5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Virginia Credit Union (VACU) will host a Financial Success Summer Series each Wednesday in June at VCU Health Hub, 1330 N. 25th St. Visit the following URL for additional information about the program.

For more information, contact VCU Health Hub at vcuhealthhub@vcu.edu or visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7H2K8BJ.

Thursday, Jun. 5, 2025 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

VCU Psychology invites you to participate in two studies. Compensation is available. One: a study on including video materials in school teaching to make classes more engaging. Two: a study on how people react to fictional characters. You will fill out a 10-minute online questionnaire and then complete both studies in one lab session that will take about one hour. See more details and find out if you are eligible at the following URL.

For more information, contact VCU HSS at vcuhss@gmail.com or (804) 554-0584 or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=3AJY3KMHN7NF87TY.

Monday, Jun. 9, 2025 at 10 a.m.

Join VCU HR and Bill Giesen from Fidelity to understand how Social Security fits into your overall retirement income plan, when to start claiming your benefit and how it contributes to your overall retirement paycheck. A Q&A session will follow. Register in Talent@VCU or at: https://bit.ly/44NzthB

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or visit https://hr.vcu.edu/worklife-at-vcu/employee-events/.

Wednesday, Jun. 11, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.

Learn more about the flexibility of VCU's Evening MBA program at a webinar hosted by the School of Business. This online presentation will provide an overview of program formats (which include online, on-campus, or a blend of both), curriculum and the admissions process. No registration is required. Join via the following Zoom link.

For more information, contact Evan Torpy at torpyec@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/81339004856.

VCU's Office of the Provost is seeking six tenure-track assistant professors to join the Community-Engaged Research Scholars Collaborative (CERSC) — a new opportunity to deepen your practice in community-engaged research (CEnR), connect across disciplines and receive community-engaged mentorship. $500 Stipend. Questions: Visit https://community.vcu.edu/facultystaff/community-engaged-research/cersc/ Apply by Sunday, June 15 at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lorielle Bouldin at bouldinln@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSecEyKjABgtZJ7w3f3RztxRqtSiYVPsD3mZEEUiWtWx4sZkhg/viewform.

VCU Libraries is migrating to a new resource sharing system for interlibrary loan and document delivery services on July 1. The backbone of the new system is called Rapido and will be deeply integrated into existing VCU Libraries systems. The new system will replace ILLiad. Outstanding ILLiad requests will continue to be processed even after the migration is complete. During the transition, VCU Libraries will not process interlibrary loan and document delivery requests, from Wednesday, June 25 at 1 p.m. through Monday, June 30. If you have questions, contact libill@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/news/2025-news/vcu-libraries-launches-new-interlibrary-loan-and-document-delivery-platform-in-july.html.

The VCU School of Medicine invites all the school's faculty, residents, medical and graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to help recognize and applaud the dedication, hard work and excellence of faculty in teaching, leadership, humanism, patient care and contributions to the professional development of others. Nominate faculty for the school's teaching excellence awards by Tuesday, June 17 at the following URL. Nominations for the MCV Physicians Distinguished Clinician of the Year Award are due by Tuesday, July 15.

For more information, contact Jody Hedstrom at hedstromj@vcu.edu or visit https://medschool.vcu.edu/about/deans-office/faculty-affairs/awards/#d.en.628404.

Personalized Exploration for College Success is looking for someone to create our website on Wordpress. We have exactly how we want it to look like (website inspiration, mockup of how it will look, word content, hexcodes for desired colors and desired fonts). We are willing to pay for the service. Reach out if interested.

For more information, contact Adam Vo at voat3@vcu.edu or (714) 878-9906.

This summer starting Monday, June 9 all students, faculty and staff are invited to play pickleball at the Mary and Frances Youth Center, 120 S. Linden St., during open court hours. Hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 4-8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m.-1p.m. No equipment is needed.

For more information, contact Misti Mueller at muellermr@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/10Vo05USr8hQJ2C4oZDrFOygOeuaD8WXs9OgacJs6z5w/edit?usp=sharing.

Be part of VCU's AYA Collective Research Team's ongoing study called ROOTED Endeavor. We're discussing racial socialization with romantically involved couples who are either expecting or raising Black children ages 0-5. Explore how racial factors shape parenting through five virtual interviews every six months involving both parents and brief online questionnaires every three months. Compensation will be provided for every interview and every questionnaire. Ready to join? Complete the eligibility screener at the following URL.

For more information, contact Shawn C.T. Jones, Ph.D., at ayaresearch@vcu.edu or visit https://vcupsych.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3k4TWXvqDDvYd9A.

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 Jeremy Via at healthyheart@vcu.edu.

This study is inviting individuals between the ages of 18 and 30 who identify as LGBTQ. We are also inviting individuals between the ages of 18 and 30 who identify as cis-gender heterosexual for the control group. The purpose of this research study is to examine the effect of chronic psychosocial stress and vascular inflammation to an acute mental challenge. This study will be conducted 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 Jeremy Via at healthyheart@vcu.edu.