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SUMMARY:Nicholas Zeppos marks 100 days as Vanderbilt Chancellor
DESCRIPTION:Since bounding up the steps at the Student Life Center in early March to be officially introduced and celebrated as Vanderbilt’s new chancellor\, Nicholas Zeppos has moved aggressively to keep the university’s momentum going – and has managed to have a little fun along the way.\nHe’s delivered a news-packed Faculty Assembly address\, appointed his replacement as provost\, sent the class of 2008 off with inspiring words\, welcomed a rock star to campus and even played a little guitar before a cheering crowd.\nIn his first official address to his faculty colleagues as chancellor\, Zeppos announced his intention that no Vanderbilt undergraduate will leave the university in debt\, beginning with the class entering Vanderbilt in the fall of 2009. “It is the right thing to do\, and it will benefit us all by making our university stronger and better\,” he said to the enthusiastic applause from those gathered for the Spring Faculty Assembly. With the first phase of the new residential colleges project\, The Commons\, ready to open in the fall\, Zeppos announced planning for the second phase is beginning. Among the other initiatives he disclosed were a new Academic Venture Fund and plans for a Vanderbilt Institute for Advanced Studies.\nZeppos made the first major appointment of his administration in May when he named College of Arts and Science Dean Richard McCarty as provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. Just before the school year ended\, he approved the launch this fall of the K.C. Potter Center\, a full-time and fully staffed office to support the gay\, lesbian\, bisexual and transgender community.\nNot long after taking the helm of the university March 1\, Zeppos headed to Washington and made his debut on Capitol Hill as Vanderbilt’s chancellor\, making the rounds visiting with Tennessee legislators about the university’s federal priorities\, including increased research funding.\nIn the area of athletics\, he has seen work begin on a $50 million facilities upgrade that includes Vanderbilt Stadium\, Memorial Gymnasium\, Hawkins Field and the McGugin Center.\nIn May\, the new chancellor delivered his first Commencement address\, exhorting the 3\,215 graduates to “hold fast and tight to your experiences of empathy\, of joy in work that is a shared passion\, and of fairness and cooperation as the life experiences that lead to true happiness and ultimate fulfillment.”\nThe day before\, he had presented activist and lead singer for the Boomtown Rats Bob Geldof the Nichols-Chancellor Medal during Senior Day.\nZeppos helped to kick off the three-day Commencement activities during The Party when he helped rock the crowd on electric guitar to “Wooly Bully” and “Gloria” along with the band Soul Incision.\nWith Dean Frank Wcislo having moved into his house at The Commons just last week\, next up for Zeppos -- along with the rest of the campus – will be to gear up for the new first-year student living and learning program.\nAs for how he’ll spend his 100th  full day in office today\, Zeppos says\, “I’ll reflect for a moment on how fortunate I am to be chancellor of this great university\, and then I’ll get right back to work on furthering our mission.”\nContact\: Missy Pankake\, (615) 322-NEWS\nMissy.pankake@vanderbilt.edu [mailto\:Missy.pankake@vanderbilt.edu]\n
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