11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

This workshop will provide an overview of the features of Canvas Gradebook. Register at: https://training.vcu.edu/course.aspx?processFlag=2&itemID=18311 The Zoom link is https://vcu.zoom.us/j/2324828315?omn=84569193328

For more information, contact Jon Reed at reedjj@vcu.edu or visit http://learningsystems.vcu.edu.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

VCU's Global Education Office will host a virtual informational session about how to study or intern abroad this summer. VCU students can study or intern with one of GEO's many partner institutions and affiliate providers across the globe, or on one of the more than a dozen faculty-led trips being offered this year. The Zoom link is https://vcu.zoom.us/j/86456197598

For more information, contact Alex Levy at levya@vcu.edu or (804) 828-5794.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

VCU Transform is the living-learning program centered around leadership and service aimed at transforming your VCU experience. Join the faculty and staff of Transform for a virtual open house to learn more about the program before applications close Wednesday, Feb. 7. The Zoom link is https://vcu.zoom.us/j/81556520986

For more information, contact Kaylynn Hill at hillk8@vcu.edu.

2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

VCU's Global Education Office will host the ambassador of Mexico to the United States, Esteban Moctezuma Barragán, in Room 303, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. The ambassador will deliver a lecture to the public and the university community regarding the interdependence and common futures of Mexico and the United States. The event is open to all and registration is not required.

For more information, contact Nicol Tinsley at nctinsley@vcu.edu or (804) 426-8053 or visit https://global.vcu.edu/media/global/pdf/strategies/Ambassador%20to%20Mexico%20flyer.pdf.

6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

TEDxVCU Salons will host a discussion of the Ethics of AI in Rooms Three and Four of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. The event will focus on the potential societal and economic effects of humanity’s pursuit of an Artificial General Intelligence interspersed with topic-specific TED Talks. All majors and disciplines are invited. Register for the free event at the following URL.

For more information, contact TEDxVCU at tedx@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/tedxvcu/rsvp_boot?id=1931067.

7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Zoë Gadegbeku, the 2023 winner of the Rebecca Mitchell Tarumoto Short Fiction Prize for outstanding short fiction, will read her her story “Of Flowers and Sorrows,” published in v20n3 in the spring of 2023 of VCU's Blackbird. This event is part of the VCU Visiting Writers Series in partnership with VCU Libraries, VCU Department of English and the M.F.A. in Creative Writing. The reading will be in the third-floor Lecture Hall of James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. The event is free and open to all and will also be live streamed via Zoom at https://vcu.zoom.us/j/86438376433#success

For more information, contact Ryan Pander at rbpander@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2023-2024/2024-tarumoto-prize.html.

Friday, Jan. 26, 2024 at 5 p.m.

Each spring, VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs hosts six cultural achievement ceremonies (graduation ceremonies for students of underrepresented communities). OMSA invites participation in the planning process and assistance in making these ceremonies truly celebratory for students who take part and their loved ones. Sign up at the following URL by Friday, Jan. 26.

For more information, contact Jair Lecky at leckyjj@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/QrJZMd6vcHepKaEk8.

Monday, Jan. 29, 2024 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The Pace Center will host an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Jan. 29 and Jan 30. The U.S. is experiencing an emergency blood shortage as the nation faces the lowest number of people giving blood in 20 years. Blood donations are needed now to help alleviate the shortage and ensure lifesaving medical procedures are not delayed.

For more information, contact Jean Linnell at operations@thepacecenter.com or (804) 658-4064 or visit http://www.thepacecenter.com.

Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024 from 10 a.m. to noon

This training session seeks to increase knowledge of identities and terminology related to gender and gender expression, recognize pivotal times in youth development related to gender, identify pronoun use and variations and dispel associated assumptions, practice how to ask about and honor an individual’s pronouns and increase knowledge of the unique mental and behavioral health considerations related to transgender and gender nonconforming youth. The event will be at the Mary and Frances Youth Center, 120 S. Linden St.

For more information, contact Vaughn Garland at garlandvw@vcu.edu or visit https://tockify.com/iexcel/detail/60/1706626800000.

Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024 at noon

VCU's Health Sciences Library will offer webinars starting Tuesday, Jan. 30. Topics will include "Getting to Know Zotero," "PubMed and CINAHL: Basics of Doing a Good Search," "Covidence," "Finding Health Statistics Online" and more. The series is free and open to all, but registration is required. After registering participants will receive the class URL via email. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sue Moss at mosssr2@vcu.edu or (804) 828-3737 or visit http://go.vcu.edu/healthwebinars.

Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024 at noon

VCU's Department of Epidemiology will host Vanessa L. Hill of Project Nana as part of its seminar series. Hill will discuss "Reframing Postmenopausal Women’s Health: Exploring Entrepreneurial Pathways and Nontraditional Skillsets in Public Health." The event will be in Room 644, One Capitol Square, 830 E. Main St.

For more information, contact Katherine Peterman at petermankb@vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

VCU's Asian American and Pacific Islander Affinity will host a community art market in Richmond Salons III-IV, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Local AAPI artists, small businesses and student organizations will showcase a variety of items. AAPI will host a raffle throughout the evening.

For more information, contact Jackie Pili at pilij@vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The Richmond Peace Education Center and Healing in Community, along with sponsor Richmond Youth Development Network, will host an event to share personal experiences to develop empathy and raise awareness of oppression. The event will be at the Mary and Frances Youth Center, 120 S. Linden St.

For more information, contact Vaughn Garland at garlandvw@vcu.edu or visit https://tockify.com/iexcel/detail/116/1706655600000.

Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024 from 11 a.m. to noon

This workshop will cover how to record videos using Kaltura, managing Kaltura channels and embedding Kaltura into Canvas. Register at: https://training.vcu.edu/course.aspx?processFlag=2&itemID=18314 The Zoom link is https://vcu.zoom.us/j/2324828315?omn=82367739911

For more information, contact Jon Reed at reedjj@vcu.edu or visit http://learningsystems.vcu.edu.

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

VCU's Human Research Protection Program in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health's Science Policy and Extramural Research divisions will host an online training session on the revised NIH data-sharing policies relevant to human subjects research. The virtual session is tailored for VCU's research community, including faculty, team members, coordinators and administrators engaged in NIH-supported research. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sanjur Brooks, DPS, MS, at brookss15@vcu.edu or visit https://blogs.vcu.edu/humanresearch/?p=2955.

Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024 from noon to 1 p.m.

John Ryan, Ph.D., professor, Biology, will discuss strategies for developing and refining competitive research questions in the next grant-writing session hosted by VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research. Questions: http://www.cctr.vcu.edu Register for the Zoom link 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/tZYkf-GspzssG9P636wH4YN2UbLVMo9la7XK.

Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024 at 11 a.m.

Join VCU President Michael Rao for the State of the University Address in the lecture hall (Room 303) at James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Seating is limited and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information please visit https://go.vcu.edu/sotu.

For more information, contact University Events at UNIVevents@vcu.edu.

Friday, Feb. 9, 2024 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU's EqCHO Lab will host an event which will focus on mental, physical and cardiovascular health in women of color. The event will include an art exhibit, expert panel and fun stress-reduction activities. The event will be held at the Health Hub at VCU, 1330 N. 25th St. Questions: https://eqcho.lab.vcu.edu/ RSVP at the following URL to secure a seat and lunch.

For more information, contact Anika Hines, Ph.D., MPH, at eqcholab@vcu.edu or (804) 828-5030 or visit https://forms.gle/Yda77JX7eawCcUkT6.

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 with colleagues/learners at VCU to come to a common understanding of what diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging is and how it functions within work, academic and clinical environments at the university. The event will be in-person (James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center, 1201 E. Marshall St.) and via Zoom. Register at the following URL.

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

Friday, Mar. 8, 2024 from noon to 1 p.m.

Providing equitable health care is inherent in the mission of VCU and VCU Health System. This lunch and learn will introduce the concept of health equity, how health disparities research and community participatory research work to drive health equity and ways in which health equity can be implemented in the everyday practice of medicine at VCU. The event will be in-person (James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center, 1201 E. Marshall St.) and via Zoom. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ashli Phillips at ashli.phillips@vcuhealth.org or visit https://vcuhealth.libcal.com/event/11489636.

