7 p.m.

Active Minds at VCU, a nonprofit which seeks to actively engage students in the discussion about mental health, will hold its first meeting of the semester in room 1004F, West Grace Street Student Housing – South, 835 W. Grace St.

For more information, contact Haley Zielinski at zielinskiha@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018 at noon

The Community Health Education Center presents "Well-Being and You!" at 1200 E. Marshall St. Carrie Baines, VCU Recreational Sports Wellness Coordinator, will discuss making daily choices that energize body, mind and spirit. A light lunch will be provided. Registration is required. To register, call (804) 828-2432 or email askchec@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Dana L. Ladd at dlladd@vcu.edu or (804) 628-2429.

Friday, Aug. 31, 2018 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Rams in Recovery presents a hands-on training session, “Revive! Reversing an Opioid Overdose with Naloxone,” in Room 1004A, VCU's ASPiRE, 835 W. Grace St. Naloxone has no potential for abuse and will be distributed at no cost to each attendee at the end of the program by the Virginia Department of Health.

For more information, contact Denise M. Carl at dcarl2@vcu.edu or (804) 347-2994.

Wednesday, Sep. 5, 2018 from noon to 1 p.m.

Human Resources and Recreational Sports offer free chair yoga classes for faculty and staff. Four sessions will be held on each campus. Gym membership is not required. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Debbie Fitzgerald at dmfitzge@vcu.edu or visit https://training.vcu.edu/.

Thursday, Sep. 6, 2018 at noon

Healthy fast-food options will be discussed by Aramark registered dietitian Erin Thornton in a Human Resources session in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Debbie Fitzgerald at dmfitzge@vcu.edu or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=16808.

Friday, Sep. 7, 2018 from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

The Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research will hold a workshop on Informed Consent in Clinical Research in the first-floor conference room, Richmond Academy of Medicine, 1200 E. Clay St. The session includes groundwork for meaningful informed consent, presenting information, pragmatic clinical trials, and delivery room research and informed consent. A certificate of attendance will be provided. See the following URL for live streaming.

For more information, contact Shirley Helm at shirley.helm@vcuhealth.org or (804) 628-2942 or visit https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/education-and-outreach/exploratory-workshop/2018-workshop/index.html .

Tuesday, Sep. 11, 2018 from 2 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.

VCU's Military Student Services Office will host a Green Zone training in the SGA Council Chambers (formerly the Forum Room), University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. The program promotes an understanding of the challenges military students may face as they transition from military life to student life. The session is open to all. Sign up at the following URL.

For more information, contact William Morley at wemorley@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8674 or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=16816.

Wednesday, Sep. 12, 2018 at 3 p.m.

Janet Bandera, director of wealth planning strategies for TIAA, will provide an overview of tax law changes, including income tax, estate and gift tax changes, along with planning considerations for each at a session hosted by VCU Human Resources in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library,901 Park Ave. Registration is limited to the first 30 who sign up at the following URL. The session will also be streamed online at https://mssvideo.vcu.edu/vcu-hr

For more information, contact Debbie Fitzgerald at dmfitzge@vcu.edu or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=16804.

Thursday, Sep. 27, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

VCU's Global Education Office will host a Study Abroad Fall Fair on the University Student Commons Plaza. Ten students will receive a $500 study abroad award. Program providers, students who have studied abroad and representatives from VCU offices that assist with the process, including Education Abroad, National Scholarship Office and Career Services, will attend.

For more information, contact Simone Biasuzzi at abroad@vcu.edu.

The C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research will hold the Bioinformatics 101 Seminar Series Seminars on Wednesdays from 11-11:50 a.m. Sept. 12-Oct. 31 in Lecture Room 2-010, Tompkins-McCaw Library, 509 N. 12th St. This series introduces genomic bioinformatics concepts and applications, including the technology behind genomic high-throughput data and high-throughput sequencing analyses. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Amy Olex at alolex@vcu.edu or visit http://bit.ly/2MoVFaA.

Utility work and construction at the VCU Health Outpatient Facility construction site, at the corner of North 10th and East Leigh streets, will affect traffic patterns in the area of the MCV Campus over the next several months.

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.

The Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute is holding its 12th Annual HIGHER Ground Women's Leadership Conference from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. This year’s theme is "The Power of Collective Action: Shifting the Leadership Culture."

For more information, contact Olivia X. Barnes at gehli@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1169 or visit https://www.gehli.vcu.edu/.

VCU Recreational Sports Intramural Sports Fall Leagues and Tournaments will start Sept. 9. Leagues include 7v7 soccer, 6v6 volleyball and more. Registration ends Sept. 9.

For more information, contact Will Adams at wpadams@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8839 or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/intramural-sports/leagues-and-tournament-schedules/.

VCU has signed a one-year agreement with the Greater Richmond Transit Company to provide free unlimited transportation access on the Pulse Bus Rapid Transit and regular fixed-route bus service for all VCU students and employees. Students and employees of VCU and VCU Health System, including Virginia Premier, must show a VCU-, VCU Health System- or Virginia Premier-issued ID card to the bus driver upon boarding.

For more information, contact Jonsette Calloway at ramride@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7275 or visit http://go.vcu.edu/grtc.

VCU juniors and seniors may browse and purchase official VCU class rings at the Balfour table in the lobby of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., from 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Aug. 28-30.

For more information, contact Sarah Murphy at sdmurphy@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2894 or visit https://www.balfour.com/vcu.

Student Conduct and Academic Integrity is seeking undergraduate, graduate and professional students and faculty to volunteer to serve on the University Honor Council.

For more information, contact Karen Belanger at honorsystem@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1963 or visit http://www.scai.vcu.edu.

The VCU Kinesiology and Health Sciences Department is seeking male and female volunteers ages 18-30 to participate in a research investigation into the effects of lactate on white blood cells. Volunteers will receive a free assessment of cardiovascular fitness, target heart ranges, estimated caloric expenditure and a body composition measurement. The study is conducted within the VCU Exercise Physiology Research Lab at 500 Academic Centre, 1020 W. Grace St. Recruitment is ongoing. For assistance, email francorl@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Anson Blanks at blanksam2@vcu.edu.

VCUDine invites students, faculty and staff to visit any of the three on-campus Starbucks locations – Cabell Library, Cary and Belvidere or Larrick – to receive $2 off blended cold brew through Aug. 31. Also, get a free grande coffee with any purchase through Sept. 2. Available at any on-campus Starbucks with valid VCU I.D.

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