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Phone: (615) 322-2844
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Phone: (615) 322-7444
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Phone: (615) 322-2762
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5/15 Recommended deadline to
return the Disability SelfIdentification Form
5/15 Commodore Card picture
online submission active
5/18 Vanderbilt Community
Chorus - An all-Americana
program, featuring Aaron
Copland's “Old American Songs”
5/22 Symphony on the Lawn
6/01 Deadline to submit
completed online housing
application
6/15 Deadline to submit
roommate or hall mate request
6/30 Deadline to submit
housing requests for special
consideration (students with
disabilities, medical, or
psychological conditions)
7/01 Deadline to submit all
Student Health forms
7/15 Deadline to select
Commodore Cash funds for
Commodore Card
8/01 Deadline to waive student
health insurance plan
8/01 Deadline to submit
Undergraduate Student Account
Agreement form
8/09 Packages may begin being
shipped to campus for Move-In
8/16 Deadline for payment of
fall tuition, fees, and other
charges
8/17 International Student PreOrientation
8/18 CommonVU Day 1: MoveIn
8/19 CommonVU Day 2: You
Say Goodbye, and I Say Hello
Website: http://its.vanderbilt.edu/software
Computing Privileges and Responsibilities - Acceptable Use Policy
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Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/aup.html
Laundry Service
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Website: http://www.commodorelaundry.com
Course Registration - Your Enrollment Services
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Website: http://yes.vanderbilt.edu
(please see your registration packet, mailed in late May)
Commodore Card
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Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/commodorecard/fystudents.html
Health Insurance
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Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/student_health/student-health-insurance
Immunizations
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Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/student_health/link/immunization-requirements
Student Financial Aid
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Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/financialaid/
CommonVU Schedule
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Special Dietary Accommodations
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Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/dining/dietaryneeds.php
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Vanderbilt Visions
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Student Handbook
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Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/student_handbook
Meal Plans
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Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/dining/vumealplans.php
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Taste of Nashville
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Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/dining/tasteofnashville.php?sctn=1
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Zipcars
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Website: http://www.zipcar.com/vanderbilt/
Health, Wellness, and Safety
Lost and Found
Phone: (615) 343-5371
Student Health Center
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Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/student_health/
E-mail: studenthealth@vanderbilt.edu
Phone: (615) 322-2427
The Student Health Center (SHC) is an on-campus health care facility where all degree-seeking,
registered Vanderbilt students may receive care. The SHC provides primary care services and
mental health care services similar to those that you would expect to find in a private physician's
office.
Services include acute care, routine physical exams, chronic disease management, gynecological
exams, emergency contraception, birth control, confidential HIV and STD testing, international
travel consultations, immunizations, allergy shots, and mental health services. Specialty services
include dieticians, sports medicine, and dermatology.
All incoming students must complete a health questionnaire, comply with immunization
requirements, and make decisions regarding student health insurance during the summer.
Psychological & Counseling Center
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Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/pcc/
Phone: (615) 322-2571
The Vanderbilt University Psychological and Counseling Center offers a range of services to the
university community (full-time Vanderbilt students, faculty, and staff, as well as their partners
and dependents). These services include individual, group, family and child, and couples
psychotherapy; vocational testing; LD/ADHD assessment; community outreach; organizational
consulting; and more.
Counselors are available at the PCC if you need someone to talk with. They help with such issues
as depression, eating and body image, stress, grief, study/test-taking problems, academic major
or career indecision, or anything else you want to speak with someone about. There are no
session limits, and there are no fees for students for counseling. Over the course of a year,
approximately 10 percent of the Vanderbilt student body will seek out the services of the PCC.
If you are unsure about whether to make an appointment, or are simply interested in self
exploration, we encourage you to check out the Confidential Online Self-Reflections section of
our website. You can complete a confidential survey on any of 17 different psychological topics
that will likely help you to clarify an issue you might be struggling with.
Throughout the year, the PCC staff also produces outreach presentations, including educational
programs, thematic presentations, and special events, focused on such topics as stress reduction,
eating and body image issues, study skills, time management, depression, personal growth, and
others related to healthy living and responsible decision-making. The PCC is proud to provide a
program focusing on suicide prevention and mental health awareness on college campuses called
MAPS: Mental Health Awareness and the Prevention of Suicide. The entire PCC staff works with
the Vanderbilt community to raise awareness about these important issues.
Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Disability Services
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Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/ead/
Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention
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Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/alcohol/
Athletics and Recreation
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Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/athrec/
Vanderbilt Police
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Website: http://police.vanderbilt.edu/
Phone: (615) 322-2745
AlertVU
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Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/alertvu/
Emergency Preparedness
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Website: http://emergency.vanderbilt.edu/
Emergency Phones
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Website: http://police.vanderbilt.edu/services/emergency_phones
Office of Victim Services
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Website: http://police.vanderbilt.edu/services/victim-services/
Operation ID
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Website: http://police.vanderbilt.edu/students/register-your-possessions/
Resources, Services, and Student Organizations
Office of the Dean of Students
Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/deanofstudents/
E-mail: deanofstudents@vanderbilt.edu
Phone: (615) 322-6400
Office of the Registrar
Website: http://registrar.vanderbilt.edu/
E-mail: university.registrar@vanderbilt.edu
Phone: (615) 322-7701
Undergraduate Admissions
Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/Admissions/
E-mail: admissions@vanderbilt.edu
Phone: (615) 322-2561
Office of Housing and Residential Education
Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/ResEd/main/index.php
E-mail: resed@vanderbilt.edu
Phone: (615) 322-2591
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Office of Student Financial Aid
Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/financialaid/index.html
Phone: (615) 322-3591
Office of Student Accounts
Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/stuaccts/
E-mail: student.accounts@vanderbilt.edu
Phone: (615) 322-6693
Traffic and Parking
Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/traffic_parking/
E-mail: parking@vanderbilt.edu
Phone: (615) 322-2554
Vanderbilt Dining Services
Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/dining/
E-mail: dining@vanderbilt.edu
Phone: (615) 322-2999
Vanderbilt News Service
Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/news/
Phone: (615) 322-2706
Athletic Ticket Office
Website: http://vucommodores.cstv.com/tickets/vand-tickets.html
Phone: (615) 322-GOLD
Sarratt Box Office (Ticketmaster)
Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/studentcenters/sarratt-studentcenter/services/ticketmaster-policy
Phone: (615) 343-3361
VUTheatre/Neely Auditorium
Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/theatre/
Phone: (615) 322-2404
Commodore Card Office
Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/commodorecard/
E-mail: commodorecard@vanderbilt.edu
Phone: (615) 322-2273
College of Arts and Science Pre-major Academic Advising and Resources
Center (CASPAR)
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Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/cas/advising/caspar/
Jean and Alexander Heard Library
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Website: http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/
Phone: (615) 322-7100
Student Conduct & Academic Integrity
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Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/studentconduct/
E-mail: studentconduct@vanderbilt.edu
Phone: (615) 322-7868
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This office promotes good citizenship and encourages honesty, accountability, responsibility,
integrity, and respect among Vanderbilt students through education, compliance with behavioral
standards, and support of individual rights.
Vanderbilt University values the health, safety, and well-being of students and other members of
the university community. The policies and regulations that apply to student conduct at
Vanderbilt are informed by these principles along with a focus on academic and personal
success. Our goal in establishing conduct policies and holding students accountable for
complying with them is to help students understand how their choices can affect not only their
immediate neighbors, but also the residential community as a whole.
Students and student organizations are expected to comply with all university rules of conduct.
Standards of conduct are derived from tradition and evolve with contemporary practice. Grounds
for discipline cannot always be the subject of precise statement; however, when commonly held
standards of conduct are broken, disciplinary action must be taken if the university community is
to be sustained.
What students may expect of each other, and the principles that form the basis of what the
University expects of students, are articulated in the Community Creed, the seven values that
unite Vanderbilt University.
Computer Labs
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Website: http://its.vanderbilt.edu/helpdesk/labs/
The Writing Studio
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Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/writing/
E-mail: writing.studio@vanderbilt.edu
Phone: (615) 343-2225
The Writing Studio offers students of all skill levels the chance to partner with trained writing
consultants in fifty-minute-long, one-to-one consultation sessions. Students may discuss any
piece of writing at any stage, from course assignments to extracurricular projects, from
brainstorming ideas to revision of completed drafts.
Through conversation with consultants, you can work on clarifying your ideas, strengthening
your arguments, and improving your writing skills overall. Writing Studio consultants can help
you devise strategies that you can apply to writing in many different fields and scenarios.
The Writing Studio has two locations: 217 Commons Center and 117 Alumni Hall. The Studio is
open 6 days a week and has daytime and evening hours to accommodate students' busy
schedules. The Studio also hosts workshops and special events, and offers online resources, Wi-fi
access, VUPrint, a reference library, and free coffee!
Study Abroad/Global Education Office
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Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/geo/
E-mail: geo@vanderbilt.edu
Phone: (615) 343-3139
The Global Education Office (GEO) offers study abroad program in more than 60 locations
worldwide. Students from all majors and schools may participate. Imagine taking a language
immersion semester with courses taught in the local language or an in-depth course at
Vanderbilt followed by a summer of community service in a distant location. Or you could spend
a semester taking classes and living with a host family. Regardless of how or where you choose
to spend your time abroad, you can find that perfect fit for developing cross-cultural
competencies and unique skill sets to enhance future career opportunities and expand your
perspective of the world.
Programs are available for the semester, academic year, summer, and Maymester. Students may
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study abroad any time after their first two semesters at Vanderbilt, so it is possible to go abroad
more than once! Even if you don't plan to go abroad after your first year, start to investigate
options early to make sure time abroad will fit into your course of studies.
You can explore possibilities for international study by coming to the International Suite,
Student Life Center, Room 115.
