1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Come learn to be an advocate and ally for people struggling with substance use disorders and people in recovery. This event will be hosted by Rams in Recovery. Questions: http://recovery.vcu.edu. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Emily Tompkins at tompkinsee@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/a/vcu.edu/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfISpY2Iqmvq_nbttV2YmWSF5cKFHyxSxY5yGrIxiSNXfMh5Q/viewform.

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

VCU's Writing Center will host a workshop to help participants learn to write a strong, successful personal statement. The Zoom link is hosted on the center's events page at the following URL.

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

Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

The Health Equity Series, hosted by VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research, will continue with a community conversation on LGBTQ+ health care and research. The discussion will include advances, gaps and shared resources in the LGBTQ+ community and efforts to close the gaps. The event is open to all. Scheduled speakers include Karen Legato, executive director of Health Brigade; Bill Harrison, president and executive director of Diversity Richmond; and Zakia McKensey, executive director of Nationz Foundation. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lauren Harris at cctrhlthdis@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEqcuyrrD0jGNWbSWgJ8j-OXnQCvWuMxD-G.

Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

ChamberRVA, along with VCU, VCU Health and other sponsors, will host a summer series of virtual conversations inspired by the recent Brookings Institute report, “From Commitment to Action: How CEOs Can Advance Racial Equity in Their Regional Economies.” The final conversation in the series will be "Setting an Agenda and Measuring Progress Toward Inclusive Growth With the Greater Washington Partnership." Questions: Elizabeth Tulip at elizabeth.tulip@chamberrva.com. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Heidi A. Crapol, VCU Office of Institutional Equity, Effectiveness and Success, at hcrapol@vcu.edu or visit http://go.chamberrva.com/events/details/all-sessions-shared-values-conversations-5674.

Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Learn more about the Society of Clinical Research Associates' certification program for clinical research professionals, an internationally accepted standard of knowledge, education and experience by which clinical research professionals are recognized. Topics will include candidate eligibility requirements, application process, certification exam outline and current exam format options. The facilitators will be Brent Williamson, Erika Peluso and Shirley Helm. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Shirley Helm at cctrsocra@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwrduGtrD0sG9EdhwfWaetlN2C9Dp8aQbEL.

VCU Continuing and Professional Education, in partnership with the Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, will hold face-to-face self-defense Aikido courses at The Fan Dojo for one academic credit. Courses begin the week of Aug. 23 and run through early December. Sections are available Tuesdays or Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m. (HPEX 121.C90, HPEX 121.C91). A $65 fee goes to the dojo to cover a T-shirt, costs and materials. View course information at the following URL or in the VCU Schedule of Classes.

For more information, contact VCU Continuing and Professional Education at ocpe@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1322 or visit http://go.vcu.edu/aikido.

VCU's Child Development Center is offering $700 monthly to student parents eligible for federal Pell Grants. In an effort to support VCU student needs and full-time enrollment toward graduation, the university's Child Development Center has been awarded the CCAMPIS Project grant to provide child care tuition support to Pell Grant eligible student parents of children ages 16 months-Kindergarten. Apply at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ashley Pointer at pointeran@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7377 or visit https://cdc.soe.vcu.edu/.

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.

The VCU Peppas pep band will hold its first meeting of the season Aug. 21 from 5-8 p.m. The pep band performs at athletic events, school functions and community events. The band is seeking all musicians including flute, clarinet, sax, horn, trumpet, trombone and baritone, tuba, guitar, drums, marching percussion, vocalists and strings Interested students should preregister at the following URL.

For more information, contact Duane Coston at costonpd@vcu.edu or visit https://tinyurl.com/thepeppas.

We are inviting male and female patients with diabetic neuropathy ages 18-75 to participate in a research investigation into the effects of noninvasive brain stimulation on pain perception. This study involves transcranial magnetic stimulation, which is a noninvasive and widely used brain stimulation technique. It also involves completing surveys and undergoing tests to evaluate perceptions of pain. Volunteers will be compensated for their time. You are only required to come once for the study and it will take approximately two to two-and-a-half hours to complete the study. The study is conducted within the VCU Neuromuscular Rehabilitation Engineering Lab at 737 N. Fifth St. Recruitment is ongoing. Questions: Bhushan Thakkar or Edmund Acevedo, Ph.D., at eoacevedo@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Bhushan Thakkar at thakkarbs2@vcu.edu or (804) 300-5578.