4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

VCU's Center for Interprofessional Education will host the fifth annual Excellence in Interprofessionalism Award Ceremony. The event will be held in Room 1075, first floor, the new College of Health Professions Building, 900 E. Leigh St. Faculty and students will be honored who are making a difference in their programs and community through interprofessional work and education.

For more information, contact Melissa Burton at mhburton@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2898 or visit http://www.ipe.vcu.edu.

Tuesday, May 14, 2019 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The committee leading the search for VCU’s Chief of Police will host open forums for the university community to meet the final four candidates on May 14, 15, 29 and June 4. Times, locations and additional information about the candidates are available at the following URL.

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

Monday, May 13, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU`s Office of Research and Innovation presents a "Because of You: Research You Make Happen" seminar with Nathaniel Kinsey, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Kinsey will discuss his research and will uncover the basic concepts and motivations of nanophotonics, a burgeoning field of research in optics. The lecture will be in the Founders Conference Room, Virginia BioTechnology Center, 800 E. Leigh St. Lunch will be provided to the first 30 attendees to arrive. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lydia Klinger at leklinger@vcu.edu or (804) 628-2642 or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=17143.

Thursday, May 16, 2019 from 9 a.m. to noon

VCU REAL and the Division of Community Engagement will host "Making Reflection REAL," a free half-day workshop for faculty/staff. The session will be held in Room 1030J, West Grace Street Student Housing – North (Globe), 830 W. Grace St. Participants will learn the importance of reflection for learning as well as strategies for incorporating reflection into teaching and student mentoring. Collaborate with colleagues to create your own reflection activities and gain valuable reflection resources and lessons learned from VCU practitioners. RSVP by May 12 at the following URL.

For more information, contact Amanda Hall, Ph.D. at hallaf2@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/YqeUGMSancLjaiqF8.

Monday, May 20, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

Do you want to invest, but don’t know how to begin? Learn investing basics and get advice on how to invest at a session presented by the MEMBERS Financial Services Program Representatives located at Virginia Credit Union. The workshop will be held at The Learning Center, Main Hospital, 1250 E. Marshall St. Register at the following email.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=17199.

Thursday, May 23, 2019 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

In partnership with the VCU Office of Continuing and Professional Education, the College of Engineering will offer "Introduction to Little Data: Statistical Design and Analysis of Experiments" for professional development. The class will be in Room 105, College of Engineering West Hall, 601 W. Main St. The second day of the class, at the same location and times, will be offered May 24. The noncredit course is geared to entry-level scientists, engineers and managers in manufacturing and technology. No previous training in probability and statistics is required, but a basic understanding of high school mathematics is anticipated. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact VCU Office of Continuing and Professional Education at ocpe@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1322 or visit https://ocpe.vcu.edu/engineering.

Effective May 10, all Connector Express, A Lot, R Lot and M Lot shuttles will begin to service passengers at a temporary stop at 1000 E. Broad St., directly in front of Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU. At this time, the existing Sanger Hall stop will be discontinued. Signage indicating the stop location will be posted in front of Children's Hospital of Richmond, and all impacted routes will be updated on the RamRide tracker.

For more information, contact Dwain Cosby at ramride@vcu.edu or visit http://vcu.transloc.com.

The VCU Office of Research Subjects Protection invites members of the VCU and VCU Health research community who are familiar with the Institutional Review Board to take an anonymous satisfaction survey. The survey will be available through May 10. Results will be used to evaluate current services and plan for the next year. Click on the survey at the following URL.

For more information, contact Elicia Preslan at preslaned@vcu.edu or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=4WPWMERJHM.

Grading for Spring 2019 has begun. Grade sheets are available on faculty eServices. Grades are due by noon on May 14; at which time grading will be turned off. Faculty may only access grade sheets for courses to which they have been assigned in the Class Schedule. If you do not see one of your grade sheets, contact your department's course scheduling representative. For other questions, contact the Office of Records and Registration at the following email.

For more information, contact The Office of Records and Registration at rar@vcu.edu.

VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research is offering a new Faculty Mentor Office Hours program to provide early career faculty members with flexible, open access to senior faculty mentors. Faculty mentor office hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 1 to 2 p.m. in Suite 1000B, Richmond Academy of Medicine building, 1200 E. Clay St. Sign up to meet with a mentor at the following URL.

For more information, contact Patricia (Washington) Walker at washingtonpm@vcu.edu or visit https://cctr.vcu.edu/education/mentorship-programs/faculty-mentor-office-hours.

Open forum videos and candidate feedback forms are now available for the Executive Director of Global Education search. Videos and feedback forms will be available to the university community until 5 P.M. May 13 at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rosa Richardson at rsrichar@vcu.edu or visit https://provost.vcu.edu/searches/edgeo/candidates/.