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Join us in supporting the Dores for Haiti Disaster Relief Campaign, a fundraising drive benefiting Partners in Health in its efforts to deliver medical support in Haiti. Partners in Health has an established presence in Haiti dating back twenty years and the group is endorsed by a range of governmental agencies, including the United Nations. Vanderbilt believes that this organization is well equipped to make excellent use of the funds we raise and we support this campaign as the primary Haitian fundraising effort from our community.

Vanderbilt Student Government (VSG) represents the interests of Vanderbilt undergraduates to university administrators, faculty, staff, and others in the Nashville and Tennessee communities. Our goal is to empower students to pursue their passions and feel at home in their college environment. In addition to lobbying administrators on the issues that matter most to students, VSG provides a wide range of student services, hosts a variety of events to enrich undergraduate life on campus, and partners with student organizations and university departments to sponsor unique programs that serve the student body as a whole.


If you have a concern about student life at Vanderbilt, feel free to contact VSG President Wyatt Smith at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , call the VSG office at (615) 322-8742, or visit our office upstairs in the Sarratt Student Center located down the West Wing Hallway in Sarratt 345. We look forward to hearing from you!

 
Get Involved in VSG 2010-11

Primary Election this Week, Appointed Positions Application Now Available!

Senate and College Council campaigns are under way and the first round of voting will take place in the Primary Election this Wednesday, February 24th at 8am through noon on Thursday, February 25th. Congratulations to the newly appointed Chief of Staff of the Murphy-Pedinoff administration, Adam Meyer!

The application for 2010-2011 Appointed Positions is now available under the “Get Involved” section above. If you would like to apply for an appointed position in VSG’s Cabinet or Committees, please submit your application via e-mail to Chief of Staff Adam Meyer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by 5pm on Monday, March 15th.

If you have a question about what any of these positions entail, I encourage you to contact your current Executive Board, Cabinet, or Committee Co-Chairs, whose information can be found in the “Our Team” section above.

 
Co-Sponsorship of the Month

Download Application for Co-Sponsorship of the Month here

 

Co-Sponsorship of the Month Guidelines

VSG’s “Co-Sponsorship of the Month” program is designed to select one student organization event each month to receive $1000 in co-sponsorship funding in addition to first-hand assistance from Vanderbilt Student Government. Such assistance may come in the form of aid with publicity, planning efforts, student outreach, or provision of event volunteers, depending on the needs of each particular program. In establishing this program, Vanderbilt Student Government seeks to build collaborative partnerships with all student organizations, serving as a resource to help improve programming efforts, maximize the use of resources, and promote the success and hard work of our campus partners. 

Events will be selected on a variety of criteria, including the scale of the event, the number of students in attendance, efficiency in use of resources, diversification of funding, and overall purpose of the event and its ability impact campus and student life.  (Note: The size of an event alone will not secure a Co-Sponsorship of the Month. We are seeking events that both have a large campus outreach and which can also benefit most from the first hand aid and financial resources of VSG.)

For February 2010 "Co-Sponsorship Event of the Month," VSG is extending the application deadline to January 22nd.  The VSG Executive Board will review applications and submit questions (if necessary) the following week before decisions are rendered via e-mail. The VSG Executive Board reserves the right to award its “Co-Sponsorship of the Month” award at a level below $1000, if it deems that level to be a more appropriate use of funds

Please submit applications and any questions via e-mail to Lori Murphy, VSG Executive Vice-President, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

* All student organizations whose Co-Sponsorship of the Month applications are not selected for funding will automatically be reviewed for normal co-sponsorship funding. These organizations will notbe required to fill out an additional application.

 
New Student Discount Program

DoreBusters

Take advantage of free discounts at retailers across Nashville, just by virtue of being a Vandy student! VSG is proud to announce the launch of the DoreBusters Student Discount Program, designed to connect Vanderbilt students with discounts ranging from 10-70% off purchases at many local businesses in the city. Simply show your Commodore Card at any of our partner stores to receive discounted purchases!

 To see our full list of partners, click the DoreBusters link above.

This initiative was first envisioned by A&S Senator Maria Crist and is being led by Campus Services Co-Chair Sloane Speakman and Engineering Senator Andrew Morse. If your business is interested in participating in the DoreBusters Student Discount Program, email Sloane Speakman at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  or Andrew Morse at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  to learn about the process for enrollment!

 
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