Friday, Jul. 31, 2020 at 10 a.m.

The Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 600 W. Broad St., is open Friday through Sunday. The exhibitions "Provocations: Guadalupe Maravilla" and "The Otolith Group: Xenogenesis" have been extended through Aug. 9. To ensure visitors' safety, the ICA has instituted new protocols, including limiting capacity, enhanced cleaning and requiring face masks.

For more information, contact Meredith Carrington at mtcarrington@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/.

Monday, Aug. 3, 2020 from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The VCU Institutional Review Board will continue to offer open 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. Visit the IRB Blog at the following URL for a link to the Zoom meeting.

For more information, contact Nyssa Towsley at ntowsley@vcu.edu or visit https://blogs.vcu.edu/humanresearch/2020/07/27/irb-consulting-hours-virtual-5/.

Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

VCU Career Services and VCU Financial Aid will hold its final mandatory federal work study training for supervisors. This session will provide a review of program expectations and updated requirements and is required for participation in academic year 2020-2021. (Those who have already attended a training session this summer do not need to attend another session.) Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ash Taylor-Beierl at tayloram8@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6166 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJApduqtqjIoH9KgvAsIChnb9KG-IbSIFJNu.

Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020 from 10 a.m. to noon

Want to optimize your group meetings and learn current best practices for virtual and in-person meetings? This Learning, Development and Organizational Culture course, hosted by Human Resources, is for all VCU employees who facilitate or care about improving meetings. Register in Talent@VCU or at the following URL.

For more information, contact Penny McFarline at mcfarlinep@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.csod.com/ui/lms-learning-details/app/event/36a5ce05-3377-41c1-b7ed-c3bdf72668b8.

Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020 at 1 p.m.

VCU's Records Management Office will hold Records Management 101 training online via Zoom. Training will cover recordkeeping requirements and practices to be compliant with state regulations and university policy. Register in Talent (keyword "records"). Busy but can’t make it? Try self-paced Records Management 101 training available in Blackboard.

For more information, contact Amber Peranski at aperanski@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2097.

The purpose of the series is to engage honors students with a variety of topics and current events. It is also an opportunity for faculty to highlight research, practice for an upcoming conference or spread the word about a course they will be teaching. Speakers are asked to sign up for the Fall 2020 series using the Google Form at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jared Johnson at jajohnson4@vcu.edu or visit https://honors.vcu.edu/for-faculty/more-ways-to-engage/.

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. Offerings include event planning, paralegal studies, play therapy and test prep for the GRE, GMAT, LSAT, SAT, ACT, MCAT, PCAT and DAT. A FREE Third Wednesdays Community Series and a FREE "What is Addiction?" module are also available.

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/courses/.