Why Living Learning Communities?
Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top 16 learning community program, students in our LLCs have a signature living experience shaped by connection and community with students who share a common major or interest, faculty support and engagement in academic and social experiences on and off campus.
Choose from 20+ living learning communities and two theme housing communities, with options centered on the arts, business management, cultural exploration, education, global connections, health and wellness, leadership and science and math.
How to Request a Living Learning Community
Indicate your living learning community choice(s) on the online Housing and Meal Plan Application. If you are interested in more than one, rank your choices to a maximum of three. If you are also making a mutual roommate request, each of you must make identical rankings. There is no additional housing cost associated with joining a living learning community.
Honors Students
If you’re invited to join the Renée Crown University Honors Program, you can enroll in any living learning community. Honors students who don’t choose one will be housed near other honors students in clusters known as the Honors Learning Community.
Learn More About Each LLC
LLCs can range in size, with some as small as 10 students and others with over 200 students. Additionally, LLCs are arranged in the residence halls in a variety of ways. Based on their size, some LLCs fill an entire floor, or even multiple floors, while others may exist as a cluster of rooms on part of a floor. With all these options, it’s important to know your LLC floor could be all LLC students or a mixture of LLC and non-LLC students.
Incoming Student LLC Options and Eligibility Requirements
For more information about each individual LLC, please read the descriptions below.
- Engage with architecture faculty crucial to the development of your professional network and academic success.
- Explore course concepts through out-of-class events, such as field trips and meet and greets with visiting architecture critics.
- Live and learn alongside other architecture students as you develop friendships to last a lifetime.
- Join other LLC students and architecture peer advisors in fun events and activities such as gaming, ice skating, drawing, etc.
- Live on the third floor of Shaw Hall, home to the STEM Residential College, with an in-hall classroom, study rooms and close proximity to Slocum Hall. The LLC could be a full or partial floor arrangement with a mixture of LLC and non-LLC students.
Eligibility Requirements
- Open to first-year undergraduate architecture majors.
- Students enrolled in required first-year architecture courses: ARC 107, ARC 141 and ARC 181.
- Required participation in a minimum of three LLC events/activities. Failure to participate may affect your ability to enroll in future LLCs.
- Connect with entrepreneurial faculty to develop the problem-solving and leadership skills that benefit your future professional journey.
- Explore your own venture developments with a multitude of resources such as the LaunchPad.
- Gain academic support through LLC study groups, academic success skill development and in-hall review sessions facilitated by an upperclass LLC peer mentor.
- Create friendships with fellow entrepreneurial students through social activities such as a challenge ropes course.
- Live on the third floor of Dellplain Hall, with newly renovated floors and a study lounge specifically crafted to support entrepreneurial work. The LLC could be a full or partial floor arrangement with a mixture of LLC and non-LLC students.
Eligibility Requirements
- Open to first-year undergraduate students.
- Register for EEE 110/PST 110: Discovering the Entrepreneur Within (1 credit) in the fall semester.
- Required participation in a minimum of three LLC events/activities. Failure to participate may affect your ability to enroll in future LLCs.
- Participate in fun and engaging events both on and off campus, facilitating meaningful relationships among first-year and transfer communication and rhetorical studies (CRS) majors.
- Connect with CRS faculty and staff as you develop your voice as a CRS major, and discover all the possibilities available in the major.
- Increase opportunities to develop meaningful mentoring relationships with CRS faculty.
- Strengthen your scholarly engagement through shared coursework and learn about contemporary issues in communication.
- Benefit from academic and social support from your peers through shared coursework.
- Enhance your college and long-term career success with opportunities to explore how a CRS degree translates across industries, and begin to build your professional community with your CRS peers, alumni and faculty.
- Become more involved with your CRS and campus community by connecting with peers, faculty and local culture.
- Live on the second floor of Day Hall, with study lounges and academic classroom spaces. The LLC could be a full or partial floor arrangement with a mixture of LLC and non-LLC students.
