Arizona State University
Living and Learning Communities (Various)
Address: P.O. Box 875105
City: Tempe
State: AZ
Zip or Postal Code: 85287-5105
Country: U.S.
Program Director (or best person to contact): Linda Sullivan
Email: linda.sullivan@asu.edu
Phone: 480-965-2579
Fax: 480-727-6281
Web Address: http://www.asu.edu/studentaffairs/llc/llc.html
Brief Program Summary
The Living and Learning Communities (LLC) provide students with the opportunity to connect with others with similar academic and personal interests. As part of the First-Year Experience, the LLC can help students connect with resources to support their success in the first year and beyond. The LLC features:
Opportunities to live and study with others who share similar interests.
Upper class tutors and mentors to show freshmen the ropes and connect them to ASU.
Workshops and programs to promote academic and personal success.
On-site tutoring, classes, and success workshops.
Activities and programs that integrate academic and social experiences.
Sources of funding
Varies -- the LLC partners (mostly colleges) provide some funding. A small pool of additional funds is provided by Learning Support Services, which administers the LLC program.
Program Reports To:
Deputy Vice President/University Dean of Student Affairs
Are students charged an additional fee: No
The number of persons in each of the following categories are teaching academic credit bearing courses
Fulltime Tenured Faculty: 0
Fulltime Probationary Faculty: 0
Fulltime Instructors: 0
Fulltime Retired Faculty: 0
Fulltime Adjunct Faculty: 0
Fulltime Graduate Students: 0
Fulltime Residence Hall Staff: 0
Parttime Tenured Faculty: 0
Parttime Probationary Faculty: 0
Parttime Instructors: 0
Parttime Retired Faculty: 0
Parttime Adjunct Faculty: 0
Parttime Graduate Students: varies
Parttime Residence Hall Staff: varies
Academic staff involved in the program that weren't included as faculty above
(Academic staff are personnel who are involved in providing academic services to students such as advising.)
Fulltime Academic Staff: 0
Parttime Academic Staff: varies
Non-academic staff involved in the program
(Non-academic staff are personnel who are involved in providing services that do not directly involve academics such as residence hall staff or staff who organize social activities that are not tied to academics.)
Fulltime Non-Academic Staff: 0
Parttime Non-Academic Staff: varies
Number of faculty offices in the residence hall: 0
The approximate percentage of students in each grade level
First Year: 90
Second Year: 10
Third Year: 0
Fourth Year and above: 0
Graduate Students: 0
Total Number of Students: 1000
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How Diversity Issues are Addressed Among Faculty and Students
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