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Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos welcomed U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann to Vanderbilt Oct. 4 for a visit to the new Engineering and Science Building, a tour of the Wond’ry and a Q&A session with students and faculty.
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Provost Susan R. Wente and Vice Chancellor George C. Hill have appointed a new faculty working group charged with analyzing and assessing the results of a faculty survey conducted last spring. The provost also has appointed a second working group charged with providing insights for each of the deans and their faculty.
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When Vanderbilt’s Graduate School relocated to Alumni Hall earlier this year, it was more than just a routine move from one office space to another. In a broader sense, it also represented a shift in philosophy—away from the more traditional notion of graduate education and toward a more holistic approach that better equips students for today’s fast-changing and heavily interconnected world.
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Faculty are invited to attend a second forum on Oct. 10 to learn more about the 2016-17 application processes for different internal funding programs.
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There’s one thing we already know about the chief executive who will follow President Obama into the White House, according to Sharece Thrower, Vanderbilt’s newest presidential scholar. “With every president, there’s been an accumulation of a little bit more power,” she said.
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Jose Sibaja is a versatile performer in demand for his ability to teach and play trumpet in a variety of styles—classical, Latin, jazz and pop. “I like quality music, and quality music comes in a lot of different flavors,” he said.
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Findings from archaeologist Tom Dillehay’s dig at Huaca Prieta and Paredones include the world’s earliest known use of indigo dye.
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John M. Seigenthaler will moderate a panel discussion titled “The Limits of Free Speech?” Oct. 10 from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Vanderbilt Central Library’s Community Room.
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The Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center will sponsor a “Women in Politics” lecture series during October and early November. The series kicks off Monday, Oct. 10, with Nashville Mayor Megan Barry discussing “Women, Politics and Progress in 2016.”
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Construction near the Engineering and Science Building will close part of Highland Avenue beginning Monday, Oct. 10.
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October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and Vanderbilt IT is launching its second annual campaign to make the Vanderbilt community aware of various security issues.
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s annual influenza vaccination event will be held Tuesday, Oct. 11, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. in a large tent erected between Light Hall and the Veteran’s Administration Hospital.
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Early voting for the Nov. 8 presidential and Tennessee general elections will be available at 12 locations across Davidson County from Wednesday, Oct. 19, through Thursday, Nov. 3. Early voting is easy and convenient, so don’t wait until Election Day.
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Rooted Community Health has been named winner of the 2016 Vanderbilt Football Sustainability Competition.
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Nominations are now being accepted for the 2016 Commodore Award, Vanderbilt’s highest staff honor.
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HR wants to remind employees of adjustments to our benefits program eligibility.
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The next time you need help looking after your two- or four-legged loved ones, make the Vanderbilt Sitter Service directory your first stop.
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For the past two summers, the Vanderbilt athletic department has placed student-athletes with employers in Nashville for unpaid internships that run for at least 20 hours a week. The goal? To provide work and internship experience usually reserved for students who are not varsity athletes.
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Chris Williams, one of the finest offensive linemen in modern Commodore history, will be celebrated as Vanderbilt’s Southeastern Conference Legend this December.
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A reunion 50 years in the making made a significant impact on first-year students at the 10th annual Lawson Lecture Sept. 27, when Vanderbilt alumni Perry Wallace and Godfrey Dillard shared their stories of being young African American basketball recruits and students on campus in the late-1960s.
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