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I am
pleased to announce … that we will be able to provide modest
but competitive salary increases and continue our strong
offering of attractive benefits. I am also pleased that,
unlike many of our peers, we will not be laying off,
instituting furloughs, reducing benefits, or taking drastic
measures such as eliminating large numbers of
programs.
To
celebrate the end of the academic year, and as a thank you to
all university and medical center faculty and staff for their
commitment, hard work and dedication during the challenges
posed by recent Middle Tennessee flooding, all Vanderbilt
employees are invited to a special Employee Celebration Picnic
on Wednesday, May 26.
Vanderbilt
launched a new homepage on the evening of May 17, focusing on
making key resources easier to find while continuing to
showcase the institution’s dynamic academic, research, patient
care and campus life offerings. Take a closer look
at the changes.
In
order to enhance security and comply with federal audit
requirements, Vanderbilt is now requiring all VUnetID holders
to change their ePassword each year. The deadline this year is
June 15, 2010. To change your ePassword, please go to www.vanderbilt.edu/passwordchange
and follow the instructions.
Dean
Kenneth F. Galloway announced May 11 the promotions of seven
engineering faculty members at the final faculty meeting of
the 2009-2010 academic year and presented four awards at a
reception following the meeting.
Bring
your family, picnic basket and blanket to enjoy a relaxing
evening of music – free of charge – when the Nashville
Symphony Orchestra presents the annual concert on the lawn for
the Vanderbilt community.
Vanderbilt
offers summer sports camps for boys and girls in football,
basketball, baseball, lacrosse, soccer, swimming and tennis.
All Vanderbilt faculty and staff are eligible for a 15 percent
registration discount.
The
2525 West End office building has earned the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR® for the eighth
consecutive year, indicating that the building performs in the
top 25 percent of similar facilities nationwide for energy
efficiency.
Owen
Graduate School of Management is offering a two-day program on
Sustainability and Social Responsibility: Creating Financial,
Environmental and Social Value.
A new
Vanderbilt University Medical Center application for mobile
devices allows anesthesiologists and other clinicians to
monitor patients, check vital signs, communicate with other
providers and peer into operating rooms during surgeries all
from their cell phones.
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