Frist to Speak at Vanderbilt on World AIDS Day
Looking ahead to the December challenge? You know our theme is going to be HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, so you should probably take the cue from Vanderbilt University and try to plan a cool event for World AIDS Day (or later in the month of December). Check out their plans:
Former Tennessee senator and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist will give a talk Tuesday, Dec. 1, at Vanderbilt University to mark World AIDS Day.
Frist’s talk, “Celebrating Life, Mourning Death: Continuing the Fight Against Global AIDS,” begins at 7:30 p.m. in the ballroom of the Student Life Center located at 310 25th Ave. S. A 6:30 p.m. reception precedes the event.
Tickets are free and open to the Vanderbilt community only. Tickets are available now at the Sarratt Student Center box office.
A nationally renowned heart and lung transplant surgeon, Frist co-chairs the Save the Children organization’s “Survive to 5” campaign to save the lives of children under the age of five. His nonprofit organization, Hope Through Healing Hands, promotes improved quality of life for individuals and communities around the world through the idea that health care can be a currency for peace.
He also co-chaired ONE Vote ‘08, an unprecedented, non-partisan campaign to make global health and extreme poverty foreign policy priorities in the 2008 presidential election.
Frist is currently an assistant professor of cardiac surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He annually leads medical mission trips to Africa.
The event is sponsored by The Commons, East House, Office of the Dean of Students, Office of Active Citizenship and Service, ONE, VandyCares, The Red Cross at Vanderbilt, Global Health Council and Vanderbilt Student Government’s Arts & Science Council Association.
Read the full article with contact info here. Can’t wait to see what other schools pull off for World AIDS Day!
November 18th, 2009 at 11:42 am
Oh, don’t worry…GW is throwing down the gauntlet (again).
We are going for third year in a row!
November 18th, 2009 at 1:27 pm
Hofstra University has something major planned. Watch out for us, we might take the lead
November 18th, 2009 at 3:16 pm
Just leave your plans a little flexible, folks. We might have a little twist on what we’re requiring this year.
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:05 pm
When will we find out what the challenge is?
Also, why can I not choose my school on the “report actions” list?
November 23rd, 2009 at 6:24 am
We’ll be announcing the challenge this week so watch your email and the blog here.
Not sure why you’re having problems, let me know what browser you’re using and we’ll try to figure it out.
November 23rd, 2009 at 9:58 am
I have tried it on Safari, Firefox and Internet Explorer, and the “Choose your school” is just simple text. There is no place to type or way to click on it.
November 23rd, 2009 at 11:52 am
I’ve reported the problem to our technical team and will let you know when it’s resolved. Meanwhile, if you have any actions you need to get in right away, you can email Maisie and or me and we’ll enter them for you.
Thanks for your patience, Jackie!
November 23rd, 2009 at 4:27 pm
OK should be all fixed, Jackie. Let me know if you’re still having problems.
November 23rd, 2009 at 8:43 pm
It’s back up! Thank you!
November 25th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
To Victoria, Michela, and Jackie, I have this to say:
Threat #1: BEARS.
December 1st, 2009 at 6:42 pm
I wasn’t even talking about the challenge and I get trash talked?