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In the whirlwind that was Friday I didn’t get a chance to shout from this virtual rooftop what you surely have heard by now: our fantastic college of education and human development, Peabody, continued its upward trajectory this year, coming in at No. 2 in U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings of the nation’s [...]

Making lemonade at Davidson

I don’t usually blog about anything other than Vanderbilt in this space, but couldn’t resist sending kudos to my PR colleagues at Davidson College this morning for a clever press release they crafted about the impact, in numbers, of their NCAA performance. Looks like one team’s loss can still be that same team’s gain:
Average regular [...]

Two lucky Commodores win iPhones from AlertVU

Two weeks into the promotion of our new emergency alert system, AlertVU and we already have well over 10,000 subscribers, more than the 9,200 or so who had signed for the previous system.
As an incentive, one that appears to be working, we’re giving away four, count ‘em, four iPhones to students, faculty and staff who’ve [...]

Vanderbilt Web site on the iPhone

I’ve been itchin’ to tell you guys about this and now I can: we’ve optimized the VU homepage for the iPhone. Ta dah! Lion’s share of credit goes to the Vanderbilt News Service’s mad programmer Mike Petruna.
To see the site on your iPhone, just go to www.vanderbilt.edu. Check it out elsewhere here: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/iphone.
What makes [...]

More from the Center for Innovation in College Media workshop

Another guest post, this one from David Salisbury, editor of Exploration, Vanderbilt’s groovy online research magazine.
Over spring break more than 100 college journalists from 40 different
universities came to campus for a workshop on new media put on by the Center
for Innovation in College Media workshop. It was a hands-on workshop and the
attendees produced 35 media [...]

VUCast featuring Iraqi child’s unbelievable journey

Guest posting today is our own Emily Pearce, associate director of the Vanderbilt News Service, on her remarkable experience over the last several weeks:
Sometimes you cover a story that, well, quite frankly, just gets to you. That’s what happened when I met Amenah, an Iraqi child whose journey for life led her to the Monroe [...]

Bob Geldof set to speak at Vanderbilt’s Senior Day

Hot off the presses – Humanitarian and rock star Bob Geldof will be the featured speaker at the Vanderbilt Senior Day celebration Thursday, May 10 at 10 a.m. Go to VUCast for more info. about Geldof, Senior Day, and more.
Also, 70’s and 80’s funk / soul gurus The Commodores will head up The Party [...]

Shan Foster SEC Player of the Year

Congratulations to Vanderbilt’s fantastic Shan Foster for being named SEC Player of the Year. Foster’s electrifying performances on the court this year coupled with his work in the classroom and in the community make him well-deserving of this honor.
It’s a four-peat for Vandy–Commodore Derrick Byars won last year, Dan Langhi in 2000 and Will Perdue [...]

Video, photos and stories from Chancellor Fête

Vanderbilt knows how to throw a party – and we threw a great one today at the Student Life Center to welcome Chancellor Zeppos and his family into their new roles in our world. Though I can’t give you any of delicious flavored popcorn, Greek salad, hummus or other treats that nearly 1,500 members of [...]

Live from the new chancellor celebration

Hey, if you’re on campus, head on over the Student Life Center right away – the celebration of the naming of Nicholas Zeppos as Vandy’s eighth chancellor is underway with great music, food and folks. Student government leaders, BOT Chairman Martha Ingram and the new chancellor himself will be speaking at 11:30. If you can’t [...]