CommonVU Schedule

Wednesday, August 15

TIME EVENT LOCATION 8:00 a.m. – Midnight International Student Move-In The Ingram Commons Houses

Thursday, August 16

8:00 a.m. – Midnight International Student Move-In The Ingram Commons Houses 8:30 p.m. International Student Dinner with VUceptors and The Commons Center Dining Balcony Faculty Heads of House

Friday, August 17

4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. First Year Package Pick-up Lower Quad Tent 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Move-In Weekend Shabbat Ben Schulman Center for Jewish Life 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. International Student Coffee Hour Prof. Lim’s Apartment, Crawford House, 2nd floor

Saturday, August 18

7:00 a.m. – Noon Move-In The Ingram Commons Houses 7:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Breakfast Available for Purchase The Commons Center and Rand Hall 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Package and Pre-Ordered Items Pick-Up Lower Quad Tent Pick up mail packages and pre-ordered books, and purchase basic room supplies. 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Commodore Card, Newcomer Book, and VUpoint Pick-Up The Commons Center, Pick up your Vanderbilt Student I.D., the directory of your Multipurpose Room, 237 classmates, and VUpoint. VUpoint includes the CommonVU schedule, students and faculty essays, maps, and information about area shops and restaurants. 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Main Post Office Open Rand Hall

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Information Desk The Commons Center, 1st floor 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m. Vanderbilt Main Bookstore Open Barnes & Noble, 2525 West End Ave. 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. For International Students: The Commons Center, Room 320 Making Connections: Navigating Your New “Social Network” Making new friends from different cultural backgrounds can be a challenge. This workshop will guide you through some different communication styles and friendship patterns that you may encounter in your new home. Look forward to tips from current students on their adjustment process.

11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Lunch available for purchase The Commons Center and Rand Hall Noon – 4:00 p.m. Campus Safety and Property Protection Information The Commons Center Lobby, 1st floor Officers of VUPD will provide safety information and offer bicycle and laptop registration. Please provide make, model, and serial number for the items being registered. 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. University Resources and Services Fair Wyatt Center Atrium Drop in anytime to meet university representatives and gather information concerning the first-year student experience, including student health and wellness, student professional and academic development, House and community norms, campus safety, money matters, and life outside of the classroom. University Resources and Services Panel Discussions 1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Student Health and Wellness: Wyatt Rotunda 1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Money Matters: Wyatt 201 2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Student Professional & Academic Development: Wyatt Rotunda 2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Life Outside the Classroom: Wyatt 201 3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Campus Safety: Wyatt Rotunda 3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. House and Community Norms: Wyatt 201

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Black Cultural Center/Black Student Alliance Reception Bishop Joseph Johnson Students and families are invited to learn about Vanderbilt’s Bishop Black Cultural Center Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center and its programs. Students from the Black Student Alliance will be on hand, along with BCC staff, to meet and greet the families and answer questions. Open to all. 4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Meetings with College and School Deans A&S: Langford Auditorium Blair: Turner Recital Hall Engineering: Featheringill Hall’s Adams Atrium Peabody: Wyatt Center Rotunda House Dinners 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Crawford House: Upper Quad Lawn Tent East House: East Lawn Tent Hank Ingram House: The Commons Lawn Tent North House: West Lawn Tent Sutherland House: Upper Quad Lawn Tent

7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Gillette House: The Commons Lawn Tent Memorial House: East Lawn Tent Murray House: Upper Quad Lawn Tent Stambaugh House: Upper Quad Lawn Tent West House: West Lawn Tent Dean of The Ingram Commons Residence Open House Dean Frank Wcislo and his wife, Jane, invite you to visit their residence—a place that is open to first-year students for special dinners, talks, and receptions throughout the year. Drop by, pick up a refreshment and, if you wish, introduce yourself to the dean, Mrs. Wcislo, and Faculty Heads of House. Drop by either before or after your House dinner, according to the schedule. 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Gillette House, Memorial House, Murray House, Stambaugh House, West House

