10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Learn to feel comfortable with the process of paraphrasing in academic writing. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Trey Burnart Hall at hallbr@vcu.edu or visit https://writing.vcu.edu/events/.

Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021 from noon to 12:30 p.m.

Learn more about VCU's one-year online Master's in Mass Communications via two Zoom informational sessions hosted by the Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture. In addition to the noon session, another will be held from 5-5:30 p.m. Questions: https://robertson.vcu.edu/graduate/. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Michala Pound at poundmg@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/6684061425.

Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Join VCU da Vinci Center staff and alumni via Zoom to learn more about its Master of Product Innovation program. The MPI at VCU is designed for creative thinkers and doers from a wide range of undergraduate backgrounds who want to ideate and launch innovative products, projects and initiatives in some of the world’s most leading edge companies. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Lloyd Young at youngel3@vcu.edu or visit https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/dec-21-mpi-info-session.

Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research and the Department of Biostatistics will present a lunch research seminar via Zoom. Roy Sabo, Ph.D., associate professor, biostatistics, will provide a general and accessible description of the most frequently used adaptive designs for clinical trials. Questions: Email the following address or visit http://www.cctr.vcu.edu. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Pamela Dillon, Pharm.D., research liaison, at pmdillon@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/j/94677663273?pwd=bmFjUVlyS2M3VXZHQ0xvdGpnVzdWUT09.

Friday, Dec. 3, 2021 from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.

How are you doing amid the many ongoing racial and social upheavals? Do you wonder how those with different identities are affected? Share your lived experiences and bear witness to what others have to share in open dialogue. Engage with students, faculty and staff in a special RAMmalogues session about social unrest. RAMmalogues, led by a trained facilitator, is a space for intercultural, multigenerational and community-wide conversations around who we are and what matters to us. The event will be in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. All students, faculty and staff are invited, but registration is limited to 25 so reserve your spot now. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jan Altman, Ph.D., at iexcel@vcu.edu or visit http://inclusive.vcu.edu/iexcel/rammalogues.

Friday, Dec. 3, 2021 at noon

Sleep is something we all need but rarely talk about. You can ask your questions and learn more about insomnia and its solutions at the next Center for Pharmacy Practice Innovation Lunch and Learn on Facebook Live. Tune in for a brief synopsis of sleep cycles and phases, what medications can help and hamper your sleep and other ways to improve your sleep this holiday season. Join the session live to ask questions or submit them in advance at the following URL.

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

Friday, Dec. 3, 2021 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

VCU's Institute for Contemporary Art at the Markel Center, 601 W. Broad St., will host an evening with the Richmond Racial Equity Essays project. Essayists will read excerpts highlighting their visions for racial equity and strategies for how to get there. Topics will include urban planning, criminal justice, education, community healing and the environment. Essayists will include Ebony Walden, Duron Chavis, Ram Bhagat, Ryan Rinn, Shanteny Jackson, Martiza Pechin, Ashley Diaz-Mejias, Bekah Kendrick, Dennis Williams II, Meghan Gough and Jeremy Hoffman. RSVP at the following URL.

For more information, contact Stephanie Stanton at stantons@vcu.edu or visit https://icavcu.org/events/racial-equity-summit-part-2/.

Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021 at 5:30 p.m.

M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction: Concentration in Teaching and Learning is a flexible, cross-disciplinary program that allows students the opportunity to build an individualized program to develop their skills as educators. This concentration does not lead to teaching licensure. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Jazmin Tilfas at soeinfo@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUvc-2rqT8oGtbmxrMiLva6ahfTUujIpU3i.

Friday, Dec. 10, 2021 at noon

Join the Center for Interprofessional Education and Inter Health Professionals Alliance for an interest meeting via Zoom for the National CLARION Competition. This is a student case competition for health professional students, enabling them to achieve a 360-degree perspective on patient safety in today's health care system and how it might be improved. Student teams, consisting of four students composed of at least two disciplines, are given a case and charged with creating a root cause analysis. The team presents its plan to a panel of interprofessional judges that evaluates their results in the context of real world standards of practice. The local VCU winning team competes at the national level for scholarship and prizes. Click on the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Melissa Burton at mhburton@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2898 or visit https://zoom.us/j/94811204215.

Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Join the Wright Center's Health Equity Series for a new year of discussions and community engagement on health disparities in the Richmond community and across the Commonwealth. Life or Breath will cover inequities of lung health in Black and brown communities. Patrick Nana-Sinkam, M.D., and Rachel Hunley, M.A., will speak. Massey Cancer Center's Sherrick Hill will moderate.

For more information, contact Lauren Harris at cctrhlthdis@vcu.edu or visit https://events.vcu.edu/Details.aspx?myVal=76424.

Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022 from 5:45 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

VCU's Center for Corporate Education at the School of Business will present Society for Human Resource Management Exam Prep. Prepare for the SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) or SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-CSP) exam with a practicing human resources leader and SHRM-certified instructor. This online course runs for 14 weeks beginning Jan. 11 and concluding April 19, 2022. The registration fee is $1,600 and includes all materials and online learning software. Questions: Visit https://business.vcu.edu/about-us/events/center-for-corporate-education/becoming-an-antiracist-leader.html or email corp-ed@vcu.edu. Register at the following URL.

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

Are you a first-generation student, a low-income student or a student with a disability? If your answer is yes, apply for TRIO/STEM Student Support Services at the following URL for enhanced academic advising, one-on-one tutoring, career workshops, financial education counseling and social and cultural enrichment activities.

For more information, contact Chimene Boone, Ph.D., at ctboone@vcu.edu or visit https://trio.vcu.edu/student-support-services/.

VCU Continuing and Professional Education offers online learning for the VCU community and members of the public. Choose from bookkeeping, computer skills, counseling and behavioral health, customer service, digital marketing, digital reporting, email promotions, event planning, Excel, Google Analytics, paralegal studies, play therapy, podcasting, remote working, supervisory and leadership, test prep and WordPress. Digital badging opportunities are also available. Register at the following URL.

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

The School of Business Dean candidate forums and feedback forms are now available. Feedback will close Dec. 1 at 5 p.m. Visit the following URL to view forum recordings and submit candidate feedback.

For more information, contact Jenn Arce at jmarce@vcu.edu or visit https://provost.vcu.edu/searches/businessdean/candidates/.

VCU Libraries, the Division of Student Affairs and Strategic Enrollment Management and Student Success will offer StudyWell sessions focusing broadly on individual well being. Events highlight all types of health and wellness, including physical, financial, emotional and social health, in addition to academic success. Classes are free and open to all VCU students.

For more information, contact Sue Robinson at srobinson26@vcu.edu or visit https://www.library.vcu.edu/about/events/2021-2022-ongoing/study-well-fall-2021.html.

VCU Center on Transition Innovations is conducting a demonstration research project, Project Achieve, to assist female students with traumatic brain injury and/or spinal cord injury. Participants will receive services through iPads, individualized apps and case management. Participants receive compensation upon enrollment and may keep their iPad upon study completion. Sign up at the following URL.

For more information, contact Stephanie Lau at sjlau@vcu.edu or (804) 827-0753 or visit http://www.centerontransition.org/achieve.

This study is seeking individuals between the ages of 18 and 35 years who have PTSD or symptoms of PTSD. The purpose of this research study is to examine the effect of PTSD symptoms on blood vessel function during acute exercise and following exercise training. This study will be conducted at 500 Academic Centre on VCU’s Monroe Park Campus. Principal Investigator: Ryan Garten, Ph.D., Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences.

For more information, contact Ryan Garten at rsgarten@vcu.edu.