11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

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.

12 p.m. 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.

12 p.m.

VCU's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will present a virtual panel of professionals speaking on their experiences in the greater Richmond area. This is event is part of a series of events for Latinx Heritage Month hosted by the Division of Student Affairs through the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs. Register for the Zoom link via RamsConnect or at the following URL.

For more information, contact Christina Davis at daviscl7@vcu.edu or visit https://linktr.ee/vcuomsa.

3:30 p.m.

Make a game in an hour. This mini-game jam covers the basics of the free, online pixel-based game engine Bitsy. The session will include a brief overview of all the basic functions but largely be driven by your questions as you create your own simple games. The session is organized by the Workshop at VCU Libraries. Questions: https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2021-2022/wednesdays-in-the-workshop-fall-2021.html. Click on the following URL to receive a link to attend the session in Zoom.

For more information, contact Gregory Kimbrell at kimbrellgg@vcu.edu or (804) 393-2951 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0kd-mgrD8oGtWrfTAwSDWrM6ysxqkUr6al.

Friday, Sep. 24, 2021 at 12:30 p.m.

VCU and community representatives will unveil four panels outside the Hermes A. Kontos Medical Sciences Building Auditorium, 1217 E. Marshall St., telling the history of the 19th-century human remains discovered in an abandoned well on the MCV Campus. Members of the VCU and VCU Health communities are invited to attend and stay for facilitated discussion/engagement afterward. Register to attend in person or watch the livestream at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ollie Carter at cartero@alumni.vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/jkKcWM4ivfDfHi1p9.

Thursday, Sep. 23, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.

Join VCU Human Relations for an interactive session with representatives of the university's 15 current career communities. The two-part event will feature a Q&A panel of leaders from selected communities sharing their leadership experiences followed by an interactive virtual tabling portion in which participants can visit multiple breakout rooms to meet community leaders. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact VCU HR at askhr@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.csod.com/samldefault.aspx?returnUrl=%252fDeepLink%252fProcessRedirect.aspx%253fmodule%253dlodetails%2526lo%253d96ef9075-68bf-4a19-ad98-7ec7ec5de14d.

Thursday, Sep. 23, 2021 at 12:15 p.m.

Join VCU Human Resources and WW (Weight Watchers reimagined) for a virtual open house. Those who attend can participate in a live virtual WW Workshop lead by a WW coach, refocus on the individual wellness journey with new techniques and ask or submit questions over chat for a live wellness Q&A. Participants will also be able to learn about special monthly pricing available for all employees, spouses and adult dependents. 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/3DgwzSj.

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 online 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 at the following URL to be sent a Zoom link.

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

Thursday, Sep. 23, 2021 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Leila Chatti, winner of the 2021 Levis Reading Prize for "Deluge," will read from her book. The event, organized by the VCU Department of English and VCU Libraries, will be held in the third-floor Lecture Hall, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. The reading will also be available via Zoom. Registration is required at https://www.support.vcu.edu/event/levisreadingnightt. Questions: Email the VCU Libraries Events Office at kimbrellgg@vcu.edu.

For more information, contact Thom Didato at tndidato@vcu.edu or visit https://english.vcu.edu/news--events/visiting-writers/.

Friday, Sep. 24, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU Biostatistics will present an online research seminar by Michael Love, Ph.D., Department of Genetics and Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Love will speak on "Isoform-Level Analysis, Auditable Transcriptomic Pipelines, and Single-Cell Allelic Imbalance: Swish, Tximeta, and Airpart Methods." Questions: https://biostatistics.vcu.edu/news/seminar/. To join, use the following Zoom link. The meeting ID is 923 1735 5766. The passcode is 364454.

For more information, contact Dipankar Bandyopadhyay at dbandyop@vcu.edu or visit https://zoom.us/j/92317355766?pwd=My9Ud2dXdU44OU9WTk92SnZobEFqUT09.

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

The first VCU Math Department colloquium of the year will feature internationally renowned mathematician Professor Carolina Araujo from the Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada (IMPA), Brazil. Araujo will deliver a colloquium online on "Symmetries in Algebraic Geometry." Visit the following URL for Zoom credentials.

For more information, contact Allison Moore at moorea14@vcu.edu or (512) 913-2114 or visit https://sites.google.com/vcu.edu/math-colloquium.

Monday, Sep. 27, 2021 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

VCU Career Services will host a session via Zoom led by Jimez Ashby of DiversifyEd Consulting and member of the Career Services' Employer Advisory Board on DEIA and organizational culture, employee benefits and resources, and self-advocacy. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Danielle Pearles at ddpearles@vcu.edu or visit http://tinyurl.com/DiversifyEd.

Tuesday, Sep. 28, 2021 at 5:15 p.m.

