Elon University
West Area Learning Communities
Address: Campus Box 2980
City: Elon
State: NC
Zip or Postal Code: 27244
Country: USA
Program Director (or best person to contact): Steve Anderson
Email: sanderson2@elon.edu
Phone: 336-278-7300
Fax: 336-278-7299
Web Address: http://www.elon.edu/e-web/students/reslife/livelearnexperience.xhtml
Brief Program Summary
The West Area has five Learning Communities. The five Learning Communities are: Communications; Creative Arts; Math, Science, and Engineering (MSE); Honors; and the Outdoors (OLC). Each Learning Community has at least one faculty member working with a student staff member and the professional residence life staff member for the area. The Communications LC is located on the first floor of Sloan Hall and is for any Communications majors. The Creative Arts LC is for any student with an interest in the arts and is located on the first floor of Virginia Hall. MSE is for students with a major in those areas and is located on the second floor of Virginia Hall. The Honors LC is located on the third floor of Virginia Hall and is one of two LC's for students in the Honors Program. The OLC is located in Jordan Center and is designed for students with an interest in the outdoors.
Sources of funding
Programmatic funding is available via Residence Life. Some additional funding is available via academic affairs and the individual academic departments.
Program Reports To:
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: 4
Fulltime Probationary Faculty: 2
Fulltime Instructors: 0
Fulltime Retired Faculty: 0
Fulltime Adjunct Faculty: 0
Fulltime Graduate Students: 0
Fulltime Residence Hall Staff: 1
Parttime Tenured Faculty: 0
Parttime Probationary Faculty: 0
Parttime Instructors: 0
Parttime Retired Faculty: 0
Parttime Adjunct Faculty: 0
Parttime Graduate Students: 0
Parttime Residence Hall Staff: 0
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: 0
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: 0
Number of faculty offices in the residence hall: 0
The approximate percentage of students in each grade level
First Year: 75
Second Year: 35
Third Year: 10
Fourth Year and above: 0
Graduate Students: 0
Total Number of Students: 120
Year the Program Began:1994
Academic Courses Offered In The Community
Other Academic Offerings
Students are encouraged to attend campus lectures which are presented in conjunction with the syllabus.
Classrooms in hall
0
Summary of Facilities and Facilities Budget Sloan and Virginia residence halls are each 3-story, suite style double rooms joined by a bath with a double loaded. They each house approx. 90 students. The OLC is currently in Jordan Center which also has suite style double rooms joined by a bath.
Computer Resources in the Residence Hall
Each individual resident room is linked directly into the campus computing backbone via two data ports.
The Role of Community Partnerships
The Role of Leadership Development
The Role of Research
Summary of Assessment Activities
Quality of Life Survey and Alcohol CORE Survey.
Summary of Extracurricular Activities Formally Associated with the Program
The Role of Interdisciplinary Studies
How Diversity Issues are Addressed in the Program and in Courses
How Diversity Issues are Addressed Among Faculty and Students
Student Demographics
Please contact the institution for further information.
Faculty Rewards for Participation in the Program
Release Time:
Salary Supplement:
Travel Funds:
Other:
Description of Other Rewards
Disciplines Represented by the Faculty
Willing to Serve as a Consultant:
Yes
Greatest Challenges for this Learning Community:
Logistics - coordinating with Academic Advising and Housing Assignments to create the community.
Mattering - helping students recognize and appreciate the benefits and learning opportunities presented in the GSLC.
Suggested Bibliography
ACPA, "The Student Learning Imperative"
Aaron Brower and Karen Dettinger, "What Is a Learning Community?"
Vincent Tinto, "Learning Communities: Building Gateways to Student Success"