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THIS WEEK:

Pumpkin Palooza

Come join the Peabody Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being, the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, and the Peabody Library to decorate pumpkins. Pumpkins are first come, first serve! Stickers, markers and other items to decorate your pumpkin will be provided. We will also be running a social media pumpkin decorating contest, any one can submit an entry by tagging @peabodyosew on Instagram.

Wednesday, October 20
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
In-person event. Peabody Library patio.

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

Questions? Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being

Scripting the Moves: Culture and Control in a “No-Excuses” Charter School

Begin with Books presents Dr. Joanne W. Golann, Vanderbilt professor and author of Scripting the Moves.

Immersing readers inside a “no-excuses” charter school, Scripting the Moves offers a telling window into an expanding model of urban education reform. What emerges is a complicated story of the benefits of rigid scripts, but also, their limitations in cultivating the tools students need to navigate college and other complex social institutions—tools such as flexibility, initiative and ease with adults. Join us for a lively conversation and Q&A session on education reform, race and discipline, charter schools and character education! This event is also registered as a Greek Member Experience.

Wednesday, October 20
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
In person event. Rand 308.

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

Questions? Sydney Takemoto

Fall Trivia

Fall Trivia is a signature event hosted by the Peabody Office of Student Engagement & Well-Being! Form a team of 6-10 members to compete or register as an individual and get paired with a team. Prizes will be provided for the top trivia score and best costume. Costumes are not mandatory but encouraged. The best group theme wins! Dinner and refreshments will be served outside prior to the event. Register your team now!

Registration closes October 20 at 5:00 PM sharp. Space is limited, so be sure to sign up quickly! After that, other teams will be placed on a waiting list.

Wednesday, October 27
6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Registration and Pizza.
7:30 p.m. –  9:30 p.m. Trivia.
In-person event. Registration Required.
Wyatt Center, Rotunda.

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students

Questions? Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being

By Design: The Shaping of Nashville’s Public Schools Film Viewing and Panel Discussion

By Design is a documentary produced by the Nashville Public Education Foundation (NPEF) examining historical moments of public schooling in Nashville dating back to the 1800s. The film is intended to educate city leaders and the community about how public policy and community priorities have formed the basis for the city’s current education system, and to generate awareness and advocacy to stimulate policy solutions for a better public school system where all students thrive. Our panel will continue the discussion and address current policy initiatives in Nashville’s public schools.

Panelists:
– Christiane Buggs: Metro Nashville Public School Board Chair
– Ashford Hughes: Executive Officer for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at MNPS
– Marcy Singer-Gabella: Associate Chair, Department of Teaching & Learning, Faculty Director of Nashville PEER

Thursday, October 21
4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
In-person or virtual event. Registration required.

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

Questions? Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Yoga on the Lawn

Join the Office of Student Engagement & Well-Being as Maddy Kelly, a first-year Community Development and Action masters student, leads a 45-minute flow out on the Peabody Lawn. Grab a towel or yoga mat and join us on the Peabody Lawn for a relaxing yoga sequence while basking in the beautiful fall weather! Maddy will lead a quick flow to stretch out the neck, back, hamstrings, and hips. She also will teach a breathing practice to use in moments of stress.

Friday, October 22
10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
In-person event. Peabody Lawn in front of Peabody Administration Building. RSVP here.

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: Yolanda McDonald

Join EDI’s Faculty FaceTime event with Yolanda McDonald. Professor McDonald’s research focuses on the utilization of geospatial approaches to investigate human health outcomes. She focuses on where and why health disparities exist using geographic information science (GIS) theory and methods informed by environmental and social justice frameworks and the theory of intersectionality. She will be in conversation with CRA student Kayla Anderson.

Friday, October 22
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 Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

APIDA (Asian Pacific Islander Desi American) Lunch Social

The student organization APIDA is offering a bi-weekly bring your own lunch gathering on campus where group members can come together and socialize. Enjoy your lunch in the beautiful fall weather and meet new students across Peabody!

Friday, October 22
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
In-person event. Peabody Lawn. 

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students

Questions? APIDA

COMING SOON:

What’s Your Why: Conversation with Coach Jerry Stackhouse

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 from which we can all learn. We are thrilled to have Vanderbilt Men’s Basketball Head Coach, Jerry Stackhouse, come speak to the Peabody community about his “why”, what drives him, and his leadership experiences. Space is limited to 100 people, so RSVP quickly!

Friday, October 29
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
In-person event. Mayborn 117. Registration required.

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

Questions? Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being

APIDA (Asian Pacific Islander Desi American) Peer Support Group 

APIDA hosts a bi-weekly peer support group for students that identify under the Asian Pacific Islander Desi American banner to discuss the experience of being Asian at Peabody, Nashville, and in the U.S.

Friday, October 29
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Virtual event. Register here.

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students 

Questions? APIDA

CONTINUING:

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
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

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.

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. We hope to see you at both but please feel free to attend as your schedule permits.

Open to Peabody faculty and Peabody staff

Questions? Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being

OSEW Office Hours

Stop by Peabody Administration Building Room 216 on Wednesdays to ask questions, get to know the Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being, or get support! Virtual office hours available by appointment.

Wednesdays
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
In-person.

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

Questions? Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being

EDI Office Hours

Reach out to the Office of Visit the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion to meet to receive support regarding EDI-related issues, express interest in learning more about EDI, and connect to resources on campus.

In-person or virtual by appointment.

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

Questions? Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion