Faculty/staff Issue for June 29, 2020
Special Announcement
University Events Impacted Due to COVID-19
Events featured in TelegRAM have been moved to an online setting to avoid the spread of COVID-19. Please check with organizers for assistance in accessing the online venue. Information about the university's One VCU: Responsible Together plan for a phased return to campus is available at https://together.vcu.edu. It is the source for the latest VCU updates. You can also receive VCU Together notifications. Download "VCU Mobile" from your iOS or Android App Store, or visit https://mobile.vcu.edu with your smartphone and select the appropriate link.
This week
Interest Meeting for Virtual Volunteers at VCU
Wednesday, Jul. 1, 2020 at 11 a.m.
VCU Leadership and Civic Engagement Office is holding an informational meeting for VCU students interested in active volunteering with community organizations this summer. If you are interested in finding virtual volunteer opportunities that best suit your interests and capabilities, please fill out this form: http://cglink.me/s30441. Questions, Sneha Gade at gadesr2@vcu.edu.
For more information, contact Akhila Kunuthuru at kunuthurua@mymail.vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/virtualvolunteeratvcu/home/.
Coping Through COVID-19: Mental Health Resources and Guided Stress Relief
Wednesday, Jul. 1, 2020 from noon to 1 p.m.
The Health and Wellness Library presents Coping Through COVID-19: Mental Health Resources and Guided Stress Relief via Zoom. This session will highlight available mental health resources on COVID-19 and will guide participants through a virtual mediation exercise. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.
For more information, contact K.J. Ricasata at ricasatakj@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2432 or visit https://vcu.libcal.com/event/6818104.
Informational Session for New Students
Wednesday, Jul. 1, 2020 at 3 p.m.
Learn about VCU Campus Learning Center and ask questions about learning support and time management at an online session. Register for a Zoom link at the following URL.
For more information, contact Michal Coffey at mzcoffey@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwpd-2gqTwvHd2s80peUHVe9hWuLvP7J5fp.
Coming up
IRB Open Consulting Hours - Virtual
Monday, Jul. 6, 2020 from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The VCU Institutional Review Board will continue to offer open IRB consulting hours, sponsored by the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs. IRB staff will be available for drop-in consultations with faculty and students from any school or department at VCU.
For more information, contact Nyssa Towsley at ntowsley@vcu.edu or visit https://blogs.vcu.edu/humanresearch/2020/06/23/irb-consulting-hours-virtual-4/.
Catching Up With VCUarts Qatar Libraries
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.
Notices
Cashier's Office Hours for Fiscal Year End
The Cashier's Office will be processing for Fiscal Year End on June 29 and 30 until noon. Mail will be picked up daily from the Valentine House (920 W. Franklin St.) and the VMI Building Drop Box (1000 E. Marshall St., Second Floor). The final pickup from these locations will be at 9 a.m. June 30. After this time, deposits may be brought to the Cashier's Office at Harris Hall (1015 Floyd Ave.) until closing time at noon.
For more information, contact Lee Francis at ycfranci@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8774.
Ecuador Service Learning Campaign
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@mymail.vcu.edu or visit https://my.medlifemovement.org/campaigns/samah-nor-bouyakoub-riobamba-ecuador-may-09-20/.
Other resources
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