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Athletics Presents Survey to Help Measure Stadium Renovation Feasibility
In an effort to explore the financial viability of a possible football stadium renovation, Vanderbilt Athletics has put together a survey for fans that will help to gauge the interest of possible amenities within the stadium. Thousands of Commodore fans received an email from Vice Chancellor David Williams and Head… Read MoreSep 10, 2013
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Play Nation — Vanderbilt alumni are making waves in the video game industry
Forty years after Atari’s digital table tennis game Pong bleeped onto the scene and made video games mainstream entertainment, we’ve become a nation of video gamers. We’re playing games on phones, tablets, computers, game consoles, social networks, and even TVs connected directly to the Internet. Read MoreSep 6, 2013
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Travis family’s Vanderbilt legacy grows
Hilliard and Nancy Travis He was a successful, self-made businessman, and she was a pioneering nurse, but the many professional accomplishments of Nancy and Hilliard Travis were eclipsed only by their ongoing generosity to the community, especially their beloved Vanderbilt. The most recent example is a generous… Read MoreSep 5, 2013
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Leap of Faith — A small group of unconventional students makes a big impact on the campus community
Although Crystal Finley, BS’13, entered Vanderbilt with a clear plan for success, her life mission would soon change when she became a volunteer mentor with Next Steps at Vanderbilt, a postsecondary program for students with intellectual or other disabilities. Read MoreSep 4, 2013
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Patient Songs — Children’s Hospital Releases CD
MULTIPLATINUM RECORDING ARTIST AMY GRANT, ’82, HIGH-FIVES CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL PATIENT GIGI PASLEY AFTER RECORDING PASLEY’S SONG “WHAT IS NORMAL” FOR THE EVERYBODY HAS A STORY ALBUM. NOW 15 AND IN REMISSION, PASLEY HAS SPENT HER CHILDHOOD FIGHTING LEUKEMIA AND BONE CANCER. A compilation of songs written in… Read MoreSep 4, 2013
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Fishy Business — Catch-and-release tarpon fishing
Attorney Chris Frohlich, BS’06, has parlayed a lifelong love of fishing into a thriving charter company based in Punta Gorda, Fla. When he’s not catch-and-release tarpon fishing for his own pleasure, he’s taking others out on the water or overseeing his staff of eight fishing guides. Read MoreSep 4, 2013
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Event celebrates 12 Vanderbilt endowed chair holders
Twelve Vanderbilt University faculty members named to endowed chairs were lauded for their extraordinary academic achievements during an Aug. 28 celebration. Read MoreAug 30, 2013
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Family’s generosity supports cancer research
Billy Webb knows every nook and cranny of Vanderbilt. He knows the name of the young woman who sells him a no-whip iced mocha in the Courtyard Café on treatment days, the ladies who check him in at the front desk and the nurse who comes around to check his… Read MoreAug 22, 2013
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A Heart for Giving to support innovation
In matters of giving, venture capitalist Robby van Roijen recommends following your heart, the same course he took in establishing Vanderbilt’s first endowed fund in cardiac innovation. “The thing I like about giving to Vanderbilt is that the money is actually going to producing something that will eventually make the… Read MoreAug 22, 2013
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Dedicated to making a difference
During a tour 30 years ago of what is now the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center, Tom Flood witnessed an extraordinary event. “What I saw and what I heard that day made a tremendous impression on me. I was so touched by my experience,” Flood said. Read MoreAug 22, 2013
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Remembering The Company That Brought Nashville Online
Vanderbilt alumni Tim Moses, BS’92, Thomas Conner, BA’88, and Bill Butler, BE’91, brought the Internet to Nashville in 1993. Enjoy the story of Telalink, Nashville’s first Internet service provider, as told by Nashville Public Radio’s Blake Farmer. Read MoreAug 12, 2013
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Vanderbilt to honor and recognize Reunion classes with two new awards
Vanderbilt has created two new alumni awards—the Reunion Attendance Cup for the Reunion class with the highest percentage of alumni in attendance at Reunion and the Reunion Participation Cup for the class with the highest giving participation percentage. The awards will be presented during Vanderbilt’s Homecoming football game on October… Read MoreAug 12, 2013
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Dick Aldrich Jr. ’75 is a citizen of the world, but he found a home when he came to Vanderbilt Law School
Richard S. (Dick) Aldrich Jr. ’75 is a citizen of the world, but he found a home when he came to Vanderbilt Law School. The renowned international capital markets lawyer was born in New York, raised in New York, Rhode Island and Brazil, and then majored in Latin at Brown. Read MoreAug 5, 2013
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Predators help fight childhood cancer
The Nashville Predators Foundation recently presented a $131,000 donation to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt as part of the organization’s continued commitment to support cancer research. Read MoreAug 1, 2013
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National Commodore Club sets all-time record for athletics annual giving
The National Commodore Club challenged Commodore fans to be game changers. Commodore Nation responded and broke an NCC record by giving $3.72 million in unrestricted annual support. Read MoreAug 1, 2013
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Aug. 14 open house set for ‘working person’s master’s program’ at Vanderbilt
An open house is set for 6 p.m. Aug. 14 for anyone interested in Vanderbilt's master's curriculum designed for working adults, the MLAS Program. Read MoreJul 30, 2013
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Music City Tennis Invitational holds serve for Children’s Hospital
The Music City Tennis Invitational celebrated its 40th anniversary recently with another banner year, raising $73,000 for the Center for Child Development at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Read MoreJul 18, 2013
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Setting the tone Rick Dreiling’s lasting impression on Children’s Hospital
There is no doubting the national profile of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, but at its core it is deeply tied to the community in which it operates. Balancing a national profile and local engagement is no small task, but as chair of the Children’s Hospital Board, Rick… Read MoreJul 18, 2013
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A Mother’s Mission
Frustrated with school options for her son with autism, Helen Leonard, BS’91, created a school of her own. The light-filled classrooms of The Paragon School in Orlando, Fla., provide everything that this mother ever hoped for in an academic environment for her son. That’s because she created it. Read MoreJul 17, 2013
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McGugin Center Training Room Renovations
An upgraded Training Room within the McGugin Center will help keep all 325 Vanderbilt student-athletes in top competitive form by supporting injury prevention and recovery. At a projected 9,200 square feet, the new Training Room doubles our capacity to treat student-athletes effectively. The new space includes three hydrotherapy pools, modernized… Read MoreJul 12, 2013