Signature Events BCC

Event Calendar

BCC Student and Family Welcome and Harambee March

As a part of the Vanderbilt Move-In Day activities, the center hosts the BCC Family Welcome and Harambee March. This cultural and community-building program celebrates incoming first-year students and honors their accomplishments of joining the Vanderbilt community. First-year students who participate in Vanderbilt will march from a designated area on campus into the BCC, all to the beat of African drummers and the cheers of upper-division students, faculty, staff, and alumni. The event includes food, tours of the BCC, and resource tables featuring student organizations advised by the BCC and various campus partners. This is also an opportunity to ask questions about life on campus to students within the community.

Welcome Back Soul Food Luncheon

As a part of the opening of school and the beginning of fall classes, the BCC hosts the VU community with a Welcome Back Soul Food Luncheon. The luncheon is a wonderful community building program where faculty, staff, and students come together to meet and welcome our new students. This program also serves as an opportunity for the BCC to unveil its fall calendar and highlight upcoming programs, BCC resources and introduce the staff, student assistants and our BCC Ambassa’Dores.

Homecoming Celebration

Each fall, the BCC hosts a number of events to celebrate Vanderbilt’s Homecoming Football Game. The events bring together alumni, students, faculty, and staff in a weekend of celebration, honoring the legacy and current experiences of community members!

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Black History Month Celebration

During Black History Month, the BCC hosts, co-sponsors, and supports Black History-related events happening all throughout campus, including our Soul Food Kick-off at the top of February and a closing ceremony to pass the baton to the Women’s Center ahead of Women’s History Month.

Buy Black Vandy

Buy Black Vandy is an annual Vendor Fair event that showcase Black Owned Businesses in both the local Nashville community and the Vanderbilt community. It is a chance for students, faculty, and staff to connected, shop, and encourage economic empowerment for all.

Hats Off to Women

Hats Off to Women is an annual recognition event honoring women who have contributed positively to the experience of those at Vanderbilt and in the local community.

Suit and Tie Awards

The Suit and Tie Awards is an annual recognition event for men who have contributed positively to the experience of those at Vanderbilt and in the local community.

Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center

2301 Vanderbilt Place
Nashville, TN 37235
(615) 343-9039
black.cultural.center@vanderbilt.edu

Hours
School Year: Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Sundays, 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Summer: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.