THIS WEEK:

A Presentation and Discussion with Fairplay

The Student Council for Exceptional Children will be hosting leaders from FairPlay, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that strives to make play accessible for children with disabilities. Fun fact: FairPlay was founded by a Vanderbilt student (who is now an alumna!)

This presentation and discussion will focus on the work that FairPlay does, including but not limited to: running workshops on toy adaptation and accessibility, creating adapted toy libraries in community spaces, and promoting education and advocacy for children with disabilities and their families.

If you are passionate about play, making play accessible for all children, inclusion, advocacy, accessibility, engineering, hands-on volunteering, and more, we hope to see you there!

Monday, October 26
7:00 p.m.
Virtual event. Zoom link

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students and Peabody undergraduate students

Questions? Hannah Malamud

What’s Your Why? Featuring Chris Purcell

What’s Your Why provides a space to learn more about our campus leaders, who were once students, too, and who they are as individuals and academics—their hopes, expectations and challenges and the important lessons they learned along the way.

Chris Purcell has worked for social justice and equity in higher education throughout his career. He has earned his Ed.D. from Peabody in Higher Education Policy & Leadership. Through his career, Chris has held administrative positions at Duke University, Berklee College of Music, and now Vanderbilt, where he began as Director of LGBTQI Life in 2013. In his free time, he enjoys drag shows, concerts, playing tennis, watching Vanderbilt’s basketball teams and volunteering for community organizations.

Tuesday, October 27
12:10 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Virtual event. RSVP required.

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students and Peabody undergraduate students

Questions? Peabody’s Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being

Pumpkin Palooza Part 2

All attendees MUST follow Return to Campus policies.

Pumpkin Palooza Part 1 was a success! We had such a great response we wanted to create a second one for those who couldn’t attend the first! The Peabody Lawn Tent will temporarily be turned into a Peabody Pumpkin Patch. You will be able to pick your mini-pumpkin out of the patch and provided decorations to help create your masterpiece. The event is capped at 50 students. If you attended the first Pumpkin Palooza, please allow other students to participate this time.

Wednesday, October 28
2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Peabody Lawn Tent. RSVP required.

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students and Peabody undergraduate students

Questions? Ellie Clark

Steine Lecture in Economics:
“Are We Underinvesting in Education?”

David Card, the Class of 1950 Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley, and Director of the Labor Studies Program at the National Bureau of Economic Research, speaks on the topic, “Are We Underinvesting in Education?” His research interests include immigration, wages, education and gender-and race-related differences in the labor market.

A Q&A session will follow the lecture.

Wednesday, October 28
4:00 p.m.
Virtual event. RSVP required.

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students, Peabody undergraduate students, Peabody faculty, Peabody staff and open to the public

Questions? Elizabeth TeSelle

Peabody Research Conversations:
Hard and Soft Skills in Vocational Training: Experimental Evidence from Colombia

Join the Peabody Research Office for a presentation by Dr. Felipe Barrera-Osorio, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Education, and Economics in the Department of Leadership, Policy, and Organizations, to discuss his recent research about Colombia.

Peabody Research Conversations provides a relaxed atmosphere for hearing about and discussing the research of eminent faculty from Peabody College.

Friday, October 30
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Virtual event. RSVP required.

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students, Peabody undergraduate students, Peabody faculty, Peabody staff and open to the public

Questions? Kristin Anderson

Virtual Fall Trivia

Join us for our Virtual Fall Trivia Night! Register your team or sign up as an individual to be put on a team during the event now. Teams can have a maximum of eight members. Please have one member fill out the RSVP for the entire team. RSVP by Tuesday, October 27.

Teams will compete for the top trivia score and a costume contest. It’s not mandatory but encouraged. Prizes are distributed to the Winning Trivia Team, Best Team Costume and Best Solo Costume.

Friday, October 30, 2020
4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Virtual event. RSVP required.

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students

Questions? Ellie Clark

COMING SOON:

Faculty Face Time with Eve Rifkin

You are invited to join the Peabody community for a virtual lunchtime conversation with various Peabody College faculty members! Faculty Face Time Fridays are an opportunity to learn about featured professors’ research, interests, career paths, and more. For this event, Eve Rifkin will be leading discourse surrounding the creation of inclusive learning spaces and what these look and feel like.

Friday, November 6
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Virtual event. Zoom link

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students and Peabody undergraduate students

Questions? Jasmyne Yeldell

Inaugural Peabody Research Spotlight

The new Peabody Research Spotlight (PRS) series is designed to showcase research conducted by faculty and PhD students at Peabody College, and to facilitate and strengthen interdisciplinary collaborations. The series is open to prospective Peabody PhD students as well. The session will consist of presentations by five faculty members, representing all Peabody departments. Each presenter will provide a brief overview of their program of research or of a new research project(s). Each presentation will be followed by a brief Q&A period.

Inaugural PRS Series Speakers:
Assistant Professor David Diehl, Community Research and Action
Professor Jason Grissom, Leadership Policy and Organization
Assistant Professor Lisa Fazio, Psychology and Human Development
Professor Mary Louise Hemmeter, Special Education
Associate Professor Amanda Goodwin, Teaching and Learning

Monday, November 9
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Virtual event. RSVP required.

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students and prospective students

Questions? Jeannette Mancilla-Martinez

Peabody Faculty & Staff Circles of Trust

Our monthly Circle of Trust® experiences, facilitated by Dane Anthony, are designed to foster personal and professional renewal by offering time and space to:

• pause, disconnect from technology, & be still
• explore where you are on your journey
• acknowledge & honor both struggles & successes
• learn to ask open & honest questions

Join us for a 3-part series via Zoom:

Wednesdays (10/21, 11/11, 12/9)
11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Virtual event. RSVP required.

Open to Peabody faculty and Peabody staff

Questions? Meaghan Mundy

CONTINUING:

Meditation Mondays

Co-sponsored by the Peabody Office of Student Engagement & Well-Being and the Center for Student Wellbeing, we invite all Peabody faculty, staff, and students to a free guided meditation every Monday.

Every Monday
12:15 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Virtual event. Zoom link

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students, Peabody undergraduate students, Peabody faculty and Peabody staff

Questions? Ellie Clark

Common Grounds Peabody Coffee Pairing Program

Sign up for the Common Grounds Peabody Coffee Pairing Program to be randomly matched up with a fellow student, faculty or staff member in the Peabody community. You can plan to meet for a socially distanced tea or coffee, or connect over Zoom. New pairs will be matched biweekly, and you can unsubscribe from the program at any time.

Date and time coordinated by you/your partner
Virtual or in-person (your choice). Sign up.

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students, Peabody undergraduate students, Peabody faculty and Peabody staff

Questions? Ellie Clark