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/.

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/.

Students who purchased an Essential Dining Plan in the Spring 2018 semester (200 Swipes and 150 Dining Dollars or greater) qualify for $150 bonus dining dollars to use this fall. To receive the bonus, students must register for a 150 Swipe + 105 Dining Dollars (or greater) dining plan for Fall 2018. Bonus Dining Dollars will be applied after the initial balance is used. Email dining@vcu.edu or visit the following URL.

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

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.