7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Crawford House, East House, Hank Ingram House, North House, Sutherland House

Catholic/Muslim/Protestant/Jewish/ Services 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Catholic: Benton Chapel Muslim: The Commons Center Fireside Lounge, Room 107 Protestant: The Commons Center, Room 237 8:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Jewish: The Commons Center, Room 233

9:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Floor/House-Based Community Building New residents meet with Resident Advisers and Faculty Head of House for an initial overview of House policies and programs and to get to know hall mates and other House residents. Sunday, August 19

8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Information Desk The Commons Center Lobby, 1st floor 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Commodore Card Office Open 184 Sarratt For parents who wish to add money to the Card

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Farewell Continental Breakfast The Commons Center and The Enjoy breakfast with your students and say good-bye before they Commons Center South Patio embark on the student-only part of CommonVU.

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Hillel Welcome Bagel Brunch Ben Schulman Center for Jewish Life 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Vanderbilt Main Bookstore Open Barnes & Noble, 2525 West End Ave. 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Vanderbilt Main Post Office Open Rand Hall Basement 10:30 a.m. – Noon Moving On, But Not Out: Loving Your College Student! Wyatt Center Rotunda For parents and family members only. Join professional, academic, and medical staff for a talk about parents adjusting to college life.

10:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. VUcept Groups with Odd Numbers: Meetings and Lunch Groups 1–47 (odd numbers only) (will pick up box lunches during this time) meet at Peabody Esplanade Meet your Faculty and Student VUceptors, as well as the other Groups 49–91 (odd numbers only) members of your group, introduce yourselves, review the Vanderbilt meet at Peabody Library Lawn Visions curriculum, and complete the CIRP survey. Please arrive on *All groups will move to various spots on time at your designated area, and look for your group number sign. Peabody campus after initial meeting.

11:15 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Religious Life Fair East Lawn Tent 12:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. VUcept Groups with Even Numbers: Meetings and Lunch Groups 2–48 (even numbers only) (will pick up box lunches during this time) meet at Peabody Esplanade Meet your Faculty and Student VUceptors, as well as the other Groups 50–90 (even numbers only) members of your group, introduce yourselves, review the Vanderbilt meet at Peabody Library Lawn Visions curriculum, and complete the CIRP survey. Please arrive on *All groups will move to various spots on time at your designated area, and look for your group number sign. Peabody campus after initial meeting.

3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. House Meetings and the Community Creed Gillette, Murray, Memorial, North, Meet with your housemates, Faculty Head of House, and Resident West: Meet in your House lobby Advisers to examine the significance of entering a community of Crawford: Upper Quad Tent scholars, which you will formally do at Founder’s Walk. Hank Ingram: The Commons Center Dining Hall (downstairs) Stambaugh: The Commons Center Multipurpose Room, 237 Sutherland: Wyatt Rotunda East: Wyatt Atrium

6:00 p.m. Founder’s Walk Meet at The Ingram Commons and This tradition formally welcomes each first-year proceed to Alumni Lawn class into our community. Each House, led by its Faculty Head of House and Resident Advisers and accompanied by VUceptors, will be greeted by students, staff, alumni, and faculty. Speakers include: Dean of The Ingram Commons Frank Wcislo, Alumni Association President Carol Kimball, Vanderbilt Student Government President Maryclaire Manard, and Chancellor Nick Zeppos.

7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Founder’s Walk Picnic The Commons Lawn Now that you have officially entered Vanderbilt’s community of scholarship, celebrate this entry with other students and faculty members over dinner.

9:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Floor Meetings with Resident Advisers Within Houses Continue getting to know your RA and other floor mates. Your RA will organize a discussion of safety and floor community norms. Monday, August 20 • First-year student meal plan starts. • Breakfast is available in The Commons Center and Rand Hall. Students from Blair and Peabody are asked to eat at The Commons Center, while Arts and Science and Engineering students are asked to eat at Rand Hall.

