Wednesday, Jul. 24, 2019 from noon to 12:45 p.m.

VCU's L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs will hold an online graduate program open house via Zoom. An overview of the school's graduate programs will be presented. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ross Losapio at losapior@vcu.edu or visit https://bit.ly/2XXg6jQ.

Friday, Jul. 26, 2019 at 7:30 p.m.

VCU's Department of Music presents Quatro na Bossa. The concert will be in the Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall of the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. General admission is $15.

For more information, contact Anne Marie Dumain at dumainamm@vcu.edu.

Sunday, Jul. 28, 2019 at 4 p.m.

VCU's Department of Music presents The VCU Community Guitar Ensemble. The concert will be in the Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall of the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. Admission is free.

For more information, contact Anne Marie Dumain at dumainamm@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

The College of Health Professions and VCU Learning Systems will present an overview of Kaltura Capture. As of May 2019, Kaltura Capture Space has been replaced by Kaltura Capture. This training session, to be held in Room 2019, College of Health Professions, 1200 E. Broad St., will provide insights into how to use the new personal capture tool, the differences between the tool and what to expect when you visit Kaltura. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Michael Forder at mjforder@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/jVsbmuFSYF8tjcvj6.

Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019 from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

VCU Libraries and the VCU Data Science Lab are offering a half-day workshop to provide hands-on instruction in reproducibility techniques through the use of the Open Science Framework. Learn how to make your research more reproducible and set up your own OSF project page. By attending, you will get hands-on experience to facilitate future data sharing, improve team communication and increase your research profile. The session will be held in Room 2-006, the Computer Classroom, Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, 509 N. 12th St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Nina Exner at nexner@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.libcal.com/event/5533288.

Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

VCU's Office of Continuing and Professional Education will hold a session on Everyday Mindfulness. 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. Learn more about the proven benefits of mindfulness and how it can be integrated into everyday life.

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

Wednesday, Jul. 31, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

Healthy eating starts with healthy food choices. You don’t need to be a chef to create nutritious, heart-healthy meals. Learn what to look for at the grocery store, restaurants, your workplace and any occasion at a session hosted by VCU Human Resources and the American Heart Association. The class will be held in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Register at the following URL. Have a colleague register and attend with you and you will be entered in a drawing to win a prize.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course_detail.asp?ID=17283.

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 Recreational Sports offers personal training in multiple formats, including partner personal training. Packages taught by certified personal trainers are from three to 18 sessions.

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

VCU Recreational Sports is offering group exercise classes in Monroe Park. The next class, outdoor yoga, will be held 6-7 p.m. on July 24. Registration ends 24 hours prior to class time.

For more information, contact Hannah Kotarski at kotarskih@vcu.edu or (804) 827-7259 or visit http://bit.ly/2RhMesD.

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'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/.

Adobe Creative Cloud licenses are now available for VCU students to purchase at a reduced cost. There is no charge for Spark Premium. A license for Creative Cloud is $60 per year, or $30 for six months. To purchase a license or learn more, view the “Student Licenses and Purchasing” information at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jana Avery at adobe@vcu.edu or visit https://adobe.vcu.edu/students/.

A draft of VCU’s proposed Business Continuity Management policy is open for university comment through Aug. 2. The draft policy can be found at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lori Dachille, Director of Emergency Preparedness, at ldachille@vcu.edu or visit https://policy.vcu.edu/universitywide-policies/policies-open-for-public-comment/.

VCU Parking and Transportation hosts one-hour sessions with a GRTC travel trainer. Learn how to use the GRTC bus system, navigate Pulse/Route 5 across campus and commute from Richmond's Northside, Southside, East End and West End to VCU's Monroe Park and/or MCV campuses. Register to attend a session at the following URL.

For more information, contact Kendra Norrell at norrellkh@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/grtc.

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.

VCU's Office of Continuing and Professional Education, in partnership with the School of World Studies, will offer cultural competency and language classes. The courses, for one academic credit for VCU and VCU Health employees and community members, run from late August through early December. Available classes include Intro to Conversational French I, Intro to Conversational German II, Intermediate German II, Intro to Conversational Italian I and II and Intro to Conversational Spanish I and II. Contact Human Resources to determine eligibility for tuition benefits or education assistance.

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

The BMI Project is a healthy lifestyle program designed specifically for young adults to manage their health and well-being. If you are overweight and between the ages of 18 to 25, visit the following URL or call the following number to see if you are eligible.

For more information, contact Autumn Lanoye at autumn.lanoye@vcuhealth.org or (804) 827-2250 or visit http://www.VCUBMIproject.com.