Living Learning Communities

1MPACT House – located in Stratford Heights, is an LLC for first generation college students – students whose parents have not completed a bachelor’s degree. 1MPACT House residents come from majors all over the university. Living in 1MPACT House supports students as they manage the new-found freedom and responsibility of being in college. 1MPACT House enhances student success in three areas:

Academics

• Mentoring and tutoring
• Study sessions focused on common first-year courses
• In house faculty engagement and academic advising

Personal

• Early Arrival Program for a strong, smart start
• Workshops on topics like financial aid, studying abroad and working on campus
• Cooking classes in 1MPACT House's full kitchen

Social

• Cultural Events
• Outreach, service and engagement projects on UC's campus and in the community
• Housemates that will become first (and best!) college friends

• Live in Stratford Heights, Building 12, for the 2024-2025 academic year.
• Be a first-year or returning student who identifies as a first-generation OR Pell eligible OR underrepresented population.
• Actively engage in the community through attending programs and participating fully.

As a part of your housing application, you will be asked the following questions to apply for the 1MPACT House.

1. What is the highest level of education each of your parents have reached?
2. In 100 words or less, why are you interested in livign in the 1MPACT House?

The Audre Lorde Social Justice House provides a supportive and inclusive community through exploration of differences, developing skills for allyship and advocacy, and leading social change.

The Audre Lorde Social Justice House is a gender inclusive community designed for students interested in social justice. Located in Stratford Heights, the Audre Lorde Social Justice House is a supportive and inclusive community where students will share time and space with others who have similar passions and values. The house is committed to Audre Lorde’s belief that the core of social justice is recognizing, understanding, and celebrating differences. Together, the community will explore their differences through discovering foundations of social justice, social activism and social change through workshops, speakers, and civic engagement. Living in the Audre Lorde Social Justice House will prepare students to be the change agents needed in society.

As a university committed to excellence and diversity, the Audre Lorde Social Justice House is dedicated to helping the University of Cincinnati maintain its commitment to creating an inclusive environment where innovation and freedom of intellectual inquiry flourish in order to develop educated and engaged students.

There are Gender Inclusive Housing options available across campus for students that best meet their needs, gender expression, gender identity, and comfortableness in transition. The Audre Lorde Social Justice House was created as a space for like-minded individuals looking for an inclusive and supportive environment to create a community that celebrates all students regardless of sex, gender, race, etc.

For students not interested in the Audre Lorde Social Justice House but would like to explore Gender Inclusive Housing, they are encouraged to contact Associate Director of Resident Education & Development, Mika Karikari, early in the housing request process so that they may be offered the widest range of possible housing options.  

• Identify ways to incorporate self-care into their daily routine, as a way of sustaining activism.
• Develop skills to be leaders in their community through allyship and advocacy.
• Create an inclusive and supportive environment through exploring aspects of identity and differences.
• Discover ways to challenge views and opinions that invites dialogue and creates safe spaces.
• Demonstrate strategies that facilitate positive social change through community engagement.

• Be a first-year or returning student interested in social justice.
• Live in Stratford Heights, Building 17, for the 2024-2025 academic year.
• Attend all community meetings and at least one event per month.
• Uphold the standards of being in an inclusive and supportive community.
• Actively engage in the community through attending programs and participating fully.

As a part of your housing application, you will be asked the following questions to apply for the Audre Lorde Social Justice House.

1. Why do you want to be a member of the Audre Lorde Social Justice House?
2. What areas of social justice do you find most compelling or want to learn more about?

3. What do you envision the Audre Lorde Social Justice House community to look like and how can you contribute?

Bearcats Wellness is a community where members are encouraged to maintain a lifestyle that supports academic success, personal development, well-being, and a sense of community. Residents work to promote healthy choices within the LLC and throughout the University of Cincinnati. As a member of the community, students will enjoy specialized opportunities including retreats, excursions, and workshops on different dimensions of wellness, including emotional, mental, physical, and social health. The LLC empowers students to put wellness at the center of their higher education experience to maximize positive and professional outcomes.

• Engage in wellness activities and events across all dimensions of wellness, including nutrition, stress management, fitness, sexual health, alcohol, drugs, financial wellness, mental wellness and healthy relationships.
• Gain a sense of belonging on campus with other first year students who want to learn how to improve their holistic wellness.
• Attend exclusive meet and greets with representatives from wellness units on campus including the Campus Recreation Center, Dining Services, and Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS).
• Learn about a variety of wellness resources that provide support personally and academically to a UC student.
• Set wellness goals and begin working toward them in a supportive environment.
• Receive personal attention from full-time professional staff who will help teach you practical ways to maintain your wellness.
• Receive free, wellness centered supplies and swag.

