World of Chemistry

Living

As a member of the World of Chemistry you will live with other incoming freshmen who share your interest in Chemistry. This means you can study together, attend social and co-curricular programming together, and have a supportive network of peers right from the start. Friendships form quickly in L-LCs!

Learning

The World of Chemistry will take some courses together in the fall and spring semesters of freshman year, and attend chemistry-themed events together.

Fall 2013 L-LC Courses
Freshman Seminar: World of Chemistry
Chemistry 120: General Chemistry I
Physics 140: Physics I: Mechanics

Spring 2014 L-LC Courses
Your spring L-LC courses, which you will take together as a community, will be finalized mid-fall. Seats will be reserved for you in each designated L-LC course.

Examples of co-curricular events:

• Research facility tours
• Panels with senior chemistry students
• Community service
• Guest speakers
• Review sessions and study groups

Community

As a member of an L-LC you will have a built in community of friends and colleagues right from the start!

Friends: Study and socialize with fellow L-LC members. Tackle those first-year courses with your friends by forming study groups where you live!

World Ambassadors: Learn the ropes from a peer selected from last year’s most engaged L-LC students.
World Ambassador(s): To be named in May 2013.

Community Assistant: Meet weekly with an upperclass/graduate student to plan or attend social, academic, and community service events.
World of Chemistry Community Assistant(s): To be named in August 2013.

Lead Faculty Member: Get to know a member of the faculty outside of the classroom at weekly lunches in your own dining hall!
World of Chemistry Lead Faculty: Professor Carla Theimer
Weekly L-LC Lunch: Mondays 11:30am-12:25pm

L-LC Council: Leadership opportunities abound in the L-LCs! Earn a spot on the Living-Learning Community Student Council by being a leader in your L-LC! Council members are elected by the L-LC to represent the group at meetings throughout the academic year.
World of Chemistry Council Member(s): Your name could be here by October of next year!

Eligibility: The World of Chemistry is open to intended chemistry, biochemistry, and molecular biology majors, as well as physics majors with a strong interest in chemistry.