Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018 at noon

Human Resources invites employees to begin a meditation journey by learning basic meditation techniques and how meditation affects overall health and relieves stress in the Cary Street Gym. All levels of experience are welcome. To register, visit the website below.

For more information, visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=16411.

Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018 from noon to 1 p.m.

The Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and Tompkins-McCaw Library have rescheduled their lunch research seminar, "What is Open Science and Why is it Important," for Wednesday, Jan. 24, from noon to 1 p.m. in Tompkins-McCaw Library, Room 2-010. Aaron Wolen and Tim York, VCU Data Science Lab, will discuss how to use Open Science Framework to share everything from raw data to published manuscripts. Participants can bring lunch; drinks will be provided. To register, use the contact information below.

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

Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

In preparation for VCU's Global Game Jam, VCU Libraries holds "Wednesdays in the Workshop: Introduction to Game Design" in Cabell Library, Lower Level. Attendees will learn about different game engines and the diverse skills needed to make games. No registration is required.

For more information, visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2017-18/wednesday-workshops-2017-18.html.

Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018 at 5 p.m.

The School of Nursing hosts an open house for all of its academic programs at the School of Nursing's Sadie Health Cabaniss Hall. Attendees can meet with the admissions team, faculty, program directors and current students to learn more about the traditional B.S., accelerated B.S., R.N.-B.S., master's and doctoral (DNP and Ph.D.) programs. To register, visit the website below.

For more information, visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdGAkD1iphKHMC6S62t_tBPsQk7gzNiFN5MHVDd6IwTt1wOkg/viewform.

Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018 from noon to 1 p.m.

In 2018, VCU Libraries will retire RefWorks. To get ready for the change, the libraries have planned a group of webinars for spring. "Goodbye RefWorks: Exploring Other Citation Management Tools" will help participants discover new citation options and determine the one to suit their research and documentation needs. This session gives an overview of Mendeley, Zotero and EndNote, and shows how to save RefWorks citations.

For more information, visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2017-18/ayr-cmt.html.

Friday, Jan. 26, 2018 at 1 p.m.

The Office of Research and Innovation hosts the seminar series, "Emerging Resources and Technologies," featuring Greg Gonye, Ph.D., senior field application scientist, Nanostring Technologies, Inc., in the Molecular Medicine Research Building, Room 1-013. Gonye will discuss "3D Biology: New Insights Through Simultaneous Counting of DNA, RNA and Protein." To RSVP, email the contact below.

Friday, Jan. 26, 2018 at 5 p.m.

The Lebanese Student Association holds a meet and greet in the University Student Commons, Commonwealth Ballroom B. Attendees can get to know one another and other members of LSA while enjoying finger foods. This event will be a potluck so attendees are encouraged to bring food/snacks to share. For details, email contact.lsa.vcu@gmail.com

Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018 at 2 p.m.

The Nepalese Student Association at VCU hosts a fundraiser in the University Student Commons Theater for the Maiti Nepal organization to donate to and raise awareness for children and women being trafficked in Nepal. The documentary, "The Day My God Died," will be shown. Tickets are $3 and all proceeds will go to Maiti Nepal.

VCU RamBikes free rental bikes have a new home on campus. Students, faculty and staff with valid VCU ID can now borrow bikes from the RamBikes shop, 201 N. Belvidere St. Rental hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. The rental period is 72 hours.

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

The deadline for adding or dropping spring classes has been extended through Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018.

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

Google Team Drives are available for users in the VCU Faculty/Staff domain beginning today. Team Drives can be used for projects, committees, departments, or other team-related purposes, and will be available by request only. Collaboration Services recommends reviewing the information on the appsforVCU website's Apps page under Team Drive. This will help determine if a Team Drive is the best choice to meet your needs and will prepare you for the transition once you submit your request.

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

VCU Recreational Sports offers a women-only version of its new bootcamp class at the Cary Street Gym. Certified personal trainers will teach participants how to utilize conditioning tools like sled drags, bear crawls, rope pulls or farmer carries, to increase strength, power and coordination. This intensive small group training class is for those looking to get serious about conditioning. No prior experience is necessary. Registration ends on Friday, Feb. 2.

For more information, visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/fitness/small-group-training/.

Human Resources and VCU Recreational Sports offer free chair yoga classes on both campuses for faculty and staff, from noon to 1 p.m. with dates beginning on Thursday, Jan. 25. Space is limited.

For more information, visit https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/career-development/training-schedule/.

VCU Recreational Sports Aquatics offers adult swim lessons that allow beginner, intermediate and advanced swimmers to build on their skills. Instructors work with swimmers on important techniques and specific skills. Register by Friday, Jan. 26, to participate at either the MCV Campus Recreation and Aquatic Center or the Cary Street Gym Aquatic Center.

For more information, visit http://www.recsports.vcu.edu/programs/aquatics/swim-lessons/adult-swim-lessons/.

A new Development and Alumni Relations policy is now open for university comment through Wednesday, Jan. 31. The draft policy can be found at https://policy.vcu.edu/policies-open-for-public-comment.

For more information, visit https://policy.vcu.edu/policies-open-for-public-comment.