Communications And Marketing

“Looking Forward to the Future: A Photographic Journey into the Lives of Women Experiencing Homelessness” will be held from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 4, at The Salvation Army Center of Hope, 631 Dickerson Pike, Nashville. Read More

VLA is a nine-month learning experience that brings together a diverse group of university leaders from both the academic and administrative areas to increase their knowledge in leading at Vanderbilt as well as their passion for furthering the institution’s values and mission. Read More

The westbound lane of Edgehill Avenue will be closed Sept. 27-28, and the eastbound lane will be closed Oct. 4-5. In addition, the accessible pathways near the Peabody Administration Building will be closed Sept. 28-29. Read More

Susie Adams, longtime director of the School of Nursing’s psychiatric program and currently VUSN’s Faculty Scholar for Community Engaged Behavioral Health, has been named the 2019 Psychiatric Nurse of the Year by the American Psychiatric Nurses Association. Read More

The Faculty Senate will host a community conversation for faculty and staff from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 3, to discuss themes from the Chancellor’s Lecture Series event with George Takei taking place the prior evening. Read More

All faculty, staff, alumni and fans are invited to stop by the Barnes & Noble pop-up shop in Vandyville from 9 to 11 a.m. this Saturday, Sept. 28, at the corner of Jess Neely Drive and Natchez Trace. This week’s shop will feature a cap and T-shirt combo for $13.99. Read More

Vanderbilt's annual Open Enrollment is a great time to review your benefit elections and reevaluate if last year’s elections are still a good fit for you and your family. Read More

Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC combined) can nominate up to two assistant professors for the 2020 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards, sponsored by Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU). The awards provide seed money for research intended to enrich the research and professional growth of young faculty. Read More

Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC, collaboratively) anticipates the opportunity to nominate two candidates for the Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation Scholar Award Program. The Foundation supports early stage investigators engaged in biomedical research that has the potential to significantly advance the understanding, diagnosis or treatment of disease. Read More

Meg Benningfield, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and associate professor of pediatrics, will discuss “Kids and Social Media” at the next meeting of the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center’s Parenting Group. Read More

The Vanderbilt NROTC Alumni Association will host its 11th annual National Security Symposium on Friday, Oct. 18, at 4 p.m. in Sarratt Cinema. Read More

The Vanderbilt community can now enjoy new green spaces in the West End Neighborhood featuring pedestrian- and bike-friendly pathways as well as grassy areas ideal for studying, relaxing and hosting outdoor gatherings. Read More

What distinguishes Vanderbilt is the value the university community places on collegiality and cooperative teamwork, appreciating what others bring to the table when working on common goals, writes Interim Chancellor and Provost Susan R. Wente in this week's column. Read More

A record 200 undergraduate students shared their research projects through poster and slide presentations at the sixth annual Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair held Sept. 19 in the Student Life Center. More than 580 faculty, students, staff and community members were in attendance. Read More

"We continue to sustain ourselves," an evening-long work of two contrabass clarinets, viola, percussion and interactive media, will be performed from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, in Space 204 at the E. Bronson Ingram Studio Arts Center. Read More

Join Barbara Moss of Elder Law of Nashville, PLC, from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, in Light Hall, Room 415, as she presents “Why Everyone Needs Powers of Attorney and an Advance Directive.” Read More

The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report provides information on security-related services offered by the university. The 2019 report will be available after Sept. 30. Read More

The Vanderbilt Career Center kicked off the fall semester with a series of events in September designed to provide students with opportunities to improve their résumés, network with potential employers, discuss inclusivity in the workplace and more. Read More

Vanderbilt Software Carpentries, a two-day boot camp scheduled for Oct. 24–25, aims to help graduate students and other researchers get their work done in less time and with less pain by teaching basic research computing skills. Read More

The Think Pink! Breast Cancer Awareness Expo is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2, in the Light Hall North Lobby. Visit the expo to learn about breast cancer prevention, screenings and more. Read More