WATCH: Collaboration creates inspiration for Class of 2024 students [Video]

Stories by Amy WolfAt Vanderbilt, collaboration is more than a word—it’s an inspired action. Collaboration includes opening up to new ideas and perspectives, challenging each other and innovating while working toward a shared purpose.

Meet some members of the Class of 2024 whose thoughtful collaborations within Vanderbilt and beyond are helping heal, advocate and inspire.

Tatum Earp is a musical storyteller, and her memories are her muse.

The music composition major credits her time at Vanderbilt and the Blair School of Music with cultivating her craft and honing her ability to shape raw emotions into sophisticated multi-instrument narratives.

“Art, especially music, definitely has the power to carry stories,” the north Texas native said. “I think opening up to that level of vulnerability and saying, ‘I am going to write about a story—a real life experience,’ has really been my biggest transformation.”

COLLABORATION AND COMMUNITY

Earp said collaboration and community …