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Carol Simpson, left, and Dorothy Nelson of Environmental Services, party together on the dance floor at Night Owl Howl, the Employee Celebration Month bash for the night shift workers.
Harry R. Jacobson, M.D., vice chancellor for Health Affairs, makes a special delivery to Martha Hoover of the Informatics Center during the Silver Salute on Monday. The Silver Salute congratulates employees by delivering balloons and cookies to staff celebrating their 25-year anniversaries.
![Semir Sasic and Gloria Howard of Environmental Services, enjoy the music at Night Owl Howl.
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Semir Sasic and Gloria Howard of Environmental Services, enjoy the music at Night Owl Howl.
Semir Sasic and Gloria Howard of Environmental Services, enjoy the music at Night Owl Howl.
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Harry R. Jacobson, M.D., vice chancellor for Health Affairs, makes a special delivery to Martha Hoover of the Informatics Center during the Silver Salute on Monday. The Silver Salute congratulates employees by delivering balloons and cookies to staff celebrating their 25-year anniversaries.
Friday, Sept. 24
Noon–1p.m. Recipe Contest “Taste-Off.” Health Plus is sponsoring a Recipe Contest. Finalists will showcase their tasty recipes at the recipe contest “Taste-Off” at the Children’s Hospital. Check out the Health Plus Web site link below for contest information, rules and instructions at http://www.
vanderbilt.edu/HRS/wellness/ hpevents.htm#NationalFiveADayWeek.
Saturday, Sept. 25
12:30 p.m. VU vs. Navy (Away). Call 322-GOLD for tickets.
10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. “Free Days at the Frist Center.” Exhibitions include: “Golden Children: Four Centuries of European Portraits from the Yannick and Ben Jakober Foundation; “Illusions of Innocence: The Child in Modern Photography;” “Suspended Animation: Works by Marilyn Murphy” and “ Spirit of a Nation: Highlights from the Hunter Museum of American Art.” The Frist Center is open from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Free admission to Vanderbilt students, staff, and faculty with Vanderbilt ID, children under 18 are free, general admission $8.50, and senior citizens (65+) are $7.50.
Week 4
Monday, Sept. 27
6:30-10 a.m. and 4-7 p.m. LifeFlight Open House (meet at VUH 2nd floor service elevators). Tour of helipad and LifeFlight helicopter.
7:30-11 a.m. “Coffee Break at Iris Cafe.” Peabody College will host a coffee break at Iris Cafe, a new snack bar located in the Peabody Library. A free cup of coffee and a cookie will be available with a coupon. Coupons were distributed at the Kickoff or call Susie at 322-0698.
Tuesday, Sept. 28
Noon-1 p.m. “Decorating Tips” (112 Sarratt). Tips on decorating from Mark Webber and Mike Whitler of Branches. The guys from Branches are back with us again this year, up to their usual antics, and promising to bring us up to date on all the latest floral trends for entertaining.
4-6:30 p.m. “Tuneful Tuesday” Rock night with a country twist. Soul Incision and very special guests Linda Davis and Billy Dean. Join us on Olin Terrace — fun, food and prizes will be plentiful.
Wednesday, Sept. 29
Noon–1 p.m. “Football 201” (202 Light Hall). If you want to know more about the game of football, this is the place to be. Vice Chancellor David Williams “plays” through a game to give you first hand experience of one of America’s favorite games. Door prize drawing.
7:30-10 p.m. You won’t want to miss a visit to Vanderbilt’s “mountaintop campus,” home to Dyer Observatory. It’s a great opportunity to find out what’s happening in our skies and in the field of space exploration. If the weather cooperates, you’ll have the chance to look through the Seyfert telescope for some awesome celestial viewing. Reservations required — e-mail nancy.dwyer@vanderbilt.edu or call 373-4897. See www.dyer.vanderbilt.edu for more information and directions.
Thursday, Sept. 30
Noon “Historical Walking Tour of Campus” with Lyle Lankford (meet on front steps of Kirkland Hall).
Noon-1 p.m. “Universal Health Care: Who Needs It?” (512 Light Hall). Larry Churchill, Ann Geddes Stahlman Professor of Medical Ethics. It is well-recognized that the uninsured are vulnerable and disadvantaged in receiving
health services in the United States under our current policies. The objective of the session is to explore the various vulnerabilities of those who have insurance. Door prize drawing.
10 a.m. to 8 p.m. “Free Days at the Frist Center.” The Frist Center is open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday. Free admission to Vanderbilt students, staff, and faculty with Vanderbilt ID, children under 18 are free, general admission $8.50, and senior citizens (65+) are $7.50.