Student Issue for September 18, 2018
Today
Trademarks and Licensing Vendor Fair
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
VCU's Office of Trademarks and Licensing will host a vendor fair in the Virginia Rooms of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Students, faculty and staff may meet with licensed vendors who can help produce VCU-branded products for departmental use, student groups, giveaways and promotions. A raffle will be held and free cookies and beverages will be available.
For more information, contact Christy Rabil at crabil@vcu.edu or (804) 828-3615 or visit http://www.bsv.vcu.edu/trademarks-and-licensing/.
Truman Scholarship Information Sessions
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The National Scholarship Office will hold an information session in the National Scholarship Office, Room 1210, 701 W. Grace St., about the Truman Scholarship for undergraduate students graduating in May 2020 or after who wish to pursue a career in public service. A second session will be held 1-2 p.m. Sept. 19 at VCU LEAD Room 1111, 1000 W. Grace.
For more information, contact Samantha McCartney at mccartneysa@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6868 or visit http://www.truman.gov.
VCUDine: Steak Night
4 p.m. to 10 p.m.
The Fan Fare station in Shafer’s Market 810 will have a premium steak night dinner; choose from grilled ribeye with a sweet potato, shallot and arugula hash; filet mignon with herbed potatoes, creamed spinach and beef au jus; seared flat iron steak with roasted vegetables, yukon gold mashed potatoes and marsala sauce.
For more information, contact Lauren Hay at lhay@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1148 or visit http://vcu.campusdish.com.
U.S. Army Blues Jazz Ensemble
8 p.m.
The VCU Department of Music presents the U.S. Army Blues Jazz Ensemble at the Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall in the W.E. Singleton Center for Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave.
For more information, contact Anne Marie Dumain at dumainamm@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1169 or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/music/2018/08/22/us-army-blues-jazz-ensemble-september-18/.
UHCN's 'Pre-Health Undergraduate Experience' Workshop
8 p.m.
United Healthcare Network will host its first workshop, "Pre-Health Undergraduate Experience," in Room A, University Student Commons.
For more information, contact Grace Linder at linderge@vcu.edu or (610) 737-4223 or visit https://vcu.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/unitedhealthcarenetwork.
This week
Learn How to Reserve Space on Campus
Wednesday, Sep. 19, 2018 from 11 a.m. to noon
Need to book space for meetings or events? Need a refresher on rules and best practices? Event Services will hold a space reservation training session about VCU's internal reservation portal, Virtual EMS, at the theater in University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. A session will also be held at the same location from 3-4 p.m. Sept. 27.
For more information, contact Saher Randhawa at randhawasu@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0317 or visit https://usca.vcu.edu/event-services/.
Best Practices on Building Student Engagement and Attendance
Wednesday, Sep. 19, 2018 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The Career Development Collaborative, one of the career communities supported by the Great Place: HR Redesign, will host a discussion in Rooms A and B, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., on best practices for building student engagement and enhancing student program attendance. Light refreshments will be served.
For more information, contact Katybeth Lee at kelee@vcu.edu.
Wednesday in The Workshop: Video Production 101
Wednesday, Sep. 19, 2018 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
The VCU Libraries Innovative Media department presents Wednesdays in the Workshop at James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. This week, an introduction to video production.
For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0129 or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2018-19/wednesday-workshops-2018-19.html.
Collegiate DECA Interest Meeting
Wednesday, Sep. 19, 2018 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Collegiate DECA at VCU will hold an interest meeting in Room B2165, Snead Hall, School of Business, 301 W. Main St.
For more information, contact D'andre Jackson at jacksondd@mymail.vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.collegiatelink.net/organization/collegiatedeca.
Goldwater Scholarship Information Sessions
Thursday, Sep. 20, 2018 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Jeff Wing of the National Scholarship Office will offer an information session in the National Scholarship Office, Honors College, 701 W. Grace St., about the Goldwater Scholarship for students who will graduate in May 2020 or later and are interested in STEM research careers. A second session will be held noon-1 p.m. Sept. 21 at the same location.
For more information, contact Jeff Wing at jawing@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1803 or visit http://goldwater.scholarsapply.org.
Impact of the Latino Community in Richmond
Friday, Sep. 21, 2018 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Wanda Hernandez, former curator of Nuestras Historias at Richmond's Valentine Museum, will discuss the impact of the Latino community in the Richmond area in Commonwealth Ballroom A, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., at an event co-sponsored by VCU's School of World Studies and the Division for Inclusive Excellence.
For more information, contact Anita Nadal at nadalaa@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8947 or visit http://www.inclusive.vcu.edu.
Veterans to Leaders: The Road From Military Service to Political Service
Friday, Sep. 21, 2018 from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Join VCU's Military Student Services, the VCU Alumni Military Veterans Council and the Office of Government Relations in Room 303, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave., to hear Virginia legislators talk about their military service, the lessons learned from it, their transition to civilian life and how these experiences prepared them for political and government service. A Q&A session and reception will follow. RSVP at the following URL.
For more information, contact Stephen Ross at stross@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe603JmB20X3RG--LxJn5BaRzH0pS87udsPDeYIXPDJXQfDSw/viewform.
Coming up
Real Life Film Series Premieres With Dinner Screening Linked to VCU Common Book
Thursday, Sep. 27, 2018 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Tompkins McCaw Library for the Health Sciences announces six films in the Real Life Film Series, to be screened in the Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St., showing documentaries on health science topics, along with discussions about how the subject matter relates to current work at VCU and impacts global health. First up: "Clínica de Migrantes" with speaker Mark Ryan, M.D., a VCUH family physician who has a large Latinx practice.
For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0129 or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2018-19/real-film-2018-19.html.
Webcast: 'From Awareness to Action: Leveraging Resiliency in the Context of Stress and Adverse Childhood Experiences'
Friday, Sep. 28, 2018 from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences will host the University of North Carolina's 24th National Health Equity Research webcast, "From Awareness to Action: Leveraging Resiliency in the Context of Stress and Adverse Childhood Experiences," in lecture room 2010 at the library, 509 N. 12th St. Panelists include K. Dhaliwal, co-founder and associate director of RYSE; L. Reese, Ph.D., professor, Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine at Morehouse School of Medicine; and K. Perreira, Ph.D., professor, Department of Social Medicine at UNC-Chapel Hill.
For more information, contact Thelma Mack at mackta@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0017 or visit https://events.vcu.edu/details.asp?myVal=67969.
Notices
MCV Campus Utility Work and Construction Updates
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.
Submissions for Amendment Literary and Art Journal
VCU's Amendment Literary and Art Journal is accepting submissions from VCU students for its Fall 2018 journal. Literature and art of all genres and mediums are sought, relating to Amendment's message of "social progression through artistic expression." Deadline for submissions is Sept. 28. Email chametzkyhs@vcu.edu.
For more information, contact Amendment Literary and Art Journal at amendmentvcu@gmail.com or visit http://amendmentvcu.com.
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