Living Learning Communities

Six Special Interest Living Communities (SILC) will be offered for the 2008-2009 academic year: 

• Arts Interdisciplinary Living Community (AILC)
• The College of Science and Mathematics Living Community (CSAM)
• Emerging Leaders Living Community (ELLC)
• First Year Connections Living Community (FYC)
• Honors Living Community (HLC)
• International Living Community (ILC)

Arts Interdisciplinary Living Community (AILC)
(Linda Davidson - davidsonl@mail.montclair.edu)

Comprised of students majoring in art & design, music, theatre, dance, broadcasting and/or communication studies, the AILC occupies a floor in the Freeman Residence Hall on the south end of the campus - just across from the Cali School of Music and a few minutes walk from all of the college's visual arts and performance facilities. But AILC is not just about convenience. It is about students with creative and multidisciplinary interests living together, sharing their passions and challenges, and discovering their common ground.

College of Science and Math Living Community (CSAM)
(Jinan Jaber - jaberlinsa1@mail.montclair.edu)

Any student majoring in any of the disciplines in the department of Biology/Molecular Biology, Chemistry/Biochemistry, Earth and Environmental Studies, Computer Science or Mathematics/Physics are eligible to apply to be a part of this community housed in Blanton Hall. This SILC is committed to creating an environment for residents that is conducive to learning and promoting personal, intellectual, social and academic growth. The goals of the CSAM floor area: academic success, development of community, and teamwork through social and educational activities. There will be meals with CSAM faculty, opportunities to speak with guests, visiting lecturers, and field trips.

Emerging Leaders Living Community (ELLC)
 (Rick Brown - brownri@mail.montclair.edu)

Any first year student with a background in high school and/or community leadership activities and/or interest in learning more about leadership development is encouraged to apply. Working closely with the Director of Student Leadership Programs, and other staff from the Division of Student Development and Campus Life, residents in this program live in Blanton Hall together and take four classes in the fall semester of their first year, including Psychology of Leadership, College Writing, Fundamentals of Speech, and New Student Seminar. Residents also participate in a weekly service learning component tied to the Psychology to Leadership class and leadership seminars and conferences throughout the academic year. Interested first year students can sign up for this option during their Pre-Orientation and Placement test session. Please note, ELLC is not open to returning students other than those already involved in the program that are selected by the program coordinators.

First Year Connections Living Community (FYC)

First year residents in the FYC will have the opportunity for personal and social development, while also fostering academic growth in Bohn Hall, home to FYC students.  Being a part of the FYC will help residents navigate the first year of college while making connections with people.  There will also be trained staff, including Academic Assistants, ready to aid in the transition to university life.  With ample common space, exciting events to engage in, hall council leadership positions, and encouragement from support staff, the FYC experience will provide opportunities for residents to make connections that will last a lifetime.

Honors Living Community (HLC)
 (Greg Waters - watersg@mail.montclair.edu)

Any student who is an active member of the University's Honors Program is eligible. The HLC is designed to provide the advantages of a small liberal arts college within the larger dynamic university community. The HLC provides a core curriculum of seminars and elective courses that fulfill general education requirements, while working to establish a lively and creative community for its students and faculty. Freeman Hall, where HLC is housed, provides an environment that is intended to be conducive to learning and to promoting personal, intellectual, social and academic growth. The goals of this residential community are to promote academic success along with a sense of collaboration, discovery and teamwork through a number of social and educational activities. There will be special opportunities for residential students to meet individually with Honors faculty, take part in special seminars, dinners and lunches, and participate in off-campus concerts, lectures and field trips.

International Living Community (ILC)
(Domenica Dominguez - dominguezd@mail.montclair.edu)

The International Living Community (ILC) is a residential community of International and American students at MSU. Any student with at least 50 credits, who is interested in learning about the traditions and customs of students from a variety of countries, should think about applying to be a part of this living community in The Village at Little Falls. American students in this program will be expected to assist in the transitional issues faced by international students (i.e. orientation to campus life, Montclair, and its surrounding communities). In exchange, the international students will be expected to share with the American students the customs and culture from their native lands. Consideration will be given to American students who express interest in living with an international student of a specific culture or who speaks a foreign language. Faculty/staff advisors to the ILC will be represented by the Office of International Services, Counseling and Psychological Services, Foreign Language faculty and other relevant faculty and advisors possessing intercultural living skill.