12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Drop by the UCS Prize Wheel in the lobby of the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., to meet counseling staff and peer health educators. Learn about suicide prevention, how to support a friend in distress and get information about helpful resources within UCS and across campus. Prizes and giveaways for all participants.

For more information, contact Caroline Coffill at cscoffill@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6200 or visit http://counseling.vcu.edu.

4 p.m.

VCU's Humanities Research Center will present a Zoom webinar featuring Ryan K. Smith, Ph.D., author of "Death and Rebirth in a Southern City." Smith offers the first comparative study of Richmond's cemeteries, ranging from the city's founding to the present with a focus on the various efforts made toward their preservation. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tyler Conrad at conradtl@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GQgJB6z2Tr-NvGi-IDXERw.

8 a.m.

Nominate your building manager for the new Building Manager Awards. Recognize these behind-the-scenes individuals for their dedication to serving building tenants, their assigned building(s) and the VCU community. View the nomination form at the following URL.

For more information, contact Shana Ryman at sryman@vcu.edu or visit https://fmd.vcu.edu/physical-plant/building-managers/.

Tuesday, Sep. 14, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU's Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation will present an overview of grant writing for faculty researchers. Learn how to express your research ideas with clarity and persuasiveness. Hear about the most critical components of a successful grant application. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Joshua Hahn at hahnj2@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1524 or visit https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUuc-GgqjIoHt0z0xJQbu5hHqTUdqAOshRz.

Tuesday, Sep. 14, 2021 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

VCU's Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence will present a workshop to explore practical applications of Zoom through the lenses of digital equity and accessibility. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/ujzUJj6Fm5TUWLP49.

Tuesday, Sep. 14, 2021 at 5:30 p.m.

The VCUarts Faculty Lecture Series launched in fall 2020 as an opportunity for faculty to share research and creative works with the wider community. This virtual crossover lecture is for the geology-philosopher or artist-in-delirium. 'Rocks are Magic' journeys through surrealistic narratives of the earth and its biggest threat, anthropocentric capitalism.

For more information, contact Kelly Kurr at artsevents@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/event/vcuarts-faculty-lecture-series-rocks-are-magic-deep-time-fables/.

Tuesday, Sep. 14, 2021 at 7 p.m.

VCU's Focused Inquiry Learning Lounge will host a virtual workshop on speaking in public with confidence. Learn best practices for planning and rehearsing your presentation, as well as strategies for managing nerves. Register for the Zoom link at https://bit.ly/3naLtUh.

For more information, contact Hannah Franz at askinh@vcu.edu or visit https://focusedinquiry.vcu.edu/the-fi-learning-lounge-fill/.

Wednesday, Sep. 15, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

As you take care of a loved one, the last thing you want to worry about is money. Still, it is important to be in control of your finances. Join VirginiaNavigator and the VCU Health and Wellness library via Zoom as Bonnie Scimone (VirginiaNavigator’s lead community specialist and marketing assistant) and a representative from Truist Bank share budgeting tips and resources. Questions: https://www.vcuhealth.org/for-your-health/health-and-wellness-library/. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jackson Wright at wrightjc4@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2432 or visit https://vcu.libcal.com/event/8097842.

Thursday, Sep. 16, 2021 from noon to 12:30 p.m.

Join VCU Human Resources and the Virginia Credit Union and learn virtually what you need to know to purchase and finance your dream home. 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/3ze5Cw3.

Thursday, Sep. 16, 2021 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Jeremy L. Freifeld of Hutchison Law will discuss topics related to getting a startup off the ground in Series 2 of Bench to Community. The virtual series will focus on topics to help participants transition ideas and innovations into an early-stage company. The event will be hosted by the VCU Institute for Engineering and Medicine, the C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and VCU Office of the Vice President of Research and Administration. 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, Sep. 17, 2021 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Join the ICA Shop for a conversation on climate justice moderated by urban farmer and educator Duron Chavis, with panelists Jeremy Hoffman, Ph.D., climate and earth science specialist; Sheri Shannon, co-founder of Southside Releaf; and Gustavo Angeles, Environmental Justice Program Coordinator of The Sierra Club. This event is co-sponsored by VCU’s Common Book Department. VCU's Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center is located at 601 W. Broad St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Stephanie Stanton at stantons@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/duron-chavis-in-conversation/.

Monday, Sep. 20, 2021 at 5:30 p.m.

VCU's Department of History will present the annual Society of the Cincinnati Lecture via Zoom. Professor Mary Beth Norton of Cornell University will examine the 16 months leading up to the clashes at Lexington and Concord in mid-April 1775. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Andrea Wight at wighta@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sdkKdWIpQgmycxvmL0SBrg.

Tuesday, Sep. 21, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

VCU Online will sponsor a workshop offering insight and practical ways to ensure your course is accessible to all students. Basic accessibility guidelines will be reviewed and a demonstration on making course items accessible will be included. Questions: Email OnlinePD@vcu.edu. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Brianne Jackson at bljackson@vcu.edu or visit https://vcuonline.catalog.vcu.edu/browse/vcuonlineworkshops/courses/online-accessibility-tips-tricks-oct-21.

