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Living and learning at LMU

Why LLCs?

Living Learning Communities provide an enhanced, supportive academic environment for those students who choose to join them. Participating in one of these communities offers a number of benefits, all of which help to promote curricular and co-curricular success at LMU.

mission The Academic and Student Affairs Divisions at LMU collaborate to assist students’ successful adjustment to and transitions through their collegiate experience by offering a variety of Living Learning Communities (LLCs).

• A student’s active participation in a Living Learning Community will empower them to realize their full potential in mind, body, and spirit.

• Living Learning Community students will experience academic success and personal development, become involved in campus life, and value engagement in further curricular and co-curricular pursuits.

GOALS By participating in a Living Learning Community, students will be able to: • demonstrate growth and integration of their intellectual, social, cultural, and emotional selves • integrate and use knowledge and skills from an array of disciplines • value curricular and co-curricular experiences as opportunities for growth

LEARNING OUTCOMES Students will be able to: • articulate an interest in lifelong learning • know the importance of interculturalism and its purpose in their academic and personal endeavors • know their personal strengths and be able to articulate a sense of purpose • integrate knowledge and skills from multiple disciplines to examine questions • identify information needs, locate and access relevant information and critically evaluate a diverse array of sources • know and utilize University resources • articulate the importance and purpose of their academic endeavors • articulate the importance and purpose of their co-curricular experiences

Selection Process The selection process for each community may include a separate application form. Please visit www.lmu.edu/llc or contact the program coordinator for community selection process details.

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ACE: Academic Community of Excellence Purpose The Academic Community of Excellence (ACE) program develops first generation, low-income and/ or underrepresented undergraduate scholars for admission into graduate and professional degree programs. ACE emphasizes academic distinction, undergraduate research, and involvement in other scholarly and leadership activities. ACE is one of several strategic initiatives that exists within the Office of the Vice President for Intercultural Affairs.

Courses Strategies for Graduate & Professional School Admission I, II & III

Activities & Benefits • Residence in the ACE living learning community (sophomore year only) • Graduate and professional school advising • Access to financial awards to undertake a faculty supervised research project • Transportation to a graduate recruitment fair attended by over 100 recruiters • Sponsorship to attend and present at academic conferences • Service and social activities • Access to resources that address the graduate and professional school application process

Program Coordinator Derenda King, Ed.D, Director, Academic Enrichment Programs: 310-338-5348, ace@lmu.edu

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COMPASS Purpose The COMPASS Living Learning Community, for first year students who are still contemplating their major, provides students with the opportunity to share in the excitement of learning about potential majors, career options and opportunities to engage with the campus community. Students are introduced to the academic culture of LMU in a supportive environment in which close relationships are built between faculty and students. Grounded in Jesuit and Marymount traditions, this LLC promotes intellectual curiosity, global perspectives, and a dedication to service. Students will engage with the city of Los Angeles through cultural, educational, and other transformative experiences.

Courses Fall: COMPASS LIBA Class

Activities & Benefits • Kick-off Dinner to start off the year • End of the semester holiday party • Specialized opportunities to explore career and major aspirations • Social events, dinners with faculty and staff, guest speakers, and an opportunity to explore each college at LMU

Program Coordinator Jennifer Belichesky-Larson, Director of First-Year Experience and Transfer Programs: 310-338-5252, compass@lmu.edu

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HLLC: Healthy Living Learning Community Purpose The Healthy Living Learning Community is a program designed for first-year students who prefer a wellness-focused lifestyle. Students in HLLC are enrolled in linked courses taught by a Student Affairs staff member. The linked courses, residential living component, and other co-curricular experiences provide students an opportunity for a fully integrated living learning experience. In addition, HLLC shares a commitment to a lifestyle free from the presence and influence of alcohol, tobacco and drugs while emphasizing the importance of emotional, physical, spiritual, intellectual, financial, and social wellness.

Courses Fall: Exploring Wellness I 181; Spring: Exploring Wellness II 182

Activities & Benefits • Build relationships with other students who are committed to living a healthy lifestyle • Engage in linked courses focusing on several aspects of personal wellness • Connect and interact with students, staff members, and faculty who share an interest in wellness • Learn how to develop and realize a self-determined wellness plan • Gain awareness of how to maintain a balanced diet, regular exercise, and cope with stress while living on campus • Participate in a Healthy Living Learning Community retreat • Plan and participate in regular activities related to healthy living

Program Coordinators AJ Lapan, Engagement and Assessment Coordinator for First Year Experience: 424-568-5482, hllc@lmu.edu Alexis Rampaul, Resident Director: 424-568-5482, hllc@lmu.edu

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Honors Living Learning Community Purpose The University Honors Program is the jewel in the crown of academic programs at Loyola Marymount University. It is for students who value and want to be challenged by an exceptional education and want to study a variety of subjects intensively. The program creates and supports an academic environment of intellectual adventure and provides a carefully integrated and demanding curriculum.

