Saturday, Jun. 15, 2024 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

VCU Health Office of Inclusive Excellence and the VCU Health Arts in Health Care will host a free family-friendly cultural festival on 12th Street between Broad and Marshall streets. The event celebrates the cultures and backgrounds of the VCU Health team and its patients. Free food will be available for the first 200 people who attend.

For more information, contact Adam Austin at acaustin@vcu.edu or visit https://www.vcuhealth.org/news/inaugural-cultural-festival-to-be-held-at-vcu-medical-center.

Monday, Jun. 17, 2024 at noon

Learn to break writing into manageable chunks and how to avoid procrastination. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Trey Burnart Hall at hallbr@vcu.edu or visit https://writing.vcu.edu/calendar/.

Tuesday, Jun. 18, 2024 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Do you want to elevate your workplace communication with the convenience of the Avaya Workplace mobility app? Whether you are in the office, teleworking, have a hybrid schedule or on the move, it’s easy to take your office phone number wherever you go; seamlessly using it on your mobile device or computer. With the app, outbound calls display your work phone number, ensuring a professional and consistent communication experience. All inbound calls from the app will display Avaya Workplace and have a distinct ring. Attend a session to also learn how your other departments are taking advantage of cost savings measures in using the Avaya Workplace mobility app. Sessions are open to VCU and VCU Health staff and faculty. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Wayne L. Johnson at wljohnson@vcu.edu or (804) 828-4400 or visit https://training.vcu.edu.

Monday, Jul. 15, 2024 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Work+Initiative at VCU along with the Division of Strategic Enrollment Management and Student Success, Student Affairs and the Institute for Transformative Leadership are offering a specialized training session for faculty and staff who supervise students ("working learners") at the university. This in-person training will focus on the specifics of the working learner experience, building community, fostering empathy and delivering feedback. The event will be in Snead Hall, 301 W. Main St. Free lunch will be provided to all participants. Space limited to 75 participants. Register at the following URL by Friday, June 28.

For more information, contact Jimmie Gahagan at jsgahagan@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdn9oYm6S3ZIkQ7GrcrT5Y7WB8S6PUeiUN1RoC5HaNNK03i7A/viewform.

Supervisors of student staff are invited to participate in a research study about the experience of supervising students. Interested individuals who qualify and participate may enter for a chance to win a pair of Beats headphones. The event is sponsored by VCU Career Services through the VCU Work+ team. Complete the following URL to indicate your interest in participating.

For more information, contact Jonathan Fuller at fullerjd2@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/edckVL1y4gXxjyUf6.

We are currently recruiting participants for a motor learning study. This research is being done to investigate how you learn new movements. You will be asked to complete an MRI scan while wearing an electrode cap and playing a virtual joystick game. You must be right-handed and between the ages of 18 and 40 to participate. Compensation of $20 is available for your participation, and the study takes about one hour.

For more information, contact Narges Yaghoubi at yaghoubin@vcu.edu.

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. Principal Investigator: Lee Franco, Ph.D., Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences. For more information, contact The KHS Healthy Heart Lab at the following email address.

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