Distinctions & Opportunities

Academic Opportunities

Living-Learning Centers

Living-learning centers (LLCs) are residential–academic programs located in residence halls. There are five living-learning centers associated with the College that are open to all IUB undergraduates of any major: Atkins Living-Learning Center, overseen by African American and African Diaspora Studies; Collins Living-Learning Center (CLLC), located in the Collins Quadrangle; the Global Living-Learning Community (GLLC), located in Read Hall; Media Living-Learning Center, located in Forest Residence Center, overseen by The Media School in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Women in STEM located in Forest. Membership in these centers is based on an on-line application available through the Residential Programs and Services Housing site: students may also request hard copy applications through each LLC. Students from any school majoring in any discipline are eligible to apply for membership in these programs, and current university students may apply to transfer to a center at the beginning of any semester. For additional information contact the appropriate LLC below.

Collins Living-Learning Center

Founded in 1972, the Collins Living-Learning Center offers a small college experience within a major university. Collins consists of roughly 400 residents, including freshmen through seniors, who form a tight community in what many think are the most beautiful buildings on campus (located a stone's throw from the Indiana Memorial Union, Kelley School of Business, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, School of Informatics and Computing, School of Art and Design, Psychological and Brain Sciences, The Media School, and close to many IU classrooms). Collins includes an Arts Council, Board of Educational Programming, Sustainable Food Committee, Community Council, and other student groups that residents are welcome to join. Collins engages residents with its own courses, arts activities, social events, and other programs. Students can take leadership roles in the various councils and by designing programs, selecting seminars, peer teaching, and managing student activity fees. Collins LLC students enroll in one Collins course selected by residents for residents during each of their freshman and sophomore years; all freshmen also enroll in a 1 credit hour, peer-taught workshop in residential learning.

The Global Living-Learning Community

The goal of the Global Living-Learning Community is to create a cosmopolitan, multidisciplinary, multicultural, multinational, and multilingual community of domestic and international students preparing for global living and careers. The Global Community provides opportunities for foreign language and cultural practice and is especially appropriate for students preparing for overseas study. New residents must enroll in the 1-credit course GLLC-Q 199. In addition to its own seminars that are open to all IUB undergraduate students, the Global Community hosts introductory courses from several departments in its classrooms as well as informal, internationally themed special activities. There are abundant opportunities for student governance and leadership development.

The Global Living-Learning Community is affiliated with the the College of Arts and Sciences, dedicated to providing Indiana University undergraduates with the intellectual tools they will need to live, work, and thrive in the globalized world of the twenty-first century. Degree programs associated with the College emphasize language proficiency, cultural competency, and in-depth training in qualitative and quantitative methodologies. College students enjoy unparalleled access to a stellar faculty and career-focused advising. For further information regarding the mission, structure and resources of the College of Arts and Sciences, see college.indiana.edu/.

Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Living-Learning Center

The Women in STEM Living-Learning Center provides an academically enhanced living and learning environment for undergraduate women studying in the STEM areas. Located in Forest Residence Hall, the Women in STEM community offers the benefit of living together with peers with similar academic interests and goals. In addition to living with supportive peers, students in the community also have access to a variety of resources tailored to their interests such as tutoring by graduate students, paid summer research opportunities, internships, networking and mentoring opportunities with faculty and staff and supporters from the private and public sectors, facility tours, career development workshops, and more!

The community is open to undergraduate women of all levels with an interest in STEM fields. For more information about the Women in STEM residential community, please visit https://womeninstem.indiana.edu/ or contact wstemllc [at] indiana [dot] edu.