Year: 2011

Omaha, Neb. – Playing in the first College World Series game in school history, Vanderbilt permanently etched its name in the history book, while becoming the answer to a future trivia question with a 7-3 win over North Carolina on Saturday. Former President George W. Bush throws the first… Read More

Watch the pre-game activities as our Vanderbilt baseball team reaches the College World Series for the first time. For all the latest College World Series information, visit CWS Central. Read More

(iStockPhotography) The Nashville Jazz Orchestra will be in concert Saturday night, June 25, at Vanderbilt’s Langford Auditorium. This concert is part of the 40th Anniversary International Trombone Festival and features great local jazz trombonists as well as Bill Watrous, Wycliffe Gordon and Micheal Dease. The concert begins at 8… Read More

(Vanderbilt University) Vanderbilt’s newest dining option, Au Bon Pain, is opening 5 a.m. Tuesday, June 21, in the space formerly occupied by McDonald’s on the Medical Center Plaza. The new restaurant will feature a wide variety of menu options including a salad bar with more than 30 items, hot… Read More

(iStockPhotography) Vanderbilt Dayani Center for Health and Wellness is offering unlimited group fitness classes during the month of July for $60. Come take Zumba, Boot Camp, Cycling, Aqua Aerobics, Pilates, Yoga and many more. To view the entire group fitness class schedule and class descriptions please go to… Read More

Cicadas could hold clues to fighting diseases – catch some cool facts about the bugs. Plus, a “funny” new pain killer for moms; and changing America’s most important safeguard against government abuse. [vucastblurb]    … Read More

Bickman Improving mental health services is the aim of a $3.8 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to Peabody’s Center for Evaluation and Program Improvement and the Indiana University Center for Adolescent and Family Studies (CAFS). The five-year project will examine how to improve mental health services for youth… Read More

When Roberta and Don Miller were pursuing their doctorates at Peabody in the early 1990s, they undertook a special project that examined funding in higher education. That’s when they made a $1 million dollar commitment to the school. Read More

Corbin is the first head baseball coach in Vanderbilt's history to be included in the mural on 28th and West End avenues. Read More

Tennessean columnist Ms. Cheap (Mary Hance), spoke June 15 on “Staycations,” including tips on how to enjoy the summer without spending a lot of money. The event served as the inaugural event hosted by the new ad hoc committee Community Connections, a grass roots program that seeks to provide… Read More

The rhythm of columns, archways and architectural curves is apparent from above, as seen in the colonnade between the Wyatt Center (Social Religious Building) and East Hall. The photographer did not climb a gingko tree to get the shot; he made use of a construction lift before it was… Read More

Illustration by Roger Chouinard Visit Peabody College’s Web site at http://peabody.vanderbilt.edu/ Bonnie Arant Ertelt, Editor Donna Pritchett, Art Director Michael Smeltzer, Designer Nelson Bryan, Class Notes Editor Contributors: Joanne Lamphere Beckham, Kurt Brobeck, Katharyn Castro, Kara Furlong, Max Gertz, Jennifer Johnston, Melanie Moran, Jim Patterson, Lisa Robbins, Cindy Thomsen… Read More

Popular discussions about how technology is shaping our personal, social and professional lives tend not to reference education schools. Read More

Vanderbilt junior Amanda Polcari tutors Ravia Burton as part of The After School Program, known as TAP, coordinated by Peabody seniors Samantha Pomplon, Megan Goetsch and Samara Orkin. Vanderbilt provides student tutors for the program, which was originally conceived by the Rev. Frank Gordon and his wife, Tam Gordon, of… Read More

Peabody College was named the No. 1 graduate education school in the United States for the third consecutive year by U.S. News & World Report in the rankings released March 15. The U.S. News & World Report rankings are based on statistical analysis of programs, student and faculty surveys along… Read More

Student achievement improved and teacher turnover declined in schools participating in the Texas state-funded District Awards for Teacher Excellence (D.A.T.E.) program, the National Center on Performance Incentives (NCPI) at Peabody has found. “Our findings suggest that, more often than not, participants in the D.A.T.E. program had a positive experience and… Read More

Farran Children who attended state-funded prekindergarten classes gained an average of 82 percent more on early literacy and math skills than comparable children who did not attend, researchers from the Peabody Research Institute have found. The initial results are from the first rigorous longitudinal study that has been conducted… Read More

What if a fifth grader could learn college-level physics concepts? What if the platform used to teach those concepts could be accessed very simply online through a Web browser? What if that new methodology allowed students to write computer programs, progress at their own pace and provide the teacher immediate feedback on individual progress? Read More

Among the 23 lively students in Miss Smith’s third-grade class (all names have been changed) are several children with disabilities: Katie, who has dyslexia; Billy, who experiences occasional seizures; John, who has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and several students with behavioral problems. Read More

VUCast Extra: Vanderbilt’s baseball team leaves Nashville on its first journey to the College World Series. Go ‘Dores! [vucastblurb]… Read More