Eligibility Requirements
- Open to first-year undergraduate students and transfers students in the CRS program.
- Register for CRS 181 (3 credits) in the fall semester and CRS 287 (3 credits) in the spring semester.
- Required participation in a minimum of three LLC events/activities. Failure to participate may affect your ability to enroll in future LLCs.
- Explore your passion for reading and writing poetry, fiction, graphic novels, creative nonfiction or any other type of writing.
- Network with faculty and established authors through public readings and LLC dinners.
- Participate in a variety of activities, including improv writing challenges and peer review sessions.
- Have fun with fellow LLC students and create lifelong friendships.
- Live on the second floor of Boland Hall, with an attached dining hall, snack bar and study pods. The LLC could be a full or partial floor arrangement with a mixture of LLC and non-LLC students.
Eligibility Requirements
- Open to first-year undergraduate students.
- Register for ENG 105: Introduction to Creative Writing (3 credits).
- Required participation in a minimum of three LLC events/activities. Failure to participate may affect your ability to enroll in future LLCs.
- Develop deep connections with design faculty through activities and events such as LLC dinners and trips to the Everson Museum.
- Gain academic support through LLC study groups, academic success skill development and in-hall review sessions facilitated by upperclass LLC peer mentors who specialize in design software.
- Participate in fun, social activities with fellow design students such as trips to local apple orchards or The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York.
- Live on the first floor Boland Hall, with a private design studio equipped with sewing machines and equipment specifically for design majors. The LLC could be a full or partial floor arrangement with a mixture of LLC and non-LLC students.
Eligibility Requirements
- Open to first-year undergraduate students with an interest in the design fields, enrolled in the major programs listed below:
- Any major in the School of Design (given first preference for placement)
- Studio arts (B.S.)
- Theater design and technology (BFA)
- Register for DES 113: History of Modern Design (3 credits) and a design-major specific section of WRT 105: Practices of Academic Writing (3 credits) in the fall semester.
- Students enrolled in a degree program within the School of Design will also register for DES 101: Digital Tools (3 credits) and DES 103: Analog Tools (3 credits) in the fall semester.
- Required participation in a minimum of three LLC events/activities. Failure to participate may affect your ability to enroll in future LLCs.
- In the Education HIVE (Home for Inclusive and Visionary Educators) LLC, you’ll live and learn with your classmates in the School of Education, share meaningful experiences, nurture belonging and make lifelong friends.
- Live with peers who share your passion for educating the next generation, advancing inclusion and social justice and exploring exciting career options. As a group, you’ll take some of your classes together, giving you a built-in study and friend group.
- Take an exclusive course tailored for future educators, focused on practical stress-reduction strategies to help you excel academically and achieve your goals.
- Create a supportive network of School of Education faculty, staff and students while enhancing your academic journey through various events and activities. Join us for coffee and snack breaks, dinners, on- and off-campus excursions and more.
- Live on the fifth floor of Lawrinson Hall, with access to a music room, penthouse multipurpose room and laundry on every floor—all in close proximity to the JMA Wireless Dome. The LLC could be a full or partial floor arrangement with a mixture of LLC and non-LLC students.
Eligibility Requirements
- Open to first-year undergraduate School of Education students only. This includes:
- Students in Teacher Preparation Programs (inclusive childhood, inclusive adolescent and music education)
- Students in Pre-Professional Degree Programs (selected studies and social work)
- Register for CLS 101: DeStress for Success (1 credit) required course for the fall semester.
- Required participation in a minimum of three LLC events/activities. Failure to participate may affect your ability to enroll in future LLCs.
- Develop connections with engineering and computer science (ECS) faculty and staff critical for academic and future career success.
- Engage course concepts through out-of-class events, such as off-campus trips to Monster Jam or Niagara Falls.
- Gain academic support through LLC study groups, academic success skill development and in-hall review sessions facilitated by an upperclass LLC peer mentor.
- Have fun and create lasting friendships with fellow ECS students through activities like game nights, floor dinners and trips to WonderWorks or Dave & Busters.
