Schedule for Thursday, Oct. 15

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11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
School of Nursing Class of 1959 Quinq and Quinq Plus luncheon with the dean
Godchaux Hall living room—parking
available at Godchaux Hall or Wesley garage
R.S.V.P. required.
Contact Susan Shipley at (615) 936-3046 or susan.shipley@vanderbilt.edu.
No charge for Quinqs and Quinqs Plus, $20 per guest.

2–3 p.m.
School of Nursing Quinq tour of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt Butterfly Garden, second floor
R.S.V.P. required.
Contact Susan Shipley at (615) 936-3046 or susan.shipley@vanderbilt.edu.
www.nursing.vanderbilt.edu

5 p.m.
AVBA welcome mixer
Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center
For more information, contact Carolyn Dunlap at carolyn.t.dunlap@vanderbilt.edu.

5:30–7 p.m.
Class of 1959 50th class reception and Quinq induction hosted by Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos
Vanderbilt Chancellor’s Residence
211 Deer Park Drive
Class of 1959: Please see class invitation for details.

5:30–7:30 p.m.
Vanderbilt Posse Foundation 20th anniversary celebration
Sarratt Student Center, room 216/220
R.S.V.P. required.
Contact Sara Bickell at (615) 322-8563 or sara.bickell@vanderbilt.edu.

6 – 8 p.m.
Blair Alumni- Student Networking Dinner
Wilma Ward courtyard, Blair
An informal dinner to discuss what is next after Blair. Catered by Copper Kettle.

6 p.m.
Black and Gold baseball series (game 1)
Hawkins Field
Free admission

7–9 p.m.
Vanderbilt Hillel gala
Ben Schulman Center for Jewish Life
R.S.V.P. required. Contact Ari Dubin at (615) 322-8376 or hillel@vanderbilt.edu.
www.vanderbilt.edu/hillel

7–10 p.m.
Engineering celebration dinner
Student Life Center ballroom
By invitation only; R.S.V.P. required.
Contact Debbie Frizzell at (615) 322-4934 or alumniengineering@vanderbilt.edu.

7 p.m.
Cole Lecture given by James Lawson, Distinguished Visiting Professor, Center for the Study of Religion and Culture
Benton Chapel
www.vanderbilt.edu/divinity

8 p.m.
Commodore Quake
Memorial Gymnasium
Live music and pep rally; open to all students, faculty, staff, alumni and the community. For band and ticket information, call (615) 322-2471.

8 p.m.
Divinity School alumni/ae and friends reception
Divinity School reading room (formerly refectory dining room)
www.vanderbilt.edu/divinity

Schedule for Friday, Oct. 16

8–10 a.m.
Navy ROTC alumni breakfast
1114 19th Avenue South at Edgehill
For more information, contact Lt. Phil Jones at (615) 322-3560.

8:30–9:30 a.m.
School of Nursing alumni coffee hour
Godchaux Hall living room
R.S.V.P. required.
Contact Susan Shipley at (615) 936-3046 or susan.shipley@vanderbilt.edu.
www.nursing.vanderbilt.edu

9:30–11 a.m.
School of Nursing informational class: “Informatics in Nursing”
Frist Hall, room 140
R.S.V.P. required.
Contact Susan Shipley at (615) 936-3046 or susan.shipley@vanderbilt.edu.
www.nursing.vanderbilt.edu

10 a.m.–noon
Music City Brunch
Student Life Center ballroom
Complimentary brunch for Quinqs
For more information, contact the Reunion weekend office at (615) 322-6034.

10 a.m.
Cole Lecture given by James Lawson, Distinguished Visiting Professor, Center for the Study of Religion and Culture
Benton Chapel
www.vanderbilt.edu/divinity

10 a.m.
Peabody Endowed Chair Lecture and Reception
Wyatt Center rotunda
Bruce McCandliss, Ph.D., Patricia and Rodes Hart Chair, Professor of Psychology and Human Development
For more information, contact LaQuita Williams at (615) 322-8500 or laquita.williams@vanderbilt.edu.

