Our Living Learning Communities Finding your niche on a large campus can be challenging. Living Learning Communities (LLC) offer you the instant benefit of living with others who share your interests or major. These communities are designed to be places where students easily make friends and excel academically. If you would like to join any of these communities, simply indicate this preference on your Housing Agreement (see page 24).
FOR FIRST TIME IN COLLEGE STUDENTS First Year Residents Succeeding Together (F.Y.R.S.T.) F.Y.R.S.T. helps students acclimate to the university in a fun and supportive environment. Participants can also take the required Freshmen Experience class right in the residence hall and have easy access to student and faculty mentors. Community service opportunities and a variety of programs and workshops enable students to meet one another, get involved in the University community, and gain important skills in and out of the classroom. This special community for first year students is located in Panther and Lakeview South Halls at the Modesto Maidique Campus and Bay Vista Housing at Biscayne Bay Campus.
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FOR UPPER CLASSMEN STUDENTS:
F.Y.R.S.T. Explore
F.Y.R.S.T. Social Justice NEW!
Honors Place
F.Y.R.S.T. Explore is one section of the F.Y.R.S.T. program and is designed to provide assistance to those students who want to explore different majors. College students are often times unsure of what major to choose. In collaboration with FIU Career Services and other University faculty and staff, a variety of programs, workshops, and advising opportunities are provided to assist students in learning more about options for their future and finding a good fit to match their individual interests and skills. This program is available in both Lakeview Hall South and Panther Hall.
Housing and Residential Life has partnered with the Center for Leadership & Services and the College of Social Work to bring to our first year students a Living Learning Community that will explore global issues and knowledge of diversity and injustice and develop students’ awareness and responsibility toward service and civic engagement. The community brings together faculty and students across a variety of disciplines in order to examine issues of injustice based on ability, age, economic class, ethnicity, gender, race, religion, and sexual orientation through a myriad of programs and shared interactive experiences. This program is available for first year students in Panther Hall at the Modesto Maidique Campus.
All freshmen students in The Honors College are encouraged to live in Honors Place at Lakeview Hall South or at Bay Vista Housing where FIU faculty and Residential Life staff work together to provide a special experience for Honors students. Students in this unique community participate in various community service projects, study group sessions, and are offered a variety of workshops and social programs unique to The Honors College. Honors Place students also have the opportunity to participate in Honors courses offered in the residence hall.
Architecture and The Arts Community Students from the College of Architecture and the Arts are encouraged to live in the Architecture and Arts Community in Lakeview Hall South, where FIU faculty and Residential Life staff work together to provide students with special programming, events, and the convenience of living in close proximity with other students who share the same major and interests. Students will benefit from the interactions with their peers and faculty, and the opportunity to be more involved in their college.
Honors Place II All upper classmen Honor College students in their second, third, and fourth year are encouraged to live in Honors Place II located in Everglades Hall where FIU faculty and Residential Life staff work together to provide a special experience for Honors students. Just like in Honors Place, students in this community participate in various community service projects, study group sessions, and are offered a variety of workshops and social programs unique to The Honors College. Honors Place students also have the opportunity to participate in Honors courses offered in the residence hall.
Leaders in Residence (LIR) The Leaders in Residence community provides students with the opportunity to explore their personal leadership styles and values. Located in Everglades Hall, this program is provided by Housing and Residential Life and the Center for Leadership and Service. Through educational programs, mentoring experiences, and community service involvement, students will develop valuable lifelong skills. Requirements: (1) Students must be at least sophomore standing and (2) Students must register for PAD 3431 Exploring Leadership, Yourself, Your Organization, and Your Community. www.housing.fiu.edu
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