CommonsCast

Dean Melissa Gresalfi discusses the importance of sleep, Tait delivers the Commons Calendar of this week’s upcoming events, and Richard sits down for a great interview with Heena Cho, a first year student from Seoul, South Korea likely majoring in Biomedical Engineering and minoring in Political Science.

Dean Gresalfi talks about anxiety in her Dean’s Minute, Elizabeth delivers the Commons Calendar of upcoming events, and Richard sits down for a great interview with Emini Offutt, a first year student at Vanderbilt from Nashville, TN studying Computer Science and HOD. 

On this episode Dean Gresalfi discusses the value of saying “hello”, Elizabeth delivers the Commons Calendar of upcoming events, and Richard has an important and informative interview with Carolyn Floyd, Director of the Office of Immersion Resources at Vanderbilt.

Dean Gresalfi shares some amazing events happening on campus this month to commemorate Black History Month, Tait delivers this week’s Commons Calendar of upcoming events, and Richard has a terrific interview with Jonathan Jesalva (JJ), a first-year student from Raleigh, North Carolina studying violin performance and electrical engineering. 

This edition of the CommonsCast was produced remotely during the Commodores Care period, and features Dean Gresalfi welcoming everyone back from the break with words of encouragement for the upcoming semester.  Cheryl details events happening this week in the Commons Calendar, and Richard has a great socially distanced Zoom interview with Alex Oh, a first year student from Columbia, Maryland who is studying Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

On the last episode before the winter break Dean Melissa Gresalfi reflects upon achievements during the fall semester in her Dean’s Minute, Tait has the details on upcoming events in the Commons Calendar, and Richard sits down for a great interview with David Gao, a first-year student from Denver, Colorado who is studying Computer Science and living in Crawford. 

Dean Gresalfi discusses the importance of taking a break, Tait outlines a busy week in the Commons Calendar of events, and then she sits down with Richard for a great interview in the Humans of the Commons segment.

On this episode of the podcast Dean Melissa Gresalfi discusses the upcoming Thanksgiving break and lists some of the things she’s grateful for, Richard delivers this week’s commons calendar of events and then sits down for a great interview with Eunyoung Hong, a first year student from Knoxville, Tennessee who is living in Sutherland house and currently studying Physics and Math.

On this week’s edition of the CommonsCast Cheryl delivers an extended Commons Calendar to cover all of the events happening around campus of interest to first-year students.  In the Humans of the Commons segment Richard sits down for a terrific discussion with Andy Niser, a first-year Cross Country student-athlete from Chicago, Illinois who is living in Murray House and studying HOD and Computer Science.

On this edition of the podcast Dean Melissa Gresalfi discusses the Commons Seminars, Tait has the info on events coming up this week in the Commons Calendar, and Richard sits down for a great interview with Demos Negash, a first-year student from Louisville, Kentucky who is living in Stambaugh House and studying Math and Public Policy.