10:30 a.m.
Peabody Pioneers Brunch
Peabody Library, Fireside Reading Room
Visit with Dean Camilla Benbow and enjoy coffee, tea and scones on the Iris Cafe patio before brunch. Welcome our Pioneers, graduates from 50 or more years ago, as they induct Peabody’s 1959 graduates.
Please check in at the Peabody registration table located on the Iris Café patio for your name tag, list of activities and Peabody gift bag. Free valet parking for Peabody alumni at Magnolia Circle.
RSVP required to attend.
For more information, contact LaQuita Williams at (615) 322-8500 or laquita.williams@vanderbilt.edu.

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
School of Nursing informational class: “SimMan and Skills Lab”
Frist Hall, room 140
R.S.V.P. required.
Contact Susan Shipley at (615) 936-3046 or susan.shipley@vanderbilt.edu.
www.nursing.vanderbilt.edu

Noon–4 p.m.
Undergraduate Reunion educational events
Click here for detailed descriptions and locations.

Noon–5 p.m.
Department of History of Art: Tour of renovated Cohen Memorial, gallery talks, reception and alumni roundtable
Cohen Memorial, Fine Arts Gallery, Peabody campus
For more information, contact Leonard Folgarait at (615) 322-2831 or leonard.folgarait@vanderbilt.edu.

12:30–1:30 p.m.
School of Nursing lunch and lecture by Dean Conway-Welch
Frist Hall, room 140
R.S.V.P. required.
Contact Susan Shipley at (615) 936-3046 or susan.shipley@vanderbilt.edu.
Boxed lunches will be available for $10 each; order yours when you R.S.V.P. You may also bring your own lunch.
www.nursing.vanderbilt.edu

1 p.m.
AVBA: “Lost in the Ivy Overview” by Rosevelt Noble, professor of sociology
Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center
For more information,contact Carolyn Dunlap at carolyn.t.dunlap@vanderbilt.edu.

1:45–2:30 p.m.
School of Nursing dessert social
Godchaux Hall living room
R.S.V.P. required.
Contact Susan Shipley at (615) 936-3046 or susan.shipley@vanderbilt.edu.
www.nursing.vanderbilt.edu

2 p.m.
Champagne Reception and Peabody Faculty Book Signing
Peabody Library, Main Reading Room
Celebrate Peabody’s 30 years within the Vanderbilt family and toast Peabody’s faculty authors. Join Associate Dean Michael McLendon along with Peabody faculty, staff and students as we recognize Peabody faculty who are recently published.
For more information, contact LaQuita Williams at (615) 322-8500 or laquita.williams@vanderbilt.edu.

2–3 p.m.
Tour of Wilson Hall, sponsored by the College of Arts and Science Department of Psychology
316 Wilson Hall
R.S.V.P. required.
Contact Jennifer Lass at (615) 322-0070 or jennifer.lass@vanderbilt.edu.

2–3 p.m.
Women’s and Gender Studies open house
220 Garland Hall (WGS office)
For more details, visit www.vanderbilt.edu/womens-studies or call (615) 343-7808.

2–3:30 p.m.
“From Cyberwarfare to Biological Attacks: Counterterrorism in the 21st Century”
Stevenson 4309
Panel discussion by former Homeland Security Undersecretary General Frank Libutti, defense intelligence expert Carol Atkinson of Vanderbilt’s political science department, cybersecurity expert Ken Pence (BS’77, PhD’05) from Vanderbilt’s School of Engineering and alumni moderator retired Rear Adm. Jerry Breast (BA’58).
For more information, contact Cmdr. Brian Allen at (615) 322-3558 or brian.m.allen@vanderbilt.edu.

2–4 p.m.
School of Medicine open house, sponsored by the Vanderbilt Medical Alumni Association
Light Hall, student lounge, third floor
Open to all university alumni and guests.
For more information call (615) 322-0310 or visit www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/medschool/alumni.

