Vanderbilt Administration

Nicholas S. Zeppos was named Chancellor of Vanderbilt University on March 1, 2008. What were the challenges and what lies ahead?   Read more at http://vu.edu/zeppos-five… Read More

In response to Vanderbilt University’s increased success and investment in its athletics and recreation programs, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos has asked Vice Chancellor David Williams to take on a larger role in shaping these areas of the university. Read More

One of the requirements to be a registered student organization at Vanderbilt is that student organizations’ constitutions be in compliance with the university’s nondiscrimination policy and that they sign a statement that they will comply with the policy. Some student religious organizations have raised concerns about how the policy… Read More

Dawn Turton, executive director of the Vanderbilt International Office since 2007, has been named assistant provost for faculty. Beginning Dec. 1, she will manage the university’s five-year interim review by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and will work with schools to facilitate the recognition of Vanderbilt’s faculty… Read More

Robert Spencer, formerly director of financial planning at Vanderbilt University, has been promoted to assistant vice chancellor for treasury. Effective Nov. 1, Spencer began working directly with the vice chancellor for finance’s office to further advance the professional stewardship of the university’s working capital and debt portfolios. “Robert will… Read More

Mayor Karl Dean Nashville Mayor Karl Dean will join Vanderbilt University Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos, Vice Chancellor Jeff Balser and other university officials and employees for the annual Senior Leader Walk Thursday, Oct. 14, from noon to 12:45 p.m. Groups will proceed from five different locations to the… Read More

Watch video of the Aug. 26, 2010, Fall Faculty Assembly. Vanderbilt will invest substantial resources over the next few years to its faculty, announced Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos at Fall Faculty Assembly. This will include $15 million per year toward luring new faculty and the creation of 60 new endowed… Read More

Marjorie "Honey" Pike Marjorie “Honey” Pike, a 33-year veteran of the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, has been named assistant police chief at Vanderbilt University. She will begin work at the university Tuesday, Sept. 7. For the past six years Pike directed the Administrative Services Bureau, which consists of six Metro… Read More

Traci Nordberg, who has overseen human resources at Massachusetts General Hospital and Dartmouth College, will begin work at Vanderbilt University in September. Nordberg will be an associate vice chancellor and chief human resource officer for Vanderbilt, which employs about 20,000 at its university and medical center. Read More

Charles J. Melichar, a senior communications officer at Colgate University, has been selected as associate vice chancellor for communications in the Division of Development and Alumni Relations at Vanderbilt University. Read More

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos urged Vanderbilt University’s newest graduates to work hard, be passionate and always reserve time for learning. Read More

An April 28 incident involving a Metro Nashville police officer and a suspect he was attempting to apprehend in a garage adjacent to the Vanderbilt campus involved no one affiliated with Vanderbilt. The incident was confined to the garage of the 2525 West End office building and ended quickly with the suspect being taken into custody. Vanderbilt police responded to assist the Metro police in containing the scene. Read More

The Vanderbilt University Board of Trust Friday unanimously elected New York businessman Mark F. Dalton as its chairman-elect, to succeed Martha R. Ingram, who will step down in June 2011. Read More

Three members of the Vanderbilt University Police Department have been disciplined as a result of their actions after responding to a disturbance call Feb. 7 at the National Pan-Hellenic Council house. Read More

Watch video of the 2010 Spring Faculty Assembly. Read More

Vanderbilt University supports the comprehensive health care reform legislation pending before Congress. As one of the largest private employers in Tennessee and the home of one of the nation's leading academic medical centers, Vanderbilt cares deeply about the health and well being of its patients, employees, students and fellow citizens. Read More

Vanderbilt University has been named to the 2009 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement. Read More

Three Vanderbilt University police officers have been placed on paid administrative leave, pending the outcome of an internal investigation of how an incident at the National Pan-Hellenic Council fraternity house last weekend was handled. Read More

A recent forum at Vanderbilt University has generated questions about the university‘s stances on discrimination and free speech. Read More

Christina West, director of federal relations for Vanderbilt University, has been named assistant vice chancellor for federal relations. West will continue to run the university's Washington office and will direct all federal government relations activities for Vanderbilt. Read More