The East Campus Village Commons is the “symbolic center” of the University of Georgia’s development of the East Campus precinct. The East Campus Village Commons is a student center and dining facility for the eastern precinct of the campus that will serve the residences of the new 1200 bed East Campus Village Housing complex.

The new facility is to function as a student union for the precinct that includes in addition to the new housing, the University’s Performing and Visual Arts Complex, the future Art school, and the students Physical education complex.

Complimenting the residential and academic core, the facility includes a 580 seat dining hall with servery and kitchen, a cyber cafe, student common areas, administrative offices and production kitchen for the University's satellite food operations. A transportation node was also developed as a part of the facility.