1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Learn to be an advocate and ally for people struggling with substance use disorders and those in recovery. The event will be hosted by Rams in Recovery. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Emily Tompkins at tompkinsee@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc0K9T9IjS3ameCHWtC6TtmpPip3HI-ZOnRiyHO9t5VgzAgYw/viewform.

1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

In celebration of International Education Week, VCU's Global Education Office will host the Phi Beta Delta Virtual Fall Symposium. The theme is "Learning From the Land." The event will feature sessions covering "Farming As Activism," "Native Knowledge Now," "Fire is Medicine" and a book club discussion of "Braiding Sweetgrass" by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Questions: https://global.vcu.edu/international-ed-week/. Register and see the full symposium schedule at the following URL.

For more information, contact Renee Russell at vrrussell@vcu.edu or visit https://global.vcu.edu/media/global/pdf/students/PBD%20Fall%20Symposium.pdf.

12 p.m.

VCU's Humanities Research Center and the Office of Health Equity will host a panel which will explore health disparities in Richmond, historical roots in Black political disenfranchisement and racial segregation and how to improve our city's health by building more equitable neighborhoods. A facilitated discussion will follow the panel. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Logan Vetrovec at healthequity@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_muY9xIifRRenHEz8mj4Pbw.

12 p.m.

VCU's Center for Pharmacy Practice Innovation is closing out its Fall 2021 seminar series with a joint talk from its co-directors, Dave Dixon, Pharm.D., and Teresa Salgado, M.Pharm., Ph.D., on their work and research with the Center for Disease Control's National Diabetes Prevention Program. Dixon and Salgado's presentations are titled "Survey of CDC-Recognized Community Pharmacies Providing the Diabetes Prevention Program," and "Assessment of a Diabetes Prevention Program using the Theoretical Domains Framework: A Qualitative Analysis," respectively. The event will be in Room 545, Robert Blackwell Smith Building, 410 N. 12th St., and online. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Madeleine Wagner at cppi@vcu.edu or visit https://cppi.pharmacy.vcu.edu/seminar-series/.

2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

In recognition of International Education Week, VCU's Global Education Office and School of World Studies will provide hot chocolate treats from around the world. Connect with the school's faculty and staff and learn about global engagement opportunities. This event will be at Lafayette Hall, 312 N. Shafer St.. See the full list of International Education Week events at the following URL.

For more information, contact Audrey Emiko Short at eashort@vcu.edu or visit https://global.vcu.edu/iew.

4 p.m.

VCU's Humanities Research Center will present Kim Case, Ph.D., and Salena Brody, Ph.D., via Zoom webinar on the book "Navigating Difficult Moments in Teaching Diversity and Social Justice." Case is director of faculty success and professor of gender, sexuality and women’s studies, and Brody is a psychology professor at the University of Texas at Dallas. Case’s book, co-edited with Mary Kite and Wendy Williams, was published by the APA in 2021.

For more information, contact Tyler Conrad at conradtl@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sQYmfI-6SSG0Pep5xjrHPQ.

6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Join the VPM and ICA Community Media Center for an evening with the creators of the documentary "Sister Radio." This virtual event, to be streamed live on the Institute for Contemporary Art’s YouTube channel, will feature conversations with director Andee Arches, Malian radio host Massitan Coulibaly (who the film follows), Andy Edmunds of the Virginia Film Office, Director of Community Media Chioke I’Anson and the film’s producer Cameron Kit. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Stephanie Stanton at stantons@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/cmc-sister-radio/.

8 p.m.

Hear four VCU small jazz ensembles perform in a free concert in Vlahcevic Concert Hall, W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. The concert will also be live-streamed at go.vcu.edu/concerthall. Audience members and performers will wear masks; performers also cover the bells of all aerosol-producing instruments. Music by Burke, Hammerstein, Henderson, Hubbard, Jarrett, Parker, Rollins, Romberg, Shorter, Strayhorn, Van Heusen, Zawinul, students and faculty will be featured.

