12 p.m.

VCU's Department of Family Medicine and Population Health's Division of Epidemiology will host David Chelmow, M.D., and Cee Ann Davis, M.D., MPH, via Zoom. Chelmow, member of the United States Preventive Services Task Force, and Davis, member of the Women's Preventive Services Initiative, are both VCU faculty members and will present an overview of the initiative, including its processes for developing and revising recommendations and its approach to dissemination and implementation. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Dana Rajczewski at derajczewski@vcu.edu or visit http://acog.org/vcu-seminar.

2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

VCU REAL will host virtual office hours throughout the first week of classes for faculty, staff and students to learn more about REAL 399, including how to apply. REAL 399 is a variable 0-3 credit course that allows students from any major to document their experiential learning project on their academic transcript. Office hours will be held 2-3 p.m. Jan. 18, 2-3 p.m. Jan. 19, 9-10 a.m. Jan. 20 and 11:30-12:30 p.m. Jan. 21.

For more information, contact Starr Robinson at real@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcqcemtrz8oGtyVHfctoSLxLe2J-XgedzoG.

Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

What are our responsibilities as citizens? How can we rebuild and strengthen our connections to civic participation? What does it take to build an inspired and revitalized American commitment to constitutional democracy today? Join Miles Rapoport, senior practice fellow in American democracy at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the Harvard Kennedy School, for an online discussion. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact David Slipher at wilderschool@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7U_rhdB_Q2KU77dKCpVuzQ.

Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022 at 7 p.m.

Chi Alpha Campus Ministries will host Wednesday Night Live at 822 W. Franklin St. The evening will include a time of connection, community and updates about the organization.

For more information, contact Lisa Taylor at taylorlr4@vcu.edu.

Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Google Assignments LTI allows VCU students, faculty and staff to share and collaborate on Google files within Canvas. Apply at the following URL.

For more information, contact Dr. Gee at drgee@vcu.edu or visit https://go.vcu.edu/gogoogle.

Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022 from noon to 12:30 p.m.

You work hard for your money. You want that work and your money to have meaning in your life. Join VCU Human Resources and Virginia Credit Union for a webinar to identify core values and create smart financial goals. 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/3pYodtM.

Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022 at noon

Hear evidence-based recommendations for approaching potential mentors and collaborators and how to build and sustain the collaborations while navigating potential challenges. The presentation will be part of the Leadership and Career Development series, "Should We Work Together? Best Practices in Collaboration for Early Career Scientists," via Zoom hosted by VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Rob Direnzo at direnzor@vcu.edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tc-2rrD4rGdwpdi8sk3gk8GbLwTiuiYqD.

Monday, Jan. 24, 2022 at noon

VCU's L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, in partnership with Military Student Services, will hold a graduate programs informational session via Zoom for veterans, active service members, spouses and dependents. An overview of the school's graduate programs, benefits and application procedures will be presented. Questions: Email wsrecruit@vcu.edu. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ross Losapio at losapior@vcu.edu or (804) 827-0364 or visit http://bit.ly/WSforMilitary.

Monday, Jan. 24, 2022 at noon

VCU's Center for Pharmacy Practice Innovation is launching its Spring 2022 seminar series with a panel on value assessment in health care. Hear from panelists Dalia Dawoud, Ph.D., National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, and Joey Mattingly, Pharm.D., Ph.D., University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. The session will be held virtually and in 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 https://cppi.pharmacy.vcu.edu/seminar-series/.

Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022 from noon to 1:30 p.m.

VCU's College of Humanities and Sciences will present a virtual discussion which will offer participants an opportunity to learn how to engage in antiracist research by presenting a counter-narrative to the traditional conceptualization and implementation of research with Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. The event will be co-sponsored by VCU School of Social Work and VCU School of Medicine, Department of Health Behavior and Policy. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Faye Belgrave, Ph.D., at fzbelgra@vcu.edu or visit https://bit.ly/3n6Hes9.

Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022 at noon

Join the Center for Interprofessional Education and Inter Health Professionals Alliance for a root cause analysis presentation and team formation 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 are charged with creating a root cause analysis. The team presents their analysis to a panel of interprofessional judges that evaluates their analysis in the context of real-world standards of practice. The local VCU winning team competes at the national level for scholarship and prizes. Join the Zoom meeting at the following URL.

For more information, contact Melissa Burton at mhburton@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2898 or visit https://zoom.us/j/95009450864.

Friday, Feb. 4, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.

VCU's Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence will present a workshop on prioritizing writing goals. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/jVGyTuW3h7nWR35aA.

Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The Center for Corporate Education at VCU's School of Business will present a Project Management Essentials course geared for participants looking for a project management overview and application. The course will be held live, online via Zoom, on Feb. 8, 10, 15 and 17. The registration fee is $1,800. Questions: http://go.vcu.edu/corped. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Carrie Hawes at cjhawes@vcu.edu or (804) 828-3165 or visit https://business.vcu.edu/about-us/events/center-for-corporate-education/project-management-essentials.html.

Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

How has your attraction to others shifted over time? Do you wonder how that differs for others? Come engage with students, faculty and staff in our upcoming RAMmalogues session about sexuality. Share your experience with attraction and sexuality in society and bear witness to what others have to share in open dialogue. RAMmalogues is a space for intercultural, multigenerational and community-wide dialogues around who we are and what matters to us. The session will be in Room 250, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave. Questions: https://inclusive.vcu.edu/iexcel/rammalogues/. All students, staff and faculty are invited, but registration is limited to 25. Register 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=17910.

University Student Health Services offers free flu vaccines to all students on both campuses. The flu vaccine is safe, effective and does not cause the flu. All students are encouraged to get the flu vaccine, especially those at high risk for flu complications (those who have asthma, diabetes or heart disease). The flu vaccine is available by appointment only. Schedule an appointment via Web Portal or by phone: Monroe Park Campus at (804) 827-8047 or MCV at (804) 828-9220. University Student Health Services is on both campuses: Monroe Park Campus at 1300 W. Broad St., Suite 2200, and MCV campus at 1000 E. Marshall St., Room 305.

For more information, contact USHS Immunizations Department at ushsimmuniz@vcu.edu or (804) 827-8047 or visit https://health.students.vcu.edu/.

Registration is open for VCU Recreation and Well-Being (RecWell) Intramural Sports leagues, which include 5v5 Basketball, 11v11 Soccer and Dodgeball. Leagues are free for VCU Students and RecWell members. Leagues start Jan. 30. Register at the following URL by Jan. 23.

For more information, contact Will Adams at intramurals@vcu.edu or visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/intramural-sports/league-dates/.

You First at VCU invites applications for funding to support scholarly activity focused on first-generation student success including underrepresented perspectives, student success barriers (social, academic and financial), diversity, new approaches and innovations to enhancing student success, faculty engagement in activities related to success of first-generation students and teaching/learning approaches. Apply at the following URL.

For more information, contact Ed Acevedo at eoacevedo@vcu.edu or visit https://youfirst.vcu.edu/.

VCU's MFA photography and film students will host an exhibition, "Don't Over Think It," in Room 108, Murry DePillars Building, 1000 W. Broad St. The exhibition will be up Jan. 21-Feb. 6. A closing reception will be held from 4-6 p.m. Feb. 4. Masks will be required.

For more information, contact William Glaser Wilson at `glaserwp@vcu.edu.

The VCU Massey Cancer Center Survivorship Research Program is testing a six-week program for people with cancer-related pain to learn strategies to help reduce their pain. If you are a cancer survivor who is no longer being treated for cancer but still experiencing pain and on medications such as Percocet, OxyContin, Methadone, or Fentanyl to help with pain, contact us for more information. All participants will be given a $10 dollar gift card at the start of the study, at six weeks and at 12 weeks.

For more information, contact Antonice Wall at survivorship@vcuhealth.org or (804) 827-2357.