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Lecture Series on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats to launch Sept. 26 |
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The Office of the Chancellor will launch the Lecture Series on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats with an online address by former Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper on Tuesday, Sept. 26. A conversation moderated by Chancellor Daniel Diermeier will follow.
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Forever a Commodore |
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Vanderbilt helped alumnus Deeg Sezna chase a dream. Through the Deeg Sezna Scholarship, family and friends work to honor the 9/11 victim’s memory by giving others the same opportunity.
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Center for Research on Inequality and Health Seminar Series launches Sept. 18 with 'Understanding LGBTQ+ Youth in Times of Change' |
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The seminar will feature a talk by Stephen Russell, director of the School of Human Ecology at the University of Texas at Austin. He will explore developmental understandings of contemporary LGBTQ+ youth and mental health. The lecture will begin at 5 p.m., and will be followed by a reception with light refreshments.
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Submissions accepted through Sept. 19 for UCC’s ‘Healing Through Art Night’ |
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The University Counseling Center invites students to create and submit original artwork to be displayed at “Healing Through Art Night,” which will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 3. This year’s theme is COMMUNITY; submissions are being accepted through Sept. 19.
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The Unity Project launches Lunch and Learn series; register for Sept. 19 discussion of the term ‘LatinX’ |
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Vanderbilt community members are invited to join the Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy for its first Lunch and Learn, “What LatinX Means to Asylum Seekers,” on Tuesday, Sept. 19, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Registration is limited to 25; lunch will not be provided.
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Celebrate Diverse ‘Dores Day Sept. 20 |
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Diverse ’Dores Day, which allows students, staff, faculty and postdoctoral scholars to learn more about support and services offered to Vanderbilt’s diverse population, is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 20, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event will end at Alumni Lawn with music, giveaways, treats from local restaurants and custom-made shirts.
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Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair set for Nov. 9, now accepting student proposals |
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The Office of Experiential Learning and Immersion Vanderbilt invites undergraduate students to submit proposals for the annual fall Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair, which is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 9.
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Vanderbilt designated a Skin Smart Campus; free sunscreen, skin cancer prevention tips available |
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Vanderbilt University has been recognized as a platinum-level Skin Smart Campus by the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention. As part of the designation, Vanderbilt pledges to keep indoor tanning devices off campus and out of university-affiliated buildings and to promote skin cancer prevention and ultraviolet safety education.
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Center for Student Wellbeing offers weekly personal and academic support for fall 2023 semester |
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The mission of the Center for Student Wellbeing is to create a culture that supports the personal and academic success of students using an integrative, holistic framework. Fall 2023 support includes weekly well-being practices, workshops and drop-in coaching services.
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Register for Sept. 27 Unity Dinner to discuss ‘What Is Unity?’ |
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The Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy will host its next Unity Dinner, “What Is Unity?” on Wednesday, Sept. 27, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Led by Stacy Clifford Simplican, principal senior lecturer in gender and sexuality studies, the discussion will examine what unity is, who unity is for, and whether it’s worth striving for.
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UCC groups and workshops offer space for support and connection |
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The University Counseling Center’s groups and workshops offer powerful options for treatment that cannot be found in individual counseling. Their power lies in the support and feedback given by other participants as well as by the facilitators.
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Celebrate 2023 Constitution Day with the Heard Libraries |
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The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries will host an event on Monday, Sept. 18, to celebrate Constitution Day, observed each year to commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787, and to “recognize all who, by coming of age or by naturalization, have become citizens.”
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