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Transcript of The Vanderbilt Hustler's Commencement Issue
A VAnderbilt Hustler speciAl issue
Wednesday, May 9—Friday, May 11, 2012
YOUR WHO? WHAT? WHEN? WHERE? GUIDEVUgraduation, #VU2012 VanderbiltCommencement
to tHe members of tHe clAss of 2012
Dear Almost Alumni,
It is hard to believe that almost four years have
passed since you embarked on the unique path
as the inaugural class to live and learn in The
Commons. Through your enthusiastic engagement,
you created and nurtured close friendships, set
new paradigms for mentorships, and redefined
the meaning of community at this great university.
Much has happened throughout these past
few years. Carefully considering causes and
issues that stirred your passion, you have
demonstrated your values and defended
principles of great importance. Your participation
in Vanderbilt’s community introduced
possibilities that would have never existed
without you, and I am pleased to have this opportunity to thank you for the
meaningful ways in which you have contributed to our university family.
As you have discovered, the full potential of a Vanderbilt education is realized in
relationships. Learning takes place in our interactions and how we choose to respond
to humanity. Thanks to your Vanderbilt experience, you will view the world through a
lens that values opportunity, challenge, and the perspectives of others.
I feel fortunate to have been a part of these special years in your life. Seeing you prepare
for Commencement fills me with great hope for our world’s future. As young alumni,
you will continue to bring distinction to this university, and I look forward to celebrating
the many ways that you will carry forward this sense of community to contribute to the
betterment of our greater society.
Sincerely,
Nicholas S. ZepposChancellor
As part of our Commencement tradition, Vanderbilt hosts a big outdoor dance whose simple name says it all: THE PARTY. With live entertainment and a huge dance floor, it is the quintessential evening of fun and celebration under the stars…for everyone!
The featured band this year will be Liquid Blue, one of the hippest, hottest pop rock dance bands in the U.S. Campus favorites Soul Incision will kick off the celebration.
Wear your dancing shoes and be prepared for an unforgettable evening.
THE PARTY will be Wednesday, May 9, from 9:00 p.m. to midnight on The Commons Center Lawn, rain or shine.
Tickets are required for admission. Additional guest tickets may be purchased at the door for $20 each. Children 12 years of age and under do not require a ticket.
tHe pArtY May 9, 2012
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CongratulationsCLASS OF 2012!We have enjoyed being your voice here at Vandy.
Have a wonderful future!
THE VOICE OF VANDERBILT SINCE 1888
The Nichols-Chancellor’s Medal is one of the university’s highest honors and is given to individuals who define the 21st century and exemplify the best qualities of the human spirit. It was created and endowed by Vanderbilt Law School graduate Edward C. Nichols Jr. and his wife, Janice, in honor of his parents, Edward Carmack Nichols and Lucile Hamby Nichols. The medal is presented annually at Vanderbilt’s Senior Class Day and carries a cash prize. The 2012 Nichols-Chancellor’s Medal award recipient and Senior Class Day speaker is Tom Brokaw.
A journalistic icon whose trusted insights change the way we think about the world, Tom Brokaw has traveled the globe to cover elections, summits, political turmoil, war, the climate crisis, and
major news stories of every description.Even after stepping aside from two decades at the helm of NBC Nightly
News, Tom Brokaw is now more engaged than ever in finding stories that show the strength, perseverance, and courage of people not only here at home but around the globe. From the turmoil of the Vietnam War and the fall of the Berlin Wall to the war zones of Iraq and Afghanistan and the hallowed ground of Normandy where he interviewed President Obama during the anniversary commemoration of D-Day, Brokaw has the journalistic acumen and global experience to help us make sense of the complex stories of our times.
Brokaw enlightens audiences with his observations on the state of the U.S. and the world, providing unmatched analysis on the important political headlines, economic challenges, and social issues in the news and the people behind the headlines. Known and beloved for his landmark work in American journalism and his New York Times bestsellers which include Boom! and The Greatest Generation, Brokaw now turns his attention to the challenges that face America in the new millennium and offers reflections on how we can restore America’s greatness in his new book, The Time of Our Lives: A Conversation About America.