• First-year student with a strong desire to cultivate and maintain a healthy lifestyle, whatever that looks like for them.
• Live in Turner Hall, on a designated floor, for the 2024-2025 academic year.
• Abstain from the use of alcohol, drugs, and tobacco while at LLC sponsored events and in Turner Hall.
• Roommates must also be first-year students who have been accepted into the Bearcats Wellness community.
• Required to enroll in Personal Health HPE 1001 during fall semester. This 3-credit course can be taken online or in person.
• Attend at least 2 Bearcats Wellness LLC sponsored or pre-approved wellness themed events/programs during fall and spring semesters.
• Attend monthly mandatory LLC floor meetings. More information about dates to come.

As a part of your housing application, you will be asked the following questions to apply for the Bearcats Wellness community. Please provide at least 3-5 sentences response for each one.

1. Why is wellness important to you?
2. How do you forsee your membership in the Bearcats Wellness community contributing to your goals in college and beyond?
3. In your opinion, what does it mean to be "well" as a college student?
4. What does it mean to be a part of a community?

The DAAP Living-Learning Community is an inclusive community that connects students pursuing their studies in DAAP. Students in DAAP take discipline-focused course work, and this community provides an opportunity to connect with students in other DAAP majors to begin building a network of peers pursuing similar interests. The benefits for students that choose to participate in the community include:

• Workshops and programs designed to support your academic and personal success (e.g. time management tips, portfolio feedback).
• Opportunities to network with faculty and staff outside of a classroom setting.
• A community of students with a passion for creativity and problem solving.

• Be a first-year student in the College of Design, Architecture, Art, & Planning
• Live in Daniels Hall, on a designated floor, for the 2024-2025 academic year.
• Roommates must also be first-year students accepted into the DAAP Living-Learning Community. 
• Attend events throughout the semester designed to foster strong residence hall communities.

As a part of your housing application, you will be asked the following questions to apply for the DAAP Living-Learning Community.

1. Why are you interested in being a member of the DAAP Living-Learning Community?
2. What are you hoping to gain by being a part of this community?
3. How will you contribute to this inclusive community?

The Dr. P. Eric Abercrumbie Living-Learning Community (ALLC), supported by the Office of Ethnic Programs and Services (EPS) and the African American Cultural & Resource Center (AACRC), is a residence-based learning community in Turner Hall for students who have been accepted into the Darwin T. Turner Scholars Program and/or the Transitions Program. Participants will live in an environment that fosters personal and social identity development, leadership engagement, and academic success.

Through this community, we honor the history and legacy of those who came before while providing students the opportunity to create their own path towards leaving their mark at the University of Cincinnati and the broader community. Students who decide to live in the ALLC participate in various service-learning projects and meet monthly. Members of this community engage in dialogues and reflection that facilitate a sense of pride in one’s racial and ethnic identity and their other intersecting identities.

By applying and being accepted into the Dr. P. Eric Abercrumbie LLC, you agree to commit to the values of equity, diversity, and inclusion. This Living-Learning Community is not a requirement for participation in the Transitions or Turner Scholars Programs; it is an optional enhancement of the experience that allows students to connect more with individuals who share values for equity, diversity, and inclusion.

• Engage in respectful dialogue and discourse with individuals who may or may not share their respective personal and social identities.
• Recognize their leadership capacity, develop their own personal definition of leadership, and translate this into tangible action.
• Identify how their personal and social identities affect how they engage in different spaces.
• Build meaningful relationships with students in the ALLC.

• Be a first-year student accepted into the Darwin T. Turner Scholars Program and/or Transitions Program.
• Live in Turner Hall, on a designated floor, for the 2024-2025 academic year.
• Roommates must also be first-year students accepted into the Dr. P. Eric Abercrumbie community.
• Participate in monthly meetings for the ALLC, attend cultural campus events, and participate in service-learning projects.
• Meet the expectations and requirements of the Darwin T. Turner Scholars and/or Transitions Program.

As a part of your housing application, you will be asked the following questions to apply for the ALLC.

