3 p.m.

The VCU Division for Inclusive Excellence has released its Request for Proposals (RFP-IE-002) Building a Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Certificate Program to seek partners who will design and develop course content for its Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Certificate Program. These sessions will be added to the course and program compendium offered through the division's new education platform, IExcel Education. This RFP is open to all VCU faculty, staff and students, as well as to alumni and community partners who are vested in the success of the university. An open informational session will be held in the Wanda S. Mitchell Conference Room in the Division for Inclusive Excellence at 817 S. Cathedral Place. Those interested in submitting a proposal by the end of January can learn more about the RFP and submission/development process by attending one of the informational sessions prior to Jan. 13 when the “Intent to Submit” form is due. To access the full RFP, visit the following URL and click on the banner item at the top “Request for Proposals.”

For more information, contact Jan Altman at iexcel@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8947 or visit http://inclusive.vcu.edu.

Monday, Jan. 13, 2020 from noon to 1 p.m.

Emotional eating can become a vicious cycle, leading to weight gain, poor health, additional stress and more eating. VCU Human Resources and well-being coach Pam Losada will lead a workshop about coping with emotions without using food. The class will be in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Register in Talent@VCU.

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

Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020 from noon to 1 p.m.

The Center for Interprofessional Education in collaboration with Inter Health Professional Alliance Student Group will hold an interest meeting for the CLARION Case Competition. This competition allows students to form interprofessional teams and put forth solutions for a community and health-based case to earn scholarship money and educational/résumé building skills. The session will be in the boardroom of the Putney House, 1010 E. Marshall St. Darci Bowles of the School of Nursing will also offer a Root Cause Analysis presentation. The winning VCU team will compete in the national competition in Minnesota in April 2020.

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

Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020 from noon to 12:45 p.m.

VCU Human Resources and Recreational Sports will host a mindfulness session focusing on the ability to be fully present in the moment to decrease stress and increase levels of focus and happiness. The session will be in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Register in Talent@VCU.

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

Registration for three levels of makers' courses is open through the VCU Office of Continuing and Professional Education for VCU College of Engineering students who seek to use the VCU Maker Garage. Students must first complete a basic shop safety training course and demonstrate the ability to operate basic equipment before accessing the space. For more advanced equipment and tools, higher level training courses are available. Modules begin Jan. 14, with morning and afternoon sections.

For more information, contact VCU OCPE at ocpe@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1322 or visit https://ocpe.vcu.edu/engineering.

The Research and Mentoring(RAM) Opportunity is a mentoring and experiential learning program designed to serve local high school students. The two-week research and mentoring initiative seeks to engage VCU graduate students in any discipline to design a new or develop an existing research project for those who are being mentored. Register at the following URL by Feb. 7.

For more information, contact Portia Newman at ramopp@vcu.edu or (804) 827-4544 or visit https://graduate.vcu.edu/development/ramopp.html.

Construction and utility work at and around the VCU Health Outpatient Pavilion and Inpatient Children's Hospital sites will affect traffic patterns on the MCV Campus. Visit the following URL for current information and updates.

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