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| Dashboard Update: COVID-19 positive cases among VU community members |
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See the latest updates to VU’s COVID-19 dashboard. Vanderbilt maintains this dashboard to inform the university community about the number of positive COVID-19 test results for the fall 2021 semester.
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| Diermeier applauds staff excellence, presents new awards at Fall Staff Assembly |
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Chancellor Daniel Diermeier commended staff for working “selflessly, tirelessly, and in boldly innovative ways” to set a new standard for the university during his remarks at the second annual Fall Staff Assembly. The event included the presentation of six new awards for staff member and team excellence.
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| Cybersecurity Alert: Campus-wide phishing attack |
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A phishing email with the subject line “Covid Test” has been sent to multiple Vanderbilt addresses. Do not open this or any emails from unknown senders, and do not click on or open any attachments.
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| Vanderbilt to celebrate first-generation students at Nov. 8 event |
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The Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and FirstVU, a student-led organization that aims to support, celebrate and empower first-generation students, invite the Vanderbilt community to participate in First-Generation Celebration Day on Monday, Nov. 8. This year’s celebration will be an in-person gathering from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Student Life Center Board of Trust Room.
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| Native American Heritage Month event to feature Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Nov. 9 |
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Natalie Diaz, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, activist and educator, will give a reading and participate in a discussion as part of Native American Heritage Month on Tuesday, Nov. 9, beginning at 6 p.m. CT.
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| Registration for fall 2021 Undergraduate Creative Expression Showcase closes tomorrow |
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Registration for presenters for the fall 2021 Vanderbilt Undergraduate Creative Expression Showcase is open through Thursday, Nov. 4. The event will be held in person on Wednesday, Nov. 17, beginning at 5 p.m. at the Student Life Center Board of Trust Room.
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| Applications for 2022 Vanderbilt Undergraduate Summer Research Program now open |
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Applications for the 2022 Vanderbilt Undergraduate Summer Research Program are open. VUSRP provides a unique opportunity to develop valuable skills by working closely with a faculty member on joint research efforts.
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| Panel to explore why municipal governments seem more effective than national government TODAY |
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The Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy will host a virtual discussion with three former and current municipal leaders to talk about how local strategies can be effective at the national level. The event will stream Wednesday, Nov. 3, at 12:30 p.m. CT.
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| Annual Cuninggim Lecture: ‘Calling in the Calling-out Culture’ is today |
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Loretta J. Ross, visiting associate professor of the study of women and gender at Smith College, will present the annual Cuninggim Lecture on Women in Culture and Society on Wednesday, Nov. 3. Ross will discuss “Calling in the Calling-out Culture” beginning at 5 p.m. CT via Zoom.
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| Chancellor Daniel Diermeier joins panel of Nashville university presidents Nov. 4 |
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Vanderbilt University Chancellor Daniel Diermeier will join the presidents of four other Nashville higher education institutions to discuss “The Role of Universities in Engaging and Building Communities” on Thursday, Nov. 4, at Belmont University. The event is free and open to the public.
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| OneGenAway, Vanderbilt seek volunteers for neighborhood healthy food drive Nov. 6 |
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Vanderbilt University and the nonprofit OneGenAway are seeking volunteers to lend a hand at a community food drive on Saturday, Nov. 6, that will distribute healthy food to university neighbors.
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| Smart power grid leader to deliver Nov. 8 Hall Engineering Lecture |
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Yilu Liu, who led the effort to create the North American Power Grid Frequency Monitoring Network and is known for her research on electric power systems and smart grids, will deliver the School of Engineering’s fall 2021 John R. and Donna S. Hall Engineering Lecture on Monday, Nov. 8, at 4 p.m. CT.
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| Author, columnist Margaret Renkl to lead panel discussion on how Nashville, the South are changing |
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Author and “New York Times” columnist Margaret Renkl will join Vanderbilt University Press authors Rachel Martin and Steve Haruch to discuss the evolving nature of Nashville and the American South through culture, food, race relations and politics in a special panel discussion on Tuesday, Nov. 9.
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| Panel to share experiences on allyship and what it means to be an ally Nov. 10 |
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Dr. André L. Churchwell, vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer, will host a panel of Vanderbilt faculty and students to discuss meaningful allyship and steps one can take to be a good ally on Wednesday, Nov. 10, at 4 p.m. CT.
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| Prepare for upcoming email security enhancement |
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Vanderbilt University will implement an email security enhancement in January 2022 that will help ensure VU email accounts stay safe and secure by preventing spoofing, a practice used to forge the “from” address of an email message. Users of mail campaigns will need to move to the university’s MyEmma solution in order to ensure their messages continue to be delivered.
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| Strengthening Cybersecurity Across VU: Cyberbullying—you’re the first line of defense |
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Cyberbullying is bullying from someone’s digital presence. It is repeated behavior, aimed at scaring, angering or shaming those who are targeted.
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