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THIS WEEK:

Sign up for Iris Book Club 

Co-sponsored by the Peabody Office of Student Engagement & Well-Being and the Peabody Library, we invite Peabody staff members to join us as we dive into the Commons Read, When Breath Becomes Air by Dr. Paul Kalanithi. You can choose an ebook, paperback or audio version and gather to discuss.

No time to read? Just come for the discussion – we’d love to have you.

Sign up by Friday, July 16 to reserve your copy. 

Book Discussion
Wednesday, August 4
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Virtual event. 

Open to Peabody staff

Questions? Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being

COMING SOON:

Common Grounds

Common Grounds Coffee Pairing Program provides the Peabody community with the opportunity to connect through random pairings. Last year, over 200 students, staff, and faculty participated and built new relationships across campus.

How it works:
1) Sign up by Monday, July 19 by 11:59 p.m.
2) Receive a random partner on July 20.
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

This is an easy, no-pressure way to make a new connection in the Peabody community. And, if you get busy, just let us know and you can join back in (or not) at any time!

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

Questions? Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being

Faculty Facetime with Professor Elizabeth Self 

EDI is excited to announce the first summer Faculty Face Time featuring Professor Elizabeth Self. Elizabeth Self is an Assistant Professor of the Practice of Social Foundations of Education in the Department of Teaching and Learning and Director of the SHIFT Project. Dr. Self teaches on anti-oppressive and critical pedagogies, which connects with her research on designing and using live-actor simulated encounters in teacher education. Her recent publication, Toward Anti-Oppressive Teaching: Designing and Using Simulated Encounters (2020, HEPG), focuses on the conceptual, theoretical, and practical considerations of live-actor simulation work.

Friday, July 23
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
RSVP here. 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

Random Acts of Kindness Day

Swing by the Peabody Administration Building to pick up a few summer-themed goodies from our office! This is our small way of showing kindness to you so that you might show kindness to others and yourself. Look out for more information soon!

Friday, July 23
2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Peabody Administration Building steps

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

Questions? Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being

2021 Jumpstart Virtual Conference

The Jumpstart Virtual Conference highlights the work of the Initiative for Race Research and Justice (RRJ). The goal of RRJ is to centralize and bring together research and researchers focused on race inside and outside the field of education. RRJ has an overt emphasis on studying and impacting practices and policies toward racial justice. RRJ’s work is organized around three main focal areas:

(1) Conducting high quality research on race;

(2) Using new and expanded knowledge to improve practices, policies, society and the overall human condition;

(3) Sharing and disseminating knowledge, resources and tools in collaboration with communities, organizations and institutions for racial justice.

Wednesday, July 28
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Virtual event. Registration required.

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

Questions? Race Research and Justice

Walk & Talks with OSEW

Lead, follow, or walk side-by-side with Assistant Dean Meaghan Mundy and other Peabody community members. Take a break from Zoom, come connect in-person, and celebrate summer with us. We can talk Nashville, classes, favorite restaurants, or what we like to do for fun. No pressure, no stress – just an easy and healthy way to connect! Sign up here.

Friday, July 30 | 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. | Shelby Bottoms
Meet at the trail entrance. Address: 1900 Davidson St., Nashville, TN 37206

Friday, August 6 | 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. | Radnor Lake State Park
Meet near the nature center. Address: 1160 Otter Creek Rd, Nashville, TN 37220.

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

Questions? Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being

MentorADore Applications

MentorADore is a peer-to-peer mentoring program for incoming undergraduate Peabody students. The program pairs incoming Peabody first-year undergraduates and transfer students with a sophomore, junior, or senior mentor that can aid in class scheduling, major or minor declarations, and provide general tips on transitioning to Vanderbilt and building community!

You can learn more about getting involved by following our Instagram (@mentoradore), or emailing with any questions.

If you are a Peabody first-year student or transfer student interested in becoming a mentee, please fill out this Mentee Form.

If you are an undergraduate sophomore, junior, or senior interested in becoming a mentor, please fill out this New Mentor Form.

If you have participated as a mentor in the past and would like to participate again please, fill out this Returning Mentor Form.

All applications due July 31

Open to Peabody undergraduate students 

Questions? Mentoradore

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
1:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Virtual event. Zoom link.

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

Questions? Center for Student Wellbeing