12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

VCU's Department of Health Behavior and Policy will host Kathy Tossas, Ph.D., MS, who will discuss “Methods, Madness and Ministry Trinity: My Own Bench To Community Journey." Questions: http://hbp.vcu.edu. Register in advance 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/tJctduigpjkvGt3nMir2VMFOyl3Ek1IOqAg6.

Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Learn how to be an advocate and ally for people struggling with substance-use disorders and those in recovery. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rams in Recovery at recovery@vcu.edu or visit https://recovery.vcu.edu/recovery-ally/.

Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020 at 10 a.m.

VCU Academic Technologies and Top Hat will co-host a Top Hat webinar. Each person who attends will have the opportunity to win one of three online gift cards. A webinar will also be held at 10 a.m. on Jan. 13 (“Supercharging Your Hybrid, Asynchronous, or Synchronous Courses”). Questions: https://blogs.vcu.edu/classroomtechnology/. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Academic Technologies at classroomtech@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/tophat/webinars/rsvp.

Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020 at noon

Join VCU Human Resources and Massey Cancer Center dietitian Allie Farley, M.S., R.D., L.D., to learn what is fact and what is fiction regarding nutrition and cancer. Register in Talent@VCU.

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

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

Learn more about VCU's Online MBA program at a webinar hosted by the School of Business. The online presentation will include an overview of the program and how to apply. The program is currently ranked 35th nationally by U.S News & World Report. Questions: https://business.vcu.edu/academics/mba-options/online-mba/. Register at the following URL. Those who cannot register ahead of time can attend by using this URL: https://vcu.zoom.us/j/98763654448.

For more information, contact Robert Clarkson at rmclarkson@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1597 or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/event-webinar-omba-120920?program=OMBA&utm_source=undefined&utm_medium=undefined&utm_content=undefined&utm_term=undefined&utm_campaign=undefined.

Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences will present their next lunch research seminar online, “Data Management Update: National Institutes of Health's New Data Sharing Guidance.” Nina Exner, Ph.D., research data librarian, will discuss the new policy for NIH-funded research. Questions: http://www.cctr.vcu.edu. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Pam Dillon, Pharm.D., research liaison, at pmdillon@vcu.edu or (804) 714-7551 or visit https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUkf-CopjIpE9DcOcv48w-nTNWE0lKtij6s.

Friday, Dec. 11, 2020 at noon

Ahmed Ali Al Qaffas, bioinformatician and researcher, Department of Pediatrics, The Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU, will speak at the monthly forum of the Center for Microbiome Engineering and Data Analysis. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jeff Donowitz at jeffrey.donowitz@vcuhealth.org or (434) 996-2056 or visit https://zoom.us/j/99835293988.

Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020 at 9 a.m.

Join the Office of University Events to celebrate the Summer and Fall Class of 2020. The virtual celebration will kick off with a graduate Zoom pre-party at 9 a.m. The virtual ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. Family and friends will be able to watch the Zoom party and ceremony at the following URL. Graduates, faculty, staff, families and friends are encouraged to share photos and posts on social media utilizing #VCU2020.

For more information, contact VCU Office of University Events at UNIVevents@vcu.edu or visit https://commencement.vcu.edu/.

The search for VCU’s next provost and senior vice president for academic affairs has officially launched. The provost search website at hr.vcu.edu/careers-at-vcu/search/leadership-searches/provost-and-senior-vice-president-for-academic-affairs/ provides information on the search committee, opportunities for feedback, the search process and timetable. All members of the university community are welcome and encouraged to participate in the survey with feedback at the following URL on the search process.

For more information, contact Pamela DiSalvo Lepley, Senior Advisor to the President and Vice President for University Relations, at provostsearch@vcu.edu or visit http://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VCUProvostSearchSurvey.

Massey Cancer Center is accepting applications for the NCI K99/R00 internal competition. The NCI Early K99/R00 program is designed to suit the career paths of postdoctoral fellows pursuing careers in Data Science and Cancer Control Science, who typically require only a short period of mentored research training beyond their doctoral degrees before obtaining independent faculty positions. Applicants must have a maximum of two years of postdoctoral research experience by Feb. 26, 2021. The internal application deadline is Dec. 17.

For more information, contact Glenny Escotto at escottog@vcu.edu or visit http://www.research.vcu.edu/vcuera/index.htm.

Grade sheets are now available on faculty eServices. Grades are due by noon on Dec. 14, at which time grade entry will no longer be available. It is imperative to meet this deadline to complete all end-of-the-semester processes before the winter closure. Faculty may choose to use the feature to upload grades from an Excel file in Banner 9. Faculty may only access grade sheets for courses to which they have been assigned.

For more information, contact The Office of Records and Registration at rar@vcu.edu.

VCU Health Promotion and Well-being Center (The Well) and University Counseling Services' Advocacy Program have created a guide for holiday safety planning and self-care. Visit the following URL for an accessible Google Doc version or email myoptions@vcu.edu for a free pdf.

For more information, contact Mia Liadis at liadisa@vcu.edu or visit http://thewell.vcu.edu.