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Staying in Nashville this summer and need a job with flexible hours?
Looking for a rewarding job this summer?
Vanderbilt Student Fundraising Ambassadors Wanted!
The Vanderbilt Commodore Call Center is seeking Vanderbilt undergraduate and graduate students who are courteous, personable and engaging on the phone. Create your own flexible schedule working a minimum of three shifts per week and earn up to $9.50/hour weeknights and/or weekends, all while helping raise money for scholarships and financial aid at Vanderbilt.
Show support of YOUR VU, while connecting with successful alumni, parents and friends of the University. This is a great way to develop highly transferrable skills in non-profit fundraising, communications or business. Don’t miss out! Apply online athttp://vanderbilt.thecallingcenter.com to be a paid student fundraising ambassador and start building your resume today!
Limited positions available, apply today!
Apply online at http://Vanderbilt.thecallingcenter.com
For more information call 615.322.5834 or email joel.tyler@ruffalocody.com
The Commodore Call Center is conveniently located on the 7th floor of the Baker Building across from former Kissam Quad and right behind Qdoba.
110 21st Avenue South
Baker Building, Suite 708
Nashville, TN 37203
615.322.5834
Summer’s coming! Reserve housing for your internship now!
Summer’s coming! Reserve housing for your internship now!
Through the Office of Conferences, the Summer Intern Housing Program offers on-campus housing for interns, researchers, and others participating in a similar educational experience in or around Nashville over the summer.
This 10 week summer intern housing program is available from Sunday, May 26, 2013 through Saturday, August 3, 2013 for qualified students. Housing options include single or double rooms in apartments or traditional rooms as well as all of the utilities, furnishings, wi-fi and Student Rec. access you are accustomed to.
Residing with others in the Summer Intern Housing Program also provides for extensive networking opportunities within Nashville’s business and non-profit community.
Register by Thursday, May 2 to secure your summer home!
For more information about the Summer Intern Housing Program or to secure your reservation visitwww.NashvilleInternshipHousing.com
Contact: Office of Conferences, 615.343.8699, conferences@Vanderbilt.edu
Blair School of Music’s Appalachian Celebration 2013
Blair School of Music’s Appalachian Celebration 2013
Soulful country singer Elizabeth Cook will headline the Blair School of Music’s Appalachian Celebration 2013, scheduled for 8 p.m. Saturday, April 20, at the Blair School’s Ingram Hall. She’s joined by Tim Carroll on guitar, Bones Hillman on bass, and Blair professor Matt Combs on fiddle and mandolin. Acoustic guitar phenom David Grier opens the show.
The Appalachian Celebration is an annual concert event showcasing the Blair School’s folk and instrumental performance faculty, featuring top-level folk and country guest performers.
The Appalachian Celebration is sponsored in part by the David Schnaufer Fund, and is a benefit for the Jerome “Butch” Baldassari Precollege Scholarship Fund at the Blair School, which provides partial tuition for precollege students studying mandolin, fiddle or dulcimer.
Contact Kristin Whittlesey, (615) 322-7656 or kristin.whittlesey@vanderbilt.edu, for more information.
Outdoor Recreation
APR 19 – 20 (Fri. – Sat.)
CAMPING & HIKING @ Waterfall Tour: Cumberland Plateau, TN
Cost: $49 / Sign-up by: Mon, Apr 15 / Pre-Trip Meeting: Tue, Apr 16 at 6 pm
We will camp at the popular Fall Creek Falls State Park, and check out their three waterfalls in the morning. Then we’ll drive over to the Laurel Falls trailhead to hike an 8-mile moderately difficult trail. Features include a beautiful creek, house-sized boulders, scenic overlooks, and the spectacular Laurel Falls. Estimated trip duration: 6 pm Fri – 10 pm Sat.
APR 21 (Sun)
KAYAK TOURING @ Center Hill Lake, TN
Cost: $37 / Sign-up by: Mon, Apr 15 / Pre-Trip meeting: Tue, Apr 15 at 5 PM
Kayak touring is a fun, relaxing way to explore a lake. We will spend part of the day paddling around on scenic Center Hill Lake in middle Tennessee. Highlights will include wooded shorelines and checking out a cove or two. Beginners are welcome. All paddling equipment is provided. Estimated trip duration: 8 am – 5 pm.
