1. Elevating Student Integration, Support & Transition Through a Comprehensive Living & Learning Community Experience Brett Bruner, Director of Transition & Student Conduct Alyssa Mustard, Graduate Assistant for Family & Transfer Engagement

2. Overview What? – Overview of FHSU Office of Transition & Student Conduct – Need for LLC program So What? – LLC program foundation – Examples Now What? – LLCs moving forward – Lessons learned along the way

3. What? Transition & Student Conduct New Student Orientation Programs First Year Experience & Transition Initiatives Transfer Engagement Parent & Family Programs Second Year Experience Living Learning Communities

4. What? Transition & Student Conduct New Student Orientation Programs First Year Experience & Transition Initiatives Transfer Engagement Parent & Family Programs Second Year Experience Living Learning Communities

5. What?

6. So What? Based on either major area(s) of study or open topics 2-3 dedicated & linked courses in the fall, including UNIV 101 1-2 dedicated & linked courses in the spring Living on same floor/wing in residence hall Signature co-curricular experience

7. So What? Culture of cohesion Student-to-institution bond Integration of curriculum

8. Examples Major-based LLCs – Nightingale Power – C3 (Department of Nursing) – Everybody’s Business (Department of Economics, Finance & Accounting) – Health Professions (Department of Chemistry) – Opportunity Through Education (Department of Teacher Education)

9. Examples Open LLCs – L3: Live. Learn. Lead. (Department of Leadership Studies) – BeFit: BeneFit From Wellness (Department of Health & Human Performance) – Heart & Mind: Philosophizing About the Arts (Department of Philosophy) – Go Global (Department of Geosciences)

10. Examples Specialized LLCs – P4: Physics & Pre-engineering Pilot Program (Department of Physics) – Transfer Network (Office of Transition & Student Conduct) – Athletes Today, Leaders Tomorrow (Department of Athletics)

11. Now What? LLCs Moving Forward – Emphasis on cultivating new interdisciplinary & open LLCs Commuters Connected (Office of Transition & Student Conduct) Help Starts Here (College of Health & Behavioral Sciences) Students Without Borders (Department of Sociology & Internationalization Office) Tiger Traditions (Office of Admissions, Department of History, & Forsyth Library)

12. Now What? Lessons Learned – It takes time to build. – Establish clear roles and responsibilities for all. – Faculty Coordinators should not teach during the fall semester. – Engage parents and families in the process. – Some communities won’t make – and that’s okay. – Marketing, marketing, and marketing! – Inter-LLC programming efforts are key!

13. Elevating Student Integration, Support & Transition Through a Comprehensive Living & Learning Community Experience Brett Bruner, blbruner@fhsu.edublbruner@fhsu.edu Alyssa Mustard, admustard@fhsu.eduadmustard@fhsu.edu