CommonsCast

Callie Tuck and Madelyn Pelletier sit down with the dean of the Commons Melissa Gresalfi about student resources, housing, favorite walks on campus and why it's important to not skip a meal.

Chloe talks with the Dean of the Commons, Melissa Gresalfi, about the culture of the Commons from the buildings to the Cup to the possible mascot.

Katie sits down with the Dean of the Commons, Melissa Gresalfi, to talk about getting into clubs and extracurricular activities to how to deal with living in the "Vanderbubble."

Elliott Cruz sits down with the Dean of the Commons, Melissa Gresalfi, to talk about finding identity on a college campus - whether it is personal, cultural or political.

Kyla sits down with the Dean of the Commons, Melissa Gresalfi to talk about the remaining transitions freshmen are going through as the semester starts to really pick up.

Jacob sits down with the Dean of the Commons Melissa Gresalfi to talk about the transition to becoming a freshman at Vanderbilt and how to handle tougher situations.

The first CommonsCast of the 2024-25 school year features an interview with the Dean of the Commons Melissa Gresalfi as well as a look at upcoming events for the first week of the school year!

It's the final episode of the CommonsCast for this academic year, featuring Jayden hosting the Q&A segment with Dean Gresalfi, Sariha delivering the details on events coming up before finals, and then Jayden sitting down with Drew Spiegel for the Human of the Commons interview. Drew is a Gillette House resident from Deerfield, Illinois majoring in Political Science. 

On this episode Jayden sits down with Dean Melissa Gresalfi for the Q&A with the Dean segment, Sofia delivers the details on events coming up on campus this week in the Commons Calendar, and Cynthia brings in Chiya Gibson for the Human of the Commons interview.  Chiya is from Middletown, Delaware and is majoring in MHS with a minor in AADS.

Lauren has the questions and Dean Gresalfi has the answers in this week's Q&A segment, Chloe delivers the details on events coming up on campus in this week's Commons Calendar, and Bri sits down with Brodie Labott for the Human of the Commons interview.  Brodie is an Economics and Public Policy Studies double major from Tennessee, and lives in Stambaugh House

On this episode Lauren sits down with Dean Gresalfi for the Q&A with the Dean segment, Bri delivers the details on events coming up on campus this week in the Commons Calendar, and then she brings in Ishita Sujan for the Human of the Commons interview.  Iishita is a Secondary Education Major on the Math track with a Minor in Computer Science. She is from Connecticut and lives in Stambaugh House. 

Our CommonsCast team is back from the break with a new episode!  Sofia hosts the Q&A segment with Dean Gresalfi, Sariha delivers the details about events coming up on campus in the Commons Calendar, and Bri sits down with Drew Ryan for the Human of the Commons interview.  

Chloe asks the Q's and Dean Gresalfi provides the A's in this week's Q&A segment, Bri delivers the details on events coming up before and after spring break in the Commons Calendar, and Ian sits down with Brinnan Smith for this week's Human of the Commons interview.  Brinnan is a first-year student originally from Portland, Oregon majoring in Secondary Education and Chemistry and living in Hank.

On this edition of the official podcast of the Vanderbilt Commons Lauren asks the questions and Dean Gresalfi provides the answers in the Q&A segment, Sariha delivers the details about upcoming events on campus this week in the Commons Calendar, and Bri brings in Andre Mendoza for the Human of the Commons interview.  Andre is from Chicago, Illinois and is majoring is Earth and Environmental Science. He lives in Stambaugh House.

On this episode Anyssa sits down with Dean Melissa Gresalfi for the Q&A segment, Sofia delivers the details on upcoming campus events in the Commons Calendar, and Bri brings in Phie Mihm for the Human of the Commons interview. Phie's hometown is Sidney, Maine, their major is Composition (Bachelor of Music) and they live in Stambaugh house.    