MAY 2 – 5 (Thu – Sun)
BACKPACKING @ Great Smoky Mountain National Park, TN
Cost: $115 / Sign-up by: Thu, Apr 18 / Pre-Trip Meeting: Mon, Apr 22 at 5 PM
Springtime in the Smokies: a perfect way to round off another semester at Vanderbilt! We plan on hiking three 5-8 mile days up, down, and around the Smokies. Specific trails are still to be determined. Beginners are welcome, but you need to be in shape, as the terrain will be challenging! Be prepared for all types of weather. Est. trip duration: 6 pm Thurs. – 8 pm Sun.
May 18 – 26 (Sat to Sun)
Canoe-Camping @ Buffalo National River, Arkansas
Cost: $390 / Sign-up by: Thu, Apr 18 / Pre-Trip Meeting: Fri, May 3 at 4:30 pm.
> Bring $100 cash, check or Vanderbilt Card to register.
The Buffalo National River of northwest Arkansas is one of America’s finest free flowing rivers. This entire trip will be in the national park; the Buffalo was the first river named as a national river in the United States. We plan on paddling 63 miles in 7 days on this beautiful river. The first day will have some whitewater rapids, but the rest of the trip will be a moderate to easy Class 1 float. Massive limestone bluffs, waterfalls, and side hikes will add to the fun of this trip. We will camp every night on the river in either a developed campsite or along a more remote gravel bar. We will have one day of rest, where we will not pack up and paddle. We will be primarily paddling canoes, 2 people plus gear per boat. We will also have 2-3 long kayaks on the trip to give everyone the chance to paddle a kayak. Previous paddling experience is helpful, but not required. Participants must know how to swim. We will stay in a cheap hotel on the last night of the trip, in Conway, Arkansas. Participants are expected to attend two Pre-Trip Meetings. Estimated trip duration: 7:00 AM Sat. to 4 PM Sun.
Cost includes: Van transportation, on-the-river food, hotel at the end of the trip, group camping equipment, river bags, paddling jackets, canoes, kayaks, and paddling gear. Space is limited to the first 12 people that sign up, so don’t delay.
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To sign up for a trip, come to the Outdoor Recreation Center (ORC), located on 2600 Children’s Way, kind of behind the Student Rec. Center, and pay a deposit or the full amount of the trip. The ORC accepts cash, check, and the Vanderbilt Commodore Card. For more info on trips, workshops, and equipment rentals, check out the web at www.vanderbilt.edu/outrec.
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Outdoor Recreation Hours:
Mon and Fri 12 noon – 6 p.m.
Tue, Wed, and Thu 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
www.vanderbilt.edu/outrec
Student Recreation
Vanderbilt Recreation Center – Twenty Third Anniversary
Intramural Registration
Registrations can be completed at the Office of Campus Recreation from 9 am – 5 pm Mon. – Fri. Each house’s vice president will be responsible for assisting the Office of Campus Recreation in promoting and registering teams for both the Commons sporting events and intramural sports. For more info call 3-8186.
Programs Entry Date Start Date
Golf April 22 – 26 May 6
Softball April 22 – 26 May 7
Golf – Intramural Golf Tournament, Monday, May 6 at McCabe Golf Course. No Fee! Scramble – Four Person Teams. Rules and procedures are available in the Office of Campus Recreation (OCR).
Softball – $40 Entry Fee per team, cash or check. All fees are due at time of registration. Mandatory Coaches meeting May 3rd at noon at the Student Recreation Center, Classroom B.
For more details, please visit our website at http://www.vanderbilt.edu/studentrec/intramurals/.
Smoothie King is now open in the Vanderbilt Recreation Center
Vanderbilt Recreation Center Expansion Update:
For up-to-date information on sidewalk closures, please check out our website at http://www.vanderbilt.edu/studentrec/facilities-improvement/
Construction: Significant progress continues to be made on Vanderbilt’s new multipurpose facility and the expansion of the recreation center. However, in the next several weeks the Rec Center will be experiencing interruptions such as: building temperature, no water in different areas of the building during the day, and changes of the pool water temperature. We apologize for any inconveniences this may cause while visiting here at the Rec Center during this time.
