Student Issue for January 8, 2021

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.

Coming up

Indigenous Movement: A Discussion

Add to calendar 13-01-2021 18:00:00 13-01-2021 19:30:00 America/New_York Indigenous Movement: A Discussion Writer and curator Candice Hopkins will moderate a virtual conversation which will bring together “Commonwealth” artists Tanya Lukin Linklater and Tiffany Shaw-Collinge with Vanessa Bolin, an activist, singer and leader of the Richmond Indigenous Society. The panel is inspired by two works presented in "Commonwealth," an exhibit at the Markel Center at the VCU Institute for Contemporary Art. Lukin Linklater, an artist who often works with dance and choreography, has designed space for Indigenous performance in collaboration with architect Shaw-Collinge. Register at the following URL. Virtual (Zoom) Stephanie Stanton stantons@vcu.edu DD/MM/YYYY

Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Writer and curator Candice Hopkins will moderate a virtual conversation which will bring together “Commonwealth” artists Tanya Lukin Linklater and Tiffany Shaw-Collinge with Vanessa Bolin, an activist, singer and leader of the Richmond Indigenous Society. The panel is inspired by two works presented in "Commonwealth," an exhibit at the Markel Center at the VCU Institute for Contemporary Art. Lukin Linklater, an artist who often works with dance and choreography, has designed space for Indigenous performance in collaboration with architect Shaw-Collinge. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Stephanie Stanton at stantons@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/indigenous-movement-a-discussion/.

Notices

MCV Campus Traffic Impact

One eastbound and both westbound lanes of Marshall Street between 11th and 12th streets (in front of the Gateway Building) are now closed. One eastbound lane of traffic will be maintained. The Nelson Clinic garage entrance and exit will be closed. Traffic heading west on Marshall Street will be detoured at 12th Street unless entering the Gateway valet loop. Pedestrian traffic will also be rerouted.

For more information, contact Carrie Carroll at carrie.carroll@vcuhealth.org or visit https://www.vcuhealth.org/traffic.

Emswiller Interprofessional Symposium: Final Call for Abstracts

Submissions for the Ninth Annual Emswiller Interprofessional Symposium are due by 5 p.m. Jan. 8. The symposium will be held virtually on March 20. Abstracts are welcome which focus on interprofessional education at any level or interprofessional collaborative practice in any setting. Work previously presented at other meetings will also be accepted.

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

Recreational Sports Group Exercise Schedule for Winter Break

VCU Recreational Sports' Winter Break Group Exercise Schedule will be in effect through Jan. 24.

For more information, contact Hannah Kotarski at kotarskih@vcu.edu or visit http://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/fitness-and-wellness/group-exercise/.

Want To Learn Strategies To Accept Your Body?

Are you a woman ages 18 to 25? Would you like to participate in a research study aimed to accept your body? Involvement includes participation in a one-week online intervention that lasts 45 minutes total. Participants are asked to complete one-hour online surveys at three time points. Eligible participants will receive compensation in the form of Amazon gift cards. For more information and to determine eligibility, contact the following email address.

For more information, contact Alexandria E. Davies at daviesae@mymail.vcu.edu or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=DYARNEF8ND.

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