Posted by Douglas Fisher on Thursday, September 8, 2016 in News.

“Sometimes you just need to go somewhere that feels like a home”

These words, spoken by Warren Faculty director Dr. Doug Fisher, embody the aim of the Warren and Moore Community. Whether it be in the faculty director apartment, the Kissam Center, or the common areas throughout the halls, the College Halls strive to create a sense of home and community.

This year, Warren wanted to provide students the opportunity to showcase the ways in which they have made their own personal rooms reflect this homey atmosphere. Thus, Warren’s Tour of Rooms was created. The night before classes began, Warren residents volunteered to take us behind their doors to share how they have made their rooms “Dorm, Sweet Dorm.”

The Tour of Rooms began in the Warren Office Suite in order to introduce students to the offices of the Graduate Fellows and the Faculty Director. Attendees were met with a sampling of gourmet chocolate-covered pretzels. They were then given a cup to take around the tour to collect samples of unique chocolates stationed outside each participating room. These included mocha chocolate, chile chocolate, toffee chocolate, and more.

The halls were filled with sounds of chatter and laughter and an overall sense of community. Two tour attendees were so impressed and excited that they decided to add their room to the tour spontaneously by opening their door and placing a bowl of Hershey’s Kisses outside of it. It was great to see such levels of participation, excitement, and warmth among the residents.

This blog post was written by L Hildner (the Graduate Fellow for Elliston Hall). She is a graduate student in Peabody College. The opinions expressed herein are L’s and are not necessarily those of Vanderbilt University.