Wednesday, Jun. 5, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU Staff Senate is hosting a workshop on managing leave. In this workshop, speaker Martina Hicks from VCU Human Resources will discuss the types of leave available, how to track leave, creative ways to use leave (such as incentives); and how to have those important conversations with your managers about using leave. Also because there will be a big shift in leave balances at the beginning of the 2020 leave year, ways to donate leave will be discussed. The session will be held in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave.

For more information, contact Thelma Mack at mackta@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0017 or visit https://staffsenate.vcu.edu/committees/professional-development/.

Thursday, Jun. 6, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

Patrick Nana-Sinkam, M.D., VCU Wright Center KL2 program co-director, will discuss navigating the National Institutes of Health career development process. The seminar, presented by the C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research, is part of a series on grant writing for early career faculty researchers. Each session covers a topic related to writing competitive research grant applications and is taught by senior faculty researchers. Seating is limited. The session will be in Room 1-013, Molecular Medicine Research Building, 1220 E. Broad St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Pam Dillon, Pharm.D., at pmdillon@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1519 or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=16990.

Friday, Jun. 7, 2019 from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

VCU's Executive MBA weekend format programs will be the focus of an informational session. Have lunch with current students and learn about the program's interactive curriculum, weekend classes and the opportunity to network with other business professionals, alumni and faculty. The session will be in Room B3106, Snead Hall, School of Business, 301 W. Main St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Bill Miller at emba@vcu.edu or (804) 828-3622 or visit https://bit.ly/2WDL7IY.

Friday, Jun. 7, 2019 from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

VCU's Master of Decision Analytics Professional Track weekend format programs will be the focus of a lunch informational session. During the event, in Room B3106, Snead Hall, School of Business, 301 W. Main St., learn about the Master of Decision Analytics Professional Track program and have lunch with current students. The program's interactive curriculum, weekend classes and the opportunity to network with other data analytics professionals, alumni and faculty will be outlined. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Dr. Stephen Custer at swcuster@vcu.edu or visit https://bit.ly/2wvLyq9.

Friday, Jun. 7, 2019 at 4 p.m.

For their return appearance at the ICA, RVA Dance Collective will present an improvisational dance performance responding to Rashid Johnson’s “Monument” installation. A performance will also be held at 3 p.m. June 8 at the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St.

For more information, contact Institute for Contemporary Art at ica@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/performances/provocations-0607/.

Friday, Jun. 7, 2019 at 4 p.m.

The Institute for Contemporary Art offers extended gallery hours on the first Friday of each month. The ICA at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St., also has food and beverages at Ellwood’s Café at ICA, free tours, performances and other special events. The galleries, shop and café are open until 9 p.m.

For more information, contact Institute for Contemporary Art at ica@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/firstfriday-0607/.

Tuesday, Jun. 11, 2019 from 11 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.

The meeting will focus on clinical research and VCU Health ancillary services. The session, to be held in Rooms 104-105, Hermes A. Kontos Medical Sciences Building, 1217 E. Marshall St., is hosted by the VCU Office of Research and Innovation and VCU Health and facilitated by the C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research. The meetings support monthly communications directly with research teams, including coordinators, regulatory, financial and administrative leadership across the enterprise.

For more information, contact Lillie Lattimore at lllattimore@vcu.edu or (804) 628-5414 or visit https://events.vcu.edu/details.asp?myVal=70300.

Monday, Jun. 10, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research will host a Discovery Dialogues seminar, “Impulsivity: Discovering a New Target for Prevention and Intervention With Substance Use Disorders.” The seminar, at VCU's Main Hospital, 1250 E. Marshall St., will be presented by Jasmin Vassileva, Ph.D., associate professor of psychiatry and psychology. Faculty, staff, students, patients and families are invited to attend. Light refreshments will be served.

For more information, contact Pam Dillon, Pharm.D., at pmdillon@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1519 or visit https://cctr.vcu.edu/.

Tuesday, Jun. 11, 2019 from 9 a.m. to noon

VCU Environmental Health and Safety will host dangerous goods training for VCU and VCU Health employees. The session will be held at George Ben Johnston Auditorium, 305 N. 12th St. Handling dangerous goods (as in mark, label, pack or prepare/sign shipping documents) without training or with lapsed training is illegal and may subject the handler and the university to fines. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Danny Munoz at dmunoz2@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1279 or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=HH3RY99WRP.

Wednesday, Jun. 12, 2019 from noon to 1:15 p.m.

VCU's Center for Corporate Education presents "Mindfulness at Work: Not Another Manic Monday." The workshop, part of the Lunch-and-Learn Series, will be in Room B3189, Snead Hall, School of Business, 301 W. Main St. It will be led by Elizabeth Bambacus, Ph.D., Student Engagement and Summer Studies Administrator, VCU Division of Strategic Enrollment Management. The session will focus on bringing mindfulness into daily work, strengthening focus, creativity and helping to engage more meaningfully with colleagues. The $35 fee includes lunch and parking. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Katybeth Lee at kelee@vcu.edu or (804) 828-3165 or visit https://business.vcu.edu/corporate-education/lunch--learn-series/.

