Mayfield Learning Lodge

The Mayfield experience requires dedication and commitment from all of its participants. The 2008-09 Lodges include:

"Jazz Enlightenment" "World Religions Conflict and Coexistence" "Around the World in 180 Days" "In Their Shoes: A Sudanese Experience" "Vanderbilt's Green House" "Trading Barbies for MATLAB and a Calculator" "Project Lite: Local & International Transcultural Exchange" "Team A.I. (Artificial Intelligence)"

Requirements that each Lodge must fulfill include monthly reports, weekly meetings, lectures with professors and other staff, regular meetings or dinners with advisors and participation in an educational program for the campus community. Those Lodges which are engaged in community service will receive additional materials detailing the unique impact that student volunteers have in serving their local communities along with ideas on how to effectively enhance those contributions through service learning.

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How to Apply

Applications will be available in early November and may be picked up at the Office of Housing and Residential Education. Applications are due in mid to late January. All proposals will be examined and interviews will begin in early February. The spokesperson for each group will be contacted for an appointment. The application and review process will be announced in November.

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How Participants are Selected

Each spring, a selection committee consisting of deans, faculty members, staff from the Office of the Dean of Students, and student representatives of the Vanderbilt Student Government and Residential Education - reviews the application packet submitted by each group and interviews the proposed lodge's spokesperson prior to the housing selection process. Completed application packets include a specific proposal outlining the purpose and year-long activities to be accomplished by the Lodge, and a Statement of Support from the faculty member serving as the advisor to the group. During the interview, the goals and objectives of the proposal will be discussed at length.

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Questions & Assistance

If you have questions please contact Residence Life Coordinator Leslie Newsome at the Office of Housing and Residential Education leslie.a.newsome@vanderbilt.edu or Mayfield Program Coordinator, Charleson S. Bell at charleson.s.bell@vanderbilt.edu. Lodges wishing to renew their proposals may pick up their renewal forms from the Housing Office; those seeking renewals contact Charleson S. Bell, Program Coordinator at charleson.s.bell@vanderbilt.edu.