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	Monday, Aug. 31, 2020

Return to Campus Update for Aug. 31

Vanderbilt has updated its public dashboard to report the prior day’s number of positive COVID-19 test results and will begin testing all undergraduates weekly as well as expand its periodic testing across all campus groups. These additional tests, and the data drawn from them, are vital tools in helping the university slow the spread of COVID-19.

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After a strong first week, let’s keep it going

Students, faculty and staff are heeding the call to keep one another safe and healthy so Vanderbilt can continue with its vital scholarly mission, write Chancellor Daniel Diermeier, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente and Vice Chancellor for Administration Eric Kopstain in an Aug. 28 message to the Vanderbilt community.

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Get to know Vanderbilt’s residential faculty: Professor Alyssa Hasty

As the new academic year gets underway, Vanderbilt’s faculty heads of house are revealing some things about themselves in this special portrait series. Get to know Alyssa Hasty, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Molecular Physiology and Biophysics and faculty head of Murray House.

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Randall to deliver VUSN Dean’s Diversity Lecture Sept. 10

Alice Randall, a “New York Times” best-selling author and Vanderbilt writer in residence in African American and diaspora studies, will present “A Novel Approach to Building Your Anti-Racism Toolkit and Self-Care in a Time of Reckoning” on Thursday, Sept. 10, at noon. Registration is required for the online event.

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Nobel Laureate Frances Arnold to deliver the Hall Engineering Lecture Sept. 15

Nobel Prize-winning chemical engineer Frances Arnold will deliver Vanderbilt's fall John R. and Donna S. Hall Engineering Lecture on Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 4 p.m. Arnold's lecture, “Innovation by Evolution: Bringing New Chemistry to Life,” will be live streamed, and registration is required.

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Registration for seventh annual Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair now open

The seventh annual Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 8. This year’s event will be virtual, complete with presenters, breakout sessions and a chance to safely and responsibly interact with students, faculty and staff from across campus.

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Test of AlertVU system scheduled for Sept. 1

Vanderbilt University Public Safety will conduct a test of the AlertVU emergency notification system on Tuesday, Sept. 1, at 2:30 p.m. CT. AlertVU rapidly sends notification messages in the event of an imminent threat or danger to the Vanderbilt community.

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Study Abroad Virtual Fair set for Sept. 2

Join the Global Education Office on Wednesday, Sept. 2, from noon to 3 p.m. CT for a live virtual fair. Connect via Zoom with study abroad program partners, GEO advisers and Vanderbilt campus partners.

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College Colors Day is Sept. 4

Vanderbilt will celebrate College Colors Day on Friday, Sept. 4. Vanderbilt faculty and staff can get a 10 percent discount on most VU merchandise at Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt with a university ID.

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Employee Appreciation: Become a Music City Platinum Ambassador

Vanderbilt Employee Appreciation is teaming with the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp to offer a series of online training webinars for university employees from Aug. 17 through Sept. 14.

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Visit Faculty Q&A page on Return to Campus website

Vanderbilt faculty are encouraged to visit the Faculty Q&A page, which includes answers to questions asked by faculty at recent Return to Campus town halls. The page continues to be updated regularly.

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Return to Campus video series

A new video series is highlighting Vanderbilt’s Return to Campus Plan and informing members of the campus community what will be different this semester. More videos will be added over the coming weeks.

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Take Note

Coming Up

· SEP ·

Managing difficult conversations, manager responsibilities for compliance topics of new HR workshops

· SEP ·

Faculty can learn ‘Finance Fundamentals’ in new series presented by Finance and Faculty Affairs

· SEP ·

Webinar: ‘Federal Funding for Early Career Faculty’ Sept. 22

· SEP ·

‘Disrupting Everyday Bias’ workshop now available every weekday through Sept. 30

· NOV ·

Save the date: Alzheimer’s Disease Research Day set for Nov. 13

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John Sides, professor of political science, is quoted.

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