Course Fall: On the Sublime Writing Tutorial; Spring: Leadership and Service Seminar

Activities & Benefits • Smaller class sizes (about 15 in each class) • Work with faculty members and directors to research, present at national conferences and publish work • Pursue and capture scholarships, graduate school placements, internships, awards, grants and study abroad opportunities • Receive priority registration each year and gain the ability to enroll in more than 18 credits each semester • Burcham’s Book Club: an Honors book group with the President of LMU • Frequent events, socials, dinners with professors, guest speakers, and graduate school information sessions

Program Coordinator Brad Stone, Ph.D., Honors Program Director: 310-338-1780, honors@lmu.edu

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LEAP: Life-Science Early Awareness Program Purpose LEAP is a living learning community program for first-year students majoring in Biology, Chemistry, or Natural Science in the Seaver College of Science and Engineering. Students in the LEAP program are enrolled in five linked courses team-taught by faculty members from the Seaver and Bellarmine Colleges and a staff member from Student Affairs. The linked courses, along with the residential living component and other co-curricular experiences, are designed to create a fully integrated learning experience and further the student’s interest and success in pursuing careers in the natural sciences.

Courses Fall: Math 122, Chemistry 110, Biology 101, English 110; Fall and Spring: Natural Science 190

Activities Each year LEAP students arrive on campus early in August to participate in “explore LA program” and in a science themed alternative spring break program. In the past four years they have visited: • Catalina Island: Environmental Conservation Projects • Tijuana Estuary Reserve: Environmental Conservation Projects • Center of Living in Harmony: Sustainable Living • Florida Gulf Coast: Environmental Conservation Projects

Academic Coordinator Catherine McElwain, Associate Professor, Biology: 310-338-5156, leapllc@lmu.edu

Student Affairs Coordinator Rich Rocheleau, Associate Vice President for Student Life: 310-338-6534, leapllc@lmu.edu

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PEAP: Psychology Early Awareness Program Purpose PEAP is a living-learning community for first year Psychology majors. Participants live together and take several major-required courses that are dedicated to PEAP students only, and engage in rich out-ofclass experiences as a way to learn more about the field of Psychology. The program is designed to encourage engagement in learning, reflection, and community building with peers, faculty, and staff.

Courses Fall: Psychology 101, NTLS 150, LIBA 111; Spring: Psychology 251, LIBA 112

Activities Each year, PEAP students arrive on campus early in August to participate in an immersion experience that allows students to begin connecting with each other, with faculty, and with LMU. Some activities include: • A visit to Los Angeles’s Skid Row to work at a shelter and food bank • A tour of the women’s prison and interviews with the female prisoners • A day at the Museum of Tolerance or Skirball Museum • Participate in the Reading to Kids program in Los Angeles • Faculty-led movies and dialogues in the residence hall

Academic Coordinators Ricardo Machon, Professor, peap@lmu.edu: 310-338-1766 Vandana Thadani, Associate Professor: 310-338-7425 Adam Fingerhut, Assistant Professor: 310-258-8637

Student Affairs Coordinator Lorianne Harrison-Reyes, LIBA Instructor: 310-338-2963, peap@lmu.edu

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PEEC: Programming for Engineering Education Community Purpose PEEC is a living learning community program for first-year engineering students in the Seaver College of Science and Engineering. Students in the PEEC program are enrolled in linked courses taught by faculty members from the Seaver College and the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts. The linked courses, along with the residential living component and other co-curricular experiences provided for the students in the program, are designed to create a fully integrated learning experience and further the student’s interest and success in pursuing careers in the engineering disciplines.

Courses Fall: Engr 100, Eng 110; Spring: Engr 198

Activities • Community based course projects: In 2010-2011 PEEC analyzed and researched ground leveling and water flow in order to build a playground for the youth at the Alexandria House • Opportunity for students to work on multi- and interdisciplinary projects under the direct guidance of professors in Engineering, Chemistry, Mathematics, and English

ACADEMIC Coordinators Jeremy Pal, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering: 310-568-6241 Jose Saez, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering: 310-338-5880

STUDENT AFFAIRS Coordinator Jeneane King, Resident Director: 424-568-7883, peec@lmu.edu

www.lmu.edu / housing To find out more about Living Learning Communities, please click on the Living Learning Community link.