Students

Douglas Schmidt, professor of computer science, discusses the ramifications of new information sharing technology and what we can do to stay competitive. Read More

Vanderbilt graduates spent May 10, 2007 with Nobel Peace Prize recipient Muhammad Yunus. Watch the video of Senior Day 2007. Read More

Chancellor Gordon Gee likened the 2007 graduating class of Vanderbilt University to superheroes with limitless potential and the burden of great responsibilities. Read More

The Vanderbilt Board of Trust elected four new members during its spring meeting April 26-28. They are Claiborne P. Deming, Edith Carell Johnson, Douglas W. Shorenstein and graduating senior Andrew Wilson. Read More

Vanderbilt's class of 2007 will celebrate their last days together during Commencement activities May 9-11, centered on Chancellor Gordon Gee's annual Commencement address on May 11. 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

A new Web site has been created to providde background information on student safety and security at Vanderbilt. Visit the site to learn about campus safety and security procedures, services and resources. Read More

Vanderbilt University has added an emergency alert text messaging service to help get information to students, faculty and staff during crisis situations. Read More

Vanderbilt Student Government (VSG) is sponsoring a campuswide day of remembrance Monday, April 23, during which students, faculty and staff are being encouraged to wear the Virginia Tech colors — maroon and orange — as a symbol of remembrance and hope. 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

Major companies across the country are turning to the Accelerator-Vanderbilt Summer Business Institute to get fresh ideas on how to raise their products and programs to a new level. Read More

School in the summer might not sound good to most kids, but what if that school is one of the nation's top universities, the classes explorations of cutting-edge science, art, law, music and more, and the students some of the brightest around? Summer school suddenly sounds a lot better. Read More

Three Vanderbilt University students have been awarded 2007 Goldwater Scholarships, earning up to $7,500 a year to pursue the study of mathematics, the natural sciences or engineering. Read More

Adjunct professor of health care innovation and entrepreneurship Michael Burcham is using his expertise as a teacher and a current CEO to lead a team of fellow professors, students and volunteers for this year's Accelerator-Vanderbilt Summer Business Institute. Read More

More than 4 billion people around the world are considered poor, earning an average of $2 a day. A highly motivated group of Vanderbilt students want to change that statistic and is inviting fellow students to come together to share ideas. Read More

This spring, hundreds of Vanderbilt University students will trade in golden beaches and tropical locales for poverty-stricken rural areas and depressed inner cities. They will exchange frivolous fun in the sun for community service and experiences that many alumni consider life-altering as part of the university‘s Alternative Spring Break Program March 3-7. Read More

Thirteen incoming freshmen have been chosen from a record more than 600 applicants as the newest members of the Ingram Scholarship program. Read More

More than 500 Vanderbilt University students will dance the night away to benefit the health and well-being of area children during Dance Marathon, a 14-hour student-run event to raise money for the Monroe Carell Jr. Children‘s Hospital at Vanderbilt and Children‘s Miracle Network. 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

You‘ve heard of junior colleges. Vanderbilt University is offering a new twist — junior junior college — for talented seventh through tenth graders. Read More