Skip to main content

Author

Preparing for the “Real World”

Nov. 8, 2012—The Vanderbilt Center for Student Professional Development offers several services that have been very helpful as my friends and I frantically try to stay on top of job applications

Read more


Home Sweet Home

Oct. 5, 2012—I am writing this at my living room table, cup of coffee in one hand and my dog lying next to me. Why, you ask? Because I'm currently enjoying fall break at home in Chicago

Read more


The Bucket List

Sep. 7, 2012—So I may be in complete denial that this is my senior year at Vandy, but that didn't stop me from making a bucket list of all the things that I want to do before I graduate in May!

Read more


The VIEW Program

May. 4, 2012—I had my last final exam yesterday and am officially a senior! Whoa! When did that happen? Luckily, I have the whole summer ahead of me before I have to start worrying about everything that senior year entails. Starting in June, I am very excited to be participating in the Vanderbilt Internship Experience in Washington...

Read more


HOD Internship

Apr. 30, 2012—As a Human and Organizational Development major, I am required to complete a full-time, semester long internship. After a semester of soul searching and applications, I have found an internship that I am extremely excited about starting in the fall!

Read more


The Best Decision I Ever Made

Apr. 9, 2012—Reading several of the other blogger’s posts (their posts can be found here and here) about why they chose Vanderbilt caused me to reflect upon my own decision to come to school here.

Read more


The PREP Program

Apr. 1, 2012—This semester, I have had the opportunity to intern at the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health through the PREP Program offered by the Office of Active Citizenship and Service.

Read more


Mentor TENNISsee

Mar. 18, 2012—This past year I have started volunteering with an organization called Mentor TENNISsee. Through this program, I tutor students from LEAD Academy and teach them how to play tennis. The other volunteers and I work with the students on homework, teach them to play tennis, and promote dialogue about making healthy choices. I have really...

Read more


Senior Night

Feb. 29, 2012—For Vanderbilt men’s basketball team seniors, Festus Ezeli, Jeffrey Taylor and Brad Tinsley, their last game in Memorial Gym will be one to remember. Last night, the Commodores beat the number 16 team in the country, the Florida Gators 77-67.

Read more


Human and Organizational Development

Feb. 19, 2012—When I tell non-Vandy friends and family that one of my majors is Human and Organizational Development (HOD), I usually receive lots of questions. At first, even I was confused about what this major entails. But after two and a half years in the program, I feel I have a much better grasp on what...

Read more