Student Issue for December 1, 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.

Today

VCUArts Faculty Lecture Series: Algorithmic Choreography, Kate Sicchio

Add to calendar 01-12-2020 17:30:00 01-12-2020 18:30:00 America/New_York VCUArts Faculty Lecture Series: Algorithmic Choreography, Kate Sicchio Almost since the beginning of computing, people have used computers to create choreography. This lecture-demonstration will introduce algorithmic choreography. The use of computers in dance will be discussed, specifically the making of Terpsicode, a programming language for live-coding dance performance scores created by Kate Sicchio. The event will be presented by VCUarts. Virtual (Zoom) Kelly Kerr kkerr@vcu.edu DD/MM/YYYY

5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Almost since the beginning of computing, people have used computers to create choreography. This lecture-demonstration will introduce algorithmic choreography. The use of computers in dance will be discussed, specifically the making of Terpsicode, a programming language for live-coding dance performance scores created by Kate Sicchio. The event will be presented by VCUarts.

For more information, contact Kelly Kerr at kkerr@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/event/vcuarts-faculty-lecture-series-algorithmic-choreography-kate-sicchio/.

This week

Dollars and Dime Bags

Add to calendar 02-12-2020 19:00:00 02-12-2020 America/New_York Dollars and Dime Bags Rams in Recovery will sponsor a talk on drug policy, the costs of criminalization and the potential for liberation. The featured speaker will be Audrey Redford, Ph.D., Western Carolina University, along with panelists Lamont Bagby and Victor McKenzie Jr. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL. https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMkfuuvrjguHd0189KYaDlhC92v-qHZRgu0 Emily Tompkins tompkinsee@vcu.edu DD/MM/YYYY

Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020 at 7 p.m.

Rams in Recovery will sponsor a talk on drug policy, the costs of criminalization and the potential for liberation. The featured speaker will be Audrey Redford, Ph.D., Western Carolina University, along with panelists Lamont Bagby and Victor McKenzie Jr. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Emily Tompkins at tompkinsee@vcu.edu or (703) 785-7411 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMkfuuvrjguHd0189KYaDlhC92v-qHZRgu0.

Understanding Why Mothers and Their Babies Miss Prenatal and Well-Child Visits

Add to calendar 03-12-2020 12:00:00 03-12-2020 13:00:00 America/New_York Understanding Why Mothers and Their Babies Miss Prenatal and Well-Child Visits Assistant Professor Elizabeth Wolf, M.D., MPH, will discuss her research into prenatal and well-child visit attendance in this installment of Discovery Dialogues hosted by VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL. Zoom Pam Dillon, Pharm.D., research liaison, pmdillon@vcu.edu DD/MM/YYYY

Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020 from noon to 1 p.m.

Assistant Professor Elizabeth Wolf, M.D., MPH, will discuss her research into prenatal and well-child visit attendance in this installment of Discovery Dialogues hosted by VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research. 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/meeting/register/tJwpcu2hqDguHNxbBv1Yrg8I7vAv_5-9U59T.

Notices

Request for Feedback: Provost Search

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.

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