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

Learn how to get your financial house in order and other considerations that can impact your decisions. VCU HR and Bill Giesen of Fidelity will discuss how to get your financial house in order, create a retirement income plan, understand Social Security and prepare for the unexpected. A Q&A will follow. Register in Talent@VCU or at: https://bit.ly/4lHp3pj

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

Tuesday, Aug. 12, 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. Sponsored by Academic Affairs and Technology Services. The Zoom link is https://vcu.zoom.us/j/2324828315?omn=86372590733

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

Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Celebrate 15 years of RTR Teacher Residency at the group's Nonprofit Happy Hour at the Quirk Hotel, 201 W. Broad St. Drinks and light bites will be available. A portion of profits from the event will go directly to RTR Teacher Residency. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Escobar at escobare3@vcu.edu or (804) 933-5639 or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScu3B5y8PNcSqV5KErkbLHaPRAlsf6EiTJReHoEagN0Pc5MoA/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=112189157706085875925.

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, 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.

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 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Join VCU's Creative Writing Department and Blackbird, an online journal for literature and the arts, for a celebratory launch of the Blackbird Literary Podcast’s debut episode. The event also marks the official welcome of the university's newest faculty members, Edgar Kunz and Devon Walker-Figueroa. The event will be at Shop Two Three (1437 Hull St.), with parking available just up the block at Studio Two Three. Beverages will be available for purchase. The evening will feature live performances from the podcast team and poetry readings by new faculty.

For more information, contact Professor Jessica Hendry Nelson, Faculty Editor, Blackbird at nelsonjh3@vcu.edu or (267) 467-2812 or visit https://blackbird.vcu.edu/.

Friday, Aug. 15, 2025 at 9 a.m.

VCU ​Residential Life and Housing will hold its annual move-in weekend on Friday, Aug. 15 and Saturday, Aug. 16. Faculty, staff and students are needed to help unload vehicles, manage and push move-in carts and welcome the Class of 2029. The Student Organization Competition will return; the group with the greatest number of volunteers in each category will receive additional funds for their respective organization. Sign up to volunteer at the following URL. Questions: Email RLHconduct@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Kenzel Hill at hillka4@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/2uAd2WWCRCp7v7Jt9.

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. Questions: https://learningsystems.vcu.edu Register at the following URL. Authenticate into the Zoom meeting using your eID and password. The event is sponsored by Academic Affairs and Technology Services.

For more information, contact Jon Reed at reedjj@vcu.edu or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course.aspx?processFlag=2&itemID=18527.

Wednesday, Sep. 17, 2025 at noon

VCU School of Medicine will host the 27th Annual Faculty Excellence Awards Program and Luncheon, to be held in-person on the MCV Campus and virtually via livestream. This program honors outstanding faculty in the areas of teaching, mentorship, innovation and research, humanism in medicine, clinical excellence and leadership in graduate medical education. The event will be held live in the Bruce Oliver Tucker Auditorium and McGlothlin Medical Education Center Lobby, 1201 E. Marshall St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jody Hedstrom at hedstromj@vcu.edu or visit https://vcuhealth.libcal.com/event/14345721.

On July 28, VCU Human Resources sent the annual staff survey to all VCU staff to gather feedback on the experience of working at the university. VCU HR is committed to making the university a great place to work - and staff input is needed to do so. The survey is anonymous and will be open until Friday, Aug. 8 at 5 p.m. Check your VCU email for your unique survey link.

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

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/.

Adult beginner lessons are designed for older teens and adults to build fundamental swimming and water safety skills. Participants should be comfortable in the water and will begin learning or improving basic swimming strokes and support techniques in both shallow and deep water. Session 1 runs Sept. 8-Oct. 1. Classes are offered Mondays and Wednesdays from 7-7:55 a.m. or 6-6:55 p.m. Register at the following URL Friday, by Sept 5.

For more information, contact Mat Scott at aquatics@vcu.edu or visit https://portal.recwell.vcu.edu/Program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=cf8f4caa-89df-40ea-8176-1f6f14815527&semesterId=ed6b5309-a132-464a-a14c-cade712e1da9.

All RecWell facilities will be closed for staff to complete training before Fall semester and to allow for deep cleaning and maintenance to be completed. Facilities will be closed all day, Thursday, Aug. 14. On Friday, Aug. 15, facilities will be closed until 4 p.m. See a complete list of hours at the following URL.

For more information, contact Amanda Simmons at recwell@vcu.edu or visit https://recwell.vcu.edu/facilities-and-hours/.

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.

The Translational Research on Eating and Affect (TREAT) Lab is recruiting adolescents and young adults assigned female at birth (aged 12 to 25 years) for a brain imaging study to understand risky decision-making in individuals who have concerns about their body shape/weight, or overeat, purge, use laxatives, diet severely or exercise excessively. We are also investigating these processes in individuals without a psychological disorder. There will be compensation for participation.

For more information, contact Kelsey Hagan, Ph.D., PI at treatlab@vcuhealth.org or (804) 827-4174 or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=48YEAYT8MK33E8EJ.