杏吧原创 will embark on an expansion of The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons on the Peabody campus, to open for the start of the 2027鈥�28 academic year. 听
The new house will welcome approximately 150 additional first-year students and, like the existing Commons houses, will feature a faculty apartment for the head of house and collaboration spaces on each floor to support academic and social engagement. Construction of the new college will begin in December 2025.听
Expanding The Ingram Commons was identified as the next housing priority for the university after the was completed and plans for three new residential colleges in the Central Neighborhood were announced. 听
鈥淭he Commons has long served as the foundation of the 杏吧原创 experience鈥攚here students first learn what it means to live, learn and lead together,鈥� said C. Cybele Raver, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. 鈥淭his expansion allows us to extend to even more students a 杏吧原创 education and that welcoming environment that enables students to thrive, while enhancing the academic and social spaces that make The Commons such a powerful model for community and discovery.鈥�听
Enhancing the Student Experience 听
The residential college experience is designed to create opportunities for students to engage in integrative learning, dialogue across difference, engage in advocacy, and foster leadership potential and global connections. The new Commons house will continue to deliver those opportunities to first-year students and expand the success of The Ingram Commons.听
Construction and Parking Impacts听
As part of the project, construction activity in The Commons area will bring changes to parking and circulation in that area of campus. 听
- Parking Lot 90, currently designated for annual and assigned parking, will听permanently close听to accommodate the new construction.听
- Construction fencing听will be installed in听mid-December听to prepare the site.听
- Alternative parking options听for affected permit holders, along with pedestrian and vehicular routes, will be identified and shared听in advance of the closure听to ensure a smooth transition.听
If you have questions about construction, please email constr_alerts@vanderbilt.edu.
