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THIS WEEK:

Vincent Who Screening: Documentary on Asian Empowerment

In 1982, at the height of anti-Japanese sentiments, Vincent Chin was murdered in Detroit by two white autoworkers who said, “it’s because of you mother** that we’re out of work.” When the judge fined the killers a mere $3,000 and three years probation, Asian Americans around the country galvanized for the first time to form a real community and movement. This documentary features interviews with the key players at the time, as well as a whole new generation of activists. “Vincent Who?” asks how far Asian Americans have come since then and how far we have yet to go. https://vincentwhomovie.com/

This event is hosted in collaboration with The Asian American Advocacy Project, and co-sponsored by the Asian American Student Association, the Graduate Student Council, the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center, Peabody’s Office of Student Engagement and Wellbeing, and Peabody’s Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.

Food will be provided. RSVP here

Monday, April 10
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
In-person. Mayborn 117. 

Open to all Peabody students, faculty, and staff

Questions? Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

The Groovy Gala: Peabody Disco

The Peabody Office of Student Engagement & Well-Being is excited to host the 2023 Peabody Gala in celebration of Peabody professional and graduate students and their guests. Join us to get your groove on!

Student tickets are reserved for current Peabody professional and graduate students at $20 per ticket. All others are considered a guest for $30 per ticket.

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE by Monday, April 10 at 11:59p.m! Tickets will not be available for purchase at the door.

*To make this event inclusive to all students, if you have any financial concerns, please email us.

Saturday, April 15
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. 
In-person event. Wyatt Center.

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

Questions? Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being

Let the Little Light Shine Film Screening

The Peabody community is invited to attend a film screening of Let the Little Light Shine, and a conversation with Emmy award-winning director and producer Kevin Shaw. The event will be Tuesday, April 11, from 4 to 7 p.m. CT in the Peabody Library Fireside Room.

Tuesday, April 11
4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
In-person. Peabody Library Fireside Reading Room. 

Open to all Peabody students, faculty, and staff

Questions? Peabody Library

Breaking Bread, Fasts, and Matzah: An Evening of Food & Fellowship

Come join us for a community dinner to celebrate interfaith traditions of food and fellowship! The meal will highlight food traditions from an Iftar, Seder, and Easter in honor of the religious significance of this time of year, but there is meaning in food for everyone! Whether its customs or traditions, religious, spiritual, or cultural values, we all have had formative food-based stories and experiences. We would love for you to come share yours and to celebrate with us! This event is co-sponsored by PPGSA and the Peabody EDI office, and doors will open at 6:45 p.m. to accommodate those fasting. RSVP here. 

Tuesday, April 11
7:15 p.m.
In-person. Mayborn 117. 

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

Questions? Isaac Rosenthal

iMAP is Recruiting!

The International Mentorship at Peabody (iMAP) program assists new international professional and graduate students in making a successful academic and personal transition to Peabody College, Vanderbilt University and helps them acquire cultural knowledge, make new friendships, and understand the campus resources available to them. The program mixes and matches new students (“mentees”) with trained current students (“mentors”) based on diverse backgrounds, interests, academics, and professional goals. Join iMAP as your starting point to be part of the Peabody International Community! Make friendships that will last a lifetime. iMAP is your home away from home.

The APPLICATION is open from April 7 –  April 16.

Open to Peabody international professional and graduate students

Questions? Peabody International Students and Affairs

UPCOMING:

Guest Talk and Book Reading with Curtis Chin

Come hear Curtis Chin speak and read from his upcoming book Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant. Chin has received fellowships from ABC/Disney, the New York Foundation for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts. He co-founded the Asian American Writers’ Workshop, the premiere non-profit dedicated to promoting Asian American writers. Chic has also worked for the Democratic National Committee and served on Barack Obama’s Asian American Leadership Committee. www.curtisfromdetroit.com

This event is hosted in collaboration with The Asian American Advocacy Project, and co-sponsored by the Asian American Student Association, the Graduate Student Council, the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center, Peabody’s Office of Student Engagement and Wellbeing, and Peabody’s Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.

Food will be provided. RSVP here

Monday, April 17
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
In-person. Commons 235/237 MPR. 

Open to the Vanderbilt community

Questions? Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Stress Busting Week, April 17-24

Celebrate the last week of classes and take a break from your work to come re-center and de-stress with us. Feel free to come as you need to and when you can!

• Meditation Monday 
  • Details below
• Yoga on the Lawn | Wednesday April 19 | 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. | Peabody Lawn 
  • Stop by for a yoga sequence led by Maddy Kelly, 2nd year Community, Development, and Action master’s student. Breakfast provided afterwards. 
• Peabody Carnival | Thursday April 20 | 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. | Peabody Lawn
  • Enjoy Shenanigoats (yoga with baby goats!), carnival games, treats, & more! Co-sponsored by: The Peabody Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being, and Peabody Library
• Cheers to Your Careers! | Monday April 24 | 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. | Peabody Administration Building Room 113
  • Peabody professional and graduate students, stop by for champagne and other tasty non-alcoholic beverages with Peabody Career Services!

Open to all Peabody students, faculty, and staff

Questions? Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being

CONTINUING:

QGIS workshop: Mapping Prejudice in Nashville’s infrastructure

In this two-part workshop series, you will learn how structural racism manifests in the built environment & how to design maps using QGIS.

• Session 1:  4/3 @ 4 – 5pm. Central Library 418a.
• Session 2: 4/10 @ 4 – 5pm. Central Library 418a.

Space is limited. If you are interested in attending, please register here.

Organizer: Emily Barrett (Peabody PhD Student), in partnership with Stacy Curry-Johnson (Vanderbilt GIS Librarian). Made possible with support from Peabody EDI Office.

Monday, April 10
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
In-person. Central Library 418a.

Open to all Peabody students, faculty, and staff

Questions? Emily Barrett

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
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

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
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.

LIVE Lunch Series

LIVE initiative at Vanderbilt is devoted to a new way of thinking about technology’s role in teaching and learning, in both formal and informal settings.

LIVE Lunch series is intended to be a diverse series of presentations, interactions, and discussions each week. It includes traditional research presentations, but we will also be doing technology demos, design workshops, interaction analysis, external partner visits, and end-of-semester student flash talks. Lunch is provided. Click here for a list of weekly topics.

Every Wednesday
1:00 p.m.
In-person event. Room 215, 6 Magnolia Circle

Open to Peabody student, faculty, and staff

Questions? Harsh Agarwal

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
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

VIAL – Vanderbilt Interaction Analysis Lab Session

Interested in making sense of interactions with questions of learning and teaching? Join us for weekly sessions of the Vanderbilt Interaction Analysis Lab on Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m. in Wyatt 121. To learn more and view our schedule, visit our website: https://lab.vanderbilt.edu/vial/

Every Thursday
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 
In person. Wyatt 121. Virtual. Zoom link here.

Open to Peabody student, faculty, and staff

Questions? Natalie De Lucca

EDI, OSEW, & PISA Office Hours

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