Below are a few of our favorite Instagrams taken by our students on Alternative Spring Break. ASB is a student-run community service organization whose mission is to promote critical thinking, social action and continued community involvement locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.
Storified by VanderbiltU · Fri, Mar 08 2013 11:51:27
Yep, we've been in a Billy Joel state of mind this week - video of his January appearance at Vanderbilt went viral in a big way this week. Some of our favorite Tweets about the piano man are below, along with favorites about Match Day and Peabody College.
Storified by VanderbiltU · Fri, Mar 15 2013 12:16:51
Working #vumatch day! i think i cried at least 10 times. #Match2013 http://instagram.com/p/W4tPkDLNzb/
I'm not even in med school and I'm loving this! RT @VanderbiltU #Match2013 is happening-WATCH NOW: http://bit.ly/vumatch
This is addictive in the best way: @VanderbiltU livestreaming #MatchDay http://goo.gl/UtgqP. Happy Friday, all (Thanks, @melicharlie)
Vanderbilt med students did the Harlem shake for their match day lol
“@VanderbiltU: Vanderbilt’s @VUPeabody ranked No. 1 education school for 5th consecutive year: http://vanderbi.lt/61uds” Don't settle for 2nd
Congratulations VU! RT @VanderbiltU Vanderbilt’s @VUPeabody ranked No. 1 education school for 5th consecutive year: http://vanderbi.lt/61uds
“@VanderbiltU: Vanderbilt’s @VUPeabody ranked No. 1 education school for 5th consecutive year: http://vanderbi.lt/61uds” // proud alumna!
.@jtimberlake not the only 5-timer this week!!! Grats to .@VanderbiltU 's Peabody No. 1 ed school 4 5th straight year http://buff.ly/13U9GQj
Yet again @VanderbiltU is named the #1 school of education! #ionlygotobombschools #educationalelitist #numberonebookends @WilliamsCollege
Billy Joel was taking questions at @VanderbiltU when a freshman asked whether he could accompany the Piano Man.... http://abcn.ws/WGnmvS
Billy Joel sang "New York State of Mind" with a Vanderbilt student during a Q&A and it's amazing http://youtu.be/p04TYk4j0zQ
Fun: college student asks if he can play piano for Billy Joel and Joel says OK http://youtu.be/p04TYk4j0zQ
If you haven't seen this incredible moment when Billy Joel welcomes a fan on stage to join him, please,don't miss it. http://gawker.com/5990118/billy-joel-stuns-vanderbilt-with-once+in+a+lifetime-answer-to-students-question?utm_campaign=socialflow_gawker_facebook&utm_source=gawker_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
Sometimes, all you have to do is ask. A Vanderbilt student did, and he got to perform with Billy Joel. VIDEO: http://usat.ly/Wand2K
Even people who hate Billy Joel will think this is incredibly cool: http://gaw.kr/Y7liLQ
Look at this - Billy Joel And The Audacious Power Of Asking - Yahoo! Small Business Advisor http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/billy-joel-audacious-power-asking-011505250.html … Ask big.
Billy Joel performs an impromptu duet with a student during a Q&A, and the student nails it! - http://www.bobandtom.com
We love hearing from you - and seeing what you see. Thanks to all of our fans, friends and followers for sharing your photos with us!
Storified by VanderbiltU · Fri, Mar 22 2013 10:49:00
It was a jam-packed week of excitement: More reaction from the new Class of 2017; celebrating the arrival of spring; and things got a little squirrely on April 1.
Storified by VanderbiltU · Fri, Apr 05 2013 11:33:27
Mailed my admissions deposit to @VanderbiltU today! It's finally official! #futurecommodore
ACCEPTED TO VANDERBILT AND THEY GAVE ME THIS COOL HASHTAG TO USE: #vu2017
I already know who I'm asking to vanderbilt's homecoming dance in October. #vu2017 #doingitbig
Yep. Vanderbilt's officially awesome. Getting excited for the fall... #vu2017
I can't wait to run across the football field with the #vu2017 class at the first Vanderbilt football game!!!! IM SO PUMPED.
