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THIS WEEK:

Panel Discussion of Picture a Scientist

The Vanderbilt University community is invited to an upcoming panel discussion of the documentary Picture a Scientist. Co-sponsored by the Provost’s WAVE Council, the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center, and the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries.

Picture A Scientist chronicles the groundswell of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists. Biologist Nancy Hopkins, chemist Raychelle Burks, and geologist Jane Willenbring lead viewers on a journey deep into their own experiences in the sciences, ranging from harassment to years of subtle slights. Along the way, from cramped laboratories to spectacular field stations, we encounter scientific luminaries – including social scientists, neuroscientists, and psychologists – who provide new perspectives on how to make science itself more diverse, equitable, and open to all. The Vanderbilt community can watch the film through the university library at the following link.

Moderator: Katherine L. Friedman, Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Biological Sciences

Speakers:

School of Engineering: Janey Camp, Research Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

College of Arts and Science: Vicki Green, Stevenson Professor of Physics

Peabody College of Education and Human Development: Nicole Joseph, Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Science Education,

Tuesday, March 9
4:00 p.m.
Virtual Event. RSVP required. 

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

Questions? Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center

Consultancy Protocol Workshop

Join us as Eve Rifkin, Program Director for Leadership and Learning in Organizations, shares facilitation tips for using the Consultancy Protocol. The Consultancy Protocol provides a framework for constructive dialogue on problems of practice, as used in our Faculty EDI and Teaching Workshops.

Wednesday, March 10
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Virtual event. RSVP required. 

Open to Peabody faculty and Peabody staff

Questions? Peabody Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Improving Early-Childhood Human Development: Experimental Evidence from India by Dr. Alejandro Ganimian

Alejandro Ganimian is a professor at New York University. He was joined by Karthik Muralidharan and Christopher R. Walters in this work.

Abstract: Despite growing interest in improving early-childhood education in developing countries, there is little evidence on cost-effective ways of meeting this goal at scale. We used a large-scale randomized experiment to study the impact of adding an extra worker focused on education in the world’s largest public early-childhood program: India’s Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS). Doing so doubled net instructional time and led to a 0.29 SDs and 0.46 SDs increase in math and language test scores after 18 months. Rates of stunting and severe malnutrition were also lower in the treatment group, likely reflecting the freeing up of time of existing workers to focus more on nutrition-related tasks. We estimate that the increase in the present discounted value of participants’ earnings due to the intervention’s test-score gains will be 12 times its cost. Incorporating nutrition gains boosts the projected benefit/cost ratio to between 16 and 20.

Wednesday, March 10
2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Virtual event. RSVP Required.

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

Questions? Chris Candelaria

Peabody Professional and Graduate Association General Body Meeting

The general body meeting will recap discussions from the town hall, receive updates from department reps, introduce the official launch of the Bandana Project initiative. Lastly, upcoming events for PPGSA such as game night, welcome week, and the EDI movie & discussion will be shared.

Wednesday, March 10
7:15 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.
Virtual event. RSVP required. 

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students

Questions? Chandler Harris

World Cup Event with the Humphrey Fellows

Join the Humphrey Fellows for an evening where you can travel the world from the comfort of your own home. Grab a cup of your favorite beverage and join us for a meet and greet with the Fellows – here at Peabody from around the globe!

The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program is a Fulbright Exchange for educational leaders from around the globe. Their expertise ranges from educational policy and advocacy, classroom curriculum and innovations, community development, to social enterprise and NGO management.

Our 2020-2021 Humphrey Fellows are from Algeria, Belize, Egypt, Guatemala, Israel, Mauritius, Rwanda, Sudan, and Uganda.

Wednesday, March 10
7:45 p.m. – 8:45 p.m.
Virtual event. RSVP required. 

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

Questions? Sarah Crane

Narrative Circles

The Narrative Circles approach is distinguished by principles and practices of narrative theory intended to create a shared exploration where each individual’s multi-storied self is affirmed. A welcoming space is created for reflection and connection across lines of difference so that we learn to take a values-based approach to how we exist and interact with each other.

