Student Issue for December 10, 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
VCU Evening MBA Program: Lunchtime Webinar
Friday, Dec. 11, 2020 at noon
Learn more about VCU's Evening MBA program at a webinar hosted by the School of Business. This 45-minute online presentation will include an overview of the program, curriculum and admissions process. Questions: Call (804) 828-4622 or email gsib@vcu.edu. The Zoom link is https://vcu.zoom.us/j/99582482858. Register at the following URL.
For more information, contact Austen Gouldman at gouldmana@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6408 or visit https://business.vcu.edu/about-us/events/graduate-studies/webinar/evening-mba-program-webinar-121120.
CMEDA Forum: Utilizing Long Reads in Understanding Complex Viral Genomes
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.
VCU's Virtual Commencement Ceremony
Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020 at 9 a.m.
VCU's Office of University Events will host a celebration for the Summer and Fall Class of 2020. The virtual celebration will kick off with a graduate Zoom party at 9 a.m. The link for the Zoom party will be sent out through email. Then at 10 a.m. the virtual ceremony will begin. Family and friends will be able to watch the Zoom party and ceremony at the following URL.
For more information, contact VCU Office of University Events at UNIVevents@vcu.edu or visit https://commencement.vcu.edu/.
Notices
Want To Learn Strategies To Accept Your Body?
Are you a woman ages 18 to 25? Would you like to participate in a research study aimed to accept your body? Involvement includes participation in a one-week online intervention that lasts 45 minutes total. Participants are asked to complete one-hour online surveys at three time points. Eligible participants will receive compensation in the form of Amazon gift cards. For more information and to determine eligibility, contact the following email address.
For more information, contact Alexandria E. Davies at daviesae@mymail.vcu.edu or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=DYARNEF8ND.
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.