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Peabody Calendar
Events for 05/09/2008
Diploma Awards Ceremony
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Location: Peabody Lawn
Awarding of diplomas to graduate and professional students. Lunch immediately following.
Events for 05/09/2008
Commencement Breakfast
7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Location: Peabody Lawn
Breakfast buffet served under the tent on the Peabody Lawn for graduates and their families.
Events for 05/14/2008
Vanderbilt University to host free electronics recycling event
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: LP Field (Tennessee Titans stadium) parking lot
Vanderbilt University has partnered with the University of Memphis and East Tennessee State University to host a statewide, free electronics recycling event May 14 to 17. The LP Field parking lots will be the collection point for Middle Tennessee.
From May 14 to 16, higher education institutions, K-12 schools, school districts, government agencies and nonprofit organizations may bring electronics to LP Field from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. These organizations are encouraged to pre-register for the event at http://tennessee.poweron.com/register.
On May 17, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., the event is free and open to the public. Any Middle Tennessee individual or household can recycle unwanted electronics.
“If you have items that have reached the end of their usefulness, now is a good time to take action,” said Andrea George, director of Vanderbilt’s Sustainability and Environmental Management Office. “Electronic equipment contains significant levels of heavy metals and other toxic chemicals that are harmful to humans and could contaminate water supplies if disposed of improperly. Please help us ensure that unwanted electronic equipment is disposed of in a safe and environmentally responsible manner.”
Items that can be recycled include any type of computer system, monitors, printers, copiers, fax machines, TVs, cell phones, iPods and mp3 players, game consoles and other types of consumer and office electronics.
Items that cannot be recycled include household appliances, smoke detectors, hair dryers, microwaves and contaminated or hazardous equipment. The staff working the recycling event reserves the right to refuse items.
For a detailed list of what is and is not accepted, visit http://www.vanderbilt.edu/sustainvu/institutional_electronics_day.php.
All equipment will be shipped directly to a local electronics recycling facility that disassembles or shreds electronics, segregates the parts and recycles the materials.
For more information about this event, please visit Vanderbilt's sustainability Web site at http://www.vanderbilt.edu/SustainVU. This is a joint effort by Vanderbilt Peabody College, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt's Sustainability and Environmental Management Office. Collection location is courtesy of the Tennessee Titans. Recycling services are courtesy of Apple, Inc.
Events for 06/13/2008
U.S. Dept. of Education Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance Roundtable
10:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Location: Wyatt Rotunda
The Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance serves as an independent source of advice and counsel to the Congress and the Secretary of Education on student financial aid policy and how to maintain access to postsecondary education for low- and middle-income students. The committee reviews and monitors the Department of Education's progress in this area and reports on recommended improvements to Congress and the Secretary of Education.
This roundtable will focus on ways to ensure access to college and how the nation's current economic status may affect access. Issues addressed will include:
- How will the subprime credit crisis and worsening economic conditions affect access to and persistence in college?
- How might demographic trends exacerbate the impact?
- How will student aid of all types from all sources be affected?
- What will be the impact on institutional financing, state appropriations, and charitable giving?
- Are recently planned solutions likely to be adequate?
- What additional steps must be taken at the federal, state, and institutional levels?