12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Drop by the University Counseling Services Prize Wheel in the lobby of Cary Street Gym, 101 S. Linden St., to meet counseling staff and peer health educators. Learn about suicide prevention and how to support a friend in distress, and get information about helpful resources within UCS and across campus. Prizes and give-aways for all participants.

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

12 p.m.

The online lecture series Wavelength is a collaboration among VCUarts, the Institute for Contemporary Art and VCUarts Qatar. A group of artists, designers, curators and scholars have been invited to share their work with the VCU communities in Richmond and Doha as well as the general public. Prem Krishnamurthy's work explores the transformative potential of art and design by experimenting with presentational strategies, performative modes and ways of communicating. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Teresa Engle Ilnicki at engleta@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9zoc8MWAR0KMR19mRSWP9A.

4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

VCU Alumni and the President's Office will celebrate at The Compass with alumni-owned businesses Ruby Scoops Ice Cream and Sweets and Mixing Bowl Bakery. Students, alumni, faculty and staff can receive a free scoop of ice cream or cookie while supplies last. The ice cream will be provided by Ruby Scoops Ice Cream and Sweets, which is owned by Rabia Kamara (B.S.’10/B). Kamara recently competed and won the Food Network's Ben and Jerry's Clash of the Cones.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Bass at eebass@vcu.edu or (434) 466-9822.

Wednesday, Sep. 22, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

VCU Learning Systems will sponsor an overview of Canvas assignments and quiz types and how to create and manage them. The online training is free and has no cancellation penalty. Register at the following URL (keyword: Canvas).

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

Wednesday, Sep. 22, 2021 from 11 a.m. to noon

Join VCU Human Resources and Anthem EAP for an interactive session on the history of adversity, trauma symptoms, triggers and how to care for yourself while dealing with these issues. Explore different sources and types of trauma and develop tools and strategies to set healthy boundaries and maintain optimal self-care. 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/2Weduj1.

Wednesday, Sep. 22, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

The L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs will host a lunch and learn session via Zoom featuring Kathryn Howell, Ph.D., associate professor in the urban and regional studies and planning program and co-director of the RVA Eviction Lab, at the Wilder School. Howell will discuss housing evictions, focusing on mitigation programs and policies that have affected evictions locally and across the commonwealth. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL. Questions: Email Stevan Dozier, director of development and alumni engagement, at doziers2@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Katherine Huynh at huynhkp@vcu.edu or (703) 269-8237 or visit https://wilder.vcu.edu/news-and-events/news-articles/eviction-across-the-commonwealth--what-you-need-to-know.html.

Wednesday, Sep. 22, 2021 from 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

VCU Human Resources in partnership with the newly formed Department of Recreation and Well-Being will lead a virtual meditation session. 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/3mv13tS.

Wednesday, Sep. 22, 2021 from 4 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.

University College’s Common Book Program will host "The Pipelines and the People: From Climate Crisis to Mass Movement,” a lecture given by Kai Bosworth, Ph.D., assistant professor of international studies in the School of World Studies, in Room 303, James Branch Cabell Library Lecture Hall, 901 Park Ave. Bosworth will examine the role the new climate movement played in confronting the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines in the U.S. Great Plains, describing both where and why the movement succeeded as well as ran into limits. Visit: commonbook.vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Fagan at fagane@vcu.edu or visit http://commonbook.vcu.edu.

Thursday, Sep. 23, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

Trang Le, M.D., will discuss diabetic neuropathy in the next session on Zoom for the Diabetes and Hypertension Project ECHO. Learn more about today's best practices in diabetes and hypertension care through didactic presentations and real, de-identified patient cases presented by current practitioners through the Project ECHO model.

For more information, contact Madeleine Wagner at echoDMHTN@vcuhealth.org or visit http://vcuhealth.org/echodmhtn.

Thursday, Sep. 23, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

The Vietnamese Student Association will be serving Bun Cha Gio in the Pace Center, 800 W. Franklin St. Meet new people and learn about Vietnamese culture. The meal costs $1. Register on RamsConnect.

For more information, contact Cherie Vendiola at vendiolacfo@vcu.edu or (571) 665-1953 or visit https://vcu.campusgroups.com/pacecenter/rsvp.

Thursday, Sep. 23, 2021 at 6 p.m.

The Humanities Research Center at VCU will present a program with Daphne Brooks, professor of African American Studies, American Studies, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and Music at Yale University, in conversation with madison moore, Ph.D. Register for the Zoom webinar at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tyler Conrad at conradtl@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1907 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0iy-xoLwRCGvpvtqOJJ1xQ.

Friday, Sep. 24, 2021 from 10 a.m. to noon

This workshop is a follow-up to the course "Understanding Unconscious Bias." This session, hosted by VCU Human Resources, encourages participants to explore personal bias and use the PAUSE method to address it. The goal is to provide practical tools for all VCU populations.

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.

Friday, Sep. 24, 2021 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The VCU School of Education’s Ruth Harris Endowment will present the inaugural Ruth Harris Dyslexia Symposium. The virtual keynote address will be Sept. 24. Three professional learning sessions (one for parents/families, one for professionals, one for students) will be on Sept. 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The symposium is free. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ayanna Akinkoye at akinkoyeam@vcu.edu or visit http://bit.ly/RuthHarrisSymposium2021.

