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Note: Communities highlighted in RED are recommended for first-year students. Communities highlighted in GREEN are open to transfer students.

One-Credit Class Learning Communities

  • Byrne Family First-year Seminars
    Open to all RU First-Year students
    Register as part of academic advising day for your school

    Mr. Jack Byrne, a highly successful Rutgers graduate, has funded these new seminars so that today's RU students might have the powerful learning experience he had here in the 1950s, when he connected with his mathematics professor and found his academic direction.

    Taught by top Rutgers professors, these special seminars are limited to 20 students per class. Faculty members share with students their curiosity, their intellectual energy and their research. In turn, students experience the excitement and challenge of working in a small setting, exploring important issues and possible majors.

    You may find your mentor in a Byrne Seminar; at a minimum, you will learn about the many research opportunities available at RU. Among 65 seminars for fall 2008, we offer: The Language of Advertising, How Beethoven Composed, Baseball and Literature, U.S. Supreme Court 2007-08, What is Mental Illness? Political and Social Attitudes in the Films of Walt Disney, Lasers and Fiber Optics in Medicine, How Will 9 Billion People Be Fed? and a number of courses related to global warming and climate change. Your seminar may visit a New York City museum, attend a play, share a meal at the Rutgers Club, or visit unusual sites in New Jersey. The Byrne Seminars are only available during your first year at Rutgers; they are elective, one-credit, discussion-based courses that typically meet once a week for only ten weeks. Graded pass/no credit; you may take one per semester.

    For additional information, click here.


  • First-year Interest Group Seminars (FIGS)
    For SAS and SEBS first-year students
    Register as part of academic advising day for your school

    A First-year Interest Group Seminar (FIGS) is a one-credit course graded Pass/No-Credit. It is offered to first-year students for 10 weeks in the Fall semester to provide opportunities to explore an interest area, topic or field of study. Under the guidance of a trained Peer Instructor, students in each FIGS explore options within a major or topic and meet faculty, staff, and alumni working or performing research in that area.

    Additionally, students in each FIGS practice problem-solving skills, gain insight into the pursuit of academic/career interests, and learn how to tap into the resources of the University. Each FIGS section is limited to 25 students in order to facilitate an intimate educational experience, lively participation in class, trips/tours around campus, and group projects.

    For additional information, click here.

Non-Residential Learning Communities

  • Achievement in Math and Science (AIMS) Commuter Program
    For SAS and SEBS first-year students
    Application Process

    Achievement in Math and Science (AIMS) is a learning community for SAS/SEBS first-year students considering studies in science, math or technology. Students in this program will enjoy the benefits of sharing common academic experiences, making new friends, exploring common interests and being a part of a community of peers. This learning community allows commuter students to participate in academic enrichment activities and become part of an academic community. Students will benefit from special meetings and events with faculty, alumni, and upper class students who will share information about scientific innovation that will profoundly affect our lives.

    For additional information, click here.


  • Beyond the Cineplex Learning Community
    Open to all RU Students – Sophomores
    Application Process

    The Program in Cinema Studies, with generous support from the Office of Undergraduate Education, invites current first-year students to join us next year in creating the "Beyond the Cineplex" Learning Community. This Learning Community will bring together cinema enthusiasts from across Rutgers to spend a year viewing and engaging in serious discussion of a broad range of films together (on campus, in weekly screening and discussion sessions, as well as at major off-campus venues such as Film Forum or the MOMA in New York City), and working as a group to create a short film.

    For an application and additional information, e-mail cinema@rci.rutgers.edu.

    Note: Application deadline has been extended, please e-mail rulc@echo.rutgers.edu for further information.

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  • Institute for Research on Women (IRW) Learning Community Scholars
    Open to all RU students
    Application Process

    The Institute for Research on Women (IRW) invites juniors and seniors to apply for a unique learning community (LC) that builds on the IRW's 2009-10 theme—Gendered Agency. The IRW LC Scholars Program will create opportunities for students to meet with faculty and learn from leaders in the field as students develop their own ideas and projects related to community research and activism. IRW LC Scholars will participate in group discussions, attend special lectures, and develop mentor relationships with faculty and other professionals while earning 1.5 credit hours either Fall 2009 or Spring 2010.

    For an application and additional information, click here.

