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04/26/03
Commencement ceremonies to be broadcasted on the Internet
For the sixth consecutive year, Vanderbilt University will be broadcasting the main commencement ceremony live via the Internet. The Webcast will begin at 9 a.m. May 9 and continue throughout the duration of the main ceremony. The Webcast provides a valuable tool for friends, family members, or interested viewers to observe the live ceremony, especially with the recent hesitancy of some to travel. Last year the Webcast was viewed by approximately 1,000 viewers from around the nation. Both the main ceremony and the School of Medicine’s graduation will be taped. However, the School of Medicine’s will be digitized and placed on the Internet for viewing approximately one week later. Both graduation recordings will be archived for one year. Viewers may access the ceremony via the Vanderbilt homepage at www.vanderbilt.edu and must have either RealPlayer or Windows MediaPlayer, downloadable at www.real.com or www.microsoft.com. The ceremonies will also be aired live on campus on Vanderbilt Television’s Channel 8.
Men’s tennis wins first-ever SEC championship
The men’s tennis team recently won its first-ever Southeastern Conference championship by upsetting No. 2-ranked Florida in Oxford, Miss. April 20. Following last year’s 1-10 regular season, the team made a worst-to-first swing in the SEC. Six Vanderbilt tennis players and men’s coach Ken Flach earned All-Southeastern Conference recognition for their 2003 regular season performances, including two individuals who received the highest honors the SEC bestows. The men’s team, led by 2003 SEC Coach of the Year Flach, produced two First-Team All-SEC players. Junior Bobby Reynolds was awarded both First-Team All-SEC and SEC Player of the Year. Junior Chad Harris was also named to the All-SEC First Team. Sophomores Matt Lockin and Scott Brown received All-SEC Second Team honors. The women’s team was also recognized for outstanding individual performances. Senior Sarah Riske was named to the All-SEC Second Team for the second consecutive season for her singles play. The doubles team of Riske and junior Aleke Tsoubanos earned All-SEC Second Team honors for the second consecutive year and are the first Vanderbilt doubles team to earn a No. 1 national ranking.
Women’s golf coach named SEC Coach of the Year
In only her third year at Vanderbilt, women’s golf coach Martha Freitag was named the SEC Coach of the Year, an award chosen by her peers in the SEC. Before she arrived, the team had never been among the top 25.
SEC faculty leaders to tackle role of athletics in higher education
Faculty leaders from all 12 Southeastern Conference schools as well as SEC Commissioner Mike Slive and NCAA President Myles Brand will gather at Vanderbilt University May 1-2 in a historic meeting to focus their attention on the role of academics in intercollegiate athletics. The two-day gathering will focus primarily on recent efforts to encourage strong academic performance in athletics programs. The SEC faculty leaders will consider joining their counterparts in the Big Ten and Pacific 10 conferences in a coalition designed to ensure faculty’s involvement in proposed NCAA reforms in a coordinated and unified way. Slive, named SEC commissioner last July, will deliver a keynote address the evening of May 1. The conference is not open to the public.
18th annual Shanks Lecture scheduled for May 4
The Department of Mathematics will host the 18th annual Shanks Lecture at 3:45 p.m. May 4 in Wilson Hall Room 103. Established in 1984 and named for former faculty members E. Baylis Shanks and Olivia H. Shanks in honor of their accomplishments in the fields of mathematics and education and in recognition of their loyalty and service to Vanderbilt University. This year’s lecturer is Alain Connes of the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques and the Collège de France. Connes is a recipient of the Fields Medal, which is regarded as the highest honor bestowed by the international mathematical community. The Shanks Lecture, free and open to the public, is funded by an endowment from the Shanks family. For more information about the lecture, visit http://www.math.vanderbilt.edu/~shanks/
Open house for RNs May 5
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is hosting an Open House for RNs Monday, May 5, from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The location is the Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Canter located on Pierce Avenue, with valet parking able. Tours of the general care and critical care units will be available as well as informal meetings with staff, physicians and managers. Potential applicants may tour several care units. For more information, please contact the Medical Center Recruitment Services office at 322-2116.
Second annual precommencement party held May 8
The second annual “The Big Exuberant Commodore Graduation Party” will be held Thursday, May 8 on the Hill Center Lawn of Peabody Campus, giving 2003 graduates and their families the chance to eat, drink and dance with other members of the Vanderbilt community. Last year’s inaugural party included more than 3,000 partygoers, and the expectations for this year are even higher, with the bash featuring the music of CHIC, featuring Nile Rogers. The party time will be from 9 p.m. to midnight, rain or shine. Tickets are available to be purchased online at the party Web site www.vanderbilt.edu/theparty or at the door. Tickets are $15 each. Groups may elect to purchase reserved table seating for 10 for $150 per table. All graduating students will be mailed one complimentary ticket.
Undergraduate gets second chance at fame with summer soap appearance
Courtney Cole, graduating senior in the College of Arts and Science, appeared on the CBS program The Early Show April 21 as a contestant vying to win a role this summer on the daytime soap opera “As the World Turns.” The winner will be chosen by viewers and announced April 28. Cole and the nine other contestants were chosen to participate in The Early Show contest because they each appeared as extras in an earlier plot that took several regular cast members to 10 college campuses, including Vanderbilt. The episode in which Vanderbilt was featured aired Dec. 2, 2002.
VCH preselling specialty license plates
Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital is offering a specialty license plate. One thousand plates must be presold for the plates to be offered to the community. Vanderbilt faculty and staff may opt to pay for the plates using payroll deduction. To order a specialty plate, visit www.vanderbiltchildrens.com and click on “store” or call 322-7450.
New book on Vanderbilt’s history hits the stands soon
A new book about Vanderbilt titled Chancellors, Commodores and Coeds: A History of Vanderbilt University will be released May 17. Alumnus Bill Carey’s 432-page book will be sold in area retail outlets, including the Vanderbilt Bookstores.
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