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Alternative graduation recognizes VU student-athletes
On Tuesday, Vanderbilt hosted an "alternative graduation" for a dozen student-athletes who missed last week's Commencement ceremonies due to athletic obligations. Read MoreMay 18, 2017
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Steps 1 and 2 of Go for the Gold are ready
Vanderbilt's award-winning three-step Go for the Gold program can help you achieve a healthier and more productive life by identifying health risks and taking action to reduce those risks. Complete all three Go for the Gold steps by Oct. 31 by logging in to your Health Plus Health Guide. Read MoreMay 17, 2017
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Online workouts available from Health Plus
From desk-side yoga poses to 5K training for beginners, find the online workout that's right for you, or try them all. Read MoreMay 17, 2017
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Alumni of Appalachian Student Health Coalition to hold panel discussion May 19
Alumni who helped start the paradigm-changing Appalachian Student Health Coalition will present a panel discussion from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, May 19, in the Heard Library Community Room. The coalition was founded by Vanderbilt medical, law, nursing and undergraduate students in 1970 to reach out to medically underserved communities in upper East Tennessee, Eastern Kentucky and Southwest Virginia. Read MoreMay 17, 2017
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Student rocketeers earn second place in NASA contest
For ten straight years, Vanderbilt has soared to success with innovative rocket designs and payloads, and this year is no exception. Read MoreMay 16, 2017
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Vanderbilt Athletics takes service trip to Jamaica
In partnership with Soles4Souls, Vanderbilt Athletics is spending the upcoming week on a service trip to Jamaica. Student-athletes and Vanderbilt staffers are slated to visit local schools and distribute shoes and other items to children. Read MoreMay 15, 2017
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Class of 2017: Ro Coleman, baseball standout, to become first male in his family to get degree
Ro Coleman would be wise to bring a box of Kleenex with him to Commencement. “When I walk across that stage and see that piece of paper,” Coleman said, “that’s when I might break down.” Read MoreMay 10, 2017
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Vandy Walks: ‘Annuals and Perennials in Bloom’ May 17
“Annuals and Perennials in Bloom” will be the topic of Vandy Walks from noon to 1 p.m. May 17. Danny McKissack and Laura Barker from Vanderbilt Plant Operations' grounds maintenance crew will be the presenters. Read MoreMay 10, 2017
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Babies and You: ‘Coping with stresses of pregnancy’ May 18
"Coping with the Stresses and Emotions of Pregnancy" is the topic of Babies and You from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, May 18. Read MoreMay 10, 2017
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Read the latest issue of ‘iNCLUSIVE’
The Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion presents “iNCLUSIVE,” a biweekly blast of diverse news and events from across campus. Read MoreMay 9, 2017
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Class of 2017: Jacob Schultz, former walk-on snapper, heads to medical school on Navy scholarship
When Jacob Schultz learned the U.S. Navy had awarded him a prestigious Health Professions Scholarship to medical school, he didn’t tell his family—at least not immediately. Four days later, Schultz, a senior snapper on Vanderbilt’s football team, also learned he’d been accepted into Vanderbilt’s School of Medicine. Read MoreMay 8, 2017
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Women’s golfers earn SEC academic honors
Vanderbilt senior Kate Sborov has claimed the SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year award for women’s golf, and freshman Abbey Carlson was named to the All-Freshman Team. Sborov becomes the Commodores’ first-ever Scholar Athlete of the Year selection, while Carlson is Vanderbilt’s seventh All-Freshman Team member. Read MoreMay 5, 2017
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May issue of ‘EDI Connect’ now available
Read the May 2017 issue of “EDI Connect,” the official newsletter of the Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Read MoreMay 4, 2017
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For Vanderbilt student-athletes, each study abroad trip is unique
Last month, Vanderbilt Athletics announced plans to send 11 student-athletes on study abroad trips that will be funded solely by the department. For David Williams II, Vanderbilt’s vice chancellor for athletics and university affairs and athletics director, the opportunity is part of what makes Vanderbilt a unique destination for student-athletes. Read MoreMay 4, 2017
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VRWC offers summer youth boxing classes
Kids will have a blast learning the how-to’s of boxing while getting fit in this co-ed, non-contact class for ages 12-17. Taught by USA Boxing Coach Tramaine Crook, participants will meet at the Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center to master punches, blocks, combos, and learn to move like a pro boxer. Read MoreMay 3, 2017
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‘Commodore Insider’ podcast: Women’s tennis coach Geoff Macdonald looks ahead to NCAA tournament
The Vanderbilt women's tennis program made history in head coach Geoff Macdonald's 23rd season at the helm. For the first time, the Dores won both the SEC regular-season championship and conference tournament title. Now, No. 4 overall seed Vanderbilt hopes to turn that momentum into another national championship run in the NCAA tournament. Read MoreMay 3, 2017
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Sí Se Pudo Ceremony honoring Latinx graduates set for May 11
The Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Latino and Latina Studies and the Vanderbilt Association of Hispanic Students present the 2017 Sí Se Pudo Ceremony for the Latinx community. The event will take place Thursday, May 11, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. in the Central Library Community Room. All are invited for this celebratory event recognizing Vanderbilt's 2017 Latinx graduates. Read MoreMay 3, 2017
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Health care, research and Latino populations subject of lecture May 11
Nilda Peragallo Montano, dean of the School of Nursing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will speak on culturally appropriate ways for practitioners and researchers to reach out to and work with Latino subjects. The lecture will be Thursday, May 11, at 2 p.m. in Godchaux Nursing Annex, Room 161. Read MoreMay 2, 2017
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Chancellor discusses ‘GO THERE’ initiative for Work/Life Connections wellcast
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos discusses "GO THERE," a campuswide campaign to promote mental health and well-being at Vanderbilt, in part one of two in the latest Work/Life Connections wellcast. Read MoreMay 1, 2017
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Message in a Bottle: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle—and Refuse
Jacques Cousteau said we protect what we love. I have been in love with nature—and aware of how precious it is—since the first Earth Day in 1970 when a group of ecologists took my first-grade class on a nature walk in a nearby park. Escaping the classroom into the relative… Read MoreApr 30, 2017