To meet the submission deadline for Graduate Dean's signature and ensure applications reach Graduation Office in a timely fashion, please adhere to this date by submitting your VCU Graduation Application including copy of unofficial transcript to Karen, room 144, Dean's Suite for review and signaturae. Commencement Ceremony: Sat. Dec. 12, 2009, 10am, Stuart C. Siegel Center. For more information, go to: www.graduate.vcu.edu/community/graduation.html
First- and second-year School of Pharmacy students have a Thanksgiving break/school holiday Nov. 23-27. Enjoy!
Third-year School of Pharmacy students have Thanksgiving break Nov. 26-27. Easy on the mashed potatoes!
Pharmacy graduate student Maitham AlHawaj presents "A Pilot Study of Platelet Structure and Function in Dialysis Patients" at noon Nov. 30 in McGuire Hall, Room 200.
Medicinal Chemistry graduate student Kendra Haney presents "Synthesis and Evaluation of Anibamine and Analogs as Anti-Prostate Cancer Agents” at 11 a.m. Dec. 1 in the Robert Ball Conference Room, first floor, Biotech One.
Dr Gretchen Brophy, PharmD, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy, VCU, "Biomarker Kinetics in Acute Brain Injury"
The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy will accept nominations through Dec. 8 for the Robert K. Chalmers Distinguished Pharmacy Educator Award, the Paul R. Dawson Biotechnology Award and the Volwiler Research Achievement Award. To make nominations, visit http://www.aacp.org/career/awards/Pages/awardssubmission.aspx.
Inova Campus students may contribute cash or gifts to benefit their "Adopt-a-Family" for Christmas. Holly Lake is collecting information about the 4- and 6-year-olds' interests, family clothing sizes and so forth. If you donate $5 rather than a gift, a group will pick out items for you. Please donate gifts or money by Dec. 4.
Enjoy! We'll see you on the flip side -- the flip side being Jan. 11, 2010, for P1 and P2 students, and Jan. 11-15 for P3 clinical IPPEs.
The 44th American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition takes place Dec. 6-10 at Venetian Hotels & Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas. Keynote speaker is actor Dennis Quaid, co-founder of The Quaid Foundation. For Midyear details, visit http://www.ashp.org/Midyear2009.
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By invitation only: The Department of Pharmaceutics' Holiday Potluck takes place 6-9:30 p.m. at MCV Alumni House. Questions? Contact Andrea Poyotte at apoyotte@vcu.edu or (804) 828-6012.
By invitation only: The Department of Pharmacy's Holiday Potluck takes place noon-2:30 p.m. at MCV Alumni House. Questions? Contact Chanda Diep at diepcn@vcu.edu or (804) 628-1393.
Enjoy! Just don't forget to be back by Jan. 10, 2010. Hey, graduation is just around the corner!