NASHVILLE, Tenn.-National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice will speak at Vanderbilt University’s inaugural Senior Class Day on Thursday, May 13, at 10 a.m. on Alumni Lawn. Senior Class Day is an addition to Vanderbilt’s graduation celebrations and is held the day before the University’s Commencement exercises.
Rice’s speech will be webcast live. A link to the webcast will be on the Vanderbilt University home page at www.vanderbilt.edu.
Broadcast/Photography Media: Risers for broadcast media and print photographers will be located stage right about 80 to 105 feet from the podium. A pool feed of the multi-camera webcast production will be available (audio/video) along with an audio-only mult box at the riser location. Vanderbilt can feed the video of the event to national television using our campus TV 1 fiber optic line (Vyvx) following the event if needed. Parking for television trucks is in Lot 1A at Vanderbilt Place and West Side Row between Tri Delta sorority house and the Euclid building. Television media who would like to take part in a technical walkthrough for cable run checks, etc. on Wednesday, April 28, at 10 a.m., please contact Emily Pearce at 615-322-2706.
Print Media: A press filing room will be available with phone lines and high-speed Internet connections in the Sarratt Student Center, Room 116, next to Alumni Lawn. Reporters can watch the event on a TV monitor in the press room or there is reserved seating for print reporters at the Alumni Lawn location. Parking will be in the Kensington Garage next to Memorial Gym on 25th Avenue South.
Credentials: Media interested in attending should contact Emily Pearce or Princine Lewis at 615-322-2706 or e-mail emily.pearce@vanderbilt.edu. Dates of birth and Social Security numbers are required in order to receive credentials.
In case of severe weather, the event will be held in Memorial Gym. Another media advisory will be issued closer to the event giving detailed equipment pre-set times and credential registration pickup information.
Media contact: Emily Pearce, (615) 322-NEWS
Emily.pearce@vanderbilt.edu