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  9 things you need to know this week  
 
 
 
 
     
1.   Everything you need to know about move-in
    Move-In Weekend is one of the university’s most popular traditions. This year, returning Vanderbilt students will welcome the Class of 2026 with cheers and smiles as they lend a helping hand in carrying the first-year students’ belongings to their new rooms. [ Read More ]
     
     
2.   COVID-19 health and safety updates for the start of the 2022–23 academic year
    Vanderbilt University continues to work closely with public health experts at the university and Vanderbilt University Medical Center to ensure that its response to the COVID-19 pandemic is grounded in science and expert guidance with the goal of protecting community members.  [ Read More ]
     
     
3.   Vice Provost G.L. Black and Associate Vice Chancellor Pam Jones share health and safety update with students
    Vice Provost and Dean of Students G.L. Black and Associate Vice Chancellor Pam Jones shared a message with all students on Aug. 17 regarding health and safety updates for the start of the semester. [ Read More ]
     
     
4.   Story Photo Get to know Vanderbilt’s new residential faculty: Ravindra Duddu
    Vanderbilt’s undergraduate houses and colleges are led by faculty who live in community with students. Meet the new faculty head of Rothschild College, Ravindra Duddu, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering. [ Read More ]
     
     
5.   Everything you need to know about campus traditions
    Vanderbilt University will celebrate the 150th anniversary of its founding next spring. A number of campus traditions have evolved over time as the university has grown. Here are a few favorites that showcase the strong sense of community at Vanderbilt.   [ Read More ]
     
     
6.   Undergraduates: Important update to campus parking permit rates
    Due to rising inflation costs, the university is pausing the planned increase of parking rates announced in July. Learn more about the different types of parking permits available and other important information. [ Read More ]
     
     
7.   Engineering alumnus develops location technology to help visually impaired
navigate independently
    Chris Webb, BE’90, is the CEO and co-founder of Foresight Augmented Reality, a cutting-edge technology that allows those with visual impairments to live more independently. [ Read More ]
     
     
8.   Dore Jam fan event is tomorrow
    Vanderbilt Athletics will host Dore Jam 2022, a celebration of the Commodores across all sports, on Saturday, Aug. 20, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the David Williams II Recreation and Wellness Center. Representatives from all available Vanderbilt programs will be in attendance to meet and greet fans. [ Read More ]
     
     
9.   VU faculty to speak at TEDxNashville;
get free, discounted tickets
    Vanderbilt University faculty members Jane Landers, Alex Jahangir and Christopher Slobogin are scheduled to speak at “TEDxNashville: The End of Impossible” at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center Aug. 27–28. A limited number of free tickets are available, and Vanderbilt community members can get 25 percent off the price of individual general admission tickets to the event. [ Read More ]
     
 
 
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