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THIS WEEK:

Coffee and Conversations with OSEW & EDI

Come visit the Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being and the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion for coffee and conversations!

Monday, August 30
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Virtual event. Zoom link.

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

Questions? Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being

Tutor Nashville

Tutor Nashville launched last year as a partnership between Peabody, the Chancellor’s Office, and Metro Nashville Public Schools. Through Tutor Nashville, Vanderbilt students provide free tutoring to elementary, middle, and high school students in Metro Nashville Public Schools.

Tutoring sessions are conducted virtually via a dedicated tutoring platform.Tutors will support students in the areas of literacy (first to third grade) and algebra (middle and high school). Tutors will meet with their students online for three 30-minute sessions per week. If you are interested, fill out this brief interest form to learn more. Then, complete the Metro Nashville Public Schools tutor volunteer application. 

Applications are due August 31. 

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

Questions? Tutor Nashville

APIDA (Asian Pacific Islander Desi American) Student Organization Social 

Learn more about APIDA and their mission on campus at their upcoming social. You will have an opportunity to speak with APIDA leadership and general body members to explore this wonderful student organization.

Interested in joining APIDA? Register for the student organization here.

Sunday, September 5
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
In-person event. Wyatt Lawn.

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students and Peabody undergraduate students

Questions? Linken Lam

Ambassadores: Develop Inclusive Communities at Vanderbilt

Ambassadores are peer mentors who work alongside students with neurodiversity enrolled in the Next Steps program at Vanderbilt. Next Steps at Vanderbilt is a 4-year inclusive higher education program committed to providing students with intellectual disability an inclusive, transformational postsecondary education.

This is a flexible, 2 hour per week volunteer opportunity for undergrad, professional and graduate students who want to partner with students in one or more roles:

• Tutor: Support students as they complete class assignments
• Daily Planner: Support students with email communication and task management
• Workout Partner: Exercise with students at one of the fitness centers or outdoors on campus
• Lunch partner: Meet students for lunch on campus

If you are interested, please fill out this application form.

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students and Peabody undergraduate students 

Questions? Lindsay Krech

COMING SOON:

Common Grounds Coffee Pairing

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.

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!

How it works:
1) Sign up by Monday, September 6 by 11:59 p.m.
2) Receive a random partner on Tuesday, September 7.
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
4) Receive a new pairing each month!

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

Questions? Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being

Alumni PATH Dialogue with Norman Merrifeld

Join us for virtual lunchtime conversations to learn more about Peabody alumni and dive into their unique journeys to and from Peabody. Our PATH Dialogue Series (Purpose, Authenticity, Transformation, & Head/Heart) provides a space for students, faculty, staff, and administrators to share and be inspired by the diverse “paths” of Peabody alumni through storytelling, dialogue, and reflection.

Norman Merrifield, 2012 Learning, Diversity, and Urban Studies (LDUS) alum and founder of 808Education (808ed.org) will kick off our first PATH Dialogue of the semester. 808Education collaborates with schools to provide innovative professional development opportunities by customizing and individualizing trainings for each district and school so that “every engagement feels like a favorite song.”

With a background in audio engineering, Norman weaves music into all of his presentations and uses rhythm and sound to engage participants in unique ways. 808Education invites schools, teachers, and leaders to “find their beat with welcoming, engaging, and optimistic trainings that cultivate a fruitful culture!”

Thursday, September 9
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Virtual event. RSVP here. Zoom link.

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

Questions? Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being

Meditation Monday

Begin your week with a 30-minute meditation, a partnership between the Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being and the Center for Student Wellbeing.

Every Monday – Starting September 13
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

Peabody Research Spotlight (PRS)

In 2020-21, we launched the Peabody Research Spotlight (PRS) series. The PRS 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 series was a success and we will continue the PRS this year. Given the uncertainly with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the first PRS for the year will be held virtually.

The session will consist of presentations by the Directors of Graduate Studies (DGS) representing all 5 Peabody departments. Each presenter will provide a brief overview (5-7 minute) of their PhD program, highlighting specific offerings that current and/or prospective students may not know about. This session is especially geared toward new Peabody PhD students (1st and 2nd year PhD students), but will also be of interest to prospective students hoping to learn more about the exciting PhD offerings at Peabody. Each presentation will be followed by a facilitated, brief Q&A period.

Speakers:

Community Research and Action: Dr. Brian Christens

Leadership Policy and Organization: Dr. Sean Corcoran

Psychology and Human Development: Dr. David Cole

Special Education: Dr. Robert Hodapp

Teaching and Learning: Dr. Kevin Leander

Monday, September 20
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Virtual event. Registration required. 

Open to current and prospective Peabody Ph.D. students, post-docs, and faculty

Questions? Jeannette Mancilla-Martinez

Faculty/Staff Circles of Trust

This program, based on The Center for Courage and Renewal’s Circle of Trust approach, provides a foundation for courageous conversations that afford us the opportunity to be more effective and authentic educators, colleagues, and individuals. Spaces are created for reflection, deep listening, and meaningful conversations where you learn to trust your own wisdom and align your inner life with your outer work in the world. RSVP here.

The 3-session fall series of Circle of Trust® experiences are designed to foster personal and professional renewal by offering the time and space to:
• pause, disconnect from technology, and be still
• explore where you are on your journey
• acknowledge and honor both struggles and successes
• witness and be witnessed; listen and be listened to
• learn to ask open and honest questions and realign your soul and role

Tuesday, September 21
8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.

Tuesday, October 19
8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.

Tuesday, November 16
8:30 a.m.  – 9:45 a.m.

To learn more about Circles of Trust, please visit: couragerenewal.org. If you cannot attend all three, join for those you can – we look forward to seeing you there!

Open to Peabody faculty and Peabody staff

Questions? Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being

Body Positivity Workshop 

Body positivity is a movement that is grounded in the celebration of all bodies. Presented by the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center and hosted by the Peabody Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being, we hope you will join us for a workshop where we will explore the appearance ideal and where it comes from, how we can start to combat that restrictive appearance ideal at Vanderbilt, and how we can change the conversation around body image for ourselves and our communities.

Wednesday, September 22
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
In-person event. RSVP here. Zoom link.  

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

Questions? Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being

CONTINUING:

Sympathetic Magic: Works of Faith, Healing and Transformation

Throughout history and across the planet, people have invariably created objects promoting faith, healing and transformation. Sympathetic Magic presents objects from Vanderbilt University Collections alongside works by modern and contemporary artists, in acknowledgement of the steadfast and uniquely human belief in the transformative power of art.

Historical artifacts on view—ranging from votives and tomb objects to divination systems from China, Africa and the American South—diverge widely in origin and intent, but embody a shared investment in physical objects as agents of metaphysical change.

Thursday, August 26 – Sunday, January 30
In-person exhibit. Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery. 

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

Questions? Vanderbilt University Libraries

OSEW Office Hours

Stop by Peabody Administration Building Room 216 or Zoom in on Wednesdays to ask questions, get to know the Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being, or get support!

Wednesdays
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Virtual or in-person. Zoom link.

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

Questions? Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being