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Oracle Cloud maintenance scheduled for this weekend
Dec. 18, 2018—Regularly scheduled maintenance will take place Dec. 21-22. Biweekly employees should submit their time cards, and their managers should approve those time cards, as soon as work is completed on Friday, Dec. 21.
Biweekly employees: submit time cards in advance of Winter Break
Dec. 18, 2018—Biweekly employees are strongly encouraged to submit their time cards, and their managers approve those time cards, as soon as work is completed on the evening of Friday, Dec. 21, unless work will continue during the break.
Introducing VerifyU, Vanderbilt IT’s new information security program
Dec. 18, 2018—The mission of VerifyU is to improve the technology that secures our data, increase awareness of cybersecurity risks, and implement industry-standard best practices.
Employees to receive paycheck credit after federal parking tax update
Dec. 18, 2018—Active employees who have been paying for campus parking on a post-tax basis during 2018 will receive an adjustment in their final paycheck of December to credit them for parking-related taxes withheld during the year.
Don’t forget to power down before leaving for Winter Break
Dec. 17, 2018—Remember to power down before you leave the office or your home for an extended period over Winter Break. Your reductions in energy use can have a large impact when aggregated across the entire university.
Nearly 12,000 turkeys distributed at Employee Appreciation event
Dec. 17, 2018—Thousands of Vanderbilt faculty and staff members dropped by Langford Auditorium last Friday for the annual “Turkey Toss” Employee Appreciation event.
Vanderbilt marks milestones on expanding educational opportunity
Dec. 17, 2018—Opportunity Vanderbilt is an integral part of how the university is working with the American Talent Initiative to help talented, lower-income students receive a world-class education.
FDA approves device based on Vanderbilt invention to ID parathyroid during head and neck surgeries
Dec. 17, 2018—Ten years after Professor of Biomedical Engineering Anita Mahadevan-Jansen discovered that parathyroid tissues glow under near-infrared light, the FDA has approved a device based on the technology for surgical use.
School of Nursing diversity lecture to feature nonverbal speaker and disability advocate
Dec. 17, 2018—A nonverbal motivational speaker and her mother, an advocate for family involvement in health care, will present the January 2019 VUSN Dean’s Diversity Lecture on Monday, Jan. 14, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Nursing Annex, Room 161.
Second town hall continues important conversations about equity, diversity and inclusion
Dec. 17, 2018—Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer James E. Page Jr., and Vice Provost for Inclusive Excellence Melissa Thomas-Hunt hosted the second of two diversity town halls on Dec. 6. More than 100 members of the Vanderbilt community attended the 90-minute program, which was held in the Student Life Center Board...
Kudos: Read about faculty, staff, student and alumni awards, appointments and achievements
Dec. 17, 2018—Read about Vanderbilt faculty, staff, student and alumni awards, appointments and achievements.
Joe Toye: Guard and Leader
Dec. 17, 2018—Men's basketball's Joe Toye, an economics major and the lone senior on the Commodores’ roster, is the embodiment of student-athlete-leader.
VUPS offers tips to keep your holidays safe
Dec. 16, 2018—Vanderbilt University Public Safety would like to wish everyone a safe and joyful holiday season by recommending the following security and safety tips.
10 tips to manage stress during the holidays
Dec. 16, 2018—Family, friends and holiday events can be overwhelming. Learn how to keep things in balance this year.
S&P affirms AA+ rating on Vanderbilt University’s bonds
Dec. 14, 2018—Standard and Poor’s has affirmed its AA+ rating on Vanderbilt University’s bonds and its A-1+ short-term rating on the university’s commercial paper.