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LGBTQI Life Advocacy/Ally award winners announced at Lavender Celebration
Apr. 28, 2016—Each year, the Office of LGBTQI Life awards campus community members on their allyship or advocacy efforts at their annual Lavender Celebration ceremony. This year’s recipients are Kait Spear (she/her), Dr. Richard Willis (he/him), and Professor Nancy Nolan (she/her). 2016 ADVOCACY OF THE YEAR AWARDS The LGBTQI Life Advocacy Award is given to a person who...
The Socialization of Words
Apr. 28, 2016—The next IICC DoS Talk About It Thursdays, Professional Development will be next Thursday, May 5th in Sarratt 216/220, 12pm – 1:30pm. This is a bring your own lunch (byol) event, with beverages provided. The Socialization of Words– May 5, 2016 (Sarratt 216/220) – Emily Hickey (facilitator) Description: This session will focus on the history of...
A Global Quest for Better, Fairer, and Cheaper Health Care with T.R. Reid
Apr. 28, 2016—According to new data, health care is the No. 1 cause for bankruptcies in America, outpacing bankruptcies due to credit-card bills or unpaid mortgages. Even having health insurance doesn’t buffer consumers against financial hardship. Join Project Dialogue, the Department of French & Italian, the Center for Medicine, Health, and Society, and many others in a...
Move-in Day 2016!
Apr. 28, 2016—Mark your calendars! Move-in day for the Class of 2020 will take place on Saturday, August 20th from 6:30AM – 12PM on the Ingram Commons. In order to ensure a smooth and successful move-in for students, we rely on the assistance and support of DOS staff. Please be on the lookout for a message in...
All-Staff Meeting
Apr. 28, 2016—The All-Staff meeting featuring the Staff Awards will take place in Sarratt Cinema on Wednesday, May 18, beginning at 11:15am. Lunch will follow at 11:45 in the Branscomb Quadrangle courtyard.
EVOLVE Participants Selected
Apr. 28, 2016—The following students have been selected to be a part of EVOLVE in Fall 2016: Maddie Phelan Olivia Lampley Agatha Fenech Madeline Allen Connor Morency Dylan Kornfeld Lydia Smith Julia Mancini Victoria Herring Emily Lee Youjia Wang Nicolette Granata Farah Arif Tariq Issa Christina Onuoha Bryce Beddard Bailey Lowe Courtney Bair Carissa Bell We will...
Submit Proposals to WHET
Apr. 28, 2016—It is time to submit proposals for WHET’s upcoming conference titled ”Developing Excellence in Your Life.” The site host for the conference is Columbia State Community State College, Williamson Campus. They are encouraging you to submit a proposal if you are interested in presenting. They have provided a list of suggested topics; however, you are may...
Monthly Memo
Apr. 28, 2016—As the academic year begins to come to a close, we have a moment to look for opportunities to celebrate our students and our efforts on their behalf. We want to make sure that the Dean of Students office is well represented with responses to the call for volunteers for Commencement events including Senior Day,...
Congrats to Graduating Staff & Graduate Assistants
Apr. 28, 2016—The Dean of Students has several graduate assistants and a few staff members that will be graduating from their Master’s programs at Peabody on May 13. Thank you for all your hard work and contributions to the Dean of Students and best of luck in your future endeavors! DOS Staff Heather Jones-International Student...
OACS Update
Apr. 14, 2016—Global Service Seminar on Power and Privilege On April 7th, OACS was proud to invite Greg Fontus and Emily Hickey from Inclusion Initiatives and Cultural Competence to present on power and privilege in relation to international service for the students of our global service programs to South Africa, London, Ecuador, and Morocco. Redefine and Trinity...
Results of the QLS Survey
Apr. 14, 2016—DOS conducts an annual Quality of Life Survey for undergraduate students each December. Please join us on Thursday, April 28 from 11:30-1 in Rand 308 for a presentation on the results. This year we have many interesting findings, particularly around mental wellness, diversity and inclusion, and general student engagement and satisfaction. Copies of the DOS QLS...
Education Advisory Board Resources
Apr. 14, 2016—As a Vanderbilt staff member you have access to all of the resources on the Education Advisory Board (EAB) website. Go to http://www.eab.com and create a user profile, using your Vanderbilt email address. EAB is a terrific resource for higher education best practices. You can view archived webinars, attend upcoming webinars, download resource toolkits, and view...
Free ACPA Leadership Webinar
Apr. 14, 2016—The National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) and ACPA’s CSI present: Making Leadership Personal with Kim Lovelace McMahon, director of campus life and the Russell House University Union at the University of South Carolina Tuesday, April 19th at 1:00 PM EST The new Leadership and Service Center in the Russell House University Union at the...
Save the Date for Alex’s Hollifield Farewell Reception
Apr. 14, 2016—Alex Hollifield, program coordinator at the Women’s Center, will be leaving Vanderbilt at the end of May. She will be relocating to Lexington, Kentucky, where she is exploring career opportunities outside of higher education. The Women’s Center will host a farewell reception for Alex during the last week of May. Stay tuned for more details!
SLD Congratulates Magnolia Award Recipients
Apr. 14, 2016— The offices of Student Leadership Development and Student Organizations & Anchor Link would like to thank everyone for attending and participating in this year’s Magnolia Awards Ceremony. Whether you attended the event, promoted the awards, asked questions, volunteered to assist in any way, served in a selection committee, wrote a reference, recommended...
Volunteer for Commencement!
Apr. 14, 2016—As the academic year begins to come to a close, we have a moment to look for opportunities to celebrate our students and our efforts on their behalf. Rites of Spring is April 15 and 16, and a number of you volunteered to assist Dwayne Elliott with that event. We also want to make sure...
Save the Date for Steve Caldwell’s Retirement Party!
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Save the Date to celebrate Kevin Kelly!
Apr. 14, 2016—Kevin Kelly, graduate student in the Office of the Dean of Students, will be graduating in May and has accepted an exciting position as a research analyst at Mathematica Policy Research in Princeton, NJ. We will have refreshments on Friday, May 6 at 1:00 pm in Sarratt 310 to bid Kevin a fond farewell and...
PREVAIL: Save the Date and Call for Nominations
Apr. 14, 2016—PREVAIL Save the Date and Call for Nominations SAVE THE DATE! Student Leadership Development and The Margaret Cuninggim Womens’ Center are proud to bring you the 2nd Annual PREVAIL Women’s Leadership Conference. PREVAIL will occur on Sunday, September 18th in the Student Life Center. Applications to attend will go live in August! Please nominate students...
ASCEND
Apr. 14, 2016—ASCEND is the pivotal leadership development program for the next generation of major campus leaders. Presented by the Office of Student Leadership Development, ASCEND is a new semester-long, cohort-based program for juniors who are rising leaders in their student organizations, governing councils, and athletics teams. This program will focus on: Developing skills that will allow students...