What are the components of a Residential Learning Community?

Why develop the Residential Learning Community?

The Residential Learning Community is the result of a desire to create a more powerful living/learning environment, which stimulates students intellectually and breaks down barriers between students and academic professionals on campus. It is not simply a program promoting good grades.

Recent publications indicate that students in living/learning communities exhibit higher levels of engagement in college activities with stronger academic outcomes. While college fraternities have been criticized for their lack of integrated and focused student learning among undergraduates, living/learning communities address these issues and link together useful academic opportunities.

What is the residential living/learning concept?

What are the benefits of the Residential Learning Community?

Who is a Faculty Fellow and what does he/she do?

How does the chapter find a Faculty Fellow?

How is the presence of alcohol dealt with in the Residential Learning Community?

After becoming accredited as a Residential Learning Community, what is the next step?

What are the financial benefits for an accredited Residential Learning Community?