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FifeJer.JPGVanderbilt University names Jerry Fife vice chancellor for administration

Jerry Fife, who has served as Vanderbilt�s acting vice chancellor for administration for the past eight months, has been appointed to the role permanently after a national search by the university.

JayzJay-Z coming to Memorial Gym Nov. 13

Super star rapper Jay-Z will perform a concert at Memorial Gymnasium on Friday, Nov. 13, at 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 10 a.m.

next stepThe Next Step: A comprehensive report predicts a new era is coming for graduate education at Vanderbilt

Now, a new report prepared by four subcommittees � representing biological and biomedical sciences; social sciences and education; the humanities; and engineering, physical sciences and math � is pointing the way to the further evolution of graduate education at Vanderbilt.

startHealth Plus� Start! Challenge 4 begins Oct. 1

Be a part of Vanderbilt�s Health Plus physical activity program for faculty and staff, Start!, as we strive to reach the goal of 3,000 participants and 1.5 billion steps in 2009.

header_01_altnavChildren�s Miracle Network events raise money for Children�s Hospital

Several Children�s Miracle Network events going on in Middle Tennessee this month will benefit the Monroe Carell Jr. Children�s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

mainAuthor Dunbar Ogden delivers Walter Murray Commemorative Lecture Oct. 6

Dunbar Ogden, author of the 2008 book My Father Said Yes: A White Pastor in Little Rock School Integration, will deliver Vanderbilt�s annual Walter Murray Commemorative Lecture Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 6:45 p.m.

main-2ROTC to host Army�s �Strength in Action� tour event on Family Weekend Oct. 3-4

The Vanderbilt Army ROTC program will host the U.S. Army�s �Strength in Action� tour during Family Weekend Oct. 3-4 on Magnolia Lawn.

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*  This Week

Oct. 1: Former Chilean President to Lecture on Campus

Oct.1 & 6: Ladies Self Defense Classes (RAD)

Oct. 3: VUCSSA 2009 Moon Festival Party

Oct. 8: Vandy Moms Lunch and Learn � How Shopping Can Change The World

Oct. 8: Great Performances at Vanderbilt � L.A. Theatre Works � War of the Worlds and The Lost World

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Oct. 12: �Henry Hudson�s Fatal Journey.� Peter C. Mancall

Oct. 15: InsideOut of the Lunch Box � Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR)

Oct. 15-16: Divinity School and Graduate Department of Religion � Cole Lectures � Reverend James Lawson

Oct. 16-17: Homecoming/Reunion Weekend 2009

Oct. 18: BESA: Muslim Families Who Saved Jews in World War II � Norman Gershman/Stuart Huck Johanna Neumann

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Announcements

Open Enrollment Starts

Weight Watchers at Work at Center for Health Services started Sept. 30

Alum to read from his book �Tunneling to the Center of the Earth� Oct. 1

Blood drive, organ donation registration and bone marrow registration Oct. 6

Ceramic artist Swain has display at magpie etc.

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Featured Media

DeanVideo: Mayor Karl Dean speaks on leadership

SpaceVideo: Challenges Facing the U.S. Civil Space Program

constitution editedAudio: Continued expansion of presidential power topic of Constitution Day program

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Tune in to VUCast, for audio and video of events happening around campus. You can also find VU podcasts on iTunes and VU videos on YouTube.

Vanderbilt View: October Issue highlights new faculty members

VV logoFeatured faculty include:

Josh Clinton � Political scientist teaches students to go �beyond the sound bite�

Peter Hudson � Historian explores links between American financial history and the Caribbean

Bruce McCandliss � Professor�s work is at intersection of education and neuroscience

Samira Sheikh � Historian conveys global perspective in her teaching of South Asia

William Turner � Mental health policy expert brings experience from national platform to HOD

Yaquiong Xu � Physicist and engineer�s sense of discovery spurs research in nanotechnology

Don�t Forget: Open Enrollment is Oct. 1-15

The annual Open Enrollment for benefits-eligible faculty and staff is Oct. 1-15. Online Open Enrollment begins at 8 a.m. Oct. 1 and ends 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 15.

For more information on Open Enrollment, visit the Benefits tab of the Human Resources Web site at http://hr.vanderbilt.edu/benefits.

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