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Living and Learning Communities
University/ Location
University of Denver,
Colorado
Brief Description
LLCs are based on a theme. Every quarter, our students
take seminar classes that relate to that theme. These
classes are taught by DU professors and credits from
these courses can be applied to some majors or minors.
These themes are: creativity and entrepreneurship,
environmental sustainability, international, social justice
and wellness
Bloomberg University, This community focuses on the importance of making a
Pennsylvania
difference in society through engagement in civic life.
LLC stresses the importance of all individuals being
involved in political and community-wide change.
Students enroll together in courses that stress the
importance of the link between education and community
activism and courses in Political Science, History, and
English that fulfill their general education requirements
Stockton Public
Living Learning Communities (LLCs) at The Richard
College, New Jersey
Stockton College of New Jersey give students a unique,
inclusive residential learning experience that connects
classroom learning with residential life. First-year
students enjoy all of the advantages of living on campus
in a residence community, with the added benefit of
living among a group that shares academic goals and
interests. Stockton's Living Learning Communities
include: honors, nursing, political engagement,
sustainability and writing
University of
Residential Learning Communities at the University of
Vermont, Vermont
Vermont are designed to engage the whole student, tying
together the intellectual, ethical, and social aspects of
college life. By living together with fellow students who
share common interests and ideals, the individual student
becomes part of a true community, a community that is
also tied to the greater world beyond the confines of the
university. In addition, students, faculty, and staff are
given the opportunity to interact outside the classroom,
the lab, or the office, thereby encouraging the pursuit of
knowledge as a lifetime activity.
Oregon State
Bloss Hall is a themed on-campus residence hall that is
University, Oregon
supported by the Center for Civic Engagement
and University Housing and Dining Services. The goal of
this themed housing experience is to bring together likeminded students into one living community to engage,
grow, and learn from one another. The civic engagement
theme is evident through various direct and in-direct
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Florida International
University, Florida
Cedar Crest College,
Pennsylvania
St Lawrence
University, New York
service projects as well as educational opportunities like
documentary showings and open discussions on various
social issues. Residents also have access to a direct, livein contact from the Center for Civic Engagement to
easily become engaged in individual service
opportunities as they please.
The Community Service Living-Learning Community
provides first year students with the opportunity to
explore and develop awareness towards community
service and civic engagement. Located in Panther Hall,
this program is provided by Housing and Residential
Life, the Center for Leadership & Service, and the
School of Social Work. Students will explore global
community issues and diversity through educational
programs and community involvement. The Community
Service Living Learning Community is for students who
are interested in addressing social, political and
economic injustices, and learning about how to become
an active part of the solutions through community
engagement.
The mission of Living Learning Communities at Cedar
Crest College is to integrate curricular and co-curricular
experiences to foster characteristics of women’s
leadership, civic engagement, and global connectivity.
Living Learning Communities cultivate interactions
among students, faculty, and staff by building a
community of scholars who share common interests.
The Global Social Justice Living Learning Community at
Cedar Crest College is dedicated to helping
students explore their own values in the context of
individual responsibility to local, regional and global
communities. Consistent with the mission of the College,
this Living Learning Community seeks to provide
students with a liberal arts perspective that is committed
to preparing students to become leaders who will strive
to alleviate social oppression through advocacy for social
justice.
St. Lawrence University's Center for Civic Engagement
aims to increase and enhance opportunities for students
to be agents of positive social change both on and offcampus. The Center provides opportunities for academic
activities within a living-learning community where
students work together with community partners to
develop and direct projects that address locally-identified
needs. This housing offers opportunities for students to
integrate civic responsibility into their residential life.
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University of
Michigan, Michigan
University of
Maryland, Maryland
Georgia State
University, Georgia
The University of
Tennessee, Tennessee
The goal of the program is for students to work in teams
with community partners to maintain existing campus
community programs that will enhance the citizenship of
students and meet specific needs in the community.
University of Michigan has ten different living and
learning communities. Many of these Michigan Learning
Communities are housed in the University’s residence
halls and provide a smaller, more intimate environment
for the exploration of a specific field of study. By
thinking, studying, living and learning with others who
share and understand their aspirations, students can
maximize both their academic and personal experiences
at Michigan.
