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In observance of Winter Break, Mail Services will be closed from Friday, Dec. 22, 2023, through Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. Normal operations will resume Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. For critical year-end mailing needs, Mail Services’ Station B Post Office will be open on Thursday, Dec. 28, and Friday, Dec. 29, from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Read More

Olivia Parrish, a custodian in the Vanderbilt University Maintenance and Operations department, died unexpectedly Oct. 23 during her shift at the Stevenson Center. She was 72. Read More

On May 3, faculty joined an online conversation about the university's ongoing efforts surrounding sustainability. Read More

Vanderbilt University will further offset its carbon footprint by investing in the development of solar energy projects that will expand access to clean energy in the Southeast through a new, multiyear collaboration with Clearloop. Read More

Eligible staff members are invited to complete the 2023 Staff Experience Survey, which they will receive via email with a personalized link. Staff who complete the survey will have the chance to win a $100 gift card. The survey will close on May 1.  Read More

Vanderbilt University is expanding paid parental leave for staff from two weeks to eight weeks starting Sept. 1, 2022. Staff paid parental leave can now be used any time during the first four months following the birth of a child or four months after adoption.   Read More

Vanderbilt University is embarking on the next phase of its residential colleges program with the reenvisioning of Highland Quadrangle along 25th Avenue South. The initiative, which includes construction of three new residential colleges for upper-division students, will build upon the successful living-learning environments already in place. Read More

Effective immediately, eligible employees will receive direct payment up front on their next available paycheck of the portion Vanderbilt pays for tuition for classes in which employees are enrolled. This change to the Employee Education Assistance Program applies to courses with a start date on or after May 2, 2022.  Read More

Vanderbilt’s graduate and professional student housing project reached two milestones in April: the placement of the final steel structural beam of the building, and the announcement of the first retail business to occupy the space, the Turnip Truck.  Read More

Formed in 2007, the K-9 program of the Vanderbilt University Police Department has worked to make campus not only a safer place—through their training to detect explosives and narcotics—but a healthier and more welcoming environment as well, thanks to a more recent emphasis on community engagement.   Read More

To help Metro Nashville and the its Sustainability Advisory Committee better understand the climate mitigation strategies that are most important to you, please take this survey. Community feedback from this survey will help determine next steps to address climate change in Nashville.  Read More

Andrea George, MS’94, PhD’07, has been promoted to assistant vice chancellor for environmental health and safety for Vanderbilt University. George will oversee all chemical safety, biological safety, radiation safety and hazardous waste in the university’s research enterprise. She will continue directing a laser safety program in collaboration with the Laser Safety Committee. Read More

Vanderbilt University has been awarded two Gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certifications for the School of Nursing building and 1101 19th Avenue South, formerly the Disciples of Christ building. The university now has 24 LEED-certified buildings as designated by the U.S. Green Building Council.   Read More

Vanderbilt University is honoring all employees who reached a service milestone anniversary during calendar year 2021. More than 800 honorees marked service milestones in 2021.  Read More

The Office of Emergency Preparedness, Fire and Workplace Safety has changed its name to the Office of Emergency Management to reflect the accelerated growth and expanded technical specialties of the office. OEM recently added two new divisions—Operational Continuity and Special Events—which join Fire and Life Safety, Emergency Preparedness and Occupational Safety and Health.    Read More

The Vanderbilt University Employee COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund stands ready to assist faculty, staff and postdoctoral scholars with financial burdens that have been incurred as a result of COVID-19. Read More

Campus visitors and Vanderbilt community members can now use new hourly paid parking spaces in select parking lots and garages across campus for short-term and visitor parking needs.  Read More

After delaying demolition due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Vanderbilt is moving forward on its plan to demolish the Carmichael Towers East residence halls with a controlled implosion on Saturday, July 31, to make way for a new residential college in the West End Neighborhood. Read More

A new MoveVU program called “Guaranteed Ride Home” provides those who take a sustainable commute mode to campus with a free Lyft ride home in the event of an emergency or unforeseen circumstance. Read More

Vanderbilt Campus Dining launched a pilot program this summer with Nashville State Community College to offer a culinary skills training course for select university dining staff, part of Campus Dining’s commitment to continuous improvement. Read More