Faculty/staff Issue for January 5, 2024
Coming up
Invest in Your Future With Confidence
Monday, Jan. 8, 2024 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Saving for your goals is great but investing your savings – properly and with a plan – can really help your money grow. Join VCU HR and Fidelity to learn how to build an investment plan to help you optimize your savings. Register in Talent@VCU or at: https://bit.ly/41yULLW
For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://ramstrong.vcu.edu/.
Sixth Annual Medical Symposium on Human Trafficking
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 Jan. 8-11 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.
Möbius Part 2: Authoring - Take a Deeper Dive
Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
AT Learning Systems will sponsor a demonstration of content authoring in Möbius. The session will show how lessons and questions are delivered and how to design Möbius lessons and questions by taking advantage of Policy Sets without needing to manually adjust individual lessons and questions. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.
For more information, contact Jamillah Martin at jpmartin@vcu.edu or visit https://digitaled.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0oduyhpz0sG9QFppmDabO0OS6MTdeZ4-Um#/registration.
Importing Content in Canvas (A Bite-Sized Webinar)
Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024 from 1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.
This workshop will show users the various methods of importing and sharing Canvas course content. The Zoom link is https://vcu.zoom.us/j/2324828315?omn=82287242752 Register at the following URL.
For more information, contact Jon Reed at reedjj@vcu.edu or visit https://learningsystems.vcu.edu.
Thinking About Buying or Selling a Home?
Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024 from noon to 1 p.m.
Are you ready to be in your own home? Are you thinking about selling your home? Wondering what’s going on in today’s Richmond housing market? Want to learn more about the Valued Employee Program that VCU’s approved partner, Joyner Fine Properties, offers to VCU faculty and staff as well as financing information from the Virginia Credit Union? This session will be offered both virtually and in-person. Lunch will be available for those attending in-person. Register in Talent@VCU Register for the virtual session at https://vcu.csod.com/ui/lms-learning-details/app/event/18d21246-3f90-4850-8a78-ba531669aa08?session=66781410-9556-440a-bf7c-b49712c53114 Register for the in-person session at https://vcu.csod.com/ui/lms-learning-details/app/event/3720224e-ed64-42cb-9335-fcac97dcc1c3?session=0bf6ea72-2649-4188-bede-fa255e7f9c22
For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://ramstrong.vcu.edu/.
2024 Leaders Unleashed Annual Conference
Friday, Jan. 26, 2024 from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Leaders Unleashed is coming and open to all VCU students. The free student leadership conference will be held in the Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave. The keynote speaker will be Ashley Gaddy Robbins, Ph.D. Register at the following URL.
For more information, contact Lisa Cooper at lcooper4@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/leadershipcon/rsvp_boot?id=1930152.
Notices
Black Women Planning to Conceive Invited to Participate in a Research Study
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/.
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