Join the Student Organizations, Leadership, and Service team for our third annual Leadership Week happening February 16–20! This week is designed to help you grow as a leader through engaging events, meaningful conversations, and hands-on opportunities to develop your leadership skills. Whether you’re new to leadership or already leading on campus, Leadership Week is your space to learn, connect, and lead with purpose. Food and giveaways provided. RSVP on Anchor Link.

Reservations for the 2026–2027 academic year open on Monday, February 23. Be sure to discuss your organization’s plans for next year at an upcoming board meeting or GBM so you’re ready to submit requests. These are the signature events that define your student organization—think cultural showcases, fall or spring concerts, annual philanthropy events, and other large-scale programs typically held in spaces such as the Student Life Ballroom, Sarratt Cinema, Alumni Hall, or outdoor venues.

The Undergraduate Student Organization Funding Application is now open! To access your organization's application, have your Treasurer do the following:

Visit the Anchor Link org page and place it in manage view.
Click on the org initial on the left side of the page to access a dropdown.
Click on "Finance"
Click on the blue "Create" button
Click on the available process.

Please note the following deadlines to make submissions:
Undergraduate– March 2 at 11:59 pm
Graduate/Professional– March 6 at 11:59pm

Student leaders should make sure to discuss the questions asked. Please reach out to studentorganizations@vanderbilt.edu if you have any questions.

Join us for Buy Black Vandy on February 19 from 4 to 6 pm in Carmichael College. Hosted by the Black Cultural Center, this event invites students, faculty, staff, and community members to showcase and share their goods and services. Come support local Black entrepreneurs, discover new vendors, and celebrate creativity, talent, and community connection.

You’re invited to an upcoming fellowships writing workshop hosted by the Vanderbilt Fellowships Team and Writing Studio. While designed for students applying to the Gilman and Gilman-McCain Scholarships, the workshop may benefit any undergraduate preparing an international fellowship application. The U.S. State Department–funded Gilman Scholarship supports Pell-eligible U.S. citizen undergraduates pursuing study or internships abroad, and the Gilman-McCain Scholarship provides similar funding for dependents of active-duty military personnel. Join us to learn more about these opportunities, the application process, and the resources Vanderbilt offers.

Join Dialogue Vanderbilt and the Center for Spiritual and Religious Life for Medicine and Morality, part of the 2025–2026 Holocaust Memorial Lecture Series, which examines the role of medicine and moral failure during the Holocaust. Featuring keynote speakers Dr. Alex Kor and Dr. Stacy Gallin, the lecture explores how medical authority and systems of power were manipulated to justify persecution and mass murder, and why the distinction between what is legal and what is ethical remains urgently relevant today. This event is in partnership with the Tennessee Holocaust Commission, Vanderbilt Chabad, and Vanderbilt Hillel.

Date: Friday, February 20
Time: 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Location: Divinity School Reading Room
Registration Link

Simplifying community engagement, so you can invest your energy where it matters. Get Connected today! Find volunteer opportunities easily, sign-up quickly and track your service hours efficiently. Visit vu.edu/getconnected and log in with your VUnetID to get started.

Check out the following opportunity on Vanderbilt Get Connected!
> Black History Month Hallway Decorating Contest Judge @ Carter-Lawrence Elementary

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