Wednesday, Jun. 12, 2019 from noon to 12:45 p.m.

Improve posture, increase flexibility, reduce stress and improve balance while avoiding injury with chair yoga. VCU Human Resources and Recreational Sports will host a class in the Group Exercise Room, Cary Street Gym, 101 S. Linden St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=17237.

Tuesday, Jun. 18, 2019 from noon to 12:45 p.m.

June is CPR Awareness Month. Join VCU Human Resources and the American Heart Association for CPR Anytime training, which teaches basic lifesaving skills in about 20 minutes. Adult and child CPR Anytime allows anyone to master the basics of adult hands-only CPR, child CPR with breaths, adult and child choking relief and general awareness of automated external defibrillators. The session will be held in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=17238.

Tuesday, Jun. 18, 2019 from noon to 1:15 p.m.

VCU Human Resources presents "Retiring With the VCU Optional Retirement Plan" for VCU faculty. The session, open to VCU faculty employees only, not VCU Health System employees, will be in Room 115, HR training facility, 922 W. Grace St.

For more information, contact Sherri Goodine at benefits@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1723 or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=16974.

Open forum videos and candidate feedback forms are available for the candidates for the VCU Chief of Police search. Videos and feedback forms will be available to the university community until June 7. Visit the following URL to watch videos and share your feedback.

For more information, contact Jessica Bryant at jfbryant@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/candidates.

Are you ready to join the more than 70 percent of non-faculty VCU employees who are covered by the new Great Place Human Resources Redesign plan? Classified employees may elect enrollment any time and be added the following quarter. Enroll by June 15 to become covered by July 10.

For more information, contact VCU HR at askhr@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0177 or visit http://go.vcu.edu/enrollment.

VCU Recreational Sports is hosting the LEAP (Leadership Environment and Adventure Program) onto the James River camp July 8-11 for high school students. This overnight program, at the Inger and Walter Rice Center for Environmental Life Sciences, 3800 John Tyler Memorial Highway, Charles City County, is for adventurous high school students who are ready to push their leadership skills and develop their outdoor competence. Register at the following URL by July 2.

For more information, contact Katie Schmidt at outdoors@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8826 or visit https://portal.recsports.vcu.edu/Program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=e2074910-786a-4a6e-91a3-37eb8fa50692&semesterId=de8463d0-2001-43ba-8bb4-b37c567ccaa6.

Freshen up your fitness routine and have fun by joining VCU Human Resource's Well-Being Fitness Bingo. Join the 30-day challenge (May 15-June 14) by creating a team with a buddy. Pick a square on the bingo board and complete the suggested activity. All participants will be included in weekly raffles. Prizes include a Fitbit Inspire and gift cards. Visit the following URL for rules and strategies.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/worklife/.

Training sessions have been scheduled for the upgraded Event Management System. Separate workshops will be held for those who use the desktop version to schedule space for others, and workshops on how to use the new Virtual EMS (now called WebApp) to request space. Training sessions for desktop schedulers will be held in the SGA Senate Chambers, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., June 5, 9:30-11:30 a.m.; July 10, 1-3 p.m. and Aug. 6, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Training sessions for desktop schedulers in the Jackson Ward Conference Room, Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St., will be June 6, 9-11 a.m.; July 11, 10 a.m.-noon and Aug. 7, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. EMS WebApp training sessions will be held in the SGA Senate Chambers June 10, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; July 16, 1-3 p.m. and Aug. 14, 10 a.m.-noon. EMS WebApp training sessions in the Jackson Ward Conference Room will be June 11, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; July 17, 9 -11 a.m. and Aug. 15, 1-3 p.m. See how-to documents on the FAQ tab at the following URL.

For more information, contact Saher Randhawa at randhawasu@vcu.edu or (925) 683-9313.

Construction and related utility work at and around the VCU Health Outpatient Facility and Inpatient Children's Hospital sites will affect traffic patterns on the MCV Campus for several months. For current information and updates, visit the following URL.

For more information, contact Carrie Carroll at carrie.carroll@vcuhealth.org or visit http://vcuhealth.org/traffic.

The Office of Trademarks and Licensing reminds VCU students, faculty and staff that it is required to work with a licensed vendor when producing any kind of product with the VCU name or logo mark. This includes T-shirts for student organizations, department giveaways for new student orientation - any merchandise that could feature the VCU brand. Individuals can browse the complete list of licensed vendors at the following URL.

For more information, contact Christy Rabil at crabil@vcu.edu or (804) 828-3615 or visit https://bsv.vcu.edu/trademarks-and-licensing/.