    Note: Application deadline of April 2, 2009 for this community has expired. For additional questions, please e-mail IRW Learning Community Coordinator Alex Warner.


  • Institute for Women's Leadership (IWL): Leadership Scholars Certificate Program
    Open to all RU Students
    Application Process

    The Institute for Women's Leadership (IWL) invites first year students and sophomores to apply for the Leadership Scholars Certificate Program, a two-year selective, interdisciplinary certificate program in women's leadership. The Leadership Scholars Certificate Program, offered through the IWL and the Department of Women's and Gender Studies, is a 19-credit program that includes small seminars, career-building internships, one-on-one advising and mentoring, and funding for social action projects that connect theory and practice. The program explores women's leadership and contributions to social change, and offers the opportunity to enhance students' own leadership abilities as well as their critical thinking about leadership and gender.

    For an application and additional information, e-mail Sasha Taner or click here.

    Note: Application deadline of March 2, 2009 for this community has expired. For additional questions, pleasee-mail Sasha Taner. For more information on the IWL, click here.


  • RU-STEPed Up For Success

    RU-STEPed Up for Success is a cohesive set of programmatic interventions that address strategic points in the undergraduate educational process. It seeks to increase the number of students receiving baccalaureate degrees from Rutgers University – New Brunswick in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Specifically, RU-STEPed Up for Success will recruit STEM majors from underrepresented groups (women and minorities) and improve retention of first-year and transfer STEM students through summer bridge experiences, academic support, mentoring, and orientation programs. These new programs build on existing programs that address critical issues in student recruitment and retention.

    For more information about RU-STEPed Up, visit http://ru-step.rutgers.edu/ or e-mail Dr. Kathleen Scott at scott@biology.rutgers.edu.


  • Science Success Fast Track – Transfer Program
    Open to all RU Students – Transfers Only
    Application Process

    Science Success Fast Track is a learning community for incoming transfer students who have declared a science related major. Students can apply to be part of the Living-Learning Community on Busch Campus in Winkler Hall or part of the Commuter program. Students in this program will enjoy the benefits of enrichment activities with faculty, alumni, and upperclass students who will share information about scientific innovation and career options.

    For additional information, click here.


  • Wellness Learning Community

    Student selected for the Wellness Learning Community will explore wellness at a personal, institutional and community level. It will provide students with opportunities for research, peer education, community outreach training, small-group learning with faculty and administration from various departments (academic and student services) throughout the University, networking with alumni and field trips. Students will have a shared academic experience in two courses: Principles of Health and Wellness Education and Advanced Health Promotion in the Community.

    For additional information, e-mail Francesca M. Maresca or call 732-932-7402, ext. 273.

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  • Women and Creativity Learning Community (Residential and Non-Residential Opportunity)
    Open to all RU Women – Sophomores and Juniors (including transfers)
    Application Process

    Located in the Woodbury Residence hall, the Women and Creativity Learning Community is open to sophomore and upper class women students who are majoring in the arts as well as students who are not necessarily studying the arts but interested in exploring the theory and practice of creativity and artmaking in any media, including creative writing, music, film, and the visual and performing arts. (No special background in those areas is required.) Students will take a 1.5 credit course each semester that will focus on current artmaking practices by assigning small projects throughout the fall and including trips to local exhibitions and events, and visits from visiting artists. The course will culminate in an exhibition of student work in the spring. Participants will also enroll in a 3-credit linked course in the spring from a list of approved courses. For more information and application material, e-mail Rebecca Reynolds.

    Residential and non-Residential Opportunity: While spaces are reserved for students in residence a number of spaces are also reserved for commuting students. This hybrid residential/non-residential model will open the learning community to commuters interested in the arts and creativity.

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Living-Learning Communities

  • Achievement in Math and Science (AIMS) Learning Communities – Residential Program
    (Busch Campus and Cook Campus)
    For SAS and SEBS first-year students only
    Application Process

    The AIMS Program is a unique Rutgers University, SAS/SEBS Living-Learning Community at the Busch campus. Small, select groups of first-year students enjoy the benefits of sharing common residential and academic experiences while making new friends, exploring common interests and being a part of a close community of peers. The AIMS program creates purposeful links among the academic, residential, and social elements of the undergraduate experience during the first year.