Additional points to keep in mind:
Memorial Gym, where Senior Class Day will be held, is not air conditioned—wear comfortable clothes in the event of unusually warm weather.
Attendees with special needs and requiring the use of a wheelchair will have priority seating on the south side of the gym. Wheelchair pick-up will be located on the corner of Jess Neely Drive and 25th Avenue South (same corner as the baseball field and across from 25th Avenue Garage).
Holding seats is not permitted inside Memorial Gym as seating is limited.
senior class dayMay 10, 2012
faculTy seminars May 10, 2012
TOM BROKAWThe Voice of a GenerationMay 10, 2012, 11 a.m.
In 1797, Joseph Haydn completed what was immediately hailed as his greatest work, The Creation. This enormous piece scored for solo singers, chorus, and orchestra opens with nothing short of a musical impossibility—the sound of infinite nothingness. What follows would seem another nonstarter, especially given the elegance, balance, and sym-metry of late eighteenth-century musical style—the Representation of Chaos. This talk explores the aesthetics of the impossible in Haydn’s most sublime work.
Melanie Lowe is associate professor of musicology and chair of the Department of Musicology and Ethnomusicology at Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music. A scholar of eighteenth-century mu-sic, Lowe is also widely published on music in American media, classical recording, and “tween” pop culture.
Why College? Education and Citizenshipin Modern America2:00–3:00 p.m., 103 Wilson Hall
Creating Chaos in Haydn’s The Creation2:00–3:00 p.m., 126 Wilson Hall
College produces good citizens, right? Yes, but not for the reasons most people think. This talk will explore the role of higher education in defining changing meanings of democratic citizenship in the twentieth century, and explain why coordinated efforts to use education to produce good citizens and to remake society during that century rarely worked as intended. As we shall see, the real genius of American higher education has been—and remains—its utter unpredictability.
Christopher P. Loss is an assistant professor of education in Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. A historian of the twentieth-century United States, Loss specializes in the intellectual, political, and social history of U.S. higher education.
Robots are becoming increasingly valuable surgical devices, enabling physicians to reach into the body less invasively and treat diseases more accurately than has ever before been possible. This talk will cover several examples of novel surgical robots, ranging from “tentacle-like” robots that are the diameter of needles for endonasal surgery, to swallowable endoscopic capsule robots that can accomplish surgery in the intestines, making the “fantastic voyage” foreseen by Isaac Asimov a reality.
Robert J. Webster III, assistant pro-fessor of mechanical engineering, has published more than sixty peer-reviewed papers in the areas of sur-gical robotics and medical device design, and is a recipient of the IEEE Volz award for Ph.D. thesis impact, and the National Science Foundation CAREER Award.
Re-engineering Surgery:The Rise of Robots in the Operating Room3:15–4:15 p.m., 103 Wilson Hall
Privacy has become a flashpoint of contemporary American life. But it would be a mistake to treat “privacy” as an abstraction, unmoored by time, circumstance, and place. This talk investigates one of the key terms of U.S. political culture, charting the diverse ways privacy has emerged as a public concern across the twentieth century. Precisely because privacy has been billed as a personal possession, outside the domain of the state or politics, its history offers an illuminating window onto the social strains of modern citizenship.
Sarah E. Igo teaches and writes about modern American cultural and intellectual history. Her first book, The Averaged American, explores the relationship between survey data—opinion polls, sex surveys, consumer research—and modern understandings of self and nation. Igo also founded and co-directs the National Forum on the Future of Liberal Education.
Privacy in America:Glimpses of a Modern History3:15–4:15 p.m., 126 Wilson Hall
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We are so proud of the Vanderbilt Class of 2012!
