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Sept. 17, 2009

myVU Preview provides top news and information each week for faculty and staff of Vanderbilt University. Send questions, comments or story ideas to myvu@vanderbilt.edu.

TOP NEWS

Neal Tate, chair of political science, dies at 65

ITS launches Vmail to increase collaboration, consolidate resources

Get vaccinated to prevent contracting or spreading seasonal flu

Thompson named registrar for College of Arts and Science

Cole Lectures featuring Lawson highlight fall 2009 divinity school programming

Documentary about L.A. punk music to open Vanderbilt film series Sept. 17

Project Dialogue begins Sept. 24 with theme 'Civility: And Justice for Whom?'

Former NASA leader to deliver Hall Lecture Sept. 24

Dhavan Shah to discuss 'How Campaign Ads and the Internet Shape Participation' Sept. 30

For more information and more top stories, visit vanderbilt.edu/myvu.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Vanderbilt Kennedy Center receives the EP Maxwell J. Schleifer Distinguished Service Award

Visiting Writers Series presents: Honor Moore reading Sept. 23

Security report available Oct. 1

Aquatic instruction workshop Oct. 16-18

Weight Watchers at Work recruiting new members

'Comfort Cart' items needed at hospital

Podcast: The OHC is here, there and everywhere

For more announcements, visit vanderbilt.edu/myvu.

EVENTS

THIS WEEK:

Sep. 17: Great Performances at Vanderbilt - Australia's Strange Fruit

Sep. 17: "The Green Bubble: My Year in Baghdad …" Katherine Carroll

Sep. 17: Blair - Vanderbilt Orchestra/Vanderbilt Concert Winds

Sep. 17: "Every Man's Struggle." Andy Garner

Sep. 17-30: Employee Celebration Month Events

Sep. 19: VU Football vs. Mississippi State

NEXT WEEK:

Sep. 21: Tragic Identities: Michael Jackson and the Problem of Diversity in America

Sep. 21: "Crossing Lines: Identity and the Sexuality Spectrum." Robyn Ochs

Sep. 21: Blair Faculty Recital - Karen Clarke, Violin and Mark Wait, Piano

Sep. 22: Emergency Preparedness Brown Bag Lunch Lecture

Sep. 22: Blair Guest Artist Recital - Nancy Buck, Viola

Sep. 23: World On Wednesdays (W.O.W.): Dominican Short Films

Sep. 23: International Lens Film Series - "The Marriage of Maria Braun (Die Ehe der Maria Braun)"

Sep. 23 & 24: Benefits Fair

Sep. 23-25: State of the Clinics Address

Sep. 24: "Challenges Facing the U.S. Civil Space Program." Michael D. Griffin

Sep. 24: Great Performances at Vanderbilt - Kidd Pivot - Lost Action

Sep. 24: Blair Nightcap Series - Guest Artist Peter Sheppard Skaerved

Sep. 24 & 26: Cal Turner Program Events

Sep. 25: The Vanderbilt University Medical Center Staff/Faculty Community Survey Deadline

Sep. 25: Web Spiders Meeting

Sep. 25: Blair Faculty Recital - Agnes Wan

Sep. 26: School of Nursing Open House - Doctoral Program Overview

Sep. 26: International Lens Film Series - "Azur and Asmar"

Sep. 26: Bluebird on the Mountain at Dyer Observatory

Sep. 29: "In Pursuit of Excellence On and Off the Field." Tiki Barber

Sep 30: Employee Celebration Month Event - Taste @ Vandy

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

Oct. 1: Former Chilean President to Lecture on Campus

Oct. 1: Medical Education Research Day Kick-Off Workshop

Oct. 1-2: 2009 Annual Needles and Pins Craft Fair & Chili Cafe'

Oct. 1-15: Benefits Open Enrollment

Oct. 6: Walter R. Murray, Jr. Commons Lecture - Dunbar Ogden

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