J. Jacobs auditions last week for Vanderbilt Idol judges, from left, Angela Durham, Ondee Whitman, John Shaw and Cathey Nelson. The top five Vanderbilt Idol finalists will get the chance to perform during this year’s Employee Celebration kickoff party on Sept. 5 on Library Lawn.
Photo by Susan Urmy
Demikia Sawyers of Environmental Services parties on the dance floor with some of her co-workers during last year’s Night Owl Howl. This year’s Howl is set for 11 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 19.
Photo by Dana Johnson
At last year’s Employee Celebration kick-off party, Soul Incision, along with the help of some Vanderbilt University cheerleaders, got the month off to a rocking start. This year’s Employee Celebration Month begins Tuesday, Sept. 5, with a day of events on Vanderbilt’s Library Lawn. See page 6 for a complete listing of Employee Celebration events.
Photo by Dana Johnson
Vanderbilt's Employee Celebration Month 2006 kicks off Tuesday, Sept. 5. The monthlong event honors Vanderbilt staff and faculty for their service, and begins with a day of festivities on Library Lawn.
Free hot-air balloon rides will be offered during the kickoff, as well as door prize drawings and entertainment by musical acts including Jennifer Brantley and The McKaskles. A dunking booth will also be in operation all day, featuring administrators from the University and Medical Center. For a $1 donation, staff and faculty can get three shots at dumping administrators in the drink, with proceeds benefiting the Employee Assistance Hardship Fund.
Throughout the month, a variety of free special events will take place.
The following is a list of events for Employee Celebration Month 2006, however some times, events and locations are subject to change. Check online for updates and changes at www.vanderbilt.edu/employeecelebration.
September 5
7-9 a.m. — Kick-off Celebration (Library Lawn)
5 a.m.-8 p.m. — Know Your Numbers (HealthPlus)
5-9 p.m. — Softball Tournament begins (Recreation Center fields)
September 6
11 a.m.-1 p.m. — Know Your Numbers (Wyatt Center atrium)
5 a.m.-8 p.m. — Know Your Numbers (HealthPlus)
noon-1 p.m. — Walking tour of campus (meet in front of Kirkland)
noon-1 p.m. — Brown Bag, Julie Rosof-Williams, M.S.N., “Emergency Contraceptives 101” (189 Sarratt)
1-2 p.m. — Brown Bag, Barbara Forbes, “The Business of Aging” (189 Sarratt)
5-9 p.m. — Softball Tournament (Recreation Center fields)
September 7
noon-1 p.m. — Brown Bag, A.J. Levine, “The DaVinci Code” (Law School's Flynn Auditorium)
1-2 p.m. — Brown Bag, Andre Churchwell, M.D., “The History of Men's Style in the 20th Century, and hopefully the 21st” (4311 A-D Light Hall)
3:30-5 p.m. — Taste @ Vandy (Library Lawn)
5-9 p.m. — Softball Tournament (Recreation Center fields)
September 8
5 a.m.-8 p.m. — Know Your Numbers (HealthPlus)
noon-1 p.m. — Brown Bag, Douglas Schmidt, Ph.D., “The World is Flat and What You Can Do About It” (363 Sarratt)
1-2 p.m. — Brown Bag, Dianne Harris, “Breast Health Issues that Could Save Your Life” (419 A-D Light Hall)
5-9 p.m. — Softball Tournament rain date (Recreation Center fields)
5-8 p.m. — HealthPlus faculty and staff Swim Night (Campus Recreation Center)
7-9 p.m. — Vanderbilt Night at the Shakespeare Festival (Centennial Park)
September 9
Half-price at Nashville Shores for Vanderbilt employees (4001 Bell Road, Hermitage)
8 a.m.-2 p.m. — Know Your Numbers (HealthPlus)
9 a.m. — Road trip to Alabama for Vanderbilt vs. 'Bama football game (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