- Live on the fourth floor of Shaw Hall, home to the STEM Residential College, with an in-hall classroom, study rooms and close proximity to Link Hall, the Center for Science and Technology and the Campos Student Center, a dedicated space for engineering and computer science students. The LLC could be a full or partial floor arrangement with a mixture of LLC and non-LLC students.
Eligibility Requirements
- Open to first-year undergraduate ECS and College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) students enrolled in the dual A&S/ECS program.
- Register for ECS 101: Introduction to Engineering and Computer Science (3 credits).
- Required participation in a minimum of three LLC events/activities. Failure to participate may affect your ability to enroll in future LLCs.
- Engage and network with faculty and staff in the esports communications and management program working across areas of the emerging esports ecosystem.
- Explore esports concepts through travel experiences, guest workshops and other out-of-class events.
- Connect and make meaningful friendships with peers through event management opportunities, content creation and community service.
- Participate in fun and competitive gaming events locally, such as RetroGameCon, Elite Gaming and events in the Gaming and Esports Center at the Schine Student Center.
- Live on the seventh floor of Dellplain Hall. The LLC could be a full or partial floor arrangement with a mixture of LLC and non-LLC students.
Eligibility Requirements
- Open to first-year undergraduate students interested in esports, gaming, streaming and content creation. Preference given to first-year undergraduate esports majors and varsity esports athletes.
- Register for SPM 204: Principles of Esports (3 credits).
- Required participation in a minimum of three LLC events/activities. Failure to participate may affect your ability to enroll in future LLCs.
- Meet with exercise science faculty at LLC social events, and join us for a lab tour and demonstrations.
- Explore potential careers in exercise science related to physical therapy, athletic training and other medical fields through field trips, tours and guest presentations from professionals in the field.
- Gain academic support for general biology and introduction to exercise science classes through LLC study groups, academic success skill development and in-hall review sessions facilitated by an upperclass LLC peer mentor.
- Foster team building and peer connections through events such as a visit to the challenge ropes course and field trips.
- Live on the second floor of Shaw Hall, home to the STEM Residential College, with an in-hall classroom, study rooms and close proximity to the Life Sciences Complex and the Women’s Building. The LLC could be a full or partial floor arrangement with a mixture of LLC and non-LLC students.
Eligibility Requirements
- Open to first-year undergraduate exercise science majors only.
- Register for EXE 195: Introduction to Exercise Science (3 credits) and WRT 105: Practices of Academic Writing (3 credits).
- Required participation in a minimum of three LLC events/activities. Failure to participate may affect your ability to enroll in future LLCs.
- Connect with Renée Crown University Honors Program faculty and staff through in-hall programming and Honors Program community events.
- Participate in events such as the annual research fair, social activities in the Honors lounge and the Honors Core Faculty talks.
- Live and learn alongside other first-year Honors students from all 11 undergraduate schools and colleges.
- Gain academic support through LLC study groups, academic success skill development and in-hall review sessions facilitated by upperclass LLC peer mentors.
- Live on one of the first six floors of Sadler Hall, with access to the Honors lounge and small group study rooms. The LLC could be a full or partial floor arrangement with a mixture of LLC and non-LLC students.
Eligibility Requirements
- Open to first-year undergraduate Honors students only.
- First-year Honors students who do not select a living learning community are automatically placed within the Honors Living Learning Community.
- No course requirement. Students participate in signature Honors Orientation experiences and residential programs.
- Required participation in a minimum of three LLC events/activities. Failure to participate may affect your ability to enroll in future LLCs.
- Form lasting connections with Indigenous faculty and staff and the Native Student Program community.
- The term Indigenous is meant to encompass those distinct cultural and social groups that share collective ancestral ties to the lands and natural resources where they live or from which they have been displaced.
- The Indigenous LLC seeks to create a community for all Indigenous identifying people from around the world as well as any student interested in exploring Indigenous culture and contemporary Indigenous issues.