Beyond the Classroom (BTC) engages talented and
diverse upper level undergraduates from across the
university in a selective interdisciplinary living and
learning community focused on civic engagement and
social change in a global context. The BTC program
prepares students to be active and responsible citizens
and leaders in a complex, multi-cultural, and global
society. We encourage students from all disciplines and
majors to realize and develop their potential through an
integrated program of academic, experiential, and service
components. The Washington, D.C., metropolitan area,
the world’s largest nonprofit and nongovernmental
sector, becomes a place of learning through exciting
internships and civic learning experiences.
Living-Learning Communities offer a dedicated and
distinctive themed living option to our residents. They
maintain a genuine sense of community and programs,
conversations and faculty interaction centered on the
member’s interest, support them. All the Living –
Learning Communities are carefully planned and
supported by University Housing staff along with the
members of the community
The Baker Center Learning Community allows students
to articulate their interests in politics and public service
in an on-campus living experience with others of similar
interests. They will learn and explore the process of
public policy and civic engagement. Named after former
Tennessee U.S. Senator and U.S. Ambassador Howard
H. Baker, Jr., the Baker Center Learning Community is
directed by the faculty, staff and students at UT's Howard
H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy. This close
association with the Baker Center gives students access
to the research, programs, conferences and events in
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University of
Richmond, Virginia
Drew University, New
Jersey
University of
Wisconsin Platteville,
Wisconsin
Virginia Technology
University, Virginia
various policy areas such as governance studies; energy
and environment; global security; healthcare; and civic
education and engagement.
The living life of consequence living community:
The class presents real world examples of leaders who
have lived lives of consequence by creatively engaging
the challenges of their day. The course exposes students
to major trends in philosophical and theological ethics,
and display a variety of perspectives on social
transformation, as a means of connecting leadership,
ethics, and social good. During fall break, students will
travel to Vancouver, Canada to explore how different
categories of engagement are practiced effectively in an
area of the world beset by social challenge.
One component of the course is community-based
learning. During the fall semester, students will do 15
hours of community-based learning with an organization
of their choice, as a way of exploring how a particular
institution, and the people who lead it, seek to shape
society for the good.
First-year students who have enrolled in the Civic
Scholar program will also be members of the Civic
Scholar LLC and will reside together on the 2nd floor of
Tolley Hall. Through this LLC, students will have the
opportunity to connect with their faculty and upper-class
Civic Scholars within their residence hall. The Civic
Scholar professors are Amy Koritz, Elise DuBord, and
Jonathan Reader. The class allows students to explore
assumptions and beliefs about these two key terms—both
separately and together. This seminar is limited to Civic
Scholars. Students will contribute 18-20 hours of
community service over the course of the semester.
The Global Lens Living and Learning Community seeks
to foster the development of a supportive community of
students, faculty, and staff dedicated to promoting and
engaging in opportunities that nurture greater global
understanding as well as enhance students' intellectual,
personal, and intercultural development through
discussion, campus and community events, service, civic
engagement, and critical reflection.
In the fall of 2009, the center launched the Students
Engaging and Responding through Volunteer
Experiences (SERVE) living-learning community. Since
then, SERVE has grown in popularity and recognition for
its programming and mission to foster personal growth
and civic responsibility. SERVE seeks to engage students
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University of Central
Florida, Florida
Hampshire College,
Massachusetts
with questions of how individuals can contribute to the
world in ways that are both fulfilling and aligned with
personal passions, knowledge, and skills. SERVE creates
a safe environment where members can collectively
explore, construct, and refine their understanding of
community, service, and social change.
The Volunteers uKnighted commUNITY is designed to
engage students in community service and civic
engagement through exposure to service opportunities
and volunteer event planning experiences. The
Volunteers uKnighted commUNITY will be located in
the Neptune Community. The Volunteers uKnighted
commUNITY will offer students an opportunity to
participate in service projects, investigate social
problems, become more involved in the Orlando
community, and develop friendships with other civicminded students in an enhanced learning environment.
Students will benefit from increased faculty/staff
interaction and the opportunity to grow from their
experience. Finally, students will have the unique
opportunity to enroll in a section of SLS 1501 (Strategies
for Success) reserved exclusively for Volunteers
uKnighted commUNITY residents. Residents who live
in the Volunteers uKnighted commUNITY will also sign
an additional agreement committing to abiding by
community standards outlined in the Community Living
Guide and participating in a minimum of twenty (20)
hours of community service per semester.
