Announcements
2019 VCU HR Well-Being Fitness Bingo was so much fun! Congratulations to our top 3 grand prize winners - Team Fine Fettles, RamKnights, and Dynamic Duo! However, all 17 teams who filled their Bingo card were entered in to the drawing and each received a prize!
Special thank you to our generous vendors who provided such awesome prizes! Linden Row Inn, Omni Hotel, RamTech, VCU Bookstore (Barnes & Noble), Long and Foster Real Estate, Potbelly's, Jimmy Johns, VCU Police Department, Virginia Credit Union, Duck Donuts, Wells Fargo, Mary Kay Cosmetics!
Thank you so much for helping make this such a fun and exciting event!
Winner Board for Fitness Bingo Challenge 2019!
Team Fine Fettles
Team Dynamic Duo
Team RamKnights
New!
- Join VCU and VCU Health for the 2019 American Heart Association Heart Walk. This year's Heart Walk starts in Monroe Park on Saturday, October 5th. Learn more at Heart Walk.
- The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) is pleased to announce free admission to state employees to Awaken: A Tibetan Buddhist Journey Toward Enlightenment, through August 18, 2019. Present your state ID card at VMFA’s Visitor Services desk to claim.
- VCU Rec Sports Faculty/ Staff Golf League meets every Wednesday starting May 22 – July 31 at Glenwood Golf Course.
- Updated locations of lactation rooms now available!
Employee well-being programs – July 2019
Open to all VCU employees at no cost. All programs begin at 12 p.m. Details and registration at VCU Training or VCU RamStrong.
July 10
Chair Yoga (VCU HR and VCU Recreational Sports)
Join us for the perfect relaxing exercise to improve posture, increase flexibility, reduce stress and improve balance
Location - Cary Street Gym – Group Exercise Room
July 18
Financial Conversations for Couples (VCU HR and Virginia Credit Union)
Learn how to develop a joint money strategy that incorporates your individual goals and values
Location - Monroe Park, Cabell Library 901 Park Avenue, Room 250
July 23
Focus on Fiber (VCU HR and CommonHealth)
Did you know you can lose weight, eat well and improve your health with one change? Eating more fiber is the answer! Join us for the program!
Location – MCV Campus, Sanger Hall, 1101 E Marshall Street, Room 6-032
July 24
Chair Yoga (VCU HR and VCU Recreational Sports)
Join us on the MCV Campus as we ground our mind and body with this perfect chair flow yoga
Location - MCV Campus – Larrick Center, Jackson Ward A
July 25
Tai Chi (VCU HR)
Ever wonder what tai chi is all about? For thousands of years, this ancient Chinese practice has proven to be one of the most powerful ways to improve both your physical and mental health.
Location – MCV Campus, CHEC (Community Health Education Center), Gateway Building 1200 E Marshall St, 1st Floor
Here is the link to register! This is different from other sessions being offered!
July 31
Heart Healthy Cooking Ideas (VCU HR and American Heart Association)
Learn delicious, simple, affordable and quick recipes that are good for your heart and your wallet
Location - Monroe Park, Cabell Library 901 Park Avenue, Room 250
SPECIAL FOR JULY! Have a colleague register and attend with you and you'll be entered in a drawing to win a prize!
VCU's Institute for Contemporary Art offers mindfulness meditation sessions guided by highly experienced meditation teachers. These sessions are offered from 12 noon to 1 p.m. on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month. Sessions are free. To register, visit the ICA website and search "mindfulness."
Webinars on wellness (financial, health, and other topics)
Register now for TIAA’s live webinars
Summer is a good time to boost your financial know-how with TIAA’s live webinars. Reserve your spot today. Schedule online: TIAA.org/webinars
July
Special Topic: Social Security strategies for married couples
Married couples can take advantage of some strategies that may help to increase lifetime Social Security benefits. You can learn the basics about spousal benefits, understand the many variables involved in claiming strategies and how married couples can boost their benefits by coordinating the timing of their claims.
July 16 at 12 p.m. (ET)
Charting Your Course: A financial guide for women
Women can face unique financial challenges. You can discover tailored approaches to saving for retirement and tips to make your money work hard.
July 16 at 3 p.m. (ET)
Tomorrow in Focus: Saving for your ideal retirement Find out how retirement savings, planning and the real benefit of time are essential features of retirement investments.
July 17 at 12 p.m. (ET)
Money at Work 1: Foundations of Investing
Discover how you can manage risk versus reward, as well as understand the role of investing and managing risks, ways to help accelerate savings and tools that can help
sustain a portfolio.
July 17 at 3 p.m. (ET)
Special Topic: Quarterly economic and market update
TIAA’s Chief Investment Strategist will discuss economic and market developments that may impact your retirement savings strategy.
July 18 at 12 p.m. (ET)
Gaining Insight: Navigating debt consolidation and understanding the mortgage process
Discover how to manage and consolidate debt, and get a primer to help make the mortgage process easier to navigate.
July 18 at 3 p.m. (ET)
August
SPECIAL TOPIC: All about IRAs 8/13, 12-1 p.m.
Halfway There: A retirement checkpoint 8/13, 3-4 p.m.
SPECIAL TOPIC: Market-proof your retirement 8/14, 12-1 p.m.
Postcards from the Future: A woman’s guide to financially ever after 8/14, 3-4 p.m.
SPECIAL TOPIC: Demystifying life insurance 8/15, 12-1 p.m.
SPECIAL TOPIC: Strategies for staying on track 8/15, 3-4 p.m.
Within Reach: Transitioning from career to retirement 8/19, 3-4 p.m.
September
SPECIAL TOPIC: Market-proof your retirement 9/12, 3-4 p.m.
SPECIAL TOPIC: Asset Location—A practical guide for income and estate planning
9/17, 12-1 p.m.
She’s Got It: A woman’s guide to saving and investing 9/17, 3-4 p.m.
Money at Work 2: Sharpening investment skills 9/18, 12-1 p.m.
The Starting Line: Beginning to save for retirement 9/18, 3-4 p.m.
SPECIAL TOPIC: An introduction to alternative investments—Real Estate 9/19, 12-1 p.m.
Healthy Numbers: Integrating healthcare into your retirement plan 9/19, 3-4 p.m.
Learn how to get your point across - get assertive! Want to learn more about assertive verbal communication? Log on to Anthem's EAP website at anthemEAP.com, Login: Commonwealth of Virginia this month to read about these and other topics. For more information please read Anthem EAP
Weight Watchers representatives hold weekly meetings on both the Monroe Park and MCV Campuses. More information for VCU employees can be found here!
Exciting changes are here for VCU employees! Effective July 1st, the reimbursement program has been replaced with a new subsidy program. Click this link to learn about the new Subsidy Announcement. More information on Weight Watchers for VCU employees at be found here!