2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Finance and Procurement Services Career Community will host an informational session on the Reporting Center and Finance Dashboard. The session will be presented by Karen Lamb, business analyst, VCU Controller’s Office. This presentation will include a review of the finance reports in the Reporting Center and also review the Finance and Research Dashboard. Register in Talent@VCU at the following URL.

For more information, contact Charleyne Kelley at finservcc@vcu.edu or visit https://go.vcu.edu/fpscc-events.

2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.

VCU's Health Promotion and Well-Being Center (The Well) will resume its virtual guided meditations the week classes begin. Meditations are suitable for all levels of practice. Questions: http://thewell.vcu.edu. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Mia Liadis at liadisa@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/93693450990.

Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021 from noon to 5 p.m.

VCUarts The Anderson, 907 1/2 W. Franklin St., will present exhibitions from three MFA alumni from the Class of 2020. Works by Eric Anthony Berdis (Craft/Material Studies), Bryan Castro (Painting + Printmaking) and John Hee Taek Chae (Painting + Printmaking) will be shown. Berdis' "it's going to feel like Wednesday all day," Castro's "An Incessant Modulation" and Chae's "good faith" are all on view through Feb. 5.

For more information, contact Monica Kinsey at kinseym@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/community/news/category/the-anderson/.

Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021 from noon to 6 p.m.

VCUarts The Anderson presents WHERE ARE YOU FROM?, an exhibition by Art Foundation Program adjunct faculty member WonJung Choi. Choi is the recipient of the 2021 Excellence in Adjunct Research Exhibition at The Anderson, 907 1/2 W. Franklin St. The exhibition is on view through Feb. 13. Masks and physical distancing will be required.

For more information, contact Monica Kinsey at kinseym@vcu.edu or (703) 282-0530 or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/community/news/wonjung-choi-where-are-you-from/.

Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

The Health and Wellness Library will host Suzie C. Park, M.D., VCU Health Internal Medicine, who will discuss preventive health resources and tips to help stay cancer-free. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact K.J. Ricasata at ricasatakj@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2432 or visit https://vcu.libcal.com/event/7366627.

Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The VCU Honors College will host Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Writing Caddie Alford, Ph.D., for a Berglund seminar. Alford will discuss the rise of online communities and conspiracies, such as QAnon. She will utilize rhetorical theory in order to examine specific case studies and demonstrate how opinion makes these encounters persuasive. Email the following address for the event link.

For more information, contact Jared Johnson at jajohnson4@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

VCU's School of Education will host an online informational session about its Master of Teaching program in secondary science and math. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Cheyanne Brown at browncl27@vcu.edu or (914) 310-3287 or visit https://soe.vcu.edu/events/info-sessions-open-houses/.

Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Can urban farming elicit decolonization, self-determination and healing through access to food? Urban Farming/Common Ground explores these questions with brief presentations and dialogue featuring Duron Chavis, urban farmer and educator; Quilian Riano, founder and lead designer of DSGN AGNC; and Ashley Gripper, founder of Land Based Jawns. This program was inspired by the “Resiliency Garden,” at the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Stephanie Stanton at stantons@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/urban-farming-common-ground/.

Monday, Feb. 1, 2021 at 4 p.m.

VCU's Office of the Provost has announced the dates for this semester's Faculty Club events, which are open to all VCU faculty members. VCU Faculty Club provides an informal setting for faculty members from both campuses to connect, expand their network of colleagues and explore possibilities for professional collaboration. All Faculty Club events will be held virtually until further notice. See a full schedule of events at the following URL.

For more information, contact Pam Hendrix at pahendrix@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/facultyclub.

Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021 at 1 p.m.

VCU's L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs will hold a graduate programs online open house via Zoom. An overview of the school's graduate programs, benefits and application procedures will be presented. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ross Losapio at losapior@vcu.edu or visit http://bit.ly/FebWSGrad.

Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Google Meet provides the faculty host attendance reports and a recording automatically, and the use of a chat room for class collaboration is easy to set up. Collaboration Services invites you to learn all about Meet and Chat for on-line learning enhancement. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Dr. Gee at drgee@vcu.edu or visit https://go.vcu.edu/gogoogle.

Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021 from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

The L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs will host "Racial Challenges for Ethics, Urban Professionals," a virtual lecture by June Manning Thomas, a Distinguished Professor Emerita at the University of Michigan. Thomas writes about race relations and social justice issues, largely in U.S. cities and focuses on strategies for distressed communities in cities like Detroit. She will appear as part of the Wilder School's Doctoral Lecture Series in Public Policy. Questions: https://wilder.vcu.edu/news-and-events/news-articles/thomas-headlines-february-doctoral-lecture-1.html. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Katherine Huynh at huynhkp@vcu.edu or (804) 827-0867 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMvduirrDkrGNZURhECvpWj8RxV61NkQguA.

