9/3/02
7 a.m. - 10 p.m. - Kick-Off Celebration, Library Lawn; Pin and Gift Distribution with Key Leadership
9a.m., noon, 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. - Special Prize drawings for DVD player, Digital Camera, TV (must be present to win). 100 free cameras distributed for the Focus on Vanderbilt photo exhibition. Free T-Shirts
5:30 p.m. - Cancer Answer Evenings - "Childhood Cancers: Victories We Can Claim," VICC 8th Floor Conference Room
8 p.m. - Special concert by Sam Levine and "City Lights," Library Lawn

9/04/02
Door Prize drawings - American Airlines tickets, football and hockey tickets, concert tickets, hot air balloon rides, gourmet dinners, and more. Do not have to be present to win. Winners notified
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Health Plus Health Risks Appraisals, Human Resource Services Training, 2525 West End Bldg.
Noon - 1 p.m. - Brown Bag Lunch Series - "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask About Flying in Space," Drew Gaffney, Wyatt Center Rotunda
5:15 p.m. - Health Plus Healthy Benefits Presentation - "Dealing with Unruly Customers," Jim Kendall, LCSW Work/Life Connections, Light Hall 419 B-D

9/05/02
7:30 a.m. - "Meet the Coaches," football coach Bobby Johnson and baseball coach Tim Corbin, Sarratt Cinema
Noon - 1 p.m. - Brown Bag Lunch Series - "Bioterrorism: Things I Would Like to Know and Questions I Would Like to Ask," Dr. Bill Schaffner, professor & chair Preventive Medicine, 134 Featheringill Hall (Engineering School)
8 p.m. - The Intimate Guitar - Guitarist John Johns and guest David Schnaufer, Ingram Hall, $5
8 p.m. - 10 p.m. - "Songwriter Showcase at the Pub," Sarratt Student Center Overcup Oak Pub

9/06/02
Noon - 1 p.m. - Brown Bag Lunch Series - "Clergy Sexual Misconduct: Four Truths," Volney Gay, professor & chair, Religious Studies, 216 Owen

9/07/02
6 p.m. - Vandy vs. Furman

9/09/02
6:30 a.m. - 10 a.m. & 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. - LifeFlight Open House. Tour of helipad and LifeFlight helicopter. Meet at VUH 2nd floor freight elevators
Noon - 1 p.m. - Brown Bag Lunch Series - "The Miranda Case," Donald Hall, professor of Law; Covington Room, Law School
11 a.m. - 2 p.m. - Music Matinee, Medical Center Cafeteria
Noon - Health Plus and the Ingram Cancer Center ‘Five-A-Day’ Presentation - "Kids and Veggies," Preston Research Building, 8th Floor Conference Room
5 p.m. - Occupational Health Clinic - "Self Care," Medical Center North S-3407
5:30 p.m. - "Get Rich Slowly," William Spitz; Sarratt Cinema

9/10/02
11 a.m. - 2 p.m. - Music Matinee, Medical Center Cafeteria
Noon - Historical Walking Tour of Campus - Lyle Lankford, meet on front steps of Kirkland Hall. Call 2-3911 to register
Noon - Health Plus and the Ingram Cancer Center ‘Five-A-Day’ Presentation - "5 in 1," Preston Research Building, 8th Floor Conference Room
5:30 p.m. - Cancer Answer Evenings - "Can Five-A-Day Help Keep Cancer Away?" VICC 8th Floor Conference Room

9/11/02
Remembrance Events
7:30 a.m. - Gather at Alumni Lawn for Lowering of Flag
Noon - 1 p.m. - "World on Wednesday," Rand Terrace
Noon and 12:30 p.m. - A Service of Remembrance and Hope, Pastoral Care, Rhea Chapel, VUH lobby
4 p.m. - A Service of Peaceful Tomorrows, Benton Chapel
Noon - Health Plus and the Ingram Cancer Center ‘Five- A-Day’ Presentation - "Fall/Winter Choices," Preston Research Building, 8th Floor Conference Room
Noon - Health Plus Fall Walking Club begins, Medical Center North Shuttle Drop Off
Noon - Occupational Health Clinic "Self Care," 2202 Page Campbell

