12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

The Departments of Biology, World Studies and Office of Sustainability call for all VCU faculty, staff, student leaders and student organizations to participate in VCU's 2020 campus sustainability initiatives. Questions, Mark Wood (World Studies) at mdwood@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Ching-Yu Huang (Biology), at cyhuang@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/pptRFrsgYtaAwfAR9.

Tuesday, Jul. 7, 2020 from noon to 1:15 p.m.

VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs presents "Life Outside of the Binary: College and Beyond," facilitated by Dae Newman. This discussion group is for students who identify as LGBTQIA+. The group provides students a safe space to discuss issues related to the social, cultural and political aspects of their identities with supportive peers. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact David Brown at dgbrown@vcu.edu or visit http://omsa.vcu.edu/updates/.

Wednesday, Jul. 8, 2020 from 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.

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

VCU Environmental Health and Safety will hold online training for those who handle dangerous goods. Register for the class through BioRaft to be sent a Zoom invitation.

For more information, contact Barbara Back at bjback@vcu.edu.

The Weeks of Welcome 2020 Planning Committee invites faculty, staff and community partners to host events during this university-wide effort. Weeks of Welcome, Aug. 16-Sept. 12, encourages new students to connect with the campus community and returning students to renew and enhance campus connections.

For more information, contact Meghan Zapiec at wow@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/wow/event-form/.

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/.