On this episode Anyssa sits down with Dean Gresalfi for the Q&A segment, Chloe provides the details on events coming up on campus this week in the Commons Calendar, and Maria brings is Chelsea Liebenthal for the Human of the Commons Interview.  Chelsea is from Boca Raton, Florida. She's studying earth and environmental science and psychology and lives in Memorial House.

On this edition of the official podcast of the Commons Lauren sits down with Dean Melissa Gresalfi for the Q&A segment, Harika delivers the details on upcoming events in the Commons Calendar segment, and Cynthia brings in Whitney for the Human of the Commons interview. Whitney is a biomedical engineering major and originally from Philadelphia, PA.  

Lauren sits down with Dean Gresalfi in this week's Q&A segment, Sofia dishes the details on events coming up on campus in this week's Commons Calendar, and Sariha brings in Souadou Barry for the Human of the Commons interview.  Souadou is a first-year at Vanderbilt from Bronx, New York majoring in Political science and English with a minor in AADS.

Jayden asks the questions and Dean Gresalfi provides the answers in this week's Q&A segment, Lauren dishes the details on events coming up on campus in the Commons Calendar, and Maria sits down with  Ian Hansen for the Human of the Commons interview.  Ian is from Chicago and he's studying Biological Sciences and lives in Hank House.

The CommonsCast returns with our spring semester premiere, featuring Anyssa sitting down with Dean Melissa Gresalfi for the Q&A segment, Sariha delivering the details on events coming up on campus this week in the Commons Calendar, and Cynthia chatting with Sara Rodriguez in our Human of the Commons Interview.  Sara is a first-year student from Dallas, TX majoring in MHS.    

On the final episode of the fall semester Lauren sits down with Dean Gresalfi for the Q&A segment, Anyssa delivers the details on events leading up to the end of the semester in the Commons Calendar, and Cynthia brings in Daisy Mata for the Human of the Commons interview.  Daisy is a first-year student majoring in Chemical Engineering, and is from Houston, Texas.

We're back from the Thanksgiving break with a brand new edition of the CommonsCast.  Jayden sits down with Dean Gresalfi for the Q&A segment, Lauren has the details on events you need to know about coming up this week in the Commons Calendar, and TaMyra brings in Alaina for the Human of the Commons interview.  Alaina is from Nashville, Tennessee and she plans to major in HOD with a minor in business.  

On this pre-Thanksgiving edition of the CommonsCast Lauren sits down with Dean Gresalfi for the Q&A segment, Sariha has the details on events coming up before and immediately after the break in the Commons Calendar, and Cynthia brings in Maylani Carr for the Human of the Commons interview.  Maylani is a first-year student from Wilmington, North Carolina who plans to major in law, history, and society.  

On this new episode Lauren sits down with Dean Gresalfi for the Q&A with the Dean segment, Sariha delivers the info you need about upcoming events in the Commons Calendar, and Cynthia brings in Daniella for the Human of the Commons interview.  

On this episode of the official podcast of the Commons, Lauren asks the Questions and Dean Gresalfi provides the Answers in the Q&A segment, Micah has the details on events coming up on campus this week in the Commons Calendar, and TaMyra sits down with first-year student Rainelli Koumangoye in the Human of the Commons interview.  

On this edition of the CommonsCast Lauren sits down with Dean Gresalfi in the Q&A segment, Sofia has details on events coming up this week in the Commons Calendar, and Sariha brings in Tenin Dembele for the Human of the Commons interview.  

This episode features Anyssa hosting the Q&A segment with Dean Gresalfi, Cynthia delivers the details on events coming up on campus in the Commons Calendar, and Lauren sits down with first-year student Divine Irakiza for the Human of the Commons interview.  

On this edition of the official podcast of the Commons Cynthia hosts the Q&A segment with Dean Melissa Gresalfi, Sariha has the info on upcoming events in this week's Commons Calendar, and Lauren sits down with Nelly Chavez in the Human of the Commons interview segment.  Nelly is a first-year student from Houston who plans on majoring in Sociology.  