Vanderbilt Career Center
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Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/career/
E-mail: careercenter@vanderbilt.edu
Phone: (615) 322-2750
The Vanderbilt Career center (VCC) facilitates the connection of full-time undergraduate
students to internships and first time opportunities through partnerships with alumni and
targeted employers. You may engage in career assessments, resume writing, networking,
interviewing and job search strategies offered individually, in group sessions and through webbased delivery. The framework for services is based in nine industry clusters: 1) Public Policy,
Government, Law; 2) Engineering, Information Technology; 3) Finance, Real Estate, Insurance;
4) Consulting, Management, Human Resources, Sales; 5) Arts, Communications, Media; 6)
Education, Social Services, Community Organizations; 7) Medicine, Health; 8) Environment,
Sustainability and 9) Undecided. After completing a web-based survey, you may be connected to
an industry cluster, meet with a coach, take career assessments or participate in one of many
industry-specific networking events offered throughout the year.
English Language Center
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Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/elc/
Vanderbilt Alumni Association
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Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/alumni/
VUconnect
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Website: http://www.vuconnect.com/
Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center
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Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/bcc/
E-mail: bjjbcc@vanderbilt.edu
Phone: (615) 322-2524
The Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center (BJJBCC) represents one of Vanderbilt
University's numerous efforts at acknowledging and promoting diversity. The BJJBCC does so by
providing educational and cultural programming on the black experience for the entire
Vanderbilt community. Dedicated in 1984, the center is named for the first African-American
student admitted to Vanderbilt University in 1953, Bishop Joseph Johnson (B.D., 1954; Ph.D.,
1958).
One of the Center's aims is to provide cultural programming, including lectures, musical
performances, art exhibitions, films, and discussions on African and African-American history
and culture. The Center also provides an office space for the scholarly journal, Afro-Hispanic
Review, edited by Vanderbilt faculty and graduate students.
Another of the Center's aims is student support and development. The Center provides meeting
spaces for numerous Vanderbilt student groups, including the Black Student Alliance, the
Muslim Student Association, and Vanderbilt Spoken Word. The Center works with students on a
wide range of campus projects and community service opportunities. It also serves as an
informal haven for students, with plenty of opportunities for fellowship and food.
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One additional aim of the Center is community outreach and service. To this end, the BJJBCC
facilitates tutoring and mentoring activities for young people from Metropolitan Nashville Public
Schools, the YMCA, and other community agencies. Vanderbilt students serve as tutors and
mentors. The center also helps promote student recruitment by hosting various pre-college
groups.
The Center houses a computer lab, a small library, a seminar room, an auditorium, a student
lounge area, and staff offices. It is open to all Vanderbilt students, faculty, and staff for programs
and gatherings.
Office of Leadership Development & Intercultural Affairs
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Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/leadership/
E-mail: ldia@vanderbilt.edu
Phone: (615) 322-4367
Office of Religious Life
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Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/religiouslife/
Vanderbilt Hillel
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Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/hillel/
Margaret Cuninggim Women's Center
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Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/WomensCenter/
E-mail: womenctr@vanderbilt.edu
Phone: (615) 322-4843
The Center's mission is to advance equity at Vanderbilt and in the larger community through
advocacy, education, and empowerment. The Women's Center has two main programming areas.
Gender Matters offers lectures, workshops, special events, and groups on various topics related
to gender. Project Safe is a campus-wide effort aimed at education, prevention, and response
services for members of the Vanderbilt community affected by sexual assault, intimate partner
abuse, and stalking. Programs are open to students, faculty, staff, and members of the
community. The Center also houses a library of over 4,000 volumes related to gender topics and
publishes a monthly newsletter which covers various campus, community and national gender
topics, and includes a listing of all the center's programs and events.
International Student and Scholar Services
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Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/isss/
Community Leadership and Intercultural Programs and Services
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Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/clips/
Office of LGBTQI Life
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Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/lgbtqi/
E-mail: lgbtqilife@vanderbilt.edu
Phone: (615) 322-3330
As part of the Office of the Dean of Students, the Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender,
Queer, and Intersex (LGBTQI) Life at Vanderbilt University is a cultural center and a place of
affirmation for individuals of all identities, and a resource for information and support about
gender and sexuality.
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LGBTQI Life serves all members of the Vanderbilt community--students, faculty, staff, and
alumni--by creating educational, cultural, and social opportunities. The office also supports and
advises LGBTQI-related campus groups and activities, including two undergraduate groups,
Vanderbilt Lambda and Human Rights Campaign at Vanderbilt, and several graduate and
professional organizations.
LGBTQI Life expands the role of its predecessor, the GLBT Resource Office, and is staffed by two
full-time professionals and a team of student volunteers. In all cases the office provides
confidentiality for visitors and inquiries.
Student Organizations
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Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/studentorganizations/
Office of Greek Life
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Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/greek_life/
E-mail: greeklife@vanderbilt.edu
Phone: (615) 322-2048
Vanderbilt Bookstore
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Website: http://www.bookstore.vanderbilt.edu
Parents and Family Programs
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Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/families/
Campus Map
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Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/map/
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