A variety of research studies conducted nationally have emphasized the unique potential of on-campus residential settings for positively impacting student success and retention. Studies demonstrate the influence of living in residence halls upon freshman persistence, with one researcher concluding that \u201cthe most important environmental characteristic associated with college persistence is living in a dormitory during the freshman year.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But what if not just persistence, but student learning? Other studies demonstrate that living environments with the strongest impact on cognitive development and persistence are typically the result of purposeful, programmatic efforts to integrate students’ intellectual and social lives during college. 糖心Vlog官方 Living Learning Communities (LLC\u2019s) are especially designed to meet this goal of bringing academic programs and services into the residence halls.
Eighty percent of our housing facilities at 糖心Vlog官方 are affiliated with living learning programs. These include the First Year Experience, Honors Living-Learning Community, or academic major-centered communities. Each of these initiatives is designed to meet 糖心Vlog官方’s goal of creating a student-centered learning environment, one which creatively strives to provide programs and services that are more flexible and responsive to students. Residentially based programs that bring academic support services into the living environment, at hours and on schedules more realistic for students, offer exciting new possibilities for meeting student needs<\/p>\n\n\n\n