Students and faculty in the Leadership and Learning in Organizations Ed.D. program  will meet at the Vanderbilt University campus in Nashville, Tennessee, three times  throughout the program for an on-campus convening. These meetings provide an  opportunity for Ed.D. students to strengthen their connections as a cohort; develop  familiarity with the Peabody campus and the resources available to them; and work  collaboratively on capstone-related activities.

Campus Convening I 

First-year students come to campus early in their first term to meet one another and  discover the range of resources designed to support their journey through the LLO  program. Students spend a day and a half on campus learning from each other and  from various faculty from throughout Peabody College. (This convening occurs when  students are enrolled in LLO 8110: Leadership Theory and Practice.) 

Campus Convening II 

Students come together in their sixth term to launch their capstone projects. They  participate in an interactive, day-long session, learning more about the capstone  process and hearing from a panel of faculty advisors before observing capstone  presentations and Q&A roundtables with student presenters. The day concludes with a  preview of the key milestones and deliverables for the 3-semesters of course work  dedicated to capstone. (This convening occurs when students are enrolled in LLO  8190: Qualitative Modes of Inquiry.)

Campus Convening III

Students in their final term gather on campus and present  their capstone projects to faculty, practitioners, and classmates. This convening  concludes with a celebratory reception. (This convening occurs when students are  enrolled in LLO 8910: Capstone Seminar II.)