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THIS WEEK:

Common Grounds Coffee/Tea Pairing

Common Grounds provides the Peabody community with the opportunity to connect with new people through random pairings throughout the semester (no worries if you get busy, you can stop at any time!). We hope you’ll join us! Make a new connection at Peabody in three easy steps:

1. Sign up here by Friday, January 13.
2. Receive a random partner via email by Wednesday, January 18.
3. Coordinate a convenient time, date, and location to meet your partner for a 15, 30, or 60-minute coffee or tea chat (virtual or in-person).

Friday, January 13
Sign up by 11:59 p.m. 

Open to all Peabody students, faculty, and staff

Questions? Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being

UPCOMING:

PCBG Spring General Body Meeting

Join the Peabody Coalition of Black Graduates for dinner as we host our spring general body meeting. We’ll hear from Danielle Lewis, Associate Director of Peabody Career Services, to jumpstart our search for jobs and summer practicums!

Wednesday, January 18
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
In-person event. 6 Magnolia Circle 214

Open to all Peabody students

New NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy

January 25, 2023 is the effective date of the new NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy, which applies to new and competing research grant applications submitted on or after this date. This workshop will provide up-to-date information on the policy and VU-specific best practices for preparing DMS plans. The workshop will be led by Liane Moneta-Koehler, assistant provost for research integrity and compliance, Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Innovation.

Friday, January 20
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
In-person event. 6 Magnolia Circle 112

Open to all Peabody students, faculty, and staff

Questions? Jenny Abrams

Peabody Lunar New Year 2023: Dumpling Making Workshop

Peabody APIDA will be hosting a virtual Zoom Lunar New Year dumpling workshop. We welcome all in the Peabody community who may want to celebrate Lunar New Year or learn how to make dumplings to join us in celebrating the Year of the Rabbit. We will have dumpling making kits for the first 120 RSVPs. Dumpling making kit pickup will be Thursday, Jan. 19, and Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, from Peabody Administration Building.

Your kit will include the dumpling filling and wrappers to make 10 dumplings. You will be expected to provide your own cooking pans, utensils, oil, and any dipping sauces you may want to enjoy with your dumplings.

Fill out this form by Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. to request your dumpling kit! Dumpling kits are perishable. Please plan accordingly.

You will be contacted by Peabody APIDA if you have been selected for a dumpling making kit.

Sunday, January 22
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Virtual event. Zoom. 

Open to all Peabody students, faculty, and staff

Questions? VU APIDA

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. Registration required. 

Tuesday, January 24
8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. 
In-person event. Fireside Reading Room, Peabody Library.

Open to Peabody faculty and Peabody staff

Questions? Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being

Peabody Connects

Peabody Connects is a welcoming and reflective space for students to make connections with others and to feel supported on your Peabody journey. If you are looking for community, this is the space for you! Beverages and light snacks provided. Feel free to bring your lunch too!

Tuesday, January 24
12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. 
In-person event. Location TBD.

Open to all Peabody students

Questions? Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being

Peabody Professional and Graduate Student Social

Please join us for a Peabody social! A monthly space for Peabody to come together across departments and offices, we invite all graduate and professional students, faculty, and staff to join us for some light appetizers and beverages. During this month’s Peabody Social we are excited to feature a meet and greet with Dr. Nicole Joseph who has just joined the Peabody EDI Office as the new Associate Dean for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. The Art Gallery will be open for viewing. We hope to see you there!

Co-Sponsored by: Peabody Professional and Graduate Student Association, Cohen Memorial Hall and Art Gallery,  Peabody Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, and Peabody Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being.

Wednesday, January 25
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. 
In-person event. Cohen Memorial Fine Arts Gallery.

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

Questions? Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being

CONTINUING:

Meditation Monday

Begin your week with a 30-minute meditation session, a partnership between the Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being and the Center for Student Wellbeing. This event is held both in-person and virtually.

Every Monday: Resumes Monday, January 23
1:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. 
In-person. Center for Student Wellbeing Meditation Room. Virtual. Zoom link here. 

Open to all Peabody students, faculty, and staff

Questions? Center for Student Well-Being

LIVE Lunch Series

An interdisciplinary initiative LIVE lunch series held on Wednesdays at 1:00 pm in Wyatt 201. Pizza lunch provided each week. Click here for a list of weekly topics.

Every Wednesday: Resumes Monday, January 11
1:00 p.m.
In-person event. Wyatt 201. 

Open to Peabody student, faculty, and staff

Questions? Nancy Price

University Counseling Center (UCC) Drop-in Consultation for International and APIDA-identifying Students

UCC Drop-In Consultation provides easy access to informal, confidential, and free consultations with University Counseling Center counselors.

UCC Drop-In Consultation is generally helpful for students who 1) are not sure about counseling and wonder what it’s like to talk with a counselor, 2) may not be interested in ongoing therapy but would like the perspective of a counselor, 3) have a specific problem and would like to talk it through with a counselor, or 4) have a concern about a friend and want some thoughts about what to do.

Students who are experiencing an immediate mental health emergency are encouraged to attend UCC Urgent Care, instead of Drop-In Consultation. For any questions about UCC Drop-In Consultation, please call 615-322-2571.

Every Tuesday: Resumes Tuesday, January 17
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 
Peabody Administration Building Heritage Room 218B.

UCC Drop-In Consultation hours at Peabody are specifically for APIDA (Asian Pacific Islander Desi American) students and/or International students who wish to receive brief support around concerns which may be impacted by their identities, in an overtly affirming space.

Drop-in Care with SCC

Student Care Coordination Drop-in meetings are offered so that students can meet quickly with a care coordinator to discuss any immediate needs, including but not limited to:

• Planning for a successful semester
• Identifying and connecting with resources for support on or off-campus
• Discussing academic options, taking a Medical Leave of Absence (MLOA), and/or assistance with communicating with faculty/Dean’s office
• Connecting with the University Counseling Center (UCC) Drop-in care coordination meetings are not therapy or counseling, but we can help you get connected to counseling on or off-campus!

Every Thursday: Resumes Thursday, January 19
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 
Peabody Administration Building Heritage Room 218B.

Open to all Peabody students

Questions? please call SCC at 615-343-WELL or email at studentcare@vanderbilt.edu

EDI & OSEW Office Hours

Stop by Peabody Administration Building Room 216 to get to know the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and the Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being. Virtual or in-person office hours are available by appointment.

Monday – Friday:  9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Open to all Peabody students, faculty, and staff

Questions? Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being