1. Campus culture
Color correction: black and gold.
School mascot: Brigadier General (Mr. Brigadier General/Mr. C)
School nickname: Wandi
Freshmen's dormitory: public land, * * * has 10 dormitory building, five old buildings have a history of nearly a hundred years, and five new buildings were rebuilt in 20 13. Every dormitory has its own rules and culture. Freshmen choose to stay in one of the 10 dormitory buildings, and there are single and double rooms to choose from. The dormitory is equipped with free Wi-fi, air conditioning, TV, kitchen and so on.
School canteen: The school canteen is rich in dishes. There are 20 restaurants with different themes in the whole school. Asian theme restaurants can serve Chinese food.
School security: Vanderbilt University is equipped with school police, guarding school security 24 hours a day and providing free police car escort service. Students who leave campus after 10 in the afternoon can call the school police hotline and take the police car home.
Sports events: Vanderbilt University's sports are at the top level in the south and even in the United States. The school's football team, men's baseball team, women's basketball team and women's tennis team have won national championships many times in recent years.
Campus scenery: Vanderbilt University is located in the center of Nashville, an American music city, covering an area of 330 acres. There are more than 300 kinds of plants in the school, and 1988 has been recognized as the National Botanical Garden. Vanderbilt University won the first place in the most beautiful campus in the United States by Princeton Review.
2. Campus facilities
Vanderbilt University has complete facilities and advanced equipment. The school mainly includes natural science research center, free electron laser center, art museum, observatory, John F. Kennedy Center for Human Development and Education, Vanderbilt University Institute of Public Policy, biological experimental station and other scientific research institutions. The school library system has millions of books and tens of thousands of magazines. The system mainly consists of the following branches:
* Peabody Library Peabody Library
Tracing back to the history of Peabody Library, we should start with the establishment of Peabody Normal College in Nashville by philanthropist george peabody. 1889, andrew carnegie invested and established the Peabody Library in the name of Carnegie Corporation, and donated it to Peabody College as a gift, which was one of more than 100 libraries donated by andrew carnegie. The library was built between 19 17 and 19 19 and officially opened on May 30, 2009. The library collects information on education, special education, psychology, human development and natural science. After Peabody University was merged into Vanderbilt University from 65438 to 0979, the library was officially renamed Peabody Library in 2002.
● Law Library Law Library
The Law Library was established in 1874, and only collects books on law. In the following 12 years, the school did not establish any other official library, during which the school also asked judges and lawyers to donate their used books to the school's law library. To 189 1, the library has 6000 books. 1962, the library moved to the new building of law school. 1982, the library was expanded again, and an alumnus named Mrs. Jack C. Massey became the main donor of the library.
● Theological library
The religious library was established in 188 1, in an old Wesley hall. A fire in 1932 destroyed nearly half of the books (there were 4000 books at that time). 194 1 year, the library was rebuilt in calhoun hall and then moved to the school comprehensive library building. 1990 Theological Seminary received a donation from Raymond zimmermann Family Foundation, which gave the library a chance to expand again and increased the collection of Jewish cultural relics.
● Natural Science and Engineering Library
Before 1972, there was no natural science and engineering library in the school, and natural science materials were scattered in other different libraries, such as the Geology and Pharmacy Library and the Biology Library, which were all located in an old science museum. The chemistry library is located in Furman Hall; The Biology Library is located in Buttrick Hall, and the Geology and Physics Library is located in Garland Hall. 1972 classified the books on natural science as the materials of the Ministry of Natural Science, moved them to Stevenson Center, and established a new natural science and engineering library.
● Biomedical Library
The Medical Library was established in 1906 Medical College, and has the collection materials including Nashville Medical College Library. 1925, the library collection was about 9,000 volumes, and 1932, it was increased to 26,000 volumes (at this time, it was merged with the library of nursing college). 1964, the library moved to the new medical center of Peking University Building. 1994, the school established the new building of Annette and Owen eskin Biomedical Library. In a certain period, the library has more than 265,438+00,000 volumes of printed matter, 865,438+00 volumes of monographs and 65,438+029,000 volumes of continuous periodicals, precious books, manuscripts and historical pictures.
● Music library Music library
The Music Library was established in 1947, in the social and religious building of Bibod College. 1970, the library was demolished. 1985, the school established a music library in Blair Conservatory of Music, which doubled in 200 1 year and was named after a major donor-Anne Porter Wilson (the granddaughter of Myra Jackson Blair).
● Management Library Management Library
The management library was built in 1970, and moved to the new Irving College in the Resource Information Center of Irving Graduate School of Management on198/0, and was renamed by Anne Marie and Thomas B. Walker Jr.
5. Outstanding alumni (from the Internet, not translated by this website)
Vanderbilt University is full of talented people in its history, and has trained two American vice presidents, seven Nobel Prize winners, several governors and senators. Pulitzer Prize winner robert penn warren also studied here. Vanderbilt University has 1 1.4 million alumni and 3 1 alumni club in the world.
Max Delbruck, one of the founders of modern molecular biology and winner of the 1969 Nobel Prize in Medicine, once taught in the Physics Department of Vanderbilt University (1940- 1947) and was a professor of medical school, Earl Sutherland. Stephen Cohen and Paul Greengard won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 197 1, 1986 and 2000 respectively. Other famous alumni include biologist Stanford Moore (B.A. 1935), winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1972 and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006.
China people have a long history of studying in Vanderbilt University. 1959 The first international student admitted is from Taiwan Province Province, China. From 65438 to 0882, Soong Ching Ling's father, Mr. Song Jiashu, attended the seminary here, and so did his son, Song Ziliang. Dr. Wang Ganjun, the first astronaut in China who is well known in China, also teaches in the Engineering College of our school. There are hundreds of China students and scholars studying or working in Vanderbilt University. Most of them are in popular majors such as medical college, biology department, chemical engineering, electronics, environment, economic management, law, education, sociology, mechanical engineering and biomedical engineering. Due to the high tuition fees at Vanderbilt University, there were few undergraduates in China in the past, but with the continuous development of China's economic level, more and more China students came here to study undergraduate courses. Vanderbilt University has about 1 1.4 million alumni, and has established 3 1 alumni clubs all over the world.
Vanderbilt University has cultivated many alumni who have made great contributions to politics, art and science. Lamar Alexander is a former governor of Tennessee and now a US senator. The two vice presidents of the United States, John Nancy Ghana IV (the vice president of 1933- 194 1) and Albert Gore (the vice president of 1993-200 1), both went to universities, but neither of them graduated. Al Gore's wife Dipa Al Gore is also an alumnus of Vanderbilt University, and 1975 obtained a master's degree from Peabody College of Education. Other well-known alumni include former US Supreme Court Justice james clark mcreynolds (Bachelor's degree1882); Congressmen Steve cohen and Keller (JD 1992), David Boaz, Executive Vice President of Cato Institute (1975) and John R. steelman, former White House Chief of Staff (M.A. 1924). In addition, Senator Theodore Bill studied at Bobodi College and Law School. Frist is a cardiothoracic surgeon. He was the majority leader of the US Senate and now teaches at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Because the university is located in Nashville, the birthplace of American country music, many alumni of Vanderbilt University have become the best in the music industry. Dana Shore (1938), Luo Shana Kashi (1979), Amy Rand (BA 1982) and Dix Bentley (1997) are all famous alumni in the American music industry. Xiao later starred in this film; Other Vanderbilt alumni include Hollywood Oscar winners Delbes Mann (194 1) and Tom Schulman (1972), and actors molly sims (1995) and Joe Bob Briggs (1974).