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(Image courtesy of the Vanderbilt Writing Studio) Creativity and the written word will be celebrated at Vanderbilt’s fourth annual Undergraduate Writing Symposium. The event will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday, March 25, at The Commons Center. The symposium will feature Vanderbilt students presenting and… Read More

The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons at Vanderbilt offers a scenic home for first-year students. (Vanderbilt University/ John Russell) All Vanderbilt faculty, students and staff are invited to help select The Commons Reading for the Class of 2017. The Commons Reading is a book that is mailed to all rising… Read More

March is Women’s History Month, and Vanderbilt is celebrating with a variety of events across the institution. Visit the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center website for a full list of events sponsored by organizations and departments across campus. Contact: Kayce Matthews, (615) 322-4843 kayce.matthews@vanderbilt.edu… Read More

Human Resources reminds Flexible Spending Account (FSA) participants to make note of important deadlines in March and April. Employees who participated in the 2011 Health Care or Dependent Care FSA should mark their calendars for the following dates: March 15, 2012, is… Read More

(iStockphoto) To help employees plan for their transition to retirement, Human Resources will sponsor two free retirement sessions in March. The sessions are designed for employees aged 62 and older, but everyone is welcome to attend regardless of age or participation in a retirement plan. Experts on Social Security… Read More

(iStockphoto) Don’t forget to set clocks forward one hour before going to bed this Saturday night. Daylight Saving Time takes effect locally at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 11. Daylight Saving Time – the practice of advancing clocks so that evenings have more daylight and mornings have less – was… Read More

(image courtesy of iD Tech Camps) Reservations through the Vanderbilt Office of Conferences for summer 2012 must be made by Thursday, March 15. Each summer, the Office of Conferences hosts conferences, camps and retreats as well as housing for interns and researchers in… Read More

Dora Hughes Dora Hughes, a Vanderbilt School of Medicine alumna and counselor for science and public health to Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, will discuss “Achieving Health Equity: An Update on Federal Policies, Programs and Progress” from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Read More

The schedule has been announced for the spring 2012 Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt University. The healthcare reform crisis, American protest movements, classical music appreciation and Maya culture from ancient to modern times are among subjects that will be covered in spring session. Read More

A new website and phone hotline are now in place for reporting fraud, waste and abuse at Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt will launch a new combined University and Medical Center hotline and website for anonymously reporting fraud, waste and abuse on Friday, March 8. Faculty and staff can use… Read More

Johnny Vanderpool (Steve Green/Vanderbilt) Johnny Vanderpool, emergency preparedness coordinator for Vanderbilt Environmental Health and Safety at Vanderbilt University, was among 65 candidates approved by the IAEM USA-Certification Commission to receive the Certified Emergency Manager credential. The CEM is the highest honor of professional achievement available from the… Read More

(Susan Urmy/Vanderbilt) Most Vanderbilt schools are observing Spring Break March 5-9. Residence halls close at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 3, and re-open at 9 a.m. Sunday, March 11. Visit the Office of Housing and Residential Education website for more information. Dining Services, Vanderbilt libraries and the Sarratt… Read More

"The Anglers," 1653, Adriaen van Ostade, The Peabody Collection, Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery. The Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of Reflections of the Dutch Golden Age: Etchings by Adriaen van Ostade, from the Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery. This exhibition… Read More

(Daniel Dubois / Vanderbilt University) Keep up with the latest weather developments from the National Weather Service. The National Weather Service is forecasting a major severe weather outbreak for Middle Tennessee on Friday, March 2. An initial wave of thunderstorms is expected very late Thursday night and… Read More

A new 9-week session of Weight Watchers at Work meetings starts March 7 at the Student Life Center. The difference between At Work meetings and traditional Weight Watchers meetings is that all costs are paid in sessions. This means that everything is paid at the… Read More

Vanderbilt expert on children’s literature discusses the lasting impact of Dr. Seuss. Read More

James McFarland, assistant professor of German and film, will speak on the historical beginnings of the zombie image and the reasons why it remains pervasive today in literature, film and other areas of current culture. His talk is titled “Profane Apocalypse: The Zombie Image as a Historical Symptom.” Read More

Rainbow Chakra Totems by Lindly Huanani. Photo courtesy of the artist. Sarratt Art Studios is pleased to host a weekend workshop on March 17 and 18, 2012, with internationally acclaimed artist, instructor and author Lindly Huanani. Participants will explore sculpting with polymer clay and applying… Read More

Vanderbilt has received a record number of applications for graduate study in 2012, according to Dennis Hall, vice provost for research and dean of the Graduate School. The Graduate School surpassed the 8,000 mark in completed applications for the first time on Feb. 24. Dennis… Read More

Longtime Alabama Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company employee Lilly Ledbetter did not set out to be an activist, but her fight for equal pay went all the way to the Supreme Court. And in 2009, President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act – the first bill he… Read More