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VCU Writing Center Workshop: Writing With Confidence

Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at 2 p.m.
Add to calendar https://writing.vcu.edu/calendar/ 31-05-2023 14:00:00 31-05-2023 15 VCU Writing Center Workshop: Writing With Confidence Learn to break writing into manageable chunks and how to avoid procrastination. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL. VCU Writing Center Workshop: Writing With Confidence Trey Burnart Hall hallbr@vcu.edu DD/MM/YYYY

Learn to break writing into manageable chunks and how to avoid procrastination. 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/calendar/.

Be the Beat: Hands-Only CPR Awareness Training

Thursday, Jun. 1, 2023 from noon to 1 p.m.
Add to calendar https://heart.zoom.us/j/82089989586?pwd=M3pmNkk4WkU1dU9RYjN1NmlqWGM3QT09&from=addon 01-06-2023 12:00:00 01-06-2023 13:00:00 15 Be the Beat: Hands-Only CPR Awareness Training VCU HR will help kick off National CPR and AED Awareness Week (June 1-7) with an online awareness event featuring Michelle Gossip, MSN, RN, cardiology program manager, VCU Health, who will discuss how and when to use hands-only CPR, what to do when calling 911, specific ways to take action and how to prepare for an emergency. Click on the Zoom link at the following URL. Be the Beat: Hands-Only CPR Awareness Training Cindi Phares cphares@vcu.edu DD/MM/YYYY

VCU HR will help kick off National CPR and AED Awareness Week (June 1-7) with an online awareness event featuring Michelle Gossip, MSN, RN, cardiology program manager, VCU Health, who will discuss how and when to use hands-only CPR, what to do when calling 911, specific ways to take action and how to prepare for an emergency. Click on the Zoom link at the following URL. For more information, contact Cindi Phares at cphares@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1521 or visit https://heart.zoom.us/j/82089989586?pwd=M3pmNkk4WkU1dU9RYjN1NmlqWGM3QT09&from=addon.

Book Launch for 'Shakti'

Friday, Jun. 2, 2023 at 7 p.m.
Add to calendar https://shelflifebooksrva.com/event/2023-06-02 02-06-2023 19:00:00 02-06-2023 15 Book Launch for 'Shakti' VCU faculty member SJ Sindu's graphic novel, "Shakti," will be launched at Shelf Life Books, 2913 W. Cary St. Sindu will be in conversation with VCU MFA alum Brenna Camping and will also sign books. Book Launch for 'Shakti' SJ Sindu. Ph.D., sathiyaseels@vcu.edu DD/MM/YYYY

VCU faculty member SJ Sindu's graphic novel, "Shakti," will be launched at Shelf Life Books, 2913 W. Cary St. Sindu will be in conversation with VCU MFA alum Brenna Camping and will also sign books. For more information, contact SJ Sindu. Ph.D., at sathiyaseels@vcu.edu or visit https://shelflifebooksrva.com/event/2023-06-02.

Coming up

Discovering Differences Between Women and Man With Long COVID

Monday, Jun. 12, 2023 from noon to 1 p.m.
Add to calendar https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvfuyprDgqHddbhmVYTf0vYDUYeZYyk-T7 12-06-2023 12:00:00 12-06-2023 13:00:00 15 Discovering Differences Between Women and Man With Long COVID Jeanine Guidry, Ph.D., associate professor, Robertson School of Media and Culture, will present the next virtual session of the Discovery Dialogues seminar sponsored by VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research. Questions: http://www.cctr.vcu.edu Register for the Zoom link at the following URL. Discovering Differences Between Women and Man With Long COVID Pamela Dillon, Pharm.D., research liaison, pmdillon@vcu,edu DD/MM/YYYY

Jeanine Guidry, Ph.D., associate professor, Robertson School of Media and Culture, will present the next virtual session of the Discovery Dialogues seminar sponsored by VCU's C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research. Questions: http://www.cctr.vcu.edu Register for the Zoom link at the following URL. For more information, contact Pamela Dillon, Pharm.D., research liaison, at pmdillon@vcu,edu or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvfuyprDgqHddbhmVYTf0vYDUYeZYyk-T7.

Film Screening and Discussion Brown Bag: 'The Central Lunatic Asylum for the Colored Insane'

Wednesday, Jun. 14, 2023 from noon to 1:30 p.m.
Add to calendar http:// 14-06-2023 12:00:00 14-06-2023 13:30:00 15 Film Screening and Discussion Brown Bag: 'The Central Lunatic Asylum for the Colored Insane' This documentary illuminates the early history of mental health treatment for African Americans with a focus on the immediate aftermath of the Civil War and Emancipation, from 1865 to the early 1900s. Shawn Utsey, Ph.D., VCU Sociology, will discuss his film and research. Dessert and drinks will be provided. The event is free and open to the public and is sponsored by VCU Libraries. Film Screening and Discussion Brown Bag: 'The Central Lunatic Asylum for the Colored Insane' Sue Moss, research and education coordinator, mosssr2@vcu.edu DD/MM/YYYY

This documentary illuminates the early history of mental health treatment for African Americans with a focus on the immediate aftermath of the Civil War and Emancipation, from 1865 to the early 1900s. Shawn Utsey, Ph.D., VCU Sociology, will discuss his film and research. Dessert and drinks will be provided. The event is free and open to the public and is sponsored by VCU Libraries. For more information, contact Sue Moss, research and education coordinator, at mosssr2@vcu.edu or (804) 838-3737.

Notices

2023 Summer Learning Academy

VCU's Office of Strategic Engagement will present the 2023 Summer Learning Academy, which will explore critical topics in education, preparing both aspiring and practicing educators to create a culture of educational excellence and equity in schools. Fourteen virtual sessions covering eight topics will be offered in a variety of session meeting formats. Questions: soeose@vcu.edu. Register at the following URL. For more information, contact Leslie LaBrie at labrielu@vcu.edu or visit http://vcuschoolofeducation.info/Summer.

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