    Students considering studies in science, math or technology will benefit from living in Davidson Hall on the Busch campus and taking a cluster of three shared courses with the same cohort of peers.

    For additional information, click here.


  • Africana House
    Global Village Living-Learning Communities For Women
    (Douglass Campus)
    Open to all RU Upperclass Female Students
    Application Process

    The Africana House is a living learning community designed for students with an interest in African culture, history, politics, and language. Students enroll in a 1.5 credit course, Africana Cultural Experience, which is taught in residence each semester. The house course introduces students to the myriad cultural formations in Africa and the African Diaspora, and explores gender and other contemporary development issues. A special emphasis is placed on academic and professional development and students are mentored by a Learning Community Coordinator who also teaches the class. Students are also required to enroll in a three credit linked course in Africana studies either in the fall or spring semester. Specialized programming, events, and travel opportunities designed to deepen students' understanding of Africana Studies are offered each year. Each year, students travel to Washington D.C. to participate in the Constituency for Africa's Next Generation Leadership Program held during the Ron Brown African Affairs Series. Students also benefit from ongoing mentoring relationships with faculty involved in this program and at Rutgers University.

    To learn more about this community and the Global Village and to obtain a copy of the required application, click here. Questions related to the Global Village may be directed to the Douglass Office of Global Programs at 732-932.2900, ext. 103 or dgougon@echo.rutgers.edu.


  • Bunting-Cobb Math, Science and Engineering Hall For Women
    (Douglass Campus)
    Open to all RU Female Students – All Class Years (including transfers)
    Application Process

    Bunting Cobb is the first residence hall in the country designated for women interested science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Graduate mentors, women who are enrolled in a STEM graduate program, reside in the hall, serving as mentors to the undergraduate residents. There is also a PAL (Peer Academic Leader) in residence to assist first year students with their transition to college. Recognizing the challenges and academic rigor of a STEM major, the hall offers a supportive community for women pursuing these areas of study. Programming centers around peer study groups, career programs, internship resources, and skill enhancement sessions. The residents also have access to a resource library, networked computer room, and in-house tutoring.

    All Rutgers University women pursuing a major in science, technology, engineering or math are eligible to apply. For more information on the program, eligible majors, and a link to the required application, click here.

    For questions related to Bunting Cobb, please contact the Douglass Project at 732-932.9197, ext. 10 or dougproj@echo.rutgers.edu.


  • La Casa Hispanica (Spanish House)
    Global Village Living-Learning Communities For Women
    (Douglass Campus)
    Open to all RU Upperclass Female Students
    Application Process

    The Spanish House is a living-learning community that explores Hispanic language and cultures and is open to students who have a strong interest in Spanish and who have completed or placed into Spanish 131 or above. The Spanish House provides students the opportunity to improve their language skills through immersion in daily foreign-language activities including speaking Spanish in the house on a regular basis, and exposure to Hispanic films, art, politics, music, and food. Student enroll in a 1.5 credit Spanish Cultural Experience course which is taught in residence and are required to take a three credit linked course, either in the fall or spring, in the Spanish department. This learning experience is enhanced by the active presence of a native-speaking Learning Community Coordinator who teaches the house course and serves as a mentor to residents. Specialized programming, events, and travel opportunities designed to deepen students' understanding of Hispanic cultures and language are offered each year.

    To learn more about this community and the Global Village and to obtain a copy of the required application, click here. Questions related to the Global Village may be directed to the Douglass Office of Global Programs at 732-932.2900, ext. 103 or dgougon@echo.rutgers.edu.


  • Discovery Houses Living-Learning Communities
    (Livingston Campus)
    For SAS first-year students only
    Application Process

    Discovery Houses are unique Rutgers University, School of Arts & Sciences Living-Learning Communities at the Livingston campus. Small, select groups of first-year students enjoy the benefits of sharing common residential and academic experiences while making new friends, exploring common interests and being a part of a close community of peers. Discovery Houses create purposeful links among the academic, residential, and social elements of the undergraduate experience during your first year.

    Discovery Houses are available in four interest areas: Business, Heath & Medicine, Law & Leadership and Psychology. Students considering studies in these areas will benefit from living in Quad 2 on the Livingston campus and taking a cluster of three shared courses with the same cohort of peers. If you want to be a part of a unique community while gaining insight into one of the four interest areas, living in a Discovery House may be for you!

