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Contest celebrates employment success among people with disabilities
Voting is now open for Tennessee Employment Idol, which celebrates employment success stories among people with disabilities. The finalists are featured in two- to four-minute videos that should depict: How the employee got the job; Why the job is a great fit; How… Read MoreMay 1, 2013
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HOD Nashville Impact Awards May 8
The HOD Nashville Impact Awards will recognize the Vanderbilt HOD student whose Nashville-based internship project is deemed the most impactful. Read MoreMay 1, 2013
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Learn more about Saturday program for gifted students at open house May 21
(Jenny Mandeville/Vanderbilt) Vanderbilt Programs for Talented Youth offers academically gifted students in grades K-6 the opportunity to attend accelerated courses at Vanderbilt on Saturday mornings during the 2013-14 academic year through Saturday Academy at Vanderbilt for the Young. Summer SAVY courses also are available. SAVY provides… Read MoreMay 1, 2013
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Stay physically active this spring with these upcoming events
Stay physically active this spring with these opportunities in the Nashville area. May 4 – Nashville Mayor Karl Dean is challenging all Nashvillians to learn fun ways to get physically active at the Mayor’s Field Day. May 15 – Vanderbilt will celebrate National Employee Health and Fitness Day. Health Plus is… Read MoreMay 1, 2013
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VU alumni honor John Lachs for educational contributions
John Lachs, the Centennial Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University, has received the 2013 Vanderbilt Alumni Education Award. Read MoreApr 29, 2013
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University Club announces board appointments
The University Club of Nashville has announced the 2013 Board of Directors. Read MoreApr 26, 2013
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Shop at Costco without a membership May 18-19
Shop at Costco without a membership on Saturday, May 18, and Sunday, May 19, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., thanks to a special promotion for Vanderbilt staff and faculty. The offer is only available at Nashville and Brentwood locations. To participate, bring this flyer and show your Vanderbilt… Read MoreApr 26, 2013
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Nashville Kids Triathlon is May 19
The Nashville Kids Triathlon takes place Sunday, May 19. There is still time to Join Team Vanderbilt! Read MoreApr 26, 2013
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Saturday’s marathon to force road closures around campus
There will be several Vanderbilt-area road closures on Saturday due to the St. Jude Country Music Marathon and half Marathon. Read MoreApr 25, 2013
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Free head and neck cancer screening May 3
(Vanderbilt University) A sore throat can be a symptom of allergies or a cold virus but if the sore throat persists it may be an early symptom of head and neck cancer. Vanderbilt will hold a free head and neck cancer screening day, Friday, May 3, 9 a.m. –… Read MoreApr 25, 2013
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See ‘Cinderella’ performance at Barnes & Noble
Dance Theatre of Tennessee will give an extended preview of their upcoming production of Cinderella at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, at Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt. Come for this one-of-a-kind performance and support a local performing arts group. Contact: John Lasiter, (615) 343-2665… Read MoreApr 24, 2013
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Free orientation for stress reduction series April 30
A free orientation event for the Vanderbilt Center for Integrative Health’s Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction series is scheduled for Tuesday, April 30. Read MoreApr 24, 2013
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Phi Beta Kappa initiation May 9
Vanderbilt’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the liberal arts honorary society, will hold its annual initiation at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 9, in the Student Life Center Ballroom. There will be 90 initiates, including six members of the Class of 2014. Professor of Astronomy David A. Weintraub… Read MoreApr 24, 2013
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Be an AmbassaDore and foster international friendship
The 2012-13 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows at Vanderbilt. (Vanderbilt University) Would you like to get involved on campus and develop international friendships? The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program, a Fulbright exchange program for educational leaders from developing countries, is looking for AmbassaDores for the 2013-14 academic year. Read MoreApr 24, 2013
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Discounts tickets on ‘Grey’ parody, ‘Lion King’ and more
Discounts are now available for Vanderbilt staff and faculty on several popular TPAC shows. Read MoreApr 19, 2013
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2013 Hamblet Award recipient named
Vanderbilt’s Department of Art has announced this year’s recipient of the prestigious Margaret Stonewall Wooldridge Hamblet Award: Hanna Yarbrough Rodgers from Collierville, Tenn. Read MoreApr 19, 2013
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Vigil Monday will honor explosion victims in Boston and Texas
Vanderbilt’s Office of Religious Life will host an interfaith vigil April 22 for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings as well as those killed and injured in a West, Texas, plant explosion. Read MoreApr 19, 2013
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Curb Creative Campus grant program seeks innovators
The Curb Center at Vanderbilt is seeking applicants for its signature Creative Campus Innovation Grant Program, which offers Vanderbilt faculty, staff, and students the opportunity to produce original ideas and harness their creativity as a force for positive social change. Read MoreApr 19, 2013
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Red Cross blood drive May 2
Red Cross Blood drive participant (Vanderbilt) American Red Cross will hold a Blood Drive at the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing on Thursday, May 2, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Frist Hall Atrium. Please visit the Red Cross website, click sponsor code and enter Vandy19 to schedule your… Read MoreApr 18, 2013
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Noted pediatric surgeon to deliver Brooks Lecture May 10
Renowned pediatric surgeon, scientist and Harvard Medical School’s first female professor of surgery Patricia K. Donahoe will address the Section of Surgical Sciences’ 55th Barney Brooks Lecture, Friday, May 10, at 7 a.m. in 208 Light Hall. Read MoreApr 18, 2013