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Student Response Training: July 29th
Jul. 1, 2015—Please mark your calendars for Wednesday, July 29th at 10AM Baseline has developed a new, free tool called Student Response. Gold stars to Anthony Williams, Whitney Ezell and Clay McCullough for piloting this tool last year! Student Response is similar to a “clicker” or PollEverywhere tool where users can vote in real time on a...
Save the Date!
Jul. 1, 2015—Save the Date Please save the date for the following two DOS events: DOS Mission Statement Workshop Thursday, July 16 9 am to Noon Student Life Center Board of Trust Room —- DOS All Staff Meeting Thursday, August 6 9 am to 11 am Sarratt Cinema
Summer Green Dot Bystander Training
Jul. 1, 2015—July 15th and July 22nd, 9:00 AM- 12:00 PM, Sarratt 325/327: Open to all staff, faculty, and students. This summer Green Dot Bystander Training will be held in two parts during the work day for your convenience! Interactive and informative, the Green Dot bystander training workshop offers information and skills-based training on Green Dot campaign, including...
ACPA and NASPA National Call for Proposals
Jul. 1, 2015—Your involvement is needed to make of the annual conferences for ACPA 2016 and NASPA 2016 both 3educational successes and transformative learning experiences for all! Vanderbilt DoS Staff members are encouraged to submit a convention program proposal to be considered for approval. The deadline for proposals for both ACPA and NASPA’s annual conferences are Friday September...
Spark*Session: The Happiness Advantage
Jul. 1, 2015—Time for another Summer Spark*Session to bring you some substantive, stress-free, and satisfying professional development! James Crawford, Program Coordinator for the Office of Greek Life will be helping us dig deep into “The Happiness Advantage” by Shawn Achor. The session will be held Wednesday, July 8th in Sarratt 363, 2pm-4pm. Please RSVP here.
VIEW Program Updates
Jul. 1, 2015—Students with the Vanderbilt Internship Experience in Washington (VIEW) program in Washington, DC are halfway through their summer experience as they meaningfully explore and engage in community and public service in an effort to grow as active citizens. One highlight was attending a reception at the U.S. Capital with Chancellor Zeppos and congressional staff. Keep...
New Recovery Meeting
Jun. 2, 2015—Vanderbilt Recovery Support in collaboration with Work/Life Connections is pleased to offer Recovery Support Meetings on Tuesdays at noon beginning on May 26, 2015. The meetings are for staff, faculty, fellows, residents, and graduate/professional students and will be held in room 029, MAB 029, in the basement of the Medical Arts Building. Please contact Katherine...
OACS Service-Learning Programs
Jun. 1, 2015—The OACS global service-learning programs to Ecuador, South Africa, and Morocco have commenced, with the London program and Vanderbilt Internship Experience in Washington, D.C. (VIEW) soon to follow. In all, 63 students selected from a robust pool of applicants will participate this summer. Each student participated in a comprehensive seminar series during the spring semester,...
Congratulations to Newly Graduated DOS Staff Members
May. 15, 2015—Congratulations to the following DOS staff members who reached educational milestones this May: Lani San Antonio Lani San Antonio, Associate Director for Residential Education, received her Doctor of Philosophy degree in Educational Leadership with a concentration in Higher Education and cognate in Human Resources Development on May 9, 2015 from Clemson University. Her dissertation was...
Kristin Torrey named to the AFA Board of Directors
May. 15, 2015—Kristin Torrey, Director of Greek Life at Vanderbilt University, has been named to the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors (AFA) Foundation Board of Directors. Torrey joins a group of fourteen campus based professionals, national headquarters staff members, and volunteers on a two year term on this board. Appointed board members were required to apply and have...
New Hiring Guidelines Developed by DOS Staff
May. 15, 2015—In order to facilitate the hiring process and to provide greater accountability and transparency, DOS has developed hiring guidelines for internal and external postings for open positions. A need for guidelines was identified during the first open staff forum held in December and a working group was formed to work on this project. Thanks to...
New Hiring Guidelines Developed by DOS
May. 14, 2015—Dean of Students Hiring Guidelines Dean of Students: Hiring Guidelines For EXTERNAL Postings *Director (or equivalent) Search Search Committee Required Chair of the Search Committee must be a director level or above and may not be the position supervisor (hiring manager). Should consist of a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 7 committee...
Congratulations DOS Graduate Students
May. 14, 2015—Congratulations! Congratulations to the following graduate assistants, graduate fellows, and graduate program coordinators who were graduated on May 8. — Georgia Asfoura– OHARE Hannah Bolton– Arts & Campus Events Elizabeth Boyd– Vice Provost Office Kevin Cleland– OHARE Janessa Dunn– OACS Taylor Jantz– OHARE Hyemin Kim– Women’s Center Sam Lamere– Greek Life Courtney Lennartz– Student Accountability...
STARS Recognition for April
May. 1, 2015—Congratulations to all the staff members who received STARS recognition over the past month! April Alan Binkley Alex Hollifield Alyson Farzad Andrea Ramos-Lewis Angela Covington Ann Nielson Annetta Pickett Aubree Henderson Cara Tuttle Bell Carol High Catherine Kelly Chris Reed Clay McCullough Clayton Arrington Clive Mentzel Courtney Kelly Courtney Salters Dave Brown Dwayne Elliott Eda...
May. 1, 2015—Following the forums with Dean Bandas, the senior administrative team spent many hours reflecting upon the information gathered from DOS staff members. The action plan distributed earlier this month to all staff members was one of the products of this reflection. The credo, below, is also a product of this reflection and articulates the beliefs...
New Cell Phone Policy
May. 1, 2015—The Office of the Dean of Students has adopted a new cell phone policy. BACKGROUND: Many University divisions have recently implemented new cell phone policies including VUMC which stopped all provision of cell phones, and VUIT which adopted a stipend based model. Plant Operations and Business Services are also in the process of defining new...
DOS Staff Volunteers Needed for 2015 Senior Move-Out: May 9
May. 1, 2015—DOS Staff Volunteers are Needed to Assist Seniors Moving Out of Carmichael Towers and Highland Quad on Saturday, May 9th Historically, the Dean of Students staff members generate a lot of fanfare when our first year students arrive on campus, but we don’t really pay much attention to our seniors as they depart campus. Again...
Congratulations Petey Peterson!
May. 1, 2015—Congratulations Petey Peterson The Office of LGBTQI Life wishes to announce the departure of Petey Peterson. They have accepted a position as the first ever Director of LGBTA Affairs at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. We are so thrilled for Petey, as we have all known for some time they are “director ready.” Of...
Vanderbilt Recovery Support Featured in Tennessean
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Sarratt-Rand Closure in May
Apr. 30, 2015—Sarratt | Rand will be closed for electrical renovations starting on Wednesday, May 13 at 4:00 PM. All services within Sarratt | Rand will be closed, and offices will be relocated temporarily from May 14 – May 17. Unless notification to the contrary is posted, Sarratt | Rand will reopen at 7:00 AM on Monday,...