Engineering Undergraduate

Michael Umenta, a CS senior, believes networking events can be more meaningful. He developed an app, called CNCT (for Connect), that allows those attending conferences and other professional events to connect before they arrive and begin to build relationships. As he prepares for his post-Vanderbilt life, Umenta is weighing a… Read More

Vanderbilt engineering and physics major Kenneth Anderson with pairs partner Linde LaChance (Credit: Judah Sklan)   Watch Kenneth Anderson gliding across the ice – executing perfectly timed jumps and deftly lifting his pairs partner – and his artistry and athleticism become apparent. But what often sneaks into Anderson’s… Read More

The Vanderbilt Garden Initiative is looking for a few good gardeners this summer and next year. Ideally, faculty and students staying in Nashville this summer will plant warm weather crops, such as peppers and beans, to sustain the garden until students arrive for the fall semester. After warm crops are… Read More

When Noah Walcutt arrived at Vanderbilt to study engineering, he had little or no interest in art. But a chance decision to take an elective course in sculpture led him to create an award-winning design melding his engineering skills, musical interests and new-found artistic creativity into a project that… Read More