Podcasts

On this edition of the podcast Maria & Stephan have an unfiltered discussion about clubs and organizations on campus.  Real talk about their experiences as Vandy first-year students trying to get involved.

On this edition of the CommonsCast Dean Gresalfi talks about mandatory reporting and resources like Project Safe, Cheryl has your spooky themed calendar of upcoming events, and Richard has a great conversation with Devin Laye, a first year student and MCL content creator from Spartanburg, South Carolina studying Biomedical Engineering with a minor in Art History.   

Listen in as Stephan and Maria discuss the topic of “Halloween at College”. What do college students do, what parties do students attend, how do they dress? Real talk about social life during COVID and some costume ideas they’ve heard about.

Welcome back from Fall Break Commodores!  On this edition of the official podcast of The Commons Dean Melissa Gresalfi talks about belonging, Cheryl delivers the Commons Calendar of events happening this week, and Richard sits down for a fantastic interview with Anwar Agha, a first year from Beirut, Lebanon living in Hank studying Economics on a pre-med track. 

On this pre-Fall Break edition of the podcast Dean Gresalfi discusses the importance of taking a break and getting some rest.  Elizabeth delivers the Commons Calendar of events coming up this week, and Richard has a terrific interview with Bryce Keating, a first year from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania living in Hank and studying Psychology.

No matter the college, the first few weeks of residence is bound to open eyes on what a university does well at and what they might need to work on. This week, hosts Maria Manabat and Stephan Bellamy consider their first thoughts coming into Vanderbilt as first-years. 

On this edition of the podcast Dean Gresalfi talks about the Lawson Lecture, Tait delivers the info on upcoming events in the Commons Calendar, and Richard sits down for a great interview with Yichi Zhang, a freshman from Gaithersburg, Maryland who is living in Stambaugh House and studying Cognitive Studies. 

On this week’s podcast Dean Gresalfi shares some great information about her Dean’s Dinners and why you should consider attending.  Tait delivers the Commons Calendar of upcoming events, and Richard has a wonderful interview with Connie Sun, a first year student from Rockville, Maryland studying Computer Science and living in Sutherland House. 

On this new episode Dean Melissa Gresalfi talks about how we think about failure, Cheryl has the details on events on campus coming up this week, and Richard has a terrific interview with Will Yuk, first-year student from Long Island, New York living in Stambaugh house studying HOD. 

On this edition of the CommonsCast podcast Dean Melissa Gresalfi talks about community and how students can make connections through student organizations on campus.  Tait has all the details on events coming up on campus in this week’s calendar, and Richard sits down for an interesting interview with Macharia “Mash” Kanyatte, a freshman from Nairobi, Kenya majoring in Electrical Engineering at Vanderbilt.