Campus Snapshot Jonathan C.W. Davis

Vanderbilt University: Peabody College

EMSA Summer Intern Program 2013

The College at Brockport

Campus Profile • Type of institution: Highly Selective Private, Doctoral Granting

Research University (Carnegie Classification, 2013)▫ single largest employer in the city- 20k

• Location: Nashville, TN aka “NashVegas”

• Student populations: Undergrad- 6, 796; Grad/Prof- 5,949; Total: 12,745

• Popular majors and programs: Human and Organizational Development (HOD), Medicine, Health, and Society (MHS), Neuroscience, and Engineering

• Fun facts: Peabody College of Ed has been ranked #1 for 5 consecutive years, Vanderbilt ranked as #17 in National Universities (US News & World Report), ABC’s Nashville series, Nashville is known as the “Music City, USA” and as Athens of the South (replica of the Parthenon)

Mission/Vision/Values Vanderbilt University is a center for scholarly research, informed and creative teaching, and service to the community and society at large. Vanderbilt will uphold the highest standards and be a leader in the

quest for new knowledge through scholarship,dissemination of knowledge through teaching and outreach, creative experimentation of ideas and concepts.

In pursuit of these goals, Vanderbilt values most Highly

intellectual freedom that supports open inquiry, equality, compassion, and excellence in all endeavors.

Student Affairs Mission/Vision/Values

The Mission of the Office of the Dean of Students

The Office of the Dean of Students serves a central role in student learning and development at Vanderbilt, advancing the University’s mission of teaching, research, and service by fostering academic and social networks through which students develop as intentional learners and global citizens. The Office of the Dean of Students creates opportunities to involve students, faculty and staff in diverse learning communities and provides a critical support structure for enriching the overall student experience. We achieve these ends through strategic alignment, both internally and in concert with other university departments.

The Purposes of the Office of the Dean of Students

Our core purposes are to:

• Create a transformative college experience that dissolves the

traditional barriers between in and out of classroom learning.

• Enhance academic performance and intellectual excellence by

building effective learning communities that emphasize the active

engagement of students, faculty and staff.

• Serve as a structural support system that fosters well being,

security, safety, accessibility, capability, and encouragement, as

well as provide the student with resources for belonging,

recognition, contribution, and respect.

• Promote healthy lives and balanced minds to ensure the well

being of the Vanderbilt community and establish the foundation

for individual learning and personal development.

• Forge collaborative partnerships to achieve a seamless learning

environment that links, aligns, and integrates programmatic and

academic endeavors.

• Expand opportunities for experiential learning, civic engagement,

cultural enrichment, leadership development, and service

learning.

• Conduct ongoing assessments upon which to generate policies

and programs that meet the changing needs and interests of

students and to increase our capacity for doing so.

• Provide intellectual challenge and increase the overall sense of

community by generating dialog around issues of tolerance,

justice, moral responsibility, and human dignity.

• Espouse, embody and impart the values of the Community Creed

within our residential community.

Student Affairs Profile

• 163 Professional Staff*▫ 1 Dean of Students, 4 Associate Deans, 2-3 Assistant Deans▫ Lacking information on demographics. Racial and ethnic

diversity is low• 15 Departments/Functional Areas within the Division

▫ Programs of Note: the PREP program, International Service Experiences, the FLICx series, Living Learning Communities (LLCs), Commodore Quake and Rites of Spring, and Arts and Creative Engagement

▫ Departments of Note: Leadership Development and Intercultural Affairs, Office of Active Citizenship and Service, Arts and Creative Engagement, and Office of LGBTQI Life

• Fun facts or traditions: Annual Chili Cook Off

Experiences That Led Me HERE!• Leadership Positions:

• GA Office of Leadership Development and Intercultural Affairs (Vanderbilt)

• GA Office of Active Citizenship and Service (Vanderbilt)

• Volunteer AmbassaDORE (Vanderbilt)

• Volunteer Anchor Link Implementation Team (Vanderbilt)

• Program Manager (Berea College)

• Peer Mentor (Berea College)

• Favorite Higher Ed. Course:

▫ College Student Personnel Services: Dr. Andrew Johnston, Associate Provost and Dean of Students

▫ Student Development Theories: Dr. Carrie Kortegast, Assistant Professor of the Practice

• Lessons Learned:

▫ 1) never pass up an opportunity to grow professionally

▫ 2) an internal compass is needed

▫ 3) enjoy what you do

• What do you hope to get out of your summer experience?

▫ A new found appreciation for the impact of service work and a deeper understanding of a growing

functional area of higher education.