The VCU School of Dentistry will present an online conversation with Isabel Garcia, DDS, MPH, a VCU School of Dentistry alumna of the class of 1980 and dean of the University of Florida College of Dentistry. Questions: https://dentalpublichealth.vcu.edu/contacts/profile/carlos-smith/. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Carlos Smith, DDS, DEI director, School of Dentistry, at cssmith2@vcu.edu or visit https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JhgFIn_MTY6bwfk0GwXKGw.

Thursday, Sep. 30, 2021 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The Center for Corporate Education at VCU's School of Business will present "Refreshing Your Résumé" as part of the Level Up Learning series. This online workshop will allow participants to explore strategies on how to refresh and renew your résumé for your next career goal. The registration fee will be $40. Register at the following URL or email corp-ed@vcu.edu for more information.

For more information, contact Carrie Hawes at cjhawes@vcu.edu or (804) 828-3165 or visit http://go.vcu.edu/corped.

Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

VCU's Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence and the Peer Mentoring Program from the Office of the Provost will present a workshop on Zoom about cultivating your support system. This workshop will feature a walkthrough of the mentor map exercise to identify your coaches, senior mentors, peer mentors and sponsors across a variety of settings. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/rhBaBm2Ge5PoRFQ19.

Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU's Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation will present a workshop focusing on strategies for putting together a grant application on deadline with ample time for reviewing and editing. Specific project-management tools will be shared to help participants organize themselves around writing, refining and submitting a proposal. Register for the Zoom link 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/tJMlc-qtpjkiHdRxeL6QAhwWVYPKootrqJq6.

Monday, Dec. 6, 2021 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

VCU's Performance Management Group, a division of the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, invites managers and leaders to the upcoming Commonwealth Management Institute on Dec. 6-10 at the Omni in Charlottesville. Commonwealth Management focuses on professional development and is about affecting positive change – in self, in others and in your team. Questions: Call (804) 828-8845 or email pmg@vcu.edu. Applications are due Oct. 1. Apply at the following URL.

For more information, contact Mandy Fowler at afowler3@vcu.edu or (804) 218-2889 or visit https://pmg.vcu.edu/professional-development/cmi/.

Join VCU's Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence for a faculty learning community that will discuss the relationship between Universal Design for Learning and racial equity in learning environments. Faculty who have foundational knowledge or are actively implementing UDL principles are invited to join and share ideas on effective practices with the goal of developing a set of resources for faculty on this topic. The group will meet virtually the following Mondays from 9-10:30 a.m.: Oct. 4, Oct. 18, Nov. 1 and Nov. 15. Sign up at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://ctle.vcu.edu/initiatives/communities/.

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/.

VCU's post-baccalaureate, 12-credit Certificate in Clinical Research educates students in the conduct of clinical (human) research studies and trials. The certificate focuses upon foundational knowledge and skills necessary to understand basic clinical research and trial study design, statistics and data management, ethical principles to respect and protect the rights and welfare of participants and more. Apply at the following URL by Oct. 15 for spring enrollment.

For more information, contact Catherine R. Brown at crbrown@vcu.edu or (804) 628-6511 or visit https://cctr.vcu.edu/education-and-training/certificate-program/.

Women In Science will sponsor a food drive for shelf-stable and canned goods through Sept. 27 in conjunction with VCU's Ram Pantry. Donations can be placed in designated bins located in the lobbies of Sanger Hall, 1101 E. Marshall St.; Molecular Medicine Research Building, 1220 E. Broad St,; Lyons Dental Building, 520 N. 12th St., the School of Pharmacy, 410 N. 12th St.; and the Jonah L. Larrick Student Center, 900 Turpin St.

For more information, contact Haley Adcox at vcu.wis@gmail.com.

VCU Continuing and Professional Education offers online learning for the VCU community and members of the public. Choose from Bookkeeping, Counseling and Behavioral Health (including trending topics such as Alcohol Use and Addiction, Suicide Risk and Trauma), Customer Service, Event Planning, Intermediate and Advanced Excel, Google Analytics, Paralegal Studies, Play Therapy, and Test Prep for the GMAT, GRE, LSAT, ACT and SAT, MCAT, PCAT and DAT. Digital badging opportunities are also available.

For more information, contact VCU Continuing and Professional Education at ocpe@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1322 or visit https://ocpe.vcu.edu/courses/.

Emerging Healthcare Leaders is hosting a mentorship program to connect pre-health students with mentors in their desired career path. EHL will offer several mentorship socials/activities throughout the year. Mentors would gain leadership experience by sharing lessons they have learned in the healthcare field. Those who are being mentored will gain access to guidance on their pre-health journeys. Mentors and those who wish to be mentored can register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Kush Savsani at savsanikv@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/mN4Cv7GzzEJnv4pp7.

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.

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, Ph.D., at rashelle.hayes@vcuhealth.org or (804) 827-0000.

Individuals who smoke tobacco cigarettes daily are needed to participate in a research study that requires multiple laboratory visits. Compensation may be available. 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.