12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Brittany Hunt, an Indigenous woman and member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, founded the American Indian Urban Education Division of UNC-Charlotte. She will discuss the realities of current Native life and how she decolonizes and indigenizes education at a talk hosted by VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs. Register (required) at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiana Ingram at ingramtd@vcu.edu or visit https://linktr.ee/vcuomsa.

3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Poetry has long been used as a tool of self-expression. As this historic semester comes to an end, Multimedia Teaching and Learning Librarian Oscar Keyes and poet/event specialist Gregory Kimbrell will lead a collaborative poetry activity using Google Docs. No poetry expertise required. The event will be hosted by the VCU Libraries Workshop. Details are available at the following URL.

For more information, contact Gregory Kimbrell at kimbrellgg@vcu.edu or (804) 393-2951 or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2020-2021/wednesdays-in-the-workshop.html.

5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The VCU Honors College will host Jeremy Hoffman, chief scientist at the Science Museum of Virginia, for a Berglund seminar. Hoffman will discuss why low-resource communities of color around the U.S. are consistently and disproportionately exposed to urban heat islands. He will explore redlining as a plausible explanation for this inequity as well as the implications of these findings in the face of a changing climate.

For more information, contact Jared Johnson at jajohnson4@vcu.edu or visit https://www.facebook.com/events/307139867226732/.

5 p.m.

In celebration of International Education Week, the Global Education Office will host Cultural Conversations from Around the Globe. VCU international students will deliver presentations about topics related to their cultural background and personal experiences. The session will include a discussion about cultural topics and current events related to the participants’ presentations. Complete the form at the following URL to receive the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Nichole Dorton at nldorton@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeDBl0AxVeRlOwRuN6aUQtb9hSPRQbkKGEquc-KcqxHzvA8Ow/viewform.

Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

The newly formed Research Support special interest group, sponsored by the VCU IT Career Community, will hold its first meeting via Zoom. The group is dedicated to discussing and sharing resources regarding IT tools, software and best practices for supporting research and research infrastructure at VCU. Questions: https://wiki.vcu.edu/display/CCIT/VCU+ITCC. Join the meeting at the following URL.

For more information, contact Hannah Steighner at itcareer@vcu.edu or visit https://wiki.vcu.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=111644348.

Friday, Nov. 20, 2020 at 11 a.m.

VCU's Career Development Collaborative will host a workshop by Maggie McGurn and Sarah Rasich, gallery educators from the Virginia Museum of Fine Art. A live, interactive discussion of work by Kehinde Wiley, the artist behind the statue "Rumors of War," will be highlighted. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Brian Cone at carcommcdc@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMpceCuqTopHtwIqkGWQuyr08fmy1epEE22.

Monday, Dec. 7, 2020 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

The Learning, Development and Organizational Culture team will present a workshop exploring unconscious bias — social stereotypes about groups of people that form outside our own conscious awareness. Participants will examine the origins of unconscious bias, its impact on individuals, organizations and societies and tactics to combat unconscious bias and stereotypes. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Shana Ryman at sryman@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.csod.com/DeepLink/ProcessRedirect.aspx?module=lodetails&lo=2c820efa-f877-490a-95bf-9f4d16dae890.

Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020 from noon to 1 p.m.

Ericka Boone, Ph.D., director, Division of Loan Repayment, National Institutes of Health Office of Extramural Research, will speak at a Health Behavior and Policy Seminar. Questions: https://hbp.vcu.edu/news/. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Mary Johnson at johnsonme6@vcu.edu or (804) 628-3443 or visit https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcudOGhrTwoG9DNkMuYjs2YI6s4VvcoOIP5.

Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020 from 11 a.m. to noon

VCU's Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence will present a workshop on Canvas Gradebook basics. A Canvas specialist will show how to navigate and use the basic functions of the Gradebook. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/XxxWok4uuj5diiAV8.

Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Participants will explore tools available to managers and staff to facilitate good career conversations. The content will include individual assessments, manager assessments for teams and the initial career conversation in which managers and employees engage each other in open conversation about career aspirations and create a career development plan. Questions: askhr@vcu.edu. Register in Talent@VCU.

