10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Janice Underwood, Ph.D., Commonwealth of Virginia’s Inaugural Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, will give a keynote address as part of the "Together We Transform” career development series. Underwood's keynote talk will kick off a month-long career development series hosted by VCU Staff Senate and VCU Human Resources. All events are free to VCU and VCU Health employees. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact VCU Staff Senate at staffsenate@vcu.edu or visit https://staffsenateconference.vcu.edu/.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

VCU Libraries, the VCU C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and the VCU Postdoctoral Association will present the next installment of the 2021 How-to Talks by Postdocs Series. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Stacey Wahl at swahl@vcu.edu or visit https://rampages.us/howtotalks/upcoming/.

2 p.m.

VCU's Recreational Sports Outdoor Adventure Program will host a climbing challenge through March 31. Climbers are challenged to set a personal record or compete against friends to climb a total of 2,900 feet to ascend the 35-foot high face of El Capitan on the Cary Street Gym Climbing Wall. Climbers can help the OAP reach its goal of climbing 29,035 vertical feet to the peak of Everest. All levels of experience are welcome. Register at the Climbing Wall.

For more information, contact Sam Albert at outdoors@vcu.edu or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/outdoor-adventure-program/climbing-and-bouldering/#march.

5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

This event, hosted by VCU's Student Government Association, will focus on honest and transformative conversations between White and Black women in the academic environment. Five panelists will explore such topics as recognizing unconscious bias, engaging in difficult conversations and implementing antiracist behavior in a professional setting. All VCU and VCU Health students, faculty and staff are invited to participate. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ann Kee at keesa@vcu.edu or visit http://cglink.me/2dV/r1006877.

Tuesday, Mar. 2, 2021 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

VCU's L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs will hold a graduate programs online informational session for VCU employees via Zoom. An overview of the school's graduate programs and benefits will be presented. Register at the following URL.

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

Tuesday, Mar. 2, 2021 from 11 a.m. to noon

VCU's Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence will host a discussion involving how faculty can be more open-minded when receiving feedback about writing. The session will also explore strategies for guiding others on giving meaningful feedback to faculty. Register at the following URL for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/EGH5waCTxme5repT7.

Tuesday, Mar. 2, 2021 from noon to 1:30 p.m.

Ryan Dennis focuses on African American contemporary art with an emphasis on socially engaged practices, site-specific projects and public interventions. He will give a lecture for the Wavelength online series, which brings together artists, designers, curators and scholars. Wavelength is a collaboration involving VCUarts, the ICA at VCU and VCUarts Qatar. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Stephanie Stanton at stantons@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/wavelength-ryan-dennis/.

Tuesday, Mar. 2, 2021 from noon to 12:45 p.m.

Join the Office of Student Experience as nurse practitioner Joy Zeh will discuss the terms and practices associated with caring for HIV-positive patients. She will also focus on the timeline of HIV and biases related to treating this population. The session is designed with health sciences students in mind. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Office of Student Experience at studentexp@vcu.edu or visit https://www.pubapps.vcu.edu/vphs/OSEReg/Form.aspx?EventTypeID=13.

Tuesday, Mar. 2, 2021 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

VCU's Division for Health Sciences Diversity will present a conversation with Sampson Davis, M.D., an emergency room physician and New York Times best-selling author. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact VCU P.R.I.M.E (Pre-health and Related Interests Mentoring Experiences), at vcuprime@gmail.com or visit https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJItc-qqqzssGNaOVV9Z80ZNn6PfK2l1a1Ka.

Tuesday, Mar. 2, 2021 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

MPI graduate Isaiah Harvin will participate in a Q&A about the center's cross-disciplinary graduate program. Harvin is a product manager at HBO Max. General information about the program will also be available. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lloyd Young at youngel3@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/mpi-march.

Tuesday, Mar. 2, 2021 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Bring a favorite poem to discuss at a Poetry Club event. Click on the following URL for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Maheen Farooqi at farooqims@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/96214040552.

Wednesday, Mar. 3, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

Students in VCU's School of Pharmacy will discuss proper medication and prescription drug safety at an online program hosted by the Health and Wellness Library. 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/7561587.

Wednesday, Mar. 3, 2021 from noon to 12:30 p.m.

Join VCU Human Resources and Recreational Sports to take a break from the work day to explore basic and foundational yoga postures to align, strengthen and promote flexibility in the body. Questions: https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/worklife/. Register in Talent or at the following URL.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://bit.ly/2ND5TWD.

Thursday, Mar. 4, 2021 at 11 a.m.

VCU Health registered dietitian Dana Henderson will discuss healthy eating habits and how to manage emotional eating during times of stress. March is National Nutrition Month and VCU Human Resources will host speakers to talk about nutrition. Questions: https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/worklife/. Register in Talent@VCU or at the following URL.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://bit.ly/3pSUHm3.

Thursday, Mar. 4, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and the Health Sciences Library will present the next installment in their lunch research seminars. Roy Sabo, Ph.D., associate professor, biostatistics, will discuss rationale randomly selecting and allocating subjects in health and medical research studies. Questions: http://www.cctr.vcu.edu. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Pamela Dillon, Pharm.D., research liaison, at pmdillon@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1519 or visit https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEqceioqzwoHNdsNWLrCr7eg14wfQPA7ZOy.

Thursday, Mar. 4, 2021 at 4 p.m.

VCUarts Department of Kinetic Imaging and the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center will host Tony Cokes for an artist talk and conversation with Amber Esseiva, ICA associate curator. Cokes is a visual artist whose work centers on popular culture and mass media. Click on the following URL for the Zoom link.

For more information, contact Kathryn Wirtz at wirtzkr@vcu.edu or (703) 945-4802 or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/community/news/artist-lecture-tony-cokes/.

