MyVU News
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Submit biweekly time cards, report holiday time in advance of winter break
Biweekly employees and student workers are strongly encouraged to submit their time cards, and their managers are encouraged to approve those time cards, as soon as work is completed and prior to departure for the winter break, unless the employee will be working during the break. Read MoreDec 17, 2020
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Vanderbilt community salutes retiring Sen. Lamar Alexander
Members of the Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center communities pay tribute to retiring U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, BA’62, for his influential roots as a Vanderbilt undergraduate, his many years of dedicated public service, and his legacy of support for higher education, research and innovation. Read MoreDec 17, 2020
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Vanderbilt Poll: Unprecedented partisanship divides Tennesseans on COVID-19 vaccine, election results
The deep partisan divide in Tennessee has never been more apparent than on the questions of whether citizens will get the COVID-19 vaccine and curb holiday travel at the height of the global pandemic, according to the latest Vanderbilt Poll-Tennessee. The poll also found a deep chasm between registered voters on the legitimacy of the results of the presidential election. Read MoreDec 17, 2020
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Health equity’s role in pandemic response crucial
In March, Vanderbilt University Medical Center leaders established a command center on campus to address the myriad issues that the Medical Center would face in the coming days, weeks and months as the COVID-19 pandemic encroached on Tennessee, then Nashville and finally on campus. Read MoreDec 16, 2020
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Vanderbilt alumnus named Schwarzman Scholar
Bryan Stromer, BS’17, has been chosen from more than 3,600 applicants to be one of 154 Schwarzman Scholars for the Class of 2022. The Schwarzman Scholars Program is one of the world’s most prestigious graduate fellowships and was designed to bring together the best minds from around the world to study the economic, political and cultural landscape of China. Read MoreDec 16, 2020
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Coronavirus expert Mark Denison shares COVID-19 research and insights
One of the world’s foremost experts on coronaviruses, Dr. Mark R. Denison, shared his research and insights into COVID-19 during a webinar on Dec. 14. A video of the webinar is now available for viewing. Read MoreDec 16, 2020
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The Open Dore: Academic Affairs highlights from the fall 2020 semester
Despite the incredible challenges the semester has brought, we must not forget to reflect on and celebrate our achievements and the progress we continue to make as we face these times together, writes Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente in the December edition of "The Open Dore." Read MoreDec 16, 2020
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Provost’s Office for Inclusive Excellence and identity centers’ fall programming supports VU community
Vanderbilt’s Provost’s Office for Inclusive Excellence and identity centers coordinated a number of initiatives and events during the fall 2020 semester to support the university community—in particular, those members with systemically nondominant identities—amid the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing social and political unrest in the country. Read MoreDec 16, 2020
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Zoom cloud recording storage cleanup to start Jan. 11
Beginning Jan. 11, 2021, Vanderbilt will save Zoom cloud recordings for a maximum of 90 days. As a result, on Jan. 11 all cloud recordings made prior to Oct. 13, 2020, will be deleted from Zoom’s cloud storage, and recordings will continue to be deleted on a 90-day rolling basis. Read MoreDec 16, 2020
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VUIT to offer faculty training sessions on classroom technology
VUIT will offer training for faculty Jan. 7–20 on using audio-visual technology in the classroom. Both remote and in-person group sessions will be offered based on room and physical-distancing capacity. One-on-one training sessions also will be available on an as-needed basis. Read MoreDec 16, 2020
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Blick named interim senior director of Contract and Grant Accounting
Jana Blick, assistant controller for Vanderbilt University, has been selected to lead the Office of Contract and Grant Accounting as the interim senior director beginning Jan. 1, 2021. Read MoreDec 16, 2020
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Update for staff on spring semester COVID-19 testing
Guided by the lessons learned this fall, Vanderbilt is updating its spring semester testing program and adjusting quarantine guidelines based on new CDC guidance. Read MoreDec 15, 2020
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Vanderbilt Opera Theatre animates Ravel’s opera ‘L’Enfant et les Sortilèges’
Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music and Vanderbilt Opera Theatre present an animated production of Ravel's beloved one-act opera 'L’enfant et les Sortilèges' streaming on Blair's livestreaming page and on YouTube beginning Dec. 15. Read MoreDec 15, 2020
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Update for faculty on spring semester COVID-19 testing
Guided by the lessons learned this fall, Vanderbilt is updating its spring semester testing program and adjusting quarantine guidelines based on new CDC guidance. Read MoreDec 15, 2020
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Godchaux family’s transformational legacy continues with $6.6 million in gifts to Vanderbilt School of Nursing
The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing received gifts this year totaling $6.6 million from the estates of Agnes G. Kirkpatrick Godchaux and Frank Godchaux III, BS’49, and Charles Godchaux, BA’52. These are among the largest scholarship gifts that the nursing school has ever received. Read MoreDec 15, 2020
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Vanderbilt taps Lea to lead Commodores
Vanderbilt has named Clark Lea as the 29th head football coach in program history, Vice Chancellor for Athletics and University Affairs and Athletic Director Candice Lee announced Monday. Lea, a two-time Vanderbilt graduate and former student-athlete, will be introduced officially at a news conference next week. Read MoreDec 14, 2020
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American Chemical Society appoints Craig Lindsley editor in chief of ‘Journal of Medicinal Chemistry’
Craig Lindsley, William K. Warren, Jr. Chair in Medicine and university professor of chemistry, pharmacology and biochemistry, has been named editor in chief of the "Journal of Medicinal Chemistry." His appointment will begin Jan. 1. Read MoreDec 14, 2020
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Basic Sciences winter showcase gets researchers out of the lab, into the spotlight
Singing, painting, strumming, baking, crocheting and even gymnastic tumbling filled a virtual stage as graduate students, faculty and staff in the School of Medicine Basic Sciences held their third annual winter showcase. Read MoreDec 14, 2020
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Explore Student Care Network website for wellness resources
Students are encouraged to explore the wellness resources found on the Student Care Network website so that they may become familiar with what is available and how to access support. Read MoreDec 14, 2020
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Stephanie Roth to lead Vanderbilt areas focused on Title IX and equal access
Stephanie A. Roth has been named associate vice chancellor for equal access, a position she has held on an interim basis since December 2019. Read MoreDec 14, 2020