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[IMAGE]=09 Vol. 1, No. 5 " October 2001 Table of Contents Alumni News Campus News V= anderbilt in the News Research at Vanderbilt Sports News Alumni Club Happen= ings Alumni News Alumni Enjoy Homecoming 2001 The rainy weather didn't= dampen the spirits of Commodore alumni returning to campus for Homecoming= 2001, October 12-13. Hundreds of alumni and guests attended the tradition= al parade, the pre-game tailgate, the big game, educational events, and th= e annual Young Alum Bash. Read more about the weekend and check out photos= at the link above. The next Reunion and Homecoming weekend is October 25-= 26, 2002, so mark your calendars now. AVBA Members Gather, Elect New Lead= ers Members of the Association of Vanderbilt Black Alumni met at the Bisho= p Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center after the Homecoming game to visit = with old friends and announce the new club officers for the coming year. = Many alumni returned for the open house reception and to congratulate the = newly elected AVBA officers. For more information about AVBA and the elect= ions, click on the link above or e-mail carolyn.t.dunlap@vanderbilt.edu. = Campus News Saint on Campus THE TENNESSEAN--Academy Award-winning actres= s Eva Marie Saint and her husband, actor-director Jeffrey Hayden, were on = campus in mid-October as part of the Fred Coe Artist-in-Residence program.= Saint and Hayden gave master classes for theater department students for = a week. Past theater artists in the Fred Coe program have included Olympia= Dukakis, Karl Malden, Fiona Shaw and Nashville actor Barry Scott. Saint w= on the Oscar as best supporting actress in the 1954 Elia Kazan classic, "O= n the Waterfront," opposite Marlon Brando. Vanderbilt Adopts Anti-Sweats= hop Position Vanderbilt University has announced steps designed to ensure = that no officially licensed apparel bearing the University's name or logos= is produced under conditions that violate basic workers' rights. In annou= ncing the University's anti-sweatshop position, Chancellor Gordon Gee said= Vanderbilt would seek membership in both the Fair Labor Association and W= orkers Rights Consortium, two organizations that monitor and protect the r= ights of workers worldwide. Vanderbilt Transplant Center Among Top Choice= s in Recent Survey For the second year in a row, the Vanderbilt Transplant= Center has been among the top choices for clients of transplant services = across the country. In a recent United Resources Networks survey, Vanderbi= lt University Medical Center ranked No. 2 for both administrative ease and= communications. Last year, the center was No. 1 in both of these categori= es. Lilly Endowment Grant to Aid Vanderbilt's Kelly Miller Smith Institut= e, American Baptist College THE TENNESSEAN--American Baptist College and= Vanderbilt Divinity School's Kelly Miller Smith Institute have received a= n $841,000 grant from the Lilly Endowment to train African-American congre= gations in theology and social activism. The grant, which will be spread o= ut over three years, expands American Baptist College's extension program = that exists at 33 training centers, mostly in local churches. The Smith In= stitute promotes theological reflection about the role of the black church= in society. Angels and Devils Comprise Exhibit of Rare Books at Heard Lib= rary Books about witches, witchcraft, magic and occult sciences, many of wh= ich have survived multiple attempts at book burnings since their publicati= on, are among those featured in a new exhibit at the Jean and Alexander He= ard Library. "Angels and Devils: Religious and Secular Texts from the Spe= cial Collections Vault" also includes several rare copies of religious tex= ts. The exhibit is open weekdays from 9 am to 4 pm through Dec. 31. For mo= re information, call 615-322-2807. