Living Learning Communities
for 2018-19

Upper Division Living Learning Communities

Living Learning Communities for Upper-Division students for the current academic year are listed below. Locations are updated annually.

• International House (iHouse)
  • Location: Caesar Rodney B
    
    Contact: Amy Greenwald Foley, Associate Director for Global Outreach
    agfoley@udel.edu
    302-831-3082
    
    Meghan Gladle, World Scholars Program Coordinator
    gladlem@udel.edu
    302-831-6441
    
    The International House (iHouse) is a living & learning community for students who wish to explore the world and their place in it. iHouse brings together students from diverse backgrounds to build friendships, develop intercultural skills and broaden global perspectives.
    
    Daily interactions with iHouse neighbors and engagement in monthly programs empower students to cross cultural borders on their path to becoming global citizens. The iHouse community supports the success of international and domestic students by providing a welcoming home for all students. iHouse residents contribute to campus internationalization by sharing lessons of empathy, mutual understanding and respect with the greater University community.
    
    
• Puppy Raisers of UD (PRoUD) and Other Service Animal Raisers
  • Location: Christiana West Towers (Floors 1-2) and Ray Street B (Floor 1))
    
    Contact: Justin Bruchey, Coordinator for Student and Community Advocacy
    jbruchey@udel.edu
    302-831-4663.
    
    The Puppy Raisers of UD (PRoUD) and Other Raisers community allows students the unique opportunity to raise assistance dogs in the residence halls as part of a long-standing community service initiative.
    
    Students may apply to raise a dog through one of the University of Delaware's recognized sight dog programs (The Seeing Eye, Inc., Guiding Eyes, Canine Partners for Independence), which are partnered with Registered Student Organizations.
    
    In order to be a part of this community, students must gain approval through their respective organizations and apply to this community through the housing application. After the application is submitted, students will meet with the RL&H Assistant Director for Student and Community Advocacy to gain admittance to the community. For this academic year, the communities will be in select areas of Ray Street and the Christiana Towers.
    

First-Year Living Learning Communities

REQUIRED BY MAJOR OR PROGRAM

The following communities are required by major, college or program:

• Biology
  • Required for all Biological Sciences Majors (non-honors)
    
    Location: South Academy
    
    Contact: Dr. Gary Laverty, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
    laverty@udel.edu
    302-831-8180
    
    Description: The Biology LLC is intended to provide opportunities for first year declared biology majors (BA or BS program), and Pharmaceutical Interest students to organize study groups and support networks as they transition from high school to college and as they progress through this first year of the major.
    
    Students taking the introductory courses in biological sciences and general chemistry, many in the novel Integrated Biology and Chemistry (iBC) program, are encouraged and expected to work on activities and presentations in groups.
    
    The LLC will help to promote the formation of study groups and will help with development of important skills in communication, time management, social interactions and teamwork. In addition, LLC Peer Mentors, upper level students in the major, will meet with first year students to share their experiences and perspectives.
    
    Occasional social events in the residence hall will help students network and form new support systems, and to provide study breaks and tutoring during exam periods. Student panels will present information about topics such as undergraduate research, preparation for medical and other professional careers and campus activities and Resident Student Organizations.
    
    All Biology majors (who are not in the Honors Program) will be assigned to live in the BIO LLC. Due to this requirement, only roommate requests from within the major will be considered. These requests cannot be guaranteed.
    
    Students from several Living Learning Communities are expected to be housed in the same building with the Biology LLC to allow connections to be made within major, provide focused academic assistance, and allow exposure to students from a variety of other disciplines.
    
    
• Discover our World! College of Earth, Ocean and Environment (CEOE)
  • Required for all majors in the College of Earth, Ocean and Environment (non-honors)
    
    Location: South Academy
    
    Contact: Dr. Keeley McGill Powell, Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Services, College of Earth, Ocean and Environment
    kpowell@udel.edu
    
    Description: The CEOE LLC - developed by the Dean’s office and faculty members of the College of Earth, Ocean and Environment - encourages your success at UD by developing a sense of community among the entering cohort of students in the college, all of whom share an interest in and passion for the earth and her systems.
    