The Social Justice Living and Learning
Community (LLC) is designed for first-year students to
engage critically in discourse about a wide array of social
justice issues. This community, which will be located in
Dakin House, is one in which approximately 12 students
will be given the opportunity to live with one another
while learning about social justice foundations, privilege
and oppression, being an ally, praxis, race, class, gender,
sexual orientation, ability, and other identities. Staff,
faculty, and student leaders will lead bi-weekly
discussions and workshops that invite students in the
LLC to examine the implications of social justice while
bonding and building friendships. Students will also have
ample opportunity to participate in other social justicerelated initiatives and will make valuable connections
with campus leaders with specialization in the field.
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Ohio State University,
Ohio
Jefferson Hall is home to the Service-Living Community
(SL), a partnership between Ohio University and Good
Works, Inc., a community organization serving people of
all ages living in poverty in Appalachia. Participants in
the Service-Living group have the opportunity to
participate in a variety of one-time and ongoing projects
serving different groups in need. In addition to service
activities, SL members participate in educational and
social programming to better understand the needs of the
surrounding area but to also build a strong community at
Ohio University. Jefferson Hall is located on the East
Green, close to the Colleges of Education and Fine Arts.
The hall is only a short walk to the College Green and
uptown Athens.
Living learning communities within the College of
Education and Human Development are designed to
provide students with a supportive environment by which
they can accomplish their academic goals. The live-in
experience is paired with a weekly class session taught
by COEHD faculty, focused on time management, and
skills for academic success.
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housing/resed/rlc.cfm
#service
Iowa State University,
Iowa
Located throughout Richardson Court and Union Drive,
RLCs are small groups of students who live together on
designated houses or floors. Students share academic
interests, classes, living spaces and develop friendships
as part of an innovative program in cooperative learning.
As such, most RLCs are limited to students in certain
majors.
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Miami University,
Florida
Miami University has a variety of different living
learning communities which include: Health Related
Professions, Celebrate the Arts, Emerging Leaders,
Chinese Language and Culture, and Courses in Common
Texas AM University,
Texas
Berkeley College,
California
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Students may choose to enroll in a Berkeley
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Developmental Education Learning Community during
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together in two different courses: CSK098 Integrated
Reading and Writing, which helps students develop skills
necessary for success in their future college courses, and
a General Education Course (GEC), which provides the
theme of the Learning Community and explores a variety
of subjects, such as the Mind and Body, the Religious
Experience, the Art of Creativity, and the Ascent of
Science. Students must remain in both courses in the
Learning Community, as the courses are an integrated
learning experience.
University of
Connecticut,
Connecticut
Students in all Living & Learning Communities take a 1credit seminar course together. Beyond that Living &
Learning Communities at UConn allow students with a
similar major or interest to choose to live together in a
residence hall. Students in each community are enrolled
in a one-credit seminar course or course cluster together,
and engage in other activities as a community outside of
class. These activities include: social and cultural events;
study groups; volunteer work in areas of interest to you;
opportunities for internships; interacting one-on-one or in
small groups with faculty, staff, peer mentors and guest
speakers; field trips; etc.
UW–Madison’s residence halls host several totalimmersion learning communities, in which living and
learning are connected through social, cultural and
educational activities and opportunities. Unique to
UW residential learning communities is the
opportunity to work one-on-one with faculty and staff.
Students enroll in these communities by indicating
them as preferences when they apply for university
housing. Bradley Learning Community enrolls only
freshmen. The others accept first-year and upper-class
students, although all have programs specifically
designed for first-year students. Most of these
residence halls require an additional fee to support
their programs.
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College Park Scholars is an academic residential
community for freshmen and sophomores. There are 11
interdisciplinary programs available each housed in the
Cambridge Community on North Campus. Programs
admit 75 first-year students annually.
University of Virginia, Residential colleges are unique, on-Grounds livingVirginia
learning communities that mirror the ideals of Jefferson's
Academical Village where "shared learning infuses daily
life". Each of the three residential colleges - Brown
College, Hereford College, and the International
Residential College - has Principals in residence, Faculty
Fellows and strong student governance. Each has its own
identity, culture and benefits and offers fun and
interesting programs that range from an environmental
writers lecture series to international service trips over
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University of
Wisconsin Madison,
Wisconsin
University of
Maryland, Maryland
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Spring Break to regular movie nights.