    For additional information, click here.


  • Douglass Residential College and Living-Learning Communities
    for Women on the Douglass Campus

    Douglass Residential College is the perfect place for women who are interested in a collegiate experience that includes a focus on women's success and leadership. Douglass is a place where your connection to students, deans, staff and alumnae starts before your first semester at Rutgers. From the very beginning, you are a part of a supportive, cohesive community that affords individualized attention to help you find your own path. Douglass women are fully integrated into the larger Rutgers University co-educational academic and student life. They simultaneously belong to a smaller community of about 1,700 students who benefit from a dynamic curriculum that links in class learning with experiential learning.

    For additional information, click here.


  • Douglass Social Justice Living-Learning Community
    (Douglass Campus)
    Open to all RU Female Students – All Class Years (including transfers)
    Application Process

    Justice remains the challenge of the 21st Century! Women's Leadership and empowerment are the keys to change. This community is located in Woodbury Residence Hall on the Douglass campus and will offer female students the benefits of living with other students who share a common interest in social justice, building a close community of peers and participate in experiences inside and outside the classroom that explore solutions to complex social programs. This 7.5 credit, one-year interdisciplinary program includes curricular, co-curricular, an alternative Spring Break experience and other service activities under the mentorship of faculty, staff, and residential peer counselors. This community is open to all Rutgers University residential women, sophomores or juniors. All Residential students must apply online through the Douglass housing website between February 3rd and February 10th.

    Students interested in this community, please e-mail Barbara Balliet.

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  • East Asian House
    Global Village Living-Learning Communities For Women
    (Douglass Campus)
    Open to all RU Upperclass Female Students
    Application Process

    The East Asian House explores the cultural, social, and political life of peoples of East Asia and is open to students who have a strong interest in exploring East Asian culture. Students enroll in a 1.5 credit house course, East Asian Cultural Experience, which is taught each semester in residence by a Learning Community Coordinator. Past course topics include: Manga, pop culture, drama (Japanese Noh and Chinese opera), the convergence of old and new Asian values and philosophies and the relationship between globalization and media. Students are also required to enroll in a three credit linked course in the department of East Asian Studies. Students are offered opportunities to experience Asian culture first hand through field trips, film, and attendance at cultural events.

    Learning Community Coordinator Position currently available for this community, click here for more information about the position. To download an application, click here.

    To learn more about this community and the Global Village and to obtain a copy of the required application, click here. Questions related to the Global Village may be directed to the Douglass Office of Global Programs at 732-932.2900, ext. 103 or dgougon@echo.rutgers.edu.


  • French Language & Culture Language Living-Learning Community
    (College Avenue Campus)
    For all RU students (all class years, including transfer students)
    Current Students: Application Process
    New Students: Apply as part of the online housing application on the Enrollment Pathway

    Students in this community range from first-year students through seniors, who are interested in developing their knowledge of French language and culture. It is open to all Rutgers students with a strong interest in French who have completed one year of college French or the attainment of the equivalent level on the placement exam. Students are required to participate in the 1.5 credit French Cultural Experience course taught in residence. Activities are offered that take place in and outside the residence creating extensive opportunities for immersion in the French language, an experience that helps to prepare students for further study abroad.

    For additional information, e-mail Professor Carole Allamand, French Department Undergraduate Director.

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  • German Language & Culture Living-Learning Community
    (College Avenue Campus)
    For all RU students (all class years, including transfer students)
    Current Students: Application Process
    New Students: Apply as part of the online housing application on the Enrollment Pathway

    Students in this community are immersed in German language and culture, while living with peers, ranging from first year students through seniors. This community is open to all Rutgers students. Students are required to take the 1.5 credit course Contemporary German Media and Society taught in residence. The prerequisite for the course includes successful completion of German 102 or German 122, or placement exam. The community offers numerous events and activities that introduce students to contemporary German culture.

    For additional information, e-mail Professor Michael Levine, German Department Undergraduate Director.

