2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Finance and Procurement Services Career Community will host the second of a four-part series. This session will focus on best practices to prepare for winter break. Submit questions to the following email address. Register in Talent@VCU at the following URL.

For more information, contact Charleyne Kelley at finservcc@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.csod.com/ui/lms-learning-details/app/event/f6490c97-d44e-4bed-99e2-8ed65aed1e5f?session=b7e2c4a0-e4f0-459a-8b2d-645432308bab.

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.

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/.

Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 at noon

Take a break from the work day to explore basic and foundational yoga postures to align, strengthen and promote flexibility in the body. This session is hosted by VCU Human Resources and Recreational Sports. Register in Talent@VCU.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/worklife/.

Dec. 15 is the quarterly election deadline for voluntary contributions to become effective in January for participants in the Virginia Retirement System Hybrid Plan. Participants can voluntarily contribute up to 4 percent of their creditable salary and receive up to a 2.5 percent employer match.

For more information, contact VCU Human Resources, Benefits Administration at benefits@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1723 or visit http://www.varetirement.org/hybrid.

VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research introduces a new seminar series that will serve as an insider’s guide to the National Institutes of Health’s K Awards for career development. Successful K Award applicants will share tips and tricks that those who attend can apply to their own writing. The five-part series begins Dec. 16.

For more information, contact Rob DiRenzo at direnzor@vcu.edu or visit https://rampages.us/vcucctr/2020/12/02/k-award/.

VCU Telecommunications will upgrade the voicemail system that serves the University and Health System communities on Dec. 10 from 6 p.m. to approximately midnight. During that time all automated attendants and caller menus will continue to function normally. Callers will still be able to leave messages in voicemail boxes. However, subscribers will be unable to retrieve those messages until the upgrade is completed. All messages, passwords and greetings will be retained.

For more information, contact Lynne Williams at ljwillia@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2880.