For more information, contact VCU HR at askhr@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0177 or visit https://vcu.csod.com/ui/lms-learning-details/app/event/9f34698b-b4a6-44fe-a7b6-946763ad4b8e.

Tuesday, Dec. 8, 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 for Zoom information.

For more information, contact Barbara Back at bjback@vcu.edu or (804) 241-0197.

Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020 from noon to 1 p.m.

Join VCU Human Resources and Massey Cancer Center dietician Allie Farley for a session at which hot topics regarding nutrition and cancer will be reviewed and discussed as well as cancer-curing diets and superfoods. 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/.

Join the VCU Health Promotion and Well-Being Center (The Well) in collaboration with Recreational Sports via Zoom each week on Wednesdays at 2:30 p.m. for a 15-20 minute group guided meditation. This will be a live audio stream. A different guided meditation is practiced each week and is suitable for all levels of practice. This week the link has changed to: https://vcu.zoom.us/j/98641905732.

For more information, contact Mia Liadis at liadisa@vcu.edu or visit https://thewell.vcu.edu/programs/resilience-lab/.

The Safety and Protection of Minors Policy applies to all programs and activities involving non-enrolled minors and are sponsored by the university or conducted by other organizations on VCU’s campus, including camps, clinics, workshops, conferences, shadowing and virtual programming. All programs/activities must be registered at least 30 days in advance, complete necessary background checks and take appropriate policy training prior to the start of programming.

For more information, contact Charles Johnson, Mary and Frances Youth Center, at youth@vcu.edu or visit https://community.vcu.edu/mfyc/youth-safety/.

Recreational Sports winter break hours will be Nov. 30-Jan. 24. Family Hours will be all hours of operation during the Winter Break. All facilities will be closed Dec. 24-Jan. 3, with early closing on Dec. 23. Winter break hours can be found at the following URL.

For more information, contact Amanda Simmons at alsimmons@vcu.edu or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/facilities/hours/.

VCU Mail Services will close at noon on Thanksgiving on the Monroe Park and MCV campuses and at 1 p.m. at the Ownby Main Processing location. Mail Services will be closed all day Nov. 26-27, Dec. 24-25 and Jan. 1, 2021. Departments currently receiving pickup and delivery services must contact Mail Services in writing or by email to request services during the winter closing. Otherwise, mail deliveries will resume on Jan. 4, 2021.

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

VCU's Honors College is requesting proposals for fall 2021 courses and modules (five-week courses). Submit a proposal at the following URL by Jan. 15.

For more information, contact Jacqueline Smith-Mason, Ph.D., Senior Associate Dean, Honors College, at jsmithmason@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1803 or visit https://honors.vcu.edu/for-faculty/teach-honors/.

Many VCU community members may leave campus for Thanksgiving and return in January. The VCU Police Department encourages students, faculty and staff on both campuses to secure spaces, valuables, vehicles and bikes accordingly. Locking up residential and work spaces can deter theft. Those who will be away from campus for an extended period of time should consider taking home all valuable items, including gaming systems. Additional safety preparation tips are available at the following URL.

For more information, contact VCU Police Crime Prevention Team at crimeprevreq@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1209 or visit https://police.vcu.edu/stay-safe/holiday-safety/.

VCU’s School of Medicine requests proposals about educational research or innovations in health professions education at VCU. Visit the following URL to submit scholarly proposals, due Jan. 6. Areas of interest include diversity and inclusion, online engagement and fostering wellness. The symposium will be March 23-26, 2021 at noon and is sponsored by the VCU College of Health Professions; Schools of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy; and the Office of Inclusive Excellence.

For more information, contact Katherine Henderson at katherine.henderson@vcuhealth.org or visit https://go.vcu.edu/vcuhses.

The Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign is in full swing. The CVC is the fundraising effort for deserving charities and has helped thousands of charities and their beneficiaries. Questions: https://www.cvcgives.org/.

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