Knoxville Vanderbilt Alumni Chapter

Wonderful Commodore Launch tonight in Knoxville!! Special thank you to Ruza Shellaway, Vanderbilt Vice Chancellor and General Counsel, for coming to speak to us! The launch was hosted by Robert and Jennifer Parish.

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Stay tuned for new Spring/Summer Chapter programming.

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There is still time to join us tonight at the Commodore Launch (formerly the Summer Send-Off).

Details can be found here!!

Knoxville Commodore Launch : Vanderbilt University Previously known as Summer Send-off, the Commodore Launch event is a fresh take on a decades-long tradition of welcoming incoming students and parents to the Vanderbilt community. Join fellow students, parents and alumni as we welcome our newest Commodores and launch their Vanderbilt experience!

Greetings from Omaha!!! Make sure to cheer for the VandyBoys from wherever you are this evening! Winner takes all tonight!!! Anchor Down!

Go Dores!

Save the date for two upcoming Knoxville Area Alumni Association Virtual events!

March 10th will be the Commodore Classroom “Performing Appalachia.” See below for the details and you can register via the alumni email or post in the comments if you need a link!

And special to our chapter will be a Wine Tasting featuring a Vanderbilt graduate as our sommelier and a wine pick up at Ashe’s in Bearden! Details forthcoming on that! Tentative date of March 30th!

I know we are all looking forward to the day when we can resume our regular chapter programming! In the meantime, Vanderbilt is providing some webinars specific to our area.

On July 21, there will be a "Tennessee: The July Night Sky" webinar. You may have gotten an email about the details, but if not or if you are interested, click the link here for more information and to register!

Tennessee: The July Night Sky Webinar : Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory's Dr. Billy T***s will give an overview of some popular celestial objects of interest that will be visible in the evening sky of late July. The talk will start by discussing a few of the prominent planets, stars, and constellations that are visible with just the unaided e...

See this for some activities for the kids while we are all safer at home and social distancing. Hope everyone is staying healthy and safe!

Running out of things to do while you social distance? We can help! We made Vanderbilt-related coloring activities and word searches for you and your Vandy family!

To download and to see more resources for our community members with children at home, visit https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2020/04/03/vu-offers-activity-pages-resources-to-support-community-members-with-young-children-at-home/

Hello All! As you might have seen, the Vandyboys in Knoxville Game Watch Event is canceled due to the game being canceled. We are disappointed, but hope to get back to regular programming soon! Everyone please stay well and safe out there! Anchor Down ⚓️

Looking for something to do on a rainy day in Knoxville? Tune in to the SEC Network today at 6 p.m. to watch Vandy take on Tennessee at Memorial Gym! Go Dores! Anchor Down!

Only one day left before The Commodores take on the dreaded Tennessee Volunteers! Hope to see plenty of Black and Gold at the game! See the photo for information about a tailgate hosted by Chris Groer, a local alum! Questions? Comment below!

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IMPORTANT UPDATE:
The Knoxville Chapter invites alumni, family, and friends to a Commodore Classroom with Professor Marc Hetherington on Tuesday, January 17 (*rescheduled from October 17*). The topic is "Election 2016: How the heck did this happen?" Professor Hetherington will provide insight to prepare us for the inauguration later that week. To register, visit http://www.vuconnect.com/knoxvillepoliticallecture
We hope to see you there!

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