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‘Human and Organizational Development’

Four with a ’Dore – Jordan Trost

Sep. 18, 2022—In our Four With a ’Dore series, we’re getting to know Vanderbilt students four questions at a time. In today’s installment, meet Jordan Trost from the Class of 2024, an Anna Maria, FL, native with a major in HOD and a minor in business. Q: Where did you find your sense of belonging on campus?...

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OUA’s “Double ‘Dores”

Oct. 23, 2017—At Vanderbilt we have a term for undergraduate students who continue their education at one of Vanderbilt’s graduate or professional schools: Double ‘Dore. However, in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, we have a different kind of “Double Dore,” an admissions counselor who attended Vanderbilt as an undergraduate student and now works here as a counselor....

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Student Spotlight: Peabody College of Education and Human Development

Oct. 6, 2017—What’s it like to be a student at Vanderbilt? You can learn a lot about life at VU from our website or from our publications (which you can receive by requesting more information). For a closer look at a specific academic program, student organization, or activity, however, there’s no substitute for hearing directly from Vanderbilt students. We make that easy...

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April Snapchat Takeovers

Apr. 4, 2017—We’re thrilled to be welcoming the Class of 2021 to Vanderbilt, and in honor of our newest ‘Dores, we’re holding extra Snapchat takeovers during the month of April! In addition to our regularly scheduled takeover Tuesdays, we will be handing over the official VU account to students each Thursday this month. These takeovers are not...

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New Student Video: Cici Zhang—“An Ambitious Young Woman”

Oct. 14, 2016—Cici Zhang, current senior from Beijing, China, is truly mutli-faceted. An honors student in Peabody’s child development major, Cici minors in quantitative methods and human and organizational development. She’s conducted research in Vanderbilt’s Infant Learning Lab, and at Beijing Normal University, comparing parenting styles in her native China and the U.S., and how those styles...

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Introducing Our Newest Admissions Counselors

Jul. 21, 2016—In the Admissions world, we often talk about what we do in a very cyclical way. Fall travel begins once students arrive back on campus and ends promptly after Halloween. We hunker down beginning in November to review thousands upon thousands of applications from the students we met throughout the fall. We know that the...

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Farewell

Jun. 26, 2015—Departing Admissions Counselor David Lazo has some advice for students embarking on their college search process.

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4 Things You Need to Know About Peabody College

Mar. 27, 2014—Vanderbilt’s Peabody College of Education and Human and Organizational Development is all about examining how people think, learn, and function as individuals and in groups and organizations. Today we take a look at 4 things that set Peabody apart.

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Visit a Class This Spring

Jan. 17, 2014—Did you know that prospective students can sit in on a class at Vanderbilt? Jay runs down some of the spring 2014 class visit options.

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Interdisciplinary Majors at Vanderbilt

Sep. 30, 2013—Are you finding it hard to narrow down your academic interests to one subject area? Take a look at a few of Vanderbilt's many interdisciplinary options.

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Introducing Our Newest Counselors

Jul. 17, 2013—Meet our three new admissions counselors who joined the OUA family last week!

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Dorms are for Sleeping, Studying and Alienating Poverty

May. 8, 2012—Ryan unpacks the story behind Teach Twice, a social enterprise started by a Vanderbilt senior that's already making an enormous impact far away from (and inside) Nashville.

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