Friday, Sep. 24, 2021 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

VCU's Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St., will celebrate its new commissioned exhibition by South African artist Dineo Seshee Bopape, "Ile aye, moya, là, ndokh … harmonic conversations … mm." The event will feature music by Michael Demps and WRIR’s DJ Graybeard, an offering by poet and speaker Bayo Akomlafe and remarks by Bopape and curator Amber Esseiva. Refreshments and a cash bar will be available throughout the evening.

For more information, contact Stephanie Stanton at stantons@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/exhibition-opening-dineo-bopape/.

Monday, Sep. 27, 2021 from noon to 12:50 p.m.

Fernando Fernandez-Llimos, M.Pharm., Ph.D., a professor at the University of Porto in Portugal, will share his thoughts on collaboration in biomedical scientific publishing in a seminar hosted by VCU's Center for Pharmacy Practice Innovation. The seminar will be held online via Zoom and in-person at Room 545, Robert Blackwell Smith Building, 410 N. 12th St. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Madeleine Wagner at cppi@vcu.edu or visit http://bit.ly/CPPISeminars.

Friday, Oct. 1, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

This inaugural, regional virtual research symposium hosted by VCU in collaboration with Eastern Virginia Medical School and Virginia State University will focus on the biology of inflammasomes and the therapeutic potential of inhibiting the inflammasome in diseases. Join a panel of experts whose members will present the latest investigations and discuss the future of inflammasome research. Register at the following URL for this free event.

For more information, contact Lauren Harris at harrisl4@vcu.edu or visit https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwvfuygqzMpH9OJvPpgfU6FHPszgZD6GVGz.

Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

VCU's Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence will present a workshop on Zoom about strategies for an inclusive classroom environment, equitable course structure (to support rigorous learning outcomes with high expectations for all students), providing additional support and accessibility for all, grading for equity and incorporating diversity into the classroom and curriculum. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/yQxLz1nERw3mrKBo7.

Friday, Oct. 15, 2021 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Join The Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute, a center in the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, and the 2021 cohort of the VCU Leadership Development Program for their annual team project presentations. This year’s team projects focus on advancing institutional racial equity at VCU. Register at the following URL to attend virtually or in the Richmond Salons, University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

For more information, contact Kiara Faulks at gehli@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/ZxN2PEyW8RE9utMo8.

VCU's Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation announces the Fall 2021 Grant Academy, a grant-writing program that provides training and support for a cohort of faculty investigators working toward submitting a successful funding proposal. Apply by 5 p.m. Sept. 30 at the following URL.

For more information, contact Joshua Hahn at hahnj2@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1524 or visit https://research.vcu.edu/training/grant-academy/.

It’s time for faculty to submit Progress Reports for the undergraduate students in your course(s) who need a nudge to improve their performance. It’s especially important for faculty to submit reports for students with attendance issues, since attendance is strongly related to class grades and GPA (Credé et al., 2010). Check your VCU email for an invitation to submit or log into the following URL to submit directly from within Navigate.

For more information, contact Katherine Drumm at kdrumm@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.campus.eab.com.

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/.

Licensed users of VCU's Zoom account can have no more than 300 participants in a Zoom meeting. In most cases this would be sufficient, but several options are available to reach a larger audience. Options include live streaming, large meeting feature or webinar feature. For more information, visit https://blogs.vcu.edu/zoom/2021/08/30/a-note-about-participant-limits/.

For more information, contact David Morefield at zoom@vcu.edu or visit https://ts.vcu.edu/askit/video-services/video-conferencing-support/zoom-desktop-conferencing/.

VCU Human Resources and Walgreens are offering flu immunization clinics for all VCU faculty and staff and will take place on the Monroe Park Campus, MCV Campus and the VCU Police Department. Dates are Sept. 28, Oct. 6, Oct. 14, Oct. 25 and Oct. 27. Make an appointment at the following URL prior to the event.

For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/employee-health/flu-vaccination-clinics/.

VCU Health and Massey Cancer Center are conducting focus groups to understand the experiences of Black men who smoke or used to smoke and their opinions about lung cancer screening, smoking cessation and health care disparities in Virginia. Eligibility criteria: identify as a Black male, current or former smoker and 50 years old or older. If interested, contact Jasmine Blue at the following telephone number or email Blackchat@vcuhealth.org.

For more information, contact Rashelle Hayes at rashelle.hayes@vcuhealth.org or (804) 827-0000.

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 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.

Researchers are looking for VCU employees, as well as their family members, to volunteer for the COVID-CARE study. Volunteers must be aged 18 and older and have one of the following apply to them: have had a known exposure to COVID-19 in the last 14 days, currently have suspected COVID-19 symptoms, or have had no known exposure to COVID-19 and no suspected COVID-19 symptoms. Volunteers will be asked to review and electronically sign an informed consent document, complete a survey pertaining to your current symptoms (if any) and any known exposures in the last 14 days. You will be asked to complete two COVID tests at home, provided at no cost. Volunteers are paid for their time. To access the study’s website and see if eligible, go to the following URL.

For more information, contact Mandy Adams at study4u@vcu.edu or (804) 827-3784 or visit http://www.covidcarestudy.org/.