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  Wednesday, Mar. 8, 2023  
 
 
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Vanderbilt Divinity School Dean Emilie Townes reflects on her decade of leadership
 
Emilie Townes, who will step down as dean of the Divinity School on June 30, reflects on her leadership and areas of change and growth for the school in this Q&A.
 
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Nominations open for Spring Staff Awards through this Friday, March 10; save the date for staff assembly on May 22
 
Know a staff member deserving of recognition? Nominate them for a staff award through this Friday, March 10. The winners will be announced at the Spring Staff Assembly on May 22.
 
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‘50 Ideas, 50 Solutions in 50 Days’ to spotlight Vanderbilt staff innovation, solve workplace challenges
 
A new digital suggestion box is open for ideas from creative university staff members seeking to solve issues they have experienced with systems or processes in their work. The Wond’ry is leading “50 Ideas, 50 Solutions in 50 Days: Innovating for the Next 150 Years of Vanderbilt University.”
 
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Engineering professor Hiba Baroud selected for Global Young Academy
 
Hiba Baroud, A. James and Alice B. Clark Foundation Faculty Fellow and associate chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been selected for membership in the Global Young Academy. She joins the world’s top 200 young researchers and professionals contributing innovative and creative solutions that address critical global challenges.
 
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Deputy secretary of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs visits Vanderbilt
 
Vanderbilt University welcomed Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Donald M. Remy to campus in February. The visit, which took place at Vanderbilt Law School’s Flynn Auditorium, provided Remy a chance to meet with student veterans in the Nashville area.
 
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Paul C. Taylor receives $350K Mellon Foundation Grant for EDI study
 
Paul C. Taylor, W. Alton Jones Professor and professor of philosophy, has received an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant to seek out patterns in the way people and organizations think about equity, diversity and inclusion, which can impact EDI interventions.
 
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Office of Global Safety lends support for travel-embedded courses
 
Working across every continent and time zone, the Vanderbilt Office of Global Safety could be called the office that never sleeps. The office works to ensure the health, safety and well-being of all Vanderbilt students, faculty and staff as they travel beyond the borders of Davidson County.
 
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HR Employee Learning and Engagement: ‘The Importance of Employee Engagement’ March 23
 
Join HR Employee Learning and Engagement on Thursday, March 23, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. for “Engaged, Not Engaged or Actively Disengaged? The Importance of Employee Engagement.”
 
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Frist Center seeking applications for new fellows, affiliates
 
The Frist Center for Autism and Innovation has announced its 2023 call for membership, which allows Vanderbilt faculty and staff to apply to become affiliates or fellows of the center. Applications are due by March 15.
 
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Kirkland Hall fencing to be expanded beginning March 8
 
Beginning Wednesday, March 8, the construction fencing around Kirkland Hall will expand to fully enclose Kirkland Circle between Warren and Moore Colleges and E. Bronson Ingram College. The fence line also will expand slightly to the south, closing the sidewalk immediately adjacent to the existing fence line.
 
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Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center, Community Resource Center hosting period product drive in March
 
The Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center is celebrating Women’s History Month by partnering with the Community Resource Center to collect period products for donation throughout Middle Tennessee. Collection bins have been placed across campus, and there will be an informational event March 8 and a packing “party” March 31.
 
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Women’s History Month event series underway
 
Vanderbilt is celebrating Women’s History Month in March with a series of events hosted by the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center. The events will focus on the theme “Women Who Tell Our Stories,” which aims to celebrate the struggles and achievements of all women from every background.
 
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Vanderbilt celebrates Disability Awareness Month in March
 
Vanderbilt University is celebrating Disability Awareness Month in March, with more than 10 campus partners and organizations collaborating on a series of events aimed at raising awareness and appreciating the contributions of the disability community.
 

 

Health & Safety Updates

Gain wider access to mental health support through new provider Lyra

Davidson County COVID community level low

VU community encouraged to practice healthy behaviors; new omicron-specific boosters available

 

Take Note

HR Employee Learning and Engagement to host monthly refresh: Mini-sessions for reflecting, setting goals and making progress

Sidewalk closure on 21st Avenue in front of School of Nursing begins March 11

Crane work at Village at Vanderbilt will be on Saturdays beginning March 4

Children’s Way to close as Phase 2 of CUI project begins March 13

Lot 104, 24th Avenue sidewalk will be closed March 6–13

Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion hosting Frist Art Museum private tour March 16

Participate in new Leading at VU program for current and aspiring managers

VU, VUMC work together to prepare grant proposals for NIH S10 programs

Priority application deadline for online Master of Legal Studies Program is April 3

Final application deadline for online Master of Legal Studies Program is April 24

 

Coming Up

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  Celebrate International Women’s Day with #IamRemarkable workshop
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  Vanderbilt Sesquicentennial celebration events March 24–25
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  Vanderbilt Brain Institute hosts Brain Blast March 25
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  ‘Confronting Hate: Antisemitism and Racism’ panel is March 28

 

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Vanderbilt in the News
 
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: The curious case of Roald Dahl: Why censorship is such a dangerous business
 
David Wasserstein, Eugene Greener Jr. Professor and professor of Jewish studies and of history, authored this piece.
 
The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education: Five African American scholars who are taking on new university assignments
 
Duane Watson, Frank W. Mayborn Professor and professor of psychology and human development, is featured.
 
The Conversation: Springing forward into daylight saving time is a step back for health—a neurologist explains the medical evidence, and why this shift is worse than the fall time change
 
Beth Ann Malow, Burry Professor and professor of neurology, authored this piece.
 
The Tennessean: Clintons, Buttigieg inspire Vanderbilt students, Hillary gets standing ovation
 
The Clinton Global Initiative University annual meeting hosted at Vanderbilt is featured.
 
 
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