Office Of Undergraduate Education

April is the one-year anniversary of Vanderbilt joining the STARS College Network, a collaboration of public and private universities collaborating to create educational pathways for students. Read More

April is the one-year anniversary of Vanderbilt joining the STARS College Network, a collaboration of public and private universities collaborating to create educational pathways for students. Read More

Four students will be Keegan Fellows and travel the world for one year, and for the first time, Vanderbilt has also awarded four students a Keegan Fellowship to travel in summer 2024. The Keegan Fellowship reflects the promise from the university and Keegan Fellowship alumni to provide transformative global experiences that foster the growth of future leaders. Read More

Recent graduates of Vanderbilt University reported positive experiences during their undergraduate years on campus, according to newly released survey results from the Office of Undergraduate Education, Student Affairs and the Office of Data and Strategic Analytics. Current seniors are invited to share their perspectives by taking the approximately 15-minute survey, which is now open through May 20, 11:59 p.m. Email invitations to complete the survey have been sent directly to eligible participants. Read More

The Vanderbilt Percussion Group, composed of exceptionally talented students from the Blair School of Music, found harmony and inspiration in South Korea as they engaged in master classes with professional musicians and performed on South Korean stages. This educational and exhilarating adventure, sponsored by Immersion Vanderbilt and the Blair… Read More

Special event to honor the Class of 2024 will take place on April 6 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the Student Life Center Ballroom. Admission is open to seniors, and tickets will be available for $5. Read More

Jeremi London has been named assistant provost of academic opportunity and belonging in the Office of Undergraduate Education, Vice Provost Tiffiny Tung announced today. London also joins the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering as associate professor of the practice in mechanical engineering. Her first day was Jan. 29. Read More

The Vanderbilt English Language Center recently launched “Let’s Keep Talking: Immersive Small Talk to Support Networking Skills," a pilot project created to offer guidance and experience in “professional small talk” for students and scholars who use English as an additional language. ELC applied for and was awarded a Vanderbilt University Sesquicentennial Grant to fund the project. Read More

Student Affairs and the Office of Undergraduate Education invite all undergraduate students to participate in Vanderbilt’s annual winter break Quality of Life Survey. The survey’s purpose is to better understand the nature of the undergraduate experience at Vanderbilt and the feedback we get from the QLS plays a big part in shaping university practices and resources. Please consider taking the survey to ensure that your experience is represented.  Read More

Vanderbilt’s Posse Scholars Program has moved to the Office of Undergraduate Education under the leadership of Vice Provost Tiffiny Tung to better align with campus resources that support fellowships and scholarships for undergraduate students. The transition to OUE reflects and reaffirms Vanderbilt’s top-level commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion throughout all vice provost areas at the university. Read More

The Ingram Scholars Program, founded in 1993 by then-Board of Trust Chairman E. Bronson Ingram, has led to transformative student experiences for many at Vanderbilt who, in turn, have given service to Nashville and communities around the globe. Read More

The Nichols Humanitarian Fund, which provides funding in support of Vanderbilt students who plan to pursue humanitarian immersive experiences, was established in 2006 by the E.C. and Lucile Hamby Nichols Trust, and by Edward C. Nichols Jr., JD’70, and his wife, Janice Nichols. The fund encourages Vanderbilt students to become better citizens of the world and to broaden their thinking by volunteering for humanitarian efforts. Read More

A $6.8 million gift from an anonymous donor will support Immersion Vanderbilt and provide funding to students to carry out creative and ambitious projects that deepen their intellect and broaden their horizons. Read More

The Nichols Humanitarian Fund assists students in the creation of a service learning project, and can support students as Immersion Vanderbilt funding. Recipients can conduct projects domestically or in a location the university will sponsor. The reception is an opportunity to celebrate the 2023 Nichols Fund cohort as we launch the application cycle for summer 2024. Read More

Kevin Wilson, BA’00, the author of Now is Not the Time to Panic, this year’s Campus Reading, shared his experiences as a Vanderbilt student in the mid-1990s with more than 1,000 current first-year students on Sept. 10. Read More

Grace Kirtley, a law, history and society major with a minor in Arabic, served in the key leadership role of platoon sergeant during an intensive training mission. Read More

The Ingram Scholarship, one of Vanderbilt’s three signature merit-based scholarships for undergraduates, provides recipients with full tuition, all required fees and the value of on-campus housing each year. Following a committee-led search, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver has named Kelly Goldsmith the faculty director of the Ingram Scholars Program and Leigh Z. Gilchrist the program’s inaugural associate faculty director.  Read More

The Office of Experiential Learning and Immersion Vanderbilt invites undergraduate students to submit proposals for the annual fall Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair, which is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 9. Read More

Forty-four professors received a Provost’s Faculty Grant to advise 332 students conducting Immersion Vanderbilt projects that were completed in spring and summer 2023. Read More

The programs aim to increase the number of individuals from underrepresented groups in scientific research and careers, aligning fully with Vanderbilt’s mission of inclusive excellence across all disciplines.  Read More