1. In 150-300 words, please explain what legacy you hope to leave through being a champion of diversity and inclusion at the University of Cincinnati? 

Supported by the Department of Engineering and Computing Education (DECE), the ELLC is a residence-based learning community in Calhoun Hall and Turner Hall for first-year students who have been accepted into the College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS). Students from all CEAS majors live in an environment that fosters community, collaborative learning, and campus engagement; additionally, ELLC students will be grouped together in their first-year courses, allowing students to form dynamic study and support groups outside of the classroom. ELLC students will participate in activities that connect them to student organizations on campus, like Tribunal, and that promote on-going development of leadership, engineering design, and problem-solving skills, like the Paper Rollercoaster and other design contests. ELLC students also have leadership opportunities through election on the ELLC Leadership Board, serving as the first-year liaisons to DECE. By selecting the ‘ELLC’ on your Housing application, you agree to enroll in any first-year ENED courses (regardless of outside credit) and attend required events throughout the semester. 

• Engage in activities that enhance their academic success.
• Explain how their strengths enable them to lead self and others.
• See themselves as engineers.
• Identify themselves as members of the CEAS and UC communities.

• Live in Calhoun Hall or Turner Hall on designated floors, for the 2024-2025 academic year.
• Roommates must also be first-year students who have been accepted into the College of Engineering and Applied Science and the ELLC community.
• Enroll in any first-year ENED courses (regardless of outside credit).
• Attend events throughout the semester designed to foster strong residence hall communities.

As a part of your housing application, you will be asked the following questions to apply for the ELLC.

1. In what ways have you positivtely contributed to a community (academic, extracurricular, athletic, professional, etc.) in the past?
2. Describe a time where you had to work with someone culturally, racially, or ethnically different from you. What did you learn from this experience?
3. Why do you want to live in the ELLC? How will living in the ELLC positvitely impact your first-year experience at UC? 

Lindner College of Business community is an opportunity for first-year students entering the Lindner College of Business to acclimate to college life with other like-minded students. Lindner students have the chance to live in Morgens Hall and build a community together that will allow them to form life-long friendships and network with one another. There will be activities throughout the year for students to engage in Lindner College of Business programming with social events, professional speakers and more. Participating in a living-learning community is positively linked to engagement as well as overall satisfaction with college. Students within the Lindner Business community will live together but also learn together in an inclusive environment that promotes collaboration and success.

• Be a first-year student accepted into a Lindner College of Business major (could be a traditional or honors student).
• Live in Morgens Hall, on designated floors, for the 2024-2025 academic year.
• Roommates must also be first-year students who have been accepted into the Lindner College of Business.

As a part of your housing application, you will be asked the following questions to apply for the Lindner College of Business community. 

1. In 100-300 words, why do you wish to become a member of the Lindner College of Business Living-Learning Community?
2. In 100-300 words, what do you hope to gain as a member of this community?
3. In 100-300 words, how will you contribute to this inclusive and professional community?

The UC the World LLC is an on-campus residential community designed to foster and appreciate cultural diversity. Through organized internationally focused events and activities, the LLC will facilitate interactions between students with varied life experiences and backgrounds. Students will develop a global lens that focuses on the importance of cross-cultural connections and the exploration of international issues.  International and domestic students are encouraged to apply in an effort to create a well-rounded community that promotes international cultures on campus and better prepares students for international experiences.   

• Must be a student's first time living in University Housing.
• Both domestic and international students can apply.
• Live in the designated LLC spaces in University Park Apartments for 2023-2024 academic year. The LLC spaces will be in CRC Hall for the 2024-2025 academic year.  
• Be open-minded, curious, and interested in making international connections.
• Actively engage in the community and organized programming.
  

As a part of your housing application, you will be asked the following questions to apply for the UC the World LLC.

1. How does the UC the World LLC connect to your academic, personal, and/or professional goals?
2. Is there a specific international issue or culture that you would like to learn more about?
3. If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?

A Living-Learning Community (LLC) is through Resident Education & Development in partnership with Student Affairs, Campus Services, and an academic unit and/or sponsoring department(s). A LLC is a residential community of students who have shared academic interests and are provided opportunities both inside and outside of the classroom. A Learning Community (LC) through Learning Commons is a non-residential community of students who have a shared academic interests and interact in two or more university courses. These communities are through specific university colleges and are linked by an LC meeting time that is facilitated by a Peer Leader.