Thursday, May 23, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research presents a seminar on grant writing for early career faculty researchers. The session, to be in Room 1-013, Molecular Medicine Research Building, 1220 E. Broad St., will be led by Bill Eggleston, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs, VCU Biology. Seating is limited. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Pam Dillon, Pharm.D., at pmdillon@vcu.edu or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=16989.

Friday, May 24, 2019 from noon to 1:15 p.m.

VCU's Human Resources presents "Retiring With the VCU Optional Retirement Plan" for VCU faculty. The workshop will be in Jackson Ward Conference Room B, Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St. This session is open to VCU faculty employees only, not VCU Health System employees.

For more information, contact Sherri Goodine at benefits@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1723 or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=16967.

Friday, May 24, 2019 at 4 p.m.

For their return appearance at the ICA, RVA Rap Elite bring back the most authentic underground hip-hop experience in the city – a live event platform dedicated to lyricists, where old-school nostalgia merges with modern design and social media. A performance will also be given at the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St. at 3 p.m. May 25.

For more information, contact Institute for Contemporary Art at ica@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/performances/provocations-0524/.

Monday, May 27, 2019 from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

VCU Police in partnership with VFW Post 6364 host the Never Forget Memorial Run, rain or shine. This is a 1.4 mile silent run through VCU to the Virginia War Memorial. Runners are asked to wear white T-shirts for a uniform appearance. This event is free; all runners are welcome. Sign-in begins at 10:30 a.m. in the west parking lot, Stuart C. Siegel Center, 1200 W. Broad St. The opening ceremony will be at 11 a.m. and the run begins at noon. Participants may park for free in the Bowe Street parking deck. Unaccompanied minors must have a parental consent form, which is on the event's Facebook page.

For more information, contact Officer Stephen Adt at sgadt@vcu.edu or visit http://bit.ly/2Hkvblx.

Tuesday, May 28, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

David Berv of The Float Zone and VCU Human Resources will co-host a session about floating, as a way to relax mind and body. Unplugged from external stimuli, floating can be used as a form of meditation, introspection, problem-solving and a way to boost creativity. 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=17198.

Wednesday, May 29, 2019 from noon to 12:45 p.m.

VCU's Human Resources and Recreational Sports are offering a chair yoga class. The goal of the 45-minute session, in the Jackson Ward A Conference Room, Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St., is to improve posture, increase flexibility, reduce stress and improve balance while avoiding injury. 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=17204.

Monday, Jun. 3, 2019 at 9 a.m.

VCU's Academic Learning Transformation Lab will offer a series of faculty development courses during the summer session. The online courses provide instruction on designing an online course, exploring best practices for online student engagement, faculty time management and teaching presence, as well as the system for evaluation for online courses at VCU. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Brianne Jackson at bljackson@vcu.edu or visit https://altlab.vcu.edu/register/.

Wednesday, Jun. 5, 2019 at noon

VCU Human Resources and Anthem EAP will co-host a session about bullying and violence in the workplace. This class, in Rooms 104/105, Hermes A. Kontos Medical Sciences Building, 1217 E. Marshall St., will focus on warning signs and coping strategies for employees and employers. 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=17236.

Thursday, Jun. 13, 2019 from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

VCU's Human Resource Office of Learning, Development and Organizational Culture will host a two-part feedback and ongoing communication workshop for managers in the HR Training Room, 922 W. Grace St. The second part of the workshop will be held 1-3:30 p.m. June 24 at the same location. Search for the course and register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Penny McFarline at mcfarlinep@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/talentatvcu.

Wednesday, Jun. 19, 2019 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

VCU's Office of Continuing and Professional Education will hold Richmond Beer Essentials. The session will be at Regency Square, 1420 N. Parham Road, in the Garden Room just off the food court, as part of its free Third Wednesdays Community Series. The evening will be led by Lee Graves, the RVA Beer Guy. RSVP 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/community.

Monday, Jul. 22, 2019 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

In partnership with the VCU Office of Continuing and Professional Education, the College of Engineering will offer Automation and Controls July 22-26. This introductory course in Industrial Automation is intended for engineers, technicians and supervisory personnel who work in the area of industrial automation, but do not have in-depth knowledge of programmable logic controllers. A degree in engineering is helpful, but not required. Register at the following URL.

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

VCU Recreational Sports will have abbreviated hours on Memorial Day, May 27. Cary Street Gym will be open 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and MCV Campus Recreation Center will be open 5:45 a.m.-6 p.m. Visit the following URL for a complete list of hours.

For more information, contact Amanda Simmons at alsimmons@vcu.edu or (804) 827-0321 or visit https://bit.ly/2MFBpRD.

Leave carryover and payout maximums go into effect in January 2020 for university and academic professionals. Leave balances exceeding the maximum will be forfeited starting Jan. 9. The maximum leave payout will be applied to employees separating from the university starting Jan. 10. Review your leave balance in VCU eServices and work with your manager to use your leave. Managers are encouraged to be as flexible as possible with employee leave requests.

For more information, contact VCU HR at leave@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0177 or visit https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/leave/university-and-academic-professionals/.

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. Learn more about the institute, its programs and application requirements and deadlines at the following URL.

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

VCU's Records Management Office will offer Records Management 101 training sessions in the upcoming months. The training, open to all university staff, will cover recordkeeping requirements and practices to be compliant with state regulations and university policy. Register at the following URL (keyword "records"). Too busy to attend? Self-paced Records Management 101 training is available in Blackboard.

For more information, contact Amber Peranski at aperanski@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2097 or visit https://training.vcu.edu/.

Faculty, staff and students can now sign up for text message alerts to receive updates and urgent information about MCV Campus traffic impacts. To opt-in to this subscription, text the keyword MCVTRAFFIC to 795-16. Note: If not subscribed to VCU Alert text messaging, subscribing to the MCVTRAFFIC group will auto-enroll users to VCU Alerts. Opting-out or replying STOP to 795-16 will automatically unsubscribe users from both MCVTRAFFIC and VCU Alerts.

For more information, contact Carrie Carroll at carrie.carroll@vcuhealth.org.

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 URL below.

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

FERPA affords students the rights to inspect and review educational records, request that records which they believe to be inaccurate or misleading be corrected, provide written consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent, and to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education. For complete rights under FERPA, visit the following URL.

For more information, contact Records and Registration at rar@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1349 or visit http://rar.vcu.edu/registration/familyed.html.