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  • Global Village Living-Learning Communities For Women
    (Douglass Campus)
    Open to all RU Female Students
    Application Process

    The Global Village is for Rutgers University women who want to live in a community with others who, regardless of major or career focus, share similar interests in self-development in areas such as foreign language proficiency, gaining inter-cultural appreciation, achieving global awareness, applying burgeoning leadership skills and/or making a difference locally and globally. Students living in the Global Village develop close relationships with faculty, institutes and centers affiliated with the house topic. Located in Jameson Residence Hall, this unique residential environment combines curricular and co-curricular activities designed to enhance each student's overall college experience and provide her with the knowledge and skills necessary for effective global citizenship and leadership. This goal is achieved by combining academic course work, village-wide programming and group or individual study abroad opportunities for which special funding is available.

    A graduate fellow, who teaches the house course, and a Peer Academic Leader live in residence. There are currently eight Global Village houses: French Language House, Spanish Language House, Africana House, East Asian House, Human Rights House, Leadership House, Middle-East Coexistence House and the Women & Business Entrepreneurship House.

    All Rutgers University women are eligible to apply. To learn more about the Global Village and to obtain a copy of the required application, click here. Questions related to the Global Village may be directed to the Douglass Office of Global Programs at 732-932.2900, ext. 103 or dgougon@echo.rutgers.edu.

    Learning Community Coordinator Position currently available for graduate students, click here for more information about the position. To download an application, click here.


  • Human Rights House
    Global Village Living-Learning Communities For Women
    Open to all RU Upperclass Female Students
    Application Process

    The Human Rights House is a living learning community designed to examine human rights theory and practice. Students enroll in a 1.5 credit course, Human Rights Theory and Practice, which is taught each semester in residence. In the fall, students are introduced to a human rights topic which they will explore throughout the year. Over winter break students get a chance to witness human rights issues first hand and travel to a region that helps illustrate the issues they were studying in class. Past themes and trip destinations include: Apartheid (South Africa), human trafficking/refugee populations (Thailand and the Burmese border), immigration and globalization (New Mexico and Juarez, Mexico) and genocide (Cambodia). In the spring semester student get a chance to put theory into action by sharing what they have learned with the University community and getting involved in a project that addresses the issue they were studying. Students are also required to enroll in a three credit linked course that focuses on human rights.

    To learn more about this community and the Global Village and to obtain a copy of the required application, click here. Questions related to the Global Village may be directed to the Douglass Office of Global Programs at 732-932.2900, ext. 103 or dgougon@echo.rutgers.edu.


  • Leadership Education at Douglass (LEAD)
    Global Village Living-Learning Communities For Women
    (Douglass Campus)
    Open to all RU Upperclass Female Students
    Application Process

    The LEAD House is designed to foster the leadership potential of its members. Students explore various forms of leadership and participate in individual and group exercises designed to help them develop the skills necessary to be successful agents of social change. Students enroll in a 1.5 credit course, Foundations of Leadership and Global Change, which is taught each semester in residence. The skills developed in the fall will be applied and built upon in the spring semester when students engage in various community service projects. (Students receive one additional academic credit for their service to the local community.) Students are also required to take a three credit linked course that focuses on women's leadership while in residence. Social activities and academic support also provide students with a sense of community. Specialized programming, events, and travel opportunities designed to develop students' leadership skills are offered each year. Each year students participate in the Public Leadership Education Network's Women and Public Policy Seminar in Washington D.C. over winter break.

    To learn more about this community and the Global Village and to obtain a copy of the required application, click here. Questions related to the Global Village may be directed to the Douglass Office of Global Programs at 732-932.2900, ext. 103 or dgougon@echo.rutgers.edu.


  • Livingston Social Justice Living-Learning Community
    (Livingston Campus)
    For SAS and SEBS first-year students only
    Apply as part of the online housing application on the Enrollment Pathway

    This community provides an exciting opportunity for 20 first-year students to become the next generation of social justice advocates and activists. Whether your career goals lie in education, medicine, law, politics, public policy, public health, the arts, or business, social justice can be part of who you are and what you do. This 12 credit, two-year interdisciplinary program with a first-year residential requirement includes curricular, co-curricular, independent study, and community service activities under the mentorship of faculty, staff, and residential peer counselors.

    For additional information, e-mail Cheryl Clarke, call 732-932-1711 or click here.

