3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

VCU BEST holds a workshop featuring Rachel Stephens, advanced mental health resident, University Counseling Services, presenting strategies for balancing professional and personal life in the McGlothlin Medical Education Center, Room 12-101/102. All are welcome to attend. This program is part of the VCU BEST workshop series. VCU BEST (Broadening Experiences for Scientific Training) seeks to transform the culture of scientific training at VCU by providing career and professional development to complement academic training.

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

Sunday, Jul. 23, 2017 at 4 p.m.

The Department of Music presents the VCU Community Guitar Ensemble in the Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall, as part of the 2017 Guitar and Other Strings Series, 25th season. The VCU Community Guitar Ensemble consists of 25 talented classical guitarists from Central Virginia. Established in 1986 by John Patykula, this ensemble has performed as part of the Richmond International Music Festival and Richmond's Big Gig summer festival. Free admission.

For more information, visit http://arts.vcu.edu/music/.

Tuesday, Jul. 25, 2017 from 10 a.m. to noon

The VCU Data Science Lab holds a Reproducible Research Workshop in the Molecular Medicine Research Building, Room 1013. Participants will learn easy, practical steps researchers can take to increase the reproducibility of their work using the Open Science Framework. The workshop will be hands-on and attendees will actively participate in creating a reproducible project from start to finish.

For more information, visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=16013.

Wednesday, Jul. 26, 2017 at 12:15 p.m.

Human Resources and VCU Recreational Sports hold an introductory Tai Chi class for faculty and staff in the Cary Street Gym. Tai Chi involves slow movements designed to improve physical and mental well-being for overall wellness. Rec Sports membership is not required. To register, visit the website below.

For more information, visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=16035.

Saturday, Jul. 29, 2017 from 10 a.m. to noon

The Office of Continuing and Professional Education presents the Business of Comics I and II on Saturday, July 29, and Saturday, Aug. 5, at 9 W. Cary St. Brett Carreras, VA Comicon, and Christopher Irving, The Drawn Word, will present two short courses this summer. The first course will introduce participants to the basics of professionalism in the comic book industry and the nuts and bolts of self-publishing. In part II, participants will learn how to finance a project. A package that includes both courses will allow for participants to save.

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

Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017 at noon

Human Resources presents "Identity Theft Protection" for faculty and staff in the HR Training Building. Identity theft has become a fact of life for many Americans. Participants will learn how it happens, prevention, "red flags," and what to do if it happens. To register, visit the website below.

For more information, visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=15976.

Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Rams in Recovery seeks faculty and staff to help pilot its Recovery Ally Program, a training designed to help participants better support students and loved ones in recovery. The training session will be held at the Wellness Resource Center. Registration is required and lunch will be provided. To register, visit the website below.

For more information, visit https://goo.gl/2hY6KC.

Leave accrual and maximum carryforward is based on years of service as noted in the table on page 32 of the new policy (http://greatplace.vcu.edu/media/greatplace/docs/HRPolicy_final.pdf). Employees will see their leave accruals increase, increase at a faster rate or remain the same, depending on their current employment type and years of service. To submit a question, use the contact information below.

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

VCU is continuing its effort to protect our community from cyber threats that may jeopardize the safety and security of information. In the continued effort to enhance the security of accounts, the VCU 2Factor Authentication will be extended to major services such as Blackboard, email and VCU Portal in Aug. 2017. This upcoming change will provide faculty and staff members with additional protection for their VCU accounts.

For more information, visit http://go.vcu.edu/2factor.

The VCU Policy Program has published the summer edition of Policy Points, the quarterly notification bringing awareness to all universitywide policy updates. This edition of Policy Points reflects recent updates from April 1, 2017 through June 30, 2017. To view this edition, visit https://policy.vcu.edu/policy-points

For more information, visit https://policy.vcu.edu/.

Men and women who smoke cigarettes between the ages of 18-25 are invited to participate in a research study that requires five, 3 hour, laboratory visits. Compensation is provided. CALL (804) 828-1867 Monday–Friday, 9am–4pm or visit http://wp.vcu.edu/cobbco/current-studies/ for more information This study will be conducted at Thurston House on VCU’s Monroe Park Campus. Principal Investigator: Andrew Barnes, Ph.D., Department of Health Behavior & Policy

For more information, visit http://wp.vcu.edu/cobbco/current-studies/.