Friday, Mar. 5, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

A selection of nearly 20 works covers nearly 10 years of work by Harold Mendez. Comprising sculpture, printmaking and photography, Mendez invites the viewer to explore the tension between fiction and truth, visibility and absence, and how history and geography shape our sense of self and our relationship to the world. The exhibit will be on display at the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St., March 5-June 27.

For more information, contact Stephanie Stanton at stantons@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/exhibitions/harold-mendez-let-us-gather/.

Friday, Mar. 5, 2021 from 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.

The session will feature an overview of regulatory approval and commercialization issues impacting companies developing medical devices, drugs and biologic products. The event is hosted by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation, VCU Institute for Engineering and Medicine and VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Emily Komornik at komornikea@vcu.edu or visit https://iem.vcu.edu/events/bench-to-community/march-5-21/.

Friday, Mar. 19, 2021 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

This event, sponsored by VCU Online, VCU Academic Technologies and the CTLE, provides an opportunity for faculty who have been working in Canvas to share successes and ideas for best practices. This free event is open to all faculty. Presenters and participants should register at http://go.vcu.edu/_fba. Attend the session via Zoom at https://vcu.zoom.us/j/3556791109. View the schedule of events at the following URL.

For more information, contact Brianne Jackson at onlinepd@vcu.edu or visit https://learningsystems.vcu.edu/canvas/vcu-canvas-faculty-showcase-2021/#d.en.431391.

Tuesday, Mar. 9, 2021 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence and VCU Libraries - Innovative Media will present a workshop on Google Suite tools. Participants will learn how creating weird things (together) in Google Docs, Slides and Jamboard can help create community in the classroom. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/iemnBDcU8M8teFHa6.

New online Canvas training sessions are scheduled and ready for registration. Academic Technologies has partnered with VCU Online to provide a full schedule of training covering a variety of Canvas topics. Training will be delivered by members of both teams who have prepared the university's Canvas environment and resources to smooth the transition. View the training schedule at the following URL.

For more information, contact Brianne Jackson at onlinepd@vcu.edu or visit https://go.vcu.edu/learn-canvas.

What faculty and Blackboard organization leaders need to know now: Faculty must have all content exported from Blackboard by May 31. Organization leaders must export organization content from Blackboard by March 31. Files and content in Blackboard can be exported, kept for your own records or imported into Canvas. Request a “sandbox” course to explore and learn Canvas. Instructions for the all the above can be found at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jamillah Martin at canvas@vcu.edu or visit https://ts.vcu.edu/askit/teaching-and-learning/canvas/faculty/pack-your-bags-vcu-is-moving-to-canvas/.

Women in Science, Dentistry and Medicine Faculty Organization’s 29th annual leadership conference, “You Belong Here! Imposter Syndrome: What Is It, How to Recognize It and How to Overcome It” will be available via Zoom. Keynote speaker Jennifer Hunt, M.D., University of Florida, will discuss “A Secret Truth About the Gender Leadership Gap.” The conference will also feature two workshops and a spotlight session.

For more information, contact Deborah Stewart at deborah.stewart@vcuhealth.org.

Nominations are being accepted through March 8 for the 2021 WISDM Professional Achievement Award, which recognizes a School of Medicine woman who is a role model and mentor; promoting the professional development of other women faculty.

For more information, contact Deborah Stewart at deborah.stewart@vcuhealth.org or (804) 551-4122 or visit https://medschool.vcu.edu/about/deans-office/facultyaffairs/wims/.

The Dean of Libraries and University Librarian candidate forums are now available. For candidate privacy with Zoom, the forums were not presented to a live online audience but were recorded. The university community was asked to submit questions on the search webpage which were used during the Q&A period. Forum recording and feedback forms are available at the following URL. Feedback for this search will close at 5 p.m. on March 2.

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

VCU Libraries, the C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and the VCU Postdoctoral Association will present the 2021 How-to Talks by Postdocs Series. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Stacey Wahl at swahl@vcu.edu or visit https://rampages.us/howtotalks/upcoming/.

The Institute of Drug and Alcohol Studies is inviting volunteers aged 18-70 to participate in a research study to add to the science for developing new treatments for people with alcohol use disorder. Study volunteers can be people who don’t drink, drink sometimes, drink every day, or used to drink but now don’t. The study is one to four visits at the CARI Clinic (free parking) and involves answering questions about yourself, playing games on the computer, a physical exam and an MRI scan. Research is private and respectful. Volunteers are paid for their time. To complete a brief interview to see if you may be eligible, call the following telephone number or email study4u@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Mandy Adams at msadams@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3784 or visit https://idas.vcu.edu/research/.

Are you 18 years of age or above and self-identify as Black/African American? Consider the Race and Trust in Institutions Study. The purpose of the study is to explore how public incidents involving law enforcement and African Americans may affect mental health and institutional trust. All data will be held confidential. SONA Research credit is available for participants in this study. Non-SONA participants will be entered into a raffle for one of 10 gift cards for $25.

For more information, contact Shawn Jones, Ph.D., MHS, at scjones4@vcu.edu or visit https://upenn.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_exJm7tfXWwzyGxf.

VCU's ASPEN Lab (Advanced Signal Processing in Engineering and Neuroscience) is enrolling individuals for a study involving virtual reality and EEG brain signal measurements. Participants must be 18 years or older and in good general health with no pre-existing serious medical conditions. Dates and times for participating are flexible. Questions: Dean Krusienski, Ph.D., principal investigator, at djkrusienski@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Meghan Kumar at kumarm2@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1890 or visit https://sites.google.com/vcu.edu/aspenlab.