College of Arts & Science 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 p.m. Mandatory Meeting with Dean Carolyn Dever Langford Auditorium 9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Overview of Pre-major Academic Advising; Remarks by Langford Auditorium Director of CASPAR, Patricia Armstrong 10:05 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Upperclass Student Panel: “If I Knew Then What I Know Now” Langford Auditorium 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Break 11:00 a.m. – Noon AXLE Assessment Essay (selected students only) Buttrick 101 Noon – 4:30 p.m. Group Meetings with Pre-major Academic Advisers Students will be notified of time and location of their one-hour meeting via email. 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Meet SEGUE mentors Turner Recital Hall 9:00 a.m. – 9:25 a.m. Dean’s Welcome Turner Recital Hall 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Music Library Orientation/Group 1 Room 2190 Keyboard Harmony Placement or Individual Practice/Group 1 Room 1168 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Music Library Orientation/Group 2 Room 2190 Keyboard Harmony Placement or Individual Practice/Group 2 Room 1168 11:45 a.m. – 1:10 p.m. Lunch with SEGUE Mentors Third Floor Café 1:15 p.m. – 1:55 p.m. Department Meetings with Faculty To be assigned by Blair 2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.. Question/Answer Session with Academic Advisers, Room 2192 Dean Melissa Rose, Head of Academic Advising Amy Jarman, and Registrar Carol Dunne 2:50 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Small Group Meetings with Academic Advisers To be assigned by Blair 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Individual Advising Help, as needed, with Dean Rose and To be assigned by Blair Professor Jarman 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Mandatory meeting with Dean Camilla Benbow Wyatt Center Rotunda, 3rd Floor 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Mandatory Information Sessions Wyatt Center Rotunda, 3rd Floor 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch Wyatt Center Portico 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Mandatory Major Overviews and Meetings with Faculty Advisers Child Development: Hobbs Laboratory 100AB Child Studies: Hobbs Laboratory 100AB Cognitive Studies: Hobbs Laboratory 100AB Early Childhood Education: Wyatt Center Rotunda, 3rd Floor Elementary Education: Wyatt Center Rotunda, 3rd Floor Human and Organizational Development (HOD): Mayborn Building 204 Secondary Education: Wyatt Center Rotunda, 3rd Floor Special Education: Kennedy Center/MRL 315 School of Engineering 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Engineering Dean’s Convocation Student Life Center Ballroom 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Group Meeting with Faculty Adviser Featheringill Hall and Stevenson Center All first-year students should attend. Notice of room assignments will be in your Station B mailbox. 11:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Registration, as needed Featheringill Hall, Room 104 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Picnic with Faculty, V-Squared Mentors, and Featheringill Hall, Adams Atrium Student Organization Leaders 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Overview for Advanced Placement Credit Featheringill Hall’s Jacobs Believed in Me Auditorium, Room 134 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Individual Faculty Adviser Meetings Faculty Adviser’s Office by appointment, as needed 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Engineering Laptop Computer Help Desk Featheringill Hall, Rooms 132 and 136