2–3 p.m.
English department: “Democracy and the Novel”
204 Buttrick Hall
Panel discussion by Vereen Bell, professor of English; Dana Nelson, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of English; Tony Earley, Samuel Milton Fleming Chair in English; and John Hindle, BA’68, PhD’81, president-elect and vice-president of the Vanderbilt Alumni Association. For more information, e-mail vereen.bell@vanderbilt.edu.

Afternoon TBD
Delta Kappa Epsilon member and alumni charity golf tournament
McCabe Golf Course
For more information, contact Peter Brand at peter.a.brand@vanderbilt.edu.

2:30 p.m.
AVBA alumni/student panel discussion: “Life as a Vanderbilt Alumnus”
Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center
For more information, contact Carolyn Dunlap at carolyn.t.dunlap@vanderbilt.edu.

2:30–4 p.m.
Reunion coffee for alumni who majored or minored in Russian or German, current students and faculty
123 Furman Hall
R.S.V.P. required. Contact Rose Marie Dudney at (615) 322-2611 or www.vanderbilt.edu/german.

2:30–3:30 p.m.
The State of Campus Life
Alumni will get an opportunity to hear firsthand about the current campus trends.
Sarratt Student Center Cinema
Sponsored by the Office of the Dean of Students and Student Campus Events
Mark Bandas, dean of students

3 p.m.
Philosophy department: “Philosophy at Vanderbilt Today”
109 Furman Hall
Panel discussion followed by a reception in the philosophy department lounge.

3–4 p.m.
Popsicles for Parents: A Welcome from the Parents and Family Programs office
Rand Terrace, Alumni Lawn side
The Parents and Family Programs office invites all parents of current Vanderbilt students who are attending Homecoming/Reunion festivities to drop by for a free popsicle from Nashville’s own Las Paletas Gourmet Popsicles.

4–5 p.m.
Chancellor’s address
Sarratt Student Center cinema

4–7 p.m.
Open house for the K.C. Potter Center and Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex
(LGBTQI) Life
K.C. Potter Center, 312 West Side Row
For more information, contact Nora Spencer at (615) 322-3330 or nora.spencer@vanderbilt.edu.

4:30–6 p.m.
Department of Communication Studies reception for alumni/ae
213 Calhoun Hall
For more information, contact Diane Banks at (615) 322-2307 or diane.n.banks@vanderbilt.edu.

4:30–6:30 p.m.
Pi Beta Phi meet and greet
Pi Beta Phi House, 118 24th Avenue South
For more information, contact Jessica Wolff at jessica.j.wolff@vanderbilt.edu.

5–7 p.m.
Delta Delta Delta alumni open house
Delta Delta Delta House, 120 24th Avenue South
For more information, contact Julie Lucas at julie.h.lucas@vanderbilt.edu.

5–7 p.m.
Lambda Chi Alpha alumni reception
Lambda Chi Alpha House, 2411 Kensington Place
For more information, contact John Barrere at john.c.barrere@vanderbilt.edu.

5–7 p.m.
Phi Kappa Sigma cocktail hour
Embassy Suites at Vanderbilt, 1811 Broadway
For more information, contact Andrew Rice at andrew.p.rice@vanderbilt.edu.

5–7 p.m.
Sigma Chi alumni reception and house renovation ribbon-cutting ceremony
Sigma Chi House, 2420 Vanderbilt Place
For more information, contact Hudson Baird at hudsonbaird@gmail.com.

5–7 p.m.
Sigma Nu meet and greet cocktail party
Sigma Nu House, 2412 Kensington Place
For more information, contact Will Colmer at will.colmer@vanderbilt.edu.

5:30–7:30 p.m.
Shabbat services and dinner
Ben Schulman Center for Jewish Life
R.S.V.P. required. Contact Ari Dubin at (615) 322-8376 or hillel@vanderbilt.edu.

5:30 p.m.
Mass in All Faith's Chapel
All Faith’s Chapel is located in the Divinity School, below Benton Chapel

5:30 p.m.
Kappa Delta mocktail party for all Beta Tau alumnae
Kappa Delta House, 203 24th Avenue South
RSVP to Alessandra Leemputte at alessandra.b.leemputte@vanderbilt.edu.

