Monday, Jan. 10, 2022 at 1 p.m.

Jump-start your teaching in 2022 with Bitesize Teaching Tips from VCU's Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence. The Jan. 10-13 half-hour sessions are live, online and offer advice and inspiration. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Tiffany Freitas at freitast@vcu.edu or visit https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Sb8HNLbVastEZiSs-83CsePz5lqzzi5siGQ_nEOSzKE/edit?usp=sharing.

Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022 at 9 a.m.

VCU Online will hold the Winter 2022 edition of the Teaching with Technology Survival Camp for VCU faculty and staff, in partnership with VCU Academic Technologies, from Jan. 11-14. The free boot camp will include live morning workshops from 9 a.m.-noon and an afternoon drop-in with open office hours between 1-4 p.m. Visit the VCU Online catalog to view new workshop topics for the morning session and to sign up. Enroll at the following URL.

For more information, contact Brianne L. Jackson, Ph.D., at onlinepd@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6786 or visit https://vcuonline.catalog.vcu.edu/browse/vcuonlineworkshops/courses/teaching-with-technology-survival-camp-january-2022.

Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022 from 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Has the pandemic changed the way you feel about your life and your career? Join VCU Gerontology to learn about gerontology as a field for a new career path with flexible opportunities and meaningful, impactful work. Gerontology students not only uncover a wealth of knowledge about the societal impacts of aging and the science behind this life stage, but embark on a personal journey to learn about themselves, their loved ones and their communities. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Catherine S. MacDonald at macdonaldcs@vcu.edu or (571) 484-4511 or visit https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwkf-yrqz4iGNJNm2xumRv7gKhx-wINvpaZ.

Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022 from noon to 1:15 p.m.

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 (646) 419-0495 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tc-2rrD4rGdwpdi8sk3gk8GbLwTiuiYqD.

Employees should check their mailing address on file in myVCU in order to receive a paper W2. To receive it electronically, be sure to give e-consent in myVCU. This method gives employees access to the W2 on the day of release instead of waiting for a mailed copy.

For more information, contact Payroll Services at payroll@vcu.edu or visit http://my.vcu.edu.

VCU Continuing and Professional Education, in partnership with the School of World Studies, will hold live online cultural competency and language classes for VCU and VCU Health employees and community members for 1 academic credit. Courses begin Jan. 18 and run through early May. Introduction to Conversational Spanish I and II are available. Contact Human Resources for tuition benefit or education assistance eligibility.

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

Are you concerned about your teen’s weight? We can help. TEENS is a research program that includes a four-month family-based lifestyle intervention – all conducted virtually – for teens ages 12 to 16 who are overweight or obese. The program is offered by Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU. It includes weekly, virtual group classes for teens and parents that cover topics such as healthy eating, physical activity and goal-setting. Teens also participate in live exercise sessions conducted online by personal trainers.

For more information, contact Sarah Farthing at teens@vcuhealth.org or (804) 827-8336 or visit http://www.chrichmond.org/TEENS.

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.