Official @VanderbiltU provides “7 Lessons Learned from #Admission.” Like “Admissions counselors are human, too.” ow.ly/jFLnB
Visited @VanderbiltU for the first time yesterday. It's magical.
got my first information packet from @VanderbiltU! #dreamschool
I wish I could visit @VanderbiltU every day! So sad to be away from my dream school
Take a look back at this past week with these Instagrams and Tweets. There's something about springtime that brings out the photographer in all of us. Enjoy!
Storified by VanderbiltU · Fri, Apr 12 2013 11:36:01
Nostalgia and excitement are in the air this week. Students are ready for finals to be over, but for those who are graduating, it's a bittersweet time. Below are a few of our favorite Tweets and Instagrams as the semester comes to a close.
Storified by VanderbiltU · Fri, Apr 26 2013 12:36:59
@VanderbiltU @vanderbiltPGSA Only 1 more day of graduate school classes and work and 23 days until I am a Master #countdowntocommencement
In a class full of seniors, it's obvious how much we're all going to miss @VanderbiltU and #Nashville. This place becomes home so quickly
April 18, 2013 marks my last day of class as an undergraduate student at @VanderbiltU. These four years have been educational + memorable.
Cannot believe my academic education ends today. So grateful to have been afforded a world class education. Thanks @VanderbiltU
Officially done with my freshman year classes! Three finals to go and I'm done! #Vanderbilt
Rites weekend: a continuous confirmation that @VanderbiltU is the best school in the world. Where did the time go? Why do I have to leave?
done with my last class on Vanderbilt campus 'til 2014. Finals, summer, and then Denmark for fall 2013.
Just finished the last class of my undergrad edu. I'm so lucky to have spent the last 4 years at this amazing school. I ❤@VanderbiltU.
And like that, I'm done with undergraduate classes forever. It's been real, @VanderbiltU. I'm gonna miss ya.
Vandy students are #trainedtogo . We fought to get in Vandy, and now we fight every semester to get through finals lol #vandy #yallaintready
Dear @VanderbiltU, putting up the graduation chairs already is just RUDE. #indenial #makeitstop
The extra kindness of @VanderbiltU employees during finals means more than they know. Smiles at 6 AM and extra coffee #theygetit
Share your Commencement moments with us - tag your Tweets, Instagrams and more with #VU2013. We'll be updating this page throughout Commencement weekend.
Storified by VanderbiltU · Thu, May 16 2013 15:07:38
Happy Mother’s Day Zac’s Mom! RT @Z_ST2CE Just gave my mama the best MOTHERS DAY GIFT… A Degree. #vu2013
Well #VU2013 it's been real...thank you for being here a majority of my journey & imparting upon me knowledge & memories I will cherish.
Must see video: Relive the magic of commencement - you'll laugh, you'll cry! vanderbi.lt/9f7yf #VU2013 #VU4Life
@VanderbiltAlum Congrats to the class of 2013! So excited for you. Welcome to the alumni ranks! #VU2013
Official alumnus status. #VU2013 #VU4Life
Bittersweet day celebrating @VanderbiltU graduation with @VandyADPi. Feeling #nostalgic for my own student days. #VU2013
Congratulations to 12 graduates receiving the Graduate Certificate in Global Health today! #VU2013 fb.me/2Fk9Xsf4x
On Facebook and Twitter, we asked: The Class of 2013 graduates on Friday. Like all of us, they will occasionally need some helpful advice. What are the most valuable things you learned after you graduated? Do you have advice? Share in the comments below or http://on.fb.me/18wLMLb
Storified by VanderbiltU · Thu, May 09 2013 12:40:18
Way beyond the anxiety of finding that perfect job after graduation, you will find the liberal arts education you received at Vanderbilt will serve you well in every single aspect of your lives. Remember that and congratulations on joining the Vanderbilt alumni family!
Never ever give up on your dreams.. ever!
Learning doesn't stop on Friday. You don't know what you don't know, so listen more than you speak.
Let your Vanderbilt DNA push you to do your best at all you pursue. Not that you won't make mistakes, but that you know you are prepared for excellence.
Anchor Down and do your best! You've got greatness in you!
Being happy doesn't necessarily mean making lots of money.
Vanderbilt is a special place, and college is a special time. Make the most of each day there, and never forget it. With each year that passes, I am even more proud to be a Vanderbilt Commodore.
