12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

VCU's Behavioral and Emotional Health Institute and the Institute for Contemporary Art co-sponsor "Tuesday Mindfulness Meditation @ ICA" on the first and third Tuesday of each month. The sessions, free and open to the public, are guided by experienced Richmond-area meditation teachers. Doors open at 11:45 a.m. Advance registration is preferred, but walk-ins are welcome. Register at the following URL or at the ICA front desk.

For more information, contact Marcie Walsh at walshmj2@vcu.edu or (804) 827-0546 or visit https://icavcu.org/events/mindfulness-0717/.

Thursday, Jul. 19, 2018 at 1 p.m.

The Records Management Office will hold Records Management 101 training sessions for the Monroe Park Campus at Room 202 in the Technology Administration Building, 701 W. Broad St. Training will cover recordkeeping requirements and practices to be compliant with state regulations and University policy. Registration is available at the URL below (keyword "records"). On-site department training can be requested at recman@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Amber Peranski at aperanski@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2097 or visit http://training.vcu.edu.

Monday, Jul. 30, 2018 from noon to 1:15 p.m.

VCU's Office of Human Resources presents "How to Retire with the Virginia Retirement System" for VCU employees in Room 115 of the HR Training Building, 922 W. Grace St. This session is open to VCU employees only, not VCU Health System employees.

For more information, contact Jennie Kim at jhkim5@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1723 or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=16744.

Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Members of the VCU Leadership Development Program at the Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute, part of the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, are offering mental health first aid training, a professional development opportunity, for VCU and VCUHS faculty and staff, at BioTech1, Founder's Conference Room, 800 E. Leigh St. This program teaches participants how to notice and support an individual experiencing a mental health or substance use concern or crisis, and connect them to appropriate resources. Register at the URL below.

For more information, visit https://goo.gl/forms/znnnrTXqh2vwFVSl2.

Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For most master's or doctoral students, the thesis or dissertation is their first lengthy, original research. VCU's research librarians have organized a day packed with necessary information to help grad students acquire tools to smooth the process. Topics include copyright, metadata, files formats, managing data and version control. This planning camp, to be held at James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave., with simulcast at Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, 509 N. 12th St., will be followed up with a writing camp in January.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2018-19/planning-camp.html.

The VCU Office of Continuing and Professional Education offers a variety of on-campus and online learning opportunities for VCU faculty, staff, students, alumni and community members. Continuing education is available in addiction studies, craft beer, cultural competency and languages, disability support services, event planning, paralegal studies, play therapy training and test preparation for the GMAT, GRE, LSAT, SAT and ACT. Noncredit online courses and certificates in customer service, sales, self-publishing, computer skills, workplace topics, Google tools and podcasting are also offered.

For more information, contact VCU OCPE at ocpe@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1322 or visit http://ocpe.vcu.edu.

Online parking sales for the 2018 fall semester for the MCV Campus are underway. All housing permits (to include off-campus housing permits) are available for purchase at parking.vcu.edu. The Monroe Park Campus permit sale will take place online at 7 a.m. Thursday, July 26. All Monroe Park Campus commuter permits will go on sale at this time. All students must be registered for classes prior to purchasing parking.

For more information, contact Mia Williams at parking@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7275 or visit https://parking.vcu.edu/parking/students/options-and-rates/.

VCU faculty and staff members at may purchase a Faculty/Staff Dining Plan, which includes 50 swipes and is valid for one calendar year from the date of purchase. Swipes may be used at a variety of on-campus locations, including Market 810, Freshii, Einstein Bros. Bagels and the two newest restaurants, Au Bon Pain and Shake Smart.

For more information, contact Lauren Hay at lhay@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1148 or visit http://vcu.campusdish.com.

All VCU supervisors are required to inform Safety and Risk Management when a serious incident occurs. VCU is required by state law to report serious injuries to the Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Administration. For details, visit srm.vcu.edu and click on "Report a Serious Incident."

For more information, contact Christine Blakey at cblakey@vcu.edu.

Utility work and construction at and around the former Virginia Treatment Center for Children site will affect traffic patterns around the MCV Campus over the next several months. For details, visit the URL below.

For more information, contact Jake Hughes at jake.hughes@am.jll.com or visit https://www.vcuhealth.org/news-center/building-projects/outpatient-facility-updates.

VCU's Global Education Office is seeking volunteers to host in their homes for dinner two to four international students on either Tuesday, July 31, or Thursday, Aug. 2. These students are visiting from China and Latin America and are enrolled in VCU's English & Culture Plus program. Transportation is required.

For more information, contact Nichole Dorton at nldorton@vcu.edu or (804) 827-9331.

The committee leading the search for the position of Associate Vice Provost for Institutional Research and Decision Support is hosting open forums on July 18, 19 and 20 to introduce the three final candidates to the university community.

For more information, contact Darcy Mays at dpmays@vcu.edu or (804) 828-4623 or visit https://provost.vcu.edu/leadership-searches/avp-irds/candidates.

The committee leading the search for the position of executive director for the Institute for Contemporary Art is hosting open forums for the university community to meet the three final candidates on July 23, 26 and 27. For times, locations and information about each candidate, visit https://provost.vcu.edu/leadership-searches/execdirica/candidates.

For more information, contact Melanie A. Christian at christianma@vcu.edu or visit https://provost.vcu.edu/leadership-searches/execdirica/candidates.