Friday, Feb. 5, 2021 at noon

Join the Center for Interprofessional Education and Inter Health Professionals Alliance for a Root Cause Analysis Presentation for the National CLARION Scholarship Competition. This is a student case competition for health professional students, enabling them to achieve a 360-degree perspective on patient safety in today's health care system and how it might be improved. Student teams, consisting of four students composed of at least two disciplines, are given a case and are charged with creating a root cause analysis. The team members present their analysis to a panel of interprofessional judges that evaluates the analysis in the context of real-world standards of practice. The VCU winning team competes at the national level for scholarship and prizes. Contact the following email address for a request to participate. Join the Zoom meeting at the following URL.

For more information, contact Melissa Burton at mhburton@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2898 or visit https://zoom.us/j/98704205069.

Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The purpose of Safe Zone is to reduce anti-queerness, transphobia, biphobia and heterosexism at VCU, making the campus a safer and freer environment for all members of the community regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity and/or gender expression. Additional opportunities for virtual Safe Zones throughout the spring semester can be found at the following URL and searching "Safe Zone" in the search box.

For more information, contact Safe Zone at safezone@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6200 or visit http://training.vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 from 9 a.m. to noon

VCU Environmental Health and Safety will hold online training for those who handle dangerous goods. Register for the class through BioRaft for Zoom information.

For more information, contact Barbara Back at bjback@vcu.edu or (804) 241-0197.

The Department of African American Studies invites VCU departments and units to select recipients for the Black History in the Making Awards. The award honors exceptional African American students, junior faculty and staff/University and Academic Professionals at VCU. Participating departments/units hold internal selection processes and select one or more recipients who are honored in February. The deadline to submit recipients is Feb. 8. Visit the following URL for instructions.

For more information, contact Dae Newman at newmanad@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1371 or visit https://afam.vcu.edu/awards/black-history-in-the-making/.

The VCU Office of Continuing and Professional Education offers flexible online learning for the VCU community and members of the public. Choose from bookkeeping, computer skills for the workplace, counseling and behavioral health, cultural competency and languages, customer service, event planning, Excel, Google Analytics, paralegal studies, play therapy, podcasting, supervisory and leadership and test prep for the GMAT, GRE, and LSAT, ACT and SAT, and MCAT, PCAT and DAT and WordPress.

For more information, contact VCU Office of Continuing and Professional Education at ocpe@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1322 or visit https://ocpe.vcu.edu/courses/.

RamTech is now inside Barnes and Noble @ VCU at 1111 W. Broad St. RamTech has joined the B&N College family, which means tech and VCU gear can be bundled on payroll deductions and Barnes and Noble gift cards can be used on all technology. Questions: email ramtech@vcu.edu. Technology is available for purchase at the following URL.

For more information, contact Erinn Budd at budde@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8324 or visit http://vcu.bncollege.com/shop/vcu/home.

VCU Libraries staff and faculty continue to provide remote consulting services and access to vast digital collections. Library buildings on both campuses are open for the spring semester. Operating hours will be trimmed slightly compared to fall 2020. See other changes and updates at the following URL.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/news/2021-news/spring-update.html.

New this semester, to protect the community's health, no food or drink will be permitted in library buildings. Food and drink cannot be consumed anywhere in the James Branch Cabell or Health Sciences libraries. Users may not bring food and drink, except water bottles, into either library. Users are permitted to take sips of water and immediately replace face coverings. Food may be consumed only in Starbucks at Cabell.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/news/2021-news/spring-update.html.

The Cabell First Novelist Award, organized annually by the VCU Department of English and VCU Libraries, is soliciting volunteer community readers to help with its spring judging process. Community readers will read a minimum of two novel submissions (as assigned) and provide feedback via an online form during February and March.

For more information, contact Michelle Goshen at cabellfn@vcu.edu or visit http://firstnovelist.vcu.edu.

Are you currently experiencing low back pain, between the ages of 18 and 60 years old and interested in the possibility of nine weeks of nonsurgical experimental treatment? If you answered yes to all three you may qualify for the research. What? New, innovative and fun Virtual Reality games designed to help people with chronic back pain move and feel better. Where? All appointments, testing and treatments are conducted at VCU. When? Participation in the study involves nine consecutive weeks of nonsurgical experimental treatment and five follow-up visits. Questions: http://www.movr.vcu.edu. To see if you qualify for the study, visit the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Amos at tiffany.amos@vcuhealth.org or (804) 828-4766 or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=DHT7NDE3J9.