- Learn alongside fellow students through dialogue on contemporary Indigenous issues.
- Attend Indigenous festivals, campus lectures and social activities with fellow LLC students.
- Be immersed in Haudenosaunee country and visit local sites such as the Skä·noñh Great Law of Peace Center.
- Participate in smudging ceremonies on the residential floor at least once a semester.
- Smudging is a traditional ceremony for purifying or cleansing the soul and space of negative thoughts and energies. It is a common practice in many Indigenous cultures.
- Live on the second floor of Shaw Hall, in close proximity to the Native Student Program. The LLC could be a full or partial floor arrangement with a mixture of LLC and non-LLC students.
Eligibility Requirements
- Open to first- and second-year undergraduate students interested in exploring Indigenous culture and contemporary Indigenous issues.
- Register for NAT 105: Introduction to Native American Studies (3 credits) in the fall semester. If the course is already completed, students are encouraged to enroll in a course that is related to their own personal interests connected to contemporary Indigenous issues.
- Required participation in a minimum of three LLC events/activities. Failure to participate may affect your ability to enroll in future LLCs.
- A space for both international and domestic first-year students to explore intercultural communication skills necessary for success in a global society.
- Experience your first year at Syracuse University in a supportive community as you learn about and navigate American culture.
- Develop a better understanding and appreciation of differences encountered living in a diverse world.
- Take part in social activities with peers designed to create friendships and enhance your college transition.
- Connect with faculty and staff committed to the internationalization of the Syracuse University student experience.
- Live on the first floor of Brewster Hall. The LLC could be a full or partial floor arrangement with a mixture of LLC and non-LLC students.
Eligibility Requirements
- Open to first-year undergraduate students, international and domestic, interested in exploring a variety of cultures and global citizenship.
- No course requirement.
- Required participation in a minimum of three LLC events/activities. Failure to participate may affect your ability to enroll in future LLCs.
- Develop a relationship and create networking opportunities with international relations faculty.
- Learn with fellow students about internships at off-campus centers including overseas study abroad and the Maxwell-in-Washington semester.
- Gain academic support through LLC study groups, academic success skill development and in-hall review sessions facilitated by an upperclass LLC peer mentor.
- Participate in cocurricular trips such as a visit to Salt City Market in Downtown Syracuse for lunch.
- Live on the third floor of Day Hall, with study and social lounges that help create an academic inclusive environment. The LLC could be a full or partial floor arrangement with a mixture of LLC and non-LLC students.
Eligibility Requirements
- Open to first-year undergraduate international relations majors only.
- Based on available space, students majoring in other programs in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs may also be considered.
- Register for IRP 103: International Relations (1 credit) and PSC 124: International Relations (3 credits) in the fall semester.
- Students can choose to register for MAX 132: Global Community (3 credits) in the spring semester.
- Required participation in a minimum of three LLC events/activities. Failure to participate may affect your ability to enroll in future LLCs.
- Build new friendships with peers interested in promoting personal development, mutual respect and shared support in navigating life at Syracuse University.
- Explore current topics and trends within leadership through activities like the challenge ropes course, escape rooms and Strengths Based Leadership.
- As a floor community, develop into active social change agents having a positive impact on society.
- Engage with staff and students as you explore leadership philosophies and develop your own leadership style.
- Live on the third floor of Lawrinson Hall, with laundry on every floor, a penthouse multipurpose room and close proximity to the JMA Wireless Dome. The LLC could be a full or partial floor arrangement with a mixture of LLC and non-LLC students.
Eligibility Requirements
- Open to first-year undergraduate students.
- No course requirement.
- Required participation in a minimum of three LLC events/activities. Failure to participate may affect your ability to enroll in future LLCs.
- Connect with faculty and staff across campus and within the LGBTQ studies minor, while creating a supportive LGBTQ network on campus.
- Engage with the LGBTQ+ Resource Center and attend events within the community. Previous events include:
- Pride Union Drag Show
- Queer Prom
- LGBTQ+ History Month events
- Trans Week of Visibility events
- Live with LGBTQ students and allies to create friendships that last a lifetime.
