VU community gets update on strategic plan at town halls

Vanderbilt faculty, staff and students came together at three town hall meetings this month to learn more about and provide feedback on the implementation of the Academic Strategic Plan.

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Employee Celebration picnic scheduled for May 14

In celebration of employees’ hard work and accomplishments throughout the year, Vanderbilt will host the Employee Celebration picnic at several times and locations on Thursday, May 14.

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VUPD seeks community feedback

The Vanderbilt University Police Department is seeking feedback from the community members it serves as the department pursues re-accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc.

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Townes receives higher education Pacesetter Award

Divinity School Dean Emilie Townes has received the Pacesetter Award from the American Association of Blacks in Higher Education.

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Alumni Association honors Lovensheimer

Jim Lovensheimer, associate professor of musicology, is the recipient of the 2015 Vanderbilt Alumni Education Award.

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Bartels named Andrew Carnegie Fellow

Vanderbilt political scientist Larry Bartels is one of 32 Andrew Carnegie Fellows selected to spend a year on leave researching and writing.

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Helguera, rare book collector and longtime history professor, dies

Vanderbilt mourns the death of J. León Helguera, who taught history for 28 years and donated a treasure trove of books and other writings from Colombia to the university's library.

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VU alumna Nora Tyson tapped to command Navy’s Pacific fleet

Vice Adm. Nora Tyson has been nominated to command the U.S. 3rd Fleet, which stretches from the Western coast of the United States to the International Date Line in the Pacific.

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VUCast: Punchline power

Learn how female comedians are influencing our perceptions of femininity; see how you can benefit from the same stuff keeping race car drivers alive; and hear how a Vanderbilt senior finds inspiration building motorcycles. Watch now!

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Take Note

» Tennessee lawmakers to ‘talk teaching’ at Peabody April 30

» ‘Intimate Devotions and Everyday Objects in Late Antiquity’ opens May 7

» Sculptural installation now on display at Studio Arts Center courtyard

» Volunteer opportunity: Poll officials needed for Davidson County elections

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HR News

» Vandy Cooks: ‘Heart Healthy on a Budget’

» Get Vandy Cooks recipe for blackened mahi mahi tacos

» Learn more about retirement plan balance transfers

» De-stress with yoga on the lawn May 14

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Events

April 23 — 4 p.m.
Flexner Discovery Lecture Series presents Roel Nusse

April 25 — 8 p.m.
Nashville Jazz Orchestra featuring Grammy-winning bassist Victor Wooten

April 28 — 4 p.m.
University Staff Advisory Council sponsors Happy Hour at The Pub

April 29 — noon
"Nation Building: Health and Education"

April 29 — 7 p.m.
Little Big Town's Kimberly Schlapman signs cookbook at Barnes & Noble

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