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Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) held a Memorial Service for Recent Victims of Violence in America and the World on Wednesday to give faculty, staff and students an opportunity to reflect and share their thoughts and feelings about recent national events that have resulted in violent and senseless deaths. Read More

The International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators has re-accredited Vanderbilt University’s police department. Vanderbilt is one of two campus law enforcement agencies in the state to hold IACLEA accreditation. Read More

Rick Burr, a major with the Vanderbilt University Police Department, will take on a larger role at VUPD as its new assistant police chief, effective July 1. Read More

As a private institution, Vanderbilt University is not subject to a new state law that takes effect Friday, July 1, for public colleges and universities. Read More

To bolster an already visible presence, Vanderbilt University Police Department, a Vanderbilt University unit that provides safety and security services to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, recently recruited and has deployed an additional 30 new Community Service Officers, who are now serving in strategically identified locations throughout the Medical Center’s 21st Avenue campus. Read More

With approximately 10 million square feet of building space, along with acres of land outside its hospitals, clinics and research facilities, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is an enormous maze of hallways and busy streets that are frequented by millions each year. Read More

Campus safety and planning officials as well as representatives of Metro Nashville Public Works are proactively addressing pedestrian and traffic safety concerns at Vanderbilt. Read More

The Vanderbilt Police Department and the Metro Nashville Midtown Police Precinct teamed up for “Ice Cream on the Go with Metro.” Officers traveled throughout the Edgehill community giving away ice cream to children of all ages as well as adults. Read More

On April 16, a nonaffiliated guest on campus was stopped by another person near the Sarratt Student Center and asked if he had a ticket to the concert on Alumni Lawn. When the guest replied yes, the other person punched him in the face and took the tickets from his hand. Read More

Vanderbilt Police are investigating an attempted robbery near 25th Avenue South and Jess Neely. Read More

A problem with the data center temperature control system at the Hill Center caused a widespread outage of administrative systems early Monday morning. The issue has now been resolved. Read More

Power and Internet service were interrupted on parts of the Vanderbilt University campus for about two hours Wednesday afternoon after a small electrical fire at the Hill Center. Both the Hill Center and the adjoining Commons Center were evacuated, but were re-opened shortly after 6 p.m. Read More

Vanderbilt University has taken another step in fostering a culture that encourages reporting incidents of sexual assault on campus. Beginning in the fall of 2016, the Project Safe Center for Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response will become a limited confidential resource for students. Read More

On March 20, a female student reported to VUPD that on March 19 she was assaulted by a male student acquaintance after she said she did not consent to having sex. The assault occurred in a campus dormitory. Read More

The Vanderbilt University Police Department is hosting a local session of Coffee With a Cop on Tuesday, March 29, from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. at the Au Bon Pain restaurant located on Medical Center Plaza. Read More

An incident of sexual assault was reported to a Campus Security Authority (CSA). A female student reported that she was sexually assaulted on Jan. 20 by a male acquaintance in a residence hall. Read More

When Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan Wente emailed students early Friday morning to inform them that classes had been cancelled for the day, many of them no doubt took it as a signal to sleep in or to begin their weekends early. But for a team of dedicated staff and administrators, the work of dealing with the winter weather had just begun. Read More

An incident of sexual assault was reported to a Campus Security Authority on Dec. 13. Read More

On Saturday, Dec. 12, between 12:30 and 12:40 p.m., two female students were walking between Furman Hall and Calhoun Hall when a man came behind them, put both of his arms around the students’ necks and shoulders and began speaking to them. Read More

On Saturday, Dec. 12, at 5:18 a.m., a resident of the Barbizon Apartments, located at 2006 Broadway, notified Metro Nashville Police of an attempted burglary. VUPD responded to the scene and searched the area for a suspect. Read More