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. 

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Episode 83: CommonsCast Episode 83-October 6, 2021

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. 

Episode 82: CommonsCast Episode 82-September 29, 2021

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. 

Episode 81: CommonsCast Episode 81-September 22, 2021

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.

Episode 80: CommonsCast Episode 80-September 15, 2021

On this episode Dean Gresalfi discusses memory and offers strategies for how to use memory to learn effectively.  Tait delivers the weekly Commons Calendar of events, and Richard sits down for a terrific interview with Vanderbilt senior & VUCeptor Maggie McVeigh.  

Episode 79: CommonsCast Episode 79-September 8, 2021

On this episode of the podcast Dean Gresalfi has some excellent advice on how to find your community in her Dean's Minute.  Then Tait delivers the Commons Calendar of upcoming events you need to know about, and Richard has an excellent one-on-one interview with Dean Gresalfi in our Humans of the Commons segment.  

Episode 78: CommonsCast Episode 78-September 1, 2021

Welcome class of 2025! On this edition of the official podcast of The Commons Dean Melissa Gresalfi welcomes all first-year students and invites them to participate in upcoming special class activities on campus.  Matthew delivers the Commons Calendar of events coming up in the week ahead, and Maria interviews fellow first-year student Omar in our Humans of the Commons segment.  

Episode 77: CommonsCast Episode 77-August 25, 2021

It's the final episode of the 20-21 academic year! Dean Melissa Gresalfi looks back on the accomplishments of the class of 2024, Anna has one final Commons Calendar of upcoming events, and she has a terrific interview with Bella Wynocker.

Episode 48: CommonsCast Episode 76-April 28, 2021

On this new episode of the CommonsCast Dean Gresalfi discusses taking care of each other and reaching out to help others and when you need help. Anna drops the Commons Calendar of events for the week ahead, and she has a terrific interview with fellow first-year student Jennifer Koh.

Episode 47: CommonsCast Episode 75-April 21, 2021

On this edition of the official podcast of The Commons Dean Melissa Gresalfi talks about the importance of play. MCL's Anna Morgan delivers the Commons Calendar of events, and she has a great interview with sophomore and President-elect of the Vanderbilt Lambda Association Blue Gray.

Episode 46: CommonsCast Episode 74-April 14, 2021

It's a new episode of the Commons official podcast, and it features Dean Meslissa Gresalfi talking about events planned throughout April to celebrate the class of 2024. Also Anna details the events of the week in the Commons Calendar, and she has a wonderful interview with fellow first-year student Alex Huang.

Episode 45: CommonsCast Episode 73-April 7, 2021

On this edition of the official podcast of The Commons Dean Gresalfi has info on the Crawford Lecture and speaker Amelia Nagoski. Also MCL's Anna delivers the weekly Commons Calendar of events and she has a great interview with fellow first-year student Lyndon Shi.

Episode 44: CommonsCast Episode 72-March 31, 2021

On this episode Dean Gresalfi uses her Dean's Minute segment to discuss identity. Anna delivers the weekly Commons Calendar of upcoming events, and she has a wonderful interview with Vanderbilt senior and McGill Hall President Annie Mullins.

Episode 43: CommonsCast Episode 71-March 24, 2021

On this episode Dean Melissa Gresalfi talks about the importance of sleep and shares some helpful tips for sleeping well. Also Anna has the info on upcoming events in the Commons Calendar, and she has a terrific interview with fellow first-year student Elizabeth Baum.

Episode 42: CommonsCast Episode 70-March 17, 2021

CommonsCast is a weekly podcast and features the Dean's Minute, the Commons Calendar, and a first-year student interviewing interesting "Humans of the Commons"

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