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Living-Learning Communities include a housing component. However, students do not need to live in campus housing to join.
Learning Communities do not include a housing component. No housing activities are included.
Open Communities
Computer Science & Information Technology Community
This community welcomes students who are interested in coding and computer science. The community will create opportunities for students who share interests in gaming, design, development, and expression of algorithms. Along with Intro to Programming, you will take a First-Year Seminar together in the Fall semester and Professional Communication in the Spring. Taking all three courses together will allow you to start conversations and projects in one course and carry them into these others giving you the opportunity to learn and create together. Your community will also include a peer mentor who will help you navigate these three courses and your transition to college.
Eligibility/Condition: Open to all first-year students. Meets requirements for Computer Science, Information Technology and Math majors.
Dance, Music & Theatre Pod Community
Join the Department of Dance, Music and Theatre's Learning Community that is open to ALL majors. You will have an anchor class specific to Dance, Music or Theatre as well as guaranteed access to the GE Oral Communication requirement that will help with your confidence and performance skills.Gain a deeper understanding of the world through the lens of dance, music or theatre! This is an excellent LC for new Dance, Music & Theatre majors or minors. Develop community with those who love the performing arts.
Eligibility/Condition: Open to all first-year students. Meets requirements for Dance, Music and Theatre majors.
Exploring the Social Sciences Community
Students in this community will be introduced to theories and research in Psychology. You will have the chance to explore together some of the big issues in the field of psychology, what different types of psychologists do and how to critically evaluate psychological literature. Along with Intro to Psychology, you will take a First-Year Seminar together in the Fall semester and Public Speaking in the Spring. Taking all three courses together will allow you to start conversations and projects in one course and carry them into these others giving you the opportunity to learn and create together. Your community will also include a peer mentor who will help you navigate these three courses and your transition to college.
Eligibility/Condition: Open to all first-year students. Meets pre-nursing prerequisites and requirements for Health Science and Psychology major.
Sociology in Action Community
Sociology is the scientific study of society, how individuals both shape and are shaped by society. Sociologists study everything that makes up our society - couples, families, businesses, elites, churches, countries and many more. This community, 鈥淪ociology in Action,鈥 will help us understand how we create society and the impact society has on us, our communities and others. This course uses a practical, real-world approach to explore and address social and community issues, making the class material relatable and applicable to everyday life and current events. We will explore and connect key sociological concepts like social structures, culture, family, deviance, health and inequality to our own and community鈥檚 experiences. As a learning community, you will partake in hands-on experiences such as in-class activities, engaging in conversation with guest speakers and visiting sites across CI, in order to develop a deeper understanding of the complexities of societal issues and the potential for social action. In these engaged experiences, a peer mentor will be embedded in your anchor course to help you learn how best to use campus resources and be successful in class.
Eligibility/Condition: Open to all first-year students.Meets requirements for Sociology majors.
Strange Worlds Community
In this community, you will explore culture and creativity through an integrative study of archaeology and speculative fiction (an umbrella term for science fiction and fantasy). In Fall, students will learn about human societies past and present and begin to analyze tools, buildings and activities to reconstruct how the people who used them lived. In Spring, you will learn about the building blocks of creative writing through the lens of speculative fiction, creating entire worlds and societies for your characters to move through. You will have the opportunity to continue the Fall conversations in your Spring creative writing course as you use your learning about the past to bring your imagined worlds to life. A peer mentor will be embedded in the Fall University Life & College Success course to help you adjust to college life and share resources you need to succeed. Possible field trips include a creative writing and archaeology themed trip to Santa Rosa Island.
Eligibility/Condition: Open to all first-year students. Suggested for students who are English and Anthropology majors or minors.
Focused Communities
Biology Community
If you have declared a major in Biology, you must rank this as one of your Learning Community choices on the Joining the Pod survey. Students in this community will be introduced to the biology of organisms including ecology, evolution, diversity and human impacts. Along with Principles of Organismal & Population Biology, you will take a critical thinking course in which you will develop quantitative, information and scientific literacy and oral and written communication skills. This course introduces students planning on a major in the sciences to CI鈥檚 interdisciplinary approach to scientific, evidence-based reasoning. Students in the community will take Statistics for Biologists together in the Spring. Taking all three courses and the BIOL lab together will allow you to start conversations and projects in one course and carry them into these others, giving you the opportunity to learn and create together. Your community will also include a peer mentor who will help you navigate the courses and your transition to college.
Eligibility/Condition: Only first-year students who are enrolled at 华体会 as Biology Majors are eligible for this Learning Community.
Chemistry for Health Careers Community
This community is for students interested in Nursing, Health Science and related areas of study. This is designed to help students explore the many career paths and options within the growing healthcare industry. You will participate in field trips and have opportunities to meet and interact with healthcare professionals. A peer mentor will be embedded in the anchor course to help you adjust to college life and share resources you need to succeed.
Eligibility/Condition: This learning community is limited to first-year students who have declared a major in Health Science or expressed an interest in Nursing.
Future Teachers Community
This community is for students interested in teaching once they graduate from college. The community is designed for those studying Early Childhood Studies who are interested in teaching elementary school students. Students who have not yet decided on a major but are considering working toward a multiple subject teaching credential are also welcome. A peer mentor will be embedded in the anchor course to help you adjust to college life and share resources you need to succeed.
Meets requirements for Early Childhood Studies majors is open to anyone who wants to be a teacher.
Healthcare Community
This community is for students interested in Nursing, Health Science and related areas of study. This is designed to provide a unique opportunity to explore the many career paths and options within the growing healthcare industry. You will participate in field trips and have opportunities to meet and interact with healthcare professionals. A peer mentor will be embedded in the anchor course to help you adjust to college life and share resources you need to succeed.
Eligibility/Condition: This learning community is limited to first-year students who have declared a major in Health Science or expressed an interest in Nursing.
MVS Business & Economics Social Impact Community
If you have declared a major in business or economics, you must rank this as one of your Learning Community choices on the Joining the Pod survey. In this community, students in the Martin V. Smith School for Business & Economics (MVS) will engage with the idea of business as a force for good and in the study of how individuals make "rational" economic decisions. The BUS courses will be combined with a one unit first-year seminar. A peer mentor will be embedded in the UNIV course to help you adjust to college life and share resources you need to succeed.
Eligibility/Condition: Open to all first-year students. Suggested for undeclared majors or students considering a major in Business or Economics.