Faculty/staff Issue for December 11, 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's Virtual Commencement Ceremony

Add to calendar 12-12-2020 09:00:00 12-12-2020 America/New_York VCU's Virtual Commencement Ceremony 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.   https://commencement.vcu.edu/ VCU Office of University Events UNIVevents@vcu.edu DD/MM/YYYY

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/.

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.

Fall 2020 Final Grading Due Dec. 14 at Noon

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.

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