Jayden hosts Dean Gresalfi in the Q&A with the Dean segment, Sariha has the details you need about upcoming events in the Commons Calendar, and in the Human of the Commons interview segment Maria sits down with Christianah Agibare from Chicago who is studying Computer science and lives in Hank House.

On this episode of the CommonsCast Lauren hosts Dean Gresalfi in the Q&A segment, Sariha provides the details you need about events on campus this week in the Commons Calendar segment, and Cynthia sits down with Lauren Lamson for the Human of the Commons interview.  Lauren is a CSET major originally from Madison, Wisconsin.  

On this edition of the official podcast of the Commons, Lauren asks the Q's and Dean Gresalfi provides the A's in the Q&A segment, Cynthia has the details on events coming up on campus this week in the Commons Calendar, and Sofia sits down with Sophie Hochberg for the Human of the Commons interview.  Sophie is a first-year student from La Jolla, California who is majoring in Psychology.    

Chloe sits down with Dean Gresalfi for the Q&A with the Dean segment, Harika has the details on events coming up this week in the Commons Calendar, and Sofia brings in Spandana Pavuluri for the Human of the Commons interview. Spandana is a first-year studying Public Policy. 

On this edition of the official podcast of the Commons Jayden hosts the Q&A segment with Dean Melissa Gresalfi, Cynthia has the details on events coming up on campus this week in the Commons Calendar, and Sofia sits down with Katie for the Human of the Commons interview.  

On this episode Lauren sits down with Dean Gresalfi for the Q&A with the Dean segment, Esha delivers the details on events coming up this week in the Commons Calendar, and Sofia brings in Alaina Harris for the Human of the Commons interview. 

Welcome to Vanderbilt class of 2027!  The CommonsCast podcast is here to help you navigate the first-year experience.  On this premiere episode of the 23-24 academic year Dean of the Commons Melissa Gresalfi sits down with MCL's Sofia for the Q&A with the Dean segment, Anya hosts the Commons Calendar segment with events you'll want to know about, and Chloe brings in Dallan Elk for the Human of the Commons interview.  Dallan is a first-year student originally from Georgia and he plans to study engineering at Vanderbilt.  

It's the final episode of the 22-23 academic year!  Abbey sits down with Dean Gresalfi for the Q&A segment, Linda has the details on events coming up before finals in the Commons Calendar, and Eigen hosts the Human of the Commons interview with his guest guest is Tanya Das, a first year student from Mount Laurel, New Jersey, majoring in Economics and Climate Studies with minors in Business and Data Science. She also lives in Memorial House.

This edition of the official podcast of the Commons includes Abbey hosting the Q&A session with Dean Gresalfi, Daniela delivering the details on upcoming campus events in the Commons Calendar, and Eigen hosting the Human of the Commons interview segment.  

On this edition of the podcast Abbey asks the questions and Dean Gresalfi provides the answers in the Q&A segment, Linda has the details about events coming up on campus this week in the Commons Calendar, and then Abbey turns the tables on Eigen and brings him in for the Human of the Commons interview.  Eigen is a first-year student from Birmingham, Alabama who is majoring in HOD and Computer Science and he lives in Crawford.  

On this edition of the official podcast of the Commons Abbey sits down with Dean Gresalfi for a fun Q&A session and she also presents this week Commons Calendar of events.  Then Eigen hosts the Human of the Commons segment with his guest Jamie Wright, a first year student from Monona, WI, majoring in Neuroscience with a minor in Spanish. She also lives in Hank Ingram House.  

On this edition of the podcast Eigen sits down with Dean Gresalfi for the Q&A with the Dean segment, Daniela delivers the details on events coming up on campus this week in the Commons Calendar, and then Eigen hosts the Humans of the Commons interview segment with his guest Sydney Grossman, a first year student from Rochester, NY, majoring in Political Science with a Jewish Studies minor. She also lives in North House.

