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Graduate School builds California connections to increase diversity

Directors from the Office of Undergraduate Research at Cal Poly Pomona visited Vanderbilt last week to discuss research and education partnerships.


 
 

‘Leading Lines’ podcast launches Season 2

Leading Lines, a Vanderbilt-produced podcast on the use of educational technology in higher education, recently launched its second season. The podcast explores creative, intentional and effective uses of technology to enhance student learning and features interviews with educators, researchers, technologists and others.


 
 

Read the latest issue of ‘iNCLUSIVE’

The Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion presents “iNCLUSIVE,” a biweekly blast of diverse news and events from across campus.


 
 

Kudos

Read about the latest faculty and staff awards, appointments and achievements.


 
 

Social justice in politically turbulent era focus of today’s Bogitsh Lecture

Stacey Floyd-Thomas will discuss “It’s a Surreal World After All” when she delivers the Mafoi Carlisle Bogitsh Memorial Lecture March 2 at Vanderbilt Divinity School.


 
 

First Academic Pathways Postdoctoral Fellows Symposium is today

The Vanderbilt community is invited to attend the finalists’ symposium March 2 at Sarratt, featuring research from the humanities, social sciences and life/physical/biomedical sciences.


 
 

Slate of events scheduled for Women’s History Month

March is Women’s History Month, and the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center has a full slate of events planned, including the annual Cuninggim Lecture on March 23.


 
 

Blair precollege scholarship application deadline is March 13

The Blair School of Music precollege scholarship application deadline is March 13. Auditions are held by appointment in March and April.


 
 

Feast your ears on Roomful of Teeth at Employee Appreciation concert March 15

Vanderbilt University employees and their guests are invited to feast their ears on the unique sounds of Grammy Award-winning a cappella group Roomful of Teeth March 15, when the group performs at Ingram Hall as part of the Blair School of Music Spring Concert Series.


 
 

Fine Arts Gallery presents ‘The Dada Effect’ starting March 16

Recognizing the centenary and far-reaching importance of a pivotal modern art movement, the Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery has partnered with Vanderbilt’s W.T. Bandy Center for Baudelaire and Modern French Studies to present “The Dada Effect: An Anti-Aesthetic and Its Influence,” an exhibition set for March 16 through May 27.


 
 

Vanderbilt young alumni: Rise to the G.O.L.D. Challenge

Calling all Vanderbilt undergraduate alumni in the classes of 2007–2016. By making a gift of any size to Vanderbilt by March 17, you can help us secure an additional $125,000 in challenge gifts.


 
 

Volunteers needed for Commencement 2017

Vanderbilt’s Commencement 2017 is scheduled for May 10–12, and your help is needed to help make the event a success.


 
 

Watch Video

New DIVE website launched

The Office of the Provost has launched a new website and video to promote and share information about Vanderbilt’s Quality Enhancement Plan: Design as an Immersive Vanderbilt Experience, or DIVE.


 
 
 

Take Note

» Project to repave campus sidewalk begins March 6

» Make note of modified hours over Spring Break

» Applications being accepted for S10 instrumentation grants from NIH

» Call for applications: 2017 Stanley Cohen Innovation Fund

» My Southern Health: Spring allergies may be worse in the South

» My Southern Health: The ABCDEs of caring for the heart during cancer treatment

» Get TPAC discounts to ‘Tiempo Libre,’ ‘Disenchanted,’ ‘Riverdance,’ ‘Curious Incident’




HR News

» Wear blue March 3 for Colon Cancer Awareness Month

» Decorate your work area blue for Colon Cancer Awareness Month

» Join Health Plus for National Nutrition Month in March

» Vandy Cooks: ‘Indian Food Made Easy’ March 22

» Information and resources about eating disorders available to employees

» Get your scuba certification at the Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center

» Fidelity NetBenefits changes help keep your retirement account more secure






Research News @Vanderbilt

Events

March 2 — 7:30 a.m.
Credit Union Annual Membership Open House

March 2 — 10 a.m.
Chancellor's Town Hall

March 2 — 12:10 p.m.
Neuroscience Brown Bag Series

March 3 — 7 p.m.
Meet the Astronomer: Dr. Keivan Stassun 'Finding Earth 2.0'

March 6 — 8 p.m.
Curb Youth Symphony


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