9/12/02
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Health Plus Health Risks Appraisals - Athletics Football Meeting Room, McGugin
11 a.m. - 2 p.m. - Music Matinee, Medical Center Cafeteria
Noon - Historical Walking Tour of Campus - Felicity Peck, meet on front steps of Kirkland Hall. Call 2-3911 to register
Noon - Health Plus and the Ingram Cancer Center ‘Five- A-Day’ Presentation - "Nutrition on the Fly," Preston Research Building, 8th Floor Conference Room
8 p.m. - An Evening with Soprano Dawn Upshaw, Ingram Hall; $15 Admission
8 p.m. - 10 p.m. - "Songwriter Showcase at the Pub" Sarratt Student Center, Overcup Oak Pub
11 p.m. - 1 a.m. - "Night Owl Howl," celebrating night shift workers, Langford Lobby

9/13/02
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Health Plus Health Risks Appraisals, Preston Research Building, 8th Floor Conference Room
11 a.m. - 2 p.m. - Music Matinee, Medical Center Cafeteria
Noon - 1 p.m. - Brown Bag Lunch Series - "Sex and the Bible," Amy-Jill Levine, Carpenter Professor, New Testament Studies, G-27 Divinity School

9/14/02
Noon - 2:30 p.m. -Girl Force "Mother & Daughter Health and Fitness Workshop," Student Recreation Center. Call 343-1338 to register
8 p.m. - Beethoven Sonata Series No. 1, pianist Craig Nies with Felix Wang, Chris Teal, Connie Heard, Ingram Hall, $5

9/16/02
Noon - 1 p.m. - Brown Bag Lunch Series - "Hubris and a Fatal Flaw: Business Lessons from Enron," Bart Victor, Cal Turner Professor of Moral Leadership, OGSM, 204 Owen

9/17/02
Fun Walk/Run Pre-Registration
5 a.m. - 8 p.m. - Health Plus
6:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. - Capers Garage
11 a.m. - 1 p.m. - Courtyard Café
3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Medical Center North Lobby
Noon - 1 p.m. - Brown Bag Lunch Series - "Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney," Dr. John Sergent, senior associate dean for Clinical Affairs, 189 Sarratt
Noon - Occupational Health Clinic - "Self Care," 2702 TVC.
5:30 p.m. - Cancer Answer Evenings - "Real Men Get It Checked: Prostate Cancer Explained," VICC 8th Floor Conference Room

9/18/02
7 a.m., noon, 5 p.m. - Fun Run/Walk
Noon - 1 p.m. - Brown Bag Lunch Series - "Class Actions: How Entrepreneurial Lawyers Make Law by Bargaining Away Your Rights," Richard Nagareda, professor of Law; Covington Room, Law School
Noon - Health Plus Fall Walking Club, MCN Shuttle Drop Off
5 p.m. - Occupational Health Clinic - "Self Care," Preston Research Building, 8th Floor Conference Room
5:15 p.m. - Health Plus Healthy Benefits Presentation - "Supermarket Savvy," Light Hall 419 B-D

9/19/02
Noon - Brown Bag Lunch Series - "My Favorite Ways to be Cheap," Mary Hance, The Tennessean’s Ms. Cheap, 208 Light Hall
6 p.m. - Vanderbilt Employee Softball Tournament. Contact lynn.webb@vanderbilt.edu for details
8 p.m. - 10 p.m. - "Songwriter Showcase at the Pub," Sarratt Student Center Overcup Oak Pub

9/20/02
All day - Additional 10% discount at VU Bookstores
7 a.m. - 9 a.m. - Traveling Musicians
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - Health Plus Health Risks Appraisals, Owen Averbuch Auditorium
Noon - Brown Bag Lunch Series - "Workplace Status Hierarchies," David Owens, asssistant professor of Management, Room 216 Owen
8 p.m. - Dianne Reeves concert, co-sponsored by Great Performances, Langford Auditorium, $5

9/21/02
Football Road Trip to Oxford Mississippi to watch Vanderbilt take on Ole Miss - Kick-off 11:30 a.m. Call Bill Hamburg at 2-6944 for details. Registration required by 9/7/02
3 p.m. - Family Matinee at Sarratt Cinema, "Shrek." Free admission, popcorn, and drinks; co-sponsored by Sarratt Film Committee

9/23/02
Silver Salute - Recognition for 25-year honorees
11 a.m. - 1 p.m. - Health Plus Health Risks Appraisals, Kennedy Center, Room 241
noon - Brown Bag Lunch Series - "Ultimate Tailgating" - caterer Sharon Johnson, Branscomb Rec Room
Noon - 3:30 p.m. - Golf tournament at McCabe Golf Course. Call 343-8186 for information
4 p.m. - 6 p.m. - Tea Time and Music at the Schulman Center for Jewish Life

