August 28- September 5, 2000

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Calendar submission policy:
Calendar items must be submitted electronically through our e-mail address, vu-calendar@vanderbilt.edu. Deadline is Friday, 10 days prior to publication

Welcome freshmen

 

Photo by Neil Brake

Jeffery Ullom, a senior lecturer in theatre, uses a bay window in Neeley Auditorium overlooking Alumni Lawn to hang a sign welcoming students to campus.

 

 

 

MONDAY, August 28

  • Registration for upper-class law students. Classes begin in law and management. Orientation for new Graduate School students. Elective classes begin. Drop/add begins for electives for first- and second-year medical students.
  • Blair interviews for new performance students (non-majors) and auditions for Vanderbilt Orchestra and Vanderbilt Symphonic Choir. Orientation for new Divinity School students. Aug. 28-29.
  • Great Performances at Vanderbilt. Tickets go on sale for the Sept. 21 performance of Anoushka Shankar. Ticket prices: students and children, $14 each; Vanderbilt students, $7 each; Vanderbilt faculty and staff, $14 each; regular adult tickets, $28, $24, $20 each. Additional information: call 322-2471, e-mail: Sarratt@Vanderbilt.edu, or visit www.Vanderbilt.edu/sarratt.
  • No conference. Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation. Additional information: call Michelle Lennon at 936-0100 or e-mail: michelle.lennon@mcmail.vanderbilt.edu.
  • Academic Day by School/ College. Vucept 2000. 8 a.m.-4 p.m.  
  • Central Library open house. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Central Library lobby. Staff will be available to answer questions about Heard Library system. Additional information: call Chris Germino at 322-6286, or Melinda Brown at 322-6285.
  • Clinical Informatics conference. Division of Biomedical Informatics. Surgery, OB and Peds. Noon-1 p.m. 4109-A MCE.  
  • Fall registration for precollege and adult students. Blair School of Music. Aug. 28, noon-4 p.m. Aug. 29, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. 2400 Blakemore Ave. Additional Information: call the Blair School of Music at 322-7651 or visit www.vanderbilt.edu/blair.
  • Resident Lecture. Department of Anesthesiology. "Fetal Physiology." Dr. Jay Deshpande. 3:15-4:30 p.m. Additional information: call Michelle Williams at 936-3415.
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TUESDAY, August 29

  • Orientation for new Divinity School students. Registration for new Divinity School and Division of Unclassified Studies students. Fall registration period ends. First day of change period for law students.
  • Basic Science conference. Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation. "Biomechanics of the Knee." Dr. Kurt Spindler. 7 a.m. C2209-MCN. Additional
    information: call Michelle Lennon at 936-0100 or e-mail: michelle.lennon@mcmail.vanderbilt.edu.
  • VU Life day. Vucept 2000. 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
  • International Student Library orientation. 9-10 a.m. International Graduate Student Office. No registration needed. Additional information: call Chris Germino at 322-6286, or Melinda Brown at 322-6285.  
  • Student Recreation center. Closed noon-4 p.m. for staff training.
  • Campus Observatory open house. Weather permitting. 8-9 p.m. Stevenson Center. Additional information: call Dyer Observatory at 373-4897.  
  • Vanderbilt Community Chorus auditions. Blair School of Music. 5-7 p.m. or by appointment. This auditioned group seeks singers who enjoy singing the best of choral music. Rehearsals will be held on Tuesday's from 7-9 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, starting Sept. 5. The fall membership fee is $30. Additional information or to schedule an audition, call Pam Schneller at 322-4647, or the Blair School of Music at 322-7651.
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WEDNESDAY, August 30  

  • Classes being in the College of Arts and Science, Blair School of Music, Divinity School, School of Engineering, Graduate School, and Peabody College.
  • Trauma conference. Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation. "Fracture Conference." Dr. Ken Johnson. 7 a.m. C2209-MCN.
  • Freshman Library orientation. Aug. 30-31. Hourly sessions, scheduled from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Central Library lobby. No registration needed. Additional information: call Chris Germino at 322-6286, or Melinda Brown at 322-6285.
  • Central Library tour. Aug. 30-31. 4-5 p.m. Central Library lobby. No registration needed. Additional information: call Chris Germino at 322-6286, or Melinda Brown at 322-6285.  

