Vanderbilt University - Commodore Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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Today Vanderbilt consists of a college of arts and science, offering a broad liberal arts curriculum, and seven graduate and professional schools, with programs in Engineering, Nursing, Law, Divinity, Medicine, and Management. The University en- rollment stands at 6,859 The size of these schools ranges from 3,280 in the College of Arts and Science to 93 in the very new Graduate School of Manage- ment. In addition, there are approximately 500 students in a variety of training programs. Vanderbilt is recognized as a center of excellence in quality of education. In 1949, it was elected to the very select Association of American Universi- ties. Its academic and research programs in the physical and natural sciences have drawn national attention. With support from the National Science Foundation it has undertaken a Science Develop- ment Program, a part of which involved the con- struction for 312,000,000 of the Stevenson Center for the Natural Sciences. Interdisciplinary research programs have been established in such fields as environmental pollution control and treatment of respiratory disease. In as different fields as physiol- ogy and the study of 19th century French literary criticism, Vanderbilt has achieved special world renown. The strength of the institution and its programs has economic ramifications for the city of Nashville and the surrounding region. The University is one of the city's largest employers with a combined faculty and staff of approximately 4800. Its annual budget exceeds 870,000,000 Of this, approximately 3096 is spent in support of the Vanderbilt Hospital, which provides about 100,000 out-patient visits and about 16,000 admissions annually, serving the sev- eral counties in Middle Tennessee. Almost 50'Zn of the patients come from outside Davidson County. Vanderbilt medical personnel also staff the Nash- ville General Hospital As a corollary to Vanderbilt's institutional strength, derived in significant part from its re- gional support, Vanderbilt has responsibilities to- ward the city and the region: In having developed a health delivery service, the University has assumed the responsibility of continuing to provide it. Other health care delivery programs, such as the Veterans' Ad- ministration Hospital, have developed their services in interdependence to Vanderbilt. The University's tax status is premised upon its public service role. The general public looks with appropriate expectations toward a uni- versity to contribute to the quality of life in such areas as technological developments to reduce pollution, research developments to combat disease, etc. The University Center is one of the largest generators and attractors of transportation within the' city. It must do its share to handle the volume of traffic and parking that its pro- grams create. It must either provide indepen- dently or recognize its shared responsibility for the housing of its 7000 students and their fami- lies. It must recognize the impacts of its dense development and demand for service from both the public and private utilities which it shares as a resource with the community. Finally, the University's people, programs, and possessions represent a cultural resource to the community and region. The direct and indirect support that the community gives the Uni- versity is recognition of this resource. the GBIS A STLDY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY WITHIN METROPOLITAN DAVIDSON COUNT! TENNESSEE 55615951 gon DEVELOPMENT ' A THE SECOND CENTURY J

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In summation, features of the Development Plan - deal directly with the following four areas: Land Use Vehicular and Pedestrian Circulation Parking Public Utilities In dealing with these, the objectives to be attained through the execution of the plan are: To facilitate orderly campus development. The existence of complementary circulation, park- ing and utility systems permits development on new sites and a new perspective on the use of existing sites and facilities. With this plat- form for development providing a matrix of circulation and utilities, the Development Plan illuminates opportunities and limitations, thereby becoming a tool for decision-making concerning the physical growth and change in the University. To improve the University's ability to respond to changing needs. In the context of a designed infra-structure to support land development and supporting data concerning utilities capa- cities, the implications of a decision facing the institution will become visible. To maximize the benefits to both the Uni- versity and the city of improvement projects to be funded under provisions of the University Center Urban Renewal Project Area-One. Fe- derally funded street and utility improvements accomplished under the Urban Renewal Proj- ect can serve to help develop the University's circulation system as well as the best interests of the neighborhood. -adapted from the Platform for Development for the Second Hundred Years. gig., I 17: Ag, T 'lf THE SECOND CENTURY f 5