Vanderbilt, U of South to share some programs, resources

The agreement is being announced Friday in Sewanee, home to University of the South.

The schools, located about 95 miles apart, also will have access to each other’s faculty, library holdings and guest lecturers.

“I hope that, for both students and faculty at Vanderbilt and at Sewanee, it’ll provide some extra opportunities,” said Joel Cunningham, University of the South vice chancellor and president.

Among the highlights of the collaboration are:

— Nursing students will spend four years at The University of the South and two at Vanderbilt, earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees.

— An engineering program leading to bachelor’s degrees from both schools in five years, with the first three years at Sewanee.

Certain nursing and education courses will be recognized by both schools, and Sewanee students who complete them could gain admission to Vanderbilt’s graduate programs quicker than usual.

Gee first discussed the idea with Cunningham last July. Gee said the deal gives Vanderbilt “a partnership with one of the finest liberal arts colleges in the country,” which will help the Nashville school recruit top students for graduate and professional study.

Vanderbilt announced a similar partnership last year with Rhodes College of Memphis, another liberal arts school.
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On the Net:
Vanderbilt University: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/
University of the South: http://www.sewanee.edu/
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Information from: The Tennessean, http://www.tennessean.com