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FEBRUARY 2013
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Parent Helpline
The Parent Helpline is a great
resource and your primary source of information at Vanderbilt. We can provide
referrals, advice or just serve as your university operator, connecting you
with various campus resources. Remember, we are just a phone call away!
Parent Helpline: Call us at (877) 887-2736 or email us at parents@vanderbilt.edu
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Are you
ready for the summer?
Accelerator Summer Business Institute
helps students quickly develop the business skills needed to land an
internship (or a full-time job). Accelerator is hands-on, fast-paced,
interactive and fun.
Taught by the world-class faculty from Vanderbilt's MBA program, students
will work on six real-world projects with leading companies. Accelerator is
open to upcoming sophomores through seniors—of any undergraduate school—and
recent college graduates.
Learn more and apply for the third round deadline by February 25. Program
runs May 31-June 26. owen.vanderbilt.edu/accelerator
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Important dates and
deadlines
March 2-10
Spring break. Residence halls close at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 2, and
reopen at 9 a.m. on Sunday, March 10.
March 15
Last day undergraduates may withdraw from a spring semester class; last day
to change from pass/fail to graded status for a spring semester class
April 19-20
Rites of Spring Music Festival
April 22
Last day of classes
April 23-May 2
Reading days and examinations
May 4
First-year residence halls close at 9 a.m.
May 8-10
Commencement 2013—for a complete schedule visit the Commencement website.
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Career Corner
Center
launches video conversation series
The Center for Student Professional Development is launching a new video
conversation series this month. These videos will feature center staff
answering questions on topics that Vanderbilt students often have concerning
their internship or job search.
This month's featured video: Is It Too Late to Get an Internship? Assistant
Director Brook Meissner, MEd'07, discusses timelines and methods for
obtaining summer internships, in addition to other summer options. Watch now.
vanderbilt.edu/career/videos.php
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Important links
Parents and Family Programs
Academic Calendar
Commodore Card
Greek Life
Housing and Residential Education
Athletics
Student Health Center
Student Accounts
Bookstore
Summer sessions
Family weekend
Upcoming campus events
Second City: Chicago's legendary comedy theater
February 15
7 p.m. and 10 p.m.
Sarratt Cinema
Asian New Year Festival
February 16
7-9 p.m.
Langford Auditorium
Blair Presents: Eric Owens, bass-baritone
With Warren Jones, piano
February 23
8 p.m.
Ingram Hall
Blair Presents: Michael Cedric Smith, classical guitar
March 16
8 p.m.
Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
IMPACT Symposium
March 18-20
Time TBA
Langford Auditorium
International Lens Film Series
Various films throughout February and March
Around Nashville
Heart of Country Antiques Show
February 14
6-9 p.m.
February 15
10 a.m.-8 p.m.
February 16
10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Opryland Hotel
Bluegrass Underground
February 23
1 p.m.-4 p.m.
Cumberland Caverns
McMinnville, TN
Nashville Lawn and Garden Show
February 28-March 2
10 a.m.-8 p.m.
March 3
10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Tennessee State Fairgrounds
Bon Jovi
March 6
7:30 p.m.
Bridgestone Arena
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February's most
frequently asked question
How
does the 2013-2014 housing assignment process work?
The upperclass assignment process is based upon seniority and personal
choice. Generally, upperclass undergraduate students select the rooms in
which they will live. The university designates buildings, floors, suites,
apartments and lodges by gender so that men and women will have a roughly
proportionate opportunity to be assigned to the various types of
accommodations available on campus.
All students, except for those graduating, should have applied for the
housing assignment process between February 4 and February 10. Once housing
staff have processed students' applications, printed copies of the housing
contract will be mailed to them. Students should be sure to sign and bring
both copies of their contract to their assigned selection event.
To learn more about the housing assignment process and the various housing
options Vanderbilt offers, please visit: vanderbilt.edu/ResEd/main/housing-assignments/
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Parent conversations:
How to help your student
look for off-campus housing
As the end of the semester approaches,
your student's finals loom, summer jobs stand in wait and leases end. While
finding off-campus housing is another step of independence that your student
needs to make, it can be an intimidating process. You can help guide your
student without getting too involved.
Consider these five tips to help your student find and secure off-campus
housing:
Talk to upperclass
students
Encourage your student to talk to other students who already live off-campus.
Get a feel for safety, price ranges, convenience and popularity of different
neighborhoods. Check bulletin boards and online forums for places to rent, as
well as potential roommates if your student needs roommates.
Plan ahead
Don't start looking for a place to live two weeks before your student moves
out of the dorm or has a lease end. Start looking for off-campus housing two
months before your student will need to move in.
Research
Help your student identify what he needs in housing, and then guide him to
research online or by calling apartment superintendents and owners of rooms
for rent. Consider the following:
- What monthly
rent can your student afford? Does that include utilities?
- What payments
would your student need to make upon signing the lease? A deposit, first
and last month's rent? What is required at the end of the lease to get
the deposit back?
- How long does
he plan to live there? Does he need a 6-month lease or will a 2-year
lease work?
- Does he have
bedroom furniture or is a furnished place necessary? What amenities are
must-haves, i.e. dishwasher, washing machine or dryer?
- If your
student will have roommates, are they trustworthy? What liability will
your student have if his roommates skip out on rent?
- Is there a
location on campus or a job that your student would prefer to be near?
- If your
student has a car, is there ample parking, as well as a well-lit parking
lot or streets?
Be
thorough
Once your student has a narrowed-down list of housing opportunities that will
meet his needs, encourage him to walk through each place with his roommates.
At this point, if they agree on the location and lease requirements and can
decide where each will room, it might be time to make a move.
Be aggressive. Good living arrangements are in high demand. When your student
has found the right apartment or house to rent, encourage him to be available
to sign a lease and pay a deposit as soon as possible.
Students at Vanderbilt must get authorization to live off campus
through the housing assignment process.
Be sure to check out Vanderbilt's off-campus housing referral service operated
by the Office of Housing and Residential Education.
Article reprinted with permission of University Parent Media.
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