Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024 from 7 p.m. to midnight

Celebrate former Va. Gov. L. Douglas Wilder's seven decades of public service and dedication to civil rights, visionary education and people-first governance. A documentary film will have its premiere on Wilder's 93rd birthday, offering personal insights into his life, revealing memories, passions and the experiences that forged the man. The free film will be shown at the Claude G. Perkins Living and Learning Center, Virginia Union University, 1500 N. Lombardy St. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact David Slipher at slipherd@vcu.edu or (480) 686-6606 or visit https://wilder.vcu.edu/news-and-events/a-national-ovation-to-l-douglas-wilder/.

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

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

RecWell’s personal training packages are available to VCU students and RecWell members. Participants are guided through an exercise program customized to meet their specific needs and goals by a certified personal trainer. RecWell offers one-on-one and buddy training packages of three-, six-, 12- or 18-hour-long sessions. Registration information is available at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tanika Santos-MacSwain at fitness@vcu.edu or visit https://recwell.vcu.edu/thrive/personal-training/.

Private swimming lessons and semiprivate swimming lessons are available to VCU students and RecWell members ages 2 and older. Lessons are taught by certified water safety instructors and are available in packages of two, four and six sessions. Sessions can be 30, 45, or 60 minutes in length. Registration is ongoing through April 30.

For more information, contact Mat Scott at aquatics@vcu.edu or visit https://portal.recwell.vcu.edu/Program?classificationId=7ed7ea86-88d1-4cc7-8094-d6560f38fd1d.

VCU’s School of Medicine requests proposals about educational research or innovations in health professions education at VCU. The theme for the symposium is "Exploring Innovations in Health Sciences Education: Bridging Research and Practice." Visit the following URL to learn about presentation opportunities and to submit scholarly proposals, due Monday, Jan. 8. The symposium will be March 21 and is sponsored by the VCU College of Health Professions and Schools of Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy.

For more information, contact Stacey Wahl at swahl@vcu.edu or visit https://go.vcu.edu/vcuhses.

VCU's Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation hosted a refresher course provided by Veeva for VCU SiteVault users on Dec. 4. The recording is now available for additional viewing at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lauren Wallace at kanigherl@vcu.edu or visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vthi10G5g-M.

The VCU Wellbeing Lab invites you to participate in a research study on two stress reduction programs for undergraduate students in Spring 2024. VCU investigators seek to understand how two online stress reduction programs affect students’ mood and stress-related behavior. Compensation is available. To get more information and sign up for the study, visit the study website at the following URL.

For more information, contact Polina Beloborodo at beloborodp@vcu.edu or visit https://beloborodp.wixsite.com/stressreduction.