“It will be a place of belonging for all first year students to exchange ideas and together invigorate each other’s minds and imaginations. This is the promise, soon to be the reality of The Commons at Vanderbilt.”
-Nicholas S. Zeppos, Chancellor
“The Commons is one of the places that faculty should take great ideas.”
-Brooke Ackerly, Associate Professor of Political Science and Women’s and Gender Studies
“However different their perceptions of The Commons may be, all of Vanderbilt’s students should find something that draws them into the Vanderbilt community, acclimates them to Vanderbilt’s culture of civility, and gives them the opportunity to interact with the community that surrounds Vanderbilt.”
-Ron Schrimpf, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Faculty Head of Memorial House
“…Vanderbilt is uniquely suited for the Commons to flourish. We are a small campus with big-world impact, and have all the resources at hand to make this new endeavor fly. We have a faculty who are dedicated to undergraduate education in its broadest sense. We have students who are academically exceptional and are increasingly diverse in their backgrounds and traditions. Above all, my expectation is that the Commons will grow to become the very best of what the academy can be: a community of scholars living and working together towards a greater good.”
-Jo-Anne Bachorowski, Associate Professor of Psychology and Faculty Head of West House