Faculty/staff Issue for September 25, 2018
Today
'Reversing an Opioid Overdose With Naloxone'
1 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.
Rams in Recovery presents a hands-on training session, “Revive! Reversing an Opioid Overdose with Naloxone,” in Alumni Association Board Room of the Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.
For more information, contact Denise M Carl at dcarl2@vcu.edu or (804) 347-2994.
Journalist Bob Woodward to Speak
6 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist, author and Washington Post associate editor Bob Woodward will discuss "Truth, Freedom of Expression, Democracy and the Age of the American Presidency" at the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave., as part of the fall speaker series presented by VCU's Humanities Research Center, Office of the President and the Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture. Admission is free.
For more information, contact Michael Means at meansmm2@vcu.edu or (804) 828-4729 or visit https://humanitiescenter.vcu.edu/.
Latinx Career Panel
6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs hosts a Latinx career panel with Latinx-identifying professionals in Room 215, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Food and drinks will be provided.
For more information, contact Kishla Conner at omsa@vcu.edu.
This week
'Immersive Storytelling with 360 Videos'
Wednesday, Sep. 26, 2018 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
"Immersive Storytelling with 360 Videos," a hands-on introduction to create 360 videos for virtual reality environments, is the topic of VCU Libraries Innovative Media department's Wednesdays in the Workshop in the lower level of James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave.
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.
Annual Symposium for 'State of the Science - QSEN's Influence on Education and Practice'
Thursday, Sep. 27, 2018 at noon
The Langston Center for Quality, Safety and Innovation will hold its annual symposium in the Younger Auditorium, VCU School of Nursing, 1100 E. Leigh St. Dr. Gerry Altmiller will present “QSEN - The Movement: Embracing the Quality and Safety Cultures in Academic and Service Environments”. RSVP at the following URL.
For more information, contact Jamie Smalley at jlsmalley@vcu.edu or (804) 828-5181 or visit http://go.vcu.edu/langstonsymposium.
Sisters and Stethoscopes Bake Sale
Friday, Sep. 28, 2018 from 12:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Sisters and Stethoscopes will hold a bake sale fundraiser at the concession stand, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., to raise money for local nonprofit Work of Art RVA.
For more information, contact Chenel Hodges at hodgescp@vcu.edu or (804) 307-2504 or visit https://sasatvcu.wordpress.com/.
Jesús Silva Scholarship Recipients Recital
Friday, Sep. 28, 2018 at 7 p.m.
The VCU Department of Music presents the Jesús Silva Scholarship Recipients Recital at the Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall in the W.E. Singleton Center for Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. Admission is free.
For more information, contact Anne Marie Dumain at dumainamm@vcu.edu.
Student Conduct & Academic Integrity Open House
Friday, Sep. 28, 2018 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
VCU's Student Conduct and Academic Integrity will hold an open house during Academic Integrity Awareness Week at 809 W. Broad St., second floor. An alternate event will be held Sept. 27 in the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.
For more information, contact Karen Belanger at honorsystem@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1963 or visit http://scai.vcu.edu.
Coming up
Let’s Do Some (gnu)Plotting!
Monday, Oct. 1, 2018 from noon to 1:30 p.m.
Learn how to use gnuplot, a free command-line plotting tool used to create editable scientific graphs with Balaji Nagarajan, Ph.D., in Room 2-010, Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, 509 N. 12th St., at a presentation by Tompkins-McCaw, Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and VCU Postdoctoral Association. Free. Register at the following URL.
For more information, contact Stacey Wahl at swahl@vcu.edu or visit https://rampages.us/howtotalks.
Sonja Livingston To Address English Faculty Forum
Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018 from noon to 1 p.m.
Sonja Livingston, associate professor of English at VCU, will discuss "Heart Relics, Lost Virgins, and Diving Boys: Expeditions into Devotion" in Room 308, Hibbs Hall, 900 Park Ave. Livingston explores the shifting landscape of the Catholic church and visits sites in the United States, Ireland and Canada to consider the loss of neighborhood churches and fading traditions.
For more information, contact Rivka Swenson at rswenson@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1331 or visit https://english.vcu.edu/news--events/faculty-forum/.
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018 from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
VCU BEST (Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training) presents "How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome," in Rooms 104 and 105, Hermes A. Kontos Medical Sciences Building, 1217 E. Marshall St., by Michael Southam-Gerow, Ph.D., VCU psychology professor and an expert on Imposter Syndrome. The phenomenon involves high-achieving individuals who suffer from an inability to internalize their accomplishments and have a perceived fear of being exposed as fraud.
For more information, contact Lian Currie at lcurrie@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1645 or visit https://tinyurl.com/yc9j9jat.
'One Vote' Screening at ICA
Friday, Oct. 5, 2018 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
VCU's ASPiRE living-learning program is co-hosting a screening of the film "One Vote" at VCU's Institute of Contemporary Art, 601 W. Broad St. The film, about diverse American voters on Election Day 2016, will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker. Reserve a ticket at the free event at the following URL.
For more information, contact Erin Brown at embbrown@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3915 or visit https://icavcu.org/films/onevote/.
VCU Recreational Sports Fall Family Day
Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
VCU Recreational Sports Outdoor Adventure Program and Rice Rivers Center, 3701 John Tyler Memorial Highway, Charles City, are hosting a fall family day at the center with birding, canoeing and food. Register at the following URL by Oct. 3.
For more information, contact Katie Schmidt at outdoors@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8826 or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/outdoor-adventure-program/rice-rivers-center/.
aKDPhi- Breast In Show Banquet
Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
alpha Kappa Delta Phi sorority, Inc., at VCU will hold a Breast Dressed Pageant in the ballroom of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., as a benefit for the sorority's Breast Cancer Initiative. Winners will be determined by donations. Food will be served and the sorority's stroll team will perform.
For more information, contact Amy Ni at nia@mymail.vcu.edu or (434) 327-3640.
VCU Leadership 2018: Team Project Presentations
Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018 at 9 a.m.
Members of the 2018 class of the VCU Leadership Development Program at the Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute, Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, will make their final presentations in the Richmond Salons, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.
For more information, contact Olivia X. Barnes at gehli@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1169 or visit https://www.gehli.vcu.edu/.
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.
Time to Order Regalia for December Commencement
Virginia Commonwealth University's December Commencement exercises take place at 10 a.m. Dec. 8 in the E.J Wade Arena at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. Faculty participating in the ceremony will wear academic apparel. Regalia must be ordered at your respective campus by Nov. 2. For ordering information, visit the following URL.
For more information, or visit http://apps.bsv.vcu.edu/retailstr/commencement.pdf.
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