Tuesday, Mar. 19, 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 with colleagues/learners at VCU to come to a common understanding of what diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging is and how it functions within work, academic and clinical environments at the university. The event will be in-person (James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center, 1201 E. Marshall St.) and via Zoom. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ashli Phillips at ashli.phillips@vcuhealth.org or visit https://vcuhealth.libcal.com/event/11489655.

Learn to prevent, recognize, respond to and care for aquatic and breathing/cardiac emergencies that may occur in or around the water, along with critical thinking and communication skills that are crucial to effective emergency response. This course meets the requirements for lifeguard employment at many pool facilities but may not meet requirements for waterfront, waterpark or specialty facilities. The program runs Feb. 16-18. Register at the following URL by Feb. 9.

For more information, contact Mat Scott at aquatics@vcu.edu or visit https://portal.recwell.vcu.edu/Program?classificationId=2ce927aa-e031-40e6-b64c-d3a8ac5d6876.

A draft of the new Building Access Control policy is available for public comment until Thursday, Feb. 1. View the draft policy at the following URL and click on "Open for Public Comment."

For more information, contact Jason Block at blockj2@Vcu.edu or visit https://policy.vcu.edu.

VCU's Department of African American Studies is soliciting submissions for the 2024 Black History in the Making Awards. Recipients are typically chosen based on criteria such as academic excellence, community service or excellence in their field. Questions: Email bhitm@vcu.edu Information on the submission process can be found at the following URL. Apply by Wednesday, Jan. 31.

For more information, contact Grace D. Gipson, Ph.D., at gipsong@vcu.edu or visit https://afam.vcu.edu/program/scholarships-and-awards/black-history-in-the-making-awards/.

A draft of the new Academic Engagement Within Class policy is available for public comment until Thursday, Feb. 1. Go to the following URL and click on "Policies Open for Public Comment" to comment on the draft policy.

For more information, contact Jason Block at blockj2@vcu.edu or visit https://policy.vcu.edu.

A silent retreat is exactly what it sounds like - a retreat spent silence. Participants will break silence at dinner each night to talk and build community. Participants will practice appreciation for nature, art and mindfulness. The event, sponsored by the Pace Center, will be March 22-24. Questions: Email the following address or simonellija@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Aaliyah Freeman at freemanaa@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1JlaI2PYzbNHlGbrC80vnYrAP_wp6DjQqpJEsuULLVlM/edit.

Google and Yahoo have recently announced an important change that will be enforced starting in February regarding requirements for sending bulk mail from third-party mail systems. In this post we cover these new requirements and how to make sure you won't experience disruptions when using these systems. View the details at the following URL.

For more information, contact Doctor Gee at drgee@vcu.edu or visit https://blogs.vcu.edu/drgee/2024/01/19/important-upcoming-changes-for-those-sending-bulk-mail-from-third-party-systems/.

VCU Transform is the living-learning program centered on developing participants as community change agents. Through courses, community-wide programs and a specialized support team, VCU Transform provides space for participants to transform their VCU experience. Transform students enjoy guaranteed placement in West Grace Street Student Housing – North, early course registration for all semesters they are in the program and, upon graduation, receive a certificate of leadership studies. Apply at the following URL by Wednesday, Feb. 7.

For more information, contact Kaylynn Hill at hillk8@vcu.edu or visit https://lead.vcu.edu/transform-llp/.

VCU greatly values the rich diversity of identities and experiences students bring to our campus. Your unique perspective is needed as VCU considers ways to best support students. You can confidentially share your unique insights by registering your phone number at the following URL so VCU's Office of Inclusive Excellence can contact you via text.

For more information, contact Office of Inclusive Excellence at inclusive@vcu.edu or visit https://universe.vcu.edu.

We are inviting male and female participants with elevated blood pressure between the ages of 18-45 years to participate in a study to examine how the time of day that you eat affects your blood pressure, blood vessel function and kidney function. This study involves a screening visit to determine eligibility; two single-day interventions where you will eat a meal that we provide in the morning or late at night; and two visits to our laboratory. The study involves collection of blood, saliva and urine samples, in addition to blood pressure, blood vessel and body composition assessments. The study is conducted at VCU Kinesiology and Health Sciences Building on the Monroe Park Campus. Participants will be compensated for their time completing the study. Questions: Email Natalie Bohmke at the following address or Danielle Kirkman at dlkirkman@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Natalie Bohmke at bohmkenj@vcu.edu.