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Graduates and Guests

Directions to Campus

Commencement Parking Map (Shows parking garages and various other campus wide point of interest)

Parking for guests is available at the following locations:

25th Ave. Garage
On the corner of 25th Ave. and Highland Ave. – please use Highland Ave. entrance only
Terrace Place Garage
On the corner of 21st Ave. and Terrace Place
Wesley Place Garage
On the corner of 21st Ave. and Scarritt Place
Kensington Place Garage
On the corner of 25th Ave. and Kensington Place

Shuttle Schedule

Shuttles will stop at these locations and drop guests off near the event site.

Wednesday — Wesley Place garage
8 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.
Thursday — Wesley Place & Terrace Place garages
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Friday — Wesley Place, Terrace Place, Kensington & 25th Ave. garages
7 a.m. – 2 p.m.

If you need disability assistance and/or special parking, please call the Vanderbilt Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Disability Services Department at 615-322-4705 to make arrangements.

Vanderbilt Faculty and Staff

Please help us make as many parking spaces available as possible for our Commencement guests. This year we need your full cooperation and ask that each of you do your part to support this important University event.

Please pay attention to the requests for your particular zone:

Zone 3 Parkers
Please do not park in the 25th Ave. Garage on Friday (Commencement Day). Please use the available Zone 3 surface lots and the “F” lots for this day only. Examples include Lots 27, 22A, 21A, 75A, West Garage and the 72-series lots near VUPD.
Zone 2 Parkers
Please do not park in the Terrace Place and Wesley Place Garages on Friday. Please use the Zone 1 parking available in Lots 77 and 82 for this day only.
Zone 1 Parkers
Please be patient with the additional parkers in your area and avoid unnecessary driving.

Lodging

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