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  • La Maison Française (French House)
    Global Village Living-Learning Communities For Women
    (Douglass Campus)
    Open to all RU Upperclass Female Students
    Application Process

    The French House is a living learning community that explores French language and culture and is open to students who have a strong interest in French and who have completed or placed into French 131 or above. The French House provides students the opportunity to improve their language skills through immersion in daily foreign-language activities including speaking French in the house on a regular basis, and exposure to French films, art, politics, music, and food. Student enroll in a 1.5 credit French Cultural Experience course which is taught in residence and are required to take a three credit linked course, either in the fall or spring, in the French department. This learning experience is enhanced by the active presence of a native-speaking Learning Community Coordinator who teaches the house course and serves as a mentor to residents. Specialized programming, events, and travel opportunities designed to deepen students' understanding of French culture and language are offered each year.

    To learn more about this community and the Global Village and to obtain a copy of the required application, click here. Questions related to the Global Village may be directed to the Douglass Office of Global Programs at 732-932.2900, ext. 103 or dgougon@echo.rutgers.edu.


  • Middle East Coexistence
    Global Village Living-Learning Communities For Women
    (Douglass Campus)
    Open to all RU Upperclass Female Students
    Application Process

    Born from a student initiative, the Middle East Coexistence House is a living learning community designed to create a "hands-on experience in coexistence." The mission of the house is to promote women's involvement in international conflict negotiation and resolution and to encourage further understanding and coexistence between Jewish, Muslim, and Christian women at Rutgers University. Students enroll in a 1.5 credit Middle East Conflict Negotiation and Resolution course, which is taught in residence each semester. Students are also required to take a three credit linked course, either in the fall or the spring, in the department of Middle Eastern Studies. Specialized programming, events, and travel opportunities designed to deepen students' understanding of the Middle East and coexistence efforts are offered each year. In the past, residents have traveled to Turkey with the Interfaith Dialogue Center. More recently, students have attended the Middle Eastern Studies Association conference in Washington, D.C.

    To learn more about this community and the Global Village and to obtain a copy of the required application, click here. Questions related to the Global Village may be directed to the Douglass Office of Global Programs at 732-932.2900, ext. 103 or dgougon@echo.rutgers.edu.


  • Rosalind Franklin House
    (Busch Campus)
    For all RU first-year and sophomore female students
    Current Students: Application Process
    New Students: Application Process

    Rosalind Franklin House is a unique living and learning community for first and second year female students who plan to pursue majors in science, technology, engineering or mathematics. Rosalind Franklin house is located in Winkler Hall on the Busch Campus, which is also home to departments in the life sciences, chemistry, physics, geological sciences, mathematics, pharmacy, and engineering. Winkler Hall features suites which accommodates six people with two per bedroom with each suite having its own bathroom and living room.

    Rosalind Franklin House provides its residents with unique opportunities to meet graduate students and faculty in informal settings, learn about majors and careers in the sciences, share a residential community with undergraduate peer mentors, develop friendships with other women interested in science, and have the convenience of academic support services in residence. All female Rutgers-New Brunswick residential students considering majors in math or the sciences are welcome to apply. Current Rutgers students have already been selected for this community however, if you would like to be placed on a waiting list, e-mail Alice Seneres.

    For an application or additional information, visit http://rulc.rutgers.edu/rosalind.shtml, or e-mail contact Alice Seneres at stepup@rci.rutgers.edu.

    Incoming first-year students interested in applying to this program, click here.


  • RU-STEPed Up For Success

    RU-STEPed Up for Success is a cohesive set of programmatic interventions that address strategic points in the undergraduate educational process. It seeks to increase the number of students receiving baccalaureate degrees from Rutgers University – New Brunswick in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Specifically, RU-STEPed Up for Success will recruit STEM majors from underrepresented groups (women and minorities) and improve retention of first-year and transfer STEM students through summer bridge experiences, academic support, mentoring, and orientation programs. These new programs build on existing programs that address critical issues in student recruitment and retention.

    For more information about RU-STEPed Up, visit http://ru-step.rutgers.edu/ or e-mail Dr. Kathleen Scott at scott@biology.rutgers.edu.


  • RU-tv Broadcast Communications Living-Learning Community
    (Busch Campus)
    For All RU students (all class years, including transfer students)

    The RU-tv Broadcast Communications Living-Learning Community offers special benefits to its student residents who want to learn about broadcast communications and video production. Located in Winkler Hall on Busch campus, this community provides the opportunity to work and learn in the field while living with students who share common interests. These residents have use of an in-hall professional television studio!