Focus on what your Vanderbilt education will help you to do for your employer/clients/patients/students and not on the fact that you graduated from Vanderbilt.
Continue to do your best, you will always shine.
Be good, do good, and the rest will follow !!!
Our most viewed news story, most watched video, most liked image, most seen Facebook post and more. Let's take a look back at May 2013.
Storified by VanderbiltU · Mon, Jun 03 2013 13:43:06
Highway Dont Care: This new Tim McGraw video has it all: an important public safety message, appearances by Taylor Swift and Keith Urban, AND a cameo from Vanderbilt's very own Lifeflight and Hospital!
Although it's a little quiet on campus with the students away for the summer, there's still plenty happening on social media. These are a few of our favorite photos and tweets of the past week.
Storified by VanderbiltU · Fri, Jun 07 2013 13:48:39
Wearing my @VanderbiltU shirt while running in Chi and got the VU sign from someone. #godores #anchordown
#WagonWheel on @NBCTheVoice takes me back to the days of tailgates and sundresses @VanderbiltU. Missing it already. #alum #nashville
We are ALL indebted 2them! MT @VanderbiltAlum: 50 yrs ago, @VanderbiltU's 1st African American undergrads paved way: ow.ly/lJjxu
50 years ago, @VanderbiltU's first African American undergraduates paved the way for the thousands who have followed news.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmaga…
@VanderbiltU "I’m not IN a party, I AM a party." I like it. Glad Vandy is helping out the Prez (kid-size)!
Just received my first @VanderbiltU Alumni Email #stillindenial #apocalypse
Save the clock tower! PreVU! Count down to the start of the football season and school year! Food! Let's take a look back at the week that was.
Storified by VanderbiltU · Fri, Jun 21 2013 17:19:00
ICYMI: The Kirkland clock has stopped: vanderbi.lt/lu4me If you see a DeLorean parked in the Kirkland circle, please let us know.
ONE POINT TWENTY ONE GIGAWATTS!
Great Scott!
SAVE THE CLOCK TOWER! Struck by Lightning in 1955. Stopped at 10:04.
I'm in fruit Heaven right now...Blackberries, Strawberries, and @ThePeachTruck peaches from the @VanderbiltU farmers market. Time for Pies!
Exactly two months from today I will be moving into @VanderbiltU. #vu2017 #soexcited
So I've got my roommate for Vanderbilt. Just that much more excited to move to Nashville in August!
I have officially solidified my love for @VanderbiltU. #PreVU
It's PreVU time at Vanderbilt - when rising high school seniors and their parents visit campus and get a 360-degree view of everything that makes Vanderbilt Vanderbilt. Here are some of our favorite PreVU-themed Tweet this week:
Storified by VanderbiltU · Fri, Jul 12 2013 14:36:49
At @VanderbiltU for PreVU and just won the worst highschool mascot award. It's a proud day to be a Beetdigger. @JordanHS @JordanHighProbs
Even after all these college visits, Vanderbilt still holds a special place... #wannabethere
Thoroughly impressed with @VanderbiltU after today! Love the city too! #PreVU #Vandy #MusicCity
PreVU @VanderbiltU tomorrow morning! There aren't enough exclamation points to represent my excitement level #vanderbilt #yay
Seriously have loved Vanderbilt and PreVu. #ohmygosh #amazeballs
i can't wait for monday! #NashvilleBound #PreVU #Vanderbilt #DreamSchool :D excited!!!!!!
Had a great visit at Vanderbilt today, despite the thunderstorms! Thanks @VanderbiltU
Already loving Vanderbilt and the tour hasn't even started #prevu @VanderbiltU
Visiting Vanderbilt today!! #PreVU #Tennessee
Enjoying the hospitality of Vanderbilt University at #PreVU.
Having a blast at #preVU today. I'm loving Vanderbilt!
definitely a great day at Vandy! #PreVU
#preVU day at Vandy only made me love the school even more than the first time we came
There are so many great images to choose from this week - we really appreciate all the love! Share your images with us by tagging them #vandygram.
Storified by VanderbiltU · Fri, Jul 19 2013 12:47:20
We love the love you guys show us on social media! Here are just a few of our favorite images of the week. Got something you'd like to share with us? Tag it #vandygram.
