John Geer Archives
Next graduate education forum is Oct. 5
Sep. 30, 2015—The third in a series of forums discussing graduate education at Vanderbilt is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 5, from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Student Life Center Board of Trust Room.
Reminder: Nominations and applications for Graduate School dean due Oct. 1
Sep. 28, 2015—Oct. 1 is the deadline for nominations and application submissions for the next dean of the Graduate School.
Next graduate education forum set for Sept. 24
Sep. 21, 2015—The second in a series of forums discussing graduate education at Vanderbilt is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 24.
Search committee seeks nominees for dean of the Graduate School
Sep. 10, 2015—A committee comprising faculty and graduate students will conduct the search for the next dean of the Graduate School.
TIPs pre-proposals due Oct. 23; proposal workshops scheduled
Aug. 27, 2015—The Trans-Institutional Programs (TIPs) Council is now accepting proposals for the second round of projects to be funded as part of the university’s $50 million strategic investment in interdisciplinary research under its Academic Strategic Plan.
Immersion, cross-college teaching strategic initiatives taking shape
Aug. 27, 2015—Vice provosts John Geer and Cynthia Cyrus, who co-chair the faculty committees on Cross-College Teaching and Immersion Vanderbilt, have released two new reports summarizing the activities completed last academic year.
Chancellor Faculty Fellows nominations open
Aug. 27, 2015—Today, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan Wente and Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs Jeff Balser announce the 2015-16 call for nominations for selection of a second cohort of Chancellor's Faculty Fellows.
Investments in graduate education announced; forums scheduled
Aug. 24, 2015—Positioning the university on the cutting edge of graduate education in today’s fast-changing and dynamic professional world is the aim of new strategic investments announced today by Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan Wente.
Innovation Center to support campus ‘makers’; search underway for director
Aug. 6, 2015—A new Innovation Center is being developed to support a "maker" culture at Vanderbilt that will encourage entrepreneurship and creativity and bolster implementation of the university’s Academic Strategic Plan.
Vanderbilt Student Media Hall of Fame 2015 class named
Jul. 8, 2015—The Vanderbilt Student Media Hall of Fame will induct 2015 class members Roy Neel, Eric Etheridge, Georgia Stitt and Amy Chowdhry during Vanderbilt Reunion at the John Seigenthaler Center.
Seventeen cross-disciplinary projects win TIPs funding
Jun. 22, 2015—Seventeen cross-disciplinary projects involving 153 faculty from all 10 Vanderbilt colleges and schools have been selected for the initial set of awards from the new Trans-Institutional Program initiative.
Vanderbilt’s Geer to field Twitter queries on Nashville mayoral race May 28
May. 20, 2015—Join in the discussion May 28 when Vanderbilt's John Geer answers questions on Twitter about the Nashville mayoral race.