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Cuninggim Lecture – March 21
Feb. 28, 2013—
Spring Break Movie in DOS
Feb. 28, 2013—Please join us on Tuesday, March 5 for a special showing of Argo. The Oscar Best Picture movie will begin at 1 pm in Sarratt Cinema. Doors will open at 12:30 to give everyone time to grab popcorn, drinks, and candy, and to find the perfect seat. (Please note: We are NOT serving lunch). All...
iD Tech Summer Camps at Vanderbilt
Feb. 28, 2013—Save $125 and let your child experience summer tech fun at 60+ universities nationwide, including Vanderbilt University. iD Tech Camps provides weeklong, day & overnight programs for ages 7-17. Students create iPhone and Android apps, video games, C++ and Java programs, websites, movies, robots, and more. Additionally, iD Teen Academies are held at certain locations:...
Work-Life Balance Weekly Newsletter
Feb. 28, 2013—Randy Tarkington, Senior Director of Residential Education, writes an email every Thursday with events and attractions happening in and around Nashville. If you are interested in receiving Randy’s weekly email, just send him an e-mail at r.tarkington@vanderbilt.edu
Welcome to DOS Lauren Moon!
Feb. 15, 2013—Originally hailing from Athens, Georgia, Lauren received her B.A. in Communication Studies from Furman University followed by her M.A. in Higher and Postsecondary Education from Teachers College of Columbia University. While at Columbia, Lauren relished the time she spent advising students in her role as Assistant Manager for Housing Services. Though never officially a “New...
Women’s History Month Event Sign-Up
Feb. 15, 2013—The Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center is preparing for Women’s History Month! As part of our celebration, we will create both a poster and a website page for events that are happening throughout March 2013. This year’s theme is New Kind of Free: Celebrating Authenticity, Inspiring Boldness. At this time, we would like to invite you...
Welcome to DOS Christine Drasba!
Feb. 15, 2013—Christine Drasba earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English and Biology, as well as a Master of Science in Education Degree in College Student Personnel from Bucknell University. She has experience directing Leadership Development, Orientation/First-Year Experience, and Community Engagement programs in higher education, and recently served as a Program Advisor in the Student Activities...
Welcome to DOS Matt Sinclair!
Feb. 15, 2013—Matthew Sinclair moved to Vanderbilt from Statesville, North Carolina after completing his Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Education Studies. He served as a resident advisor during his junior and senior year at Guilford College, and as a Head Resident Advisor during his senior year. His experience in these capacities had such an impact on his...
Congratulations Alan Binkley!
Feb. 15, 2013—
Ally Appreciation Week Feb 18-22
Feb. 15, 2013—Vanderbilt’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex (LGBTQI) Life office was created five years ago in order to better support LGBTQI students, faculty, and staff, and raise a dialogue within the larger Vanderbilt community about sexual orientation and gender issues. This year, in addition to our regular slate of programs and services (outlined...
News Flash from Dean Bandas
Feb. 14, 2013—During the months of November and December, focus groups were held to give staff members the opportunity to assess DOS News, telling us what they liked about DOS News and suggesting improvements to the monthly newsletter. Communication has been a point of discussion this year and the focus groups’ conversations expanded quickly and organically to...
ACE Design Team is Here to Help
Feb. 1, 2013—ACE Design Team is growing! ACE Design Team is a free resource to all faculty and departments at Vanderbilt University. ACE creates logos, posters, banners, fliers, table tents, T-shirts, LCD Screens, and websites…. FOR FREE! ACE completed over 110 individual projects last semester; almost a 300% increase over the prior semester alone! We have grown...
February Professional Development Session
Feb. 1, 2013—February 14, 9-11 AM 216/220 Sarratt-Rand Topic: Making Campus Safer Together: Green Dots at Vanderbilt Presenters: Wil De Los Santos, Kayce Matthews & Mike Zimmerman You’ll leave this session better able to: – Respond more effectively to those who have experienced intimiate partner violence, sexual assault, stalking or identity-based targeting; – Help students connect to...
Student Campus Events Welcomes Billy Joel
Jan. 31, 2013—Vanderbilt students, faculty, and staff packed Langford Auditorium the evening of Wednesday, January 30th for “Billy Joel: An Evening of Questions and Answers and a Little Bit of Music,” sponsored by Vanderbilt Programming Board, along with its Music Group, Speakers, and VenUe committees. The format involved significant audience participation: Joel used a laser pointer to...
Rhythm and Roots Performance
Jan. 31, 2013—
MLK Commemoration Recap
Jan. 31, 2013—
Sharepoint is Here
Jan. 31, 2013—Dean of Students IT Support continues to deploy Microsoft Sharepoint for users in the supported shops. Sharepoint is a tool which enables collaboration on documents across departments or teams, in a web-based environment. Features include collaborative document editing, integrated version tracking, calendars, data lists, reports, and work flow tools. Like Google Docs, all documents can...
Magnolia Award Submissions
Jan. 31, 2013—Presented by the Office of the Dean of Students, the Magnolia Awards recognize outstanding student efforts in the campus community. With fifteen awards ranging from demonstrated leadership in intramural sports to commitment to cultural education, the Magnolia Awards recognize outstanding leaders across campus. Additionally, awards are available for students of all academic standings: freshmen, sophomores,...
Asian New Year Festival
Jan. 31, 2013—Asian American Student Association – Asian New Year Festival When: Saturday, February 16, 2013 Time and Location: Dinner will be at 5:30 pm in the SLC, show will be at 7:00 pm in Langford Auditorium. Tickets: Tickets cost $10 for show only and $15 for both show and dinner. The Asian New Year Festival is...