What to Expect from Vanderbilt

What communications you can expect to receive from Vanderbilt

In the coming months, you and your student will receive communications from several Vanderbilt offices. Please note that any email communication listed below will be sent to your student’s Vanderbilt email account, including bills.

STUDENTS

March/April

Vanderbilt Admitted Student Community email invitation – an online platform to connect admitted students with each other and with the Vanderbilt community (email address on file in MyAppVU)

May

Plan Ahead for Your Arrival (email)
The Road to Vanderbilt – this publication features a checklist of tasks that need to be completed before students arrive on campus. You will also find information on on-campus services and resources
“Welcome to the Vanderbilt Family” webinar

June

Living on Campus (email)
Health insurance information (email)
Meal plan (mail or email)
Materials and instructions for class registration (mail or email)
Campus reading distributed and instructions sent out (mail or email)
Information regarding CommonVU Orientation (email)
Getting Connected (email)

July

Be Smart-Be Safe module information (email)
Directory of Dining Services (mail, domestic only)
Information from the bookstore about ordering textbooks and course materials (email)
“Life on The Ingram Commons” webinar

August

Notification of housing and room assignment, roommate information, mailbox number, and Vanderbilt address, shipping instructions, move-in time, and instructions from the Housing Office (mail)
Letter from VUceptor (mail or email)
Preparing for Move-In (email)

PARENTS

These emails will be sent to the email address that your student submitted with their application. If you are not receiving our parent emails, please email our office at parents@vanderbilt.edu to add you to our distribution list.