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Dec. 30, 2021 – Message on Spring 2022 for staff
Dec. 30, 2021—Dear Vanderbilt staff, I am writing to follow up on this morning’s community message and to share more guidance specifically for staff ahead of the spring semester. While the start of the semester is delayed until Jan. 17 for most students, our staff winter break will conclude as scheduled on Jan. 3. We want members of our...
Dec. 30, 2021 – Message on Spring 2022 for faculty
Dec. 30, 2021—Dear faculty, As a follow-up to today’s email from Chancellor Diermeier, Provost Raver and Vice Chancellor Kopstain, I write to share guidance on Spring 2022 COVID protocols, including a pre-semester testing requirement, expansion of the regular asymptomatic testing program, the return of sentinel testing, and the current masking mandate. All community members, including faculty, must take a...
Dec. 30, 2021 – Message on Spring 2022 for postdoctoral fellows
Dec. 30, 2021—Dear postdoctoral fellows, As a follow-up to today’s community message, I write to share additional and important guidance ahead of the spring semester. Please note the following specific changes that will directly affect you. Return to campus testing Before the start of the spring semester, we are implementing a return to campus testing program that...
Dec. 30, 2021 – Message on Spring 2022 for graduate and professional students
Dec. 30, 2021—Dear graduate and professional students, Following up on today’s community message, here is an update and important guidance ahead of the spring semester, including several important details to help you prepare for arrival to Nashville and campus. Before arriving to campus We want students to return to campus as healthy as possible. Before arrival, all students...
Dec. 30, 2021 – Message on Spring 2022 for undergraduate students
Dec. 30, 2021—Dear undergraduate students, As a follow-up to today’s community message, we write to share an update and important guidance ahead of the spring semester, which will now begin Monday, Jan. 17, when we will observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a series of virtual events. Campus residence halls and Greek houses will open on...
Dec. 30, 2021 – Important update about Spring 2022 semester start and health and safety protocols
Dec. 30, 2021—Dear Vanderbilt community, As we look ahead to the spring semester, we face yet another challenge from COVID-19 that will require our community to step up and work together as One Vanderbilt. The omicron variant is spreading rapidly across the nation and the world. In light of this, we must adapt to ensure that we can...
May 22, 2020 – A message to the Class of 2020: Celebrating together next May
May. 22, 2020—Dear graduates and families of the Class of 2020, I am writing you today with great news. The date for your on-campus Commencement and graduation festivities has been set for the weekend of May 1–2, 2021. Please mark your calendars! These dates were selected based on the careful evaluation and recommendations of the Commencement 2020...
April 30, 2020 – Introducing the Campus Connection Program
Apr. 30, 2020—Dear undergraduate students, I hope you are all well. I am writing to check in as the spring semester comes to a close and we begin looking towards next fall. While there are still many unknowns at this time regarding what next semester may bring, one thing we do know: We’re fully committed to supporting...
Mar. 14, 2020 – New Campus Dining safety protocols
Mar. 14, 2020—The Division of Administration announced new safety protocols to promote social distancing for all dining facilities on campus. Campus Dining has implemented the following changes: Campus Dining facilities are open only to current Vanderbilt students, essential campus staff, residential faculty and the immediate family of residential faculty. All dining facilities have moved to boxed meals...