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Commons Cup Schedule

Commons Cup

Claim the Cup: 2025–2026 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.

Gillette House residents posing as a group with The Commons Cup 2024–2025 trophy.

Yearlong initiatives

  • Fan Support (Commons Community Building): September 1 – March 22
  • Sustainability (Engage in Advocacy): September 1 – March 22
  • Campus Dining ReusePass (Engage in Advocacy): September 1 – March 22

Spring 2026 remaining events

  • Undergraduate Writing Symposium (Pursue Integrative Learning): Friday, March 27, 3:00 p.m.–6:15 p.m., Commons Center MPR 235/237
  • Leadership Panel (Foster Your Leadership Potential): Wednesday, April 1, 7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m., Commons Center MPR 235/237

End of year block party

Join Residential Colleges on Sunday, April 12 from 5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. on The Commons Center South Patio Lawn for an End of Year Block Party. Come dressed in your favorite country/western attire.

Celebrate the end of your first year with The Commons Cup awards ceremony, sophomore readiness tabling, a service project, activity and food vendors, and specially themed dining at the Commons Dining Hall. It’s the perfect way to wrap up the year and toast to your Vanderbilt community.

Promotional poster for Residential Colleges’ End of Year Block Party on Sunday, April 12, 5–7 p.m. on The Commons South Patio Lawn. Features a group photo of 24 students and a faculty head of house, with raised arms celebrating and holding Commons Cup awards, with text emphasizing to celebrate community, unity, partnership, and service.