- Participate in social events like LLC dinners, The Rocky Horror Picture Show and the musical Rent.
- Live on the fourth floor of Dellplain Hall, in close proximity to the LGBTQ+ Resource Center. The LLC could be a full or partial floor arrangement with a mixture of LLC and non-LLC students.
Eligibility Requirements
- Open to all undergraduate students interested in examining contemporary LGBTQ issues and creating an inclusive collegiate experience.
- First-year students register for QSX 111: Queer Histories, Communities, and Politics (3 credits). Second-year students should register for a course that is related to their own personal interests connected to contemporary LGBTQ issues.
- All students encouraged to register for QSX 112: Sexualities, Genders, Bodies (3 credits) in the spring semester.
- Required participation in a minimum of three LLC events/activities. Failure to participate may affect your ability to enroll in future LLCs.
- Become a part of a community of emerging civic leaders focused on local community engagement and public service opportunities.
- Connect with Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs faculty, staff and alumni, as well as broader Syracuse community partners as you explore your identity as an ethical community leader.
- Explore your place at Syracuse University and in the Maxwell School through exposure to Maxwell programs and experiences, such as the civic and community engagement minor and the Maxwell-in-Washington program.
- Gain academic support through LLC study groups, academic success skill development and in-hall review sessions facilitated by an upperclass LLC peer mentor who is also in the Maxwell School.
- Live on the fourth floor of Lawrinson Hall, with laundry on every floor, a penthouse multipurpose room and close proximity to the JMA Wireless Dome. The LLC could be a full or partial floor arrangement with a mixture of LLC and non-LLC students.
Eligibility Requirements
- Open to all first-year undergraduate Maxwell students.
- Students are required to enroll in MAX 123: Critical Issues for the U.S. (3 credits) in the fall semester.
- Required participation in a minimum of three LLC events/activities. Failure to participate may affect your ability to enroll in future LLCs.
- Be a member of a community that promotes positive citizenship, social justice and critical thinking, emphasizing critical multicultural education, self-awareness, inclusive language, cross-cultural dialogue and community activism/engagement.
- Explore various forms of systemic marginalization and social inequalities through in-class discussions and out-of-class events.
- Have fun with other floor residents through events like floor dinners, game nights and local field trips.
- Connect with staff from the Intercultural Collective and faculty supportive of expanding social justice.
- Live on the fourth floor of Day Hall, with study lounges, academic classroom spaces and a multipurpose floor lounge. The LLC could be a full or partial floor arrangement with a mixture of LLC and non-LLC students.
Eligibility Requirements
- Open to all first-year undergraduate students interested in exploring critical race theory and intercultural education.
- Register for CAS 300: Multicultural Diversity in the 21st Century (3 credits).
- This course invites you into critical conversations about identity, power and belonging in our diverse society. Through discussions, media analysis and reflection, you’ll challenge assumptions and examine systems of oppression.
- Required participation in a minimum of three LLC events/activities. Failure to participate may affect your ability to enroll in future LLCs.
- Connect with faculty and staff in art and music histories, develop music-listening skills and engage in musical life on campus and in the community.
- Expand your understanding of music as culture through experiential learning, communal listening and music making.
- Live and learn alongside other students who share your passion for music.
- Participate in fun activities designed to develop lasting friendships, including floor dinners, attending music performances and community service.
- Live on the third floor of Boland Hall, with an attached dining hall, snack bar, basement music room and study pods. The LLC could be a full or partial floor arrangement with a mixture of LLC and non-LLC students.
Eligibility Requirements
- Open to first-year undergraduate students.
- Register for HOM 100: Soundscapes of Syracuse (3 credits).
- Required participation in a minimum of three LLC events/activities. Failure to participate may affect your ability to enroll in future LLCs.
- Connect with psychology faculty outside of the classroom through dinners and tours of the Psychology Research Building.
- Network with professionals who are experts in the field of psychology at the business, school and human services levels.
- Be challenged with your peers in new ways of thinking and experiencing the world through the field of psychology.
- Bond with fellow LLC residents through fun programs such as pet therapy and floor dinners.
- Live on the second floor of Shaw Hall, home to the STEM Residential College. Along with your LLC classmates, you’ll share the floor and residence hall with 500+ other first-year students and have access to an in-hall classroom and study rooms—all in close proximity to the Life Sciences Complex. The LLC could be a full or partial floor arrangement with a mixture of LLC and non-LLC students.
Eligibility Requirements
- Open to first-year undergraduate College of Arts and Sciences students.
- Register for PSY 205: Foundations of Human Behavior (3 credits).
- Students who are receiving credit for PSY 205, register for PSY 274: Social Psychology, PSY 322: Cognitive Psychology, PSY 335: Child Psychology or PSY 395: Abnormal Psychology (3 credits).
- Required participation in a minimum of three LLC events/activities. Failure to participate may affect your ability to enroll in future LLCs.
- Live with and receive mentorship from fellow ROTC peers while building the characteristics of a successful cadet.
- Participate in fun activities designed to develop lasting friendships.
- Engage with officers in Air Force and Army ROTC programs around career mentorship.
- Develop your personal leadership style while exploring the Air Force and Army leadership practices through teamwork activities and events.
- Live on the sixth floor of Lawrinson Hall, with laundry on every floor, a penthouse multipurpose room and close proximity to the JMA Wireless Dome. The LLC could be a full or partial floor arrangement with a mixture of LLC and non-LLC students.
Eligibility Requirements
- Open to first-year undergraduate students interested in Air Force or Army ROTC. No prior military experience is required.
- Non-scholarship first-year students enrolled in either Air Force or Army ROTC do not have a military obligation.
- Air Force ROTC students register for Leadership Laboratory (PED 200/ASC 101 in the fall and PED 200/ASC 102 in the spring), as well as an aerospace studies class (ASC 205 in the fall and ASC 206 in the spring).
- Army ROTC students register for MSL 101 in the fall and MSL 102 in the spring (may elect a maximum of 3 credits per course as applicable), as well as PED 200: Physical Training (1 credit).
- Required participation in a minimum of three LLC events/activities. Failure to participate may affect your ability to enroll in future LLCs.
- Develop relationships with STEM faculty, critical for personal and academic success.
- Visit local industry partners to expand knowledge and gain insight into research and experiences in STEM career fields.
- Gain academic support through LLC study groups, academic success skill development and in-hall review sessions facilitated by an upperclass LLC peer mentor.
- Participate in trips such as visits to the Museum of Science & Technology and film viewings of predominate figures in the STEM field.
- Live on the first floor Shaw Hall, home to the STEM Residential College, with an in-hall classroom, study rooms and close proximity to the Life Sciences Complex. The LLC could be a full or partial floor arrangement with a mixture of LLC and non-LLC students.
Eligibility Requirements
- Open to first-year undergraduate students who intend to major in any science, technology or math discipline.
- Register for WRT 105: Practices of Academic Writing (3 credits).
- Required participation in a minimum of three LLC events/activities. Failure to participate may affect your ability to enroll in future LLCs.
- Network with sport analytics faculty members and staff who can further enhance your college experience and expand your professional network.
- Engage in academic workshops that emphasize sport analytic research, data visualization and computer programming.
- Gain academic support through LLC study groups, academic success skill development and in-hall review sessions facilitated by an upperclass LLC peer mentor who is also a sport analytics major.
- Participate in fun and engaging trips such as Syracuse Mets baseball games and visits to the Basketball Hall of Fame.
- Live on the fifth floor of Day Hall, with study lounges and academic classroom spaces. The LLC could be a full or partial floor arrangement with a mixture of LLC and non-LLC students.
Eligibility Requirements
- Open to first-year undergraduate sport analytics majors only.
- Register for SAL 295: Research Methodology (3 credits) in the fall semester.
