Immersion Vanderbilt Student Story Archives

Community and Civic Engagement

Jason Luo: Reshaping the Conversation Around Substance Use Disorders

Professor Lori Catanzaro partners pre-health students with local Nashville clinics to support patients and providers through medical interpreting

Professor Tran addressed gender inequities in Vietnam's garment industry

Eshani Arumalla designed sensory kits for hospital patients 

Class of 2024: Childhood experiences inspire Vivek Kumar in health care management

Savannah Childress pursues passion to eliminate food injustice and promote food sustainability through Immersion Vanderbilt

 

Innovation, Arts, & Design

Katherine Noonan: A collaborative songwriting project

Professor Honorine Rouiller and Immersion Students travel to Paris and apply French in real-world settings

Professor Claire King teaches students to design creative projects that use communication as a tool for change

Threading innovation: One student's path to purposeful fashion

Student Spotlight: Conversations with Benedict Ballman

Immersion Spotlight: Junior Amelia Day records EP 'Eastward of Eden'

How Immersion Vanderbilt turned Logan Glazier into a hands-on expert

Class of 2024: Tatum Earp composes music with storytelling, family and faith at the core

Chemistry major pursues passions in poetry, dance through Immersion Vanderbilt

Internships

Shahbano Raza: From internship to district press secretary

Find Your Impact: HOD major expands music dreams with immersion capstone

Leadership and Professional Development

Professor Verberne-Sutton and students created a mentorship program for first-generation, low-income students on campus

How students are impacting national security policy through the Institute of National Security and Immersion Vanderbilt

Arts and Science senior completes immersion experience in Morocco, earns prestigious award at Army ROTC Summer Camp Training

Research

Professor Tiffany Fracchia teaches students how bones reveal age, identity, culture, and even solve crimes

Professor Sauer and students investigated risk management strategies for natural disasters in Chile and wester Argentina 

Noah Herrero investigated galaxies and massive black hole dynamics

A lot of nerve: One undergraduate's path to treating brain cancer

Immersion Vanderbilt: Karen Pu

Study Abroad

Lily York: Eating Sustainably Around the World

Professor Marra connected Immersion students to food and Italian culture through a Maymester in Bologna

Immersion Vanderbilt Student Spotlight: Shahar Hartman