    Your experiences as a CEOE LLC member will include additional connection with the faculty, Assistant Dean and upper-division Enviro-mentors through formal and informal interactions and ongoing programmatic offerings. The CEOE Enviro-mentors are upper-level students enrolled in majors in CEOE who have been successful academically. They will serve as student mentors and assist students during their first year.
    
    You will be able to participate in study groups, support programs and other activities in order to connect with other LLC members and to maximize your potential for success.
    
    All CEOE majors (who are not in the Honors Program) will be assigned to live in the CEOE LLC. Due to this requirement, only roommate requests from within the major will be considered. These requests cannot be guaranteed.
    
    Students from several Living Learning Communities are expected to be housed in the same building with the CEOE LLC to allow connections to be made within major, provide focused academic assistance, and allow exposure to students from a variety of other disciplines.
    
    
• First-Year Honors
  • Required for all first-year honors students
    
    Location: Louis L. Redding
    
    Contact: University of Delaware Honors Program
    honorsprogram@udel.edu
    302-831-1195
    
    Freshmen admitted to the Honors Program are housed together in Louis L. Redding Hall, located in the East Campus first-year neighborhood.
    
    Living in first-year Honors housing is a requirement of the freshman year in Honors, although it is possible to get a waiver of this requirement if you plan to live at home with a parent or guardian and commute to campus.
    
    The Honors freshman community is enhanced by Munson Fellows. Munson Fellows are upper-division Honors peer mentors who assist students with questions or problems, both academic and social. They plan, promote and encourage involvement in social and cultural activities and help with the overall adjustment to college life.
    
    
• Visual Art and Design
  • Required for Art majors
    
    Location: James Smith
    
    Contact: Professor Martha Carothers, Art Advising Coordinator, martha@udel.edu
    Professor Jon Cox, Art Ambassador Coordinator, joncox@udel.edu
    
    Art majors thrive in the camaraderie of the studio environment and through interaction with other artists, people and the environment. The Living Learning Community (LLC) for UD first-year art majors ART-BAAS fosters a significant experience for you upon arrival and throughout the year. It's the chance to form a community of artists and good friends.
    
    Advanced art majors live among first-year students as LLC Mentors to offer ongoing support, programming, events and activities to connect you with upper level art majors, graduate students and art professors. All kinds of opportunities open up if you're living among other creatives like yourself with a passion for art.
    
    All Arts students (who are not in the Honor’s Program) will be assigned to live in the Visual Arts LLC.
    
    Due to this requirement, roommate choices may be requested, but cannot be guaranteed.
    
• Nursing Nook
  • Required for Nursing majors
    
    Location: George Read
    
    Contact:Zachary Jackson, Academic Advisor, zjackson@udel.edu, (302) 831-3012
    
    The Nursing Nook is a living and learning community for first-year Nursing students. The LLC seeks to provide a space for new students to acclimate to campus-life and the exciting and challenging Nursing curriculum. Students will find support for their studies, socialize with their classmates, and begin to network with Nursing faculty and staff.
    
    Students will be engaged in programming that includes movie nights, academic talks, study breaks, crafting events, and research presentations, which will encourage connection with colleagues and expose students to the academic and professional world of Nursing from the start of their student career. First-year students will also be supported by two upper-level Nursing students, who will organize study sessions, provide information about the program, and advocate for new students.
    
    All Nursing students (who are not in the Honor’s Program) will be assigned to live in the Nursing LLC.
    
    Due to this requirement, roommate choices may be requested, but cannot be guaranteed.
    

