DOS News
Congratulations to staff awarded STARS in August!
Sep. 1, 2015—Congratulations to the following staff who received STARS recognition in August: Mark Bandas Karen Burnett Dwayne V. Elliott Alexandra Hollifield Kathy Hutchison Bryan Masters Liv Parks Eileen Remley Kerrie Turney F. Clark Williams *PLEASE NOTE – There is a new link to the STARS recognition form: http://studentvoice.com/vu/2016stars You may also find this link on the DOS...
Current DOS Job Opportunities
Aug. 31, 2015—Current DOS Job Opportunities are listed below. All positions may be found at the DOS Homepage: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/deanofstudents/ Director, Student Accountability, Community Standards & Academic Integrity Director, ISSS Advisor, ISSS Program Coordinator, IICC
Upcoming All-Staff Meeting
Aug. 31, 2015—The next all staff meeting for dos full-time staff and graduate student employees is scheduled for Thursday, October 1, from 9am to 11am in the Board of Trust Room in the Student Life Center.
Volunteer to be a DOS Graduate Student Mentor!
Aug. 31, 2015—Please consider volunteering to serve as a DOS Graduate Student Mentor! You are only committing to meeting with your graduate student once a month for one hour. ALL DOS staff are eligible to serve as mentors. We hope this will enhance the graduate student experience and provide you as a mentor with ways to grow professionally...
Sign up For Assessment 101
Aug. 31, 2015—The Office of Strategic Initiatives and Assessment is offering two Assessment 101 sessions in early September. The point of this training is to provide a brief overview of assessment and evaluation (why we do it, how we can do it well, resources, etc.) and also provide a tutorial of how to use Baseline. If you...
DOS GA Professional Development – Call for Proposals
Aug. 31, 2015—Beginning in Fall 2015 Office of the Dean of Students will provide a monthly, one hour lunch and learn professional development session for our graduate assistants and other affiliated graduated students. Returning graduate students were asked to complete a survey describing the types of professional development sessions they would find most interesting and relevant. As...
Volunteers for Alcohol and Social Responsibility Training:
Aug. 31, 2015—The Office of Greek Life is still in need of volunteers to help facilitate ASRT training this fall! The training will be held on Monday, September 7th (Labor Day) from 4:45 – 8:30 pm in the Student Life Center. We will be doing two sessions (5:30 and 7:00) in 4 rooms simultaneously for 700 –...
Greek Fellow Applications
Aug. 31, 2015—As the year begins to get into full swing, the Office of Greek Life would like to invite you to join this year’s Greek Fellows Program. For those who have not participated before, this program serves as a way for professional staff members and graduate students to volunteer and engage with the Office of Greek...
PREVAIL, Vanderbilt’s premier Women’s Leadership Development Conference
Aug. 31, 2015—Are you ready to PREVAIL? PREVAIL, Vanderbilt’s premier Women’s Leadership Development Conference will take place on Sunday, September 27th from 10am-5pm in the Student Life Center. We are looking for social influencers, leaders of all types, change agents, positive personas, advocates, allies, activists, servants, compassionate critics, bosses, feminists, dreamers, doers, observers, skeptics, survivors, people who...
#DiverseDoresDay!
Aug. 31, 2015—Please join the Office of LGBTQI Life, International Student and Scholar Services, the Margaret E. Cuninggim Women’s Center, University Chaplain and Religious Life, Project Safe, the Black Cultural Center, and Inclusion Initiatives and Cultural Competence in celebrating #DiverseDores Day! #DiverseDores Day is a social event to provide new and returning students a chance to learn...
Fall Weekend of Service, October 2nd – 4th
Aug. 31, 2015—All DOS Staff are encouraged to participate in the Fall Weekend of Service, October 2nd – 4th. Last year saw more than 300 students contribute 820 hours of service to the community. Please email david.brown@vanderbilt.edu with any questions and please help spread the word to any students you interact with.
Student Leader of the Month
Aug. 31, 2015—DOS Community, The Office of Student Leadership Development is pleased to announce the Student Leader of The Month. This new initiative will recognize a Vanderbilt Student Leader every month for their leadership, service, and commitment to our community. Every month we will reach out to a DOS office to select a student in their area...
Office of LGBTQI Upcoming Events!
Aug. 31, 2015—The Office of LGBTQI Life invites you to check out some of our welcome week events! – Lambda Association Cupcake Social: Sept. 1 from 7-8:30PM in Sutherland House at The Commons – #DiverseDores Day: Sept. 9 from 4-7PM at K.C. Potter Center – LGBTQI Life Info Sessions: Sept. 15 from 1-2PM in the K.C. Potter...
Upcoming OACS Events!
Aug. 31, 2015—World on Wednesday Event, The Impact of South Africa’s Failed Transition on the Post-Apartheid State’s 21st Birthday and Beyond, September 23rd at 12:00 The South African democratic post-apartheid state turned 21 this year. And the transition to democracy, particularly from a conflict resolution perspective, is generally hailed as a text-book case study, to be emulated...
OACS Service Organization Fair
Aug. 31, 2015—Last Tuesday, August 25th, OACS held its annual Service Organization Fair. More than 60 orgs set up tables in the Commons Center to speak about their work and recruit new members. Food was served, connections were made, and close to 600 students were in attendance over the course of two hours. OACS is thrilled by...
President’s Roundtable Recap
Aug. 31, 2015—The Presidents’ Roundtable, cosponsored by Vanderbilt Student Government and the Office of Student Organizations and Anchor Link, took place on Monday, August 24th at the Nelson Andrews Leadership Lodge with approximately 100 students in attendance. The purpose of the Presidents’ Roundtable was to provide a platform for student organization presidents to network, collaborate, and help...
Traci Ray appointed Director of Residential Education
Aug. 31, 2015—Traci R. Ray has been hired as the Director of Residential Education. In this role, Traci will serve as the liaison for Housing and Residential Education to the Martha Rivers Ingram Commons and Warren and Moore Colleges. She will supervise the Residential Education staff and work closely with the Dean of the Commons, Faculty Heads...
IICC hires Greg Fontus as Program Coordinator
Aug. 31, 2015—Congratulations to Greg Fontus with his recent hire as a Program Coordinator for Inclusion Initiatives and Cultural Competence (IICC), effective September 1, 2015. Greg began working at Vanderbilt for the Office of Housing and Residential Education in June 2012 after graduating from the University of South Florida where he received both a Bachelor of Science...
Residential Education Transitions
Aug. 31, 2015—Dr. Lani San Antonio has assumed the responsibilities of the Associate Director of Residential Education for Upperclass Living Learning Communities. Dr. San Antonio has been integral in several Residential Education initiatives in the last year including assisting in the creation of the Community Development Plans which includes the Meaningful Conversation model for the RA staff....
OACS Student Leadership Conference
Aug. 31, 2015—On Sunday, August 23rd, OACS hosted more than 80 presidents, vice presidents, and treasurers of student service organizations in a preparatory conference deigned to give them the tools they need to be successful leaders on campus and in our community. Topics covered included finance/eDog, marketing, advertising, protection of minors, and travel policies. Assessment results indicate...