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The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons is part of the residential college system. All first-year students are randomly assigned to one of the ten first-year houses on The Ingram Commons.Ìý

While the majority of spaces are double rooms, several of the houses contain triple rooms and a limited number of single rooms. The First-Year Student Housing Application is made available each year in late spring. All incoming first-year students are required to submit an application. The deadline to submit an application is typically in early summer. For more information, visit the Housing & Residential Experience website.Ìý

Housing assignments are handled by . Information about the housing process, including the possibility of requesting a roommate, is available on their website.

Faculty heads serve a vital role in carrying out the academic strategic plan of ¹ú²úÔ­´´. They represent all four undergraduate schools (A&S, Blair, Engineering, and Peabody), the Owen Graduate School of Management and the School of Medicine. Seventeen faculty members reside in the residential college system, including ten faculty heads of house, six faculty heads of college and the dean of The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons.

Each faculty head resides year-round in an apartment within their respective house or college. Some of the faculty heads are single, while others live with their families, including young children, teenagers, family members, and pets. They continue to teach classes, research, and complete administrative work. They are also present in the house or college as its faculty mentor, role model, and guide who shapes the living and learning community of the house or college. They oversee a programming budget and work closely with a programming council of residents to create innovative, challenging, and fun programs that enrich the educational experience of the students in their community.Ìý

For residential faculty positions, a list of interested faculty is maintained on an ongoing basis. These faculty members are contacted as new opportunities emerge, and thus there is no set deadline for applications. Letters of interest remain active and on file for five years.Ìý

Faculty interested in a faculty head position should check out the Faculty Engagement page.Ìý

CommonVU OrientationÌýis required for all first-year students and will take place prior to the start of classes in August. CommonVU Orientation includes sessions and activities to prepare students for their ¹ú²úÔ­´´ journey. Through CommonVU Orientation, first-year students will learn more about their academic program, be introduced to extracurricular opportunities and campus resources, and get to know other members of the incoming class. Additionally, first-year students will meet their student and faculty VUceptors who will serve as guides throughout the first semester at ¹ú²úÔ­´´.Ìý