Are your ready for Vanderbilt?

One of the major reasons why I chose to come to Owen was because of Vanderbilt University. As a student at the business school, you could spend all your time in and around Owen if you wanted to... but there are always so many exciting things going on in the Vanderbilt community.

Yesterday I went to a lecture by Professor Joe Hamilton on "the role of science and rationality in the universe and what that says about a living, personal God." I went because I have always wanted to hear a physicist speak about spirituality. I learned that Professor Hamilton was given the highest honor by the government of China, and that he has over 900 publications till date! 900!?!? That averages to about 30 publications a year over the last 30 years... and if you know anything about research and publications, getting even a few publications a year is an achievement!

The talk was in a warm setting - the organizing team brought home cooked dinner for the attendees and I got to sit beside another brilliant individual at dinner - Dr. Dick Speece, Professor Emeritus of Environmental Engineering. We talked about everything from how I am doggie-paddling to stay afloat here at Owen to his research interests and a book that he is working on!

The reason that I am writing about this is for people to know that there is more to business school than business school, especially here at Vanderbilt. There are opportunities to expand your horizons everyday, the question is - are you ready for them?