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September 20, 1999
Truman informational meeting
The Truman Scholarship Committee will nominate three Vanderbilt students for this year’s awards. Students who have competed two academic years of study by the beginning of the current semester and will qualify for senior status by the beginning of the 2000-2001 academic year are eligible to apply. The nominating committee’s selections will be based on the following criteria: record of public and community service and activities; commitment to careers in the public sector; leadership potential; intellectual and analytical abilities; academic record and class standing. In a significant change from previous years, universities may now nominate students who intend to attend law school and work toward their J.D. degree.
There will be an informational meeting for interested students at 4 p.m., Sept. 23 in Room 200, Benson Hall. Those who cannot attend may obtain an information sheet on the competition in the A & S Dean’s Office, 301 Kirkland Hall or contact Prof. Schwartz at 343-4328.
Benefits fair to be held
This year’s benefits fair, with a theme of “Prepare For 2000,” will be held Sept. 21-22 in Rooms 2701-2704 of The Vanderbilt Clinic, from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Employees who visit the vendor area can talk with the experts and register to win a door prize. Represent-atives of every benefit plan are scheduled to attend to explain their plans.
Workshops and forums offered throughout the week of Sept. 20 will offer opportunities to learn more about the different health care, dental and retirement plans offered. For more information, call the Benefits Office at 322-8330. Open enrollment this year will run from Oct. 1 through Oct. 15.
Faculty lunches start new year
The first interdisciplinary faculty lunch of the year will be held Sept. 27 at noon at the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities. Susan Wiltshire, professor of classics, and Mark Bandas, associate dean, office of Residential and Judicial Affairs, will speak on the topic, “Living and Learning in Residential Colleges.” Wiltshire, chair of the Committee on Liberal Undergraduate Education (CLUE) subcommittee on residential colleges, will review the CLUE recommendation that Vanderbilt consider establishing a residential college system. Dean Bandas will clarify the meaning of the concept of a residential college by providing a brief historical overview of the concept and by examining some of its contemporary embodiments at peer institutions. There will be opportunity for discussion following their remarks. The brown-bag lunch, sponsored by the Office of the University Chaplains, is open to the Vanderbilt community.
Reception at Kennedy Center
The public is invited to a reception honoring the artists featured in the exhibit “Illuminations” on Sept. 23, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the foyer of the Kennedy Center/MRL Building on Peabody’s campus.
“Illuminations” has 23 works created by Nashville educators, primarily art teachers. Media include intaglio print (etching); monotype print and watercolor; stained glass; watercolor on paper; mixed media; pastel and ink on gessoed paper; tissue paper collage; and silver print.
The exhibit is on view until Oct. 15, Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Kennedy Center, it is one of a series of artwork exhibitions dedicated to or created by people with disabilities or who are at risk for disabilities. The series is supported by a grant from the Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission.
Free screening at Sarratt
The Sarratt Cinema will screen a free sneak preview of the film American Beauty Sept. 29 at 7 p.m. The film, a funny and moving journey through life in suburban America, stars Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening and is directed by Sam Mendes. Passes will be available Sept. 24 at the Sarratt Main Desk.
Workshop on car maintenance
Pat Claybaker, co-owner of The Workshop, will lead the “ABCs of Car Maintenance” Sept. 30 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The annual workshop on how to care for your car will be held in the Branscomb Rec Room on the Vanderbilt campus. The workshop is sponsored by Vanderbilt’s Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center. Call Hilary Forbes at 322-6518 for more information. Registration is required.
Athletic training table open for lunch
The Hendix room (Athletic Training Table) has reopened for Wednesday lunches from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and offers an all-you-can-eat soup and salad lunch at the McGugin Center. Faculty, staff and students are invited to experience a little bit of magic with our award wining chef, Majid “Magic” Noori.
A blood drive will be held Sept. 21 in The Learning Center, located in Medical Center North in S-2400 of the Roundwing. Donations by appointment are encouraged, but walk-inns are welcomed. For more information or to set up an appointment, please contact Dee Dee Hollis at 936-0070 or Dan Lindstrom at 343-4062.