11 a.m.

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/.

Monday, Aug. 5, 2024 at 11 a.m.

Learn to meet the needs of your audience with strong, logical, structurally sound writing. Register at the following URL.

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

Monday, Aug. 5, 2024 from noon to 12:30 p.m.

This 30-minute virtual class, hosted by VCU HR and RecWell, offers an abdominal and low back workout and challenges other major muscle groups. Register in Talent@VCU or at https://bit.ly/3SoJrPt

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or visit https://ramstrong.vcu.edu/events/upcoming-events-for-employees/.

Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024 from noon to 2 p.m.

Join VCU's Rehabilitation Research and Training Center for this Zoom webinar about successful Native professionals as they discuss their employment paths, navigating disability, overcoming barriers, identifying their strengths and blazing their own paths to success. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Teri Blankenship at tcblanke@vcu.edu or visit https://vcurrtc.org/training/webcasts/.

Monday, Aug. 12, 2024 from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

There are many different ways to save and invest. Join VCU HR and Bill Giesen from Fidelity for a virtual overview and a chance to ask questions. Register in Talent@VCU or at https://bit.ly/3WBoa7A

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or visit https://ramstrong.vcu.edu/events/upcoming-events-for-employees/.

Monday, Aug. 12, 2024 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

VCU HR Learning and Development will offer a two-part virtual feedback course for managers. The dates are Monday, Aug. 12, and Thursday, Aug. 15, from 2 to 3 p.m. Participants must attend both sessions in full to receive credit for the course. Register in Talent at the following URL no later than Thursday, Aug. 8.

For more information, contact Penny McFarline at mcfarlinep@vcu.edu or visit https://rb.gy/sk47h1.

You First at VCU is offering a You First at VCU AAPI Faculty Fellowships to faculty who are motivated to advance the teaching and research mission of the university, specifically among first-generation college students and Asian American and Pacific Islander students. Apply for the fellowship at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ed Acevedo at eoacevedo@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZF_VpDU2OYLiXQEZ8DjAjUCZpBZFNOEwF4U9aMy6c5NPLOg/viewform?usp=sf_link.

ACE-IT in College is hiring one Federal Work-Study Supported Employment Intern for 2024-25. Applicants must be registered as full-time students and have accepted their FWS award. This is a nine-month, part-time position with ACE-IT in College. Applications are being accepted until the position is filled. Applications must be submitted via the Handshake app. Apply at vcu.joinhandshake.com/jobs/9072766

For more information, contact Sonya Durham at durhams2@vcu.edu or visit https://soe.vcu.edu/academics/undergraduate-programs/certificate-ace-it/.

The Research on Excessive, Persistent and Emotion-based Actions and Traits (REPEAT) Lab is recruiting parents with and without a history of an eating disorder and their teenage daughters (12-16 years) for a brain imaging study. The goal of the study is to understand how parents' eating habits are related to eating habits and brain responding in their children. Parents and teens will be compensated for participating. See the survey at the following URL.

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