Sarah Oleksy,

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UCF Theme Housing and Living Leaning Communities

• Sarah Oleksy,
• Assistant Director of Housing and Residence Life

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Housing and Residence Life

• Housing and Residence Life (Approximately 8700
  Residents)
• Approximately 3,800 Resident s in Academic
  Communities
• (Apollo, Libra, Lake Claire, Nike and Hercules)
• Approximately 2,000 Residents in Annual
  Communities (Towers)
• Approximately 400 Residents in Rosen College
  Student Apartments
• Approximately 2,500 Residents in Pegasus Landing
• 11 Residential Communities
• Residence Hall and Apartment facilities-75
  Buildings
• 11 Area Coordinators, 18 Graduate Assistants and
  176 Resident Assistants (RAs)

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Theme Housing and Living Learning Community
History at UCF

• Special Groups
• LEAD Scholars
• Honors College
• EXCEL
• Business and Professional Women

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Current Theme Housing and Living Learning
Communities at UCF

• Housing and Residence Life Learning Community
  Committee (2007-2009)
• Defined Theme Housing and Living Learning
  Communities at UCF
• Developed Theme Housing and Living Learning
  Community Renewal and Proposal process
• www.housing.ucf.edu/opportunities.php

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Living Learning Communities vs. Theme Housing

• Theme Housing
• group of people who live together who share
  common values and interests
• Living Learning Communities
• group of people who live together who share
  common values and interests, and are actively
  engaged in learning together in and outside the
  classroom

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Theme Housing and Living Learning Community
Renewal and Proposal Process

• Renewal and Proposal Timeline
• Renewal and Proposal for Fall 2010-August 14,
  2009
• Recruitment for Fall 2010-September 2009-May 2010
• Renewal and Proposal Process
• Theme Housing Agreement
• Living Learning Community Agreement

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• Living Learning Community/Theme Housing
  Proposal/Renewal Process
• Details
• Title, Purpose, Objective, Benefits, Identify
  Living Leaning Community or Theme Housing, etc.
•  Partners
• List Departments and Point of Contact for each
  Partner
• Expectations of Partners
•  Logistics
• Community, Building/Floor, Numbers of Bed Spaces,
  Male/Female Breakdown
• Services and Resources Offered
• Programs (Educational and Social)
• Academic Services (Advising, Tutoring, Study
  Groups, Courses, Office Hours, etc.)
• General Resources (Bulletin Boards, Newsletters,
  Listserv, etc.)
•  Staff Involvement
• Professional and Student Staff Contact
  Information and Responsibilities

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• Living Learning Community/Theme Housing
  Proposal/Renewal Process
• Faculty Involvement
• Faculty Contact Information and Responsibilities
• Financial Obligations
• Department Financial Commitment
• Resident Financial Commitment
•  Application/Interest Process
• Recruitment of LLC Members
• Application/Sign-Up Process
• Recruitment Materials (publications, website
  information, etc.)
• Resident Requirements
• Academic Requirements
• Extra Curricular Requirements
• Assessment Plan
• Learning Outcomes
• Assessment Timeline and Details
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2008-2009 Stats

• Living Learning Communities
• Freshman Explorations 30
• Out of State Students 56
• Theme Housing
• Healthy Lifestyles(substance free housing) 137
• EXCEL 167
• LEAD 164
• Honors 471

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Theme Housing and Living Learning Community
Current and Future Partnerships

• UCF Departments and Staff
• First Year Advising and Explorations
• Out of State Student Mentor Program-LINK
• Office of Student Involvement-Volunteer UCF
• Strategies for Success (SLS 1501) Instructors
• Physical Plant
• Experiential Learning-Service Learning
• LEAD Scholars
• Honors College
• EXCEL
• UCF Faculty
• Dr. Kim Schneider, Undergraduate Research
• Dr. Michael Hampton, Interdisciplinary Studies
• Michael Aldarondo-Jeffries, McNair Scholars
  Program Director

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Future of Theme Housing and Living Learning
Communities at UCF

• 2009-2010
• Improve Current Theme Housing and Living Learning
  Communities
• Identify New Theme Housing and Living Learning
  Communities for 2010-2011
• Establish Satisfaction, Process and Learning
  Outcomes for Theme Housing and Living Learning
  Communities

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