Dear Graduate School Community,
Welcome to the Spring 2022 semester. I know the delayed start and enhancement of safety protocols on campus is not how any of us hoped we would be starting the year, but I appreciate your diligence in doing your part to keep our community safe.
Below we are sharing with you the robust schedule of activities and programs planned this spring—the Graduate Leadership Institute will be hosting sessions on Storytelling, Motivation, and Leadership. Our Academic Life Coach program will offer their popular Critical Conversation and Peak Performance series.
I encourage you to engage with us—attend programs and meet new colleagues across campus. While as individuals you represent many different disciplines, together we are one community of scholars.
Welcome back,
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C. André Christie-Mizell Vice Provost for Graduate Education Dean of the Graduate School Centennial Professor of Sociology
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Library Services During the Commodores Care Period (now until Jan. 24, 2022)
Most of the libraries remain closed until January 24th for the Commodores Care period (exceptions are the Law, Biomedical, and Management libraries, which are limited to their respective student/faculty/staff populations). The libraries are providing scan and deliver services for materials that aren't already available online; more info here.
Graduate Leadership Institute Announces Spring 2022 Grant Awardees
In December, the GLI awarded 11 Professional Development & Training Grants and 9 Dissertation Enhancement Grants to graduate students across campus. Award recipients are listed in the links below. Congratulations!
KN-95 Masks
The university is providing all students with 3 KN-95 masks. You can pick up your mask in your school's Dean's office. A backup supply will also be available in the Graduate School (Alumni Hall).
Save the Date: Commencement 2022 is May 13!
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Spring Programming hosted by the Graduate School
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1:1 Academic Life Coaching
The Graduate School Academic Life Coaching program was created to support students and postdocs through individual coaching and group programming around effective time and stress management, resilience, conflict resolution, navigating academic relationships, and juggling work/life responsibilities. Learn more and schedule a 1:1.
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Spring Programming hosted by Campus Partners
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The Writing Studio Presents: Dissertation Writers' Retreat
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Spring ASPIRE Events: Hosted by the BRET Office of Career Development ASPIRE Program
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Registration is open for spring 2022 English Language Center classes!
The English for Academics and Professionals (EAP) program offers courses in Academic Writing, Academic Speaking, and Pronunciation. EAP courses at the English Language Center (ELC) support academic written and oral communication for students who use English as an Additional Language (EAL). Students meet both as a group and individually with an instructor to work on their specific language needs. Click here to learn more or enroll.
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Spring Writing Groups
During the spring semester, the Writing Studio will offer weekly writing groups for graduate students and postdocs on Monday afternoons from 2-5 p.m. and Friday mornings from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Students are welcome to attend one or both days and are encouraged to commit to attending each week. To participate, please complete a registration form. Questions? Please email Simone McCarter, Academic Support Coordinator.
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VSVS Accepting Applications
The Vanderbilt Student Volunteers for Science spring 2022 application is now open. VSVS is one of the largest student-run service organizations on campus that sends teams of Vanderbilt student volunteers to teach interactive, hands-on science lessons at Nashville middle schools. Apply online by January 31. Questions? Email VSVS Educational Coordinator, Paige Ellenberger.
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Vanderbilt Parenting Group
A parenting group, facilitated by the Margaret Cuninggim Women's Center, is hosting a discussion on Raising Humans in a Digital World on January 20 at noon. Learn more and register here.
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Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition Scheduled for April 1, 2022
Do you have an elevator pitch for your research? Can you effectively communicate your findings to the general public? Interested in winning the $1,000 grand prize? Put your skills to the test at Vanderbilt University's Spring Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition, hosted by the Graduate Student Council on Friday, April 1 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Learn more and register by March 11.
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Join A Blackgirl's Community Care Network
A Blackgirl's Community Care Network (ABCCN) is a womanist-led, community-based, small learning group focused on building communities of care with other Black women and femmes to support each other in caring for mind, body, and spirit! Meetings will take place bi-weekly from February 2022 to April 2022. RSVP here. For more information, email Taqiyyah Elliott.
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Vanderbilt Entrepreneurship Conference
The Vanderbilt Center for Entrepreneurship is hosting it's 4th annual conference on February 18. The conference focuses on the challenges and rewards of business creation and growth and will feature guest speakers Shawn Johnson East, Andrew East, Jerome Edwards, and Kendra Kawala. Register here.
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Women in the Academy
The Margaret Cuninggim Women's Center is hosting 3 discussions this spring on Authenticity in the Job Search, Sexual Harassment in the Academy, and Saying Yes to Saying No: Figuring out Professional Boundaries. Learn more. The first session, on Authenticity in the Job Search, is scheduled for January 27 at noon. Register here.
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Work-Life Workshops
The Margaret Cuninggim Women's Center has 2 upcoming work-life workshops this spring, Creative Ways to Solve Problems (February 9 at noon) and Creating an Intentional Wellness Toolkit (March 16 at noon). Learn more.
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Spring 2022 DiSC Workshops
The Digital Scholarship and Communications team in the Libraries is offering a variety of workshops this spring, including some self-paced learning opportunities. The next workshop will be on January 19 on GIS: The Basics. Learn more and register here.
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The Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE) Short Courses for Summer 2022
Transmission and Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM/STEM) for Materials Science June 6-7 Cost: $75 for Vanderbilt Users
Microfluidic Device Fabrication June 16-17 Cost: $150 for Vanderbilt Users
Email vinse@vanderbilt.edu to register.
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The Data Science for Social Good (DSSG) program is a ten-week experience where participants work as part of a data science team on a pre-selected project for a not-for-profit organization, Vanderbilt group, or government organization. Applicants must be able to work 10 weeks full time between June 6 ad August 12 and will receive a $6000 stipend. Applications are due on February 4.
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The Global Education Office (GEO) seeks to fill Graduate Student worker positions. The position will begin Spring 2022 with the possibility to extend to future terms. GEO facilitates access to study abroad programs for over 600 Vanderbilt undergraduate students each year. The position will have general duties, including: research and data collection; writing and content creation; application intake and related tasks; programming, database, and website management. For more information or to apply, visit HireADore. The Job ID for this position is 5847.
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Graduate Leadership Institute Student Programming Grants
Applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis. This grant was established to support student-organized programs and events that will enhance the graduate student experience at Vanderbilt. Awards up to $2,000 will be granted through this funding opportunity; learn more on the GLI website.
Robert Penn Warren Center 2022-2023 Graduate Fellowship Program
These awards are designed to support innovation and excellence in graduate student research. These residential awards will offer graduate students in the humanities and the social sciences in the College of Arts and Science at Vanderbilt University a service-free year of support to enable full-time work on the dissertation. Each award will include tuition, student health insurance coverage*, a stipend of $30,000, a research budget of $2,000, and affiliation with the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities. The competition is open to those students in the humanities and qualitative social sciences in the College of Arts and Science whose dissertation director and Director of Graduate Studies approve a timetable for the dissertation’s completion by August 2023. Learn more and apply by March 1.
Danone North America
Danone is excited to announce that it is now accepting applications for the 2021-2022 Danone North America Gut Microbiome, Yogurt and Probiotics Fellowship Grant. In its 10th year, Danone will award two $25,000 grants to graduate students interested in exploring the gut microbiome, probiotics and yogurt to better understand how they help support and maintain human health and wellness. Learn more and apply by February 14.
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Michael Shepherd Congratulations to Michael Shepherd (PhD 2021 in Political Science) on his acceptance of a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the Department of Government at the University of Texas at Austin, with a joint appointment in Health & Society Program.
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