Saturday, Jun. 2, 2018 from 9:30 a.m. to noon

The VCU Office of Continuing and Professional Education holds a free SAT & ACT "Meet & Treat" event at the VCU da Vinci Center, 807 S. Cathedral Pl, Richmond. ACT Preview: 9:30 a.m.- 10:30 a.m.; SAT Preview: 11 a.m. - noon. Meet the instructor, take away test taking tips and strategies, enjoy refreshments and enter to win a free SAT or ACT prep class. Parking validation available. RSVP at the URL below.

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

Monday, Jun. 4, 2018 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Rams in Recovery presents Paul Brasler of Daily Planet Health Services and Providence Consulting at VCU's Motivate Clinic, Jackson Building, first floor conference room, 501 N. 2nd St. Brasley will discuss the roles that family members and loved ones play and the spoken and unspoken rules in families where substance use is present. He will also provide an overview of the services provided at Daily Planet Health Services.

Monday, Jun. 4, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Division for Inclusive Excellence offers 1-day Building Inclusive Communities (BIC) workshops for VCU faculty, administrators and staff on June 4 and June 5 at the James Branch Cabell Library. Seating is limited and advance registration is required. You can register through the BIC webpage at the URL below, or at http://training.vcu.edu using the keyword "diversity." BIC supports the university community in creating an engaged, diverse and inclusive campus environment. Workshop goals include understanding historically marginalized and privileged group dynamics; learning to identify and avoid behavioral traps that contribute to cycles of inequity; and creating a personal plan for changing inequitable behaviors and practices.

For more information, visit http://www.inclusive.vcu.edu/initiatives/building-inclusive-communities/.

Tuesday, Jun. 5, 2018 from noon to 1:30 p.m.

VCU Libraries invite the VCU community to a demonstration of Reaxys and Reaxys Medicinal Chemistry with Irakli Samkurashvili, Ph.D., from Elsevier in person at Tompkins-McCaw Library in Lecture Room 2010, or streaming at Cabell Library, Room 250 and online.

For more information, visit https://events.vcu.edu/details.asp?myVal=67521.

Tuesday, Jun. 5, 2018 from noon to 12:45 p.m.

COBE and the Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU present Tuesday Mindfulness Meditation at the ICA. These free midday sessions are guided by highly experienced meditation teachers from the Richmond, community. Advance registration is requested, and can be made at the URL below. Sessions are free and open to the public, to be held on the first and third Tuesdays through September.

For more information, visit https://icavcu.org/events/mindfulness..

Tuesday, Jun. 5, 2018 from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

VCUarts Department of Kinetic Imaging offers the four-part workshop "Composing Soundscapes with Ableton Live" at The Depot Annex, Room 1013, Tuesday nights from June 5-26. Explore the powerful audio editing software Ableton Live and transform collected recordings into a complex soundscape to be included in an exhibition at The Anderson. This 10-hour workshop is led by VCU professor Steve Ashby and is part of KI's summer series "Experiments in Sound." $100. Register at the URL below.

For more information, visit https://arts.vcu.edu/kineticimaging/experiments-in-sound/.

Wednesday, Jun. 6, 2018 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

VCUarts Department of Kinetic Imaging offers the introductory workshop "Hidden Sounds" at The Anderson, 907 1/2 W. Franklin St. Experiment with contact microphones and Zoom recorders and discover a hidden world of unusual and unnoticed sounds found in everyday objects. This three-hr workshop is led by KI undergraduate Payton Baril and is part of KI's summer series "Experiments in Sound." $30. Register at the URL below.

For more information, visit https://arts.vcu.edu/kineticimaging/experiments-in-sound/.

VCU Police and VCU Parking & Transportation remind the VCU community that upcoming high school graduations will create interruptions to parking from June 6 to 8 and June 12 to 16. Additionally, traffic within the area surrounding the Siegel Center will be heavier than normal. West Broad Street Deck subscribers will be relocated to alternate facilities, and a dedicated shuttle service will be provided. Reciprocal parking will be disabled from June 6 to 8 and June 12 to 16.

For more information, visit https://parking.vcu.edu/special-events/high-school-graduations.

A revised draft of the new Development and Alumni Relations Activities policy is now open for university comment through Thursday, June 14.

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

This study is seeking individuals between the ages of 18 and 35 years who have PTSD or symptoms of PTSD. The purpose of this research study is to examine the effect of PTSD symptoms on blood vessel function at rest and during exercise. Participants will be compensated for their time. This study will be conducted at 500 Academic Centre on VCU’s Monroe Park Campus. Principal Investigator: Ryan Garten, Ph.D., Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences.

A draft of the revised Export Compliance and Research Security policy (formerly known as Compliance with United States Export Control Laws) is now open for university comment through Thursday, June 7. The draft policy can be found at the URL below.

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

Your child may be eligible to participate in a research study to evaluate Chonic Rhinitis. Must be: between ages 7 to 18 years old, Male or Female and diagnosed with Chronic Rhinitis. Compensation for your time and travel expenses is available.

VCU Recreational Sports Group Exercise will have a new schedule of classes beginning Monday, June 4. Visit the URL below to sign up for classes such as Zumba, HIIT, Pilates and Total Body Conditioning. Classes are free for all VCU students, faculty and staff.

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

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

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