It’s high school graduation season, and Father’s Day is June 16. VCU faculty and staff are invited to shop RamTech for dad and grad gifts. Choose from the latest Apple and Dell products, smart home tech or accessories like backpacks and phone cases. RamTech Payroll Deduction for full-time employees means custom, interest-free payment options on purchases between $150 and $2,500. RamTech is located on-campus at 930 W. Grace St. with limited free parking.

For more information, contact Rod Dadzie at dadziera@vcu.edu or (804) 827-9984 or visit http://ramtech.vcu.edu.

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 following URL and click on "Report a Serious Employee Incident."

For more information, contact Christine Blakey at cblakey@vcu.edu or (804) 827-0357 or visit https://srm.vcu.edu/.

VCU Recreational Sports is hosting a nature camp for rising sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students. The day camp will be held July 15-19 at the Inger and Walter Rice Center for Environmental Life Sciences, 3800 John Tyler Memorial Highway, Charles City County. Campers will explore the James River watershed and learn from the VCU Prothonotary Warbler research team and participants in the Virginia Oyster Shell Recycling Program. Registration (at the following URL) ends July 9.

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/.

VCU Recreational Sports facilities will operate on an abbreviated schedule on Independence Day. Both the Cary Street Gym and the MCV Campus Recreation Center will close at 6 p.m. on July 4. Visit the following URL for a full list of hours.

For more information, contact Amanda Simmons at alsimmons@vcu.edu or (804) 827-0321 or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/facilities/hours/.

VCU Recreational Sports offers fitness programs in group formats with certified personal trainers and instructors. Offerings include women on weights, outdoor bootcamp, bootcamp, MCV bootcamp, intro to yoga, faculty/staff functional fitness and MCV bootcamp.

For more information, contact Sydney Dale at dalesm3@vcu.edu or (804) 827-6411 or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/fitness-and-wellness/.

VCU Libraries’ online interlibrary loan system, known as “ILLiad,” will be upgraded June 4 and will be briefly unavailable to users. The system will be down starting at 9 a.m. It is estimated it will take two hours for the upgrade. During this time, users will not have access to their ILLiad accounts to submit new requests or to review current ones.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0129.

VCU Recreational Sports will host a weekend hike to Mount Rogers. The Outdoor Adventure Program trip will be June 8-9. Register (ends June 4) at the following URL.

For more information, contact VCU OAP at outdoors@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1274 or visit https://portal.recsports.vcu.edu/Program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=dc40ec16-2cf9-4e49-89fc-039db98ed11f&semesterId=8a14dc23-63fb-42fe-bb61-ba99772f1fe3.

VCU Recreational Sports is hosting a surf and service weekend to the Outer Banks on June 15 and 16. Learn how to surf, fall asleep to the sound of the ocean and clean up the shoreline. Registration (at the following URL) ends June 11.

For more information, contact VCU OAP at outdoors@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1274 or visit https://portal.recsports.vcu.edu/Program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=eddda111-acc3-400c-aed9-e101282c7b6e&semesterId=8a14dc23-63fb-42fe-bb61-ba99772f1fe3.

The Atlantic hurricane season stretches from June 1 to Nov. 30. Being prepared for severe weather can keep you, your family and your pets safe. The Virginia Department of Emergency Management has an online guide for severe weather preparedness to help you make a plan for communications, know your options for shelter, build an emergency kit and stay informed about weather in your area.

For more information, contact Lori Dachille at ldachille@vcu.edu or visit https://www.vaemergency.gov/prepare/.

The VCU Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute, Wilder School, is accepting applications for its 2020 cohorts of the VCU Leadership, HIGHER Ground, and MPLI programs. Each program takes a cohort between 25-40 participants a year. Visit the following URL to learn more about the institute, its programs, application requirements and deadlines.

For more information, contact Kiara S. Faulks at gehli@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1169 or visit http://gehli.vcu.edu.

VCU Telecommunications Services is now providing audio conferencing services through Verizon. All existing services with Intercall/West expired as of June 1 and were migrated to the new conferencing platform. For any questions and/or assistance, call the following telephone number, press 2 and ask for a telecommunications billing representative.

For more information, contact Kim Kyte at kdkyte@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2227 or visit https://ts.vcu.edu/askit/knowledge-base/telecommunications/products-and-services/audio-conferencing-services/.

Are you currently experiencing low back pain, between the ages of 18-60 years old and interested in the possibility of nine weeks of nonsurgical experimental treatment? If you answered yes to all three you may qualify for our research. What? New, innovative and fun virtual reality games are designed to help people with chronic back pain move and feel better. Where? All appointments, testing and treatments are conducted at VCU. When? Participation in the study involves 24 one-hour appointments scheduled over a 57-week period. Who? The VIGOR Study team consists of professionals in the field who have been selectively chosen and extensively trained. Interested? Contact the team at the following URL. You may be compensated for your time.

For more information, contact Tiffany Amos at Tiffany.Amos@vcuhealth.org or (804) 628-2902 or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=DHT7NDE3J9.