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‘Human and Organizational Development’

Four with a ’Dore – Jordan Trost

Sep. 18, 2022—In our Four With a ’Dore series, we’re getting to know Vanderbilt students four questions at a time. In today’s installment, meet Jordan Trost from the Class of 2024, an Anna Maria, FL, native with a major in HOD and a minor in business. Q: Where did you find your sense of belonging on campus?...

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What is HOD and Why is Everybody Doing It?

Apr. 14, 2021—One of the reasons why I love Vanderbilt so much is that they offer such a diverse range of majors and classes. Of course, if you have ever taken a tour of Vanderbilt, you will know that one of the most popular majors is Human and Organizational Development, or HOD. Falling under the Peabody College...

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HOD, English, & Chinese: My Academic Interests

Nov. 1, 2020—Hey guys! I’m super excited to say that this is my first post here on Inside ‘Dores, and I hope that I can provide some useful snapshots into my life as a Vanderbilt student going forward. To introduce myself, I’m a sophomore from Bellevue, Washington double majoring in Human and Organizational Development (HOD) and English...

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Why Peabody?

Mar. 24, 2019—“What’s the deal with Peabody?” “How manageable is your course load?” “Are all Peabody students future teachers?” Being a ‘Dore for a Day host and a writer for this blog, I get asked these sorts of questions a lot. So I’m here to answer some of them for you guys! Peabody is one of my...

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Senior Sophie Reflects: Premed then… Community Psychology? Why, Part I

Dec. 21, 2018—First I was premed. Then I was still premed, but I found another kind of graduate school...

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OUA’s “Double ‘Dores”

Oct. 23, 2017—At Vanderbilt we have a term for undergraduate students who continue their education at one of Vanderbilt’s graduate or professional schools: Double ‘Dore. However, in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, we have a different kind of “Double Dore,” an admissions counselor who attended Vanderbilt as an undergraduate student and now works here as a counselor....

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Student Spotlight: Peabody College of Education and Human Development

Oct. 6, 2017—What’s it like to be a student at Vanderbilt? You can learn a lot about life at VU from our website or from our publications (which you can receive by requesting more information). For a closer look at a specific academic program, student organization, or activity, however, there’s no substitute for hearing directly from Vanderbilt students. We make that easy...

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April Snapchat Takeovers

Apr. 4, 2017—We’re thrilled to be welcoming the Class of 2021 to Vanderbilt, and in honor of our newest ‘Dores, we’re holding extra Snapchat takeovers during the month of April! In addition to our regularly scheduled takeover Tuesdays, we will be handing over the official VU account to students each Thursday this month. These takeovers are not...

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New Student Video: Cici Zhang—“An Ambitious Young Woman”

Oct. 14, 2016—Cici Zhang, current senior from Beijing, China, is truly mutli-faceted. An honors student in Peabody’s child development major, Cici minors in quantitative methods and human and organizational development. She’s conducted research in Vanderbilt’s Infant Learning Lab, and at Beijing Normal University, comparing parenting styles in her native China and the U.S., and how those styles...

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Introducing Our Newest Admissions Counselors

Jul. 21, 2016—In the Admissions world, we often talk about what we do in a very cyclical way. Fall travel begins once students arrive back on campus and ends promptly after Halloween. We hunker down beginning in November to review thousands upon thousands of applications from the students we met throughout the fall. We know that the...

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The End… For Now

Dec. 14, 2015—Reflecting on my third Vanderbilt semester... and being halfway finished with my sophomore year.

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Farewell

Jun. 26, 2015—Departing Admissions Counselor David Lazo has some advice for students embarking on their college search process.

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