MyVU Email

Can’t see this email? View it in your browser.


	Monday, Feb. 3, 2020

America Ferrera to discuss ‘Life Between Cultures’ at Chancellor’s Lecture

A candid conversation with America Ferrera—an award-winning actress, producer and activist—will be the focus of a signature Chancellor’s Lecture Series event at Langford Auditorium Feb. 17.

Read More +

VU launches new hub to encourage sustainable commute options

The Transportation and Mobility Office has launched the MoveVU Commute Hub as a one-stop commuter information resource for the Vanderbilt community. The hub includes a new app and website that tracks users’ commuting behavior, allowing staff, faculty and students to better understand their commute options beyond driving alone.

Read More +

Tellock appointed deputy general counsel

Michelle Tellock, an accomplished attorney whose practice has focused on a range of issues affecting colleges and universities, has been named deputy general counsel at Vanderbilt University.

Read More +

Make your voice heard: Staff Engagement Survey launches Wednesday

Vanderbilt University staff and faculty are encouraged to participate in a pair of surveys launching in February. Staff members are invited to complete the 2020 Staff Engagement Survey Feb. 5–21. Faculty will participate in the national COACHE Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey beginning the week of Feb. 10. The goal of both surveys is to create a stronger workplace.

Read More +

Survey on Vanderbilt foreign relationships opens for all federally funded faculty

Vanderbilt’s Office of Faculty Affairs in the Office of the Provost is asking all university-employed principal investigators to complete the online Foreign Relationships and Sources survey to assist university compliance and federal disclosure obligations.

Read More +

Black History Month at Vanderbilt kicks off Feb. 3

Vanderbilt’s annual celebration of Black History Month will kick off Monday, Feb. 3, at the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center with the first of many events planned throughout February. The month will include film screenings, lectures, celebratory programs and more.

Read More +

CLAS to host fourth annual Haiti Week Feb. 3–6

Vanderbilt’s Center for Latin American Studies, along with several collaborating departments and centers across campus, will host the fourth annual Vanderbilt Haiti Week Feb. 3–6.

Read More +

Last day to submit proposals for Research Scholar Grants; Discovery Grants due Feb. 10

Faculty applications are now being accepted by the Office of the Provost for the next round of Discovery and Research Scholar grants.

Read More +

Workshop to examine impact of global marketplace on Western classical music

A workshop hosted by the GlobalVU initiative to examine the impact of the global marketplace on Western classical music will take place Feb. 10-11 at the Blair School of Music and Alumni Hall.

Read More +

Center for Teaching’s fourth annual Celebration of Learning set for Feb. 13

The Center for Teaching will host its fourth annual Celebration of Learning, an exhibition of students as producers, on Thursday, Feb. 13. The event will feature students from across campus sharing what they have learned, created, designed and discovered.

Read More +

Unconscious bias training workshops for faculty Feb. 13, 17, 21, 24

The Faculty Senate, in partnership with the Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and the Office for Inclusive Excellence, will host a series of unconscious bias training workshops for all faculty members during February.

Read More +

Employee Appreciation Women’s Basketball Family Fest set for Feb. 20

Vanderbilt University employees and their families are invited to cheer on the Commodore women’s basketball team as they take on the Missouri Tigers on Thursday, Feb 20. This free Employee Appreciation event begins with a Family Fest at 5 p.m. in the Memorial Practice Gym, followed by the game at 7 p.m.

Read More +

Vanderbilt to host ‘Stirring the Waters Across America’ Feb. 28

“Stirring the Waters Across America,” a multimedia production highlighting the Civil Rights Movement through captivating music, spoken word and dance, is scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 28 in Langford Auditorium.

Read More +

Blasting, line drilling begins in West End Neighborhood

Line drilling in the West End Neighborhood is currently underway and expected to continue for approximately three months, and blasting for Residential College B is tentatively set to begin the week of Feb. 17.

Read More +

Two Vanderbilt students ‘move mountains’ bringing education to war-torn Sudan

Peabody College students Ryan and Jazira Boyette have a goal of improving the lives of Sudan’s Nuba people through the power of education.

Read More +

Take Note

Learn about progress in West End Neighborhood in latest newsletter

Cooling towers to be installed on Peabody campus

Provide feedback on Nashville’s transportation challenges at upcoming public listening sessions

Holocaust Lecture Series gallery talk with Thomas Altmeyer Feb. 4

Staff WAVE Council to host work-life conversations Feb. 4, 6, 12

‘Halfway,’ short play documenting citizens’ return to society, performed Feb. 6–7

Elder care lunch and learn set for Feb. 11

Kids and emotions topic of Parenting Group meeting Feb. 13

VCFC Summer Camp Fair is Feb. 20

REDCap Day set for Feb. 25; registration now open

Diabetes Prevention Program info sessions Feb. 25-28

Register for two-day Crucial Conversations workshop

Women’s Center seeking nominations for 2020 awards

Faculty and staff invited to attend inaugural Inclusion and Diversity Summit

Register for 2020 Global Health Case Competition

Coming Up

· FEB ·

‘Traveling Stanzas: Poets for Science’ exhibit Feb. 3–5

· FEB ·

Integrating humanities with STEMM focus of Vanderbilt town hall

· FEB ·

Faculty Senate to host town hall discussing Athletics strategic plan

· FEB ·

Research Ethics Grand Rounds Lecture: ‘Sharing the Truth in Research Advertising’

· FEB ·

Next Caregiver Support Group meeting

Follow Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt in the News

Associated Press: Do masks offer protection from new virus? It depends

Mark Denison, Edward Claiborne Stahlman Professor of Pediatric Physiology and Cell Metabolism, is quoted.

The New York Times: Trump administration unveils a major shift in Medicaid

Stacie Dusetzina, associate professor of health policy, is quoted.

U.S. News & World Report: Does Iowa really matter?

John Sides, professor of political science, is quoted.

The Scientist: Africans have more Neanderthal DNA than previously thought

Tony Capra, associate professor of biological sciences and biomedical informatics, is quoted.

Nashville Scene: Women reject the cult of niceness in ‘Postcards From the Gerund State’

A collection of short stories written by Lorraine López, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of English, is highlighted.

Have something to say about what you read here? Send us an email.

myVU provides top news and information each week for faculty, staff, and students of Vanderbilt University and is published by the Division of Communications.
PMB 357737, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville, TN 37235-7737.

[% share:email url_only=“true” %]

[% share:facebook url_only=“true” %]

[% share:twitter url_only=“true” %]

[% share:linkedin url_only=“true” %]

Vanderbilt University is committed to principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action.Accessibility information. Vanderbilt®, Vanderbilt University®, V Oak Leaf Design®, Star V Design® and Anchor Down® are trademarks of The Vanderbilt University.