Commencement 2015

Judging from the photos shared on Twitter and Instagram, the Vanderbilt community is still on a Commencement high. Take a look at some of our favorite images from the past week. Read More

Bonnie Miller, M.D., senior associate dean for Health Affairs at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, offered some sound advice to the class of 2015 during last week’s commencement ceremony. Read More

Linda Norman, DSN, R.N., Valere Potter Menefee Professor of Nursing and dean of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, told graduates during Vanderbilt’s Commencement and Investiture ceremonies last week that “nursing today is as influential as when Florence Nightingale defined and organized nursing in the United Kingdom in the 1800s. We are one of the most essential elements in health care delivery today and are being recognized for it.” Read More

“It takes a village to raise a scientist.” That’s how Shenika Poindexter describes Vanderbilt University’s approach to graduate training in the biomedical sciences. Read More

Animals at the Nashville Zoo and Walden’s Puddle recently enjoyed a sweet treat, thanks to Vanderbilt’s Office of the Chancellor and Commencement Office. Read More

What a week! See our favorite tweets, posts, videos and photos from #VU2015. Read More

Vanderbilt Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos had words of advice for Vanderbilt graduates at their Commencement exercises on May 8. Read More

Twenty-eight retiring faculty members were recognized during Vanderbilt’s Commencement ceremony May 8, when the university honored their years of service and bestowed on them the title of emeritus or emerita faculty. Read More

Shirley Collado, a member of Vanderbilt's inaugural POSSE class, was honored by Peabody College with the 2015 Distinguished Alumna Award during Vanderbilt's Commencement. Read More

Watch video of the May 8, 2015 Commencement ceremony.  … Read More

Life is much more than following your passion, writer Walter Isaacson told graduating seniors during his Senior Day address. Read More

Watch video of Senior Day speaker author Walter Isaacson addressing graduates and their families in Memorial Gymnasium. Isaacson, author of The Innovators: How a Group of Inventors, Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution and the former editor of TIME magazine, spoke on “Timeless Leadership.” Isaacson received the Nichols-Chancellor’s… Read More

Graduation is just one step in alumni's lifelong journey with Vanderbilt. The Class of 2015 can continue its connection with the university and global alumni community through the Alumni Association. Read More

Author Walter Isaacson, Vanderbilt's 2015 Senior Day speaker, will participate in a book signing May 7 at Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt. Read More

In the latest VUCast: See how a School of Engineering senior is improving children’s educational apps; hear about the “revolution” our Senior Day speaker will share with graduates; and learn how Vanderbilt is investing in Tennessee. Watch now! Read More

With the school year coming to a close, students were feeling sentimental on social media this week and shared their photos using #vandygram. Read More

Professor of English Roy Gottfried is stepping down as Vanderbilt's faculty marshal after many years of service at Commencement. Read More

Volunteers are still needed for Commencement 2015, a three-day celebration for graduates and their families. Read More