Living
Learning Communities
New
for Academic Year 2009-10
Open to sophomores, juniors
and seniors only
Living/Learning communities are opportunities for students who are interested in a given topic or theme to take certain courses together and to live together in a campus residence hall. Theme houses are opportunities for students who are interested in a given topic or theme that live together in a campus residence hall. You do not have to register for any particular course to live in a Theme House. The Department of Residential Life is proud to sponsor two living/learning opportunities and four theme houses for upper class students beginning in Fall 2009. Each living/learning program focuses on a specific theme and offers courses and experiences throughout the year that relate to this theme. In addition to living together in residence, you will have the opportunity to work directly with faculty who has a special interest in the topical area. In our theme houses, you will have the opportunity to work directly with residential life staff and fellow students in the topical area.
A brief description of the 2009-10 Living Learning Communities and the Theme Houses are listed below. Click on each link to learn more about each community, what is necessary to join and how you sign up. Each living/learning community will be located on Dutch Quad for the academic year 2008-09. Theme houses will be located on Colonial, Dutch, and State Quads. You must complete an application for any of the Living/Learning Communities or Theme Houses. You must also sign your name to a housing agreement for the Living/Learning Community or Theme House that you sign up for. Please make sure you read the housing agreement carefully. You can review or print an application and a housing agreement for any of our Living/Learning Communities or Theme Houses under “Important Information” on this webpage!
SPECIAL NOTE: HOUSING SIGN UP IS A SEPARATE PROCESS! SIGNING UP FOR A LIVING LEARNING COMMUNITY OR A THEME HOUSE DOES NOT EXCLUDE YOU FROM SIGNING UP FOR HOUSING THROUGH THE SPECIAL INTEREST HOUSING SIGN UP TAKING PLACE IN MARCH 2009.
Living/Learning Communities: Located on Dutch Quad
China House: Students participating in this program will have an opportunity to combine practical usage of the Chinese language with increasing sophistication in the disciplines associated with the academic study of China.
Japan House: The goal of the Japan House is to encourage students pursuing Japanese language studies to practice and improve their language skills by using the language in a residential environment. When paired with enrollment in one of the Japanese Studies courses offered in the department of East Asian Studies, students participating in the program will have an opportunity to combine practical language acquisition with increasing sophistication in the disciplines associated with the academic study of Japan.
Francophone House: A living/learning community located on Dutch Quad in close proximity to other Language-and-Culture themed clusters that include Anime and the China House. This community is designed to bring together students who wish to:
- Speak and practice the French language in the residence hall where the Francophone House is located.
- Explore France and other areas in the world where the French language is spoken.
Learn more about French culture through song, games, theatre, meals, and guest lectures
Theme Houses:
New for 2009-10 Environmental Sustainability Theme House
Please see agreement for more details.
Student Leadership and Healthy Lifestyle
Location: State Quad, Tappan Hall
The Student Leadership and Healthy Lifestyle is a theme house initiated by students who are interested in living with other students who share their interests in participating in both on campus and off campus programs that do not revolve around substance use. Healthy Lifestyle environment is defined as an area where all residents and their guests (including those of legal drinking age) agree to keep the room agrees at all times from substances that have the potential to damage their health or the community. Students must participate in two community service projects per semester.
Women’s Leadership Project
Location: Dutch Quad, Bleecker Hall
The Women’s Leadership project is a theme house exclusively for women. It is designed to bring women together who wish to participate in community service both on and off campus, learn about women’s issues and women’s history, develop leadership skills through activism, mentoring, and the opportunity to network through programming and mentoring.
The Wellness Co-op
Location: Colonial Quad
The Wellness Co-op is an opportunity to live together as a group of students who have the opportunity to use the Colonial Quad Wellness Center outside of normal operating hours and facilitate programs regarding health and wellness.
Contact ResLife: (518)442-5875 ·  reslifellc@uamail.albany.edu
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