Immersion Blog
Economics Research with Janet Stefanov
May. 3, 2021—I’m Janet Stefanov, a current junior majoring in Economics and Math, minoring in Russian Language and Scientific Computing. Though I was raised in Kansas, I spent a large part of my childhood in Northwestern Bulgaria, specifically the town of Vidin. Growing up in Northwestern Bulgaria, I was a witness to the impacts of trade policy,...
Fashion Sustainability with Abby Schultz
Jan. 21, 2021—The theme of my Immersion project is fashion sustainability. I take donated clothes and materials and turn them into bags, quilts, and dog toys to donate back to the Nashville community. I have been sewing for a while, and I was working in the Vanderbilt University Theatre Costume Shop where we had just finished a...
Immersion at Home: Online Resources for Students
Jul. 1, 2020—Looking for resources to help with your Immersion project this summer? Whether you are looking for journal articles, eBooks, or online courses and trainings, we can help! Here are four resources that you can access remotely while working on your Immersion at home. Immersion plan proposals for Fall/Summer 2018 enrollees are due September 7, 2020....
Immersion @ Home
May. 11, 2020—I know firsthand that the process of leaving campus and moving back home has been stressful, to say the least. Leaving my friends, professors, student orgs, and social life at Vanderbilt was really, really hard. And now with quarantine extending into the summer, there is a lot of uncertainty about summer internships, study abroad, and...
Taking the First Steps with Alyssa Levitt
May. 7, 2020—Hi, I’m Alyssa, a rising junior Medicine, Health, and Society (MHS) major. Growing up I overcame developmental delays from being born premature, and for the past seven years I have volunteered at a therapeutic horseback riding program serving children and adults with special needs. This experience sparked my interest in pursuing a career in the...
Inside Immersion: Meet our HOD Intern!
Apr. 1, 2020—Hello! My name is Cole Bloomfield and I am a Junior studying HOD and History. I am currently completing my HOD Capstone Internship at the Office of Immersion Resources (Immersion Vanderbilt administrative office). I personally believe that the Immersion program has the potential to provide significant long term value to all of our Vanderbilt degrees...
Microbiome Research with Asia Miller
Jan. 24, 2020—I tried to make onion juice my senior year of high school, and now I know why they don’t sell it commercially. I thought that by growing bacteria on different foods (orange juice, chocolate, and onions) suspected of causing halitosis, I could determine which food was the worst for bad breath. In case you were...
Across the Pond with Rachel Wei
Jan. 24, 2020—Hi! I’m Rachel, a sophomore from Rockville, MD majoring in HOD and Biology and minoring in English Literature. Although I have a wide variety of interests that I could explore to fulfill the Immersion requirement, I’ve chosen to use my HOD Capstone Internship as my Immersion project. I just found it easier and less stressful,...
Exploring VR with Amanda Sisung
Jan. 24, 2020—Ever since I heard about Immersion, I was excited to have a university-supported outlet that would allow me to showcase my passions and talents. My first year, I mainly had Immersion on the back-burner: my friends and I would joke about wacky Immersion projects, and I attended a few info sessions when I was free....
Setting the Stage with Jared Schmidt
Jan. 24, 2020—I knew from the moment I stepped on campus that I wanted to do theatre. I was planning on being a theatre major and didn’t miss a chance to get pictures in front of Neely Auditorium on Move-In Day. No surprise that I was excited for the Vanderbilt University Theatre Ice Cream Social event that...