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11/23/2009
Birthday quote for Nov. 24
11/23/2009
Don't 'Fall' into bad habits during the holidays
11/23/2009
Give the gift of health with discounted Dayani Center membership
11/23/2009
Weight Watchers at Work 17th Ave. meetings begin Dec. 1
11/20/2009
New express bus available for employees in Clarksville
11/20/2009
All forms must be ordered via eProcurement effective Dec. 1
The career of linguist and political dissenter Noam Chomsky is among the varied specialties of French and comparative literature professor Robert Barsky. Barsky has just released his second book on the subject, The Chomsky Effect: A Radical Works Beyond the Ivory Tower, and he’ll speak about it on Thursday, Oct. 11 at Vanderbilt Law School.
Give back to the community, enjoy a great show or parade and/or show your gold at the football game – there are many opportunities for VU employees to get into the spirit for Homecoming 2007. At the culmination of a week filled with activities, ESPN2 will air the football game against Georgia on Saturday, Oct. 13, at 5 p.m. (this is a game time change.).
Kevin Myatt, the chief human resources officer at Vanderbilt since 2003, is leaving Nov. 1 for a new position in Connecticut. Lenon Coleman will step in to lead in the interim.
It was a good weekend for Vanderbilt anthropologist Tom Dillehay. Along with former Vice President Al Gore, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and filmmaker Spike Lee, he joined the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The ceremony was in Cambridge, Mass.
One of the world’s leading biblical scholars will speak twice this week at Benton Chapel. All are invited to the Cole Lectures, featuring this year Mark Noll of Notre Dame. Noll will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. Friday.
Take advantage of a rare chance to see top-drawer live timba music when Tiempo Libre performs Wednesday, Oct. 10, at Blair School of Music. Tickets are on sale at the Sarratt box office and Ticketmaster. It’s part of the Great Performances at Vanderbilt series.
Cathy Ryan, a 20-year veteran and commander on the VUPD, shares a love of history with her family.
Wayne J. Riley, president and CEO of Meharry Medical College, will discuss "Diversity in the Health Professions Matters: The Untold Story of Meharry Medical College" at noon Oct. 9 in Light Hall. A reception will follow.
Health care policy will be the topic when U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper holds court on Monday, Oct. 8, in the ballroom of the Student Life Center. All are invited to the 5:30 p.m. discussion.
Hope on Wheels donates $30,000 for pediatric cancer research.
Show your support by wearing a purple ribbon during October.- The region’s first pediatric liver transplantation program has been launched by the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt.

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He’s the associate provost for undergraduate education, a philosophy professor and Vanderbilt’s faculty athletic representative to the Southeastern Conference. But put all that aside and just wonder at the coolness of the name Lucius T. Outlaw Jr. In a disturbingly unscientific poll at myVU, 43.6 percent of voters named it “The coolest professor name at Vanderbilt.”
The director behind The Rosa Parks Story and Daughters of the Dust will speak about being a black woman making films on Friday at Sarratt Cinema.- Come ‘Make Connections’ at a special meeting for new faculty and staff on Monday, Oct. 8.
Featuring “Must See Theatre,” a season ticket subscription to the Tennessee Repertory Theater includes five productions and two seasonal specials.
Experience fine dining, special cultural and social events in a congenial atmosphere in the center of the Vanderbilt campus.- The Occupational Health Clinic will kick off the 2007 season on Oct. 8 with a tent for flu vaccines on the plaza in front of the Eskind Library. It will be staffed from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m., Oct. 8 through Oct. 12. Flu shots will be available after Oct. 15 at the OHC and various sites around campus.