Pandemic Parenting Check-in

Thursday, February 4, 12:00 p.m. CT

Please sign up here.

Mrs. America Screening and Discussion

Thursday, February 11, 4:00 p.m. CT

Please sign up here.

Sex Ed & Healthy Relationships Week

February 15 – 19

Follow us on Instagram @vandysexed to see everything we have going on this week!

To see the full calendar, click here.

Leadership Skills

Krystal Clark, Director, Employee Learning and Organizational Effectiveness

Wednesday, February 17, 12:00 p.m. CT

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Kids and Neurodiversity

Thursday, February 18, 12:00 p.m. CT

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Pleasure Is the Measure

Emily Nagoski, author of Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life

Thursday, February 18, 5:30 p.m. CT

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Career Diversity Beyond the Academy

BettyAnn Chodkowski, Data Scientist, HCA Healthcare

Erika Leslie, Public Health Program Director, Tennessee Department of Health

Jennifer Vogt, Senior Program Manager, The Aspen Institute

Tuesday, February 23, 12:00 p.m. CT

Please sign up here.

K-Pop and Mental Health

Thursday, February 25, 5:00 p.m. CT

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More Than Tired: The Lesser Told Story of Rosa Parks

Thursday, February 4, 12:00 p.m. CT

Sign up for cupcakes, click here.

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In Conversation with Tarana Burke

Thursday, February 4, 4:00 p.m. PT

Please sign up here.

Explorations in the Medical Humanities
Book Launch Roundtable Alison Piepmeier’s Unexpected: Parenting, Prenatal Testing, and Down Syndrome

Monday, February 15, 6:00 p.m. ET

To register, click here.

Making Sense of Now: A Zoom Speaker Series

Donika Kelly (Poetry)

Thursday, February 18, 6:00 p.m. CT

To RSVP, email elizabeth.covington@vanderbilt.edu

Ahmaud Arbery: A Year Later

Wednesday, February 24, 12:00 p.m. CT

Zoom Meeting ID: 959 4294 3290

Passcode: 983318

Small Group Learning Communities Spring 2021 Call for Proposals

The purpose of SGLC is to develop a university-wide network of faculty, staff, and students to explore and discover ideas about intersectionality and Black women and girls.

Deadline to apply: February 12, 2021

Mini-Research Grants Spring 2021 Call for Proposals

The Mini-Research Grants for students, with a preference for graduate students, but special cases for curious and enterprising undergraduates, will provide seed funds to conduct research focused on Black women and girls.

Deadline to apply: February 12, 2021

Apply for VUcept 

Do you 💙 the Class of 2025? Apply to be a VUceptor! Applications for VUcept are now open until February 14th!

Please apply here.

Seeking Nominations for Annual Awards!

Each spring, the Women’s Center honors people on campus who are doing work that promotes gender equity or contributes to the achievements, interests, and goals of women in the Vanderbilt community.

Please consider nominating a colleague, student, staff member, or administrator for the work they are doing to achieve gender equity. Deadline for nominations is February 26, 2021.

Please click on each award to submit your nomination:

Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center Leadership Award

Mentoring Award

Mary Jane Werthan Award

Inclusive Book Group: Discussion of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Wednesday, March 3, 12:00 p.m. CT

For information and to RSVP, contact ACE@vanderbilt.edu.

To get a copy of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, please fill out this form.

Vandy Sex Ed Blog

Check out our blog posts about all things sex ed such as masturbation, birth control, STIs, and more! Feel free to send us questions on our Ask Us Anything page! We are posting about different topics throughout the year, and we’d love to hear your input. Follow us on Instagram @vandy_sexed for all the latest updates. Stay safe, and stay sexy, Vanderbilt!

Sign Up for a Body Project Workshop!

The Body Project is a four-hour, peer-led body-acceptance program designed to help young women recognize unrealistic beauty standards and resist cultural pressures to conform to these harmful ideals.

Fill out the interest form to reserve your spot!