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Participate in professional development and learning experiences this semester through HR Employee Learning and Engagement
Employee Learning and Engagement unlocks the potential of every Vanderbilt employee by offering innovative and meaningful learning experiences, creating space to foster conversations and connections, and encouraging a culture of learning and growth. These live, virtual learning experiences, designed exclusively for our Vanderbilt community, are offered at no cost. Read MoreJan 13, 2023
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HR Employee Learning and Engagement offers peer-to-peer learning opportunities for managers and leaders
Join HR Employee Learning and Engagement for Conversation Circles, a series for managers and leaders, this semester. January Conversation Circles will focus on performance management and review. Read MoreJan 13, 2023
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Virtual town hall Jan. 27 to provide internal faculty funding program information
The Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Innovation will host an internal awards town hall on Friday, Jan. 27, at 11 a.m. CT via Zoom. Read MoreJan 13, 2023
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‘The Intersection of Civil Rights and Environmental Justice’ featuring Yale’s Dorceta Taylor is Jan. 26
Vanderbilt’s Department of Sociology will present a lecture by Dorceta Taylor, senior associate dean of diversity, equity and inclusion and professor of environmental justice at Yale University, on Thursday, Jan. 26, from noon to 1 p.m. in Alumni Hall, Room 202. Taylor’s talk will explore the intersectionality of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s ideologies and work. Read MoreJan 13, 2023
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Work-Life Workshop: ‘A Primer on Identifying Your CliftonStrengths’ Jan. 17
The Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center’s first Work-Life Workshop of the spring 2023 semester will be on Tuesday, Jan. 17, from noon to 1 p.m. CT via Zoom. Read MoreJan 13, 2023
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Memorial reception for former Engineering professor James Clarke is Jan. 28
A memorial reception for civil and environmental engineering professor James H. Clarke will be Saturday, Jan. 28, at 1 p.m. in Featheringill Hall’s Jacobs Believed in Me Auditorium. The reception is open to the Vanderbilt University community. Read MoreJan 13, 2023
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Faculty invited to apply for 2023–24 RPW Center fellowships by Feb. 1
The Robert Penn Warren Center offers a residential one-year interdisciplinary faculty seminar fellowship related to that year’s theme. The theme for the 2023–24 academic year is “The Place of Memory.” The application deadline is Feb. 1. Read MoreJan 13, 2023
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Reading, performance by acclaimed singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier set for Jan. 25
Grammy-nominated folk singer and songwriter Mary Gauthier will offer writing workshops for students, staff, faculty and postdocs Jan. 24–25, followed by a reading and performance for the Vanderbilt community on Wednesday, Jan. 25, at 5 p.m. at the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center. Read MoreJan 11, 2023
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Kindermusik at Blair Academy begins Jan. 19
Register now for spring Kindermusik at Blair Academy, recognized by Kindermusik International as one of the top programs worldwide. Classes are designed for families with one or more children ages 6 months to 5 years. Read MoreJan 11, 2023
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‘Introduction to Positive Discipline’ topic of Parenting Group meeting Jan. 18
Catherine Stutzner, a licensed professional counselor and mental health services provider, will give an “Introduction to Positive Discipline” at the first meeting of the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center’s Parenting Group for the spring 2023 semester. Read MoreJan 10, 2023
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A look ahead at our 150th year
Chancellor Daniel Diermeier welcomes Vanderbilt students, faculty, staff and postdocs back to what promises to be an especially rich and fruitful spring semester in a message to the university community. Read MoreJan 9, 2023
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Data Science Institute seeking students for project using AI models to better understand new languages
The Data Science Institute is working with Elliott McCarter, senior lecturer in Asian studies, on a new project this semester to bridge language acquisition gap through deep learning. DSI is looking for students to join the project and help harness the latest developments in data-driven research to create a better way to learn new languages. Read MoreJan 9, 2023
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VCFC’s Owls developmental kindergarten enrolling for 2023-24 school year
The Vanderbilt Child and Family Center’s Owls kindergarten program is enrolling students for the 2023–24 school year. This unique kindergarten on the Vanderbilt campus follows a nature-based educational philosophy and offers an emergent curriculum with a learning focus on 21st-century skills. Read MoreJan 9, 2023
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Infants 0–9 months and their birth parents needed for research study
The Healthy Brain and Child Development pilot study is seeking infants ages 0–9 months and their birth parents. The purpose of this study is to inform a nationwide research project that is intended to learn how children grow and change early in life. Read MoreJan 9, 2023
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One lane of Broadway to close for utility work at graduate and professional student housing village
Nightly closures of one lane of Broadway between Lyle Avenue and Division Street began on Jan. 8 for crews to perform utility work at Vanderbilt’s graduate and professional student housing village. Read MoreJan 9, 2023
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Mabel Cummins strikes balance as bowling team captain, Undergraduate Honor Council president
Between academics, training and competition, collegiate student-athletes must juggle a lot. Mabel Cummins, captain of the Vanderbilt bowling team, added to her multitasking over the past year by also serving as president of the university’s Undergraduate Honor Council. Read MoreJan 9, 2023
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Limited Submission Opportunity: 2023 Covenant Foundation Grants
Vanderbilt University may submit one letter of inquiry to the 2023 Covenant Foundation Grants. Read MoreJan 9, 2023
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Cold temperatures cause flooding, damage to buildings on campus
Vanderbilt University staff stepped up to work over the winter break after a severe cold front swept through the Nashville area and caused frozen pipes and water damage in a handful of campus buildings. Read MoreJan 6, 2023
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Zohn Collective to perform at Blair School’s Ingram Hall Jan. 14
The Vanderbilt Blair School of Music presents “Zohn Collective: Songtree,” an evening of contemporary art music, on Saturday, Jan. 14. The performance is the culmination of a weeklong on-campus residency for the group, sponsored by the Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies. Read MoreJan 6, 2023
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Vanderbilt names Anders Nelson head volleyball coach
Vanderbilt University has named Anders Nelson as head coach of its reintroduced volleyball program. Most recently associate head coach at the University of Kentucky, which won the 2020 NCAA championship, Nelson will lead a Commodore program that begins play in the 2025-26 academic year. Read MoreJan 4, 2023