February 19 , 2001

'The Dean is In'
Owen's leader makes communication with students, faculty top priority

Photo by Neil Brake Bill Christie, dean of the Owen Graduate School of Management, is available to students weekly in the school's lobby. "It's better than having office hours. People will approach me in the lobby whereas they may not come up to my office, which is somewhat formal," he said. .

by Susanne Loftis

Bill Christie's ritual Tuesday afternoon practice speaks volumes about his approach to being dean of the Owen Graduate School of Management.

Fashioned after Lucy's "The Doctor Is In" booth from the Peanuts comic strip, Christie's shop is in the lobby of the school. Once a week, he hangs out his "The Dean Is In" sign there and takes whatever comes from students, staff and faculty

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Activities focus upon eating disorders

by Jessica Hathaway

Promoting a healthy body image will be the focus of a week of activities, which will include posting messages around campus, including inside restrooms and on the Rand Wall.

As part of Vanderbilt University Eating Disorders Awareness Week Feb. 19­23, many public mirrors on campus will be covered with messages about the insignificance of outer beauty, and that the waistline should not be a factor in one's self identity. The schedule of events is remarkable, particularly for an idea that was launched little more than a year ago.

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