September 10
Half-price at Nashville Shores for Vanderbilt employees (4001 Bell Road, Hermitage)
3-5 p.m. — Family movie, Disney's “Chicken Little” (Children's Hospital theater)
September 11
noon-1 p.m. — Brown Bag, “How to Navigate Involvement as a high school parent” (Peabody fireside room)
2-4 p.m. — Service Awards celebration (Memorial Gymnasium practice gym)
September 12
noon-1 p.m. — Brown Bag, “Not Necessarily Cut Flowers … Tablescaping and Decorating with Found Objects” (189 Sarratt)
7-9 p.m. — Night at the Dyer Observatory (Dyer Observatory)
September 13
11 a.m.-1 p.m. — Fun Run/Walk! (Buttrick Hall/NMR Building)
noon-1 p.m. — Brown Bag, Bill Dickinson, “Huh? I Can Hear Everbody But My Wife!” C-2209 MCN)
September 14
6:30 a.m. — Know Your Numbers (2703 TVC)
noon-1 p.m. — Brown Bag, Sgt. Gary Kemper, Nashville Police Dept., “Gangs in Nashville” (363 Sarratt)
5-8 p.m. — Writers Night (Schulman Center)
September 15
noon-1 p.m. — Volunteerism in the Workplace (363 Sarratt)
noon-1 p.m. — Walking tour of campus (meet in front of Kirkland Hall)
1-2 p.m. — Brown Bag, Eric Clauss, “Protecting Your Child from Illness and Injury” (214 Light Hall)
September 16
6 p.m. — Vanderbilt vs. Arkansas football game (Dudley Field)
September 18
noon-1 p.m. — Brown Bag, T.R. Keith, Morgan Stanley, “Investing for Beginners” (363 Sarratt)
September 19
noon-1 p.m. — Brown Bag, Tom Talbott, M.D., “Of Birds and Men — Avian Flu” (411 A-D Light Hall)
noon-1 p.m. — Walking tour of campus (meet in front of Kirkland Hall)
1-2 p.m. — Brown Bag, Jasper Richardson, “Sports Injuries and Adolescents” (415 A-D Light Hall)
11 p.m.-midnight — Night Owl Howl (Courtyard Cafeteria)
September 20
noon-1 p.m. — Brown Bag, Bruce Oppenheimer, “The Mid-term Elections” (363 Sarratt)
5-6 p.m. — Brown Bag, Terry Jackson, “Ebay the Easy Way with TJ Nash” (202 Light Hall)
September 21
noon-1 p.m. — Brown Bag, Larry Churchill, Ph.D., “How We Fixed Medicare: A 20/20 Retrospective” (411 A-D Light Hall)
3-4 p.m. — Fashion Show with fashions from Ann Taylor Loft and Joseph A. Banks (Student Life Center)
September 22
11 a.m.-noon — Know Your Numbers (701 Crystal Terrace)
noon-1 p.m. — Brown Bag, Bill Carey, “Chancellors, Commodores and Coeds” (116 Sarratt)
1-2 p.m. — Brown Bag, Michael Vandenbergh, “Individual Behavior and Climate Change” (Law School's Alumni Room)
September 23
3-5 p.m. — Family movie, Disney's “Sky High” (Children's Hospital theater)
6 p.m. — Vanderbilt vs. LSU football game (Dudley Field)
September 25
11 a.m.-noon — Know Your Numbers (Baker Building lobby)
noon-1 p.m. — Brown Bag, Steven Gabbe, M.D., “The Women of Our Country” (208 Light Hall)
Faculty/staff golf tournament (McCabe Golf Course)
September 26
noon-1 p.m. — Brown Bag, Dale Cockrell, “The Pa's Fiddle Project: Giving New Voice to the Music in the Little House on the Prairie Books” (363 Sarratt)
noon-1 p.m. — Self Care Techniques Class from HealthPlus (Central Library, Electronics Room)
September 27
noon-1 p.m. — Brown Bag, Ms. Cheap (202 Light Hall)
1-2 p.m. — Brown Bag, Dianne Killebrew, “12 Super Foods that Will Rock Your Body!” (363 Sarratt)
5-7 p.m. — Know Your Numbers (2104 Children's Hospital)
September 28
noon-1 p.m. — Nutrition/Mini Cooking Class (Dayani Center Kitchen)
1-2 p.m. — Brown Bag, Laura Hayes, “How to Organize Your Life” (363 Sarratt)
September 29
noon-1 p.m. — Brown Bag, David Williams, “Football 101” (208 Light Hall)
September 30
3-5 p.m. — Tailgate Party
6 p.m. — Tailgate Game, Vanderbilt vs. Temple University (Dudley Field)