invited to attend the Presidential Holiday Open House in the Commonwealth Ballroom, University Student Commons 907 Floyd Ave. Commonwealth Ballroom, University Student Commons University Events univevents@vcu.edu DD/MM/YYYY

Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

You are cordially invited to attend the Presidential Holiday Open House in the Commonwealth Ballroom, University Student Commons 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact University Events at univevents@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfwZJ7fXtDL0gfR7ddrVbmZ-Ug8JopHbB6JAR7qiMD0HsG7nA/viewform.

Final Just Write Session of the Semester

Add to calendar 02-12-2022 09:00:00 02-12-2022 12:00:00 America/New_York Final Just Write Session of the Semester VCU's Office of Faculty Affairs and Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence invites faculty to drop in for the final Just Write session of the semester. Coming together can increase a mutual sense of accountability - and it makes writing feel a little less lonely. Take part for as little or as long as you need between 9 a.m. and noon. Coffee and scones will be available. The session will be in Room 115, Scott House, 909 W. Franklin St. Register at the following URL. Scott House, room 115 Tiffany Freitas freitast@vcu.edu DD/MM/YYYY

Friday, Dec. 2, 2022 from 9 a.m. to noon

VCU's Office of Faculty Affairs and Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence invites faculty to drop in for the final Just Write session of the semester. Coming together can increase a mutual sense of accountability - and it makes writing feel a little less lonely. Take part for as little or as long as you need between 9 a.m. and noon. Coffee and scones will be available. The session will be in Room 115, Scott House, 909 W. Franklin St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://ctle.vcu.edu/events/write/.

HSCC Networking Coffee Break

Add to calendar 07-12-2022 07:30:00 07-12-2022 09:30:00 America/New_York HSCC Networking Coffee Break Stop by on your way to work to meet and network with members of the Health Sciences Career Community at the Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. Paid parking is available next door in the Eighth Street Parking Deck. RSVP to healthscicc@vcu.edu. Larrick Student Center 900 Turpin Street Health Sciences Career Community healthscicc@vcu.edu DD/MM/YYYY

Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022 from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

Stop by on your way to work to meet and network with members of the Health Sciences Career Community at the Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. Paid parking is available next door in the Eighth Street Parking Deck. RSVP to healthscicc@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Health Sciences Career Community at healthscicc@vcu.edu or visit https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/career-development/career-communities/health-sciences-career-community/.

Notices

VCU Police Encourages Everyone to Buckle Up for Holiday Travel

VCU Police is partnering with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to share a lifesaving reminder: Click It or Ticket. VCUPD officers enforce Virginia's seat belt laws and encourage everyone to stay buckled in vehicles. Drivers/passengers 16 or older in the front seat need to wear a seat belt. Any child under 18 is required to wear a safety belt (and be in a safety seat, if applicable). Back seat passengers 18 or older are encouraged to wear a seat belt.

For more information, contact VCU Police at jedejesus@vcu.edu.

Faculty RSVP for Commencement

VCU's December Commencement exercises will take place at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10, at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. Faculty members who plan to participate in the universitywide commencement can register by filling out the form at the following URL.

For more information, contact University Events at UNIVevents@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/decfaculty2022.

Impacts on HRPP/IRB Services and Timelines

During the next several weeks, the Human Research Protection Program will be undergoing additional changes in personnel that may impact HRPP/Institutional Review Board services and timelines. Additional details and instructions are available on the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation Human Subject Research Protection blog at https://blogs.vcu.edu/humanresearch/. Questions: Contact the HRPP directly at orsp@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0868.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Marlowe at marloweep@vcu.edu or visit https://research.vcu.edu/human-research/hrppirb/.

Annual Notification of VCU Alcohol and Other Drugs Policy

All members of the university community are asked to read VCU's Alcohol and Other Drugs Policy. The document provides information about protecting individual health, sustaining safety and promoting the general well-being of all at VCU. A link to the policy and a variety of online resources are available on the VCU Division of Student Affairs blog at the included URL. Questions: https://blogs.vcu.edu/studentaffairs/

For more information, contact Charles Klink at dsa@vcu.edu or visit https://blogs.vcu.edu/studentaffairs/index.php/annual-notification-of-vcu-alcohol-and-other-drugs-policy-2/.

Do You Dip or Use Smokeless Tobacco?

Individuals who dip/use smokeless tobacco are needed to participate in a research study that requires multiple laboratory visits. Compensation may be available. 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.

Refugee Students Needed for Research Study

Refugee undergraduate and graduate students are invited to participate in a short research survey that explores refugee mental health issues. The survey may be taken at the following URL. Principal investigator is Myriam Kadeba, Ph.D., Office of Multicultural Affairs.

For more information, contact Mehwish Safdar at safdarmn@vcu.edu or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=9KKRMWDM3LFJJ33L.

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