- Required participation in a minimum of three LLC events/activities. Failure to participate may affect your ability to enroll in future LLCs.
- Network with faculty, sports professionals and alumni who work in the fast-paced and competitive sport management profession.
- Participate in conversations with heads of different sport management clubs and the head manager of Syracuse football.
- Be surrounded by peers that share the same major and career aspirations.
- Participate in fun and engaging trips such as Syracuse Crunch hockey games and visits to the Basketball Hall of Fame.
- Live on the sixth floor of Day Hall, with study lounges and academic classroom spaces. The LLC could be a full or partial floor arrangement with a mixture of LLC and non-LLC students.
Eligibility Requirements
- Open to first-year undergraduate sport management majors only.
- Register for SPM 205: Principles of Sport Management (3 credits) and WRT 105: Practices of Academic Writing (3 credits) in the fall semester.
- Required participation in a minimum of three LLC events/activities. Failure to participate may affect your ability to enroll in future LLCs.
- Connect with Martin J. Whitman School of Management faculty and staff who can further enhance your college experience and expand your professional network.
- Engage with industry partners and alumni to explore careers in business and develop essential skills.
- Live and learn alongside other Whitman students who are interested in leadership within business.
- Participate in fun and engaging activities such as team-building exercises and local business visits.
- Live on the eighth floor of DellPlain Hall, in close proximity to the Whitman School. The LLC could be a full or partial floor arrangement with a mixture of LLC and non-LLC students.
Eligibility Requirements
- Open to first-year undergraduate Whitman students. Space is limited and preference is given to students with a record of strong academic performance.
- Register for SOM 110: Whitman Leadership Seminar (1 credit) and SOM 122: Perspectives of Business and Management (3 credits).
- Required participation in a minimum of three LLC events/activities. Failure to participate may affect your ability to enroll in future LLCs.
Sophomore LLC Options and Eligibility Requirements
*Please note: Sophomore LLCs will not be accepting new members for the 2027-28 academic year.
- Form lasting connections with Indigenous faculty and staff and the Native Student Program community.
- The term Indigenous is meant to encompass those distinct cultural and social groups that share collective ancestral ties to the lands and natural resources where they live or from which they have been displaced.
- The Indigenous LLC seeks to create a community for all Indigenous identifying people from around the world as well as any student interested in exploring Indigenous culture and contemporary Indigenous issues.
- Learn alongside fellow students through dialogue on contemporary Indigenous issues.
- Attend Indigenous festivals, campus lectures and social activities with fellow LLC students.
- Be immersed in Haudenosaunee country and visit local sites such as the Skä·noñh Great Law of Peace Center.
- Participate in smudging ceremonies on the residential floor at least once a semester.
- Smudging is a traditional ceremony for purifying or cleansing the soul and space of negative thoughts and energies. It is a common practice in many Indigenous cultures.
- Live on the second floor of Shaw Hall, in close proximity to the Native Student Program. The LLC could be a full or partial floor arrangement with a mixture of LLC and non-LLC students.
Eligibility Requirements
- Open to first- and second-year undergraduate students interested in exploring Indigenous culture and contemporary Indigenous issues.
- Register for NAT 105: Introduction to Native American Studies (3 credits) in the fall semester. If the course is already completed, students are encouraged to enroll in a course that is related to their own personal interests connected to contemporary Indigenous issues.
- Required participation in a minimum of three LLC events/activities. Failure to participate may affect your ability to enroll in future LLCs.
- Connect with faculty and staff across campus and within the LGBTQ studies minor, while creating a supportive LGBTQ network on campus.
- Engage with the LGBTQ+ Resource Center and attend events within the community. Previous events include:
- Pride Union Drag Show
- Queer Prom
- LGBTQ+ History Month events
- Trans Week of Visibility events
- Live with LGBTQ students and allies to create friendships that last a lifetime.
- Participate in community-building events like LLC dinners, art and craft nights and productions such as The Rocky Horror Picture Show and the musical Rent.
