Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024 from 11 a.m. to noon

This workshop will show users how to add a syllabus, create a homepage and initiate conversation with your students in Canvas. Register at: https://training.vcu.edu/course.aspx?processFlag=2&itemID=18373 The Zoom link is https://vcu.zoom.us/j/2324828315?omn=86741621917

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

Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024 at noon

With seemingly limitless options of potential snacks and meals, it can be challenging to maintain healthy (and cheap) eating habits. Join VCU HR and Mary-Jo Sawyer, a VCU Health registered dietitian, to discuss strategies and tips for sustaining an inexpensive and healthy diet. Register in Talent@VCU or at https://bit.ly/4cXI1ne

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

Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Join the UNStoppable VCU Liver Team at the Liver Life Walk at William Byrd Park. 600 S. Arthur Ashe Blvd. This American Liver Foundation event provides participants an opportunity to come together and raise awareness and funds in support of the liver community. Registration is free through Wednesday, Aug. 28. On Aug. 29, a $20 fee will be implemented for walkers 18+ and up. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sarah McCall at Sarah.McCall@vcuhealth.org or visit https://liverlifewalk.org/virginia/.

On July 29 VCU Human Resources sent a two-minute survey to all VCU staff to hear feedback on the experience of working at VCU. VCU HR is committed to making the university a great place to work - and staff input is necessary to do so. The survey is anonymous and closes today, Friday, Aug. 9. Check your VCU email for the survey link.

For more information, contact VCU Human Resources at askhr@vcu.edu.

Career Services has posted two jobs to Handshake to hire multiple Peer Career Advisors to host drop-in appointments for the 2024-2025 academic year. One posting is available to Federal Work Study students; the other is a grant-funded position available to only graduate students. Apply at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ashley Worthington at worthingtonar@vcu.edu or visit https://careers.vcu.edu/experience/search-tools/handshake/.

VCU Continuing and Professional Education is ending summer with courses designed to support individual career growth. Registration is open for these upcoming classes. To learn more, visit https://mailchi.mp/aa98c9273df0/late-summer-courses-vcu-cpe or contact ocpe@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Katherine Coates at coateske@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1322 or visit https://ocpe.vcu.edu/.

VCU Division of Inclusive Excellence is now accepting applications for the Inclusive Excellence Student Fellows program. This program aims to empower students to actively contribute to campus-wide inclusion initiatives, enhance their leadership skills and promote inclusive excellence throughout the university and the broader Richmond community. Apply at the following URL by Friday, Aug. 30.

For more information, contact Brooke Berry at inclusive@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/RHjUPUqH7oMCDDKr6.

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.