How will you learn in college? Do you expect all your “eureka!” moments to be confined to the classroom? How much more interesting would it be to study the Civil War by visiting an archaeological dig at Monocacy Battlefield National Park? Or instead of just taking a class on terrorism and justice, supplement it by reading a book about the post-9/11 world with a group of friends? Students participated in both of these activities this year while enrolled in two different First-year Living Learning Communities at Hood College.
Each year first-year students can apply to one of two themed living learning communities, where those with similar interest live, study and participate in field trips and other community-related activities. Each community is assigned a floor in a residence hall so that friends, coursework, interests and new experiences become interconnected in the best possible way.
The rewards of choosing to enroll in an LLC are many. We encourage you to sign up for an LLC either in the humanities, social sciences or the sciences for your first year at Hood College!
Membership in each LLC is limited, and admission will be decided on a first-come, first-served basis.
Pictured above: Members of the Dwelling in the Past : LLC examine artifacts from the Monocacy Valley National Battlefield with National Park Service employee Kate Birmingham.
Student Comments
Here’s what some of our First-year LLC students are saying about the 2011-2012 program:
"I love my LLC friends, and I like being able to share my interests with my floor mates."
"I learned a lot from the students and the professors who were part of the program."
"I believe that the discussions facilitated in our group encouraged me to do more research, resulting in better performance in my political science courses."
"Yay, history nerds!
"I was able to begin building relationships with professors and department heads."
"The different activities allowed me to become a lot more aware of things that are happening around us."
"Everyone in the LLC has really come together as a family."