9/24/02
Noon - Historical Walking Tour of Campus - Felicity Peck, meet on front steps of Kirkland Hall. Call 2-3911 to register
Noon - Brown Bag Lunch Series - "Security in a ‘DotCom’ World," Andrew Atwood, director, VUPD Crime Prevention, Branscomb Rec Room
1 p.m. - Brown Bag Lunch Series - "Extraordinary Party Decorations with Ordinary Things," Mark Weber and Mike Whitler of Branches; 189 Sarratt
4 p.m. - 6 p.m. - Tea Time and Music at the Schulman Center for Jewish Life
5:30 p.m. - Cancer Answer Evenings - "Ovarian Cancer: Keys to Detecting a Silent Killer," VICC 8th Floor Conference Room
8 p.m. - Mike Eldred concert - Performance of Musical Theatre songs - Ingram Hall

9/25/02
Noon - Health Plus Walking Club, MCN Shuttle Drop Off
Noon - Brown Bag Lunch Series - "Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) Systems," Demonstration by VU Police Department RAD Instructors; Branscomb Rec Room
Noon - "World on Wednesdays: First Friends." Learn about the program and those who have benefited from First Friends, 189 Sarratt. Call 2-2753 to register.
12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - Health Plus Health Risks Appraisals, MCN S-3407
4 p.m. - 6 p.m. - Tea Time and Music at the Schulman Center for Jewish Life
5 p.m. - Occupational Health Clinic - "Self Care," Light Hall Room 407 C-D
5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. - "Sense of Place - A Journaling Exercise," Donna Culver, The LearningCenter, Round Wing S-2400, Medical Center North. Call 2-3911to register

9/26/02
4 p.m. - Brown Bag Lunch Series - "Football for the Football Challenged," David Williams, 214 Light Hall
6 p.m. - Vanderbilt Employee Softball Tournament. Contact lynn.webb@vanderbilt.edu for details
8 p.m. - 10 p.m. - "Songwriter Showcase at the Pub," Sarratt Student Center, Overcup Oak Pub

9/27/02
Noon - Occupational Health Clinic - "Self Care," HR Training Room, 2525 West End Bldg.
Noon - Historical Walking Tour of Campus - Lyle Lankford, meet on front steps of Kirkland Hall. Call 2-3911 to register
Noon - 1p.m. - Brown Bag Lunch Series- "The Good Life," John Lachs, Centennial Professor Philosophy, 1312 Stevenson Center
5 p.m. - 8 p.m. - Health Plus Friends and Family Swim Night, Campus Rec. Center
8 p.m. - Blair String Quartet with pianist Amy Dorfman, Ingram Hall, $5

9/28/02
2:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. - Tailgate and announcement of Commodore Award recipients during football game

9/30/02
Noon - Brown Bag Lunch Series - "Are Kids Really Different or Is It Just Us?" Dale Farran, Professor Education, Teaching & Learning, Wyatt Center Rotunda
3:30 p.m. - Recognition Ceremony for 30-45 year honorees, Langford Hall
6 p.m. - Reception for 30-45 year honorees at Braeburn (invitation only)

Employees celebrated during September

The month of September has been set aside as Employee Celebration Month, and the observance got under way Tuesday, Sept. 3 with a kick-off event when those with 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, and 45 years of service in 2002 picked up their service pins during a daylong celebration in a tent on Library Lawn, and won generous door prizes, including Rolling Stones tickets and American Airlines round trip fares.
Tuesday was also the day when this year’s winners of the Commodore Awards were announced, as the winners, Howard Thomason of the Cancer Clinic and Beverly Brothers of Athletics, were surprised in their workplaces. (see story on back cover) The two winners will also be introduced an honored at halftime of the Sept. 28 Vanderbilt-South Carolina football game, the highlight of this year’s Tailgate event.
Over the course of the month, there will be several events scheduled, including a special day of recognition for people with 25 years of service; lectures, talent shows, and fun events; a fun run and walk sponsored by Health Plus; and a reception with Chancellor Gordon Gee at the Chancellor’s residence, Braeburn, for those with 30, 35, 40, and 45 years of service.
There are also, of course, several remembrance events scheduled for Sept. 11.
For more information on the ongoing plans to honor employees in September, check the Employee Celebration web site at www.vanderbilt.edu/employee celebration, or call Susie Lyons, who is coordinating the events, at 322-3911.
Here is the calendar of event for the rest of the month, updated through press time.