Brett Sweet
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S&P upgrades Vanderbilt University’s credit rating to AA+
Standard and Poor’s on Tuesday revised its long-term credit rating for Vanderbilt University to AA+, the global credit rating service’s second-highest rating. Read MoreNov 16, 2017
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Vice Chancellors Kopstain, Sweet explain increased accountability expected of users within Oracle Cloud
On May 3, Eric Kopstain, vice chancellor for administration, and Brett Sweet, vice chancellor for finance and CFO, spoke to SkyVU Change Agents about what the future will look like with Oracle Cloud. Read MoreMay 8, 2017
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SkyVU Town Hall scheduled for April 4
Come to the SkyVU Town Hall at 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, in the Student Life Center’s ballroom. During this one-hour event, leaders will share the progress made since last October and preview summer plans. Read MoreMar 20, 2017
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Horr named Vanderbilt associate vice chancellor for internal audit
Douglas D. Horr, a seasoned audit professional with three decades of experience in higher education, is joining Vanderbilt University as associate vice chancellor for internal audit Feb. 1. Read MoreJan 6, 2017
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SkyVU steering committee provides update on initiative to upgrade, improve university systems
More than 350 faculty and staff participated in a town hall meeting Oct. 25 to learn more about SkyVU, the new cloud-based Oracle solution that will provide support for many of the university’s financial, administrative and research support systems effective July 1, 2017. Read MoreOct 27, 2016
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University budgeting system evolves to support strategic priorities
Vanderbilt University’s budgeting system is evolving to give its colleges and schools greater responsibility over their own budgets while maintaining strong central services. Read MoreSep 19, 2016
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Chancellor’s Town Hall will discuss ETOB budgeting system Friday
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos will host a town hall meeting on Friday, Sept. 16, beginning at 10:10 a.m. in Sarratt Cinema. The topic of the meeting will be implementing Vanderbilt’s ETOB budgeting system within schools. Read MoreSep 13, 2016
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Bymaster named new associate vice chancellor for finance
Eric Bymaster has been named Vanderbilt University’s associate vice chancellor for finance following a national search, Vanderbilt CFO Brett Sweet announced Monday. Read MoreJun 13, 2016
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SkyVU to provide cloud-based support for university business applications
The university's financial, administrative and research support systems will be supported centrally in the future using an Oracle-based solution dubbed "SkyVU." Read MoreMar 21, 2016
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Learn more about ERP project at March 15 launch
Come to the Enterprise Resource Planning system project launch March 15 to learn about the executive steering committee's vision for the project and its impact on Vanderbilt's future. Read MoreMar 9, 2016
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Chancellor’s Town Hall will discuss ‘Vanderbilt’s Balance Sheet’ Dec. 1
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos will host the next in a series of town hall meetings for the Vanderbilt community on Tuesday, Dec. 1. Read MoreNov 23, 2015
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New travel agency sets get-acquainted sessions before Oct. 30 switch
World Travel Service will hold meet-and-greet sessions Tuesday, Oct. 27, in Light Hall and Sarratt Cinema, just prior to taking over as Vanderbilt’s new travel agency next Friday. Read MoreOct 21, 2015
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Chancellor’s Town Hall will discuss Senate Task Force on Higher Education Regulation
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos will host the next in a series of town hall meetings for faculty on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Read MoreOct 8, 2015
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Travel program transitions to new agency Oct. 30
Vanderbilt’s travel program will change to its new agency, World Travel Service, on Oct. 30. Read MoreSep 30, 2015
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Vanderbilt chooses new travel agency
Industry leader World Travel will become Vanderbilt's new travel agency this fall. Read MoreSep 14, 2015
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Search is on for new travel agency to partner with Concur
Vanderbilt is conducting a search for a new travel agency that will provide top-level customer service to faculty, staff and students. Read MoreAug 5, 2015
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Assessment estimates cost of federal regulation compliance at Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt University has released the results of an internal assessment that estimates it spends approximately $146 million a year complying with federal regulations. Read MoreJul 31, 2015
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Faculty Senate meeting minutes for March available online
(Daniel Dubois/Vanderbilt) Minutes from the Vanderbilt Faculty Senate’s March 13 meeting are now available online on the Faculty Senate website. (Meeting minutes are published approximately one month after the senate convenes.) At the March 13 meeting, Vice Chancellor for Finance Brett Sweet gave a report on… Read MoreMay 2, 2014
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Provost search committee named
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos has named a committee including a Board of Trust member, two top administrators and a number of faculty members who will search for the next Vanderbilt University provost. Read MoreFeb 11, 2014
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Two promoted in Division of Finance
Two members of the Division of Finance leadership team have been promoted, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Chief Financial Officer Brett Sweet has announced. Read MoreJan 24, 2014