Living Learning Communities
Stevens’ Living-Learning Communities, or LLCs, bring together students who share the same identities, passions, or interests.
The Office of Residential Education is excited to offer 8 living-learning communities as part of the Stevens residential experience including 5 first-year residential communities, 1 returning student community, and two student-designed communities.
What is a Living Learning Community?
A Living Learning Community, or LLC, is a Residential Education initiative designed to support the academic, social, and personal needs of Stevens students as they pursue their academic goals. Students living in an LLC have the opportunity to engage in academic experiences with their peers, to interact with faculty and staff, and to enjoy the benefits of being a part of a diverse community with common scholarly and social interests and identities.
Each living learning community is a collaboration between students, faculty, and staff from across campus focused on engaging the student participants in programs and events that enhance their Stevens experience. Students will be a part of a close-knit community that supports academic success, cultivates an inclusive and supportive environment, fosters personal growth and social responsibility, and develops leaders and global citizens during their time at Stevens and beyond.
EXPLORE LIVING LEARNING COMMUNITIES
Stevens’ Living Learning Communities bring together students who share the same passions and interests.
The Lore-El Center for Women's Leadership
Located at 802 Castle Point Terrace, the Lore-El Center for Leadership living-learning community (LLC) provides the opportunity for upperclassmen, female identifying and non-binary students to live together in a supportive residential community. Members of Lore-El benefit from interactions with peers facing similar opportunities and challenges, academically, socially, and professionally. Lore-El offers its residents faculty interaction, academic support, and an inclusive, welcoming community with other students in STEM.
First Generation Scholars
The First Gen Scholars (1GS) living-learning community in Humphreys Hall provides a residential experience designed to support first year, first generation college students, in partnership with faculty, staff, and peers to navigate through the academic and social transition to Stevens. The 1GS LLC provides a unique opportunity for first generation college students to connect on a deeper level with their peers to promote academic success, increase campus involvement, and develop an enhanced sense of belonging.
Women in Math, Science, and Engineering
The Women in Math, Science, and Engineering (WiMSE) living-learning community in Davis Hall provides the opportunity for first-year, female-identifying and non-binary students to live together in a supportive residential community. Members of WiMSE benefit from interactions with peers facing similar opportunities and challenges, academically, socially, and professionally. WiMSE offers its residents faculty interaction, academic support, and an inclusive, welcoming community with other students in STEM.
The Arts
The Arts living-learning community, which will be located in Humphreys Hall, will bring together students with a shared interest or skill in the arts, such as music, theater, dance, visual art, and design. In The Arts LLC, residents will share a spirit of creativity and collaboration while forming informal musical groups or organizing efforts to showcase the community's talents. The Arts LLC residents will attend on-campus performances and exhibits as well as fine and performing art events and workshops in New York City and in the local area.
Service & Leadership
The Service and Leadership living-learning community, which will be located in Castle Point Hall, will serve as a home for students who are committed to and passionate about civic engagement and cultivating a more just society. Students living in the Service and Leadership LLC will deepen their understanding of social issues, learn to think critically about leadership, and participate in community service projects. In partnership with faculty and staff, the Service and Leadership LLC residents will work together to build relationships and develop a community that fosters a sense of belonging and empowers the possibility to make collective change.
Scholars House
The Scholars House, which will be located in Jonas Hall, will provide a space for Pinnacle Scholars to live and learn together. Supporting the goal of the existing program, the Scholars House will continue the traditions of peer mentorship, the cultural passport that allows students to experience vibrant cultural opportunities, as well as the development of a strong sense of community with their peers. The Scholars House will more closely link the highly regarded program and its individualized approach to advisement and connection with faculty with an intentionally designed residential experience to provide a rewarding academic and co-curricular experience.
First Year Residential Living-Learning Communities
The First Gen Scholars (1GS) living-learning community provides a residential experience designed to support first year, first generation college students, in partnership with faculty, staff, and peers to navigate through the academic and social transition to Stevens. The 1GS LLC provides a unique opportunity for first generation college students to connect on a deeper level with their peers to promote academic success, increase campus involvement, and develop an enhanced sense of belonging.
Location: Humphreys Hall, 1st Floor
The Women in Math, Science, and Engineering (WiMSE) living-learning community provides the opportunity for first-year, female-identifying and non-binary students to live together in a supportive residential community. Members of WiMSE benefit from interactions with peers facing similar opportunities and challenges, academically, socially, and professionally. WiMSE offers its residents faculty interaction, academic support, and an inclusive, welcoming community with other students in STEM.
Location: Davis Hall, 5th Floor
The Arts living-learning community brings together students with a shared interest or skill in the arts, such as music, theater, dance, visual art, and design. In The Arts LLC, residents will share a spirit of creativity and collaboration while forming informal musical groups or organizing efforts to showcase the community's talents. The Arts LLC residents will attend on-campus performances and exhibits as well as fine and performing art events and workshops in New York City and in the local area.
Location: Humphreys Hall, 2nd Floor
The Service and Leadership living-learning community serves as a home for students who are committed to and passionate about civic engagement and cultivating a more just society. Students living in the Service and Leadership LLC will deepen their understanding of social issues, learn to think critically about leadership, and participate in community service projects. In partnership with faculty and staff, the Service and Leadership LLC residents will work together to build relationships and develop a community that fosters a sense of belonging and empowers the possibility to make collective change.
Location: Castle Point Hall, 3rd Floor
The Scholars House provides a space for Pinnacle Scholars to live and learn together. Supporting the goal of the existing program, the Scholars House will continue the traditions of peer mentorship, the cultural passport that allows students to experience vibrant cultural opportunities, as well as the development of a strong sense of community with their peers. The Scholars House will more closely link the highly regarded program and its individualized approach to advisement and connection with faculty with an intentionally designed residential experience to provide a rewarding academic and co-curricular experience.
Location: Jonas Hall, 3rd Floor
Returning Students Living-Learning Communities
Residential Education offers 1 returning student living-learning community. Additionally, beginning in Fall 2023, students were provided an opportunity to develop their own residential living-learning communities. Currently, there are two.
The Lore-El Center for Leadership living-learning community (LLC) provides the opportunity for upperclassmen, female identifying and non-binary students to live together in a supportive residential community. Members of Lore-El benefit from interactions with peers facing similar opportunities and challenges, academically, socially, and professionally. Lore-El offers its residents faculty interaction, academic support, and an inclusive, welcoming community with other students in STEM.
Location: 802 Castle Point Terrace
Ducks by Design are student-designed communities that offer an opportunity for groups of returning students to reside in a shared residential community while exploring a common interest. The group of students develop and propose a concept for a themed community as well as a suggestion for an associated member of the Stevens faculty who will support the students as they explore the theme. If the proposal is accepted, the group of students will reside together for one academic year in the UCC Residential Towers. Proposals are reviewed by the Office of Residential Education.
For 2023-2024, there are two Ducks by Design communities:
Stevens Chefs located in Harries Tower
What's Next located in South Tower
Apply to live in an LLC
Please note that the application process for living learning communities is a separate part of the standard housing application. Applications for these communities are available during the housing selection period. For more information, please contact the office of Residential Education at [email protected].
First year students will indicate their interest in a living-learning community when they complete the housing application on their myStevens Housing and Dining Portal. Staff from the Office of Residential Education will connect with interested students to complete their living-learning community application for consideration.
Once a student has completed their housing application on their myStevens Housing and Dining Portal, and paid their housing deposit, they may complete an application for a living-learning community. These applications are made available early in the spring semester on DuckLink. More information will be made available on this website at that time.