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THURSDAY, August 31  

  • Federal Work Study Job Fair. Additional information: call the Office of Student Financial Aid at 322-3591.  
  • Fall registration - change period begins. Meeting of the Faculty Assembly. Last day Management students may add or drop Module I courses with no entry on record.
  • No conference. Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation. Additional information: call Michelle Lennon at 936-0100 or michelle.lennon@mcmail.vanderbilt.edu.  
  • Clinical Informatics conference. Division of Biomedical Informatics. Medicine. Noon-1 p.m. 8108-09 VUH.
  • Seminar. Economics Department. "Auctions for Procuring Options." James Schummer, Northwestern University. 3:10 p.m. 218 Calhoun. Additional information: visit www.Vanderbilt.edu/Econ/brownbag.html.
  • Movie. Sarratt Cinema. Road Trip. Aug. 31-Sept. 3. Aug. 31-Sept. 2. 7 and 9 p.m. Sept. 3. 3 p.m. Tickets: general admission, $4; and Vanderbilt students, $3. Additional information: call 343-6666 or visit www.vanderbilt.edu/sarratt/cinema.htm.

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1

  • Fall Festival. Sept. 1-2.
  • Last day law students may add or drop a course with no entry on record. End of nursing change period.
  • First Friday resident meeting. Department of Anesthesiology. 7-8 a.m. 518 Light Hall. Additional information: call Michelle Williams at 936-3415.
  • Dissertation. "Antagonistic effects of TGFbeta and BMP-6 on skin keratinocyte differentiation." Maureen Ann McDonnell, Department of Cell Biology. (Prof. Harold L. Moses, major adviser). 10 a.m. 653 MRB II.
  • Fall Convocation. Divinity School. The Rev. Gardner C. Taylor. 4 p.m. Benton Chapel. Following the convocation, the Divinity School will host a picnic for students, faculty, staff, alunmni/ae and convocation guests.  
  • Women's Soccer. Vanderbilt vs. Furman. 7 p.m. Additional information: call 322-4653.
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2  

  • InterVU radio program. 10-11 a.m. 91.1 WRVU. Additional information: call Ann Marie Deer Owens at 322-2706 or visit www.vanderbilt.edu/News/news/intervu.html for programming topics.  
  • Football. Vanderbilt vs. Miami, Ohio. 6 p.m. Additional information: call 322-4653.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3  

  • Eucharist early service. 9 a.m. St. Augustine's Chapel. Episcopal and Methodist cooperative services. Sunday school. 10 a.m. Cooperative worship and Holy Communion for Episcopal and Methodist communities. 11 a.m. St. Augustine's Chapel. Additional information: call 343-0261.  
  • Chapel service. Vanderbilt University Hospital. 10-10:30 a.m. The Rhea Chapel. Patients, families and hospital staff are invited to attend. Additional information: call the Department of Pastoral Service at 343-3535.
  • Catholic mass. 11 a.m. Benton Chapel. Additional information: call 322-0104 or e-mail: priest@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu.
  • Women's soccer. Vanderbilt vs. Arizona. 1 p.m. Additional information: call 322-4653.
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

  • Labor Day holiday.
  • Labor Day holiday for nursing students and first-, second-, and fourth-year medical students only.
  • No conference due to holiday. Division of Biomedical Informatics.
  • Registration for Fall 2000 classes. Vanderbilt Dance Group. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Welcome desk, Sarratt Student Center. Additional information: call Michele Douglas or Karyn Pence at 322-2471.
  • Men's soccer. Vanderbilt vs. Louisville. 7 p.m. Additional
    information: call 322-4653.  
  • Blair Concert Series. Blair School of Music. Tickets go on sale for the Sept. 8 performance of Pianist Craig Nies. Ticket prices: students and senior citizens, $4 each; Vanderbilt faculty and staff, $6 each; regular adult tickets, $8 each. Additional information: call the box office at 322-7651.
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

  • Last day to drop or add electives for first- and second-year Medical students.
  • Student Organizations Fair. Vucept 2000. Ambassador lawn.
  • Tanja Softic. Sarratt Gallery. Sept.5-Sept.28. Sarratt student center. 8 a.m. Additional information: call Joel Logiudice at 322-2471.  
  • Dissertation. "Predicting Error in Point-Based Registration." Jay Bailey West. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. (Prof. J. Micheal Fitzpatrick, major adviser.) Village at Vanderbilt. Room 468. 10 a.m.  
  • Departmental Seminar. Department of Microbiology and Immunology. "Inflammation goes nuclear: How to stop it?" Dr. Jacek Hawiger (Oswald T. Avery, major adviser) 3 p.m. A-5305 MCN. Addition information: call 343-2650.
  • Movie. Sarratt Cinema.
    A New Leaf. 7 p.m. and 9:05 p.m. Admission: Vanderbilt students, each; general, $4 each. Additional information: call 322-2425, 343-6666, or visit www.vanderbilt.edu/sarratt/cinema.html.
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