Life After Vanderbilt

Life After Vanderbilt Series

The Life After Vanderbilt event series launched in spring 2014 to bring to life the annual Life After Vanderbilt Guide, which offers real advice from young alumni to seniors to help them "conquer and prevail" after graduation. We're here to help seniors navigate their next steps with first jobs, grad school, and new cities-and help connect you to YOUR global alumni community!

Check out the 2024 Life After Vanderbilt Guide

On Demand Programming

  • Adulting 101

    Mia Clermont from the Vanderbilt Career Center will lead you through this discussion on how to make the most of your first 30 days on the job. Learn what to expect and how to make this transition into the real world flawless.

    Watch the 2022 webinar, Adulting 101: "I have a job, now what?"

  • Etiquette Dinner

    Learn to wine and dine like the best of them! This webinar will guide you in how to handle business dinners like a pro. We'll teach you tips and tricks to conquer and prevail in interviews and business meetings.

    View the webinar here.

  • Intro to Insurance

    This webinar guides you through the fundamentals of this often confusing subject. Whether it's health, auto, home, or even pet insurance, you'll learn the basics to guide you in making selections that fit your needs.

    View the 2021 webinar with Aimee Kawabata, BA'16.

    View the 2020 webinar powerpoint here that was presented by Aimee Kawabata, BA'16.

  • Money 101

    Thinking about how to budget, save and deal with your finances when you leave Vanderbilt? Learn about saving, budgeting, dealing with debt, building credit and setting you up your long-term financial success, starting now in Money 101.

    Watch the 2022 Money 101 webinar.

    View the 2021 webinar with Rohit Sahni, BS'01.

    Listen to the 2019 podcast from Vanderbilt professor and alumnus, Gary Kimball, BS'84, MBA '85.

  • Putting Your Best Foot Forward

    This webinar focuses on helping you to conquer and prevail during your first few days and weeks on the job.

    View the 2020 event, presented by Cindy Son, BS'19, and Jeff Casulo, MBA'16, from Deloitte.

  • Seniors and the City

    This virtual networking session connects you with young alumni leaders in some of our largest cities across the U.S. This event happens each year, however there are no post-event virtual materials available at this time.

  • Success in Grad School

    This moderated panel discussion with expert career coaches and current all-star graduate student, Maddi Edwards, will help you gain clarity on how to be a successful grad student as well as how to make the most out of the first semester and beyond.

    View the 2022 event.

  • The Last Lecture

    Each year a professor is chosen by the Senior class to give one Last Lecture, filled with advice and well wishes for the graduating class.

    Listen to the 2021 Last Lecture from Rosevelt L. Noble, BS'98, PhD'03, assistant dean of residential colleges, director of the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center, faculty head of Stambaugh House and senior lecturer in sociology.

    Listen to the 2020 Last Lecture from Vanessa Beasley, vice provost for academic affairs and dean of residential faculty.

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