Best of luck for a happy and successful
future.
general oVerViewRegalia Rental/Pick-up
Pick-up location: Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt (2525 West End Ave. across from Centennial Park)
Hours: Wednesday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. and Thursday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Seating
Since seating is open, we kindly ask that seats not be saved by any means other than someone sitting in the seat. If you bring balloons, ribbons, bags, etc., to attach to chairs in an attempt to save multiple seats, a faculty marshal or other member of the Commencement staff will ask you to remove them. A large video screen is set up behind the main stage to make viewing the ceremony easy for everyone on the lawn. Indoor seating: Sarratt Cinema, Neely Auditorium, and the Old Gym will be open to view the ceremony live for those sensitive to the heat and sun.
Disability Services
While on campus during Commencement if you or a guest need special assistance please call Disability Services at 615-322-4705.
Photography
Official photographers will take individual photos of each graduate shaking hands with the chancellor or their dean (for graduate and professional schools). Proofs of these photos will be sent to the parent’s or student’s permanent address along with information about ordering prints.
Parking & Transportation
Parking is available at the 25th Avenue Garage, Kensington Garage, Terrace Place Garage, and Wesley Place Garage for those attending THE PARTY on Wednesday, Senior Class Day events on Thursday, and Commencement on Friday.
Remember, if you need disability assistance, you can either visit the Commencement website and make your request or call Disability Services at (615) 322-4705 (V/TDD).
Shuttle buses will be available on all three days from the vari-ous garages listed above. Shuttles will begin service up to two hours before the event is scheduled to begin.
Severe Weather
In the event of intense rain or severe weather, the events taking place on Alumni Lawn will be moved to Memorial Gymnasium on 25th Avenue South. Please note that Memorial Gym is not air-conditioned. Layered clothing is a good strategy for guests and participants.
If the weather is uncertain and you are unsure of the location of the event, check vanderbilt.edu/commencement, call the Vanderbilt telephone operators at (615) 322-7311 after 6:00 a.m. on the morning of the event, or sign up for text alerts beforehand to be personally contacted of any changes. Changes will also be posted on the Commencement Facebook page (VanderbiltCommencement) and on Twitter (VUgraduation).
Text AlertVanderbilt offers a compli-
mentary early alert system for all Commencement attendees. The system is designed to inform you, via text message, if any of the main ceremonies have been moved or canceled due to weather or any unexpected circumstance. Text “VANDYGRAD” to the number 27538 to sign up.
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By Location1. Alumni Lawn: Main Commencement Ceremony1a. Sarratt Cinema/Rand Hall: Air-Conditioned Indoor Seating1b. Neely Auditorium: Air-Conditioned Indoor Seating1c. Old Gym: Air-Conditioned Indoor Seating2. Shuttle Bus Drop-off3. Memorial Gymnasium: Senior Class Day Speaker and Severe
Weather Location for Main Ceremony3a. Practice Gym: Air-Conditioned Overflow Seating for Main
Ceremony in Event of Severe Weather4. Bishops Common: Strawberries and Champagne Celebration5. Commons Lawn: THE PARTY5a. The Ingram Commons Open House Receptions6. Wilson Hall: Faculty Seminars7. Curry Field: Law School Diploma Ceremony and Reception8. Law School: Open House9. Magnolia Circle Lawn: Owen Graduate School of Management
Diploma Ceremony
10. Management Hall: Receptions for MBA, M.S.F., M.Acc.11. Benton Chapel: Divinity School Diploma Ceremony and
Reception12. Tillett Lounge and Refectory: Divinity School Reception and