Storified by VanderbiltU · Mon, Jul 29 2013 12:30:12
Repairing the Kirkland Hall clock last week involved temporarily removing its hands - and we couldn't resist the opportunity for caption contest. Here are some of our favorite responses:
Storified by VanderbiltU · Mon, Aug 05 2013 09:15:24
Vanderbilt is timeless!
Time has really gotten away from us.
ain't nobody got time fo dat!
VU...clock watchers need not apply
How are we going to know when to connect the Flux Capacitor NOW?
Vanderbilt University: A Timeless Experience
"The appearance of a TARDIS on the Vanderbilt campus appears to have had unintended consequences..."
Everyone needs a hand from time to time.
Anybody see what I did with the flux capacitor?
The hands of time....
"Save the clock tower"
BREAKING NEWS: Vanderbilt University discovers how to stop the hands of time!
I don't feel tardy.
It's always time to anchor down!
Hands down, still ticking!
need it working so i can travel back to 1955
Vanderbilt Students: It's later than you think.. ;-)
You decide what time it is!
It is truly a timeless building...
No time like the present to be at the greatest school on earth
Share your images with us - tag them #vandygram.
Storified by VanderbiltU · Fri, Aug 09 2013 09:18:37
Keep up with all the excitement of Move In Weekend, and share your Move In Moments with us - tag them #VU2017.
Storified by VanderbiltU · Sun, Aug 18 2013 08:40:47
Saying I love my school would be an understatement.... #vu2017
It's been one extremely long, exciting, and exhausting day. And it's just hitting me that I now live right here at Vanderbilt #VU2017
Finally, after 12 hrs, I'm all moved into my new dorm! #vu2017 #workhardplayhard #godores
Welcome @VanderbiltU Class of 2017! You will fall in love with this place...#VU2017
When you play 2 games of ultimate on your first day at vandy >>>>>>> #VU2017
House dinner yo #vu2017 #stambaugh
#vu2017 best move-in day I can imagine. #notevendoneyet #parentproudofvandy
Welcome to Nashville #VU2017! Crowded campus and busy village.
Everyone here is so nice #vu2017
Everyone here is so nice #vu2017
I'm all moved in, my room is decorated, and I helped #VU2017 move in today. Gosh it's good to be back at Vandy #GoDores
And we're all moved in! #vu2017
Days like these remind me why I am so proud to be a Commodore #MoveInDay #VU2017 #anchordown
Share your images with us - tag them #vandygram. Join the Twitter conversation - follow us @vanderbiltu.
Storified by VanderbiltU · Fri, Sep 06 2013 10:59:29
I heard Rev. Carolyn McKinstry, a survivor of the 16th St. Baptist Church bombing, speak at @VanderbiltU last night. Feeling inspired today!
For the first time in my life I have to FORCE myself to stop doing math homework -- Prof. Tschantz is amazing ! Thanks @VanderbiltU
We love hearing from our fans, friends and followers! Share your images with us - tag them #vandygram. We'll pick our favorites and share them on Twitter and Pinterest, and maybe even the Vanderbilt homepage.
Storified by VanderbiltU · Fri, Sep 20 2013 11:06:56
Between the season premiere of "Nashville" and our annual Flulapalooza, we heard a lot of Vanderbilt chatter on social media this week. Below are a few of our favorite images and tweets.
Storified by VanderbiltU · Fri, Sep 27 2013 15:23:49
Because I could not stop for the Vandy Van - It kindly stopped for me -
The vandy dodecaphonics just came on my Disney pandora so nbd my school is just super neat.
Can't believe #flulapalooza is tomorrow. My favorite day of the year!!! I. Am. So. Excited. #IWantMySticker
It's #flulapalooza y'all! (This is me trying to get hyped about getting a flu shot) @VanderbiltU
Just got a flu shot by myself without crying today #flulapalooza #imabigkidnow
Only @VanderbiltU could make flu shots fun. #flulapalooza #gimmethatsticker
I have never seen a tent full of such happy people giving and getting flu shots. #flulapalooza
Now accepting massages on my left arm #flulapalooza @StevieRingel
I'm totally impressed by #flulapalooza at @VanderbiltU. 2.5 min. to get my shot. Even more impressive is the number of tweets about it!
