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04/08/03
‘Register’ announces change in publishing schedule
The next printed edition of the Vanderbilt Register will be published Thursday, April 24, rather than Monday, April 21.
Tuition increases 5 percent for 2003-04 academic year
Undergraduate tuition for the 2003-04 academic year will be $27,720, a 5 percent increase. In addition to tuition, Vanderbilt has announced its fees for undergraduate housing, food and other services. Campus housing costs will be approximately $6,182 per student, while other estimated costs include $3,275 for a typical student’s meal expenditures for the year and $720 in mandatory recreation and student fees. The costs of attending Vanderbilt’s graduate and professional schools have also been tentatively set for the 2003-04 academic year. The proposed tuition at the Law School is $29,750; for the doctor of medicine program at the School of Medicine it is $30,100; for the full-time MBA program at the Owen Graduate School of Management it is $30,345; and for the three-semester master’s program at the School of Nursing it is $30,069. Vanderbilt is one of a small number of universities that practice “need-blind” admissions, in which a student’s financial situation is not a factor in admissions decisions. In addition, Vanderbilt has an extensive program of need- and merit-based financial aid which has increased significantly in recent years and will grow again next year. This year tuition increases at private research universities have ranged from 3.8 to 7.1 percent.
Spring Faculty Assembly set for Tuesday, April 8
The Spring Faculty Assembly will be held Tuesday, April 8, at 4 p.m. in Langford Auditorium. Virginia L. Shepherd, chair of the Faculty Senate, will preside and open the meeting. She will be followed by Chancellor Gordon Gee, who will present several faculty awards and offer his spring address to the faculty. Reception will immediately follow. All faculty, deans, directors, department heads, administrators and executive officers are invited to attend.
Vanderbilt co-sponsor for mayor’s child and youth summit
Mayor Bill Purcell announced that the city’s first-ever Summit on Children and Youth will take place April 10-12 at the Nashville Convention Center. Each session of the summit will have a unique emphasis. The Kindergarten Readiness Panel, chaired by Dale Farran, professor of early childhood education, will concentrate on improving the transition from pre-K and childcare to kindergarten enrollment in Metro schools. The early childhood session runs from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and is free and open to the public. Space is limited. For more information, contact Marc Hill at 862-6011 or marc.hill@nashville.gov.
Applications sought for American Cancer Society Institutional Review Grant
Applications are being solicited for support from the VICC’s Institutional Review Grant from the American Cancer Society. These funds provide seed money to support cancer-related research by junior faculty members who do not have national grant support of their own or who have not received prior support from the IRG. Faculty members with an interest in the psychosocial and behavioral aspects of cancer as well as basic and clinical research are encouraged to apply. Funds are available to all 10 schools at Vanderbilt. Application deadline is Thursday, May 1. For application forms and instructions, contact Karen Stroup, 691 Preston Building, or call 936-1072.
Effort Reporting Policy clarified
Dennis G. Hall, associate provost for research, has announced a clarification of the University’s Effort Reporting Policy. Effective immediately, federally sponsored effort should be certified by either the individual performing the work or by the project’s principal investigator. The principal investigator is responsible for ensuring the work performed is appropriate to the work charged. In a case of absence, a designee may sign if the designee has firsthand knowledge of the distribution of effort. Non-compliance could result in audit disallowances and have serious impact on future federal funding to the University. For more information, call Jerry Fife in the Office of Contract and Grant Accounting at 343-6658.
Engineering library offers Cherokee texts for review
The Science and Engineering Library will have the Cherokee National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for review by the public until July 1. The U.S. Department of Agriculture sent the literature to select public and university libraries in Tennessee for review and comment. These documents are available at the circulation desk. For more information, visit www.southernregion.fs.fed.us/planning/sap/.
Muslim World League seeks nominations for international awards
The Muslim World League is seeking nominations from the University for the 2004 King Faisal International Prize. The award will be given in the disciplines of invasive cardiology, biology, service to Islam, preservation of classic Arabic (to end of fifth century A.H.) and basic Islamic jurisprudence. Each discipline’s award includes a cash prize of $200,000. For more information, please contact The Muslim World League at (212) 627-4033 by phone or (212) 627-4167 by fax.
Listing of summer camps available on Web
During the summer months, the University is host to a wide variety of academic, music and sports camps for youth. Registration for many camps has already started. For a comprehensive listing of University camps visit www.vanderbilt.edu/publicaffairs/community/summer_programs/summer.html. If you are aware of a camp that is not listed on the Web site, please e-mail vandy-outreach@vanderbilt.edu.
Correction
James Pratt was removed from all of his duties within the Catholic church, including his post as chaplain at Vanderbilt by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), not by the bishop of the Diocese of Nashville or the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, as reported in the March 24-April 6 issue of the Register. Posted 4/08/03 at 10 a.m. |
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