5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

The VCU Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care will host an interest session for the 2024 CLARION National Case Competition. The annual event sponsored by the University of Minnesota promotes leadership and communication skills and prepares health care students for interprofessional practice. Last year's VCU team won third place nationally, earning a $2,500 scholarship prize. The Zoom link is https://vcu.zoom.us/j/87930807058 Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jess Whelpley at ipecenter@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/4B8mKn2QbVF9DUv3A .

Monday, Jan. 8, 2024 at 9 a.m.

Join the Students Fighting Human Trafficking and Impact Virginia for the sixth annual Medical Symposium on Human Trafficking. This week-long event will take place through Thursday, Jan. 11 at the VCU School of Medicine's James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center, 1201 E. Marshall St. Each day will include speakers who will discuss issues related to human trafficking.

For more information, contact Brenna Cook at cookbm3@vcu.edu or visit http://www.impactvirginia.org/2024-sympoium.

Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

VCU's School of Education will host a virtual session about its RTR Teacher Residency program. Email the following address to register and share information about your specific concentration of interest. Submit any questions in advance.

For more information, contact Jenna Lenhardt at soeinfo@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024 from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Participants will explore the six types of self care and well-being. This interactive session is designed to create a well-being routine to support the whole self to manage stress, focus mindset and balance the personal and professional responsibilities. The session, at the Mary and Frances Youth Center, 120 S. Linden St., will be facilitated by representatives from BareSOUL Wellness. Registration limited to 18 participants. Register at the following email address.

For more information, contact Vaughn Garland at garlandvw@vcu.edu or visit https://tockify.com/iexcel/detail/93/1705507200000.

Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

VCU's School of Education will host a virtual session about its RTR Teacher Residency program. Email the following address to register and share information about your specific concentration of interest. Submit any questions in advance.

For more information, contact Jenna Lenhardt at soeinfo@vcu.edu.

Friday, Jan. 19, 2024 from 9:30 a.m. to noon

This in-person training will introduce participants to critical mentoring, which emphasizes power, privilege, social justice and equity. Participants will gain an understanding of critical mentoring and how to create more equitable and impactful mentoring relationships. The session, at the Mary and Frances Youth Center, 120 S. Linden St., will be facilitated by Tamice Spencer-Helms, Mentor VA. Register at the following email address.

For more information, contact Vaughn Garland at garlandvw@vcu.edu or visit https://tockify.com/iexcel/detail/61/1705674600000.

Monday, Jan. 22, 2024 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU's Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research will present a Discovery Dialogues seminar via Zoom featuring Kelsey Hagan, Ph.D., assistant professor, psychiatry. Questions: http://www.cctr.vcu.edu Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Pamela Dillon, Pharm.D., research liaison, at pmdillon@vcu,edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZElcemhqTouHt1zwejn64kDsJwC0PgdhFKG.

Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU's Human Research Protection Program is collaborating with the National Institutes of Health Science Policy and Extramural Research divisions to provide updated information to the research community about NIH data-sharing policies and requirements that are relevant to human subjects research. Registration is required. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jennifer Rice at irbeducation@vcu.edu or visit https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYsfuuqpz4uHtRwVYwiEEK7vUx4weChQK6x.

Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024 from 10:30 a.m. to noon

Join VCU's Office of Research and Innovation for the spring Research Administration Back to School meeting where timely research and compliance-related updates will be presented and discussed. All members of the VCU community are welcome to attend. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Cathy Short at cfshort@vcu.edu or visit https://controller.vcu.edu/training/events/.

Friday, Feb. 23, 2024 from noon to 1 p.m.

Kevin Harris, Ph.D., Senior Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and various department DEI leaders will cohost a series of discussions to come to a common understanding of what diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging is and how it functions in work, academic and clinical environments. The session will be available in person (Room 3-101, McGlothlin Medical Education Center, 1201 E. Marshall St.) and virtually. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ashli Phillips at ashli.phillips@vcuhealth.org or visit https://vcuhealth.libcal.com/event/11759321.

Raise your voice and join VCU's choir program. Embrace the thrill of performance and harmonize with the best at VCU. Whether you're a seasoned singer or just starting, the university has a place for you in Choral Arts Society (APPM-359), Vox Concordia (APPM-378), or Commonwealth Singers (APPM-358). Auditions for Spring 2024 are now open. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Christopher Hansen, Ph.D., at hansenc@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/academics/departments/music/ensembles/vocal-ensemble/vocal-ensemble-audition-info/.

Winter has arrived; Bundle up and declutter your Google Workspace account while you stay cozy.

For more information, contact Doctor Gee at drgee@vcu.edu or visit https://blogs.vcu.edu/drgee/2023/12/19/bundle-up-and-tidy-up/.

VCU's Collaboration Services is kicking off 2024 by covering the features announced in December, including automatic hand-raise detection in Google Meet, several improvements to searching in Google Chat, an all new full-screen Tasks view in Google Calendar and more. See the recap at the following URL.

For more information, contact Doctor Gee at drgee@vcu.edu or visit https://blogs.vcu.edu/drgee/?p=613.

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 for the study at the following URL.

For more information, contact Polina Beloborodova at vcu.stress.reduction@gmail.com or visit https://beloborodp.wixsite.com/stressreduction.

VCU Wellbeing Lab invites students to join the research assistant team. Contribute to the lab's research studies on the effects of online stress reduction training on VCU students' emotional well-being, as well as on making high school education more engaging for students. Research assistants are in charge of participant recruitment and day-to-day communication with participants and participant interviews. Apply at the following URL.

For more information, contact Luka Djajakusuma at djajakusumal@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/5Ss8Bg9wwFXjznpY8.

A draft of the revised International Travel for Employees and Students policy is open for public comment until Wednesday, Jan. 24. Go to the following URL and select "Policies Open for Public Comment" to review the proposed policy.

For more information, contact Jason Block at blockja@gmail.com or visit http://policy.vcu.edu.

Are you a Black woman between the ages of 18-39? Do you plan to conceive within six to 12 months? The Equity in Cardiovascular Health Outcomes (EqCHO) Lab invites you to participate in a study aimed at creating a tailored program to reduce stress and improve blood pressure disorders during pregnancy. To check your eligibility and to sign up, visit: https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=M3CCHYWRR9PNJXDL. Questions: http://facebook.com/eqcholabvcu.

For more information, contact Anika Hines at eqcholab@vcu.edu or (804) 828-5030 or visit https://eqcho.lab.vcu.edu/.

Be part of VCU's AYA Research Team's ongoing study of race-conscious parenting with expecting Black parents and those raising Black children (ages 1-5). Explore how racial factors shape parenting through five interviews every six months, involving both parents and brief check-in questionnaires. Compensation will be provided for interviews and questionnaires. View the survey at the following URL.

For more information, contact Shawn Jones, Ph.D., at ayaresearch@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/pVCKFkT6RrMMzX249.