Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Join Miss Virginia Camille Schrier, PharmD '22, and participants in the Grace E. Harris Leadership Development Program for an outreach event highlighting the importance of safe opioid disposal. The event will be held at the Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St.

For more information, contact Mary Ann Davies at madavies@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

Nearly one out of three Americans provides care for an older family member. Join VCU Human Resources and Anthem EAP for a session about the issues of self-care, assessing family needs and leading a balanced life. The session will be in Room 225, Robert Blackwell Smith Building, 410 N. 12th St. Register at Talent@VCU or 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=17302.

Friday, Aug. 9, 2019 at 2 p.m.

Rams in Recovery presents a hands-on training session “Revive! Reversing an Opioid Overdose with Naloxone” in the Academic Learning Commons Room 1105, 1000 Floyd Ave. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Shauntelle Hammonds at shammonds@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/p5L1HKpGkMKymZT49.

Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019 from 9 a.m. to 9:50 a.m.

The ONE VCU Clinical Research Teams Meeting is hosted by the VCU Office of Research and Innovation and VCU Health and is facilitated by the C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research. The purpose of the meetings is to support monthly communications directly with research teams, including coordinators and regulatory, financial and administrative leadership across the enterprise. The meeting, in the Egyptian Building Auditorium, 1223 E. Marshall St., will focus on the fiscal year-end progress report. Join remotely at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lillie Lattimore at lllattimore@vcu.edu or (804) 628-5414 or visit https://events.vcu.edu/details.asp?myVal=70581.

Monday, Aug. 19, 2019 from noon to 2 p.m.

Come to the Compass, 900 Park Ave., and learn about VCU faculty programs abroad, International Summer Institute and Semester Programs. Talk with faculty, returning students and Education Abroad staff. All majors are welcome.

For more information, contact Simone Biasuzzi at sabiasuzzi@vcu.edu or (804) 827-4561 or visit https://www.facebook.com/events/446754339494136/.

Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019 from noon to 1 p.m.

The Internet is a big part of life, but using it can be risky. Get the tools needed to protect your personal information and learn what to avoid online. Join VCU Human Resources and the Virginia Credit Union for tips and resources to protect yourself, your family and your devices. The class will be in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Register at Talent@VCU or the following URL. Have a colleague register and come with you and you will both receive a sweet prize.

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

Tuesday, Sep. 10, 2019 from 5:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.

VCU's Office of Continuing and Professional Education will hold a free hospitality open house in the conference room of its office, 9 W. Cary St. Explore certified wedding and event planning and corporate event planning programs, spin the wheel to win a prize and sample light refreshments. RSVP at the following URL.

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/hospitality.

Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019 at 10 a.m.

VCU will join the American Heart Association’s Heart Walk with an event in Monroe Park led by Peter Buckley, M.D., dean of VCU's School of Medicine. Members of the VCU and VCU Health community are invited to participate.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://www2.heart.org/site/TR?company_id=213640&fr_id=4358&pg=company.

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 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.

VCU Recreational Sports offers 60-minute table massages for members, students, faculty and staff.

For more information, contact Jessica Norman at massage@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7478 or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/fitness-and-wellness/table-massage/.

VCU Recreation Sports is offering an Aug. 11 canoe trip on the James River to celebrate the river's sturgeon population. The full moon in August is called the sturgeon moon, and the tidal portion of the river is known for its sturgeon population. Register by Aug. 6 at the following URL. This trip will depart in the late afternoon and return in the late evening. All equipment, transportation and instruction will be provided.

For more information, contact Karl Schmidt at kmschmidt@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1274 or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/outdoor-adventure-program/trips-clinics-weekly-activities/.

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 http://srm.vcu.edu.

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.

Human Resources presents "How to Retire with the Virginia Retirement System" for VCU employees. These sessions are open to VCU employees only, not VCU Health System employees. If you are interested in attending, view upcoming sessions at the URL below.

For more information, contact VCU Benefits at benefits@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1723 or visit https://bit.ly/2IQFZcJ.

Grade sheets are available on faculty eServices. New for this semester is an option to try out the Banner 9 grading module. The traditional link and the new Banner 9 link are both available within faculty eServices. Banner 9 now has the ability to upload grades from an Excel file. Grades are due by noon Aug. 13; 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.

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

VCU’s Facilities Management Division is replacing the QuikFM customer service portal with a new system named Facilities Self Service (FSS). FSS utilizes a mobile-friendly responsive and accessible design, CAS authentication and other improvements that enable it to provide a more user-friendly interface with improved performance. FMD invites its customers to try out FSS, which will be available for use along with QuikFM until QuikFM is retired at the end of 2019.

For more information, contact AimHelp at aimhelp@vcu.edu or visit https://fss.vcu.edu/.

VCU's Global Education Office is seeking volunteers for a two-night home stay, Sept. 6-8, to host Japanese students from Shimane University. Home stay hosts are asked to pick up their student(s) from VCU on Friday and return them Sunday morning or early afternoon.

For more information, contact Nichole Dorton at nldorton@vcu.edu or (804) 827-9331.

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.