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:
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Vanderbilt has an excellent lunch program in place that’s a well-kept secret, if you count gathering 300 strangers together at the Nashville Public Library six or seven times a year to eat lunch and talk philosophy as a secret. But it kind of is–it’s one of those things that those in the know know, you [...]
Michael McSurdy, vice president of program services for the Oasis Center, which helps more than 3,000 young people and their families in the greater-Nashville area every year, is this year’s recipient of a full tuition sponsorship to the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management Executive MBA program. The award is financed by Owen, and [...]
Travel and Leisure magazine and CNN are conducting an online poll about America’s coolest cities. Nashville belongs on that list, right? Vote here.
On Feb 23 a new organization will kick-off at the Country Music Hall of Fame. The group, Food Security Partners, is working to ensure a steady supply of healthy food for Middle Tennessee. The membership includes every aspect of food production and distribution. The event is free and open to the public. [...]
Vanderbilt has joined the United Way Million Dollar Circle through the generosity of its faculty and staff. As a part of the 2006 Community Giving Program, Faculty and staff contributed $1,001,032, passing the original goal of $825,000. Read more at VUCast.
Philosophy professor Caleb Clanton has a new line to add to his resume. Clanton has been named one of Nashville’s 25 Most Beautiful People by Nashville Lifestyle Magazine. The list includes country music singers and a reality TV star. Get more info at InsideVandy.com.
Four Tennessee schools and a community outreach program have each received a $10,000 grant from the Vanderbilt Center for Child and Family Policy. The recipients will use the funds to improve after-school programs and libraries. Read more at VUCast.
Winners:
Chuckey Elementary School in Chuckey, Tenn.
Cowan Elementary School in Franklin, Tenn.
DeKalb County Board Of [...]
