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Black Cultural Center

Involvement and Experiential Learning

Throughout the year, the BCC seeks to empower students to engage in immersive activities and involvements on and off campus. There are many ways to get involved with the center through upcoming excursions, programming, and more. For questions about upcoming opportunities, please contact the center or visit our explore our events.

Students and staff engaging in Immersion Excursion 2025 (New Orleans).
Students and staff engaging in Immersion Excursion 2025 (New Orleans)

Ways to Get Involved

BCC Ambassa'Dores

An opportunity and student-led initiative for students to gain leadership skills and engage in peer-to-peer interactions that foster a sense of belonging for other students within the Black Cultural Center and across campus.

BCC Student Workers

An opportunity for students to work alongside staff members of the Black Cultural Center. If interested, please email black.cultural.center@vanderbilt.edu.

BCC Homecoming Committee

A student-led initiative responsible for organizing the annual student-led Homecoming Pageant.

Blackness and the Great Outdoors

A student-led initiative responsible for monthly outings to explore nature and outdoor experiences.

  • Students smiling and supporting the BCC at an event.
  • Students in front of an arch
  • Students smiling supporting the BCC at an event.

Experiential Learning Opportunities

Black History Immersion Excursion

Each February, we take a group of students to visit a city with historical significance relevant to Black history, culture, and/or accomplishments. While on the trip, students are immersed in the culture and experience of the city and learn about the historical implications of the past on our experiences in the present.

Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center

2301 Vanderbilt Place
Nashville, TN 37235
(615) 343-9039
black.cultural.center@vanderbilt.edu

Hours
School Year: Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Sundays, 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Summer: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.