Vanderbilt’s Community Relations team fosters the fulfillment of human potential by supporting organizations, convening stakeholders, and working to bring Vanderbilt’s people and resources into the community in service of others.
We partner with local organizations that are making a difference in our neighborhoods and lead community initiatives that foster and support community engagement.
Senior Director, Community Relations
Chief Community Impact Officer
Senior Community Impact Officer
Community Relations Coordinator
The American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching have announced the institutions that earned the Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement for 2026, and Vanderbilt University is among them. This is Vanderbilt’s first time receiving the classification.
Over the past year, Vanderbilt faculty, staff and students have teamed up with local partners to host arts workshops, support caregivers, reduce food insecurity and divert surplus meals to organizations citywide, among many other collaborative service projects.
Vanderbilt hosted the 11th annual Blue Ribbon Teacher Awards in collaboration with the Nashville Public Education Foundation on Oct. 30. Twenty-five Metro Nashville Public Schools educators—including several Peabody College alumni—were recognized for excellence in student success, opportunity, instruction and leadership.
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