Oliver C. Carmichael College
Opened in August 2024, Oliver C. Carmichael College. Oliver C. Carmichael College is located on the corner of West End Avenue and 24th Avenue South. Carmichael College provides state-of-the-art accommodations inside gothic-style architecture.
Carmichael College houses 305 upper-division students in four-person suites, traditional double rooms, and traditional single rooms. Corridors and common areas are carpeted. Student rooms have hard surface flooring.
The college includes Carmichael Café, located within the college, will feature an all-day café with handcrafted espresso beverages, pastries, sandwiches and more.
Carmichael College is led by a Faculty Head of College. The Faculty Head works closely with Residential Colleges staff, a graduate student worker, and the College Programming and Advisory Councils to encourage living and learning outside of the classroom. The residents are also supported by an Area Coordinator who resides in neighboring E. Bronson Ingram College, and Head Residents and Resident Advisers who all live in the college.
Carmichael College was constructed on the site of the former Carmichael Towers, which were named in memory of Oliver C. Carmichael, Vanderbilt’s third chancellor (1937-1946).
Residency also incurs the required Residential College Experience Fee.
Amenities include:
- Commodore Card access to building
- Camera Surveillance of all exterior doors
- Central air-conditioning
- Xfinity On-Campus IPTV Service
- Study Lounges
- Community kitchen facility with oven, stove, microwave, dishwasher, and refrigerator/freezer
- Carpeted corridors
- Wireless campus network throughout the building
- vuPrint station
- Vending machines (cash or Commodore Card)
- Laundry (machines free for residents)
- Elevators
- ADA accessibility
- Fire sprinklers
Furnishings include:
- Loftable bed for each resident
- Desk for each resident
- Desk chair for each resident
- Two Chests (one with a lockable drawer) for each resident
- Closet for each resident
- Waste can for each room
- Recycle bin for each room
- Overhead lighting
- Mirror
- Window blinds
- Data port for each room
- Towel bar for each resident
- Custodial service in common area baths, lounges, and corridors