Wednesday, Jun. 21, 2023 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

VCU Online and Continuing and Professional Education will present this session via Zoom as part of the Annual 3rd Wednesdays FREE Community Series. Join Brianne Jackson, Ph.D., director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, to discover how UDL principles can be applied to various learning environments, whether in the classroom or training room. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact VCU Online and Continuing and Professional Education at ocpe@vcu.edu or visit https://ocpe.vcu.edu/community.

Monday, Jun. 26, 2023 from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

This presentation, brought to you by VCU HR and Fidelity, will walk you through Target Date Investments - how their benefits may help you better prepare for retirement and why it’s easy to choose one that may be right for you. Register in Talent@VCU or at: https://bit.ly/3Mzx1R0

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

Friday, Jul. 14, 2023 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Join the VCUarts Department of Music for a World Drumming Workshop on Friday and Saturday, July 14-15, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the VCU James W. Black Music Center, 1015 Grove Ave., with music educator Paul Bakeman. Explore hand drumming from three perspectives: West African styles, the community in drum circles and drumming with elementary-aged students. Ten recertification points available; optional CEUs for an additional cost. Register at the following URL under Personal Enrichment.

For more information, contact VCU Continuing and Professional Education at ocpe@vcu.edu or visit https://ocpe.vcu.edu/courses.

Saturday, Jul. 22, 2023 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

VCU Continuing and Professional Education (APT Approved Provider 15-397) will present its workshop Principles of School-Based Play Therapy (16 contact hours) on Saturday and Sunday, July 22 and 23 from 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. at ChildSavers, 200 N. 22 St. The workshop is part of a series of noncredit workshops for licensed mental health professionals seeking the Registered Play Therapist (RPT) or School-Based Registered Play Therapist (SB-RPT) credential.

For more information, contact VCU Continuing and Professional Education at ocpe@vcu.edu or visit https://ocpe.vcu.edu/playtherapy.

June is National Safety Month. According to the National Safety Council, preventable injuries (“accidents”) are the fourth-leading cause of death in the United States. The first step in safety is hazard recognition. Remember to take a moment to first understand your surroundings before taking action, whether it is a new work task, moving a heavy box or walking across the street. The Occupational Safety Team asks that you stay alert and if you see unsafe conditions or unsafe behaviors, tell someone (srm.vcu.edu / occsafety@vcu.edu).

For more information, contact Chad Hammack at occsafety@vcu.edu.

The deadline to submit nominations for the Undergraduate Academic Advising Board awards is Friday, June 16. The program's goal is to encourage a wider support and recognition of outstanding advising at VCU. Awards are presented across several different categories to individuals who have demonstrated excellence in advising, innovation and administration. Nominations should be submitted at the following URL.

For more information, contact University Academic Advising Board at uaab@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd41J5SvNI29nkg_WDt3qhST4-nZ--zasYV1yUzLO9JPP9YOQ/viewform.

Over the past year, VCU Human Resources has been leading Career Pathing @VCU. This initiative aims to enhance career development opportunities at VCU by providing a menu of activities to help staff members plan their future, enhance their knowledge and skills to master their current jobs and identify paths for promotions and internal job transfers. Staff members can now access their career path frameworks on the career pathing website.

For more information, contact Bobbi Gouffon at gouffonb@vcu.edu or visit https://hr.vcu.edu/career-development/career-pathing/.

Join VCU's School of Medicine for the annual ACCESS symposium focusing on diversity, equity and inclusion in the global era. The committee will be accepting abstracts from basic clinical and translational research, innovation in acute care and/or low-resource settings and educational programs and initiatives related to public health, global health, acute care or low-resource settings. Submit entries by Monday, July 31 at the following URL. Entries should include an introduction, methods, results and discussion.

For more information, contact Therese Weidenkopf at weidenkopft@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScnWWZQuukt_0q9cqjTdQxDG2dH1jY9kRRwe-S3K8kSO9ZWvA/viewform.