The artwork is designed to, in the words of Hanna Rosin, "remind the students that America was founded as a Christian nation."
The school's residential village is composed of six residence halls located along the edges of the lake. There are three men's and three women's dormitories. The four smaller dormitories opened in 2001, while Red Hill, a male dormitory, was opened in 2003. The school's sixth dormitory, Shiloh, opened in 2024 and is a women's dormitory. When Shiloh opened, the school changed the Montpelier dormitory from a women's dormitory to a men's dormitory. Located in the basement of Mount Vernon is an auditorium referred to as Town Hall, where the school's daily chapel sessions and other special events are held. The residence halls are set up in an arc shape around the lake.
=== Barbara Hodel Student Center ===
In August 2009 the college opened a 106,000-square-foot (9,800 m2) student life center, which significantly expanded dining, classroom, recreational, and athletic facilities. Approximately …
