Diversity Category
Lessons Learned: Young Alumni Trustee
May. 2, 2014—Early Saturday morning, the Young Alumni Trustee Nominating Committee adjoined to select the top three senior candidates who would be put up for election to be the next YAT representative. If selected, this YAT would be a full Board of Trust member for the next four years. This post is dedicated to prospective students with the hope of encouraging your future success at Vanderbilt.
It’s the 30 Day Countdown…
Apr. 9, 2014—Right. 30 days until Commencement. I honestly cannot fathom how it's time for that already.
Storytime Snippets
Mar. 31, 2014—Hello friends! Time to draft a list of everything blog-worthy that has happened in, oh say, the past two months that I haven't yet told you about. Okay Ann. Goal-setting time. I'm going to tackle each one of these subjects, including events like Unveiling the Hijab, BCM Spring SPOTS, a trip to Chattanooga, and perhaps twelve other things, and write about them. Just one a week. Doable.
LGBTQI “Safe Zone” Training for Allies
Feb. 25, 2014—This week is the Vanderbilt Office of LGBTQI Life’s Ally Days, and today I attended a Safe Zone training workshop to learn about personal and cultural identities, privilege, and what it means to be an Ally. It also serves as professional development for leaders and future employers. My favorite part of the session was a...
AWBreak in St. Paul, MN!
Dec. 31, 2013—As I mentioned previously, I spent the first week of my winter break on a service trip to St. Paul, Minnesota. Just to recap, it was AWESOME.
Winter Break, AWB-Style
Dec. 31, 2013—I'm so happy that I chose to spend the first week of winter break in Huntsville, Alabama! The purpose of the Alternative Winter Break trip was to learn about and help the community of Lincoln Village.
ubuntu: a bittersweet homecoming
Dec. 16, 2013—Coming home to South Africa, in the wake of Madiba's passing
Captain Philips and the John Rich Hunger Games.
Dec. 9, 2013—I know that title is a bit of a mouthful but read on to know why. So I was sitting down a few days ago and I got thinking about all that’s happened this semester. My conclusion: Vandy wants me to have as much fun as possible. So earlier on this semester I had the...
Alternative Winter Break
Dec. 8, 2013—In about a week, finals will be over and students will be heading home for winter break. Instead of going home, I will be spending the first week of the holidays on Alternative Winter Break (AWB)!