For more information, contact Antonio Garcia at ajgarcia@vcu.edu.

Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Are you a research entrepreneur or small business focused on translational science? Join VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and Innovation Gateway in collaboration with the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences for a webinar on small business funding opportunities. Learn about Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer funding and resources. Speakers will be Lili M. Portilla, F. Gerard Moeller and Ivelina Metcheva. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jackie K. at kruszewskij@vcu.edu or visit https://ogilvy.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HmzyMTpnRQ6Byb5kgEJCOw.

Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

VCU Learning Systems will facilitate a workshop for faculty who want to learn how to prepare their courses in Canvas. The overview of this new LMS environment will include the steps for exporting and importing course material, including content exported from Blackboard. Afterward, participants will be ready to create and develop Canvas courses. This training is free and has no cancellation penalty. Questions: https://learningsystems.vcu.edu/. Register at the following URL (keyword: Canvas).

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

Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021 from noon to 12:30 p.m.

This fast-moving 30-minute routine, sponsored by VCU Human Resources and VCU Recreation and Well-Being, will feature nontraditional cardio and core exercises in an interval format. No equipment is required, though a yoga mat is recommended. Questions: https://ramstrong.vcu.edu/events/. 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/3BC7DCB.

Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021 at noon

VCU's Global Education Office will host a webinar which will explore internationality in the professional world and how to prepare students to be global citizens. Guest speakers Olympic gold medalist Katie Nageotte and Italian-American social entrepreneur Caroline Caporossi will share how overcoming challenges in their global experiences impacted their careers. This event is presented by Sant'Anna Institute, a VCU Education Abroad partner institution. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Renee Russell at vrrussell@vcu.edu or visit https://global.vcu.edu/iew.

Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021 at 4 p.m.

VCU's Global Education Office will host a virtual panel discussion in celebration of International Education Week featuring students who have participated in study abroad and virtual global learning programs. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Renee Russell at vrrussell@vcu.edu or visit https://global.vcu.edu/iew.

Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

This workshop, sponsored by VCU Online, will offer an overview of synchronous or live sessions in online learning and how instructors can best organize their sessions for optimum student engagement. A recording of the workshop will be posted after the session and be available to participants. Questions: Visit https://vcuonline.catalog.vcu.edu/ or email OnlinePD@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Brianne Jackson, Ph.D., at bljackson@vcu.edu or visit https://vcuonline.catalog.vcu.edu/browse/vcuonlineworkshops/courses/quality-live-sessions-for-online-courses.

Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

This virtual session, presented by VCU Human Resources, VCUHS Human Resources and Fidelity, will help you learn how to make financial health a priority. 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/2ZGXRlV.

Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021 from 2 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.

VCU's Learning, Development and Organizational Culture team will host a virtual examination of the different ages in the workplace and ways to collaborate, grow and learn from one another. Participants will consider where generations came from, discuss historical events that have shaped our lives, acknowledge generational unconscious bias and assumptions, discover leadership and management best practices related to ageism and find commonalities to break down labels. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Shana Ryman at sryman@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.csod.com/samldefault.aspx?returnUrl=%252fDeepLink%252fProcessRedirect.aspx%253fmodule%253dlodetails%2526lo%253dbbce80ef-e0da-447a-aa70-946871e0bca3.

Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

VCU's Institute for Engineering and Medicine will host the next virtual seminar in the Bench to Community series. Participants will learn how to obtain non-grant funding for investment in early-stage companies, including ways to talk to family/friends, angel investors and learn about investment "pitch" competitions to help source funds. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Laura Osborne at lmnosborne@vcu.edu or (804) 828-0349 or visit https://iem.vcu.edu/events/bench-to-community/.

