Thursday - May 22, 2025
State Tipoffs Involving Alabama Newsletter for Thursday May 15, 2025 ( 2 items )  

Through the portal: the transfer portal is one more way for Vanderbilt to fulfill its mission of unlocking potential
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 14 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Through the portal: the transfer portal is one more way for Vanderbilt to fulfill its mission of unlocking potential By Graham Hays Two decades before head coach Clark Lea led his alma mater's football team to a historic win over top-ranked Alabama, a Birmingham Bowl victory over Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt's first winning season since 2013, he was a transfer student-athlete looking for a place to grow.   more

Wyatt Smith, BS'10: Solving the Skilled Workforce Shortage
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 14 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Wyatt Smith, BS'10: Solving the Skilled Workforce Shortage Wyatt Smith, BS'10 (Courtesy of UpSmith) Wyatt Smith grew up in a small town in west Alabama, surrounded by a community of carpenters, builders and plumbers who were building not just houses, but better lives for themselves and their families. However, the nation's skilled trades workforce has been decreasing for decades. As a student studying h  more