    Students in this community will be required to participate in a 1.5-credit course offered through the School of Communication, Information and Library Studies (SCILS) for both fall and spring semesters during their first year of residence on the floor. The course will focus on media messages and the creative aspects of producing television and will involve discussions of media literacy, story-telling, popular culture including reality television, and historical perspectives on visual images, among other topics. The course will count towards graduation credit for School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) and for the School of Communication, Information and Library Studies (SCILS).

    Returning RU-tv Broadcast Communications Living-Learning Floor participants will have other curricular opportunities made available to them upon their second, third, or fourth years.

    All Rutgers University-New Brunswick students are welcome to apply and must submit an application that can be found by clicking here.

    To answer general questions you may have about the RU-tv Broadcast Communications Living-Learning Community, please visit their Frequently Asked Questions webpage.

    For additional information, e-mail Rashel Carnefix, Manager of Staff Development, or call 732-445-5745, ext. 2602.

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  • School of Arts and Sciences Honors Program
    (College Avenue, Douglass, Busch and Livingston Campuses)

    Note: This option is only available to students who have been admitted to the SAS Honors Program.

    All students in the SAS Honors Program are eligible to live in Honors Housing, and the Honors Program highly recommends that all first year students choose this residential option. These are vibrant communities where students live and learn together and will have access to many special programs and events run by the Honors Program and Residence Life Office. Honors housing is available on Busch, College Avenue, Douglass, and Livingston Campuses.

    For additional information on SAS Honors Housing, e-mail Karen Dentler, Assistant Dean, or call 732-932-2011.


  • School of Environmental & Biological Science (SEBS) Living-Learning Communities
    & Special Interest Housing
    (Cook Campus)

    • Helyar House

      Heylar House is a cooperative living community, where members have a greater responsibility of self-government than in traditional residence halls. Undergraduate students enrolled at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences or Mason Gross with financial need are eligible to apply.

      For additional information, e-mail Joseph Ventola, Assistant Dean, in the Office of Academic Programs and Research, call 732-932-3000, ext. 512 or click here.

    • SEBS Honors Program

      Students in the general honors program have the option of living with the other honors students on a designated floor of Nicholas Hall on the Cook Campus.

      For additional information, e-mail Dr. Tim Casey or call 732-932-9162.

    • Seeing Eye Puppy Raisers

      For additional information, e-mail Alyssa Procaccino.


  • School of Engineering Living-Learning Communities
    (Busch Campus)

    For 2008-2009, incoming members of the School of Engineering Honors Program have the opportunity to live in Honors Housing on Busch Campus. These students are housed on the Honors floor in the Barr or Mattia Engineering Residence Halls in traditional living arrangements with two students per room. A strong academic community and social interaction are encouraged within this group through shared curricular and extra curricular support and activities.

    For additional information, click here.


  • Science Success Fast Track – Transfer Program
    Open to all RU Students – Transfers Only
    Application Process

    Science Success Fast Track is a learning community for incoming transfer students who have declared a science related major. Students can apply to be part of the Living-Learning Community on Busch Campus in Winkler Hall or part of the Commuter program. Students in this program will enjoy the benefits of enrichment activities with faculty, alumni, and upperclass students who will share information about scientific innovation and career options.

    For additional information, click here.


  • Summer Bridge to Success
    Open to SAS and SEBS First-Year students
    Application Process

    The Summer Bridge Program offers first year SAS and SEBS students planning to major in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics an opportunity to get a head start on their college careers. Students will attend a five week residential summer program with an opportunity to earn up to five credits in mathematics, chemistry and writing. In addition to course work, the Summer Bridge program will provide students with opportunities to participate in workshops and seminars with faculty, participate in field trips and programs that highlight opportunities at Rutgers and beyond, and meet other students who plan to major in the sciences and mathematics. Successful applicants will receive room, board, and tuition for the five week program plus a stipend.

    For additional information, click here.


