Living Learning Communities

Living Learning Communities and specialized living options offer first year Salisbury University students the opportunity to live with other first year students who have a similar interest.  As a member of these communities you have the opportunity to discover more about something you like while having fun and making friends where you live.  The resident assistants plan special programs and activities that incorporate the theme of the floor.  Trips, guest speakers and socials are just a few examples of past programs.  There are seven different communities students can choose from when completing the housing application. 

Honors: This learning community will link History 101 and Honors 111. Together, the two courses will explore questions such as what does it mean to be civilized? What are ideal forms of government? What role or influence does faith have in culture? Can scientific, historical and religious truths co-exist? The Honors community is a fabulous opportunity to learn and live with like-minded students--join us!

Business: This floor is dedicated to freshmen students who are interested in pursuing a business major while at SU.  Business is one of the most popular majors at Salisbury. The floor was developed in the Fall of 2006 and has been a successful and highly desired living learning options for students.  The Purdue school has a solid reputation and is very “business” focused.  The Business floor is an academic focused network of peers for our freshman business majors as they begin the first steps into this competitive major.  Our hope is that this program will provide a fun and relaxed living environment for our prospective business students to relate on a social level as well as in the classroom.  Programs provided on this floor vary from pizza parties, to movie nights to in residence academic advising with business faculty.

La Cuminidad: If you have an interest in Hispanic/Latino culture and intend to major or minor in Spanish while at Salisbury this community is for you! It is tentatively geared towards first year students who have an interest in pursuing a degree in Spanish studies and who will successfully test into an advanced section of Spanish studies (testing will take place at Pre-Load). Space is very limited in this LLC and successful placement will depend upon successfully testing into the advanced level class.

Programming for the Spanish Cluster will focus upon integrating a cultural perspective into day to day life, on examining study abroad options and in community service geared towards the local Salisbury community. Students will be encouraged to foster a moderately immersive experience for one other through the use of written and spoken language, participate in multicultural opportunities to celebrate holidays and festivities associated with the Spanish culture and engage fellow Salisbury students in topical discussions and awareness of cultural issues.

Education: Members of this community will explore the many facets of what it means to be a teacher in America today.  The student will work with children in school, both through classes and special service projects undertaken jointly with the Education Department faculty.  Students will get to hear about the satisfaction that teaching brings, aw well as its challenges, as they interact with faculty, area teachers and each other through informal meetings, shared meals and visits to classrooms.  Members of this community will be enrolled in EDUC 210. 

Green Floor: Open to all majors - this floor is for students interested in the environment and/or the outdoors! Programming will focus upon both having fun in the environment and providing opportunities to do something to make it better. Participating students will be allowed to check-in to campus residence halls two days early to learn about the area, to canoe, and to get to know each other. All students living on the Green Floor will be able to enroll in two linked courses in the fall: Earth Literacy (ENVR 102) and World Civilizations (History 102) - both of which fulfill General Education credits for any major, and both of which will be taught by the faculty who lead Green Floor activities. 

Substance-Free: This community is created for students who chose to live in a substance-free environment.  Students who live here agree to refrain from using alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.  They realize negative the second hand effects that are associated with these activities and chose to live without them.  The Resident Assistant will provide unique programs allowing opportunities for student to participate and interact with each other in the hall.

LEAD Scholars:   The Lead Scholars program is designed to facilitate the growth of new students into successful campus leaders.  The program creates a supportive environment and provides a variety of activities and experiences to facilitate the development of strong leadership skills.  Components for this program include: attendance in the Leadership Workshop Series, leadership opportunities on campus and community service.

STEM: (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) STEM refers to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics and includes some of the most exciting and rewarding careers for your future.   From actuarial science to zoology and everything in between, STEM careers are critical to our innovation-based economy.  Alternatively, you may be interested in being a teacher or starting your own business.  Again, a STEM major provides a strong background to move into some of the most in-demand teaching and technology-based business areas.  Ever think about law school?  STEM majors are sought by law schools because of their strong analytical skills, and STEM and law intersect in areas like intellectual property and patent law.  For more information, see a STEM careers brochure developed by the U.S. Department of Labor ( http://www.careervoyages.gov/pdf/indemandmagazine-stem.pdf ).

Salisbury University’s STEM Living Learning Community will introduce you to the many careers that exist in STEM and strategies to approach these careers.  It will also provide you with support for your first year in a STEM major.  Not sure about what major you’d like to pursue, but interested in science and math?  Then the STEM LLC is still for you.  The common courses that students take in the STEM LLC are general education courses that can be used in any STEM – or other – major.

Wellness:  The Wellness Community is an environment where students not only focus on school but also on living a balanced lifestyle.  Programming is focused on a holistic philosophy that promotes attention to mind, body and spirit.  Activities that student can participate in include intramural sports, going to movies, decorating pumpkins and other various social events.