Construction

The north end of the new multipurpose facility takes shape. (Brock Williams/Vanderbilt) The walkway from 25th Avenue South to the entrance of the Student Recreation Center will be closed from 5:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 12, and Wednesday, Feb. 13, to accommodate construction on the new… Read More

The installation of an electrical duct bank across Children’s Way, approximately 150 feet west of 25th Avenue South and extending west along Children’s Way, will affect traffic Dec. 17-Jan. 4. A portion of Children’s Way will be affected by construction work beginning Monday, Dec. 17, through Friday, Jan. 4. Read More

Medical Center Drive (Vanderbilt University) From 8 to 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, a steam test will be conducted outside of The Vanderbilt Clinic near the construction area on Medical Center Drive. The test involves discharging steam to the atmosphere, which will create limited noise and a steam plume. Read More

As the College Halls at Kissam construction project continues to take shape on the northeast corner of Vanderbilt’s campus, the university has announced plans to name the finished structures and areas within them in honor of several figures significant to the history and culture of the university. Read More

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Medical Center Drive (Vanderbilt University) From 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, construction work is planned for the area in front of Vanderbilt University Hospital’s emergency department, affecting three ambulance parking spaces. As a result, Medical Center Drive traffic will be shifted, creating one northbound and one southbound lane of… Read More

Dear Vanderbilt community, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos (Vanderbilt) The beginning of a new academic year provides a university community with the opportunity to both reflect on the previous year and look forward, focusing intently on the future. We do so with a great sense of optimism and enthusiasm. While… Read More

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Construction inside Vanderbilt Stadium is nearing the final stages. Work continues on the new hillside seating, installation of new lights and a new video board, and earlier this week, workers began placing panels of the new artificial playing surface inside Vanderbilt Stadium. Read More

Construction continues at the site of College Halls at Kissam, the two-year project to create Vanderbilt’s newest residential colleges. Blasting will begin at the construction site the week of July 2 and last through the month of July. Read More

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Pardon our dust: Kissam quadrangle's six building are in the process of being torn down to make way for a state-of-the-art living-dining experience for students. Photo by Anne Rayner/Vanderbilt for the 365@VU project Demolition of the Kissam Quadrangle continues this week as Vanderbilt makes way for the construction… Read More

Noticed an increase of construction workers and equipment in your area? Seen signs that read “Construction Zone” as you make your way across campus? With many students and faculty away, summer is an ideal time to make headway on major construction projects that will improve and transform Vanderbilt’s campus. Some… Read More

The Vanderbilt Employees’ Credit Union offices at 107 Oxford House will undergo a major renovation beginning next week and will relocate temporarily.    … Read More

The 56-year-old Kissam Quadrangle will be dismantled this summer to make way for the College Halls at Kissam complex. (John Russell/Vanderbilt) Beginning Monday, May 14, construction begins on College Halls at the current site of Kissam Quadrangle. The two-year project will tear down the six existing dorms… Read More

Sarratt Student Center (Vanderbilt University) Several offices located in Sarratt Student Center and Rand Hall will have temporary locations for summer 2012 due to ongoing renovations in the complex. A list of relocated offices can be found here. Over the past year, members of the Dean of… Read More

In a ceremonial ribbon cutting May 9, officials at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt celebrated the opening of a much-anticipated $30 million, 33-bed, 30,000-square-foot expansion to the hospital. Read More

Vanderbilt University will move forward with a construction project that re-imagines sports and fitness at the university following the Board of Trust’s approval Friday, April 20, of the Vanderbilt recreation center and multipurpose facility. Read More

College Halls at Kissam is building a better campus learning environment An artist's rendering of the view of College Halls from the Kirkland Esplanade entrance. (Vanderbilt University) Updated June 1: Scroll down to watch video of the first dorm being demolished. Vanderbilt’s Commencement, scheduled this year for… Read More

Kissam will be a construction zone for two years starting May 14. (John Russell/Vanderbilt) For a short time, there was a rumor going around the office that took water cooler chatter to an all-time high. The six dormitories at Kissam Quadrangle would be blown up the day… Read More