Living Learning Communities

Announcing the 2013-2014 Living Learning Communities (LLC)

• Leadership
• Fitness and Wellness
• Honors
• Arts Appreciation

Learning Outcomes of Living Learning Communities

By participating in our Living Learning Communities, students will:

• Experience an intentional immersion in the theme of the LLC and be exposed to integrative learning.  This is accomplished through the following strategies/actions:
  • Programming in the community environment that makes connections across classes. 
  • Faculty led programming.
  • Shared academic experiences among the students in the LLC's. 
• Build relationships with students in their LLC.  This is accomplished through the following strategies/actions:
  • Signature experience among the LLC participants.
  • Community based housing (living within the same residence hall.)
  • Community gatherings - both the opening meeting and closing celebration. 
  • Out of class gatherings in the community space (unique to each LLC, but study sessions, faculty led events, etc.)
• Build relationships with faculty partners in their LLC. This is accomplished through the following strategies/actions:
  • Time spent with faculty members in the community setting.
• Successfully transition to the Otterbein community: This is accomplished through the following strategies/actions:
  • Intentional programming early in the term.
  • Social Media community building in the summer prior to the first semester.
  • Relationship building among students through the structures programming.

FAQ'S

What is an LLC?
A Living Learning Community is a small group of students who choose to participate in an experience that links an academic experience, such as a class, with their living community. 

What will I learn in an LLC?
We have more fully developed learning outcomes (see below), but in some this opportunity allows you to make connections to inside and outside of the classroom – both with other students and faculty, as well as with the information you are learning in your classes.

How Do I Sign Up for an LLC?
There is a preferencing option on your Housing Information form (received in the packet from admissions when you pay your enrollment fee).  The LLCs have limited space, so additional information may be requested if the interest exceeds the space.  You will receive information via email for that additional information and/or for information about being in the LLC.

I want to be in the Honors Program (or an Leadership Minor, or an Arts Major), but I want to be in a different LLC.  Is that possible?
Yes!  You can be in programs related to the LLC – such as being in the honors program or pursuing one of the other academic areas – but your living community MUST be connected to the LLC that you’d like to participate in.  You cannot live in a building that is not associated with the LLC.  This is because the key element to the LLC is the Living environment.

I plan to commute to campus, can I still participate?
Each LLC has a different policy on participating in an LLC.  Send an email directly to Livinglearning@otterbein.edu with your contact information and LLC preference.

My best friend and I want to be roommates.  I want to do the LLC option, but they aren’t interested.  Can we still be roommates? 
Yes!  Students with mutual roommate requests may participate in the LLC even if their roommate is not interested.  A number of activities in the residence hall will be open to LLC and all hall members, so you will be able to attend some activities with your roommate and your classmates. 

/Contact FYE

The Center for Student Success is your contact for FYE and is located in Barlow Hall, behind the Rock, next to the Center for Career and Professional Development.

Office Hours
M-Th: 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
F: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

p / 614-823-1624

Kate Lehman, Assistant Dean for Student Success
studentsuccess@otterbein.edu