Faculty/staff Issue for January 5, 2022
This week
Vinyasa Yoga With Jess
Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022 from noon to 12:30 p.m.
Join VCU Human Relations and VCU Department of Recreation an Well-Being to move through a variety of yoga poses in a balanced and systematic way, connecting the breath with movement. Questions: http://www.ramstrong.vcu.edu. Register in Talent@VCU or at the following URL for the Zoom link.
For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://bit.ly/3oZSpo4.
Lunchtime Webinar: VCU Evening MBA Program
Friday, Jan. 7, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.
Learn more about VCU's Evening MBA program at a webinar hosted by the School of Business. This online presentation will provide applicants with an overview of the program structure, curriculum and admissions process. A Q&A session will also be included. Questions: Call (804) 828-4622 or email gsib@vcu.edu. Register at the following URL.
For more information, contact Austen Gouldman at gouldmana@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6408 or visit https://business.vcu.edu/about-us/events/graduate-studies/webinar/evening-mba-program-webinar-010722.html.
Coming up
'Flattening the Curve of Opioid-Related Overdoses During the COVID-19 Pandemic'
Monday, Jan. 10, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.
Taylor Ochalek, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow, pharmacology and toxicology, VCU C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research, will present a Discovery Dialogues seminar via Zoom. Faculty, staff, community practitioners, students, patients and families are invited to attend. Questions: 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 (804) 827-1519 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMocemgpjsjG9b3gaP8uyJ5pZSPfvu6kN1D.
Virtual Open House: Minority Political Leadership Institute
Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Join the Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute, Wilder School, for its upcoming Minority Political Leadership Institute virtual open house. During this interactive event, participants will have the opportunity to learn about the program, application process, benefits of the program and hear firsthand experiences from alumni. Questions: https://gehli.vcu.edu/programs/minority-political-leadership-institute/. Register for the Zoom link 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/tJcldOqgrDIvGdUQRwsUVd-srg8SxJZxAnd7.
Optimizing Your Biosketch To Present the Best Version of Your Science Self
Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022 from noon to 1 p.m.
VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research will present Stacey Wahl, Ph.D., research and education librarian, via Zoom. Wahl will discuss scholarly profiles that can be used to track your scientific progress, find information about your contributions to science and display your work for grant reviewers. Plan to have your computer available for this interactive session. Questions: http://www.cctr.vcu.edu. Register for the link at the following URL.
For more information, contact Pamela Dillon, Pharm.D., research liaison, at pmdillon@vcu.edu or (804) 827-1519 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMtf-uhpj0pGdVpSG_iGnaQm1iWF2KvoZ0E.
Level Up Learning: Ideation and Prototyping
Friday, Feb. 11, 2022 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Center for Corporate Education at VCU's School of Business will present an online introduction to design thinking, ideation and the concept of rapid prototyping to test new ideas, services and products. The registration fee is $40. 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/level-up-learning-ideation-and-prototyping.html.
Notices
Submit 2022 MLK Celebration Events
Submit MLK events at the following URL to be included on the 2022 VCU MLK Celebration website. The theme for the 2022 VCU MLK celebration is: “Peace is not simply the absence of conflict, but the existence of justice for all people.” Submitted events will be posted on https://mlkday.vcu.edu and shared with the VCU and Richmond communities.
For more information, contact Archana Pathak, Ph.D. at aapathak@vcu.edu or visit https://bit.ly/3GxreH4.
New Print-at-Home Daily Parking Permits
Employees without a VCU parking subscription are now able to purchase $6 daily value credentials/permits from home. Daily credentials for the Monroe Park Campus can be printed at home and used when needed in the decks on West Broad, West Main, West Cary, Jefferson or Henry streets. MCV Campus daily permits can be purchased in the office for A Lot. Upon purchasing, users do not need to pull a ticket upon deck entry.
For more information, contact VCU Parking and Transportation at parking@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7275 or visit https://parking.vcu.edu/parking/faculty-and-staff/options-and-rates/.
ACE-IT Federal Work Study Job Openings
ACE-IT in College is hiring job and education coaches. Support diversity and inclusion at VCU while gaining experience supporting peers with disabilities at work or in the classroom. Apply on Handshake. For job coach: https://app.joinhandshake.com/emp/jobs/4982451. For education coach: https://app.joinhandshake.com/emp/jobs/5228044.
For more information, contact Hannah Ramsey at ramseyhe@vcu.edu or (757) 287-9573 or visit https://aceitincollege.org/.
Other resources
VCU Libraries workshops
See a schedule of workshops and classes that teach how to use collections and databases.
LinkedIn Learning @ VCU
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