Summer Hours for the Rec Center (May 2, 2013 – Aug. 16, 2013)
Monday………………5:30 AM – 9:00 PM
Tuesday…………… 5:30 AM – 9:00 PM
Wednesday…………5:30 AM – 9:00 PM
Thursday…………… 5:30 AM – 9:00 PM
Friday……………… 5:30 AM – 9:00 PM
Saturday…………….9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday………………..Noon – 5:00 PM
Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5pm
Phone: 343-6627
Modified Pool Hours
April 22 – May 26
Please call 343-6627 for daily pool hours
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/studentrec/aquatics/hours-2/
***Attentions Patrons: Climbing Wall Update***
At long last, the climbing wall is ready to meet your vertical workout needs again! We have resumed our typical operating hours Monday through Friday from 4:00 – 8:00. Please check our website at http://www.vanderbilt.edu/studentrec/outdoorrec/climbing-wall/ for updates on our Maymester and summer hours.
Maymester / Summer Rec Center Fees for The Summer
The Card Office requires the Student Rec Center to activate ALL Student ID’s for the summer. If we activate your Student ID, you will be charged a fee.
$12 Maymester
Only for Students Who Want Access for the Month of May / Maymester. Fee will appear on your fall bill.
$61 Rec Center Summer Membership
Students Not Registered in School Who Want Access to Student Rec Center. Summer Rec Center Memberships are from May 2nd – August 15, 2013. Fee will appear on your fall bill.
$73 Summer Act/Rec Fees (13U)
If you are registered in summer school, you are automatically charged the act / rec fees as part of your registration. You will not be charged twice.
All registered students for the summer pay a $73.00 summer recreation and activity fee. This fee supports operations of the Department of Student Athletics and entitles each student to use of the Sarratt Student Center and the Student Recreation Center and to participate in their programs. There are NO waivers of the summer activity and recreation fees.
Fitness Class Schedule
April 2013 Schedule
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/studentrec/fitness/
Recreation Facility Hours:
Mon.- Thu 5:30 am – 11 pm
Fri 5:30 am – 12 am
Sat 9 am – 10 pm
Sun 12 pm – 11 pm
Visit our website at http://www.vanderbilt.edu/studentrec/
International Lens
International Lens, a film series with a global perspective, uses film screenings as a forum to promote conversation among Vanderbilt’s diverse community of students, faculty, and staff. International Lens strives to transcend geographic, ethnic, religious, linguistic, and political boundaries by facilitating conversation and greater cross-cultural understanding through cinema. The series is a partnership among the Office of the Dean of students and academic departments, centers, and programs.
Admission is FREE.
All films are open to the public. All films in Sarrett Cinema at 7:30 p.m, unless otherwise noted.
For parking maps and additional information visit www.vanderbilt.edu/internationallens or call 322-6400.
Tuesday, After Christmas
Wednesday, Apr. 17 at 7:30 p.m.
Sarratt Cinema
Presented by: Jennifer Fay, Director of Film Studies
Romania (2010) Dir: Radu Mantean. The Romanian New Wave of the past decade has yielded many internationally acclaimed gems. Add to them this elegant, emotionally resonant drama of a middle-class couple whose marriage is rocked by the husband’s illicit affair with their daughter’s sexy dentist. In scorchingly intense long takes, the power dynamics among these three are unpredictable and, in the end, devastating. The fact that the two leads are actually a married couple adds to the verisimilitude.
Romanian with English subtitles. Not Rated. 99 mins.
Funding provided by Nashville Premieres.
Blair School of Music’s Appalachian Celebration 2013
Blair School of Music’s Appalachian Celebration 2013
Soulful country singer Elizabeth Cook will headline the Blair School of Music’s Appalachian Celebration 2013, scheduled for 8 p.m. Saturday, April 20, at the Blair School’s Ingram Hall. She’s joined by Tim Carroll on guitar, Bones Hillman on bass, and Blair professor Matt Combs on fiddle and mandolin. Acoustic guitar phenom David Grier opens the show.
The Appalachian Celebration is an annual concert event showcasing the Blair School’s folk and instrumental performance faculty, featuring top-level folk and country guest performers.
The Appalachian Celebration is sponsored in part by the David Schnaufer Fund, and is a benefit for the Jerome “Butch” Baldassari Precollege Scholarship Fund at the Blair School, which provides partial tuition for precollege students studying mandolin, fiddle or dulcimer.
Contact Kristin Whittlesey, (615) 322-7656 or kristin.whittlesey@vanderbilt.edu, for more information.