On this episode Eigen asks the Questions and Dean Gresalfi provides the Answers in our Q&A with the Dean segment, Linda dishes the details on events coming up on campus in the Commons Calendar, and Daniela sits down with Rene Huerta a first-year student from Texas who lives in Sutherland and plans on majoring in Cellular and Molecular Biology in the Humans of the Commons interview segment.  

On this episode Eigen sits down with Dean Gresalfi for the Q&A segment, Daniela delivers the details on events coming up on campus this week in the Commons Calendar, and then Eigen conducts the Humans of the Commons interview with Kelsey Cleveland, a first year student from Woodstock, GA, majoring in Communication of Science and Technology with Cinema and Media Arts, with potential minors in Environmental and Sustainability Studies. Kelsey also lives in Gillette House.

On this episode Abbey asks some great questions and Dean Gresalfi provides the answers in the Q&A segment, Linda has the details on events coming up on campus this week in the Commons Calendar, and Eigen sits down with Yuan Uy for the Human of the Commons interview. Yuan is a first year student from Parkersburg, West Virginia, majoring in Climate Studies and Economics. He also lives in Sutherland House. 

On this edition of the podcast Abbey sits down with Dean Gresalfi for our Q&A with the Dean segment, Daniela delivers the details on events coming up this week in the Commons Calendar, and Eigen hosts the Human of the Commons interview segment with his guest Maddy Pinto, a first year student from Daytona Beach, Florida, majoring in Economics with a minor in Data Science. She also lives in Hank Ingram House.

On this edition Abbey sits down with Dean Melissa Gresalfi for another Q&A session, Linda delivers the details on events coming up on campus in the Commons Calendar, and Eigen has a wonderful Human of the Commons interview with Vidula Oviya Vasanthan, a first-year student from Mount Juliet, TN, majoring in Computer Science with a minor in Business who is living in Hank Ingram House.

On this edition of the official podcast of The Commons, Abbey anchors a great Q&A session with Dean Gresalfi, Daniela delivers the details on events coming up on campus in the Commons Calendar, and Eigen sits down for the Human of the Commons interview with Kate Connell, a first-year student from Seneca, Missouri who is majoring in Psychology and living in Murray House.  

On this edition of the podcast Eigen has the Q's and Dean Gresalfi provides the A's in our Q&A with the Dean segment, Linda has the details on upcoming events around campus in the Commons Calendar, and then Eigen sits down with Rachel Johnson, a first year student from Smyrna, Tennessee, majoring in Biochemistry who lives in Sutherland House.

Welcome to the first episode of the 2023 spring semester!  Anya sits down with Dean Gresalfi for our Q&A with the Dean segment, Daniela offers up the details on events coming up in the Commons Calendar, and Eigen brings in Abbey Woods for the Human of the Commons interview.  Abbey is a first-year student (and MCL producer) from St. Louis, Missouri now living in Gillette House, and she plans on majoring in Public Policy Studies.

On this final fall semester episode of the podcast Anya sits down with Dean Melissa Gresalfi for the Q&A segment, Esme delivers the details on events happening around campus this week, and Linda brings in Tobenna Udeze for the Human of the Commons interview.  Tobenna is a first-year student at Vanderbilt originally from Nigeria majoring in Computer Science and living in West House.  

On this edition of the podcast Eigen sits down with Dean Gresalfi for the Q&A segment, Daniela delivers the details on events coming up this week in the Commons Calendar, and Santana brings in her friend and teammate Allyria McBride for the Human of the Commons interview.  Allyria is a first-year student athlete from Marietta, Georgia majoring in Environmental Sociology and living in Gillette House.  

On this edition of the podcast Anya sits down with Dean Melissa Gresalfi for the Q&A segment, Santana delivers the Commons Calendar with details on upcoming events on campus, and Eigen brings in Vincent Castillo for the Human of the Commons interview.  Vincent is a first-year student from Elgin, Texas majoring in Medicine, Health, & Society with a minor in Latinx Studies and he lives in Hank Ingram House.