LIVE TOGETHER LEARN TOGETHER

FIRST YEAR LIVING & LEARNING COMMUNITIES

First-year students have the option of applying to one of three Living and Learning Communities (LLC) that bring together students with similar interests and academic pursuits in a shared residential environment:

Health and Wellness

Leadership Through Service

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)

When you join one of these communities, you are afforded all the benefits of on-campus living, along with additional advantages that help deepen your passions through social, educational, and reflective activities, often resulting in lifelong friendships.

Sophomore Residential Colleges

Unique to the Fairfield experience, the Sophomore Ignatian Residential College program combines academics, mentorship, and service with residential activities that encourage each student to reflect on the person they are and who they desire to become.

As a sophomore, you’ll have the option to choose from one of three tracks in Leadership, Creative Life, or Service for Justice, and will be given the chance to explore fundamental questions of identity, community, and purpose with a group of peers and mentors. Through a series of retreats, communal dinners, academic courses, and service projects, you and your classmates will acquire the tools and experience to become leaders, creators, and agents of change.