Staying in Nashville this summer and need a job with flexible hours?
Looking for a rewarding job this summer?
Vanderbilt Student Fundraising Ambassadors Wanted!
The Vanderbilt Commodore Call Center is seeking Vanderbilt undergraduate and graduate students who are courteous, personable and engaging on the phone. Create your own flexible schedule working a minimum of three shifts per week and earn up to $9.50/hour weeknights and/or weekends, all while helping raise money for scholarships and financial aid at Vanderbilt.
Show support of YOUR VU, while connecting with successful alumni, parents and friends of the University. This is a great way to develop highly transferrable skills in non-profit fundraising, communications or business. Don’t miss out! Apply online at http://vanderbilt.thecallingcenter.com to be a paid student fundraising ambassador and start building your resume today!
Limited positions available, apply today!
Apply online at http://Vanderbilt.thecallingcenter.com
For more information call 615.322.5834 or email joel.tyler@ruffalocody.com
The Commodore Call Center is conveniently located on the 7th floor of the Baker Building across from former Kissam Quad and right behind Qdoba.
110 21st Avenue South
Baker Building, Suite 708
Nashville, TN 37203
615.322.5834
Holi: The Festival of Spring and Colors
Come and paint Wilson lawn on Sunday, April 14th!
The event is free and open to the public.
Student Recreation
Smoothie King is now open in the Vanderbilt Recreation Center
Vanderbilt Recreation Center Expansion Update:
Photos by Joe Howell
For up-to-date information on sidewalk closures, please check out our website athttp://www.vanderbilt.edu/studentrec/facilities-improvement/
Work continues to move rapidly on Vanderbilt’s new multipurpose facility and recreation center expansion.
Construction crews have been busy adding steel trusses to form the frame of the structure, while also working to add roofing to the areas of the facility where trusses have already been welded into place.
We will continue to provide updates on the construction progress until work is completed. The multipurpose facility is scheduled to open Oct. 31, 2013 with work completed on the recreation center’s enhancements in January, 2014.
Vanderbilt Student Recreation Center is currently offering Fitness Orientations to ALL Members on Tuesdays at 3:00 PM in the Student Recreation Fitness Center.
Please email: todd.suttles@vanderbilt.edu 1 week in advance if you plan to attend.
Fitness Class Schedule
April 2013 Schedule
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/studentrec/fitness/
Meditation Class @ The Rec
Meditation is a secular practice to improve psychological well-being, reduce stress, and help you become more present in your daily life.
Wednesdays at 5:30-6:00 pm
Classroom B
No Experience Necessary. Please wear comfortable clothing that allows for freedom of movement
Sports Medicine Coverage
Do you need advice in regards to a sports injury? We offer during the semester months on Tue and Thu our very own Athletic Trainer. The athletic trainer is friendly and one of Vanderbilt’s best in the field. So if you need advice, he/she will be in the Student Recreation Center lounge ready to answer any and all of your questions.
Tue and Thu…………………4:30pm-8:30pm
Thu Apr 19th
Modified Pool Hours
April 22 – May 26
Please call 343-6627 for daily pool hours
Maymester / Summer Rec Center Fees For The Summer
The Card Office requires the Student Rec Center to activate ALL Student ID’s for the summer. If we activate your Student ID, you will be charged a fee.
$12 Maymester
Only for Students Who Want Access for the Month of May / Maymester. Fee will appear on your fall bill.
$61 Rec Center Summer Membership
Students Not Registered in School Who Want Access to Student Rec Center. Summer Rec Center Memberships are from May 2nd – August 15, 2013. Fee will appear on your fall bill.
$73 Summer Act/Rec Fees (13U)
If you are registered in summer school, you are automatically charged the act / rec fees as part of your registration. You will not be charged twice.
All registered students for the summer pay a $73.00 summer recreation and activity fee. This fee supports operations of the Department of Student Athletics and entitles each student to use of the Sarratt Student Center and the Student Recreation Center and to participate in their programs. There are NO waivers of the summer activity and recreation fees.
Recreation Facility Hours:
Mon.- Thu 5:30 am – 11 pm
Fri 5:30 am – 12 am
Sat 9 am – 10 pm
Sun 12 pm – 11 pm
Visit our website at http://www.vanderbilt.edu/studentrec/