11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Writing Studio Open House The Commons Center, 1st Floor 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Library Open Houses Central Library, Science and Engineering Today’s students access library resources from a variety of electronic Library, Peabody Library devices—anywhere and anytime. Learn about the amazing resources available to you, and get to know our librarians. Visit as many of these libraries as you can to find your perfect study space. NOTE: Peabody Library will be hosting a “Watermelon Welcome.” 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Marching Band Rehearsal 5:30 p.m. Dinner and Honor Code Ceremony and Signing You will meet with your VUcept group and go to dinner at Rand. Your Student VUceptor will give you the precise time and location of your meeting and will take you to dinner and to the Honor Code Ceremony. NOTE: The Honor Code Ceremony and Signing is a mandatory event. Please dress up for this special occasion. VUcept Groups 1–30 Student Life Center Ballroom 5:30 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. Honor Code Signing 6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Dinner Groups 1–15 6:45 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. Dinner Groups 16–30 VUcept Groups 31–61 Student Life Center Ballroom 5:45 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. Dinner Groups 31–46 6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Dinner Groups 47–61 6:45 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Honor Code Signing VUcept Groups 62–91 Student Life Center Ballroom 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Dinner Groups 62–76 7:15 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. Dinner Groups 77–91 8:00 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. Honor Code Signing 10:00 p.m. – Midnight Movie on the Lawn: Hunger Games The Ingram Commons South Patio Lawn Bring a blanket and soft drinks, and enjoy a special outdoor screening. We’ll have the popcorn!

Tuesday, August 21

9:15 a.m. VUquest Your VUceptors will inform you when Spend the morning bonding with your VUcept group as you learn and where to meet. more about campus and each other through a scavenger hunt. Be sure to wear tennis shoes and bring a water bottle. 9:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. VUquest Cohort 1 Across campus 9:45 a.m. – Noon VUquest Cohort 2 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Federal Work Study Job Fair Student Life Center The job fair is open to all students who have Federal Work Study funds as part of their financial aid package. If students are unsure, they may email [email protected]. 11:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch with VUcept Group VUceptor will assign location and time. 2:00 p.m. – 2:40 p.m. Class Photo Lower Quad Lawn Wear your Class of 2016 T-shirt for a photo you’ll treasure for years. 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Greek Life Information Session The Commons Lawn Tent 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Marching Band Rehearsal 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 9/11 Weekend of Service Fair The Commons Center, 1st and One of the most satisfying ways to unite with your House or the 2nd Floors people of Nashville is by volunteering for community service projects. This event introduces service opportunities and serves as a kick-off to the 9/11 Weekend of Service. 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Dinner Hours The Commons Center Dining Hall 4:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Rand Hall 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Profs in the House The Ingram Commons Houses House residents meet with professors and housemates from their Exact locations will be posted on the floors. college or school. Attendance mandatory.

Wednesday, August 22 • First Day of Classes

Dinner Hours 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Groups that attend True Life The Commons Center Dining Hall 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. All others Rand Hall 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. True Life for VUcept Groups 1–47 Langford Auditorium “True Life: I Go to Vanderbilt” Your Student VUceptor will give you A program designed and presented by VUcept to honestly address the precise location for your meeting life outside the classroom at Vanderbilt, examining community and will accompany you to Langford and personal safety, health, and responsibility by sharing stories of Auditorium for the presentation of actual undergraduates from the recent past. “True Life.” 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. True Life Discussion for VUcept Groups 1–47 Across Peabody Campus Groups reflect on the stories shared and have an open dialogue with their Faculty and Student VUceptors.

Thursday, August 23

4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Marching Band Rehearsal 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. True Life for VUcept Groups 48–91 Langford Auditorium “True Life: I Go to Vanderbilt” Your Student VUceptor will give you A program designed and presented by VUcept to honestly address the precise location for your meeting life outside the classroom at Vanderbilt, examining community and will accompany you to Langford and personal safety, health, and responsibility by sharing stories of Auditorium for the presentation of actual undergraduates from the recent past. “True Life.” 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. True Life Discussion for VUcept Groups 48–91 Across Peabody Campus Groups reflect on the stories shared and have an open dialogue with their Faculty and Student VUceptors.