Worship Service13. Library Lawn: Graduate School & M.Eng. Diploma Ceremony and
Reception14. University Club: School of Engineering Awards Ceremony15. Branscomb Quadrangle: School of Nursing Hooding/Diploma
Ceremony and Reception16. Frist Hall: School of Nursing Pinning Ceremony (155) Godchaux
Hall: School of Nursing Reception (Living Room)17. Wyatt Center Lawn: Peabody Post-Baccalaureate Ceremony17a. Peabody Mall: Peabody Breakfast, and Peabody College
Reception (Rain location for the Post-Baccalaureate Ceremony)18. Wyatt Center Rotunda: Peabody College Awards Ceremony and
Reception
19. Langford Auditorium: School of Medicine Class Day, School of Medicine Diploma Ceremony, and ROTC Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony
20. Student Life Center: Phi Beta Kappa Initiation, Black Graduates Recognition Ceremony, School of Medicine Luncheon
21. Blair School of Music: Senior Showcase, Blair School Senior Recognition Ceremony (Turner Recital Hall) and Continental Breakfast (Ingram Lobby)
22. Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center: Open House23. Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt: Regalia Pick-up/Drop-off24. 25th Avenue Garage: Guest Parking25. Terrace Place Garage: Guest Parking26. Wesley Place Garage: Guest Parking27. Kensington Garage: Guest Parking
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By Location1. Alumni Lawn: Main Commencement Ceremony
1a. Sarratt Cinema/Rand Hall: Air-Conditioned Indoor Seating
1b. Neely Auditorium: Air-Conditioned Indoor Seating
1c. Old Gym: Air-Conditioned Indoor Seating
2. Shuttle Bus Drop-off
3. Memorial Gymnasium: Senior Class Day Speaker and Severe Weather Location for Main Ceremony
3a. Practice Gym: Air-Conditioned Overflow Seating for Main Ceremony in Event of Severe Weather
4. Bishops Common: Strawberries and Champagne Celebration
5. Commons Lawn: THE PARTY
5a. The Ingram Commons Open House Receptions
6. Wilson Hall: Faculty Seminars
7. Curry Field: Law School Diploma Ceremony and Reception
8. Law School: Open House
9. Magnolia Circle Lawn: Owen Graduate School of Management Diploma Ceremony
10. Management Hall: Receptions for MBA, M.S.F., M.Acc.
11. Benton Chapel: Divinity School Diploma Ceremony and Reception
12. Tillett Lounge and Refectory: Divinity School Reception and Worship Service
13. Library Lawn: Graduate School & M.Eng. Diploma Ceremony and Reception
14. University Club: School of Engineering Awards Ceremony
15. Branscomb Quadrangle: School of Nursing Hooding/Diploma Ceremony and Reception
16. Frist Hall: School of Nursing Pinning Ceremony (155) Godchaux Hall: School of Nursing Reception (Living Room)
17. Wyatt Center Lawn: Peabody Post-Baccalaureate Ceremony
17a. Peabody Mall: Peabody Breakfast, and Peabody College Reception (Rain location for the Post-Baccalaureate Ceremony)
18. Wyatt Center Rotunda: Peabody College Awards Ceremony and Reception
19. Langford Auditorium: School of Medicine Class Day, School of Medicine Diploma Ceremony, and ROTC Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony
20. Student Life Center: Phi Beta Kappa Initiation, Black Graduates Recognition Ceremony, School of Medicine Luncheon
21. Blair School of Music: Senior Showcase, Blair School Senior Recognition Ceremony (Turner Recital Hall) and Continental Breakfast (Ingram Lobby)
22. Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center: Open House
23. Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt: Regalia Pick-up/Drop-off
24. 25th Avenue Garage: Guest Parking
25. Terrace Place Garage: Guest Parking
26. Wesley Place Garage: Guest Parking
27. Kensington Garage: Guest Parking
By EventBishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center Open House (May 11) 22
Black Graduates Recognition Ceremony (May 10) 20
Blair School: Senior Recognition Ceremony (May 10) 21 Senior Showcase (May 10) 21 Continental Breakfast (May 11) 21
