Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025 from 11 a.m. to noon

This course will cover how to get your Canvas course shell ready for students in the Fall 2025 semester. To access the Zoom meeting, please authenticate using your eID and password. Register at: https://training.vcu.edu/course.aspx?processFlag=2&itemID=18525. Sponsored by Academic Affairs and Technology Services. The Zoom link is https://vcu.zoom.us/j/2324828315?omn=82872185582

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

Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025 at 11 a.m.

Want to make your Canvas course more visually engaging for students? Join an interactive workshop hosted by LEDstudio to learn how DesignPlus, a Canvas integration available to all VCU faculty, can help you do just that. Bring a Canvas assignment, discussion or page and learn how to use DesignPlus to elevate your course. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Cairo Jones at jonesc34@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/n4GCuHx2RZi1ljy3yWJrTw.

Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

The HR Learning, Development and Organizational Culture team will offer a one-hour course on coaching for managers. This course introduces an easy-to-use mindset and model to help employees progress toward goals. Registration is required by Tuesday, Aug. 12 in Talent@VCU at https://rb.gy/f3gevm. If you are a health system employee and cannot register in Talent@VCU, complete the form at the following URL to indicate your interest.

For more information, contact Penny McFarline at mcfarlinep@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/Dwqk9uarxQsbvXqZ7.

Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

An upcoming training session is designed to enhance an understanding of PHAREDs within the Banner system. This session will provide a comprehensive overview of what constitutes a PHARED, detailed guidance on how to accurately initiate and process PHAREDs within Banner and practical strategies to prevent common errors that impede completion. The training will address the relationship between PHAREDs and BadPay, highlighting their interdependencies and impact on payroll processing integrity. Questions: Contact the following email address. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Veronica B. King at vbking@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1807 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/5350984466?omn=88416290513.

Friday, Aug. 15, 2025 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Danielle Green is a VCU Health patient who underwent two minimally invasive surgeries – including one with a robot – and successfully donated her kidney and part of her liver. Thelma Ramsey-Bryant, Ed.D., serves as principal of John L. Costley Middle School in East Orange, N.J., tackling middle school literacy gaps. Ramsey-Bryant and her team have worked to make remedial reading tasks feel age-appropriate and to identify connections to student behavior. The two will speak at Facts and Faith Friday. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rachel Pierce at piercer2@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025 at noon

Join VCU HR and the American Heart Association for a presentation that will address how to respond in a health emergency. The discussion will include warning signs of heart attack and stroke, how to respond to a cardiac arrest and use of an AED (automated external defibrillator). Register in Talent@VCU or at: https://bit.ly/4lKA614

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or visit https://ramstrong.vcu.edu/.

Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025 from noon to 1 p.m.

The Central Virginia Chapter of the Society of Clinical Research Associates and the Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research will host a virtual meeting. Laurie Cathers, Ph.D., LMSW, VCU director of the BS Health Services Program, will present a selection of skills to enhance your conversations. CE will be provided to SOCRA members. Registration is required. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Shirley Helm at shelm@vcu.edu or (804) 241-7340 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/jXYpkin1QPapayrIcC60HQ.

Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025 from 11 a.m. to noon

This workshop will cover the various functions within Canvas and in a course shell. Authenticate into a Zoom meeting using your eID and password. Register at: https://training.vcu.edu/course.aspx?processFlag=2&itemID=18527 The session is sponsored by Academic Affairs and Technology Services. The Zoom link is https://vcu.zoom.us/j/2324828315?omn=85327778666

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

Monday, Oct. 13, 2025 at 1 p.m.

VCU HR Organizational Effectiveness is offering a course on Crucial Influence beginning in October on Zoom. Tried everything to help someone change and nothing worked? Crucial Influence helps to understand what truly drives behavior using the Six Sources of Influence framework. Learn how to identify key behaviors, uncover hidden barriers and build a strategy for real, lasting change. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jeremy Bost at jbost2@vcu.edu or visit https://tinyurl.com/bdh3k87h.

NASCAR at Richmond Raceway is offering VCU employees, their friends and families 20 percent off grandstand admissions for the Cook Out 400, under the lights on Saturday night, Aug. 16 as well as 20 percent off the Whelen Modified Tour on Thursday night, Aug. 14 and the Craftsman Truck Race on Friday night, Aug. 15. Check out this discount and others on the HR Work/Life webpage at the following URL.

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

Looking for a welcoming way to become involved on campus? Join a VCU Choir this fall. Make music, make friends and be part of something meaningful. Open to all majors. Choral Arts Society (APPM 359, CRN 29766) No audition required. Commonwealth Singers (APPM 358, CRN 29770) is an advanced mixed choral ensemble. Audition required. Vox Concordia (APPM 378, CRN 32996) is an advanced treble choral ensemble. Audition required.

For more information, contact Christopher Hansen, Ph.D., at hansenc3@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/music/ensembles/.

Join VCU Continuing and Professional Education for an asynchronous online, noncredit Ethics of AI course. The class is designed for faculty, staff, students, researchers, ethics and compliance officers, technology professionals and anyone with an interest in AI. Learn more and register at the following URL. VCU alumni/staff/faculty discounts are available.

For more information, contact Laura Wilson at baxterl@vcu.edu or visit http://ocpe.vcu.edu/ai.

The Community Ambassador Program connects East End residents with the VCU Health Hub at 25th. Ambassadors serve as liaisons and leaders, helping to build trust, encouraging community engagement and uplifting the needs of residents. Apply by Friday, Aug. 29 at the following URL. Limited spots are available.

For more information, contact VCU Health Hub at vcuhealthhub@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfDI1rm-ANeE4nLQDE3a-vxycFN6qjDChr2IC1w_WE7trsVKw/viewform?usp=header.

VCU HR Benefits will host on-campus days for retirement plan providers at the Lindsey House, 600 W. Franklin St. TIAA will be onsite Monday, Aug. 18; Fidelity on Thursday, Aug. 21; and Voya on Friday, Aug. 22. Contact your provider directly to schedule your one-on-one appointment.

For more information, contact Kelvin T. Allen at benefits@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1723.

This study is inviting individuals between the ages of 18 and 30 who identify as LGBTQ.

For more information, contact Karen Gorgey at healthyheart@vcu.edu.

Black, queer-identifying women/femmes (ages 18–29) are sought who have lived in the South for eight to 10 years and are open to joining eight in-person group sessions in Richmond to share their stories through photography. Groups will ideally begin in September. Cameras and training will be provided. Participants will be compensated. Two spots remain for the project and are specifically looking for individuals with lived experience AL, AK, FL, GA, KY, MS, OK, TN or LA. If interested visit the following URL.

For more information, contact Chandler Golden at goldenc2@vcu.edu or visit https://qfreeaccountssjc1.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2nu7kw0t0oRapr8.