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Award= s Grant to Peabody College The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded = a three-year, $2.7 million grant to Vanderbilt University's Peabody Colleg= e to provide leadership and technology training to about 1,800 school prin= cipals and superintendents across the state of Tennessee. The award to Van= derbilt is part of the $100 million State Challenge Grants for Leadership = Development program set up by the Gates Foundation. Vanderbilt Professor= s Receive Grant to Study and Improve Special Education The U.S. Department = of Education has announced more than $8.7 million in awards to establish n= ine centers devoted to studying and improving special education. The cente= rs, at eight universities, will concentrate on reading skills, behavior an= d learning disabilities. Professors Doug Fuchs and Dan Reschly of Vanderbi= lt University were awarded a total of $700,000. Vanderbilt in the News B= aby Saved Amid Terrorist Attacks ABC NEWS.COM--When federal aviation offic= ials ordered all commercial flights nationwide grounded after terrorists s= truck New York and Washington Sept. 11, one family in Texas feared their i= nfant daughter would die as a result. Six-month-old Kareena lay dying in a= Houston hospital, awaiting the commercial flight that was supposed to bri= ng her a new liver that would save her life. Hundreds of miles away at Van= derbilt University Medical Center in Tennessee, Dr. Ravi Chari listened to= radio reports about the World Trade Center and the Pentagon as he removed= a donor's liver in preparation for Kareena's transplant. Retired Profes= sor Keeps Up With Religion THE TENNESSEAN--For some reason, it's hard to f= ind people in Nashville who know much about religion other than their own.= Charles Hambrick has always been an exception. For 25 years, he taught wo= rld religions at Vanderbilt University. He can still be found at any serio= us interfaith study group in town, no matter how small. Business Leaders= Shown Metro Schools Need Their Help THE TENNESSEAN--A school busload of b= usiness and community leaders were impressed recently with Metro's new Max= well Elementary, but they also got a reality check on its needs. At Maxwel= l the gleaming hallways still smell new and teachers are pleased with spac= ious, well-lighted classrooms. But computers are scarce, and many library = shelves are still empty. That's the sort of true-life picture that the Nas= hville Area Chamber of Commerce wants business people and community leader= s to understand. New Metro Schools Director Pedro Garcia joined Mayor Bill= Purcell, Vanderbilt Chancellor Gordon Gee and other leaders for the trip.= Vanderbilt Physician Writes Book of Personal Essays THE NASHVILLE BUSI= NESS JOURNAL--Nashville physician and philanthropist Frank Boehm is gettin= g personal. The Vanderbilt doctor has authored a book titled "Doctors Cry,= Too: Essays from the Heart of a Physician." Boehm's point of view on subj= ects such as strength and courage, faith, humor, forgiveness, death and dy= ing, parenting and the physician/patient bond is addressed in the collecti= on of essays. Research at Vanderbilt Military Kids Looking Sharper USA = TODAY--Students at Department of Defense schools outscore their public sch= ool peers on standardized tests, regardless of race, family income and par= ents' educational levels, according to a recent study. "It's the best-kept= secret in Washington," says Claire Smrekar, lead researcher for the study= commissioned by the National Education Goals Panel, a body of federal and= state officials who monitor schools. The yearlong study by the Peabody Ce= nter for Education Policy at Vanderbilt looked at 1998 test results of the= National Assessment of Educational Progress, a congressionally mandated e= xam popularly called the Nation's Report Card, and the SAT college entranc= e exam. Laughter Still the Best Medicine SCIENCE DAILY MAGAZINE--Humans= have many ways to express themselves, but one of the most enjoyable and m= ysterious is laughter. While scientists have thoroughly researched many ot= her human sounds, such as singing and talking, remarkably little is known = about the acoustics of laughter. Seeking to rectify this, Vanderbilt psych= ology professor Jo-Anne Bachorowski and Cornell psychology professor Micha= el Owren studied 1,024 laughter episodes from 97 young adults as they watc= hed funny video clips from films such as "When Harry Met Sally" and "Monty= Python and the Holy Grail." The surprising results were published in the = September issue of the "Journal of the Acoustical Society of America." Ne= w Clues to the Location of Visual Consciousness A new test that measures = what people see when viewing discordant images in each eye has produced im= portant new clues about the location of the brain activity underlying visu= al consciousness. Exploring the Interactions of Light and Matter Researc= hers at Vanderbilt's Free-Electron Laser Center are developing new kinds o= f laser surgery, creating a better X-ray source