8 p.m.

Hear the VCU Jazz Orchestra II under the direction of Toby Whitaker perform in a free concert to be livestreamed at the following URL. Music will be by Bob Brookmeyer, Duke Ellington, Gil Evans, Johnny Hodges, Sy Johnson, Quincy Jones, Oliver Nelson, Ann Ronell, Sadao Watanabe and Toby Whitaker, plus world premieres of new arrangements by Whitaker.

For more information, contact Antonio Garcia, director of Jazz Studies, at ajgarcia@vcu.edu or visit https://go.vcu.edu/concerthall.

Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020 from 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/.

Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020 from noon to 1 p.m.

Join Neal Alen to learn about using Protocol Builder to develop a clinical research protocol. Protocol Builder is made available to VCU faculty by the C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational 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 visit https://zoom.us/j/99857497824?pwd=eFBjekl1RURLblE0MkdUeHJZQmVUUT09.

Friday, Nov. 20, 2020 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

The newly formed Server Administration special interest group, sponsored by the VCU IT Career Community, will hold its first meeting via Zoom. This group is dedicated to discussing and sharing resources regarding server administration at VCU, no matter how many servers are managed. Questions: https://wiki.vcu.edu/display/CCIT/VCU+ITCC. Join the meeting at the following URL.

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

Monday, Nov. 23, 2020 from noon to 12:50 p.m.

VCU's Center for Pharmacy Practice Innovation offers interprofessional continuing education credit for those who attend its monthly seminars. Anika Hines, assistant professor in the VCU School of Medicine Department of Health Behavior and Policy, will discuss partnerships that help community members better control their blood pressure. See the Zoom link and password information at the following URL. The Zoom meeting ID is 972 0552 6057.

For more information, contact Madeleine Wagner at cppi@vcu.edu or (804) 404-3869 or visit http://bit.ly/CPPIseminars.

Friday, Dec. 4, 2020 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

The Learning, Development and Organizational Culture team of VCU Human Resources will present an online workshop about the components of an effective team and how to achieve results, develop positive relationships and cultivate individual well-being. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Leslee Gensinger at learndev@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.csod.com/samldefault.aspx?returnUrl=%252fDeepLink%252fProcessRedirect.aspx%253fmodule%253dlodetails%2526lo%253d0c725e5c-9d50-4419-a9b8-ff8ea66e50c9.

Faculty and staff who participate in the state employee flexible spending program should resolve all 2019-2020 plan year claims with PayFlex by Nov. 30. Account funds used for unapproved claims become reclassified as taxable income and the Commonwealth requires VCU to withhold the applicable tax from employees' paychecks.

For more information, contact VCU Human Resources, Benefits Administration at benefits@vcu.edu or visit https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/benefits/.

Are you concerned about your teen’s weight? We can help. TEENS is a research program that includes a four-month family-based lifestyle intervention - all conducted virtually - for teens ages 12 to 16 who are overweight or have obesity problems. The program is offered by Children's Hospital of Richmond. It includes weekly, virtual group classes for teens and parents that cover topics such as healthy eating, physical activity and goal-setting. Teens also participate in live exercise sessions conducted online by personal trainers.

For more information, contact Sarah Farthing at teens@vcuhealth.org or (804) 827-8336 or visit http://www.chrichmond.org/TEENS.