Dean’s Residence

The ground floor of the residence features a spacious living room intimate enough to foster conversation between guests and up to 30 students, but friendly enough for students and guests to mingle freely during social events and parties. During the fall semester of each year, Dean Gresalfi hosts receptions for each of the 10 houses as a means by which residents may become better acquainted with each other, their faculty heads, and the dean herself.

For conversations over dinner, the dining room comfortably seats 20. Guests, from elected officials and authors to an astronaut, have dined with the dean and students at the residence.

To sign up for any of the programs or events at the residence, contact Shonna Greer. All dinners are offered on a first come, first served basis and space is limited. New dinners are advertised throughout the year via email.

Past Dinner Guests Include:

• Professor Kathy Friedman, Department of Biological Sciences
• Emilie Townes, Dean of the Vanderbilt University Divinity School
• Shelli Yoder, former Miss Indiana and U.S. House of Representatives Candidate
• Jesmyn Ward, author of Salvage the Bones (The Campus Reading for the Class of 2018)
• Brett Sweet, Chief Financial Officer, Vanderbilt University
• Marcelo Glesier, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Dartmouth College
• David Weintraub, Professor of Astronomy, Vanderbilt University
• John Geer, Dean, College of Arts and Science, Vanderbilt University
• Josh Clinton, Professor, Co-Director, Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, Vanderbilt University
• Jon Meacham, Visiting Distinguished Faculty, Department of Political Science, Vanderbilt University