5 p.m.

This summer, the ICA Shop will present a series of intimate live programming events each Friday evening. Artist agustine zegers will guide a small group in an olfactory walkthrough the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St., with key stopping points. At each point, participants will take notes and explore different facets of the scent produced in response to the smellscapes of the ICA.

For more information, contact Stephanie Stanton at stantons@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/counter-cartographies-smell-1/.

Monday, Aug. 23, 2021 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Log onto a virtual information session to learn all about the da Vinci Center's undergraduate certificates in product innovation, venture creation and human-centered design. Find out how they can fit in alongside your major at VCU (or how you can get started before you even declare a major). Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lloyd Young at youngel3@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/wow-virtual-open-house.

Monday, Aug. 23, 2021 from noon to 12:50 p.m.

Michael Elliott, Pharm.D., senior vice president and chief transformation officer at Centra Health, will share insights about the future of health care at an online seminar hosted by VCU's Center for Pharmacy Practice Innovation. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Madeleine Wagner at cppi@vcu.edu or visit http://bit.ly/CPPISeminars.

Monday, Aug. 23, 2021 at 4 p.m.

The Ram Spirit Walk will take place immediately after New Student Convocation. In the Welcome Week tradition, the Class of 2025, incoming transfer students and the Peppas spirit band will march from Monroe Park to a block party. Join the procession in the park or along the route to welcome new students to VCU. Starting in Monroe Park, students will take a right on Franklin Street, a right on Belvidere Street, a right on Main Street and right on Linden Street, ending on Floyd Avenue. The Spirit Walk can also be joined remotely and viewed online. Convocation will be streamed on the VCU Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/virginiacommonwealthuniversity) and the Ram Spirit Walk will be streamed on the Students Today Alumni Tomorrow Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/vcu_stat/).

For more information, contact Allison Toney at aktoney@vcu.edu.

Monday, Aug. 23, 2021 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Demystify the college writing process by breaking it into manageable sections. The workshop will also offer brainstorming and guidelines for staying ahead of deadlines. Register for the event, to be in Room 4100, Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave., at the following URL.

For more information, contact Trey Burnart Hall at hallbr@vcu.edu or visit https://writing.vcu.edu/events/.

Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021 from 8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

This online colloquium is a forum for interdisciplinary and intersectoral participants to understand the state of health equity in Virginia, explore obstacles to fair and just health care and to generate policy solutions that favor the health of all Virginians. It is planned by the Affiliate Scholars of the Langston Center for Innovation in Quality and Safety in collaboration with VCU's L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Shelly Smith, DNP, ANP-BC, at sporter@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?EID=22895&P=5.

Friday, Aug. 27, 2021 from 10 a.m. to noon

In a continuation of the "Understanding Unconscious Bias" sessions, VCU's Learning, Development and Organizational Culture team will further discuss practical tools to confront, address and better understand unconscious and implicit biases. Explore the PAUSE method as well as various visuals to explore unconscious biases and recognize what actions can be taken to slow down and avoid negative impacts and actions.

For more information, contact Shana Ryman at sryman@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.csod.com/ui/lms-learning-details/app/event/e04e6a80-3d6f-4da0-a8b3-7935ca3006ea.

Friday, Oct. 22, 2021 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Metropolitan Educational Research Consortium in the VCU School of Education is accepting proposals for its 18th annual conference. The theme of the event will be "The Promise of Public Education: Connecting Research, Policy and Practice in a New Era." Each year the MERC Conference brings together hundreds of local stakeholders to discuss research and ideas for addressing immediate and enduring issues in public PK12 education. Submit a proposal at the following URL.

For more information, contact David Naff at naffdb@vcu.edu or visit https://merc.soe.vcu.edu/conference/.

VCU's Office of Student Experience is recruiting for its SCIE (Student Council for an Inclusive Environment) Ambassador cohort. The SCIE Ambassador Program is an inter-professional leadership opportunity for medical graduate students who are interested in and have a passion for cultivating diversity and inclusion across the medical campus. Ambassadors will have the opportunity to make suggestions and recommendations to improve the climate for all students on the MCV campus. Apply by Aug. 31 at the following URL.

For more information, contact Office of Student Experience at studentexp@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/pXgYhc6w2eLLQcQy5.

Each year, VCU's Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence sponsors Faculty Learning Communities, small faculty-led groups that meet to explore an area of interest related to a teaching, writing or faculty career. The communities offer a path to connect, collaborate and innovate. Individuals who have suggestions to facilitate for a Faculty Learning Community can submit them at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeBv3qVwFDsp6bxULJrXPulg_MdI28ytVcGgEI912z3wHcamA/viewform?fbclid=IwAR3tE18zuI5uHQsIThoG2ebhBFwysfhXUzTAQUNOy65b_9Zl2aceJDxMlXw.

Classroom resource information is available for VCU instructors who teach in centrally managed classrooms. These resources include information about the technical equipment and software (searchable by campus, building or room), using Zoom in the classroom, phone numbers for assistance and how to schedule in-room training. A summarized PDF file is available at https://bit.ly/3D1YNQC. Visit the Academic Technologies' classroom support website at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jared Parker at itsc@vcu.edu or visit http://go.vcu.edu/classroomsupport.

Faculty, staff and students will be collaborating in the same Google Workspace Domain as the fall semester begins as Google domains have merged.

For more information, contact Doctor Gee at drgee@vcu.edu or visit https://blogs.vcu.edu/drgee/2021/08/18/welcome-to-the-fall-2021-semester/.