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.

Friday, Feb. 5, 2021 from 11 a.m. to noon

VCU's Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence will present a workshop on inclusive teaching. Through examining our awareness and understanding of inclusive teaching, participants will be able to make plans to bring inclusive teaching practices to their classrooms. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/bWjEDzpdG2Boo9nz8.

Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Collaboration Services invites you to learn all things Gmail and make you the master of your Inbox. This class will provide a hands-on walkthrough of the organizational and productivity tools Gmail has to offer. Register at the following URL.

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

Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 at 1 p.m.

VCU's Records Management Office will hold Records Management 101 training online via Zoom. Training will cover recordkeeping requirements and practices to be compliant with state regulations and university policy. Register in Talent (keyword "records"). Busy but can’t make it? Try self-paced Records Management 101 training available in Blackboard.

For more information, contact Amber Peranski at aperanski@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2097.

The VCU Libraries Dean search committee has posted preliminary slide presentations. The VCU community is invited to submit questions for the candidates using the “submit a question” link next to each candidate’s headshot. A moderator will present the questions to the candidate during the recorded forum in the order in which they were received, as many as possible within the hour. Submit questions by 5 p.m. Feb. 2.

For more information, contact Jenn Arce at jmarce@vcu.edu or visit https://provost.vcu.edu/searches/libraries/candidates/.

VCU's Office of the Provost is calling for fellowship proposals for funded undergraduate/mentor research collaborations during the summer of 2021. The VCU Fellowships provide support for research in all disciplines, including the iCubed research cores, community-engaged research and clinical/translational research. Descriptions of each Fellowship opportunity and submission guidelines are available at the four following URLs. The deadline for application is March 10. Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship Summer Fellowships, https://provost.vcu.edu/initiatives/urop/urop-fellowship/. Undergraduate Fellowships for Clinical and Translational Research, https://provost.vcu.edu/initiatives/urop/cctr/. Undergraduate Fellowships for Community Engaged Research, https://provost.vcu.edu/initiatives/urop/community/. Undergraduate Fellowships for Inquiry, Inclusion and Innovation, https://provost.vcu.edu/initiatives/urop/icubed/.

For more information, contact Herb Hill, Director of Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry at urop@vcu.edu.

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.

VCU's Honors College is seeking outstanding students for the fall semester. The ideal candidate will be of freshman or sophomore standing and have a GPA of 3.5 or above. Complete the form at the following URL to refer a student to the Honors College.

For more information, contact Jenna Venable at venablejl@vcu.edu or visit http://tinyurl.com/HonorsRefer.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Rams’ journey to 2011 Final Four. The VCU Office of Alumni Relations is recapturing the excitement by asking alumni to share their memories of the “First Four to the Final Four.” The office will collect fan photos and memories to share as clips on social media during March. All submissions will receive a commemorative T-shirt. Submit entries at the following URL by Feb. 1.

For more information, contact Allison Toney at aktoney@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0311 or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfiowzLV5v1tX4sWqne-Z6E5EeAZrObH-X8ajNYYrEKjMZXnw/viewform.

For the latest news, information and best practices for instructional technologies at VCU, subscribe to the VCU Academic Technologies’ blogs. Get the up-to-the-minute information about Canvas, Kaltura, Turnitin, Zoom and Classrooms. The blogs include: https://blogs.vcu.edu/zoom/, https://blogs.vcu.edu/classroomtechnology/ and https://blogs.vcu.edu/learning-systems/.

For more information, contact Jana Avery at jcavery@vcu.edu or visit https://ts.vcu.edu/about-us/academic-technologies/.