The Commons is an almost completed campus-within-a-campus for first-year students and residential faculty. It will open for the Class of 2012. There are ten first-year residences, called Houses, each home to an average of 165 students living mainly in double rooms. Each House will be led by a distinguished faculty member of the University residing there as the Faculty Head of House. All spaces, both real and virtual, on The Commons – eleven new seminar classrooms, wireless computer technology, quads and lawns, comfortable residence hall gathering spaces – encourage community. A new Commons Center serves as both town square and state-of-the-art dining facility. The Dean’s Residence is both a comfortable family home and a crossroads for guests from the Commons, the University, and the many communities connected to Vanderbilt.
The Houses
Five newly constructed houses with architectural details that echo the charm and character of our five recently renovated historic residences
- Spacious, double-occupancy rooms
- Wireless Internet access
- Seminar rooms that double as study space
- Student-driven programs
- Opportunities for leadership and self- governance
The Commons Center
The hub of The Commons includes:
- A main dining hall
- Community space for student programs and activities
- Academic support center
- Campus market and café
- Group study spaces
- Exercise space
- Copy center
- Mail center
- Offices for the Dean of The Commons and staff