- Live on the fourth floor of Dellplain Hall, in close proximity to the LGBTQ+ Resource Center. The LLC could be a full or partial floor arrangement with a mixture of LLC and non-LLC students.
Eligibility Requirements
- Open to first- and second-year students interested in examining contemporary LGBTQ issues and creating an inclusive collegiate experience.
- First-year students register for QSX 111: Queer Histories, Communities, and Politics (3 credits). Second-year students should register for a course that is related to their own personal interests connected to contemporary LGBTQ issues.
- All students encouraged to register for QSX 112: Sexualities, Genders, Bodies (3 credits) in the spring semester.
- Required participation in a minimum of three LLC events/activities. Failure to participate may affect your ability to enroll in future LLCs.
- Engage with members of the Architecture Leadership Team and explore professional networking opportunities as well as social and cultural community engagement.
- Participate in architecture workshops and lectures as well as team building with ropes course challenges and other Central New York field trips.
- Live and study alongside other second-year architecture students.
- Live on the fourth floor of Ernie Davis Hall, in close proximity to Slocum Hall. The LLC could be a full or partial floor arrangement with a mixture of LLC and non-LLC students.
Eligibility Requirements
- Open to second-year undergraduate architecture majors.
- Students must be in good academic standing with no residential violations.
- Students enrolled in required second-year architecture courses: ARC 207, ARC 134 and ARC 222.
- Required participation in a minimum of three LLC events/activities. Failure to participate may affect your ability to enroll in future LLCs.
“Being in the MORE in Architecture LLC has provided me with an understanding and empathetic support system that has been so important to my academic success, especially in a uniquely challenging major that can be overwhelming at times. The LLC has also enhanced my academic experience because it allows for the easy organization of study sessions and academic/professional workshops, as well as fun experiences outside of the classroom that have made me a well-rounded student.” —Natalie Becue ’27
- Collaborate and engage with peers, resident advisors, faculty and staff to advance multicultural education and identify programming that aligns with inclusion, equity and community goals.
- Explore new ways of thinking about social identities such as race, gender, sexuality, socioeconomic status, (dis)ability and citizenship within campus, the Syracuse community and the broader social context.
- Help create a safe and welcoming community that promotes affirmative and intentional connections centered in social justice, multiculturalism, self-awareness, cross-cultural dialogue and community activism/engagement.
- Have fun and build community through events like floor dinners, field trips and campus events.
- Live on either the fifth or sixth floor of Ernie Davis Hall or the third floor of Watson Hall. The LLC could be a full or partial floor arrangement with a mixture of LLC and non-LLC students.
Eligibility Requirements
- Open to all second-year students interested in multicultural exploration.
- No course requirement.
- Required participation in a minimum of three LLC events/activities. Failure to participate may affect your ability to enroll in future LLCs.
“LLCs help take the pressure off of reaching out to and meeting people because you all are a part of the community and have events to go to.” —Jett McKenney ’26
“Being in the upperclass MLLC has made me feel more comfortable with the other residents of my dorm and has helped me build stronger friendships with other students. It has helped me get insight on different courses from other students and broaden my knowledge of the different course offerings at Syracuse University. I would highly recommend a student join an LLC as a way to find community.” —Jamily Rivas Nunez ’25
Living in a LLC
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FAQs About Living Learning Communities
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Theme Housing
Theme housing consists of groups of students who share a particular identity, interest or passion area. Students live together and engage with intentionally designed community initiatives that take place in the residence halls.
LLC Peer Mentors
LLC Peer Mentors, most of whom lived in the same community as students, offer incoming residents encouragement, leadership and academic support based on firsthand experience.
Housing at Syracuse University
Syracuse University has 21+ residence halls that over 8,000 students call home.
Contact:
Phone: 315.443.2079
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. EST
Office location:
Center for Student Excellence, Fourth Floor
100 Sims Drive, Syracuse, New York 13210
Meet Our Staff
Staff members who work to accomplish the office’s mission and manage the program’s short- and long-term development.
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