Thursday, March 11
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Virtual event. RSVP | Zoom link

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

Questions? Peabody Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Faculty Face Time with Professor Georgene Troseth

Dr. Georgene Troseth is a professor of psychology at Peabody College. A developmental psychologist, she has published research articles about very young children’s symbolic development and their understanding of pictures, video images, and video chat as sources of information. One focus of her research is the importance of adult support or “scaffolding” for very young children’s learning from traditional and digital media including e-books and educational applications, and for their understanding of digital images that blend fantasy with reality (such as Snapchat filters and Pokémon Go). As a first-gen student, her unusual path to academia provide her a unique lens for thinking about work-life balance. Graduate student Nick Tippenhauer will facilitate the conversation.

Friday, March 12
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Virtual event. RSVP | Zoom link

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

Questions? Peabody Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

COMING SOON:

MentorADore Mentor Application 2021-2022

MentorADore is a student-run organization under Peabody Council that aims to provide a smooth transition for incoming Peabody students. We are looking for current Peabody College students who are enthusiastic about helping first-year students and new transfers adjust to life at Vanderbilt. As an upperclassman mentor, you will be paired with an incoming student to build meaningful friendships and provide insights on campus involvement, academics, and social life through one-on-one meetings in the fall and spring semester.

If you are interested, we warmly welcome you to join us as a mentor! Please fill out this brief application, which will help us determine your mentorship abilities and eventually match you to first-year student(s) with similar interests. Your mentor status will be shared with you by April 1st. If selected to be a mentor, you will be notified in July for your mentee assignment!

Applications close on Sunday, March 14th at 11:59pm

Open to Peabody undergraduate students in their sophomore or junior year

Questions? Audrey Rosenblum

She Persisted: The Past, Present, and Future of Women in Sports

Celebrate the contributions of women in sports during this engaging panel discussion featuring great leaders across the university. Hosted by The Ingram Commons and Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center.

Vice Chancellor for Athletics and University Affairs and Athletic Director Candice Lee

Senior Associate Dean of Student Empowerment, Engagement, and Development Sharon Shields

Members of women’s athletic teams

Tuesday, March 16
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Virtual Event. RSVP required. 

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

Questions? Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center

What’s Your Why: Conversation with Professor Deborah Rowe 

Featuring Professor Deborah Rowe, Carolyn M. Evertson Chair in Teacher Education and chair of the Department of Teaching and Learning, in conversation with Zarabeth Davis, fourth year doctoral student studying language, literacy, and culture.

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

Wednesday, March 17
4:10 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Virtual event. RSVP | Zoom Link 

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

Questions? Contact Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being

PRO Research Conversation

Join us for a virtual research presentation by Kelly Slay, assistant professor of higher education and public policy in the Department of Leadership, Policy, and Organizations. She will present on the topic: Advancing Equity, Optimizing Low-Income Student Success in an Institutional Promise Initiative.

Friday, March 19
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Virtual event. Registration required.

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

Questions? Peabody Research Office

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. RSVP required.

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

Questions? Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being

Breathing Technique & Meditation

Join Sky Campus Happiness during this time to learn a short breathing technique and meditation to increase focus and concentration. We’ll also give practical and easy to apply tips!

Every Wednesday
1:00 p.m. – 1:40 p.m.
Virtual event. Zoom link

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students and Peabody undergraduate students

Questions? Marcelo Galeano

Common Grounds: Peabody Coffee Pairing Program

Common Grounds Coffee Pairing Program provides the Peabody community with the opportunity to connect in March through two random pairings. Last semester, over 80 students, staff, and faculty participated and built new relationships across campus.

How it works:

1) Sign-Up Here by Monday, March 15 by 11:59 p.m.

2) Receive a random partner on March 16 and March 30

3) Reach out to your partner and plan a convenient time to connect over coffee or tea via zoom or in-person with a socially distanced meeting

Have an upcoming two weeks that are really busy? Cancel at anytime and join back when you can!

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

Questions? Contact Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being