Communications And Marketing

In this week's column, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos reflects on the ways that Vanderbilt supports the career paths of graduate students and postdoctoral scholars. Read More

The FeaST program allows students to share a free meal with any faculty member at any Campus Dining location. The program is designed to help students and faculty members build lasting relationships beyond the classroom. Read More

The Vanderbilt Student Leadership Award encourages rising sophomores through rising seniors who hold a job to pursue student leadership with less concern about the financial burdens that may come with pursuing these positions. Read More

Vanderbilt Summer Academy, a program through Vanderbilt Programs for Talented Youth, offers academic residential summer programs for qualifying gifted students in rising seventh through 12th grades. The Summer 2019 Application Priority Window for VSA is from noon on Wednesday, Feb. 6, to noon on Wednesday, Feb. 13. Read More

Vanderbilt University faculty and staff (and eligible dependents) enrolled in the VU Select PPO or Choice CDHP plans now have exclusive access to the VU Appointment Hotline, which gives them preferred access to next-available appointments with Vanderbilt University Medical Center and other Tier 1 Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network providers. Read More

The annual Service Award Ceremony has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 20, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Student Life Center. The event was originally scheduled for Jan. 29 but postponed due to a forecast of inclement weather. Vanderbilt University staff celebrating 20 years of service in 2018 will be honored, and the prestigious Commodore Award and Diversity Leadership Award will be presented. Read More

The Career Center will host a Fellowships 101 series of workshops throughout the spring semester for students who would like to learn more about fellowship and scholarship programs that can provide financial support for travel, language learning, research and further study. Read More

Best-selling author Emily Nagoski will explore the facets of sexual well-being often left out of standard sex education programs as part of the Margaret Cuninggim Women's Center's 2019 Cuninggim Lecture, scheduled for Feb. 12. Read More

With the start of the 116th Congress, Vanderbilt’s Office of Federal Relations wishes to remind the university community of the current regulations regarding federal lobbying disclosure reports as well as congressional restrictions on gifts, meals and travel. Read More

Stacey Finley, assistant professor at the University of Southern California, will speak on Thursday, Feb. 7 at 4:00 p.m. in 512 Light Hall. Her topic is “Systems Biology Approaches to Predict the Dynamics of Biochemical Networks in Cancer". Read More

Research projects and design initiatives, podcasts and documentaries, candle-making devices and board games, clothing catalogs and virtual reality simulations—these and more will be on display at the Celebration of Learning on Feb. 4. Read More

Starting, Feb. 4, donation bins will be placed in Munchie Marts across campus for students, faculty and staff to donate nonperishable sides to the Second Harvest Food Bank. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit one application to The Henry Luce Foundation’s American Art Exhibition Competition, which supports scholarly loan exhibitions that significantly advance the study and understanding of art of the United States, including all facets of Native American art. Read More

The Jan. 29 Service Award Ceremony is being postponed until a later date due to the weather event forecast for Tuesday, which may impact some individuals’ ability to attend. We will be in contact soon with further information. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and look forward to celebrating with you at a later date. Read More

Proposals for the next round of Research Scholar Grants, which provide funding for innovative scholarship and creative expression projects, are due Monday, Feb. 4. Read More

Sign up for Vanderbilt Executive Education’s Leadership Coaching program and learn the techniques you need to achieve the best results. Read More

Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente discusses the challenges of protecting the campus from cyber security threats, and initiatives like the recently launched VerifyU, in this month's newsletter. Read More

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos will host a town hall with faculty members on Friday, Feb. 1, to gather input on the fundraising priorities that should drive the university’s next capital campaign. The town hall will take place from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the Student Life Center Board of Trust Room. Read More

The 2019 edition of the Re:VU brochure, a concise summary of Vanderbilt University’s vital statistics featuring the most commonly requested facts and figures pertaining to the university, is now available. Read More

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion will host a discussion of Angie Thomas' "The Hate U Give" on Thursday, Jan. 31, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Great Room of E. Bronson Ingram College, ahead of the author's Feb. 13 visit to Vanderbilt. Vice Chancellor of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer James Page Jr. and Vanderbilt NAACP President Sydney Banks will co-facilitate Thursday's discussion of the book.  Read More