Saturday, Mar. 21, 2020 at 9:30 a.m.

VCU Accounting Department's Service Learning Class will hold Zoom sessions to help international students and postdocs with tax filing. U.S. citizens may also participate. In addition to March 21, sessions will also be held March 28, April 4 and April 11. Email the following address to be included.

For more information, contact Roxanne Spindle at rspindle@vcu.edu or (804) 739-7415.

As communities across the country prepare for the effects of COVID-19, VCU Health and the American Red Cross are hosting local blood drives to prevent blood supply shortages for hospital patients. Please consider making an appointment at the following URL to donate during one of the following times. VCU Health Main Hospital, 1250 E. Marshall St., March 24 (10 a.m.–4 p.m.), March 26 (10 a.m.–4 p.m.), April 17 (10 a.m.-4 p.m.); One Capital Square, 830 E. Main St., March 27 (9 a.m.-3 p.m.); Seventh and Franklin Building, 701 E. Franklin St., April 23 (9 a.m.-2 p.m.); Stony Point, 9109 Stony Point Drive (Blood Mobile in front of building), April 15 (3-6 p.m.); Parham Road, 7818 E. Parham Road, April 14 (noon–4 p.m.)

For more information, or visit https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=VCUHealth.

PennyAppeal at VCU has begun its Relieve Richmond Campaign. Members of the group will be handing out blessings bags and meals to the area's homeless population. Charitable donations are being accepted. Questions, email pennyappealatvcu@gmail.com.

For more information, contact Robeel Bhatti at bhattir@mymail.vcu.edu or visit https://www.launchgood.com/campaign/relieve_richmond#!/.

The IExcel Pop-up Course (Dis)ability, Access and Inclusion (SC0241) scheduled for March 27 has been canceled.

For more information, contact Jan Altman, Ph.D., at jhaltman@vcu.edu or visit https://iexcel.vcu.edu/students/.

In an effort to minimize the spread of COVID-19, VCU Parking and Transportation will close the Monroe Park Campus customer service office on March 18 until further notice. The MCV Campus office will still be open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

For more information, contact Mia Williams at parking@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7275.

RamTech’s on-campus computer repair service, fixIT, is not available. Barnes and Noble on the Monroe Park campus will be open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. The MCV campus bookstore will be open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and closed on weekends. Updates, social media on @ramtechvcu and @vcugear.

For more information, contact Christy Rabil at crabil@vcu.edu or (804) 828-3615.

Undergraduate team members will assist with outreach and work in teams to develop research questions and analyze Spit for Science data. Students from all majors and at all class levels are welcome to apply. Enrollment will be for three credits (A-F grading system). Due to the extension of VCU's spring break, the application deadline has been extended to 5 p.m. on March 25.

For more information, contact Amy Adkins at adkinsae@vcu.edu or visit https://spit4science.vcu.edu/educational-opportunities/.

The Health Promotion and Well-being Center will be moving its weekly guided meditation sessions on Wednesdays and one-on-one Resilience Lab appointments online through Zoom. Check the Resilience Lab calendar at the following URL to sign up for available sessions.

For more information, contact Mia Liadis at liadisa@vcu.edu or visit https://thewell.vcu.edu/programs/resilience-lab/.

Ram Pantry will provide boxes of food to students in need beginning at 1 p.m. March 18 as long as current supplies last. The pantry will be closed after March 20. Students must make an appointment at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lisa Mathews-Ailsworth at rampantry@vcu.edu or (804) 828-4514 or visit https://rampantry.youcanbook.me/.

New details regarding the final L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs dean search open forums are now available. For candidate privacy with Zoom, the forums will not be presented to a live online audience, but will be recorded and posted after both visits are complete. The university community is asked to submit questions on the search webpage. More information and deadlines to submit questions are available at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jenn Arce at jmarce@vcu.edu or (919) 610-9740 or visit https://provost.vcu.edu/searches/wilderdean/.

All VCU Zoom accounts are now being issued as "Licensed." It is no longer necessary to fill out a request ticket. Log in at vcu.zoom.us with your VCU eID and password and your Zoom account will be provisioned. Users still working with a "Basic" account should log out and back in again to get their new "Licensed" credentials. Refer to the following URL for more information.

For more information, contact David Morefield at dmorefie@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/zoom.

VCU Libraries facilities will close starting March 21. Robust online services and resources support research, teaching and learning 24/7. See updates at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit http://www.library.vcu.edu/covid19/.

RamTech, 930 W. Grace St., will be open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. March 19 and March 20 and will be closed starting March 23. For questions regarding fixIT repairs, email fixitservice@vcu.edu. For any other questions, email ramtech@vcu.edu. Also, follow @ramtechvcu on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter for the latest updates.

For more information, contact Erinn Budd at ramtech@vcu.edu or visit http://ramtech.vcu.edu.

The VCU Office of Continuing and Professional Education is currently offering a variety of online learning opportunities for VCU faculty, staff, students, alumni and community members. Continuing education is currently available in customer service, dealing with difficult people in the workplace, event planning, foundations of biochemistry, Google analytics and test prep for the GRE, GMAT, LSAT, SAT, ACT and the MCAT.

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/.

VCU Mail Services will be on a modified schedule starting March 23. The campus mail centers will be open from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. daily. The Mail Processing Center (Ownby Lane) will be open from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. daily. Mail Services pickup and delivery times at department locations on the Monroe Park Campus will be once daily each Monday, Wednesday and Friday and will remain once daily Monday through Friday on the MCV campus.

For more information, contact Donnette Haynes at haynesds@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1343 or visit https://bsv.vcu.edu/mailservices/.

Are you currently experiencing low back pain, between the ages of 18-60 years old and interested in the possibility of nine weeks of nonsurgical experimental treatment? If you answered yes to all three you may qualify for our research. What? New, innovative and fun virtual reality games are designed to help people with chronic back pain move and feel better. Where? All appointments, testing and treatments are conducted at VCU. When? Participation in the study involves 24 one-hour appointments scheduled over a 57-week period. Who? The VIGOR Study team consists of professionals in the field who have been selectively chosen and extensively trained. Interested? Contact us at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Amos at tiffany.amos@vcuhealth.org or (804) 828-4766 or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=DHT7NDE3J9.