Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Join VCU Human Resources and Fidelity for an educational web workshop to learn strategies and tips to help manage your financial future with confidence. Get strategies and tips on prioritizing and funding specific savings goals, such as buying a new home or car, saving for a child’s college and more. Questions: https://ramstrong.vcu.edu/. 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/3zB9oPG.

Friday, Aug. 13, 2021 at noon

Have you tried to "get healthy" but aren't really sure what that looks like for you? Are you looking for some practical steps you can take or areas you can focus on in your health journey? A Lunch and Learn session hosted by VCU's Center for Pharmacy Practice Innovation will cover wellness and mindfulness, diet, exercise and health care as they intersect with building healthy habits. Submit questions ahead of time at the following email address or via Facebook.

For more information, contact Madeleine Wagner at cppi@vcu.edu or visit https://www.facebook.com/VCUPharmacyCPPI/posts/820303591965466.

Friday, Aug. 13, 2021 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

This summer, the ICA Shop will present a series of live programming every Friday evening. The Aug. 13 event will feature collective writing, reading and moving through the text projected on the building with Richmond-based poet Ty Little. Capacity for the event, at the Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St., is 35. RSVP in advance at the following URL.

For more information, contact Stephanie Stanton at stantons@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/ty-little-moving-text/.

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.

Beginning Aug. 16 at noon, VCU students who have experienced a financial hardship related to the coronavirus pandemic are invited to apply for emergency relief grants as authorized by the American Rescue Plan.

For more information, contact Strategic Enrollment Management and Student Success at semcares@vcu.edu or visit https://sfs.vcu.edu/financial-aid/types-of-aid/covid-19-relief/.

VCU Learning Systems is offering Canvas training for Summer and Fall. Faculty should register at go.vcu.edu/canvas-training. The full training schedule can be viewed on the VCU Canvas website at the following URL (keyword: Canvas).

For more information, contact Jamillah Martin at canvaslearn@vcu.edu or visit https://training.vcu.edu.

Fall courses with the VCU Center for Corporate Education class are now open for registration. VCU Center for Corporate Education programs are built on a joint foundation of technical and interpersonal skills. VCU faculty and staff receive a 10 percent discount. See course descriptions at the following URL.

For more information, contact Carrie Hawes at cjhawes@vcu.edu or visit https://business.vcu.edu/industry-partners/center-for-corporate-education/.

Are you a health-care clinician or student who practices or trains in Virginia? If so, then you are likely eligible to participate in a survey study conducted by faculty at VCU. We are interested in how health-care professionals have learned behavioral health counseling, specifically motivational interviewing. Those who complete the 20-minute survey will be entered into a bi-monthly gift-card drawing. Click on the following link to participate.

For more information, contact Rashelle Hayes at rashelle.hayes@vcuhealth.org or (804) 628-6752 or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=NWWYMP4W44.

Researchers are looking for volunteers to participate in the COVID-CARE study. Volunteers must be aged 18 and older, identify as Black or African American and be located within the Richmond area. Volunteers will be asked to review and electronically sign an informed consent document, complete online surveys and complete two COVID tests at home, provided at no cost. If you are selected for the study, you will be compensated for your time. To access the study’s website and see if you are eligible, click on the following URL.

For more information, contact Allison Rocha at study4u@vcu.edu or (804) 827-4202 or visit http://www.covidcarestudy.org.

… Ready, SET, Health. Researchers at VCU are looking for young women interested in changing their diet and physical activity routine to enroll in a new study. Eligible participants will receive a free program designed to help them meet their goals for healthy living. The study requires two in-person data collection visits (one before the program and one after), but the entire four-month program is conducted completely online.

For more information, contact OPT for Health - VCU School of Medicine at optforhealth@vcuhealth.org or (804) 827-2250 or visit http://www.readysethealthvcu.com.