MyVU News
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Updates for staff regarding spring 2022
Vice Chancellor for Administration Eric Kopstain shares further health and safety guidance specifically for staff ahead of the spring 2022 semester. Read MoreDec 30, 2021
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Important update about spring 2022 semester start and health and safety protocols
Chancellor Daniel Diermeier, Provost C. Cybele Raver and Vice Chancellor Eric Kopstain provide important updates about the spring 2022 semester's start as well as health and safety protocols. Read MoreDec 30, 2021
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Five alumni join 2021 class of Student Media Hall of Fame
A trailblazing attorney, a celebrated sports journalist unafraid to ruffle feathers, a gifted storyteller and communications innovator at Vanderbilt University, an entrepreneur whose interest in media and data fueled success in business, and a sportswriter-turned-investigative producer are the latest inductees in the Vanderbilt Student Media Hall of Fame. Read MoreDec 22, 2021
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Poet Nikky Finney to speak at virtual keynote event for 2022 Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Renowned poet, professor and author Nikky Finney will deliver a keynote address as part of Vanderbilt University’s 2022 commemoration honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Finney is scheduled to speak Jan. 17 as part of a virtual program that will begin with a vigil and include remarks by Chancellor Daniel Diermeier. Read MoreDec 22, 2021
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Vanderbilt extends its longest ongoing drug discovery agreement with pharmaceutical company through 2023
Vanderbilt has extended its longest ongoing drug discovery agreement with Osaka, Japan-based Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a research and development-oriented pharmaceutical company that is committed to creating innovative medicines in specific areas, through November 2023. Read MoreDec 21, 2021
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Raver: Reflecting on a semester of achievement
As the fall 2021 semester concludes, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver expresses confidence in Vanderbilt's potential to set transformative new benchmarks for research, scholarship and creative expression in this message to the university community. In addition, watch the 2021 Research in Review video. Read MoreDec 21, 2021
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Diermeier: Thank you for stepping up and supporting each other
Each member of the Vanderbilt community has faced the continued challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic in their own ways. Now, it is vital that we take time for ourselves over the winter break to reflect, restore, recharge and reconnect with loved ones, writes Chancellor Daniel Diermeier in a message to the VU community. In addition, watch the 2021 Vanderbilt Year in Review video. Read MoreDec 21, 2021
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Humphrey Fellowship Program seeks Friendship Families for international leaders
Vanderbilt’s Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program is seeking Friendship Families for the 2022 spring semester. The Humphrey Fellowship Program brings accomplished mid-career educational leaders from developing nations and emerging democracies to the United States for an academic year of leadership and professional development. Read MoreDec 21, 2021
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A COVID-19 update from Vice Chancellor Kopstain ahead of winter break
The university will continue to closely track public health data and guidance in consultation with colleagues at VUMC, the School of Nursing and other public health experts to make informed decisions about spring semester plans, Vice Chancellor for Administration Eric Kopstain writes in a message to university staff. Read MoreDec 20, 2021
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A COVID-19 update from Provost Raver ahead of winter break
The university is carefully monitoring the data and metrics regarding all COVID-19 variants and will continue to meticulously assess the situation throughout the winter break, working closely with trusted experts and colleagues at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, writes Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver in a message to faculty. Read MoreDec 20, 2021
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Turkey Toss 2021 brings holiday cheer
More than 1,100 turkeys, 28 tofurkeys and 650 cutting boards were given to Vanderbilt University faculty, staff and postdoctoral fellows during Turkey Toss 2021. Also, more than 450 turkeys and tofukeys were donated to Second Harvest Food Bank. Read MoreDec 20, 2021
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Public theology fellow leaves legacy of community building and support
The Rev. Teresa L. Smallwood, who helped launch Vanderbilt’s Public Theology and Racial Justice Collaborative as associate director in 2017, is moving to Pennsylvania’s United Lutheran Seminary in January. Over Smallwood’s four years at Vanderbilt Divinity School, the Collaborative has hosted nearly 30 workshops and more than 20 fellows and scholars to advance racial justice in areas ranging from medical apartheid to food equity. Read MoreDec 20, 2021
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Join VU leaders for town halls Jan. 11, 12 focusing on COVID updates, student support
Vanderbilt University campus leaders will host virtual town halls for students and their families to share updates about the university’s plans for the spring semester, including its COVID-19 operations and student support resources. Read MoreDec 20, 2021
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Join leaders for faculty, staff spring town halls focusing on COVID updates, community support
Vanderbilt University campus leaders will host virtual town halls on Friday, Jan. 7, to share updates about the university’s plans for the spring semester, including its COVID-19 operations and community support resources. Read MoreDec 20, 2021
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Vanderbilt survey on hybrid/remote work shows overall positive results, areas for continued improvement
Vanderbilt University has released the initial findings of its survey on hybrid and remote work to determine how various work arrangements influence employees’ engagement, productivity and quality of life. Read MoreDec 20, 2021
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Vanderbilt Kennedy Center produces videos on COVID-19 vaccine and individuals with intellectual disability
The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities has produced three brief videos to build COVID-19 vaccine confidence in the disability community. Read MoreDec 19, 2021
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EDI Taskforce on Belonging to conduct focus groups with VU community
The Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Taskforce on Belonging invites all faculty, staff and students to participate in a series of focus groups to assist in the development of an instrument for measuring a sense of belonging among Vanderbilt University community members. Read MoreDec 19, 2021
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Submit biweekly time cards, report holiday time in advance of winter break
Biweekly employees and student workers are strongly encouraged to submit their time cards, and their managers are encouraged to approve those time cards, as soon as work is completed and prior to departure for the winter break, unless the employee will be working during the break. Read MoreDec 19, 2021
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Leading scholar on early childhood public policy to join Vanderbilt faculty
Nationally renowned early childhood education researcher Cynthia Osborne will join Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College, bringing with her a $10.5 million research center geared at human development in the first three years of life. Read MoreDec 17, 2021
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WATCH: Bishop Michael Bruce Curry and Jon Meacham to talk religion and politics
The Most Rev. Michael Bruce Curry, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham will discuss the intersection of religion and politics in the U.S. during a Jan. 13 discussion hosted by the Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy and Vanderbilt Divinity School. Read MoreDec 16, 2021