Friday, August 24

3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Student Organization Fair The Commons Center and The Come and learn more about over 200 student organizations Commons Lawn represented at the fair. 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Vanderbilt’s Performing Arts Council’s SPOTLIGHT Langford Auditorium Vanderbilt students present a fabulous evening of dance, comedy, music, and theatre. Seating is limited, so get there early. 9:45 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. VPB Palooza/Gold Rush Student Life Center Vanderbilt Programming Board’s signature event includes a musical performance, photo booth, country line dancing, free T-shirts, and free food from the Loveless Cafe. Saturday, August 25

Noon – 3:45 p.m. Shuttle to Target/Kroger Grocery Store Behind Hank Ingram House/ VSG has reserved two charter buses for Target/Kroger trips Dean’s Residence departing from behind Hank Ingram House and the Dean’s Residence. Departures will be every thirty minutes at noon, 12:30, 1:00, 1:30, 2:00, 2:30, and 3:00. Returns from Target/Kroger will also be every thirty minutes with the last return at 3:45 p.m.. 8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Class of 2016 Celebration Hosted by VUcept and Frist Center for the Visual Arts, The Ingram Commons Resident Advisers Downtown Nashville Join fellow members of the Class of 2016 for a trip downtown for an evening of dessert, dancing, art appreciation, and much more. The Frist, housed in one of the country’s finest examples of Art Deco architecture, presents premier visual art from regional artists, as well as major U.S. and international exhibitions. You’ll have the chance to wander its permanent galleries, view the current exhibits and create your own art. This is one party you won’t want to miss! 11:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m. Frist After Party The Commons Center Come join the organizations of the Multicultural Leadership Council Multipurpose Room (MLC) for the second annual Frist After Party. The MLC is comprised of some of the most diverse cultural organizations on campus. Meet new people, enjoy a live DJ, and dance the night away! 11:00 p.m. International Lens Movie on the Lawn South Patio Lawn

Sunday, August 26

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Interfraternity Council Open Dores Recruitment Student Life Center Ballroom and Registration and Open Houses Greek Row

Monday, August 27

3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Welcome to Nashville Fair Student Life Center Ballroom This event provides students with information about life beyond the “Vanderbubble.” Local and national businesses participating in the event provide giveaways, door prizes, coupons, and more. A detailed list of all exhibitors will be published in the “Welcome to Nashville” issue of .

Wednesday, August 29

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Kickoff Cookoff Olin Lawn

Thursday, August 30

4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 12th Man Tailgate Olin Lawn VUcept groups will participate in this first-year tradition of Your VUceptors will give you the precise tailgating, followed by the Class of 2016 leading the Commodore time and place where to meet. football team onto the field for our nationally televised first home game vs. South Carolina. You must wear your black tailgate T-shirt!

Friday, August 31

6:30 p.m. Eid Celebration (End of Ramadan) The Ingram Commons Lawn Tent Come to an Eid Mubarak celebration, marking the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fatra and commemorating the recent end of the holy month of Ramadan. There will be free halal food, music and performances, a celebration of the diverse cultures at Vanderbilt, and a big party. Muslim and non-Muslim students; first-year and upperclass students are invited. Tuesday, September 4

Noon Submission Deadline for Half the Sky Competition

Wednesday, September 5

5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Preparing for a Career in the Health Professions: The Commons Center For Students with Last Name A–K Multipurpose Room, 237 Your preparation for a career as a physician, nurse, dentist, vet, or other health professional begins as an undergraduate. If you’re interested in the health care field, please plan to attend one of these sessions. 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Preparing for a Career in the Health Professions: The Commons Center For Students with Last Name L–Z Multipurpose Room, 237 Your preparation for a career as a physician, nurse, dentist, vet, or other health professional begins as an undergraduate. If you’re interested in the health care field, please plan to attend one of these sessions.

Friday – Sunday, September 7–9

9/11 Weekend of Service This weekend marks Vanderbilt’s third annual 9/11 Weekend of Service. Students, staff, and faculty can volunteer to participate in weekend service projects led by diverse student organizations. Join the Vanderbilt community and learn about some of the most pressing needs of our city!

Sunday, September 9

2:00 p.m. Panhellenic Sorority Recruitment Registration Student Life Center Ballroom