The Introvert’s Guide to College
Introvert: a quiet, reserved, or shy person who prefers situations that require minimal levels of stimulation. College is hard. It’s a new experience, a new level of pressure, and a whole new environment that you …
Continue ReadingTop 5 Foods on Campus
Voted number seven of Best College Dining experiences, our university has nothing short of good food. Whether you’re in the mood for pasta or Tex-Mex, Mongolian or salmon, there is always something on campus sure …
Continue ReadingMCL Top 5 Reasons Why an 8 a.m. Doesn’t Totally Suck
Waking up early just means that your mid-day nap/s will be that much better. This is especially great when your 8 am class is all you have that day. 2) The fruit smoothie is well …
Continue ReadingMCL News Minute-September 25, 2019
Kerissa has the details on upcoming events on campus this week, including Flulapalooza, Lights on the Lawn, and Commodore football and soccer games
Continue ReadingCommonsCast Episode 34-September 25, 2019
On this episode Dean Gresalfi highlights the upcoming Lawson Lecture in her Dean’s Minute, Kerissa delivers your weekly calendar of events, and Estelle has a terrific discussion with Carolyn Floyd, Director of the Office of …
Continue ReadingSlowing Down: The Art of Embracing One Month on Campus
One month. It feels like ages, but we’ve only been on campus for one month. Going into move-in day and orientation one month ago, I was itching for everything to start: for the first day …
Continue ReadingMCL Quiz: What Hogwarts House Would You Be Assigned Based on Your Vanderbilt Lifestyle
CommonsCast Episode 33-September 18, 2019
On this week’s podcast Dean Melissa Gresalfi discusses the power of failure, Estelle delivers the Commons Calendar of events for the week ahead, and she also has a terrific interview with Lia Okenkova, a first-year …
Continue ReadingMCL News Minute-September 18, 2019
Shery has all of the details on upcoming events around campus, including the Student Wellbeing Org Fair, the Undergraduate Research Fair, and of course, Family Weekend!
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