6 p.m.
Black and Gold baseball series (game 2)
Hawkins Field
Free admission

6 p.m.
AVBA 25th anniversary celebration “Change—Looking Back on Yesterday to Pave the Way for Today”
Student Life Center ballroom
Guest speaker, Bishop Joseph Warren Walker III
For more information, contact Carolyn Dunlap at carolyn.t.dunlap@vanderbilt.edu.

6 p.m.
Undergraduate Reunion class parties begin
See your class page for sites and times.
1949, 1954, 1959, 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004, Quinqs

8 p.m.
Blair Signature Series presents Craig Nies, piano
Ingram Hall, 2400 Blakemore Avenue (free parking in South garage)
Free and open to the public.
For more information call (615) 322-7651.

Schedule for Saturday, Oct. 17

8–10 a.m.
Army ROTC alumni breakfast
Bill Wilkerson Hearing & Speech Center, next to Peabody campus

8:30–11:30 a.m.
Nursing Reunion brunch
University Club of Nashville, 2402 Garland Avenue
R.S.V.P. required.
Contact Susan Shipley at (615) 936-3046 or susan.shipley@vanderbilt.edu.
$15 for Quinqs and Quinqs Plus, $20 for all nursing alumni, $25 per guest.

8:50 a.m.–10:50 a.m.*
Homecoming tailgate
Sponsored by the Nashville Vanderbilt Chapter
Olin Lawn, corner of 25th and Highland avenues (parking in 25th Avenue garage, game day prices)
Enjoy a Southern buffet before the game. Cash bar with great prices.
Cost: adults $18, children (6–12) $10, children 5 and under, free
*Should game time change, the tailgate will begin 2.5 hours prior to kickoff.
www.vanderbilt.edu/alumni/homecoming.php

9–10:30 a.m.
Blair Reunion breakfast
Blair School of Music, faculty lounge, 2400 Blakemore Avenue (free parking in South garage)
Open to all alumni and their guests.
For more information, call (615) 322-7651.

9–11 a.m.
Kappa Alpha Theta alumni open house
Kappa Alpha Theta House, 204 24th Avenue South
For more information, contact Callie Pool at callie.f.pool@vanderbilt.edu.

4 hours prior to kickoff
Alumni Band tailgate
Music rehearsal hall deck, 204 28th Avenue South
R.S.V.P. required.
Contact Cindi Gallagher at (615) 343-2263 or cindi.gallagher@vanderbilt.edu.

10 a.m.–noon
Alpha Omicron Pi alumni brunch
Alpha Omicron Pi House, 2415 Kensington Place
For more information, contact Mallory Hitt at mallory.j.hitt@vanderbilt.edu.

10 a.m.–1 p.m.
Kappa Kappa Gamma alumni brunch
Kappa Kappa Gamma House, 2416 Kensington Place
For more information, contact Meghan Murphy at meghan.a.murphy@vanderbilt.edu.

11:20 a.m.*
Vanderbilt Commodores vs. Georgia Bulldogs
Dudley Field
*Game time is subject to change; check local papers or www.vucommodores.com closer to game time.

2½ hours prior to kickoff
Vandy Catholic
Tailgating in Vandyville
Come tailgate with us before the game!

Noon
Zeta Phi Beta 10th anniversary celebration banquet
TBD
For more information, contact Morgan Turner at morgan.a.turner@vanderbilt.edu.

2 hours prior to kickoff
Alpha Epsilon Pi pregame tailgate
Alpha Epsilon Pi House, 209 24th Avenue
For more information, contact Grant Darwin at grantdarwin@gmail.com.

2 hours prior to kickoff
Alpha Kappa Alpha alumni barbeque tailgate
Tailgate lot
For more information, contact TaCara Harris at tacara.d.harris@vanderbilt.edu.

