Student Issue for July 30, 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
ICA at VCU Open Friday—Sunday
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/.
Coming up
IRB Virtual Open Consulting Hours
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/.
Notices
OCPE Personal and Professional Development Courses and Events
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/.
Other resources
VCU Libraries workshops
See a schedule of workshops and classes that teach how to use collections and databases.
LinkedIn Learning @ VCU
Navigate a vast library of online video tutorials to supplement teaching, learning, and professional development.
RamsConnect events
View all of the student events happening on campus and register for events that interest you.