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 Hous...

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 Han...

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 Sc...

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 bu...

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...

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.