2 hours prior to kickoff
Alpha Tau Omega pregame tailgate
Alpha Tau Omega House, 2422 Kensington Place
For more information, contact Nick Gallo at nickgallo22@gmail.com.

2 hours prior to kickoff
Delta Kappa Epsilon barbeque tailgate
Delta Kappa Epsilon House, 101 24th Avenue South
For more information, contact Peter Brand at peter.a.brand@vanderbilt.edu.

2 hours prior to kickoff
Kappa Sigma pregame tailgate
Kappa Sigma House, 213 24th Avenue South
For more information, contact Elliot Steinbaum at elliot.j.steinbaum@gmail.com.

2 hours prior to kickoff
Lambda Chi Alpha pregame tailgate
Lambda Chi Alpha House, 2411 Kensington Place
For more information, contact Jesse DeOms at jesse.m.deoms@vanderbilt.edu.

2 hours prior to kickoff
Pi Kappa Alpha pregame tailgate
Pi Kappa Alpha House
2408 Kensington Place
For more information, contact Pete Wild at peter.t.wild@gmail.com.

2 hours prior to kickoff
Sigma Alpha Epsilon pregame tailgate
Sigma Alpha Epsilon House, 2500 Kensington Place
For more information, contact Nick Williams at paddymurphy74@yahoo.com.

2 hours prior to kickoff
Sigma Nu pregame tailgate
Sigma Nu House, 2412 Kensington Place
For more information, contact Will Colmer at will.colmer@vanderbilt.edu.

2 hours prior to kickoff
Hillel tailgate
Ben Schulman Center for Jewish Life

12:30–2:30 p.m.
Chi Omega alumni brunch
Chi Omega House, 2416 Vanderbilt Place
For more information, contact Meredith Ackerman at meredith.l.ackerman@vanderbilt.edu.

3 p.m.
AVBA annual business meeting
Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center
For more information, contact Carolyn Dunlap at carolyn.t.dunlap@vanderbilt.edu.

4:30 p.m. (or immediately after the game)
Vanderbilt University Concert Choir Alumni Reunion
Music rehearsal hall
R.S.V.P. to david.b.williams@vanderbilt.edu.
www.vanderbilt.edu/concertchoir

5–7 p.m.
Phi Delta Theta alumni reception
Phi Delta Theta House, 200 25th Avenue
For more information, contact Billy Webb at bwebb@eplushealthcare.com.

7 p.m.
Alpha Epsilon Pi 80th anniversary celebration
TBD
For more information, contact Grant Darwin at grantdarwin@gmail.com.

Immediately following the game
Delta Gamma alumni and families open house
Delta Gamma House, Cumberland West Side Row
For more information, contact Abby Barnes at abby.barnes@vanderbilt.edu.

TBD
Grad Pub Reunion
University Club of Nashville, Cumberland Room, 2402 Garland Avenue
R.S.V.P. required. Contact Nancy Cooper at (502) 235-1685 or ncooper@awdozier.com.

Schedule for Sunday, Oct. 18

11:30 a.m.
Mass in Benton Chapel

12:30 p.m.
Brunch in the Divinity School courtyard next to Benton Chapel

1 p.m.
Black and Gold baseball series (game 3)
Hawkins Field
Free admission

Graduate School Reunions

Divinity School

Please join us October 15-17 for the Cole Lectures and Reunion events. This year’s speaker is James Lawson, Distinguished Visiting Professor, Center for the Study of Religion and Culture. For more information, contact Carrie Pichler at (615) 322-4205 or caroline.m.pichler@vanderbilt.edu.

Owen Graduate School of Management

Owen will celebrate Alumni Weekend on April 16-18, 2010. Specific details will be available soon; call (615) 322-0815 for more information.

Vanderbilt Law School

All classes with graduation years ending in “4” or “9” are invited to celebrate their law Reunion this year. For information and registration, visit law.vanderbilt.edu/go/reunion. For additional questions, contact Lillian Quarles at (615) 322-5916 or lillian.quarles@vanderbilt.edu.