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For the first time since 1982, the Commodores are eligible to go to a bowl. Vanderbilt's Bowl Bandwagon has the latest news and updates, including travel info.

New vice chancellor for development and alumni relations named

Susie S. Stalcup has been named Vanderbilt's new vice chancellor for development and alumni relations. She most recently was the chief fundraising officer for Columbia University Medical Center. At Vanderbilt she will work to complete the $1.75 billion Shape the Future campaign scheduled to conclude in 2010. She will oversee development and alumni activities throughout Vanderbilt, including the medical center and all schools and programs in the university. » Full Story

Fortune named vice chancellor for public affairs

Beth Fortune, a former gubernatorial press secretary and political reporter, has been named Vanderbilt University's vice chancellor for public affairs, a position she has held on an interim basis for the past six months. Fortune joined Vanderbilt in September 2000 as associate vice chancellor for public affairs.

"Beth Fortune possesses an in-depth, comprehensive knowledge of Vanderbilt, as well as a thorough understanding of its culture, history and mission. She is a highly respected and vastly experienced professional in the fields of public affairs, politics and the media, as well as a well-regarded and widely recognized leader in higher education and in our local community," Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos said. "There were many outstanding candidates for this position, but with Beth's depth of experience combined with her passion for Vanderbilt, she was the clear choice."

As vice chancellor for public affairs, she leads the university's comprehensive communications, government and community initiatives and serves as the university's chief spokesperson. » Full Story

Lawson portrait unveiled

The Rev. James Lawson, Div'60, turned a ceremony to unveil his portrait into a call to work for justice and peace for the friends, colleagues and admirers who gathered to honor him in November. Lawson, briefly expelled from Vanderbilt as a divinity school student for his work helping to desegregate lunch counters in downtown Nashville, returned in 2006 to teach. Lawson was named the 2005 Distinguished Alumnus by the Vanderbilt Alumni Association. » Full Story

Vanderbilt students offer music piracy solutions

Students in the "Stealing in Music City" seminar are working to devise a system to halt music piracy. "We are challenging the students to re-invent the music industry for a fair model of music distribution to compensate artists, consumers and labels," said Holling Smith-Borne, director of the music library at Vanderbilt's Blair School of Music. » Full Story

ESPN feature on Vanderbilt athletics

ESPN's Outside the Lines did a report on Vanderbilt's unusual maneuver of dissolving the athletic department and placing it under student life, a move engineered by former Chancellor Gordon Gee back in 2003. Since the unorthodox decision, Commodore athletics have managed to thrive. Vanderbilt officials, coaches and athletes spoke with ESPN about the decision and how it has benefited the school both in academics and athletics. » Full Story

Riding Out the Turbulence

Doug Parker looks for the silver lining at US Airways.
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Voices From the Past

The Robert Penn Warren Center reveals its namesake's long-forgotten conversations with historic civil
rights greats. » Full Story

Organic Chemistry

How an eclectic team of Executive MBA grads are improving the organ transplant field. » Full Story

Philosophy of Music

Don’t look for Grammy awards or gold records in Paul Worley's Music Row office. He has them. Somewhere. » Full Story

In Place with
Tiffiny Tung

In central Peru, bioarcheologist Tiffiny Tung and her team examine human remains excavated during an earlier season's dig. » Full Story

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Alumni Relations

Find Vanderbilt events at a chapter near you

Connect with fellow Vanderbilt alumni and friends at chapter events in your area. Cities with upcoming chapter events include:

Check the current calendar for all events planned in your area. New events are always being added.

Interview prospective applicants for admissions 

Alumni volunteers are needed worldwide to interview students who have applied for admission to Vanderbilt for fall 2009. Through the Commodore Recruitment Programs (CoRPs), alumni volunteers interview student applicants from their geographical area to give students a personalized perspective of the university. Learn more and enroll here.

Journey to South Africa with Vice Chancellor David Williams

Discover South Africa's diverse cities and exotic wildlife May 9-18, 2009, and visit Winelands, Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope, as well as Nelson Mandela's humble home in Soweto and Robben Island, where Mandela was imprisoned for 18 years. Co-sponsored by the Association of Vanderbilt Black Alumni. Contact the Vanderbilt Travel Program via e-mail or call 615/322-2929 with questions or to receive a brochure.

VU + iTunes = iTunesU

Download coursework, lectures, news, music, sports, special events and more. Play on your iPod, Mac or PC, or burn a CD. Explore a world of knowledge at Vanderbilt. » Full Story

From the Campus

Vanderbilt receives 11 Emmy nominations

The Vanderbilt News Service has received seven regional Emmy nominations and the Learning Sciences Institute has received four for a total of 11. The winners of the Emmy awards will be announced in late January at Nashville's downtown Schermerhorn Symphony Center. » Full Story

VUMC earns cancer prevention certification

The Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been accredited with the CEO Gold Standard certification, recognizing VUMC's commitment to the health of employees and family members and its efforts to meet an exceptionally high standard of cancer prevention, screening and care guidelines. » Full Story

Sloop honored for research excellence

John Sloop, professor of communication studies and associate dean of the College of Arts and Science, has been awarded the prestigious 2008 Charles H. Woolbert Research Award for "The Critique of Vernacular Discourse," his essay first published in Communication Monograph in 1995. » Full Story

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Bowl payoff will be about $1.1M

Tennnessean—Winning six games and becoming bowl eligible already has paid off for Vanderbilt in prestige—now it figures to pay off in dollars. For a program that hasn't played in a bowl game in 26 years, Vanderbilt (6-6) stands to gain an estimated windfall of more than $1.1 million just for showing up. » Full Story

Price enjoys off-season

InsideVANDY—Clinching an American League pennant, pitching in the World Series and being the biggest celebrity in Nashville can be exhausting. Just ask Florida Rays standout David Price. "I'm definitely still catching up," the former Vanderbilt All-American said. "I've been running around ever since I got here. This is my off-season." » Full Story

VU's baseball recruiting ranked high

Nashville City Paper—For the second time in four seasons, Vanderbilt's baseball recruiting class has been ranked among the Top 3 in the country. Baseball America ranked the class second in the country while Collegiate Baseball had the class ranked at No. 3. » Full Story

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