OPTIONAL COMMUNITIES

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The following are optional communities. Students must complete a supplemental application within the First Year Housing Application to be considered for these communities:

• Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (AROTC)
  • Location: Russell
    
    Contact: Major Noel Milian, APMS Recruiting Operations Officer
    nmilian@udel.edu
    (302) 831-8213
    
    Description:The Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (AROTC) Living Learning Community is sponsored by the Army ROTC Program. The AROTC LLC program is only open to first-year AROTC students (freshmen or sophomores).
    
    Participation is not mandatory, but is highly encouraged for all new cadets.
    
    Goals of the AROTC LLC are to:
    • • Build camaraderie among first and second year AROTC cadets
    • • Create a community of cadets who have similar goals and career aspirations
    • • Provide a mentoring program with AROTC cadre and current cadets
    • • Host teambuilding events organized by the peer mentor
    • • Foster a fun and challenging environment where cadets excel
    • • Promote excellence in academics, fitness and character
    • • Prepare students for a career in military/government service
• Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC)
  • Location: Russell
    
    Contacts: AFROTC Detachment 128
    AFROTC-UD128@udel.edu
    (302) 831-2863
    
    Description: The Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) Living Learning Community is sponsored by the Air Force ROTC program, Detachment 128. the AFROTC LLC program is only open to first-year AFROTC students (freshmen or sophomores).
    
    Participation is not mandatory, but is highly encouraged for all new cadets. Goals of the AFROTC LLC are to:
    
    
    • • Build camaraderie among first-year AFROTC cadets
    • • Create a community of cadets who have similar goals and career aspirations
    • • Provide a mentoring program with AFROTC cadre and current cadets
    • • Host teambuilding events organized by the peer mentor
    • • Promote excellence in academics, fitness and character.
    
    
    Interested students should reach out to AFROTC Detachement 128 as soon as possible.
    
    
• Community Engagement Scholars
  • Open only to students in the Community Engagement Scholars Program.
    
    Location: Harrington
    
    Contacts:
    Valerie Lane, Administrative Coordinator, Community Engagement Initiative, vallane@udel.edu | (302)831-8672
    
    This Living Learning Community will allow students to take discussion of current events, brainstorming about social change, and engagement in service from the classroom to their residence hall. An upper division peer mentor will guide students through building important civic and community engagement skills that will be advantageous through their time at UD, and beyond. Participation in this LLC will include opportunities for local service, faculty speaker series, and engaging conversations about social change.
    
    The Community Engagement Scholars program is a four-year academic program that will build civic and community engagement skills into a student’s UD experience. This Living Learning Community (LLC) is highly encouraged for all students who are accepted to the university as Community Engagement Scholars. Students must apply and be accepted as Community Engagement Scholars prior to applying for this LLC. All majors are encouraged to apply for this program.
    
    This is one component of a larger program; living together will enhance the experience for students who aspire to "change the world."
    
• DiverseABILITY
  • Interested in exploring the value of living in an inclusive community? Open to all majors.
    
    Location: Thomas McKean
    
    Contacts:
    Brian Freedman, Associate Director, Center for Disabilities Studies
    brianf@udel.edu
    (302) 831-6974
    
    Description:
    DiverseABILITY offers opportunities for first-year students from diverse backgrounds to build leadership skills, work in teams, and discover their unique strengths and abilities.
    
    DiverseABILITY members will learn to capitalize on their own abilities as well as the diverse abilities of their team members through workshops, social activities, and community service.
    
    This LLC utilizes a two-part process: first, students develop leadership skills and an awareness of diversity; second, students implement those skills through campus and community service projects.
• Pre Health Professional (PHP)
  • Optional for students in any major who are interested in going into health professions – apply via the My Housing Portal.
    Honors students may apply.
    
    Location: Redding/Gilbert
    
    Contact: Dr. David Barlow, Director for the Center for Premedical & Health Profession Studies
    barlow@udel.edu
    302-831-3030
    
    Description: Students who are looking to go into one of the various Health Professions should consider applying to be a part of the University of Delaware’s first-year living learning community for pre-health professions.
    
