Podcasts

Dean Gresalfi congratulates the class of 2025 on all they’ve accomplished in their first year, Tait delivers the final commons calendar of events for this semester, and Richard has put together one final roundtable interview to reflect on their first year experiences.  He sits down with Greg Jang, a first-year student from Dallas, Texas studying Neuroscience, Sydney Lin, a first-year student from Las Vegas, Nevada studying Civil Engineering, and Matthew Lu, a first-year student and MCL producer from the Bay Area, California studying Math and Physics. 

With Summer fast approaching, this episode covers a final review of freshman year for Maria and Stephan, along with short messages from fellow Commodores.

From campus involvement to work-life balance, plenty of circumstances change after freshman year. Maria and Stephan discuss their predictions for being sophomores next semester.

Dean Melissa Gresalfi previews the Commons Ball, Richard delivers the weekly calendar of events and then sits down for a great interview with Aman Thakur, a first-year student from New Delhi, India studying Computer Science 

Dean Gresalfi talks about your summer plans, Elizabeth delivers the weekly Commons Calendar of events, and Richard sits down for a great interview with Musab Nuh, a first year student from St. Cloud, Minnesota studying Cellular and Molecular Biology. 

Taking care of Earth does not have to be complicated. Maria and Stephan talk about ways you can get involved and review Vanderbilt’s sustainability initiatives.

Dean Gresalfi discusses, and extends an invitation to, an upcoming Dean’s Dinner at her residence, Tait details events coming up this week in the Commons Calendar, and Richard sits down for a fun interview with Watermelon Song, a first year student from Beijing, China studying Cinema and Media Arts

After the rush of college applications and deciding where to go, most students end up wondering the next steps to prepare for college. Maria and Stephan reflect on Vanderbilt’s transition initiatives and their hopes for incoming Commodores.

It’s the 100th episode of the CommonsCast!  On this special episode Dean Gresalfi discusses the importance of taking care of each other, Tait delivers the calendar of upcoming events you won’t want to miss, and Richard has a terrific interview with Vanessa Beasley, Vanderbilt’s Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Dean of Residential Faculty, and an Associate Professor of Communication Studies.