Commencement, Main Ceremony (May 11) 1 Indoor Seating 1a, 1b, 1c Severe Weather Location 3 Severe Weather Overflow Seating 3a
Divinity School: Reception and Worship (May 10) 12 Diploma Ceremony (May 11) 11
Engineering, School of: Awards Ceremony (May 10) 14 M.Eng. Diploma Ceremony (May 11) 13
Faculty Seminars (May 10) 6
Graduate School: Diploma Ceremony and Reception (May 11) 13
Law School: Open House (May 10) 8 Diploma Ceremony and Reception (May 11) 7
Medicine, School of: Almost Alumni Favorite Faculty Luncheon (May 9) 20 Class Day and Reception (May 10) 19 Diploma Ceremony (May 11) 19 Luncheon (May 11) 20
Nursing, School of: Pinning Ceremony, Reception (May 10) 16 Diploma Ceremony and Reception (May 11) 15
Owen Graduate School of Management: Reception for MBA, M.S.F., and M.Acc. (May 10) 10 Diploma Ceremony (May 11) 9
Peabody College: Awards Ceremony and Reception (May 10) 18 Breakfast (May 11) 17a Post-Baccalaureate Ceremony (May 11) 17 Reception (May 11) 17a
Phi Beta Kappa Initiation (May 10) 20
ROTC Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony (May 11) 19
Senior Class Day Speaker (May 10) 3
Strawberries and Champagne Celebration (May 11) 4
The Ingram Commons Open House Receptions 5a
THE PARTY (May 9) 5
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Garages 1 & 2Location: C
Thursday, May 10th9:00 a.m - 1:00 p.m.
Garages 1 & 2Location: B
Friday, May 11th*7:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m.Garages 1, 2, 3 & 4
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*If the ceremony is moved to Memorial Gym due to weather, shuttles will only pick up
from garages 1 & 2 and drop off at location B
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Friday, May 11
7:00 a.m. Blair School of Music Continental Breakfast for degree candidates and their guestsIngram Hall Lobby, Blair School of Music
Peabody College Continental Breakfast for degree candidates and their guestsTent on Peabody Mall
8:25 a.m. Graduating students line upAlumni Lawn
9:00 a.m. CommencementAlumni Lawn (Memorial Gymnasium in case of severe weather )
Academic procession begins at 9:00 a.m.
Ceremonies on stage begin at 9:20 a.m. and end about noon for undergraduates
Graduate and professional degree recipients and their faculties will recess at approximately 10:15 a.m.
10:30 a.m. –2:00 p.m.
Graduate and Professional School Diploma-Awarding Ceremonies and Receptions
Noon –1:30 p.m.
Strawberries and Champagne Celebration for the Class of 2012 and their guests hosted by Chancellor Zeppos
Bishops Common, rain or shine
3:00 p.m. Military Graduation and Commissioning CeremonyLangford Auditorium
10:30 a.m. Divinity SchoolBenton Chapelreception following in the Refectory
Graduate SchoolLibrary Lawnreception following
Law SchoolCurry Fieldreception following
10:45 a.m. Owen Graduate School of Management
Magnolia Circle Lawnreception following
11:00 a.m. Peabody CollegeWyatt Center Lawnreception following
School of NursingBranscomb Quadrangle reception following
11:15 a.m. School of MedicineLangford Auditorium
12:30– 2:00 p.m.
School of Medicine Luncheonfor graduates and their guests
Student Life Center Ballroom
Thursday, May 10
11:00 a.m. Senior Class Day SpeakerTom Brokaw
Memorial Gymnasiumwww.vanderbilt.edu/commencement/week/senior-day-speaker
2:00– 4:15 p.m.
Faculty SeminarsSenior Class Day learning sessions for our guests conducted by Vanderbilt faculty members
Wilson Hall, Rooms 103 & 126 www.vanderbilt.edu/commencement/week/faculty-seminars
“Why College? Education and Citizenship in Modern America”
Christopher P. Loss
“Creating Chaos in Haydn’s The Creation”
Melanie Lowe
“Re-engineering Surgery: The Rise of Robots in the Operating Room”
Robert J. Webster III
“Privacy in America: Glimpses of a Modern History”
Sarah E. Igo
2:00– 3:00 p.m.
Law and Business Program Reception & Branstetter Program ReceptionLaw School
3:00– 4:30 p.m.
