Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017 from noon to 1 p.m.

Work/Life Resources holds "Parenting Your Teen: Tips for Parents of Teenage Drivers" in the Lindsey House Conference Room for participants to learn whether their teen is ready to drive and proven ways to manage and guide teens through this new freedom. To register, visit the website below.

For more information, visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=15608.

Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The MCV Campus Student Government Association sponsors a Virginia Blood Services blood drive at Larrick Student Center. Those who donate will be entered into a prize drawing. Prizes include a Yeti cup and GoPro. Participants must have a V number to be eligible. Volunteers for the drive are also welcome.

Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017 at 6 p.m.

VCU Athletics presents the Women's Basketball team at the E.J. Wade Arena at the Stuart C. Siegel Center as they take on Rhode Island. There will be $1 hot dogs sold. To purchase tickets, visit vcuathletics.com.

For more information, visit http://ev9.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS%3AVCU%3AWB16%3AWB10%3A&linkID=vcu&shopperContext=&pc=&caller=&appCode=&groupCode=WBSG&cgc=.

Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The Safe Zone Program, sponsored by University Counseling Services, presents a Safe Zone workshop in the Larrick Student Center, Jackson Ward Conference Room. Advance registration is required. To register, visit http://training.vcu.edu

For more information, visit https://students.vcu.edu/counseling/safe-zone/.

Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017 from noon to 1:15 p.m.

Human Resources presents "Retiring with the VCU Optional Retirement Plan" for VCU faculty in the Larrick Student Center, Jackson Ward Conference Room. This session is open to VCU faculty employees only, not VCU Health System employees.

For more information, visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=15561.

Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The VCU Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care invites the VCU community to participate in this year's Emswiller Symposium on Saturday, Feb. 4, at Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens, 1800 Lakeside Ave. An aging and increasingly complex population is challenging the health workforce to deliver optimum care. Preparing the health care workforce to practice collaboratively is necessary to improve health outcomes, decrease cost, enhance the patient experience and increase practitioner well-being. During the symposium, participants will learn about innovations in interprofessional education and practice that seek to meet these goals. To register, visit the website below.

For more information, visit http://www.ipe.vcu.edu/symposium/.

The MLK Planning Committee invites the VCU community to participate in a collection drive from Jan. 3-22, of pencils and lightly used or new books to benefit Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School. For collection locations and details, visit http://mlkday.vcu.edu/community-service/

For more information, visit http://mlkday.vcu.edu.

The Office of Sustainability challenges faculty and staff to a New Year resolution for energy conservation. Find a video with quick and easy ways to be a good steward of university resources and make an individual impact on energy usage, on and off campus, at the website below.

For more information, visit http://sustainability.vcu.edu/operations/resource-use/.

Volunteers are needed for a study about asthma and the common cold. You must have asthma, not smoke, and be 18-40 years old. Screening involves 2 visits ($40 for the first visit at VCU and $60 for the 2nd visit at UVA). Those who qualify can participate with payment of up to $1870 for completing the study. For more information contact Debb Murphy at: 434-982-3510 or ddm9q@virginia.edu

Are you pregnant? Would you like to be in a research study about the “Mindful Moms” program for stress management and self-care? For more information, contact our research nurse about the “Mindful Moms” study: Amy Rider, VCU School of Nursing—804-828-5579 or rideraw@vcu.edu

For more information, visit https://rampages.us/vcumindfulmoms/.