Communications And Marketing
-
Baseball advances in SEC Tournament
Top-seed Vanderbilt stifled Mississippi State with runners on base and made the most of its three hits, advancing to the SEC Tournament semifinals while blanking the No. 2-seed Bulldogs 1-0 on Thursday night in Hoover, Alabama. The Commodores will face the winner of No. 5-seed LSU and Mississippi State on Saturday, in a game tentatively scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on the SEC Network. Read MoreMay 24, 2019
-
Construction on campus parking garages underway
Construction at the Terrace Place Garage, Wesley Place Garage and Sony Garage will occur over the summer months. Employees’ ability to park will not be impacted if they have a current vehicle registration for their respective garage's zone. Read MoreMay 24, 2019
-
Microsoft Office 365 sign-in enhancements coming in June
Over the next several months, VUIT will migrate all Outlook/Exchange mailboxes of VU faculty, staff and most graduate students from on-campus servers to Microsoft Outlook Office 365 in the cloud. To prepare for the Outlook/Exchange mailbox migration to Office 365, VUIT will be updating the way users sign in to Office 365 applications. Read MoreMay 23, 2019
-
Men’s golf’s quest for national championship begins Friday
The No. 4 Commodores' quest for a national championship begins Friday afternoon at The Blessings Golf Club in Fayetteville, Arkansas, when they tee up with the nation's top teams at the NCAA Championships. Read MoreMay 23, 2019
-
Join audience for recording of ‘BBC Arts Hour on Tour’ at Blair
Host Nikki Bedi presents an evening of music, comedy and discussion featuring key figures in the country music scene exploring the hottest issues in culture and arts in Nashville. Read MoreMay 23, 2019
-
Limited submission opportunity: 2020 Breast Cancer Alliance Young Investigator Grant
To encourage a commitment to breast cancer research, the BCA invites clinical doctors and research scientists whose primary focus is breast cancer research, and who are in the early stages of their career, to apply for funding for the Young Investigator Grant. Read MoreMay 23, 2019
-
Rising VU juniors selected for Fulbright Summer Institutes in the U.K.
Druv Vohra and Colin Fricker have been selected by the U.S.-U.K. Fulbright Commission to participate in the Fulbright Summer Institutes, one of the most prestigious and selective summer scholarship programs operating worldwide. The Summer Institutes support the U.S.-U.K. Fulbright Commission’s work to promote leadership, learning and empathy between nations through educational exchange. Read MoreMay 23, 2019
-
Chancellor’s Letter: What Comes Next
It has been an honor to serve you during these past 11 years, and to devote more than three decades of my life to an institution so capable of driving enormous change. Read MoreMay 23, 2019
-
Dear Chancellor Zeppos: Readers offer their gratitude and well wishes
Following the news that Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos plans to step down in August, many Vanderbilt alumni, parents, and supporters of the university reached out with letters of gratitude and well wishes. Below are just a few of the numerous messages received in the weeks since the announcement was made. Read MoreMay 23, 2019
-
In the Weeds: Vanderbilt alumni and researchers are working to understand the wider implications of marijuana use
Bernie Ellis, BA’71, heard the helicopters before he saw them. Within minutes they converged, whirring, over his blueberry farm south of Nashville, as 10 federal agents drove up in four-wheelers. The moment he had always feared had arrived: He was being raided. Read MoreMay 23, 2019
-
Heart of Gold: Remarkable life of David Williams II celebrated
David Williams II was remembered as a courageous vice chancellor, outstanding athletics director, brilliant law professor, and devoted husband and father during a celebration of life service Feb. 15. Read MoreMay 23, 2019
-
Call of Duty: Q&A with Gary H. Cheek
Gary H. Cheek, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general, joined Vanderbilt in April to direct the newly created Bass Military Scholars Program, established in 2018 with a $25 million gift from the Lee and Ramona Bass Foundation. Read MoreMay 23, 2019
-
Coming Out as Working Class: Class can be just as isolating as almost any other aspect of identity at a private college
When I come out to my students and colleagues as from the working class, I want to expand the idea of who or what a professor is, and I especially hope to give upwardly mobile students—those incarnations of my younger self—the example and language to find one another. Read MoreMay 23, 2019
-
Chancellor’s Lecture Series: President George W. Bush
President George W. Bush spent the day at Vanderbilt on March 11, surprising a history class and visiting a student veterans club before speaking to a capacity crowd at Langford Auditorium that evening. Read MoreMay 23, 2019
-
Passing the Torch: Chancellor Zeppos to step down
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos has announced that he will step down as the university’s eighth chancellor Aug. 15 after more than a decade in the role. Read MoreMay 23, 2019
-
How to mind your manners—in 1890: Expert advice from English professor Cecelia Tichi
Just in time for the debut of a new television series this year on NBC exploring the Gilded Age, Cecelia Tichi, the Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of English, has published her latest book, What Would Mrs. Astor Do? (2018, NYU Press). Read MoreMay 23, 2019
-
Beyond the Horizon: A devastating childhood injury led Scott Muller, BS’94, to discover his passion for the great outdoors
Whether vying for gold at the Olympic Games alongside the world’s best slalom kayakers or helping lead the Clinton Climate Initiative to create a global consortium of cities focused on sustainability, Muller can trace the trajectory of his life’s work and passions back to formative experiences at the David Williams II Student Recreation and Wellness Center. Read MoreMay 23, 2019
-
Tiny Dorm Concert: Toren Stafford
Toren Stafford, a 20-year-old sophomore studying voice at Blair School of Music, staged a “Tiny Dorm Concert” in Vanderbilt’s Morgan House in March. Read MoreMay 23, 2019
-
Bree Horrocks: Center and researcher
Horrocks found a home with Vanderbilt women’s basketball, but it was her academic journey at the university that sparked a potential career path in LGBTQ+ advocacy. Read MoreMay 23, 2019
-
Powerhouse: Jerry Stackhouse named men’s basketball head coach
After an extensive national search, Vice Chancellor for Athletics and University Affairs and Athletics Director Malcolm Turner announced April 5 that Jerry Stackhouse is Vanderbilt’s next men’s basketball head coach. Read MoreMay 23, 2019