Friday, Nov. 19, 2021 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Alex Wagaman, Ph.D., VCU School of Social Work, and Dmitri Blair, researcher, Advocates for Richmond Youth, will serve as panelists in the first in a series via Zoom of research-to-practice conversations about young adults experiencing homelessness. The event will focus on housing access and feature national researchers and practitioners sharing what they have learned about best practices for supporting young people in accessing housing. The event is free and CEUs are available. Questions: https://socialwork.vcu.edu. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Alex Wagaman at mawagaman@vcu.edu or visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/research-to-practice-housing-access-for-youth-experiencing-homelessness-tickets-193723420967.

Human Resources will present "Retiring With the VCU Optional Retirement Plan." These sessions are open to VCU faculty and VCU University and Academic Professionals, not VCU Health System employees. Questions: Email benefits@vcu.edu. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Alexis Cross at crossah@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1723 or visit https://vcu.csod.com/ui/lms-learning-details/app/event/c9921b6a-d526-48c3-ac2f-b5a913a231f0.

VCU Human Resources will present "How to Retire With the Virginia Retirement System" for university employees. These sessions are open to VCU employees only, not VCU Health System employees. Questions: Email benefits@vcu.edu. View upcoming sessions and register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Alexis Cross at crossah@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1723 or visit https://vcu.csod.com/ui/lms-learning-details/app/event/cf698494-7201-467a-8b5b-c8739911e503.

VCU's Honors College is seeking outstanding students to join in the Spring 2022 semester. The ideal candidate will be of freshman or sophomore standing and have above a 3.5 or higher GPA. Complete the form at the following URL to refer a student to Honors.

For more information, contact Jenna Venable at venablej@vcu.edu or visit https://bit.ly/3EchC3X.

Faculty members are invited to participate in a survey to share their perceptions of teaching with technology. This survey will help determine whether our current technology and faculty development tools, applications and practices are meeting the needs of faculty at VCU. The survey is open through Nov. 19. Your responses will help Technology Services, VCU Online, AltLab and Academic Technologies improve their services. Questions: https://ts.vcu.edu/askit/teaching-and-learning/fall-2021-teaching-with-technology-survey/. Click on the following URL to complete the survey.

For more information, contact Elaine Reeder at ereeder@vcu.edu or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=XCFLFTTJXMEHJJKP.

When selling (or buying) an item online, choose a public meetup spot with safety in mind. VCU Police has a “sell safe” location in its lobby, located at 224 E. Broad St. It can be accessed by taking the Convention Center GRTC Pulse stops and visitor and bike parking is available behind the building. VCUPD headquarters is staffed 24/7 and the public vestibule at the Broad Street entrance is under camera surveillance.

For more information, contact Ofc. Amy Murray at crimeprevreq@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8372 or visit https://police.vcu.edu/services/sell-safe/.

A draft of the Accessibility and Reasonable Accommodation for Individuals With Disabilities Policy is available for public comment by Dec. 2. The draft policy can be found at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jason Block at blockj2@vcu.edu or visit https://policy.vcu.edu/universitywide-policies/policies-open-for-public-comment/.

VCU Dining Services has a number of special events planned for November at Shafer Court Dining Center. They include Shafer Favorites (Nov. 15-19, 11 a.m.-close); True Balance Healthy Holidays (AVO: Nov. 16, 11 a.m.-close); Kokonut Grill Guest Restaurant (Nov. 17, 11 a.m.-close); Chili’s Watch Party (Chili’s @ VCU: Nov. 17, 8 p.m.); Ramsgiving (Nov. 18, 11 a.m.-close); Ever Grains Rotating Restaurant (Nov. 29-Dec. 3, 11 a.m.-close) and Dietitian’s Snack Attack Sampling (Nov. 30, noon-2 p.m.). For menus and details, follow @VCU_Dining or visit the following URL.

For more information, contact Lauren Hay at dining@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1148 or visit http://vcu.campusdish.com.

In recognition of International Education Week, Nov. 15-19, VCU's Global Education Office will host a series of events designed to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. View the week's full list of events at the following URL.

For more information, contact Renee Russell at vrrussell@vcu.edu or visit https://global.vcu.edu/iew.