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GA Farewell Celebration
May. 1, 2017—Please join us to celebrate the following students: Anna Flagg, Greek Life Austin Tatum, Student Leadership Development Brian Joy, Student Accountability & Academic Integrity Brooke Thayer, Moore Graduate Fellow Catherine Weiser, Greek Life Chris Cloar, Graduate Area Coordinator Connor Deason, Provost Office Denver Dunn, Graduate Area Coordinator Doug Odom, Housing Assignments Eileen Remley, Dean of...
Congrats to Graduating Graduate Assistants
May. 1, 2017—The Dean of Students has several graduate assistants that will be graduating from their Master’s programs at Peabody on May 12th. Thank you for all your hard work and contributions to the Dean of Students and best of luck in your future endeavors! Anna Flagg, Greek Life Austin Tatum, Student Leadership Development Brian Joy, Student Accountability...
Project Safe: Supporting a Survivor for Staff and Faculty
May. 1, 2017—Project Safe will be offering “Supporting a Survivor for Staff and Faculty” on May 23rd from 11:00-12:30 pm in Rand 308. Desserts will be served! Faculty and staff are often interfacing with students who have experienced violence and trauma, and this workshop provides necessary information about the best ways we can support our students. Project Safe...
Farewell Celebration for Brandis Blodgett
May. 1, 2017—As many of you may already know, Brandis Blodgett, Program Coordinator in the Offices of Conferences, will be leaving Vanderbilt for an exciting new opportunity. Brandis will be returning to the Downtown YWCA as their new Director of Donor Communications and Stewardship. Brandis begins her new adventure on May 15. During the past couple of...
EVOLVE Members Fall 2017
May. 1, 2017—EVOLVE is a leadership development experience for sophomores and transfer students. We had an incredibly strong applicant pool this year and are excited to introduce our 12 sophomore members for the Fall 2017 class! Henry Lu Henry Goldberg Erica Copenhaver Maryam Muhammad Jordan Lee Spencer Brents Matthew Burruss John Lee Emily Easterling Simon Obi Sia...
ASCEND Cohort Fall 2017
May. 1, 2017—ASCEND is the premier leadership development program for rising student leaders on campus. We are excited to introduce the 12 rising juniors who will be part of our ASCEND cohort in Fall 2017! These students will spend the semester diving into the Social Change Model of Leadership and tackling prominent campus issues. We cannot wait...
OACS Update
May. 1, 2017—The Office of Active Citizenship and Service received 64 applications to join the Local OACS DIVE cohorts launching Fall 2017. Thank you to all our DOS partners for helping spread the word about these opportunities. DIVE (Design as an Immersive Vanderbilt Experience) is a new, innovative university program with both curricular and co-curricular components that...
Congrats to Chris Purcell, Ed.D.
May. 1, 2017—Chris Purcell, Director of LGBTQI Life, has completed his Ed.D. in Higher Education Leadership and Policy through Vanderbilt’s Peabody College. He presented his capstone project “Perceptions of Academic Advising at Birmingham Southern College” on Friday, April 21st along with fellow Ed.D. students Leslie N. Grinage and Alexis Martinez and will walk in May 12th’s Commencement...
Thank You to all Rites Volunteers
May. 1, 2017—A special thank you goes out to the individuals who were brave enough to sign up to volunteer for the 2017 Rites of Spring Music Festival. Even though the weather was not what we all expected, we still had a great turnout to the event. Friday we had a total of 5,378 in attendance and...
Get to It: Instilling Mindfulness in Your Finals Preparation
Apr. 17, 2017—Join the staff of the Center for Student Wellbeing and the Office of LGBTQI Life in helpful practices for finals, including a study hall, guided meditation, and healthy snack options! Wednesday April 26th, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM at the Center for Student Wellbeing, across from Student Health.
Rites of Spring
Apr. 17, 2017—Alumni Lawn, 6:00pm-10:00pm. Rites of Spring this year will feature St. Lucia, The Shins, Ty Dolla $ign, Rae Aremmurd and many more! Don’t miss out on this evening of music, food, and fun! Get all the information here!
OACS Update
Apr. 14, 2017—The Office of Active Citizenship and Service invites interested undergraduate students to apply to be part of Local OACS DIVE cohorts launching Fall 2017. DIVE (Design as an Immersive Vanderbilt Experience) is a new, innovative university program with both curricular and co-curricular components that expands access to design thinking methodologies to students, faculty and staff....
Experience Vanderbilt Faculty Staff Campaign
Apr. 14, 2017—Thank-you for having the students from the Experience Vanderbilt leadership team present at the DOS all staff meeting in March. Your commitment to student organizations and the undergraduate experience at Vanderbilt is valued and appreciated by so many at Vanderbilt. The EV Leadership Team has been and will continue to share additional staff recognition notes they have received with you...
Successful Salsa Workshop
Apr. 13, 2017—The Vanderbilt Association of Hispanic Students recently hosted a Salsa Workshop where students could learn more about this style of dance. It was a fun time full of dancing, ice cream, and community!
Residential Education Outstanding RA and HR of the Month
Apr. 13, 2017—As a way of recognizing the outstanding contributions of our student staff, the Office of Housing and Residential Education will recognize a select RA and HR each month. Check out April’s RA and HR of the month here.
VALE Award Winners
Apr. 13, 2017—The first-ever Vanderbilt Awards for Leadership Excellence ceremony was held on Wednesday, April 5th. Vanderbilt students, faculty, staff, administrators, and community members came together to celebrate the incredible work of our student leaders. Please join us in congratulating all of this year’s award winners: Individual Awards The Accolade: Chancellor’s Diversity Award: Deanna Bradley Casey Carter Bonar...
Two New Peer Guides
Apr. 13, 2017—Student Leadership Development and the Center for Student Wellbeing are excited to announce the addition of two new Peer Guides to the Peer Guide program! Paris Fan and Kencell Nixon will join our current Peer Guides – Charlotte Buck, Margot Kenagy, and Sydney Silberman. Melissa Nicandry will also be returning to the group after studying abroad this semester....
Office of Transition Programs Update
Apr. 13, 2017—With the end of the year approaching, we just wanted to give you a quick update about some exciting developments in our Office. Transfer Programming We are thrilled to announce we have selected 26 transfer students to serve as Transfer Student Leaders (TSLs) for the 2017-2018 academic year. These leaders will be instrumental in helping...
Jenni Powell joins DOS Central
Apr. 13, 2017—Jenni Powell will be joining the DoS Central Office at the 310 front desk effective April 24, 2017. Jenni has been working for the past three years in Lawrenceburg where she did accounting work, reconciling company credit cards and performing payroll functions. She recently relocated to Nashville. Jenni graduated Cum Laude from the University of...
SLD April Student Leader of the Month
Apr. 13, 2017—Student Leadership Development is pleased to announce April’s Student Leader of the Month, Hunter Savage, who was nominated by the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center! Thank you to all our campus partners who nominated student leaders this year! In the coming months, we will reach out to a new set of offices to help us highlight...