unf LIVING-LEARNING COMMUNITY FAST FACTS
Living-Learning Community at UNF allow students to connect with their peers that have similar academic interests, take classes together and live on the same floor in the residence hall, while creating meaningful relationships with faculty, staff and other LLC students
HIGHER GPA
Students living in LLCs earn an average of
+.21 points higher Grade Point Average than non-LLC students.
"Being in a LLC has impacted me as a student by providing me with a sense of community and a supportive atmosphere which helps me to remain calm and focused on my school work and by encouraging me to get out of my dorm room and regularly go to meetings and events"
-2021-2022 LLC Participant
“In the LLC the grouping together of students with similar goals allows us to rely on and motivate each other”
-2020-2021 LLC Participant
RETENTION
First Year students in an LLC return for their sophomore year at higher rates than non-LLC students.
+ 9%
Students who maintain engagement in all curricular and co-curricular requirements of the LivingLearning Community Program will receive a medallion and an LLC Certificate in recognition of their commitment and achievement. in 2021-2022 the LLC program awarded:
166 LLC ENGAGEMENT MEDALLIONS EARNED
EXPERIENTAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
Through the Living-Learning Community program students are encouraged to expand their skills and experiences such as:
COMMUNICATION SKILLS through social connections and relationship building
NETWORKING SKILLS through increased faculty to student interactions
LEADERSHIP SKILLS through increased responsibility and collaborative activities in the LLC
TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS AND ACCOUNTABILITY through balancing LLC commitments
LLC ANNUAL VISIT TO JACKSONVILLE MAYO CLINIC SIMULATION
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY LLC JACKSONVILLE CLEANUPS, ADOPT AN ORANGE TREE AND MORE! STEM LLC REGULAR STEM-FOCUSED CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS AND MATH CHALLENGES AND COMPETITIONS MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN EDUCATION LLC DSPC TEACHER PANEL DISCUSSION, MOCA VISIT, STEP UP LAB VISIT, SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
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UNFLiving-LearningCommunities 2022ImpactReport
Total students living in an LLC in academicyear2021-22
Thoughthegapshavebeen closinginrecentyears,over time,LLCstudentshaveearned GPAsaboutafifthpointhigher onaveragethannon-LLC students
GlobalHonorsearnedthe highestcumulativeGPAoutof allLLCsin2021-22.Honors (3.34),THRIVE(3.31),Transfer Living(3 29),andCoggin(3 26) wereclosebehind.
TransferLiving(100%),Global Honors(97%),THRIVE(96%),ASL Zone(95%)andHonors(95%) earnedthehighestcredit completionratesoutofallLLCs in2021-22.
Overall,LLCstudentstendtoearnhigherGPAs andcompletecreditsathigherratesthan on-campusstudentsandstudentsoverall:
LLCstudentstendtopersistandretainatconsistentlyhigherrates thanon-campusstudentsandstudentsoverall:
Source:UNFundergraduatesenrolledbetweenFall2010andSpring2022 Weconsiderstudentswholivein LLCstobeLLCstudentsforever,meaningGPAs,persistence,andretentionratesreflectstudentswholivedinan LLC,atall,ever.Retentionandpersistenceincludesallstudents,notjustFTICs. PreparedbytheOfficeofHousing&ResidenceLifeandtheOfficeofAssessment,August2022
3.3 3 2 3 1 3 2 9 2 8 2 7 2 6 2 5 92% 88% 84% 80% 2012 96% 2012 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 18 19 19 20 20 2021 2021 347 +.21 3.62
C r e d i t c o m p l e t i o n r a t e C u m u l a t i v e G P A 100% 95% 90% 85% 80% 75% 70% 2012 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2021 95% 90% 85% 80% 75% 70% 201213 14 15 16 17 18 19 202021 P e r s i s t e n c e R a t e R e t e n t i o n R a t e
