Faculty

Reach your personal and professional potential with programs that put you first.

Faculty

You at VU

  • Engage

    Find professional and personal development through social engagement, cultural enrichment, and ongoing training. 

  • Belong

    Cultivate an atmosphere of support, creativity, collaboration and motivation as well as an overarching respect for others. 

  • Well-being

    Care for your physical and emotional well-being to help reach your goals. 

Be You at VU

At Vanderbilt, we’re here to support — all aspects of you. That means helping you find your sense of belonging and making your physical, emotional, mental health, and career-development needs our priority. Whether you're a new hire or a tenured professor, you belong here, and we're ready to support your growth as a valued member of our university community.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • How can I bolster my sense of belonging at VU?

    There are a variety of resources and groups available that can help you find your place among the greater VU community.

    Employee Affinity Groups are employee-led and facilitated groups formed around interests, backgrounds, identities, and common bonds to create a more inclusive environment.

    The Office of Faculty Development curates the most impactful resources that support the faculty lifecycle and career pathways.

  • Why does Vanderbilt offer wellness programs to faculty?

    In short, you're our most valuable assets. All programming is evaluated based on a wide range of factors from employee satisfaction to healthcare cost control.

  • Which programs are available to me and how can they improve my personal well-being?
    • Virgin Pulse helps you set and work toward achieving healthy habit goals with incentives. 
    • Lyra offers mental health services for both you and your family with a total of 12 counseling sessions per household member each year, at no cost to employees.
    • Fidelity, the manager of the VU Retirement Plan, can help keep your financial health in check with coaching and classes. 
    • Office of Faculty Development offers a variety of resources, including academic leadership development and mentoring opportunities.
  • Chancellor Daniel Diermeier welcomes faculty members to the Spring Faculty Assembly at Student Life Center ballrooms.
  • First year students move-in to the Martha Rivers Ingram Commons with the help of faculty, staff and VUceptors.
  • Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and Provost Cybele Raver welcomes new faculty members during orientation at the Community Event Space.

Additional Resources

  • Employee Mental Health Resources

    Faculty, staff, postdocs and their families now receive expanded support through a new mental health program, Lyra.

    Find Options Here