News & features about the Vanderbilt Commons from the students who live here
Welcome to the Season 2 premiere of the CommonsCast, the official podcast of the Martha Rivers Ingram Commons at Vanderbilt. On this edition you’ll get some helpful welcome words of wisdom from Dean of the Commons Melissa Gresalfi in her Dean’s Minute, learn about events on the Commons this week in the Commons Calendar, and first-year student Estelle has a terrific interview with Dean Gresalfi in the Humans of the Commons segment. Listen up, subscribe below, and get to know your new home!
It’s the final episode of the CommonsCast for the 2018-19 academic year. Dean Melchor-Barz delivers one last Dean’s Minute, and Zoe has a very special guest for her final Humans of the Commons interview.
On this episode Dean Melchor-Barz reflects on all the “stuff” we’ve learned this year, Zoe delivers the Commons Calendar of events for the week, and she has a great interview with Noah Barboza, President of Memorial House.
In this episode Dean Melchor-Barz implores us to take time to stop and notice the flowers, Zoe delivers the Commons Calendar of events for the week, and she also has a great interview with Dr. Chalene Helmuth, Faculty Head of Sutherland House.
On this episode Dean Melchor-Barz begins reflecting on everything learned during our first-year experience, Zoe delivers the Commons Calendar of events, and she has a great interview with Traci Ray, Director of Residential Education, Office of the Dean of Students
This episode features Dean Melchor-Barz sharing some thoughts on honesty and integrity in light of the recent college admissions scandal, Zoe delivers the weekly events in the Commons Calendar, and she has a wonderful interview with Dr. Catherine McTamaney, Faculty Head of Crawford House.
On this edition of the podcast Dean Melchor-Barz talks about his recent “smile experiment”, Zoe presents the weekly calendar of upcoming events and she has a great follow up interview with Carolyn Floyd, the Associate Director of the Office of Immersion Resources.
It’s the pre-spring break edition of the CommonsCast! On this episode Dean Melchor-Barz talks about Alternative Spring Break and the roots of ASB at Vanderbilt, Zoe has a brief calendar of events, and she has a great interview with Dr. Christoph Zeller, the Faculty Head of West House.
On this episode Dean Melchor-Barz talks about First VU, a student org that focuses on the experiences of first generation college students at Vanderbilt, Zoe delivers the Commons Calendar of upcoming events, and she has a great interview with Karin Han, Head Resident of Murray House.
On this episode Dean Melchor-Barz shares his favorite font and talks about how we see text, Zoe has the Commons Calendar of upcoming events, and she also has a great interview with Evyn Cosgrove, Area Coordinator in the Office of Housing and Residential Education.