Commons

The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons at Vanderbilt offers a scenic home for first-year students. (Vanderbilt University/ John Russell) All Vanderbilt faculty, students and staff are invited to help select The Commons Reading for the Class of 2017. The Commons Reading is a book that is mailed to all rising… Read More

The schedule has been announced for the spring 2012 Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt University. The healthcare reform crisis, American protest movements, classical music appreciation and Maya culture from ancient to modern times are among subjects that will be covered in spring session. Read More

Novelist Jane Austen loved to dance and so does the Vanderbilt community, judging by the large turnout for “An Evening of Jane Austen Dances,” taught by Susan Kevra, senior lecturer in French and American Studies Feb 2 in the Alumni Hall Ballroom. Read More

image courtesy of the 'Waikato Times' The Vanderbilt community is invited to attend “An Evening of Jane Austen Dances” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 2 in Alumni Hall’s Ballroom 203. Susan Kevra (Steve Green/ Vanderbilt) Author Jane Austen loved to dance and references the English… Read More

If someone stopped breathing, would you know how to save them? A Vanderbilt senior almost died as a little girl—and was saved by her quick-thinking dad and CPR. As VUCast’s Amy Wolf shows us, that second chance at life propelled Kristen Cattoi into a mission that’s surpassing her wildest dreams. Read More

Cultural writer Lewis Hyde, who has a strong interest in the public life of the imagination, will speak at Vanderbilt University’s Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center Jan. 19. Read More

A group of undergrads are ready to take on chef masters in a food battle Iron Chef style! Come inside the Ingram Commons to see first year students battle it out with Vanderbilt dining’s best!… Read More

(Daniel Dubois/Vanderbilt University) For the Vanderbilt class of 2015, The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons already feels like home. They have taken mid-terms and written papers, and they’ve cheered the Vanderbilt Football team to three victories at home. It has been only a few weeks since we welcomed 1,601 first-year… Read More

It’s a moment in time that has changed our country forever. On the 10 year anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks, hear from Vanderbilt students and employees. Plus, how the U.S. Army inspired the Commodores and a peek at our first Commons Video Blog. Read more about Sept. Read More

VEMS puts undergrads on the front lines of medicine Members of the Vanderbilt Emergency Medical Society undergo CPR instructor training through the Vanderbilt Resuscitation Program. (Steve Green/Vanderbilt) Pendell Meyers is planning a career in medicine, so the summer after his freshman year at Vanderbilt he got a job drawing… Read More

Beginning Aug. 28, Kristen Cattoi and fellow members of the Vanderbilt Emergency Medical Society will teach a free CPR/AED/Heimlich certification class each week at the Ingram Commons in cooperation with the Vanderbilt Resuscitation Program. Read More

It’s become one of the great new traditions of Vanderbilt University. In this VUCast extra, watch as Vandy upperclassmen come together to welcome the class of 2015 to the Martha Rivers Ingram Commons… one box at a time! [vucastblurb]… Read More

Vanderbilt University will begin welcoming first-year students to campus first thing Saturday morning, Aug. 20, when move-in begins at 7 a.m. at The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons, Vanderbilt’s first-year student community. Read More

Winding stairs at the Commons Center (Steve Green/Vanderbilt) Unpacking  what seems like an endless number of boxes has kept political science professors and staff busy the past week. The entire department has relocated to the Commons Center after completion of the 19,000-square-foot project to build out the… Read More

Having a baby is all about handling the unknowns; go inside a new reality TV series focusing on baby’s first day. Plus, get on the field with ‘Dores baseball coach Tim Corbin, and snazzy new digs are coming for Vandy students. [vucastblurb]… Read More

Students Catherine Caffey and Emily Alsentzer (Photo courtesy School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt) Two members of the School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt, Catherine Caffey and Emily Alsentzer, finished third out of 24 finalists in the Siemens We Can Change The World Challenge, a national… Read More

When Martha R. Ingram steps down June 30 after 12 years as chairman of Vanderbilt’s Board of Trust, she will leave behind a diverse and lasting legacy – including the hiring of two chancellors and the development of a residential college system at Vanderbilt, of which the newly named Martha Rivers Ingram Commons was the crucial first phase. Read More

Hank Murrey, area maintenance supervisor for The Commons, applies his handyman skills at Whippoorwill Day Camp, a summertime tradition for area children for the last 40 years. Read More

The Vanderbilt Board of Trust has named the university’s living-learning community for first-year students for Martha R. Ingram. Read More

The Bungee Run was a popular activity. (Vanderbilt University/Mary Donaldson) Hank Ingram House, one of the freshman residence halls that makes up The Commons, hosts an annual Field Day event as an end-of-the-year celebration. This year, the students decided to do something special. They invited… Read More