Committees

Dan Sharfstein, chair, Tarkington Professor of Teaching ExcellenceSteve Ertel, vice chancellor for communicationsValerie Hotchkiss, university librarianChristopher Loss, associate professor of public policy and higher educationAndrew Maraniss, author of Strong Inside: Perry Wallace and the Collision of Race and Sports in the South and entrepreneur in residence at the Wond’ryDana Nelson, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of EnglishEdward Wright Rios, professor… Read More

Vanessa Beasley, director, American Studies, Communication Studies; chair;Mark Bandas, associate provost and dean of students, Office of the Dean of Students;Elizabeth Bowman, instructor in nursing, School of Nursing;Laura Carpenter, associate professor of sociology, College of Arts and Science;Kelly Christie , a ssistant dean, academic programs and student life, Owen Graduate School of… Read More

Charge: The Provost Task Force on Sexual Assault (PTFSA) reviews and recommends campus strategies for prevention of sexual misconduct and intimate partner violence; serves as a liaison to local campus units on these issues; and collaborates with student groups seeking to improve the campus climate regarding sexual misconduct and… Read More

About the TIPs Council The TIPs Council was established in Fall 2015 with nine at-large members—as agreed upon by the Chancellor, the Provost, and the President and CEO of Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Membership was increased to eleven to ensure diversity across disciplines. The size of the Council helps… Read More

TIPs Council, Cycle 2016 Co-chair John Geer, Vice Provost for Academic and Strategic Affairs, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science Co-chair Larry Marnett, Senior Associate Dean for Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine Co-chair Padma Raghavan, Vice Provost for Research, Professor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering Larry Bartels,  May Werthan Shayne Chair… Read More

Charge: The committee is tasked with connecting those with established expertise and interest in the area of sports and society and helping further develop a community of scholars at Vanderbilt by proposing a set of events and activities. Potential events may include a kick-off planning session, a Vanderbilt community event… Read More

Academic Technology Management OverviewDesktop Support Faculty Advisory CommitteeJames Byrd, associate dean for graduate education and research, chair, graduate department of religion, associate professor, American religious history, Divinity School;Douglas Clark, professor, teaching and learning, Peabody College;Peter Cummings, associate dean for research, John R. Hall Professor of Chemical Engineering, professor, chemical… Read More

Cynthia Cyrus, vice provost for learning and residential affairs, professor of musicology and affiliated faculty in women’s and gender studies, Office of the Provost, chair;Elizabeth Boyd, program manager, vice provost for learning and residential affairs;Mark Cannon, associate professor of leadership and organizations; associate professor of human and organizational development, Peabody… Read More

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Larry Bartels, May Werthan Shayne Professor of Public Policy and Social ScienceKen Catania, Stevenson Professor of Biological SciencesPeter Cummings, John R. Hall Chair in Chemical EngineeringColin Dayan, Robert Penn Warren Professor in the HumanitiesTracey George, Charles B. Cox III and Lucy D. Cox Family Professor in Law and LibertyKathy Gould, Louise B. McGavock Chair in Cell… Read More