Specialty Housing

Students participating in the Leadership Community will have the opportunity to learn how to take their leadership skills to the next step and will be able to articulate and perform better by pursuing growth in their leadership development.

Faith Development Community

The Faith Development Community (FDC) is a living-learning community offered through the Office of Residence Life.  The FDC’s primary purpose is to offer greater opportunity for students of faith to develop their beliefs and understandings by providing a supportive and respectful living environment.  Students of diverse religious background are encouraged to seek out the FDC. Freshmen students residing in FDC will be notified of their building placement when they receive their assignment in August. Upperclassmen students residing in FDC will be housed in the suites in DuBois.

Students wishing to enroll in the FDC:

• Must complete application and application be accepted for Faith Development Community (FDC)
• Must be active in an organized religion
• Must be respectful to other students regardless of religious difference
• Must agree to participate in community service with the students in FDC

Honors Living-Learning Community

The Honors Living-Learning Community offers the opportunity for members of the Honors program to continue their collaborative learning experiences in a relaxed residential setting.  Students are able to pursue a range of academic and social activities with like-minded colleagues.  At the same time, students are able to develop strong friendships through common goals, classes, conversation, and fun.  This housing option is located in Sheridan Hall for freshmen students and in Bicentennial Hall for upperclassmen students. There is an lounge called the Honors Commons, a lounge dedicated to the interests of our Honors students. 

Leadership Community
The Leadership Residential Community will provide an environment that develops each resident’s leadership, communication and professional skills. This community is housed on the third floor of Bicentennial Hall, which features a quiet, studious environment. The Leadership Residential Community is dedicated to developing leadership skills among suites, and in harmony with Undergraduate Goal #6, A Life Well-Lived: “Continue a life of learning, growth in faith and mature spirituality, and service to the common good.”  Accordingly, this leadership residential community will provide students with an enriched and unique housing experience, connected to curricular and co-curricular goals. It is co-sponsored by the Institute for Leadership Studies (ILS).

Students wishing to enroll in the Leadership Residential Community:

• Must maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA
• Must complete a Group application by the deadline

Summit Living 

Summit Living is primarily a holistic wellness community in which all aspects of one’s mental, physical, and spiritual health are managed. Summit Living is also a drug and alcohol free community, and is composed of a supportive group of like-minded individuals with a drive to succeed. This living area is meant to be more than just a place where students live, but also a place where students are educated and can find growth in whatever way they so choose. Summit residents are mature individuals who aim to take on leadership roles on campus and in life and help to benefit their community. Summit residents are challenged to take an active role in their on-campus life, and in an effort to assist residents along their path to leadership and responsibility, Summit residents will be deeply encouraged to invent their own programs in which to enrich their community, and not rely on others to shape their social activities. In this way Summit Living will be a close-knit community and will offer many different fun hall activities, contests, and interesting volunteer opportunities, and through their living area Summit residents are given the opportunities to make everlasting friendships and discover great opportunities. Freshmen students residing in Summit Living will be notified of their building placement when they receive their assignment in August. Upperclassmen students residing in Summit Living will be housed in the Annex, suites in DuBois and the Summit House.

Women in Science (WIS) Living-Learning Community 
The Women in Science floor is open to females of any year who are majoring, or have a strong interest in, science and technology fields. Residents organize science and service activities and mentor each other in a climate that nourishes their ambitions. This housing option is located in Sheridan Hall for freshmen students and in Bicentennial Hall for upperclassmen students.

After your first year, you may participate in the on-campus housing selection. Learn more about our residence options by using the menu on the left.