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Vanderbilt University to host PARK(ing) Day Sept. 16
Sep. 9, 2022—Vanderbilt University is home to a variety of student living centers and residential colleges that provide not only an academic experience, but also a sense of community for students within their residential lives on campus. In the larger Nashville community, however, there is a lack of affordable housing and a significant unhoused population. At Vanderbilt’s...
Everything you need to know about getting around campus and Nashville
Sep. 2, 2022—Vanderbilt students and commuters have plenty of options for getting around campus as well as Nashville, including to Centennial Park, Taste of Nashville restaurants, Hillsboro Village and more. MoveVU, the university’s strategic transportation and mobility plan, can assist you with your daily travel decisions and help reduce your carbon footprint in the process. Check out the following resources...
Campus Dining introduces new reusable to-go program
Aug. 12, 2022—Posted by Sean Carroll Vanderbilt University is committed to environmental stewardship and natural resource protection. As part of that commitment, Vanderbilt Campus Dining, the university’s nationally-recognized foodservice operator, is proud to launch a reusable container program, designed to significantly reduce the institution’s dependence on disposable to-go containers. Starting this fall, Vanderbilt Campus Dining is partnering with Fill it Forward...
MoveVU now offering transit support for group excursions
Aug. 8, 2022—By Celeste Malone MoveVU, Vanderbilt University’s strategic transportation and mobility initiative, has expanded its public transit resources to provide support for group excursions. Miriam Leibowitz, commute concierge manager, is heading the new effort as she assists the Vanderbilt community with campus transit and commuting questions. “The goals of MoveVU and FutureVU are really motivating,” Leibowitz said. “I...
Three new residential colleges planned for Highland Quad
Jul. 27, 2022—Vanderbilt University is embarking on the next phase of its residential colleges program with the reenvisioning of Highland Quadrangle along 25th Avenue South. The initiative, which includes construction of three new residential colleges for upper-division students, will build upon the successful living-learning environments already in place on The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons and in the West End Neighborhood. “Our residential colleges create a...
How to Enjoy Vanderbilt’s Arboretum
Jul. 18, 2022—Text by Kim Green Photos by John Russell Illustrations by Kelly Thompson When Bishop Holland McTyeire oversaw the planting of more than a thousand trees on Vanderbilt’s campus nearly 150 years ago, he set in motion a time-release canopy that now provides widespread shade for the university community. As steward of today’s arboretum, University Landscape Architect James...
Graduate and professional student housing project celebrates milestones with topping out ceremony, announces Turnip Truck as first retail business
May. 2, 2022—Vanderbilt’s graduate and professional student housing project reached two milestones in April: the placement of the final steel structural beam of the building, and the announcement of the first retail business to occupy the space, the Turnip Truck. Topping out ceremony In a topping out ceremony April 21, campus leaders and members of Balfour Beatty...
Share your priorities for addressing climate change in Nashville
Apr. 11, 2022—In early 2020, Mayor John Cooper announced the formation of Nashville’s Sustainability Advisory Committee, comprising more than 50 community volunteers including Vanderbilt University faculty and staff. Co-chaired by Vanderbilt University’s Eric Kopstain and Linda Breggin, the committee developed a Climate Action Plan for the city of Nashville that outlines recommended strategies to address climate change across a variety...
Vanderbilt, Nashville to participate in Earth Hour to raise awareness about climate change
Mar. 23, 2022—Vanderbilt University and the city of Nashville will participate in Earth Hour on Saturday, March 26, to raise awareness about climate change. Started in Sydney, Australia, in 2007 by the World Wildlife Fund and partners, Earth Hour has become a global event with more than 185 countries and territories participating. For safety reasons, Vanderbilt will not turn...
Vanderbilt University named a Bronze-level Bicycle Friendly University
Mar. 11, 2022—Written by Ashley Majewski The League of American Bicyclists, the premier grassroots advocacy organization encouraging better bicycling and protecting the rights of people who bike, has honored Vanderbilt University with a Bronze-level Bicycle Friendly UniversitySM award in recognition of the institution’s achievements in promoting and enabling safe, accessible bicycling on campus. Vanderbilt joins an elite group of...