    The Pre-Health Professions Living Learning Community invites student applicants who are interested in pre-med, pre-dental, pre-vet or other health-related professions.
  • Opportunities available to students living in the PHP LLC include:
    • • Living in close proximity to the 25 other freshmen, and one upper-division peer mentor, who are part of the PHP LLC, who have similar career interests and are taking similar courses.
    • • Access to extra support from faculty and staff as students pursue career and grad school interests.
    • • Access to professionals knowledgeable about standardized tests (e.g. MCAT) and graduate school applications.
    • • In-depth and personalized advising from the University’s Center for Pre-Health Professions, in addition to regular academic advising.
    • • Programs and events in the residence hall, including exciting speakers from the healthcare industry.
    • • Access to extracurricular enrichment, including health-related volunteer experiences.
    
    
    
• U-FIRST
  • Optional for first-generation students who are interested in engaged learning (student success social support networks, student leadership, undergraduate research/internships and service learning) – apply via the My Housing Portal. All academic majors and interests are welcomed .(non-honors)
    
    Location: Gilbert
    
    Contact: Mr. Matthias Seisay, Program Coordinator, TRIO/McNair Scholars Program
    maseisay@udel.edu
    302-831-4396
    
    Description: The U-FIRST Living Learning Community is for students who are first in their family to attend a four-year residential college.
    
    The goal of the U-FIRST LLC is to help you take part in forms of engaged social and learning experiences that will help you to benefit, as fully as possible, from your undergraduate experience. A team of committed faculty and staff will assist with fostering your college achievements by mentoring you to prepare to apply and participate in opportunities towards student success; such as, first-generation student services, student organizations, undergraduate research/internships, and service learning.
    
    Community activities and benefits include:
    • Interactive seminars and activities with TRIO first-generation students and staff
    • Membership and participation in the "We're First" Student Organization
    • Regular mentoring sessions with an assigned peer mentor
    • Exposure to engaged learning opportunities
    • Community service project
• World Changers
  • Optional for students admitted into the Delaware Innovation Fellows (DIF) program or Entrepreneurship & Technology Innovation (ENTI) major. – apply via the My Housing Portal. (non-honors)
    
    Location: Thomas McKean
    
    Contact: Tricia Monnig, Horn Program in Entrepreneurship
    tmonnig@udel.edu
    302-831-4619
    
    Description: World Changers LLC, sponsored by the Horn Program in Entrepreneurship, offers first-year students in the Delaware Innovation Fellows (DIF) program or Entrepreneurship & Technology Innovation (ENTI) majors the unique opportunity to live, learn and interact with like-minded students from a wide variety of majors who are passionate, creative, innovative and entrepreneurial.
    
    Students will be immersed in a dynamic environment, make valuable connections and strive to create novel solutions to societal, environmental and customer problems.
    
    Students will change the world by putting their ideas for new programs, policies, products, services, organizations and businesses into action.
    
    Participation is voluntary, but highly encouraged. Any student admitted into the DIF or ENTI major is welcome to join World Changers LLC.
    
• Gender and Sexuality
  • Location: James Smith
    
    Contact: Michele Kane, Sr. Associate Director for Assignments and Business Services
    michelon@udel.edu
    302-831-4663
    
    The Gender and Sexuality Living Learning Community is a community that is open to any first year student wishing to explore topics around gender identity and sexual orientation as spectrums. Students in this community will have the opportunity to think, learn, and reflect on concepts of gender and sexuality as part of a process. The Gender and Sexuality Living Learning Community is a place which nurtures students around gender and sexuality identities.
    
    Students who want to live in this community must contact Michele Kane, Senior Associate Director for Assignments and Business Services by May 15.
    
    All students who choose to live in the Gender and Sexuality LLC will be housed with other students who have chosen this community. Students can choose to live together with a designated roommate as long as both request the community and each other.