11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

This workshop will provide an overview of the various assignment types in Canvas, as well as centrally supported tools that can be used in Canvas assignments. Register at: https://training.vcu.edu/course.aspx?processFlag=2&itemID=18310 The Zoom link is https://vcu.zoom.us/j/2324828315?omn=87046311162

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

3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Are you a Pell Grant Recipient? Interested in studying or interning abroad? Apply for the Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship, which awards up to $5,000. Join VCU Education Abroad in the SGA Senate Chambers, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., for a writing workshop to help maximize your chances of receiving a nationally competitive scholarship. This is a hybrid event; if you cannot join in person, join via Zoom at the following URL.

For more information, contact Alex Levy at levya@vcu.edu or (804) 828-5794 or visit https://bit.ly/3QQw4G7.

4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Are you fascinated by creating solutions to complex problems? Have you always wanted to start a business or nonprofit? Learn about the da Vinci Center's undergraduate certificates. Learn exactly what a certificate is and the center's programs in product innovation and venture creation. Find out about classes in human-centered design and how they fit into your academic plans. Register at https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/Ugrad-Info-Jan-23

For more information, contact VCU da Vinci Center at davincicenter@vcu.edu or visit https://davincicenter.vcu.edu/news--events/.

5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Join the Financial Success Center in Room 108, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave., for any quick personal finance questions. Register at the following URL. (Registration is not required.)

For more information, contact Jessica Forrest at finsuccess@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/?id=2418ff7c-0b33-43e4-87ff-50983d9ca887&utm_source=telegram.

Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024 at 10 a.m.

Nibir K. Dhar, Ph.D., will give a talk titled the “Future of Infrared Technology: Research, Workforce and Education” via Zoom as part of the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative’s Central Virginia Node spring speaker series. Dhar specializes in semiconductor research and electro-optic and infrared applications. Questions: Visit cci-cvn.org.

For more information, contact Zahra Ndirangu at ndiranguzw@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU's Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and the Department of Biostatistics will present via Zoom a lunch research seminar. Roy Sabo, Ph.D., associate professor, biostatistics, will discuss the most common study designs used in health sciences research. The presentation will include the characteristics, goals, benefits and limitations of each design and potential adaptations. 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/tZMsf--gqDoiGNw0QSjXvDftOjj_muXLlRCb.

Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024 from noon to 1 p.m.

Join the VCU School of Nursing Office of Research, Scholarship and Innovation for a lecture to be presented by Paula Sherwood, Ph.D., RN, CNRN, FAAN. Sherwood, a professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, focuses her research on bio-behavioral outcomes in neuro-oncology caregivers and has conducted multiple federally funded descriptive and interventional research projects in this area. The lecture will be in room 1011, School of Nursing, 1100 E. Leigh St., and also via Zoom.

For more information, contact Caitlin Hanbury at cshanbury@vcu.edu or visit https://tockify.com/vcuson/detail/86/1706115600000.

Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024 from noon to 12:45 p.m.

VCU's Graduate School will host a series of virtual informational sessions to share details regarding the 27th Annual Graduate Research Symposium. The symposium is open to graduate students of all disciplines to share research with the broader VCU community. Students who participate in the symposium will earn a digital foundational badge in Presentation of Research. Register on RamsConnect - https://vcu.campusgroups.com/events?group_ids=36748

For more information, contact Erin Brown,, Ph.D., at embbrown@vcu.edu or visit https://graduate.vcu.edu/current-students/awards-and-competitions/graduate-research-symposium/.

Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024 from 11 a.m. to noon

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.

Friday, Jan. 26, 2024 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU's Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics will host Denise Kirschner, Ph.D., University of Michigan, for a math colloquium. She will speak in Room 1201, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. Colloquium seminars, held on select Fridays throughout the year, are broad audience presentations intended to introduce the VCU community to the world of mathematics.

For more information, contact Laura Ellwein Fix at lellwein@vcu.edu or visit https://math.vcu.edu/events/event-items/math-colloquium-multi-scale-modeling-can-predict-factors-driving-the-immune-response-and-treatment-in-tuberculosis.html.

Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024 from noon to 12:30 p.m.

Join the Rev. Charles Riffee, M.Div., (Chaplain Charles), VCU Health Spiritual Care Department and VCU HR, as he discusses how to build a personalized atmosphere in anything you tackle. He will share different approaches to find peace, hope and even humor. Register for the virtual session in Talent@VCU or at: https://bit.ly/41tj6mB

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or visit https://ramstrong.vcu.edu/.

Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024 from noon to 12:30 p.m.

Tuition reimbursement is a benefit of employment at VCU. Earn a 30-credit master's degree or 15-credit certificate from VCU Gerontology and gain professional and personal development for career and life. Gerontology is the study of aging and VCU Gerontology has a strong commitment to viewing aging as a lifespan journey. Questions: https://gerontology.chp.vcu.edu/ Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Kim Ivey at ksivey@vcu.edu or visit https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAtc-Gqpz0qG9Se1DeP1DUYdNC_zFRF71mU.

Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024 at noon

VCU's Department of Painting and Printmaking will present a lecture by Catalina Ouyang in Room 301, Murry N. DePillars Building, 1000 W. Broad St. Ouyang is a sculptor, writer and interdisciplinary artist whose practice spans themes of desire, subjugation, race, gender, resistance, healing and intersectionality. Ouyang uses organic and inorganic media often related to the body.

For more information, contact Emmy Garca at garciaem2@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/event/catalina-ouyang-visiting-artist-lecture-2/.

Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024 from noon to 12:30 p.m.

This lower-body circuit training, brought to you by VCU HR and VCU RecWell, will challenge your muscles with moves designed to target quads, glutes and hamstrings. Add weights or just utilize your body weight. Register in Talent@VCU or at: https://bit.ly/3NDCAiK

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or visit https://ramstrong.vcu.edu/.

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. Questions: Visit the following URL.

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

Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024 from 11 a.m. to noon

The VCU Leadership Career Community will host a virtual story hour, a TEDTalk-style event showcasing diverse experiences from leaders and aspiring leaders across VCU. Three speakers will share stories. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lloyd Young at youngel3@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.csod.com/ui/lms-learning-details/app/session/d48f2ebf-406b-422f-b827-b2439a606152.

Wednesday, Apr. 24, 2024 from 9 a.m. to noon

VCU's Graduate School will host the 27th Annual Graduate Research Symposium to bring together nearly 100 graduate students across disciplines to highlight the important work of the university's students and faculty. Judges must be available for one to two hours on the day of the event, which will be held in the Ballrooms of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Interested faculty and staff can complete a short interest form at https://forms.gle/Tx7GCpzrnEKBt5kP9.

For more information, contact Erin Brown, Ph.D., at embbrown@vcu.edu or visit https://graduate.vcu.edu/current-students/awards-and-competitions/graduate-research-symposium/.

Did you know that VCU offers up to $5,000 in funding for undergraduate students seeking internships in the summer? Learn more about VCU's Internship Funding Program at the following email address or URL.

For more information, contact Jeanette Hickl at jwhickl@vcu.edu or visit https://careers.vcu.edu/resources/internshipfundingprogram/.

Join VCU's Transfer Center for Transfer Tuesdays in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave., from 1-3 p.m. Come to this open study session to work on whatever you need to and meet other transfer students. These Tuesday sessions will continue throughout the spring semester.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Heck at ebheck@vcu.edu or visit https://transfer.vcu.edu.

The Research on Excessive, Persistent and Emotion-Based Actions and Traits (REPEAT) Lab at VCU is conducting a brain imaging study to understand how decision making differs between adults with anorexia nervosa, obsessive-compulsive disorder and no history of a psychological disorder. Participants will be compensated for participating in the study. Contact the lab at the following URL.

For more information, contact REPEAT Lab at repeat@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2658 or visit https://tinyurl.com/25wnkh7z.

A draft of the new Foreign Gifts and Contracts Reporting Policy is available for public comment until Tuesday, Jan. 30. Go to the following URL and click on "Policies Open for Public Comment" to view the draft policy.

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

To ensure compliance with federal law, VCU is implementing a new interim policy to document the engagement of our undergraduate, graduate and professional students. Beginning spring 2024, students who are not demonstrating academic engagement within class activities must be assigned a newly created UF grade notation at the ‘midpoint’ class calendar date by faculty as part of the midterm grading process in eServices. See the Office of the Provost blog for further information on the development and implementation of this policy and its impact.

For more information, contact Norm Bedford at bedfordn@vcu.edu or visit https://blogs.vcu.edu/provost/2024/01/10/important-new-policy-on-grades-for-non-engaged-students/.

Do you work with employers hiring interns, researchers, volunteers or other short-term experiential roles? Employers can meet these employees at the fair at the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Employers can register at the following URL by Wednesday, Jan. 24.

For more information, contact Jeanette Hickl at jwhickl@vcu.edu or visit https://app.joinhandshake.com/career_fairs/45899/employer_preview?token=3YxG3bGJITZS5psdzbhPr2Z9sz-x3e6SBDRHzzxt1mjUjE0WQRhxBw.

Be part of VCU's AYA Research Team's ongoing study. We're discussing 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. To join, complete the survey at the following URL. Share this opportunity with your network as well.

For more information, contact Shawn Jones, Ph.D., at ayaresearchteam@gmail.com or visit https://forms.gle/pVCKFkT6RrMMzX249.

Individuals between the ages of 18 and 30 who identify as Black or African American are invited to participate in a research study examining the effect of acute and chronic stress on cardiovascular and inflammation responses to an acute mental challenge. Raffle drawings for financial compensation will be conducted. This study will take place at 500 Academic Centre on VCU’s Monroe Park Campus. The principal investigator is Lee Franco, Ph.D., Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences.

For more information, contact Healthy Heart Lab at healthyheart@vcu.edu.

Faculty are invited to express interest in attending the national conference of the Faculty Women of Color in the Academy, sponsored by Virginia Tech. This conference will be held April 11-14 in Arlington, Va. VCU's Office of the Provost will cover the conference registration fee (only) for up to 10 faculty to attend, including women of color and faculty who do not identify as women of color, on a first come/first served basis. Complete this form if interested: https://forms.gle/Ymr9N6XvphMcFq1TA

For more information, contact LaToya Blizzard at lblizzard@vcu.edu or visit https://www.inclusive.vt.edu/Programs/FWCA.html.

This study is seeking individuals between the ages of 18 and 35 years who have GAD or symptoms of GAD. The purpose of this research study is to examine the effect of GAD symptoms on blood vessel function during acute exercise and in response to exercise training. This study will be conducted at 500 Academic Centre on VCU’s Monroe Park Campus. The principal investigator is Ryan Garten, Ph.D., Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences.

For more information, contact Ryan Garten at rsgarten@vcu.edu.