Career Center
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Vanderbilt Marshall Scholar meets with Duchess of Sussex
Vanderbilt Class of 2018 graduate Logan Brown can add a new highlight to her year of learning through the Marshall Scholarship program—meeting a member of the British royal family. Read MoreMar 11, 2019
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Vanderbilt senior earns prestigious fellowship from Luce Scholars Program
Connor Morency, a senior from Wheaton, Illinois, studying mechanical engineering, has been named to the 2019-20 class of Luce Scholars. As a Luce Scholar, he will gain new perspectives through immersive living and professional work experiences in Asia. Read MoreFeb 22, 2019
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Career Center to host Fellowships 101 series
The Career Center will host a Fellowships 101 series of workshops throughout the spring semester for students who would like to learn more about fellowship and scholarship programs that can provide financial support for travel, language learning, research and further study. Read MoreJan 29, 2019
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Three Vanderbilt undergraduates awarded prestigious fellowships and scholarships
Vanderbilt seniors Javan Latson and Sasha Whitley have been awarded Pickering Fellowships for 2019, and junior Mary E. Tezak has been named a Boren Scholarship recipient. Read MoreDec 10, 2018
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Career Center sees large turnout for Career Fair, Kickoff and SLAMs
More than 2,000 Vanderbilt students met with 400 recruiters representing some 140 companies at the Vanderbilt Career Center’s 2018 Career Fair Sept. 5 at the Student Rec Center fieldhouse. Read MoreSep 13, 2018
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Student-athletes find expanded opportunities through summer internships
For many student-athletes, summer means intensive physical training coupled with taking classes to lighten their course load during the playing season. More rare is the opportunity to explore another hallmark of the college experience: a summer internship. Read MoreJul 18, 2018
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Vanderbilt sees increase in Fulbright U.S. Student Program awardees and alternates
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program has recognized 18 Vanderbilt students for the 2018-19 academic year, marking a successful finish to the Career Center’s first year facilitating the application process for prestigious fellowships and scholarships for undergraduate and professional students and alumni. Read MoreApr 30, 2018
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Class of 2018: Briana Francois wants to make content that resonates and entertains
The only thing Briana Francois enjoys more than watching TV and digital content is creating it. Her double majors in psychology and cinema and media arts have allowed her both to examine human behavior and represent it authentically on film. Read MoreApr 26, 2018
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Vanderbilt alumna finalist for inaugural Knight-Hennessy Scholarship
Vanderbilt University alumna Lisa Muloma was a finalist for the Knight-Hennessy Scholars program, a new prestigious scholarship that fully funds graduate-level work in any field at Stanford University. Read MoreMar 7, 2018
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Vanderbilt senior earns prestigious fellowship from Luce Scholars Program
Phillip McGloin, a College of Arts and Science senior from Washington, D.C., has been named to the 2018-19 class of Luce Scholars. McGloin will gain new perspectives through immersive living and working experiences in Asia during the next year. Read MoreMar 1, 2018
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College career expert: Four myths about job-hunting in college, and what to do right now
As college students prepare to head home for Thanksgiving, many of them are bracing for a question they may not be able to answer: “What do you want to do after you graduate?” Read MoreOct 26, 2017
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Career Center hosts ‘SLAM’ events, career fair
The Vanderbilt Career Center hosted three networking events Sept. 18-19 to help students connect with potential employers. Read MoreSep 20, 2017
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Career Center presents 2017 Fall Career Fair and first-time engineering and business SLAMs
The Vanderbilt Career Center presents its 2017 Fall Career Fair Sept. 19, as well as its first-ever Business SLAM and Engineering SLAM on Sept. 18. Read MoreSep 15, 2017
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Career Center’s Wise Wanderings method teaches students how to translate any major into a career
"We want to provide services that reach students whatever their background is and whatever their interests are in," says Vanderbilt Career Center director Kate Brooks. Read MoreAug 4, 2017
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How to Network: Advice from Katharine Brooks
Networking opportunities at Vanderbilt alumni chapter events, along with untold numbers of holiday parties, are right around the corner, so Vanderbilt Magazine reached out to Katharine Brooks, the Evans Family Executive Director of Vanderbilt’s Career Center, for some tips about how to work a cocktail-party crowd. Read MoreNov 20, 2016
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Center for Student Professional Development offers new take on the traditional career center
Last year Vanderbilt’s career center changed its name—but the transformation went well beyond a new sign over the door. Read MoreMay 6, 2013
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What’s your story? Vanderbilt mobile video booth collects and shares personal stories
Vanderbilt University and the Vanderbilt Curb Creative Campus Initiative have launched a highly customizable mobile video booth designed to collect and share real-time, authentic stories and voices. Read MoreNov 6, 2012