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Vanderbilt community raises $9.4 million on Giving Day
Apr. 10, 2019—More than 8,200 members of the Vanderbilt community, including alumni, parents, faculty, staff, students and friends, came together on April 4 to raise over $9.4 million in support of the university’s mission to educate, discover and lead.
Student Alumni Programs and Board celebrate 10 years
Apr. 9, 2019—For 10 years, the Vanderbilt Alumni Association’s Student Alumni Programs have helped thousands of students build class traditions and connect with alumni. The Student Alumni Board has been there every step of the way.
Commodores in the Community celebrates alumni passion for service
Apr. 9, 2019—Vanderbilt has a longstanding commitment to community service, including strong student traditions such as Alternative Spring Break and supporting areas of need in the Nashville area. In March 2019, the Vanderbilt Alumni Association celebrated that passion with a new monthlong series, Commodores in the Community, to extend the collective impact of the global Vanderbilt alumni network.
Six alumni among Nashville Business Journal ’40 under 40′ honorees
Apr. 2, 2019—The "Nashville Business Journal" recently released its 2019 “40 under 40” honorees. The list includes six Vanderbilt alumni.
Volunteer Leadership Weekend brings alumni and parent volunteers together
Mar. 7, 2019—Volunteer Leadership Weekend brought more than 200 alumni and parent volunteer leaders together to celebrate their engagement with the university and to create strategies to support Vanderbilt’s goals for the future.
Two Vanderbilt alumni named to 2019 Forbes ’30 Under 30′
Dec. 19, 2018—Two Vanderbilt alumni are among the young innovators who are “shaking up the world’s stodgiest industries” in the 2019 Forbes “30 Under 30.”
H. Rodes Hart named Distinguished Alumnus
Oct. 15, 2018—The Vanderbilt Alumni Association has named H. Rodes Hart as recipient of the 2018 Vanderbilt University Distinguished Alumnus Award. The honor is the highest bestowed upon a member of the university’s alumni community.
Good Day, Sunshine: Alumni pour their energy into solar power
Jul. 1, 2018—Several Vanderbilt alumni are leading the way to ensure that solar is not just a feel-good energy source but an economically viable one as well. Read this feature from the latest issue of "Vanderbilt Magazine."
Alumni Association Board announces new leadership and board members
Jun. 28, 2018—The Vanderbilt Alumni Association Board announces new leadership and the addition of eight new board members.
MFA alumna Tiana Clark is one of poetry’s most exciting new voices
Jun. 25, 2018—Before alumna Tiana Clark emerged as an electrifying new voice in poetry, before a flock of literary agents started calling, and before 'The New Yorker' magazine published her poem “Nashville” to acclaim last fall, she’d been stung so badly by rejection that she’d stopped writing for an entire year. Read more of the story from the latest issue of 'Vanderbilt Magazine.'
Alumni Association Board announces 2018 honorees
Jun. 5, 2018—The Vanderbilt Alumni Association Board announces its 2018 alumni award recipients.
Alumni Association Board honors Rosevelt Noble for educational contributions
May. 1, 2018—Rosevelt Noble, BS'97, PhD'03, assistant dean of students and director of the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center, is the recipient of the 2018 Vanderbilt Alumni Education Award.