Media Advisory

Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen has declared Tuesday, Oct. 9, as Vanderbilt LifeFlight Day throughout the state of Tennessee, encouraging citizens to join him in observance of the life-saving program celebrating 23 years of service. Read More

All Metro Council representatives are invited to attend a policy seminar co-hosted by Vice Mayor Diane Neighbors and Vanderbilt on Oct. 6 at the university's Student Life Center. Read More

Metro K-12 teachers attending a Sept. 14 workshop sponsored by Vanderbilt's Center for Latin American and Iberian Studies can try dancing the tango with instructors from Tango Nashville. Read More

Vanderbilt University will honor alumnus Walter R. Murray Jr., the first African American to serve on the Board of Trust, Tuesday, Sept. 4, with a memorial lecture and by naming a new residence hall for him. Read More

Vanderbilt University kicks off its academic year when freshmen move in 7 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 25. However, there will not have to be immediate tearful goodbyes as parents can stay and participate with their students in Founders Walk, a welcome celebration for new undergraduates during which they symbolically march through the front gates of campus at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Events scheduled during the first week of school include: Read More

Mayoral candidates Bob Clement and Karl Dean will make their cases for becoming Nashville's chief executive during at an hour-long, live televised debate Saturday, Aug. 25, at 7 p.m. at Vanderbilt University. Read More

Incoming students from the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management are starting the year off by giving back to the Nashville community. The entire incoming class, along with a group of second year students, faculty, staff, Owen dean Jim Bradford and Nashville Area Habitat for Humanity CEO Chris McCarthy will be a part of a special building project. Read More

Summer solstice, the official start of summer and longest day of the year, falls at 6:08 p.m. on Thursday, June 21. The best place in Nashville to report on astronomy events is the Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory, located at one of the highest points in Nashville. Read More

Nearly 600 of Tennessee's top middle school students and their families will converge on the Vanderbilt campus Saturday, May 19 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to be recognized for their academic aptitude and to learn about college life. Read More

Vanderbilt University alumnus and 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus will be available to media from 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. Thursday, May 10, prior to his Senior Class Day address at 10 a.m. on Vanderbilt University's Alumni Lawn. Read More

Vanderbilt University alumnus and 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus will speak at Vanderbilt's Senior Class Day on Thursday, May 10, at 10 a.m. on Alumni Lawn. Senior Class Day, which starts with a ceremonial walk through the gates of the university at 9:30 a.m., is held the day before the university's commencement exercises. Read More

Vanderbilt engineering seniors soon to graduate will demonstrate their readiness to tackle real-world engineering problems by showcasing their innovations on Tuesday, April 24, during the annual School of Engineering "Senior Design Day." Read More

Vanderbilt Student Government will have a table at Sarratt Student Center where members of the Vanderbilt community can express their support for Virginia Tech by signing a message book that will be sent to the school. Read More

Journalist Lou Dobbs, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and former U.S. Representative Harold Ford Jr. will deliver public lectures at Vanderbilt University March 19-21 as part of the university's annual Impact Symposium. Read More

Qubad Talabany, son of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and representative to the United States for the Kurdistan Regional Government, will be available to answer media questions, Wednesday, March 14, at 3:15 p.m. prior to his lecture at Vanderbilt University. Read More

In a series of challenging but fun competitions, the engineering students at Vanderbilt University will display their ingenuity and inventiveness to celebrate National Engineers Week February 19-24. Read More