Law School Open House for degree candidates and their guestsLaw School
Reception for MBA, M.S.F., and M.Acc. for degree candidates and their guests
Management Hall
Blair School of Music Senior Recognition Ceremony for degree candidates and their guests
Turner Recital Hall
4:00 p.m. Phi Beta Kappa Initiation CeremonyStudent Life Center Commodore Ballroom
School of Engineering Awards Ceremony for engineering award winners and their guests
University Club
Peabody College Awards Ceremony for award winners and their guestsWyatt Center Rotunda and Lobby
4:00– 5:30 p.m.
School of Medicine Class Day and ReceptionLangford Auditorium & North Lobby of Light Hall
4:30 p.m. MSN Pinning Ceremony and DNP Recognition Ceremony155 Nursing Annex
5:00 p.m. School of Nursing Reception for Graduates and their guestsGodchaux Hall Living Room
Blair School of Music Senior ShowcaseTurner Recital Hall
Divinity School Reception and WorshipTillett Lounge and Benton Chapel
Wednesday, May 9
NOON School of Medicine Almost Alumni Favorite Faculty LuncheonStudent Life Center
8:00– 9:30 p.m.
THE INGRAM COMMONS OPEN HOUSE RECEPTIONS The Dean’s Residence and all ten houses on The Ingram Commons will hold receptions for graduates and their guests prior to THE PARTY.
9:00 p.m. THE PARTY celebrates all graduates, bringing together degree candidates, their families, and friends.
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By EvEntBishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center Open House (May 11) 22
Black Graduates Recognition Ceremony (May 10) 20
Blair School: Senior Recognition Ceremony (May 10) 21 Senior Showcase (May 10) 21 Continental Breakfast (May 11) 21
Commencement, Main Ceremony (May 11) 1 Indoor Seating 1a, 1b, 1c Severe Weather Location 3 Severe Weather Overflow Seating 3a
Divinity School: Reception and Worship (May 10) 12 Diploma Ceremony (May 11) 11
Engineering, School of: Awards Ceremony (May 10) 14 M.Eng. Diploma Ceremony (May 11) 13
Faculty Seminars (May 10) 6
Graduate School: Diploma Ceremony and Reception (May 11) 13
Law School: Open House (May 10) 8 Diploma Ceremony and Reception (May 11) 7
Medicine, School of: Almost Alumni Favorite Faculty Luncheon (May 9) 20 Class Day and Reception (May 10) 19 Diploma Ceremony (May 11) 19
Luncheon (May 11) 20
Nursing, School of: Pinning Ceremony, Reception (May 10) 16 Diploma Ceremony and Reception (May 11) 15
Owen Graduate School of Management: Reception for MBA, M.S.F., and M.Acc. (May 10) 10 Diploma Ceremony (May 11) 9
Peabody College: Awards Ceremony and Reception (May 10) 18 Breakfast (May 11) 17a Post-Baccalaureate Ceremony (May 11) 17 Reception (May 11) 17a
Phi Beta Kappa Initiation (May 10) 20
ROTC Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony (May 11) 19
Senior Class Day Speaker (May 10) 3
Strawberries and Champagne Celebration (May 11) 4
The Ingram Commons Open House Receptions 5a
THE PARTY (May 9) 5
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Commencement Office(615) 322-2870or toll free(866) 3VUGRAD (388-4723)[email protected]/commencement
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Mailing address:PMB #4077412301 Vanderbilt PlaceNashville, TN 37240-7741
GradImages(800) 261-2576gradimages.comgraduation photographs
Stone [email protected]. Box 210889Nashville, TN 37221-0889ordering DVDs of Commencement
Telephone Operators(615) 322-7311changes to event locationsdue to severe weather
University Registrar’s Office(615) 322-7707university.registrar@vanderbilt.eduregistrar.vanderbilt.edueligibility and change of address
Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt(615) 343-2665fax (615) [email protected] frames, rings, and otherVU merchandise
On-Campus Housing(615) [email protected] at The Ingram Commons
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