Percentage of RLC students who return to NAU their second year
RLC participants were retained at 82% compared to 73% of non-participants into their second year of college.
“The thing I like the most is connecting with people in my RLC with diverse and unique backgrounds who share similar interests. I also enjoy having the opportunity of getting to know faculty within my major.”
—Trikev Cobb
ECO HOUSE MENTEE
Important facts about RLC students
“What I like most about living in my RLC is that others in the same RLC as mine are just a door away, which helps me get to know and work with those students who are in the same major and have the same interests as I do.”
• Better prepared for class • Utilize computer labs, interact with professors, and attend seminars and lectures more regularly than non-RLC students • More confident in their educational future • Feel their residence hall climate is more supportive of their academic and social lives than non-RLC students —Alyssa Ablao
CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY MENTEE
Things you’ll enjoy about Residential Learning Communities (RLCs) • • • • •
Location within Freshman Connections residence halls Shared classes with others in your RLC Connections with others who have similar academic majors or areas of interest Increased access to professors and staff outside of the classroom setting Interactions with an upper-division Community Mentor (CM) who shares your major or interest and oversees the RLC
“As a Community Mentor, I get to meet awesome RLC students from all walks of life. I also get to help these freshmen thrive in new environments by helping them meet other students with the same major and explore college in unique ways.”
—Javier Herrera
BUSINESS MENTOR
Number of events CMs hosted for RLC students
Each RLC sponsors academic and social events bringing the community of students together on a weekly basis, such as faculty dinners, field trips, and informal advising.
“I really like the networking opportunities being in an RLC offers me. I’ve also been able to work on personal skills like my confidence and collaboration with members of my RLC and my Mentor.”
—Graciela Gastelum BUSINESS MENTEE
RLCs in a variety of subjects
• Biomedical Professions • Business • CAL Secondary Education • Chemistry and Biochemistry • Eco House • Education House (Elementary) • Engineering • English “Language Lair” • First Scholars • Forestry “Tree House” • Health and Human Services • Honors • Hotel and Restaurant Management • Indigenous Peoples Worldwide
• Justice • Leadership • LGBTQIAP+ Studies • Olson Scholars • Outdoor Recreation • Physics and Astronomy • Pre-Law • Psychology • Secondary Education Math and Science • Sustainable Environments and Engaged Democracy • Social Work and Disability Studies • Sociology House • STAR • Visual Communication
Keep up to date with RLC offerings at nau.edu/rlc
“I really like living in an RLC because I’m able to have study sessions with other freshman students who are taking the same classes, I get to know other students who have similar interest as me, and I enjoy all of the fun events we do as a group.”
—Todd Paluck
VISUAL COMMUNICATION MENTEE
Percentage of students who felt their RLC helped their transition to college life
On our annual Residential Learning Community survey, 94% of RLC student respondents felt participating in the community had assisted their transition to NAU in some way.
Steps to joining your RLC
1. Accept your admission offer by paying the enrollment deposit 2. Apply for housing at nau.edu/reslife 3. The RLC step of the housing application opens in early MARCH; log in to request an RLC