MyVU News

To ensure the safety of the Vanderbilt and surrounding community, a section of the sidewalk along 21st Avenue between Grand Avenue and Scarritt Place will be closed beginning Saturday, Oct. 2, to continue work on the renovation and addition project at the Owen Graduate School of Management. Read More

Open Enrollment is your annual opportunity to update or choose the benefits that best meet your needs. Get to know your options now in preparation for enrolling between 8 a.m. Oct. 18 and 11:59 p.m. Oct. 29. Read More

Join Human Resources’ Employee Learning and Engagement for “Design Thinking, Upskilling and Experimenting for Career Growth” on Wednesday, Oct. 6, from 2 to 4 p.m. CT. Read More

All faculty, staff, alumni and fans are invited to stop by the Vanderbilt Bookstore pop-up store in Vandyville from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, at the corner of Jess Neely Drive and Natchez Trace. Remember to show your Vanderbilt ID to receive 10 percent off your purchase. Read More

Nashville Downtown Partnership and Vanderbilt University are teaming up for a first-of-its-kind collaboration to bring renowned urbanist Richard Florida to Nashville on Nov. 2 for a special engagement. Read More

Vanderbilt University Theatre will premiere two commissioned plays with themes inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic Oct. 1–3 at Neely Auditorium. Read More

The Student Care Network offers several resources for mental health support that students can access on their own time.  Read More

Vanderbilt is now offering free flu shots and free Pfizer COVID booster vaccines for eligible members of the Vanderbilt community. Read More

Vanderbilt faculty Jonathan Gilligan and Janey Camp will work with researchers from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and involved entities to propose a large-scale research network with the goal of improving interrelated electric, transportation and communications services in areas with infrastructure served by the Tennessee Valley Authority. Read More

WeGo Public Transit has adopted a service plan change for fall 2021 that will expand pre-pandemic service levels in two phases. The changes reflect transit system customer feedback and include expanded hours and improved frequency of service with more buses on select routes. Read More

Change takes time, but it’s happening all the time. After her most recent travels around Commodore Nation, Vice Chancellor for Athletics and University Affairs and Athletic Director Candice Lee reflects on how the spirit at the heart of Vandy United's long-term vision are imbued in new basketball locker rooms that are already nearing completion.  Read More

The National Science Foundation has awarded a $2.5 million grant to Peabody College of education and human development faculty Melissa Gresalfi and Anita Wager to support their research titled “Supporting Playful Learning in Elementary Mathematics Classrooms.” Read More

Journalist and author Sasha Issenberg will speak at Vanderbilt Oct. 11 for a special on-campus event discussing the policy and political battles that led to legalizing same-sex marriage in the United States. Issenberg is the author of "The Engagement: America’s Quarter-Century Struggle Over Same-Sex Marriage." Read More

Producing actionable, innovative and scalable research to address racial and social inequities in Pre-K-12 schools is the goal of a new partnership between Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of education and human development and Metro Nashville Public Schools. Read More

Michelle Wachter has been named assistant director of Sponsored Programs Administration, and Janiece Harrison, formerly the full-time director of SPA before retiring in December 2018, has been named interim director while the office launches a national search to find a new full-time director. Read More

To prepare for foundational blasting at the Residential College C construction site, Layton Construction will be surveying buildings in the vicinity beginning Wednesday, Sept. 29. Read More

Open Enrollment for 2022 benefits is right around the corner. One thing you can do now is get your VUnetID and password ready. Read More

Members of the Vanderbilt community are being asked to share their stories, artifacts and memories of navigating the COVID-19 pandemic as part of a new archive project designed to chronicle this era for future generations. Read More

Join global coffee entrepreneurs and experts throughout October and November for discussions on the socio-economic factors contributing to the coffee industry’s growth. Read More

The next event in the ’Dores in Dialogue series, “A Conversation About the History of Hispanic Heritage Month,” will be on Friday, Oct. 8, from 11 a.m. to noon CT. Read More