Next Steps at Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt University's inclusive and transformative higher education program supporting students with intellectual disability

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We are so excited to partner with Tennessee TSC this semester!

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Tennessee TSC is pleased to welcome our Spring 2024 @NextStepsatVU Intern, Sadler Brasfield! Sadler will be helping out with designing social media and newsletter content. We are very excited he is working for us this spring!!!

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Hardin (‘15) has worked with the @countrymusichof since he graduated 8 years ago! Matthew (‘24) has interned at the Hall of Fame since the fall, and Hardin has helped train him. We are so grateful for our alumni and how they inspire our students! #workplacewednesday

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We love getting to see the friendships students create in Next Steps. Ben (‘23) and Rodrigo (‘22) are both working at UPS this semester. Rodrigo has been working there for almost two years and trained Ben as he started working there. Work friends are the best! #workplacewednesday

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How are our first-year students feeling about their first internships? Watch this video to see! https://t.co/3DKJAhOHm0 #workplacewednesday

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Today our sophomores discussed internship expectations. Our students explore different internships throughout their time in Next Steps to discover their career passions! We are excited that internships are starting for the spring semester! #workplacewednesday

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We can’t believe the semester is almost over! Most internships ended last week, and our first-year students had their last industry tour at @DIDD_TN on Monday. Thank you to all of our employment partners for creating inclusive work experiences for our students #workplacewednesday

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We were delighted to have the first year @NextStepsatVU students visit our middle regional office Monday to learn what DIDD is all about! ✨

The students toured the Enabling Technology home, met executive leadership team members, and toured the seating and positioning clinic.

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Some of our SAIL Scholars attended the Tennessee Employment First Task Force’s Expect Employment presentation this morning. Courtnie, Kai, and Ray got to meet @GovBillLee too ✨ Today was a special day of celebrating employment for people of all abilities #thinkemployment

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On Monday, the Class of 2026 visited the Career Center to make vision boards! It was such a fun workshop, and we are excited to see our students make their dreams a reality #workplacewednesday

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On Monday, our first-years finished their job shadowing rotations. Students have explored 9 different types of on-campus jobs this semester. Thank you so much to our job shadowing sites for showing our students that there are so many different types of jobs! #workplacewednesday

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Congratulations to our students about their fall internships! #WorkplaceWednesday https://t.co/SgTLqIPIsh

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We love our medical internship partners! Grace (‘24) interns with the Patient & Family Services team, Kai (‘25) is at the Preschool for Children with Autism, Ella (‘25) is at the Mama Lere Hearing School, and Michael (‘25 ) is at the Down Syndrome Clinic. #workplacewednesday

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Our first-year students started job shadowing experiences Monday. They will get to see 9 different on-campus careers this semester. For the first three weeks, they will go to the Data Science Institute, Mama Lere Hearing School, and the Vanderbilt Science Labs #workplacewednesday

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We are so proud of our senior, Connor! He has worked so hard with @VandyFootball

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Senior Connor Bosse, who has cerebral palsy, credits Nashville horse therapy program Saddle Up! with improving his life and how it helped him land a dream job.
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Are you planning to go to the Vanderbilt football game on Saturday? If you still need to buy tickets, you could help Next Steps raise some money! You can purchase tickets here: https://t.co/Lzw6BxTDRs

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We are so excited that our internships are starting for the year! Here are just a few places where our students will be interning this fall #workplacewednesday

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The Class of 2026 had a blast at the first industry tour of the year! We learned about different jobs in the hospitality field, and all our students said they could possibly see themselves working someplace like the Holiday Inn. Thank you @HolidayInnVandy for welcoming us today!

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Connor (‘23) has interned with Vanderbilt Football since last fall. Last week, he traveled with the team to Honolulu, Hawaii for the first game and helped the Dores bring in the first win of the season! #workplacewednesday https://t.co/JTdQYrPBzN

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Welcome back to campus, Commodores! We had a wonderful first day back, including a welcome lunch with our students and staff. We are so grateful to have our students back on campus!
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Welcome to Vanderbilt, Class of 2026! We are so glad you are here and cannot wait to see how you learn and grow over the next four years. Our students have been busy with orientation activities this week, and we are excited for classes to start tomorrow. Anchor down! ⚓️✨