Thursday, Sep. 23, 2021 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

How has the last year and a half changed you? Do you wonder how that differs for others? Come engage with students, faculty and staff in the fall RAMmalogues session about you and the pandemic sponsored by VCU's Office of Institutional Equity, Effectiveness and Success. RAMmalogues is a space for intercultural, multigenerational and community-wide dialogues around who we are and what matters to us. All students, staff and faculty are invited, but registration is limited to 25. Questions: https://inclusive.vcu.edu/iexcel/rammalogues/. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jan Altman, Ph.D. at iexcel@vcu.edu or visit https://training.vcu.edu/course.aspx?processFlag=2&itemID=17873.

Tuesday, Sep. 28, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU's Massey Cancer Center and the VCU Health and Wellness Library will sponsor an overview on breast cancer and best practices for preventing it. Mary Helen Hackney, M.D., oncologist and hematologist at Massey Cancer Center, will lead the online session, which is free and open to all. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jackson Wright at wrightjc4@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.libcal.com/event/8110192.

Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021 at 5:30 p.m.

The VCUarts Faculty Lecture Series launched in fall 2020 as an opportunity for faculty to share their research and creative works with the wider community. This lecture, at VCU's Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St., will explore the complicated, years-long process of gaining mastery in the highly structured medium of jazz and explore ways in which jazz improvisation can lend to a broader understanding of learning, achieving mastery, and becoming an innovator.

For more information, contact Kelly Kurr at artsevents@vcu.edu.

Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021 at noon

Join VCU School of Medicine for its Annual Faculty Excellence Awards Program at noon on Oct. 6. This event will honor outstanding faculty in the areas of teaching, humanism in medicine, professional achievement of women in medicine, clinical excellence and leadership in graduate medical education. This event will be held in-person (location TBA) and via livestream.

For more information, contact Deborah Stewart at deborah.stewart@vcuhealth.org or (804) 828-6591.

VCU's Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence and the Office of the Senior Vice President for Health Sciences invite tenure track or tenured faculty to apply for grants to attend the Spring or Summer 2022 Faculty Success Program through the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity. Questions: Email Lisa Webb, Ed.D., at lbwebb@vcu.edu. Apply at the following URL by Sept. 17.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/document/d/12swpuQRWr89Usg23IwsCzkSB4I9NAhWUCQPBNbNhPEo/edit?usp=sharing.

If you were a first-gen college student and haven't already let the You First office know, please consider emailing us at youfirst@vcu.edu. The office has growing opportunities for faculty and staff involvement, including spring mentoring to upper-level first-generation undergrads. Questions: http://youfirst.vcu.edu. VCU's Office of Strategic Enrollment Management and Student Success will send you a You First decal, lapel pin and email signature logo.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Bambacus at bambacuses@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3927 or visit https://youfirst.vcu.edu/resources/faculty-and-staff/.

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 bimonthly 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.

For more information, contact Rashelle Hayes, Ph.D., at rashelle.hayes@vcuhealth.org or (804) 827-3695 or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=NWWYMP4W44.

Individuals who smoke tobacco cigarettes daily are needed to participate in research studies. Compensation will be provided. View the screening survey at the following URL. This study will be conducted at VCU. Principal Investigator is Alison Breland, Ph.D., Department of Psychology.

For more information, contact Alison Breland at abbrelan@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3562 or visit http://cstp.vcu.edu/studies.

Researchers in VCU's Occupational Therapy Department are conducting a study to learn about how children sense and feel their environment. Children between the ages of 6 to 72 months (including children who were born full term and also children who were born preterm) are invited to participate. Enrolled children will participate in a play-based assessment (including coloring and sticker activities, and play activities to assess overall development). Compensation will be provided.

For more information, contact Virginia Chu, Ph.D., OTR/L, VCU Sensorimotor Performance and Rehabilitation Engineering Lab, Department of Occupational Therapy, at vchu@vcu.edu (spre@vcu.edu) or (804) 828-1564.

Are you above 18, Black/African American identifying and a current VCU student? Consider participating in our study exploring mental health literacy, behaviors and outcomes among Black college students via an online 20-minute survey. SONA credit is available. Non-SONA participants have the option to enter a drawing for one of four $25 egift cards. Principal investigator is Chelsea Williams, Ph.D., Department of Psychology.

For more information, contact Chloe Walker at walkercj6@vcu.edu.

We are inviting male and female Type 2 diabetes patients with painful diabetic neuropathy ages 18-75 to participate in a research investigation of a new treatment to alleviate pain and examine its effects on pain perception. In addition to the new treatment, this study involves completing surveys and undergoing tests to evaluate perceptions of pain. Volunteers will be compensated for their time. Participants are only required to come once for the study. The study is conducted within the VCU Neuromuscular Rehabilitation Engineering Lab. Questions: Email Bhushan Thakkar at the following email address or Edmund Acevedo, Ph.D., FACSM, at eoacevedo@vcu.edu.

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