Learning Communities: The Ultimate Living-Learning Experience

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What are Learning Communities?
Learning Community— (noun)  1. a group of students residing in the same residential area, interacting academically and socially with each other and with faculty, and sharing the same academic major, program or interest.

Learning Communities support students academic and social success.  How?

These communities enhance the residential experience at Elon by:

* Uniting students around a shared purpose
* Creating academic and social support network
* Connecting faculty and students
* Bridging in-class learning and out-of-class experience
* Developing foundations of friendship and exchanges of knowledge
* Creating dynamic and intimate learning-centered communities

“It’s not just a residence hall; it’s a family!”—SLC resident

Elon’s Learning Communities
To learn more about Elon’s Living-Learning Communities click on the links below:

         Deutches Haus - The Colonnades Building A

                    Advisor: Dr. Scott Windham

         La Casa Italiana - The Colonnades Building A

                    Advisor: Prof. Samuele Pardini

         La Maison Francaise - The Colonnades Building A

                    Advisor: Dr. Sophie Adamson

         Sustainable Living - The Colonnades Building B

                    Advisor: Dr. Janet MacFall
                                 Dr. Kathy Gallucci

         LSB Business - The Colonnades Building A

                    Advisor: Prof. Coleman Rich
                                 Dr. Scott Buechler

         Collective Action & Responsibility - Staley 1st Floor

                    Advisors: Kathleen Edwards and
                                   Dr. Stephen Schulman

         Arts and Letters - Trollinger House and Staley 1st Floor

                    Advisors: Prof. Michael Fels,
                                   Prof. Drew Perry,
                                   Prof. Tita Ramirez

         Casa de Espanol - The Colonnades A

                    Advisor: Prof. April Post

         Service Learning Community - Staley Hall 1st Floor

                    Advisor: Kathleen Edwards

        Communications - Sloan Hall 1st Floor

                    Advisor: Prof. Staci Saltz

         Elon College Fellows - Danieley Center N

                    Advisor: Dr. Steven House

         Fine Arts - Virginia Hall 1st Floor

                    Advisor: Prof. Richard Gang

         Health and Wellness - Hook Hall 2nd and 3rd floor

                    Advisors: Dr. Eric Hall and
                                   Prof. Amanda Tapler

         Honors Floor - Virginia Hall 3rd Floor

                    Advisor:   Dr. Mary Jo Festle

         Honors Pavilion - Academic Village

                    Advisors: Dr. Mary Jo Festle                                  

         International Pavilion - Academic Village

                    Advisor: Dr. Ayesha Delpish

         Math, Science and Engineering - Virginia 2nd Floor

                    Advisor: Dr. Sirena Hargrove-Leek
                                 Prof. Shannon Duvall
                                Prof. David Vandermast

         Outdoor Learning Community - Staley 1st Floor

                    Advisor: Nadia Alamo

Learning Community Resources
To learn more about learning communities, download our powerpoint presentation by clicking here.

To learn more about US News and World Report ranking Elon among the top 20 universities nationally for learning communities click here.

Why live in a Learning Community?
Living in a Learning Community means you are automatically part of a community of students with shared interests and similar goals. 

Research shows Learning Communities increase:

• Campus life involvement
• Satisfaction with classes
• Class participation
• Academic performance
• Appreciation of the arts
• Group study time

"It makes the academic life at college so much easier by having people around you to support you because they too share the same goals. "— Margaret Williams, Math, Science & Engineering Floor

Learning Community Activities
What happens in Learning Communities besides studying?  Learning Communities offer a wide variety of opportunities and activities, including:

• Trip to Holocaust Museum, Washington, DC

• Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC

• Indoor Rock Climbing

• New American Shakespeare Tavern, Atlanta

• Community Service at local elementary schools

• Visiting Mt. Pleasant, SC

• Dinners out at local restaurants

• Movie nights