Lori Troxel
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Engineering group goes to Israel to study water recycling leader’s operations, research
Vanderbilt engineering professors and students will spend their 2023 spring break in Israel to learn about the country’s water recycling programs and bring those lessons back to share with Sterling Ranch, a 21st century sustainable city south of Denver, Colorado. Read MoreMar 9, 2023
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Vanderbilt chapter adviser, student leaders win 2021 ASCE awards
Professor Lori Troxel has received the 2021 American Society of Civil Engineers’ Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award. Lexi Revis, BE’21, received a 2021 ASCE Student Leadership Award, and senior Michael Roman is a second-place winner of the 2021 national Daniel W. Mead Student Contest. Read MoreOct 7, 2021
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New series of classes highlights diverse disciplines, with Vanderbilt at the core
A series of trans-institutional courses designed through the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities is using Vanderbilt’s campus as a living lab, giving students—future historians, architects, archaeologists, curators and engineers among them—unique hands-on experiences. Read MoreJan 29, 2021
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Vanderbilt School of Engineering’s Lori Troxel awarded 2020 Chancellor’s Cup
The School of Engineering’s Lori Troxel was awarded the 2020 Chancellor’s Cup by Chancellor Daniel Diermeier in a surprise presentation at her Civil Engineering Design class on Nov. 9. Read MoreNov 11, 2020
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On Deck: The newly redesigned Fleming Yard
The newly redesigned Fleming Yard, located between Alumni Lawn and Sarratt Student Center, greeted students, faculty and staff as they returned to campus in August for the start of the academic year. Read MoreNov 7, 2019
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Community collaboration leads to redesigned Fleming Yard
The reimagination of Fleming Yard, an outdoor space located between Sarratt Student Center and Alumni Lawn, was the culmination of collaborative efforts among students, faculty and administrators from the Division of Administration. Read MoreSep 11, 2019
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Inaugural DIVE Boot Camp immerses participants in human-centered design
More than 40 students, staff and faculty gathered at the Wond’ry March 25 to learn about human-centered design and put it into practice through a series of exercises. The half-day event was the inaugural DIVE Boot Camp, one of several opportunities for members of the Vanderbilt community to participate in Design as an Immersive Vanderbilt Experience, the university’s Quality Enhancement Plan. Read MoreMar 27, 2017
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New DIVE website launched
The Office of the Provost has launched a new website and video to promote and share information about Vanderbilt’s Quality Enhancement Plan: Design as an Immersive Vanderbilt Experience, or DIVE. Read MoreFeb 20, 2017
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Troxel named director of Vanderbilt University DIVE initiative
Associate Professor of the Practice of Civil and Environmental Engineering Lori A. Troxel will lead the creation and implementation of the Design as an Immersive Vanderbilt Experience (DIVE) program, which has been selected as Vanderbilt University’s Quality Enhancement Plan. Read MoreSep 1, 2016
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Provost announces Immersion Vanderbilt Quality Enhancement Plan
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente announced today the selection of Vanderbilt University’s Quality Enhancement Plan. Design as an Immersive Vanderbilt Experience (DIVE) is intended to advance student learning and will be assessed for five years as a component of Vanderbilt’s reaffirmation of accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. Read MoreMay 12, 2016
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Eight Vanderbilt researchers named ‘Inspiring Women in STEM’
The award honors highly accomplished women working in science, technology, engineering or mathematics who have made a positive impact on the trajectories of other women thinking about or newly embarking on STEM careers. Read MoreAug 17, 2015