2 p.m.

VCU's National Scholarship Office will host an online webinar for all undergraduates and grad students in STEM (and STEM-related fields) who are interested in learning more about the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Jeff Wing will lead the session. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jeff Wing at jawing@vcu.edu or visit https://blogs.vcu.edu/natlscholar.

10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

"Teaching With Canvas at VCU,” sponsored by VCU Academic Technologies, will review course navigation, Blackboard course import, working with modules, assignment groups and Speedgrader. The summer training schedule and links to register are posted on the VCU Canvas website at the following URL.

For more information, contact Eric Harvey at canvas@vcu.edu or visit https://learningsystems.vcu.edu/canvas.

Thursday, Jul. 9, 2020 at noon

VCU C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research will host a virtual informational session about the new certificate program in clinical research. At the session, participants are encouraged to ask questions about the new program. Register for the session at this URL: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0sf--oqzguE900CFV2-fYdIQXlK4H9461T.

For more information, contact Catherine Brown at crbrown@vcu.edu or (804) 628-6511 or visit https://cctr.vcu.edu/education-and-training/certificate-program/.

Thursday, Jul. 9, 2020 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

Interested in knowing what life has been like in Qatar during COVID-19 and how VCUarts Qatar's fall semester is shaping up? Amy Andres, director of libraries and associate university librarian at VCUarts Qatar, will share what's been happening and take questions in an online event sponsored by VCU Libraries. Email the VCU Libraries Development Office at libdevelop@vcu.edu for a link to join the session.

For more information, contact Caslin Applewhite at applewhiteec@vcu.edu or (804) 357-7655.

Thursday, Jul. 9, 2020 from 11 a.m. to noon

A workshop hosted by the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence and facilitated by Ellen Carpenter from the Department of Psychology will introduce Perusall. The free platform allows students to annotate and ask or answer questions related to either documents posted by their instructor or their textbook. Its goal is to move reading from a solitary to a collective experience. Participants will have the opportunity to experience the platform from the perspective of the students. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/fs71wTipQz4LKnZ59.

Thursday, Jul. 9, 2020 at 2 p.m.

VCU's National Scholarship Office will host an online webinar about the Goldwater Scholarship for all undergraduates in STEM fields who are interested in pursuing research careers. Jeff Wing will lead this session. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jeff Wing at jawing@vcu.edu or visit https://blogs.vcu.edu/natlscholar.

Tuesday, Jul. 14, 2020 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

VCU C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research will host the monthly One VCU Clinical Research Teams Meeting via Zoom. Register for the link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Emily Komornik at komornikea@vcu.edu or (434) 334-9254 or visit https://zoom.us/j/94469711463.

Thursday, Jul. 16, 2020 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Dionne Stephens, Ph.D., associate professor in psychology, Florida International University, will discuss the unique needs of students of color during this period of instability. She will provide tools for addressing this population’s needs in the context of the classroom and informal mentoring. This online session will be hosted by the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/gSjUd8dAh9HU8SbMA.

VCU Health Promotion and Well-Being Center will host virtual guided meditation sessions on Wednesdays at 2:30 p.m. The weekly programs are open to all VCU students, faculty and staff. No registration is required and sessions are suitable for all levels of practice. Visit the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Mia Liadis at liadisa@vcu.edu or (571) 428-9322 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/93693450990.

Seeking interlocutors for paid initiative conducted by Andre Medina for VCU Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship. Selected participants will be compensated $30/hour for their reflections. Fill out an interest survey at the following URL.

For more information, contact Andre Medina at medinaag@vcu.edu or visit https://bit.ly/2VNshxC.

Need something from VCU Libraries' physical collection while the buildings remain closed? Get what you need with new pickup or delivery services. Request your books or media via search or other online form. Pick up your items or have them shipped for free to your home or office. See details at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/news/2020-news/new-services-.html.

Honors biology student Samah Nor Bouyakoub, a member of MEDLIFE at VCU, is raising money to participate in a service-learning campaign to provide free medical and dental care to low-income communities in Riobamba, Ecuador via a mobile clinic. Money donated to the campaign will go toward hiring doctors and nurses, purchasing medicine and follow-up care. Donations may be made via the following URL.

For more information, contact Samah Nor Bouyakoub at bouyakoubs@vcu.edu or visit https://my.medlifemovement.org/campaigns/samah-nor-bouyakoub-riobamba-ecuador-may-09-20/.

PennyAppeal at VCU is a nonprofit student organization that is raising money to send food kits to starving children and families in Yemen. It costs $1.50 to provide one meal to a person who is suffering from hunger and poverty during this humanitarian crisis. Donations may be made via the following URL.

For more information, contact Samah Nor Bouyakoub at bouyakoubs@vcu.edu or visit http://www.launchgood.com/FeedYemenToday.