4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The VCU Writing Center will sponsor an open house via Zoom. Meet the center's staff of student writing consultants and start the journey to becoming a stronger, more efficient writer. The discussion will focus on the center's services and what to expect from a consultation, including Zoom sessions. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL, hosted on the center's events page.

For more information, contact Burnart Hall at hallbr@vcu.edu or visit https://writing.vcu.edu/events/.

Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020 from noon to 12:45 p.m.

Student organization leaders and advisors are invited to a session to learn how to prepare organizations for success this fall and learn more about thriving in the time of COVID. Questions: studentorgs@vcu.edu. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Donte Sharpe at dsharpe2@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6504 or visit http://cglink.me/r743482.

Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

VCU Human Resources presents a webinar that will be available on four separate dates and times. To see specific dates and times, and to register, log in to Talent@VCU. In Talent@VCU, click on Learning Center. Search for Leave Options for Working Parents in the search bar. Select the session that best fits your schedule.

For more information, contact Leslee Gensinger at learndev@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.csod.com/ui/lms-learning-details/app/event/a837afdf-c65f-431c-ad32-3b6caab94a76.

Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Join the Health Promotion and Well-Being Center for its signature Weeks of Welcome event, What the Well? Fun ways to engage with different health topics will be discussed each week. This week's topic is Bartender School. Myths about drinking will be exposed, a live pouring station demonstration will be held and tips for staying safer when drinking will be featured. Register on RamsConnect. Questions, http://thewell.vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Kendyll Graham at grahamk4@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/95296583271.

Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020 at 6:30 p.m.

Chi Alpha Campus Ministries will present a First Look on Zoom. Connect with each other, worship and hear more about how to get plugged in to community.

For more information, contact Jakia Hamilton at hamiltonjd3@vcu.edu or visit https://www.rvaxa.com/im-new-here/calendar/.

Friday, Aug. 21, 2020 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The first quarterly meeting of a group focusing on pediatric neurosciences research (from molecular to behavioral) will be held online. Share your work, learn what others are doing, find collaborators and expand your impact. Attendance counts toward membership in the Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU Child Health Research Institute and eligibility for grants. The institute is a new project from the Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU. Register by joining the Zoom meeting at the following URL.

For more information, contact Henry Rozycki, M.D., at hrozycki@vcu.edu or visit https://vcuhealth.zoom.us/j/99180648454.

Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 from noon to 1 p.m.

How will you be affected by the tax cuts and jobs act? Learn how to remain in control of your tax situation no matter what happens moving forward. Join VCU Human Resources and the Association of Financial Educators for a session focusing on common itemized deductions, how to be tax diversified, child tax credit rules and more. Register in Talent.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/worklife/.

Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 from noon to 1 p.m.

Join the VCU C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research for an online KL2 Visiting Scholar Seminar featuring Katherine Michel, Ph.D., MPH, Georgetown-Howard University. She will discuss her current research into how a small percentage of HIV-positive people naturally control HIV viral levels without using antiretroviral medications. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rob Direnzo at direnzor@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_K_8VlnFcRG6fFdhPbpY8fA.

Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

The VCU Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute will host a HIGHER Ground Women's Leadership Development Program Virtual Open House. Hear firsthand experiences from program alumnae about how the program has affected them personally and professionally. A Q&A will also be included. Register at the following URL for the Zoom link. Questions, gehli.vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Kiara Faulks at faulksks@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1169 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUrce6uqT0vG9bd6jZ8Kznt5yqMcUbG7UBX.

Tuesday, Sep. 1, 2020 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Throughout a career in sound art, electronic music and soundtrack composition, Stephen Vitiello, professor and chair, Kinetic Imaging, VCUarts, has created works in which sound is a primary medium. At the same time, he has collaborated across disciplines, including working with award-winning artists, dancers and choreographers, novelists, poets and a biologist. In this lecture, Vitiello will discusse the interdisciplinary power and potential of audio and visual art.

For more information, contact Kim Catley at artssocial@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/event/vcuarts-faculty-lecture-series-sound-as-an-interdisciplinary-medium-stephen-vitiello/.

Adobe Creative Cloud licenses are available for purchase by individual faculty and staff for $190 per year. These licenses are assigned to an individual and may be used on multiple computers (maximum of two at the same time). Adobe Acrobat Pro DC licenses are $60 per year. Departmental licenses are also available for $190 per year and are assigned to a single computer. To purchase a license or learn more, view the “Faculty and Staff" licensing information at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lucy Halunko at adobe@vcu.edu or visit https://adobe.vcu.edu.

VCU's Learning, Development and Organizational Culture team will present "Unconscious Bias," a multi-part playlist that explores how unconscious bias affects our lives, our work and ourselves. The content includes tactics to combat unconscious bias, talking about bias and breaking bias habits. The playlist consists of 14 four- to nine-minute micro-learnings that can be started, stopped and reviewed at any time. Log into Talent@VCU, hover over the Learning Tab, click on Learning Search, filter by Type, select Playlist and locate Unconscious Bias Playlist.

For more information, contact Travis King at learndev@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.csod.com/LMS/catalog/Welcome.aspx?tab_page_id=-67&tab_id=-1.

FERPA affords students the rights to inspect and review educational records, request that records which they believe to be inaccurate or misleading be corrected, provide written consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent and to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education. For complete rights under FERPA, visit the following URL.

For more information, contact Records and Registration at rar@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1349 or visit http://rar.vcu.edu/registration/familyed.html.

The Office of Records and Registration is responsible for notifying the university community that it does not release nonpublic information about VCU students. This information is used and shared in a limited and carefully controlled manner. It is not disclosed, except as permitted by law, unless authorized by the student.

For more information, contact Records and Registration at rar@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1349 or visit http://rar.vcu.edu.

VCU Mail Services is now open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. and has resumed mail delivery and pickup services. Contact the office at the following URL to confirm which days mail requiring a signature can be accepted. Departments will also soon receive a memo to their current address on file. Confirm and return the memo to Donnette Haynes at Box 980172. Updates and the full first-quarter newsletter are also available at the following URL.

For more information, contact Donnette Haynes at haynesds@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1343 or visit https://bsv.vcu.edu/mailservices/.

To support VCU community members traveling cross-campus with increased safety concerns, VCU Parking and Transportation launched a temporary express shuttle on Aug. 14. Buses travel to designated stops at James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave.; One Capitol Square, 830 E. Main St.; and McGuire Hall, 1112 E. Clay St. Students and employees can ride by presenting a VCU or VCU Health System ID card to the driver upon boarding. Face masks must be worn upon boarding and while riding the bus at all times.

For more information, contact VCU Parking and Transportation at parking@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7275 or visit http://go.vcu.edu/vcushuttle.

The VCU Department of Surgery is inviting all volunteers willing to donate a blood sample. This is a one-time blood draw. The project involves individuals ages 18-50 years, on no medications and not currently pregnant or ill. Compensation is available. Scheduling is flexible.

For more information, contact Loren Liebrecht, M.D., at loren.liebrecht@vcuhealth.org or (804) 628-3753 or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=A3LNR7LE3L.