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The next Open Dore On Location is scheduled for 4 p.m. Thursday, April 26, in Peabody Library's Fireside Reading Room. All faculty and staff are invited to attend this informal discussion session with Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente. Read More

Vanderbilt sophomore John Augenstein was named the SEC Co-Golfer of the Week after capturing his first collegiate title last weekend in the Mason Rudolph Championship at the Vanderbilt Legends Club in Franklin, Tennessee. Read More

Do you have a swimmer, between ages 6-17, who is interested in joining a summer swim team? Dive into the summer with the AquaDores swim team. Registration for AquaDores is available online now at the Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center.  Read More

What’s the most important thing for people just out of prison? What’s the hardest thing to find for people just out of prison? If you guessed “a job” for both, you’re right. A new University Course on social change and social entrepreneurship looks at how local nonprofit Project Return helps bridge the gap between prison and long-term employment. HOD Professor Paul Speer and Associate Professor of Sociology Richard Pitt write about what they are teaching and learning in this VU BreakThru blog post. Read more about University Courses and other internal faculty funding programs—including TIPs grants,  Research Scholar Grants and Discovery Grants —at the VU BreakThru blog. Read More

Join the Divinity School for a workshop on Saturday, April 21, on the principles of "Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds," led by Adrienne Maree Brown. She will share tools and strategies to use in relationships, communities, organizations and ourselves as we build the world we want to live in. Read More

The Compass Health Assessment is a tool to identify personal health risks and ways to improve health. Staying on top of your wellness is key to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Read More

Diane Gilbert, director of budgeting at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, discusses the most important components of financial health, the steps we should take to manage it, and the many benefits Vanderbilt offers faculty and staff to improve their financial wellbeing. Read More

This year’s Senior Design Day showcase is Monday, April 23, from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Student Life Center. The event is free and open to the public. Read More

Vanderbilt may submit one application to the Art Works program, the National Endowment for the Arts’ principal grants program. Read More

The Vanderbilt and Nashville communities are welcome to attend the opening reception for the spring 2018 Buchanan Library Fellows undergraduate seminar exhibit, "The Power of Propaganda, Persuasion and Information Dissemination." The exhibit will be open through August 2018. Read More

Over the course of the spring semester, six Buchanan Library Fellows worked on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) projects in the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries. Please join us at 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, to hear the fellows present on their projects and to celebrate their accomplishments. Read More

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos congratulates the Vanderbilt bowling team for clinching its second NCAA championship, and commends the hard work and dedication of the student-athletes and Coach John Williamson. Read More

The third-ranked Vanderbilt women's tennis team left Gainesville, Florida, on Saturday with a 4-3 comeback victory over No. 10 Florida and something even sweeter: their second-straight SEC regular season championship. Read More

In a drama-filled title game, Vanderbilt Bowling rallied from an early deficit to top defending national champion McKendree University four games to three and claim the 2018 NCAA Bowling Championship in St. Louis on Saturday night. Read More

At the University Staff Advisory Council's April 10 meeting, University Benefits Executive Director Catherine Wood discussed upcoming changes to employee benefits for 2019. Read More

Dr. Oscar D Guillamondegui shares why you owe it to your family to know the facts about motorcycle helmet safety. Read More

This year's two-day event features headliners Gucci Mane and DNCE, with other artists set to appear including Cheat Codes, H.E.R., Goldlink, Kiiara and Born Animal.  Read More

The Vanderbilt Chorale and Symphonic Choir, the Blair Children’s Chorus, the Vanderbilt University Orchestra and evangelist Tyler Nelson will perform the piece at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 13, in Ingram Hall at Blair School of Music under the direction of Tucker Biddlecombe, conductor, and Gayle Shay, director. Read More

In the coming weeks, Vanderbilt student-athletes and staffers will participate in several volunteer opportunities for the first time at Nashville's Buena Vista Elementary School, a unique chance for the Commodores to make an impact in the Nashville community. Read More

"Coping with the Stresses and Emotions of Pregnancy," the next installment of Babies and You, is scheduled from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, April 19, in Light Hall, Room 419. Read More