Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021 at 12:30 p.m.

Graduate students are encouraged to attend a virtual informational session hosted by the National Scholarship Office. Learn more about the NSO, how the organization can support students in applying for external funding opportunities and what kinds of opportunities are available. Questions: Email natlscholar@vcu.edu or visit http://blogs.vcu.edu/natlscholar. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Meredith Sisson at mrsisson@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/vYV5xgCiKokSjfuu8.

Friday, Aug. 20, 2021 from 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m.

VCU Human Resources and the Department of Recreation and Well-Being will sponsor a slower 30-minute practice focused on active stretching of muscles and opening of connective tissue. Release built-up tension, prevent injury, increase blood flow to muscles and increase long-term flexibility. No equipment is required, though a yoga mat is recommended. 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/37awVuB.

Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021 from noon to 12:30 p.m.

Join VCU Human Resources and CommonHealth for a look at how to improve life in just 10 minutes a day by managing exercise, nutrition and stress. 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/3rAQzcV.

Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Join VCU's Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, for its HIGHER Ground Women's Leadership Development Program virtual open house. During this interactive event, interested participants will have the opportunity to learn about the program, application process, benefits of the program and hear firsthand experiences from past alumni. Questions: https://gehli.vcu.edu/programs/higher-ground-womens-leadership-development-program/. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Kiara Faulks at faulksks@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1169 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwrc-GpqjsvHdEWOZPkxLI4yWrT7J6PWXr1.

Wednesday, Sep. 8, 2021 from 9 a.m. to noon

VCU Environmental Health and Safety will hold online training for those who handle dangerous goods. Register for the class through BioRaft for Zoom information.

For more information, contact Barbara Back at bjback@vcu.edu or (804) 241-0197.

Tuesday, Sep. 21, 2021 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

VCU's Performance Management Group invites supervisors, managers and project leaders to the upcoming Experienced Supervisors Institute on Sept. 21-23 at Maymont. The focus of this professional development course is to help build the necessary competencies to move beyond the role of a managing supervisor to becoming an influential leader. Apply at the following URL.

For more information, contact Deborah Taminger at dktaminger@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8845 or visit http://pmg.vcu.edu/professional-development/esi/.

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 VCU's Office of Student Experience at studentexp@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/pXgYhc6w2eLLQcQy5.

VCU's Faculty Peer Mentoring Program is now accepting applications for the 2021-22 cohort. The program is a cross-disciplinary, one-to-one faculty mentoring program sponsored by the Office of the Provost. Tenure-track and term faculty members are encouraged to apply at the following URL by 5 p.m. Sept. 10.

For more information, contact the Office of the Provost at vpfacaffrs@vcu.edu or visit http://provost.vcu.edu/faculty/faculty-resources/mentor/.

Cultural Insurance Services International (CISI) is the new provider of emergency evacuation and travel assistance services for VCU and the VCU Health System. Employees and other authorized business travelers are automatically covered while on VCU sponsored travel abroad but are encouraged to register their international itinerary on the CISI business traveler website at https://www.culturalinsurance.com/vcu-bt/. These travelers may also consider the optional travel health insurance coverage offered by CISI for an additional cost. For questions regarding the travel insurance and services offered by CISI, email srm@vcu.edu. Students participating in most education abroad programs administered by the VCU Global Education Office will be automatically enrolled by GEO in the CISI plan. All other student travelers will be prompted to self-enroll in the plan upon registration with GEO. Students should visit the Education Abroad Travel website at https://vcu.studioabroad.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Abroad.ViewLink&Parent_ID=332F89F1-5056-BA1F-73259D4A84050F4E&Link_ID=337EB06F-5056-BA1F-732A6FE87A32DC10 for more information regarding enrollment or email abroad@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Steven Kessinger at sbkessinger@vcu.edu or (804) 828-4989 or visit https://together.vcu.edu/public-health-measures/.

Do you have an interest in supporting a more inclusive VCU? ACE-IT is an inclusive postsecondary education program at VCU that supports students with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the classroom and at work.

For more information, contact Hannah Ramsey at ramseyhe@vcu.edu or (757) 287-9573 or visit https://aceitincollege.org/.

The Cabell Library Undergraduate Advisory Committee is accepting applications from undergraduates for 2021-22. The committee discusses library issues, gives feedback on library services and facilities, meets with library administrators and promotes the value of Cabell Library in the academic and social life of undergraduates. Members receive an honorarium for service. Questions: Visit go.vcu.edu/cluac. Apply at the following URL by noon Aug. 26.

For more information, contact Gregory Kimbrell at kimbrellgg@vcu.edu or (804) 393-2951 or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/committees/cluac/.

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, Ph.D., at rashelle.hayes@vcuhealth.org or (804) 628-6752 or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=NWWYMP4W44.