  • WeatherWatcher Living-Learning Community
    (Cook Campus)
    Open to all RU Students – All class years
    Application Process

    If you are interested in weather and video production, this is the community for you! This program offers you the opportunity to live and work with a group of students to produce daily weather forecasts and longer science journalism shows for the university's television network. You will even have use of an in-hall professional television studio! Students are required to participate in a 1.5 credit course, focusing on media messages and scientific aspects of weather reporting, for both fall and spring semesters during their first year of residence on the floor. Participants will also enroll in the 3-credit Elements of Meteorology course.

    All Rutgers University-New Brunswick students are welcome to apply and must submit an application that can be found by clicking http://rutv.rutgers.edu/wwll.shtml.

    To answer general questions about this program, please contact Rashel Carnefix, Manager of Staff Development, at 732-445-5745, ext. 2602, or via e-mail, carnefix@rci.rutgers.edu. For more information about the Rutgers Meteorology Program visit http://meteorology.rutgers.edu/ or contact Professor Alan Robock, robock@envsci.rutgers.edu, 732-932-9800, ext. 6222

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  • Women and Creativity Learning Community (Residential and Non-Residential Opportunity)
    Open to all RU Women – Sophomores and Juniors (including transfers)
    Application Process

    Located in the Woodbury Residence hall, the Women and Creativity Learning Community is open to sophomore and upper class women students who are majoring in the arts as well as students who are not necessarily studying the arts but interested in exploring the theory and practice of creativity and artmaking in any media, including creative writing, music, film, and the visual and performing arts. (No special background in those areas is required.) Students will take a 1.5 credit course each semester that will focus on current artmaking practices by assigning small projects throughout the fall and including trips to local exhibitions and events, and visits from visiting artists. The course will culminate in an exhibition of student work in the spring. Participants will also enroll in a 3-credit linked course in the spring from a list of approved courses. For more information and application material, e-mail Rebecca Reynolds.

    Residential and non-Residential Opportunity: While spaces are reserved for students in residence a number of spaces are also reserved for commuting students. This hybrid residential/non-residential model will open the learning community to commuters interested in the arts and creativity.

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  • Women & Entrepreneurial Business
    Global Village Living-Learning Communities For Women (Douglass Campus) Open to all RU Upperclass Female Students Application Process
    The Women in Entrepreneurial Business (WEB) House a living-learning community that focuses on providing women students with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed as future entrepreneurs and businesswomen. These skills are taught through a year-long 1.5 credit course that offers students the opportunity to explore the various aspects of business ownership, from idea to design to implementation. During the fall semester students of the House are split into teams and create competing business plans which are then presented to a panel of women business leaders. The winning business plan is awarded $10,000 of investment capital. During the spring semester house members work together to prepare for the implementation of the winning business plan, which takes place in April at Rutgers Fest/NJ Folk Festival. Students also benefit from mentoring by members of the New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners (NJAWBO) and have the opportunity to participate in programs focused on promoting women's leadership in the business field. Students are also required to enroll in Introduction to Business in the fall semester.

    This opportunity is open to all majors, not just students who are in the Business School.

    To learn more about this community and the Global Village and to obtain a copy of the required application, click here. Questions related to the Global Village may be directed to the Douglass Office of Global Programs at 732-932.2900, ext. 103 or dgougon@echo.rutgers.edu.

Special Interest Housing/Themed Communities

Known for their active and vibrant communities, these programs have often been viewed by students as one of the most pleasant and satisfying residential experiences at the university. Special Interest housing is coordinated through the Division of Housing and Residence Life. These communities do not contain academic coursework components. For more information about these communities please visit www.housing.rutgers.edu/slo for a listing. Incoming students interested in residing in one of our special living options will indicate their interest on the online housing application, which is found on the enrollment pathway.

  • Demarest Communities
    (College Avenue Campus, Demarest Hall)

    Creative Writing and Literary, Music Appreciation, Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Culture Studies, History and Political Science, Philosophy, Sex, Sexuality and Gender, Cinema Studies and Religion and Spirituality.

  • Latin Images Special Interest Section
    (College Avenue Campus)

  • The Paul Robeson Special Interest Section
    (College Avenue Campus)

    For additional information, e-mail the Office of Residence Life or call 732-932-7209.

  • Recovery Housing

    For additional information, e-mail Lisa Laitman, call 732-932-402, ext. 233. or click here.

For a more information on special interest/themed communities, click here.

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