Immersion News
Isabella Randle: The Politics of Green Infrastructure
Nov. 4, 2019—Isabella Randle is a sophomore from Tomball, Texas double majoring in political science and philosophy. She is involved in a variety of activities on campus that include working with Alternative Spring Break, the Vanderbilt Political Review, and Vanderbilt College Democrats. Isabella cares deeply about environmental issues. During the summer of 2019, she returned to Texas...
Cates Saleeby: Art Law in the Big Apple
Oct. 23, 2019—Coming from the small town of Florence, South Carolina, Vanderbilt senior Cates Saleeby always knew she wanted a welcoming, but academically demanding, university where she could step out of her comfort zone. Describing it as “challenging” but also “friendly and fun,” Saleeby decided Vanderbilt was the place to do exactly that. In high school, a...
Nicole Gillis: Summer Experience as a Green Building Consultant
Sep. 10, 2019—Nicole Gillis is a senior at Vanderbilt majoring in Public Policy Studies and minoring in Environmental and Sustainability Studies. This past summer she had the opportunity to work with Atelier Ten in New York City, an environmental lighting and design consultancy firm, as a Benchmarking Intern. In this role, Nicole focused on understanding various green building...
Mianmian Fei: Internship in Singapore
Feb. 14, 2019—Hi everyone! My name is Mianmian Fei, and I am a senior majoring in Anthropology, Asian Studies and Human and Organizational Development (HOD). This semester I am doing my HOD Capstone Internship in Singapore, and I will be blogging my experience through the Office of Immersion Resources. In the very first blog, I will give you...
Students Race to ‘Make with a Purpose’ for Kids with Special Needs
Jan. 25, 2019—Teams of makers from Vanderbilt and beyond raced the clock to create innovative solutions to the problems facing those with special physical needs as part of Vanderbilt’s Tikkun Olam Makers (TOM) makeathon. The name Tikkun Olam, Hebrew for “repairing the world,” indicates the purpose of this worldwide effort to empower people living with disabilities through technology. Read more...
Institute for Study Abroad Showcases Immersion
Jan. 4, 2019—The Institute for Study Abroad (IFSA) has published a piece featuring Immersion Vanderbilt. Associate Director of the Office of Immersion Resources, Carolyn Floyd, describes the inception of Immersion Vanderbilt and how study abroad can be applied to the new graduation requirement for the Class of 2022 and beyond. Read more here.
Students Investigate Societal Implications of Technology in Germany
Dec. 6, 2018—Like many Vanderbilt students, Eric Yeats and Josh Petrin spent last summer at an internship provided through a distinctive trans-institutional program available to Vanderbilt students. The program focuses on investigating Science of Design for Societal-Scale Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) and facilitates a summer internship opportunity in which Vanderbilt students spend part of their summer conducting research...
Vanderbilt Hustler Highlights Immersion
Oct. 30, 2018— Vanderbilt University has officially implemented their Immersion program for the Class of 2022. The program aims to encourage a deeper and more robust exploration of educational passions for undergraduate students. Read more about Immersion here.
Sara Tsai Used a Personal Setback as an Opportunity to Help Others
Oct. 26, 2018—Vanderbilt student-athlete Sara Tsai suffered an Achilles injury that led her to immerse herself in human mobility research. Read more about her experience.
Immersion goes under the sea
Aug. 21, 2018—Vanderbilt students participated in a Maymester immersion experience in Honduras investigating the impact of tourism on the oceanic ecosystems. Read more about their underwater exploration.