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Vanderbilt hosts Moving Forward event to discuss Mayor O’Connell’s transportation plan
May. 29, 2024—Vanderbilt University, in collaboration with Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Moving Forward, recently hosted an important event aimed at addressing Nashville’s transportation future. The gathering, centered around open discussion with Mayor Freddie O’Connell regarding the “Choose How You Move” transportation plan, was held Monday, May 20, at the Vanderbilt University Student Life Center. Acting as a platform for...
Wond’ry Commodore Cup Unleashes Student Innovation for Sustainable Campus Transformation
Dec. 4, 2023—This year, the Wond’ry, Vanderbilt’s Center for Innovation, launched their first ever Commodore Cup, a design thinking challenge that was funded through one of Vanderbilt’s Sesquicentennial Grants, which resulted in teams showcasing their ingenuity with proposed sustainability improvements for Vanderbilt’s campus. We were elated to embark on the journey of creating a groundbreaking program centered...
Vanderbilt survey shows shifts in commuting patterns, new trends in mobility
Apr. 7, 2023—Vanderbilt University has released findings of the 2022 survey on commute and transportation practices, conducted to help inform mobility and transportation efforts and expand Vanderbilt’s understanding and support of the community. In 2019, a similar commute survey informed goals for MoveVU, a strategic transportation and mobility plan that’s part of FutureVU, Vanderbilt’s comprehensive campus plan. Much has changed in worldwide...
Everything you need to know about getting around campus and Nashville
Sep. 2, 2022—Vanderbilt students and commuters have plenty of options for getting around campus as well as Nashville, including to Centennial Park, Taste of Nashville restaurants, Hillsboro Village and more. MoveVU, the university’s strategic transportation and mobility plan, can assist you with your daily travel decisions and help reduce your carbon footprint in the process. Check out the following resources...
Vanderbilt recognized for social media engagement during city’s Commuter Challenge
May. 30, 2019—Vanderbilt University was recognized for its social media engagement by Nashville Connector’s Commuter Challenge. (Susan Urmy/Vanderbilt) Presented by Mayor David Briley on May 21, Ashley Majewski, coordinator for the vice chancellor of administration, accepted the award on behalf of the university. The university’s participation and social media engagement raised awareness and engagement during Transit Month...
Nashville Commuter Challenge is this week
Oct. 23, 2018—Vanderbilt faculty and staff are encouraged to participate in this week’s Commuter Challenge by registering and trying at least one new commuting option Oct. 22-28. The challenge, hosted by Nashville Connector, includes all Middle Tennessee employers and employees, including all of downtown Nashville. Employees can participate in a variety of ways, including carpooling, biking, walking or...
‘Additional Perspectives on the Nashville Transit Plan’ set for March 13
Mar. 8, 2018—Read the MyVU story here. The Office of Community, Neighborhood & Government Relations and the Vanderbilt Center for Transportation and Operational Resiliency (VECTOR) invite the Vanderbilt community to attend a lunch-and-learn panel discussion about the future landscape of Nashville as well as the impact of mobility on land use at Vanderbilt. “Additional Perspectives on the Nashville Transit Plan,” part...
Vanderbilt experts showcase research at second transit forum
Feb. 28, 2018—Read the MyVU story here. Approximately 110 students, faculty, staff and community members attended the second transit forum presented by Vanderbilt this semester. The forum, held Feb. 23 at the Student Life Center, featured a panel of Vanderbilt professors sharing research that brought further context to Nashville’s proposed transit plan. The event, titled “The Nashville Transit...
Panel discussion on Nashville Transit Plan set for Feb. 23
Feb. 15, 2018—Read the MyVU story here. The Office of Community, Neighborhood & Government Relations and Vanderbilt Center for Transportation and Operational Resiliency (VECTOR) invite the Vanderbilt community to attend a lunch-and-learn panel discussion about the proposed Nashville Transit Plan. The event will feature diverse perspectives from research by Vanderbilt faculty members on emerging technologies that could disrupt or enable future...
Chancellor’s Town Hall focusing on campus accessibility, transportation and mobility, and sustainability set for Oct. 17
Oct. 9, 2017—A discussion of steps the university is taking to enhance campus connectivity and future land use initiatives will be the focus of a town hall meeting hosted by Chancellor Nicholas S. Zepposon Tuesday, Oct. 17, from 10 a.m. to noon in the Student Life Center Board of Trust Room. All students, faculty and staff are encouraged to...