Saturday, Jun. 16, 2018 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The VCU Health sickle cell disease programs, in collaboration with City of Richmond Fire Department, will host Sickle Cell Disease Community Awareness Day at Pollard Park, 900 W. Brookland Park Blvd. (adjacent to Richmond Fire Station No. 14) The community is invited for food and drinks, games, prizes, fire truck displays, a fire station open house and live music. Micah "Bam Bamm" White will emcee the event.

For more information, visit https://www.virginiasicklecell.org/latest-news.

Monday, Jun. 18, 2018 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Rams in Recovery presents "The Use of EMDR in Trauma-Informed Substance Abuse Treatment” at the VCU's Motivate Clinic, first floor conference room, Jackson Building, 501 N. 2nd St. Adrienne Loker, IOP coordinator with Dominion Outpatient Services, will discuss Eye Movement De-Sensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) as a therapeutic intervention in the treatment of substance use disorder. EMDR has been around for roughly 30 years. Initially utilized for the treatment of PTSD, phobias and anxiety, it is now being recognized for its effectiveness among many other diagnoses.

Wednesday, Jun. 20, 2018 at 1 p.m.

Safety and Risk Management will be conducting annual Hot Works (welding, cutting and brazing) training, including introducing the new electronic hot work permit request process, for all Facilities Management (FM) personnel, in the T. Edward Temple Building, Room 1160. Attendance at this training, while primarily for FM employees, is open to all VCU employees who conduct hot works. For additional information, please contact Occupational Safety at 827-0357.

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

Wednesday, Jun. 20, 2018 from noon to 1 p.m.

The Wright Center for Clinical & Translational Research and Tompkins-McCaw Library present their next lunch research seminar, “Using De-Identified Data for Research,” in the Tompkins-McCaw Library, Room 2-010. Tim Aro, clinical research informatics manager, will discuss how to use de-identified data to assess study feasibility, enhance participant recruitment and answer research questions. Participants can bring a lunch; drinks will be provided.

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

Thursday, Jun. 21, 2018 at 1 p.m.

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

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

Thursday, Jun. 21, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Division for Inclusive Excellence offers a 2-day Building Inclusive Communities (BIC) workshop for VCU faculty, administrators and staff, June 21-22 on the Monroe Park Campus. Seating is limited and advance registration is required. You can register through the BIC webpage at the URL below, or at 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, contact Dr. Jan Altman at inclusive@vcu.edu or call (804) 828-8947.

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

Friday, Jun. 22, 2018 from 1:15 p.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU Chemistry celebrates Dr. Nick Farrell and host international guest speakers discussing "The Role of Inorganic Chemistry in Biology and Medicine" in the University Student Commons, Commons Theater.

For more information, visit https://chemistry.vcu.edu/news/farrell-symposium-june-22-2018.html.

Tuesday, Jun. 26, 2018 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

During an event in Engineering East Hall, Qimonda Atrium, VCU's Hyperloop team unveils the pod they are building to race in the SpaceX final round of competition in Hawthorne, Calif., this July. This event will include the Hyperloop team, their families and friends, sponsors, faculty, staff, students and leadership from across VCU.

For more information, visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZ0NpJ7XET86SwYtQESMGgzoxEvuqae4V6nwt7vVhc22UfmQ/viewform.

Wednesday, Jul. 11, 2018 from noon to 1:15 p.m.

The Center for Corporate Education hosts "Becoming a Highly Effective Networker" in Snead Hall, Room B3189. Learn how to craft and use your personal pitch to become a highly effective networker, both inside your organization and beyond. Registration is $25 and includes box lunch and parking.

For more information, visit https://business.vcu.edu/about-us/events/center-for-corporate-education/lunch--learn-series/becoming-a-highly-effective-networker.html.

Virginia Retirement System Hybrid Plan participants can change voluntary contributions once per calendar quarter. Friday, June 15 is the election deadline for changes to become effective in July. Participants can voluntarily contribute up to 4% of their creditable salary to the defined contribution component of the Hybrid Plan, and receive up to a 2.5% employer match.

For more information, visit http://www.varetirement.org/hybrid.

The new University Leave code will be available in VCU RealTime starting July 2. If leave has already been submitted and approved in VCU RealTime for June 24 or later, VCU Human Resources will update it to reflect the new University Leave code and no action is required by the employee. For details, visit the URL below.

For more information, visit http://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/leave/university-and-academic-professionals/conversion-to-new-leave-plan/ .

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/.

VCU Recreational Sports Fitness offers various small group training classes this summer. Registration is open today until July 6 for Women on Weights, Bootcamp, Women's Bootcamp and Functional Fitness Training. Take workouts to the next level in these classes with unique circuits and different methods of resistance training.

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

VCU Recreational Sports Outdoor Adventure Program hosts the Rice Rivers Center Nature Camp, a day camp for children ages 9 - 12; and the Junior Journey on the James, an overnight camp for children ages 10 - 13.

For more information, visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/outdoor-adventure-program/rice-rivers-center.