Student Issue for December 10, 2019

Today

Right to Relax for Human Rights Day

Add to calendar 10-12-2019 09:30:00 10-12-2019 12:30:00 America/New_York Right to Relax for Human Rights Day VCU Changemakers will host a Human Rights Day celebration in Room 229, Office of Student Leadership and Civic Engagement, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. The event, open to all students, will include a celebratory brunch and prizes during finals. Student Leadership and Civic Engagement Office Room 229 in the Commons Ankitprit Kaur kaura8@mymail.vcu.edu DD/MM/YYYY

9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

VCU Changemakers will host a Human Rights Day celebration in Room 229, Office of Student Leadership and Civic Engagement, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. The event, open to all students, will include a celebratory brunch and prizes during finals.

For more information, contact Ankitprit Kaur at kaura8@mymail.vcu.edu or (703) 975-5722.

Final Exam De-Stress Fest

Add to calendar 10-12-2019 11:00:00 10-12-2019 14:00:00 America/New_York Final Exam De-Stress Fest Are final exams stressing you out? Come and relax for a bit in Room 118, Hibbs Hall, 900 Park Ave. Drop in and enjoy games, coloring, puzzles, snacks and cocoa. The event is hosted by the Campus Learning Center. Hibbs 118 Benita Regusters regustersb@vcu.edu DD/MM/YYYY

11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Are final exams stressing you out? Come and relax for a bit in Room 118, Hibbs Hall, 900 Park Ave. Drop in and enjoy games, coloring, puzzles, snacks and cocoa. The event is hosted by the Campus Learning Center.

For more information, contact Benita Regusters at regustersb@vcu.edu.

This week

Focused Inquiry To Host Study Break

Add to calendar 11-12-2019 13:00:00 11-12-2019 16:00:00 America/New_York Focused Inquiry To Host Study Break VCU Department of Focused Inquiry will host a study break for Focused Inquiry students in the Focused Inquiry Learning Lounge, Room 5116, Grace E. Harris Hall, 1015 Floyd Ave. Hot chocolate and tea will be provided. Those who attend will also have the chance to learn about planned Spring programming for support in UNIV 111, 112 or 200. FILL (Harris 5116) Hannah Franz askinh@vcu.edu DD/MM/YYYY

Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU Department of Focused Inquiry will host a study break for Focused Inquiry students in the Focused Inquiry Learning Lounge, Room 5116, Grace E. Harris Hall, 1015 Floyd Ave. Hot chocolate and tea will be provided. Those who attend will also have the chance to learn about planned Spring programming for support in UNIV 111, 112 or 200.

For more information, contact Hannah Franz at askinh@vcu.edu.

Town Hall - NIH Proposed Data Management and Sharing Policy

Add to calendar 12-12-2019 13:00:00 12-12-2019 14:00:00 America/New_York Town Hall - NIH Proposed Data Management and Sharing Policy VCU Libraries and the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation will hold town hall meetings to review and discuss the proposed NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy. Comments can be submitted through Jan. 10, 2020, and will be used to inform a final policy. The meeting will be held in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. A second town hall meeting will be held 3-4 p.m. Dec. 12 in Room 2-010, Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, 509 N. 12th St. 250 Cabell Library Susan Robb sarobb@vcu.edu DD/MM/YYYY

Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

VCU Libraries and the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation will hold town hall meetings to review and discuss the proposed NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy. Comments can be submitted through Jan. 10, 2020, and will be used to inform a final policy. The meeting will be held in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. A second town hall meeting will be held 3-4 p.m. Dec. 12 in Room 2-010, Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, 509 N. 12th St.

For more information, contact Susan Robb at sarobb@vcu.edu or (804) 827-0479.

2020 Dogs On Call Calendars for Sale

Add to calendar 13-12-2019 11:30:00 13-12-2019 13:30:00 America/New_York 2020 Dogs On Call Calendars for Sale Calendars for 2020 featuring the Dogs On Call therapy dogs will be on sale for $10 on the first floor at Main Hospital, 1250 E. Marshall St. All proceeds support the Dogs On Call and the Center for Human-Animal Interaction. Therapy dogs visit patients, students and staff. Calendars will also be available for purchase at the same times and location on Dec. 17 and Dec. 19. MCV Campus, Main Hospital, 1st Floor, Sales Kiosk by Cafeteria's Side Entrance Jessica Hale jessica.hale@vcuhealth.org DD/MM/YYYY

Friday, Dec. 13, 2019 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Calendars for 2020 featuring the Dogs On Call therapy dogs will be on sale for $10 on the first floor at Main Hospital, 1250 E. Marshall St. All proceeds support the Dogs On Call and the Center for Human-Animal Interaction. Therapy dogs visit patients, students and staff. Calendars will also be available for purchase at the same times and location on Dec. 17 and Dec. 19.

For more information, contact Jessica Hale at jessica.hale@vcuhealth.org or (804) 628-2532 or visit http://www.chai.vcu.edu.

Notices

MCV Campus Construction: Traffic Impact Updates

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.

80 MCV Campus Parking Permits on Sale

VCU Parking and Transportation has placed 80 MCV Campus parking permits on sale online that were not sold during the lottery. Permits will be sold online on a first-come, first-served basis.

For more information, contact VCU Parking and Transportation at parking@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7275 or visit https://parking.vcu.edu/parking/students/mcv-campus-sale/.

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