Commons

THINGS TO KNOW:  Vanderbilt University now has 25 LEED certified buildings  Vanderbilt has PETAL and WELL-designed buildings (certifications pending)  The Commons was the first set of buildings to receive LEED certification on campus  … Read More

Vanderbilt University honored 10 graduates from its Culinary Academy, a program designed to amplify the skills and expertise of the university’s Campus Dining staff. The graduates successfully completed the rigorous program, gaining advanced culinary skills to enhance the overall quality of Vanderbilt’s dining program. Read More

The Office of Housing and Residential Experience will upgrade student rooms in Hank Ingram and Gillette Houses on The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons this summer. From May 15 through July 15, beds, case goods and hard-surface flooring will be replaced. Contractors may work late nights and weekends to complete the project before fall move-in. Read More

After being canceled in 2021 and modified in 2022 due to COVID-19, the Commons Ball returned to its full tradition in 2023. This year’s “Midnight Masquerade”-themed event, held Feb. 3, was the result of months of collaborative effort among the 10 presidents that lead each house's advisory programming council on The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons, Vanderbilt’s residential colleges and Vanderbilt Campus Dining.  Read More

Applications to serve as a faculty VUceptor are now open. Faculty VUceptors are dedicated to assisting and learning from first-year students and work to model dynamic and meaningful professor-student interaction. Read More

Emmy Award-winning sports journalist Jemele Hill will kick off Black History Month at Vanderbilt as the featured speaker of the university’s 15th annual Murray Lecture on Wednesday, Feb. 1, at 7 p.m. in Sarratt Cinema. The event is free and open to the public. Read More

Residential Colleges invites all Vanderbilt faculty, students and staff to nominate a book for next year’s Campus Reading for the Class of 2027 and incoming transfer students. Nominations should support the theme “Engaging the Controversial: Making Space for Discussion and Connection.” Read More

Vanderbilt's undergraduate houses and colleges are led by faculty who live in community with students. Meet the new faculty head of Sutherland House, Chezare A. Warren, associate professor of equity and inclusion in education policy. Read More

Vanderbilt Campus Dining is implementing a number of upgrades at the Commons Dining Center this academic year, including all-you-care-to-eat dining, continuous service hours, and biometric scanners that allow quick, secure entrance to the dining hall. Read More

Vanderbilt's undergraduate houses and colleges are led by faculty who live in community with students. Meet the new faculty head of Murray House, Renã A.S. Robinson, professor of chemistry. Read More

Vanderbilt Mail Services is working to ensure a smooth transition for both first-year and returning students ahead of move-in for the 2022-23 academic year. In an effort to streamline the package shipping and distribution process, a number of enhancements have been planned to assist students and parents with move-in. Read More

The Office of Housing and Residential Experience will upgrade student rooms in Stambaugh, Murray and North houses on The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons this summer. From May 16 through July 15, beds, case goods and hard-surface flooring will be replaced. Read More

Three new residential faculty have been appointed as leaders in shaping student learning experiences beyond the classroom. Ravindra Duddu will be the inaugural faculty head of Rothschild College, scheduled to begin housing students in fall 2022. In addition, Sutherland House and Murray House will welcome two new faculty heads of house: Chezare Warren and Renã A.S. Robinson. Read More

Faculty Head of Sutherland House Chalene Helmuth has received the 2021–22 K.C. Potter Outstanding Service to Students Award, given by the Office of the Dean of Students to a faculty member who provides outstanding service consistently to individual students or student groups through personal advising, development of programs, or improvements to university systems and policies that affect students. Read More

LaWanda W. M. Ward, assistant professor of education and research associate at Pennsylvania State College of Education, will give the 14th annual Murray Lecture on Wednesday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m. CT via Zoom. Ward will discuss “Make it Make Sense: Racial Justice, Spirituality and Law” for the event co-sponsored by The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons and the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center. Read More

The Vanderbilt community welcomed and celebrated first-year, transfer and Next Steps students at Founders Walk on Sunday, Aug. 22. Read More

A little rain didn't stop Vanderbilt from welcoming the Class of 2025 to campus. The traditional first-year student Move-In event took place as students arrived on The Martha Ingram Commons on Saturday, Aug. 21. Read More

Meet the new faculty head of Hank Ingram House, Eric Barth, professor of mechanical engineering. Read More

Meet the new faculty head of Gillette House, Carol Ziegler, professor of nursing. Read More

The Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs will offer a series of special opportunities for sophomore students as they return to campus this fall. Read More