Announcements

We are pleased to announce Professor Brian McCann as the new Faculty Director for the Turner Family Center for Social Ventures. A long-time supporter and partner in the work of the TFC, Professor McCann is a celebrated teacher, mentor, and faculty member in the Owen Graduate School of Management. As faculty director, he will collaborate with center staff and student leadership to continue building the Center’s strategy for programming and learning at the intersection of socia

We have compiled a reading list for Summer 2020 and beyond that includes categories on social impact, racism, and leadership. We feel that many of these books are important and necessary for the times we live in, and can create long-needed dialogues among communities that strive for equality and improvement. Additionally, we have included books recommended from our student leadership. Happy Reading! Reading List 2020

TFC Community, Given Vanderbilt’s decisions and circumstances that we find ourselves in, we are working together with our TFC community to ensure that students continue to receive the support they need. Despite the disruptions to their education and our sense of community, our students remain dedicated to seeking impact in the same ways, asking the same big questions about their paths and their contributions. They are committed to being change agents and leaders for good.

Nashville, Tenn., November 28, 2016 – Launch Tennessee (LaunchTN) announced today the second annual Statewide University Venture Challenge (UVC). Following a submission process, LaunchTN has selected 20 entrepreneurial focused competitions that are being hosted across 13 Tennessee-based universities. The UVC launched in 2016 to create a more connected entrepreneurial community by engaging existing university programs and support up-and-coming entrepreneurial programs. Launch

by Seth Robertson | Oct. 21, 2016, 2:36 PM The Turner Family Center for Social Ventures , a student-led organization at Vanderbilt University committed to alleviating poverty through market-driven forces and enterprise, will host one of the opening rounds of the international Hult Prize Challenge on Nov. 7. Billed as the “Nobel Prize for students,” the annual Hult Prize awards $1 million in seed capital for the best business plan to help solve an issue of grave importance

Ten government, business, and nonprofit leaders from Middle Tennessee have been chosen for a Harvard Business School program convening leaders from nine American cities who are working across sectors to make their communities prosper. The program is locally coordinated by Global Action Platform, an international university-business alliance for scalable, sustainable solutions for abundant food, health, and prosperity. Those chosen are: Leslee T. Alexander, International Dire

by Jennifer Johnston | Jul. 19, 2016, 9:26 AM Metro Nashville Mayor Megan Barry has made a number of appointments to boards, committees and advisory committees in recent weeks. Among them are a number of members of the Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center communities, including: Sri Pallavaram , research associate for the Vanderbilt Institute in Surgery and Engineering (VISE), to the Nashville New Americans Advisory Council ; Melanie Lutenbacher ,

Source: Vanderbilt News Author: Ann Marie Deer OwensOriginal Publish Date: April 18, 2013 Vanderbilt University’s expanded commitment to research and sustainable development in Guatemala is reflected in this spring’s opening of a Guatemala City field station that is home to 13 projects. The field station, located at the Moore Pediatric Surgery Center , provides support for diverse programs ranging from pediatric surgery to study of Mayan languages as well as small-scale cof