for mammography and findin= g faster ways to identify proteins. A multimedia feature uses animations, = videos, photos and text to describe center research. Sports News Commodor= e Recruit Looks Forward to SEC THE TENNESSEAN--Bryson Krueger, a shooting= guard from Phoenix who committed to the Vanderbilt men's basketball team = recently, made a splash at the Adidas Big Time Tournament and is aiming fo= r the big time. Krueger said one of the things that attracted him to Vande= rbilt was the opportunity to play in the Southeastern Conference. Commodo= res Get Big Center from Philadelphia THE PHILADEPHIA DAILY NEWS--Who says= homework has to be limited to math, English, science, etc? Not Ted Skucha= s. A 6-11, 240-pound senior center at Germantown Academy, Skuchas does won= derfully in all of the traditional subjects. He also earned an A-plus in a= course he just completed: How to Make an Intelligent Decision for Academi= c and Basketball Futures. With family and school friends happily looking o= n, Skuchas recently put on a baseball cap to reveal Vanderbilt will be his= college destination. Vanderbilt Baseball Team Gets Commitment From Top P= itcher THE TENNESSEAN--Vanderbilt baseball has gotten a commitment from Bl= ake Owen, a 6-3, 195-pound senior right-hander from East Robertson High Sc= hool. Owen, who last season had an 0.90 earned run average and struck out = 118 batters in 59 innings, has been rated the No. 4 prospect in Tennessee = and No. 81 nationally by "Baseball America." State Champion Golfer To Si= gn with Vanderbilt THE TENNESSEAN--May Wood, a three-time winner of the Di= vision II TSSAA state golf tournament from Baylor High School in Chattanoo= ga, verbally committed to Vanderbilt recently. Among the nation's top high= school prospects, Wood turned down scholarship offers from North Carolina= , Florida and Alabama. She will sign with Vanderbilt during the signing pe= riod that begins Nov. 14. Alumni Club Happenings The Nashville Vanderbi= lt Club tipped its hat to William Shakespeare as it celebrated Vanderbilt = University Theatre's 25th season at Neely Auditorium, Oct. 7. More than 90= alumni and guests attended "Brunch with the Bard" on Alumni Lawn. The eve= nt featured a presentation by Mark Cabus, a leading authority on Shakespea= re and classical literature. Afterwards the group enjoyed Vanderbilt's pro= duction of "The Comedy of Errors," followed by a visit with the director a= nd cast. The Washington, D.C., Vanderbilt Club was one of 12 Southeastern = Conference alumni groups who participated in this year's capital kick-off = Sept. 14. The event, held every year in conjunction with the beginning of= the college football season, took place at the Hard Rock Caf?. Atlanta = area alumni and friends spent a rewarding day helping out their home city = in Vanderbilt's name. The group participated in the annual "Hands on Atlan= ta Day," Oct. 6, by cleaning up trails and working on landscape needs at M= urphy Candler Park. Los Angeles and Orange County alumni got together for = a pre-performance picnic dinner and then enjoyed the Hollywood Bowl Orches= tra's grand finale show of the season, Sept. 16. The show featured splendi= d music from Hollywood, Broadway and the performing arts. The good times = rolled in New Orleans when the Vanderbilt Club gathered for a wine tasting= Oct. 4. Alumni enjoyed the "fruits of the vine" while receiving instructi= on from wine experts. Dallas Vanderbilt alums who couldn't make it to camp= us for Homecoming 2001 had their own homecoming celebration in Dallas. The= club hosted a football watching party at the McKinney Avenue Tavern, Oct.= 13. The University of Georgia Alumni Club of Dallas joined the VU fans to= add a little competitive spirit to the afternoon. The Dores are on the r= oad! The Charlotte, N.C., Vanderbilt club caravanned to the VU-South Ca= rolina football game Oct. 20. .commodore e-news is published monthly by = the Division of Institutional Planning and Advancement, Vanderbilt Univers= ity, from editorial and business offices at the Baker Building, Suite 1000= , 110 21st Ave. S., Nashville, TN 37203. Phone: 615-322-2601. Fax: 615-343= -8547. E-mail: Lew.Harris@vanderbilt.edu . Co-editors: Joanne Beckham and = Lew Harris. Design/development: Arlene Samowich Production: Samantha Fortn= er =09 If you do not wish to receive future Emails from Vanderbilt University, pl= ease CLICK HERE =20 [IMAGE]
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