▁C end ana , ▁although ▁there ▁are ▁plans ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁fourth . ▁Each ▁has ▁its ▁own ▁d ining ▁hall , ▁cour ty ard , ▁student ▁su ites , ▁sky - g ard ens , ▁fac ulty ▁resid ences , ▁study - spaces , ▁intr am ural ▁teams , ▁and ▁but ter ies , ▁inform al ▁student - run ▁e ater ies ▁that ▁are ▁a ▁Y ale ▁tradition . ▁Stud ents ▁live ▁in ▁su ites ▁of ▁six ▁single ▁rooms . ▁These ▁small - scale ▁communities ▁are ▁arranged ▁vert ically ▁in ▁resident ial ▁to wers , ▁which ▁contain ▁both ▁student ▁su ites ▁and ▁fac ulty ▁apart ments . ▁Flo ors ▁are ▁grouped ▁into ▁neighborhood s , ▁each ▁with ▁its ▁own ▁sk yg arden , ▁a ▁land sc aped ▁out door ▁space ▁for ▁high - r ise ▁buildings ▁that ▁was ▁pione ered ▁in ▁Singapore . ▁ ▁The ▁resident ial ▁community ▁includes ▁a ▁re ctor ▁( equ ivalent ▁to ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁a ▁college ▁master ▁at ▁Y ale ), ▁a ▁vice ▁re ctor , ▁fac ulty ▁fell ows , ▁advis ors , ▁re ctor ' s ▁a ides , ▁and ▁distinguished ▁visit ing ▁fell ows . ▁Stud ents ▁will ▁expand ▁their ▁social ▁and ▁leadership ▁skills ▁while ▁enjo ying ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁" nested ▁academic ▁communities ." ▁ ▁K yle ▁Far ley , ▁formerly ▁Dean ▁of ▁Jonathan ▁Edwards ▁College ▁at ▁Y ale , ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁Dean ▁of ▁Stud ents ▁of ▁the ▁college . ▁Brian ▁Mc A do o , ▁a ▁ge ologist ▁and ▁expert ▁in