Wednesday, Jul. 14, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

VCU Online will host a workshop featuring tips and tricks for developing and using interactive presentations to enhance student engagement for online and blended courses. Participants will gain a better understanding of best practice and tools for creating engaging presentations. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Brianne Jackson at bljackson@vcu.edu or visit http://vcuonline.catalog.vcu.edu/browse/vcuonlineworkshops.

The Association of Black Social Workers is accepting applications for executive board positions which will begin in the fall. Interested students should review the application and submit it no later than Aug. 1. Questions: Email vcuabsw@gmail.com or via the association's social media pages.

For more information, contact Oscar Kemp at kempod@vcu.edu or (434) 429-8035 or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdU1RWTzqh6HXAHDS7fFBoW0vHXwL8vLaLpnwfiljLmAGtoHA/viewform.

VCU Police is sponsoring a food drive through July 14 to support VCU's Ram Pantry. The pantry helps to fight food insecurity among VCU students and accepts perishable and nonperishable food items and hygiene items such as deodorant, soap and toothbrushes. Donations can be placed in designated bins at VCUPD Headquarters lobby, 224 E. Broad St.; VCU Facilities and Financial Services Building, 700 W. Grace St.; and Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St.

For more information, contact Cpl. Cory Neace at neacecb@vcu.edu or visit https://bit.ly/3hkM5Cu.

The summer edition of Policy Points, compiled by VCU's Integrity and Compliance Office, is now available at the following URL. The publication brings awareness to new, updated and retired university policies from the past quarter. Questions: Email policy@vcu.edu.

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

Are you a health-care clinician who practices 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, Ph.D., at rashelle.hayes@vcuhealth.org or (804) 628-6752 or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=NWWYMP4W44.