Vandy Leads

Our Purpose

VandyLeads is the leadership blog of the Office of Student Leadership Development. Here we will provide the Vanderbilt community with the reflections and presentations of our outstanding students involved in our programs as well as thought provoking articles on leadership

Posted by vandyleads on September 18, 2017 in News

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Vandy Leads To Discontinue in Fall 2018

The past academic year, Student Leadership Development has received incredible feedback from the students we serve. As we hear and learn more about the needs of the Vanderbilt community, we always look for the specific services we can provide. As such, the opinions and needs of our students has caused us to realize that our…

Posted by vandyleads on April 25, 2018 in News

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The Abroad Experience: A Reflection by Victoria Herring

Victoria Herring is a junior at Vanderbilt from Charlotte, NC, studying Political Science & French. Recently she had the opportunity to study abroad in Aix en Provence, France, and would like to share her new perspective on travel, relationships, and life experience based on that trip. The Abroad Experience: A Reflection Going abroad incurs a…

Posted by vandyleads on March 2, 2018 in News

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Leadership Reflections: Jean Zhang

We are honored to share the reflection of Vanderbilt senior Jean Zhang. Jean is from Shanghai, China and double majoring in Women and Gender History and Child Development with a Spanish minor. She is the President of the Vanderbilt Undergraduate Chinese Association. Check out her reflection on her leadership experience here at Vanderbilt! Jean Zhang…

Posted by vandyleads on November 30, 2017 in News

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ASCEND Reflctions: Mitesh Bhalani

Mitesh Bhalani is a junior at Vandebilt majoring in Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering from Georgia. As part of our Reflection Assignmetn #2 for ASCEND, we asked each participant to think of a company that has successfully implemented change in the last several years. Check out Mitesh’s thoughts on Medtronic, a company he interned for…

Posted by vandyleads on November 9, 2017 in News

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Agatha Fenech at the National Leadership Forum

Agatha Fenech is a junior here at Vanderbilt. She is involved with the VUcept Executive Board and is a Tour Guide. Recently, she was nominated to attend the National Leadership Forum in Washington, D.C., so we asked her to share some of her thoughts on the experience. Check out Agatha’s perspective on leadership and Vanderbilt! Leadership…

Posted by vandyleads on November 2, 2017 in News

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ASCEND Reflections: Connor Morency

This ASCEND Reflection comes from Connor Morency, a Junior from Wheaton, Illinois, studying Mechanical Engineering. As part of ASCEND, we ask all our students to create a “This I Believe” statement to reflect on their ideas of change. Check out Connor’s insights into what he believes is necessary for change to come about and why…

Posted by vandyleads on October 17, 2017 in News

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PREVAIL Insights

This past Sunday, September 24th, the Margaret Cunningham Women’s Center and the Office of Student Leadership Development held the PREVAIL Women’s Leadership Conference. Among the topics addressed were Feminism and Intersectionality, Working While Woman, and the Power of a Polished Package. Lillian Boyle, a senior from Los Angeles, CA, attended this experience, and decided to…

Posted by vandyleads on October 3, 2017 in PREVAIL

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ASCEND Reflections: Lo Meisel

As part of our program we ask our participants to listen to an episode of the “This I Believe” series on NPR and challenge them to create their own “This I Believe” reflection. Lo Meisel is one of the participants of ASCEND. They are involved in the Vanderbilt Lambda Association and the McGill Project. Check out…

Posted by vandyleads on September 26, 2017 in News

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Escape Game with ASCEND

This past Thursday, September 14th, and Friday, September 15th, our ASCENDers bonded and developed their teamwork abilities through the vehicle of the Escape Game Nashville. At this challenge themed recreation activity, you are placed in a locked room and must complete tasks and puzzles to find your way out. The student had a fantastic time and…

Posted by vandyleads on September 19, 2017 in News

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PREVAIL

The PREVAIL Conference is coming up soon! This Sunday, September 24th, at the Student Life Center from 11:00am-4:00pm. Applications are closed, but this program is sure to be a wonderful growing experience for all involved! We look for social influencers, leaders of all types, change agents, positive personas, advocates, allies, activists, servants, compassionate critics, bosses, feminists,…

Posted by vandyleads on September 19, 2017 in PREVAIL

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