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02/27/03 Conflict of Interest Policy available online
The University’s Conflict of Interest Policy was approved by the Board of Trust at its fall 2002 meeting, and the policy is available for review online. The policy defines and outlines individual conflicts of interest, individual conflicts of commitment and disclosure procedures, as well as special procedures. The policy applies to all faculty and staff at Vanderbilt and requires advance disclosure and approval for potential conflicts as well as annual completion of a Conflict Disclosure Form in August. The Office of General Counsel is responsible for oversight of the implementation and enforcement of the policy. A University Conflicts Committee composed of faculty, staff and outside individuals will serve as a resource for addressing conflicts of interest and commitment. To view the policy in its entirety, visit www.vanderbilt.edu/compliance/html/conflict_of_Interest_policy.htm. Community Giving Campaign allocations committee seeks proposals
The Vanderbilt Community Giving Campaign Allocations Committee invites campus-affiliated organizations that offer direct social services to the Nashville community to apply for funds. James Hudnut-Beumler, 2002 Vanderbilt Community Giving Campaign chair, heads the committee that includes 19 faculty and staff members. The Allocations Committee distributes gifts left undesignated by donors in the Vanderbilt Community Giving Campaign and collected in the previous calendar year. This year the committee has $34,764 to grant applying programs. Last year, the committee provided $41,443 to 24 programs. Interested programs should request and submit an application, program description and a proposed budget by March 19. To request an application, contact the Vanderbilt Community Giving Campaign Allocations Committee, c/o Office of Internal Campaigns, Box 357500 Station B. For more information on the Vanderbilt Community Giving Campaign Allocations Committee, contact the Office of Internal Campaigns at 343-8759. Application deadline approaches for A&S summer programs
The College of Arts and Science has announced upcoming deadlines for two summer fellowship programs for doctoral students. The Summer Research Award program, designed to help mid-career doctoral students fund summer research for their dissertation, dissertation proposals or other research projects, will offer up to 25 awards at $4,000 each. Applications should include a current curriculum vitae, a letter of support from a faculty member advising the work; a Vanderbilt transcript and a one- to two-page proposal. For more information regarding this award or the application process, applicants should contact the director of graduate studies in their department. The Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities invites those students deeply involved in the dissertation writing process to participate in a summer Graduate Student Fellows Program. Recipients will receive a $4,500 stipend and participate in workshops at the Warren Center May 12-June 6. To apply, students should submit to the Warren Center via mail a four-page, double-spaced description of the dissertation, a two-page bibliography and two letters of recommendation, one of which must be written by the dissertation director. The application deadline for both programs is Feb. 28. Contact Mona Frederick at 343-6060 or monafrederick@vanderbilt.edu for details about the Warren Center program. Career Center’s annual career fair to be held Jan. 28
The Career Center will host its annual Full-Time Job and Internship Fair Jan. 28. The fair will be held from noon to 5 p.m. in Branscomb Quad. All Vanderbilt students and alumni are invited to attend. For more information, call Amy Achterhof, career advisor, at 343-6869. Free ‘Partners of the Heart’ documentary screening Feb. 3
A special screening of the film Partners of the Heart will take place in Sarratt Cinema Feb. 3 at 4 p.m. The documentary tells the story of Dr. Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas, two men — one white, one black — who met at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in the segregated 1930s. During a time when the complex laws and rules of a racially segregated society governed personal and professional relationships, Blalock and Thomas built the foundation of a unique 34-year partnership that ushered in a new era of cardiac surgery, saving the lives of thousands of young children. After the screening, Partners of the Heart producer and director Andrea Kalin, Professor of History Dennis Dickerson, and School of Medicine Associate Dean for Diversity George Hill will lead a panel discussion about medical history, race relations and filmmaking. A reception will follow in the Sarratt Art Gallery. The Division of Public Affairs, Spark Media, the Department of History and Medicine, Health and Society Planning Group/Workshop are co-sponsors of the event, which is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.partnersoftheheart.com. ‘
Race Matters’ author to speak as part of MLK Series Feb. 13
The final event of the 2003 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Series will take place Feb. 13. Best-selling author Cornel West, professor of religion at Princeton University will speak at Ingram Hall at the Blair School of Music at 6 p.m. The noted orator and social and economic philosopher is the author of Race Matters, which triggered a national debate on race issues. West has taken his struggle for racial equity to the national spotlight. The event is free and open to the public. Free parking is available at the Capers Garage on Capers Avenue off 24th Avenue South Appointments and Elections
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