Commons Cup Schedule

Claim the Cup: 2024-25 Schedule of Events

The Commons Cup is a first-year tradition intended to promote social and academic acculturation to Vanderbilt University and integration of each first-year class through house competition and Commons-wide community engagement.

Are you interested in earning a digital badge you can share to LinkedIn? The Commons Cup is now on VandyPASS. To earn a digital badge, you must attend and tap into one (1) event from each of the five categories – academics, athletics, campus engagement, Commons community involvement, and service. Once you attend an event from one of the five categories, you will log into VandyPASS and complete a survey reflection. You MUST complete a survey reflection for each of the five categories – Residential Colleges will cross-reference your attendance and survey completion. After completing the five survey reflections, you will prompted to share your badge on LinkedIn. All survey reflections are due March 23.

To find The Commons Cup Badge on VandyPASS, log in, click “achievements”, click “milestones”, and click on “Commons Cup”.

Check out the schedule below to see which events qualify for the different categories.

Yearlong Commons Community Involvement

Fan Support: September 1 – March 22
Sustainability: September 1 – March 22
Campus Dining ReusePass: September 1 – March 22

Fall 2024

Date & Time	Event	Location	Cup Category
August 27 & 29 (See CommonVU Orientation Schedule)	Cookie Receptions with Dean Gresalfi and the Career Center	Dean’s Residence	Commons Community Involvement
August 28, 4-7 PM	Dialogue Vanderbilt Student Fair	Seigenthaler Center	Academics
September 19, 5:30-6:30 PM	Dialogue Vanderbilt + Weave: The Social Fabric Project	Langford Auditorium	Academics
September 26, 4:30-5:30 PM	Commons Cup Kick-Off & Speed Friending	South Patio (Rain Location: Commons Center Room 235/237)	Commons Community Involvement
September 29, 1:00-5:00 PM	Ultimate Frisbee Tournament	Wyatt Lawn	Athletics
October 4, 7 PM	Women’s Soccer Game	Vanderbilt Soccer Lacrosse Complex	Athletics
October 21-25	Pull Tab Competition	The Commons Center Front Desk	Service
October 24, 6:30-8:00 PM	Dare to Grow	The Commons Center, Room 235/237	Academics
October 29, 11 AM-4 PM	Vanderbilt Museum of Art Visit	Vanderbilt Museum of Art (Cohen)	Campus Engagement
TBD	Café con Leche	TBD	Campus Engagement
November 4, 6:00-7:00 PM	Dialogue Vanderbilt: College Republicans v College Democrats Debate	Wilson Hall 103	Academics
November 7, 4:30-5:30 PM	Yoga	Commons Lawn Rain Location: The Commons Center, Room 235/237	Athletics
TBD	The Dances of South Asia	TBD	Campus Engagement
November 11-15	House Service Projects	The Ingram Commons Houses	Service
November 18, 5:30-7:30 PM	Fall Trivia	The Commons Center, Room 235/237	Academics
December 5	Special Study Break	The Ingram Commons Houses	Commons Community Involvement

Spring 2025

Date & Time	Event	Location	Cup Category
TBD	Women’s Basketball Game	Memorial Gymnasium	Athletics
January 15, 6-7:30 PM	Dialogue Vanderbilt: One Small Steps Celebration	Student Life Center Ballroom	Academics
January 15, 7-8 PM	Career Center Workshop	The Commons Center, Room 235/237	Campus Engagement
January 25, 10:30 AM-4:30 PM	MLK Day of Service Event	Cal Turner Family Center	Service
February 2, TBD	Dialogue Vanderbilt: Beth Noveck	TBD	Academics
February 7, 9 PM-12 AM	Commons Ball	The Commons Center	Commons Community Involvement
February 18, 6:30-8:30 PM	Dare to Grow	The Commons Center, Room 235/237	Academics
February 24-28	Service Week	The Commons Center	Service
February 26, 7:00-8:00 PM	Service Forum	The Commons Center, Room 235/237	Service
TBD	Service Activity	The Commons Center	Service
TBD	Lunar New Year Festival	TBD	Campus Engagement
March 2, 1-5 PM	Volleyball Tournament	Recreation Center	Athletics
TBD	Dialogue Vanderbilt: Eboo Patel	TBD	Academics
March 17, 5:30-7:30 PM	Spring Trivia	The Commons Center, Room 235/237	Academics
April 13, 5-7 PM	Commons Cup Closing at End of Year Block Party	Commons South Patio Lawn