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01/13/03
HRS announces new paycheck deduction schedule
Human Resource Services recently announced an improved method of deducting health-care and dental insurance premiums from biweekly paychecks. Beginning Jan. 10 for University staff, and Jan. 17 for the Medical Center, the cost of the health and dental premiums will be equally divided among two paychecks each month. Previously, the dental premium was deducted from the first check, and the health premium was deducted from the second check. The two months of the year that an “extra” paycheck is received will be unaffected by this change, according to HRS. Only deductions for medical and dental insurance will be affected. For a complete listing and schedule of deductions, visit HRS at www.vanderbilt.edu/HRS/general/paydeductions.htm.
Four neighborhood-planning meetings scheduled for this week
The first of four neighborhood-planning meetings to be held this week is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 13, at the E.S. Rose Community Center at 1000 Edgehill Ave. at 5:30 p.m. The meeting to discuss the “Plan of Nashville” will involve residents of the areas Edgehill, Belmont Hillsboro, Hillsboro/West End and The Gulch. The Nashville Civic Design Center will conduct this meeting to obtain neighborhood input for its plan.
Tuesday, Jan. 14, the Metro Planning Commission is holding meeting on institutional zoning for universities on residential property will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Belmont Heights Baptist Church on 2100 Belmont Blvd. Council members have given input to the planning staff on how to make this overlay more protective of neighborhoods. This will require Planning Commission and Council approval to be adopted.
Thursday, Jan. 16, the White Way Redevelopment goes to the Board of Zoning Appeals. This will be held at the Howard Office Building Auditorium on 700 Second Ave. S. at 1 p.m. The board is likely to make a final decision on the redevelopment plan.
Thursday, Jan. 16, the Edgehill Plan meeting will be held at 5 p.m. at the Civic Design Center on 700 Church St. The Civic Design Center has been meeting with the Edgehill community to develop a plan to guide changes over the next few years.
For more information, contact Mary Pat Teague at 322-8337 or marypat.teague@vanderbilt.edu.
Nashville public schools host open houses
Several Metro Nashville Public Schools are holding open houses in January and February. All magnet schools will have Walk-Through Thursdays Jan. 16, 23 and 31 at 9 a.m. For more information or to view a schedule of the open houses, visit www.mnps.org and select “schools” on the menu bar.
Stevenson Library now open 24 hours for student convenience
The Stevenson Library will be open 24 hours a day from noon on Sunday through 10 p.m. on Friday during the spring semester. Stevenson Library graduate assistants will staff the library until 2 a.m. The circulation desk will close at 2 a.m., with a contract security guard on site until the circulation desk reopens at 7 a.m. From 2 a.m. to 7 a.m., library patrons will have access to all areas of the library, but will not be allowed to check out materials, pay bills, purchase CDs, diskettes, transparencies or print to the color printer. The library is currently planning to add VU card access to the library’s exterior access door. The library, the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Life and the deans of the College of Arts and Science and the School of Engineering provided funds to allow for this trial.
2003 Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center Cancer Answer Evenings begin
The first Cancer Answer Evening of 2003 will focus upon “Smoking Cessation: It’s good to be a quitter” Jan. 14 at 5:30 p.m. at the eighth-floor Conference Center in the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. Practical tips and proven tactics for quitting smoking will be discussed by Barbara Forbes, director of the Smoking Cessation Program at the Kim Dayani Center. Cancer Answer Evenings are informal conversations with cancer experts and are monthly. For more information or for a full schedule, call 936-5855.
Terrace Place Web cam up and running
A Web cam was recently added to Terrace Place, producing live streaming video online at www.vanderbilt.edu/webcam/terrace.html.
Discounted TPAC performances available to Vanderbilt community
Through a collaborative effort between Vanderbilt and the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, all members of the Vanderbilt community can receive up to 20 percent off of tickets to TPAC events and shows. The first show under the special discounted rate is Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, a Tony and Grammy-Award-winning show produced by Disney. John and Rice won an Oscar and Grammy for their score to The Lion King in1994. Discounted dates for Aida are Thursday, Jan. 30 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 1 at 2 p.m.; and Sunday, Feb. 2 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets may be purchased online at www.broadwayacrossamerica.com/groupsales using the password: vandytix. Tickets for Aida must be purchased no later than Jan. 21. Information for other discounted TPAC events will be announced through a campus-wide e-mail.
John Haitt featured in Blair Conversations Series
Critically acclaimed songwriter John Haitt will be the first guest for the 2003 Blair Conversations Series Jan. 17 at 8 p.m. in Ingram Hall with moderator Deanna Walker. His songs have been recorded by Three Dog Night, Bonnie Raitt, B.B. King, Eric Clapton, among other recording artists. Most recently, Haitt’s songs were featured on Disney’s The Country Bears soundtrack. The event is free and open to the public. Limited seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, call at 322-7656. |
