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Bearcats Wellness is a community where members are encouraged to maintain a lifestyle that supports academic success, personal development, well-being, and a sense of community. Residents work to promote healthy choices within the LLC and throughout the ÃÀ¸ß÷¹ÙÍø. As a member of the community, students will enjoy specialized opportunities including retreats, excursions, and workshops on different dimensions of wellness, including emotional, mental, physical, and social health. The LLC empowers students to put wellness at the center of their higher education experience to maximize positive and professional outcomes.

• Engage in wellness activities and events across all dimensions of wellness, including nutrition, stress management, fitness, sexual health, alcohol, drugs, financial wellness, mental wellness and healthy relationships.
• Gain a sense of belonging on campus with other first year students who want to learn how to improve their holistic wellness.
• Attend exclusive meet and greets with representatives from wellness units on campus including the Campus Recreation Center, Dining Services, and Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS).
• Learn about a variety of wellness resources that provide support personally and academically to a ÃÀ¸ß÷¹ÙÍø student.
• Set wellness goals and begin working toward them in a supportive environment.
• Receive personal attention from full-time professional staff who will help teach you practical ways to maintain your wellness.
• Receive free, wellness centered supplies and swag.

• First-year student with a strong desire to cultivate and maintain a healthy lifestyle, whatever that looks like for them.
• Live in Turner Hall, on a designated floor, for the 2025-2026 academic year.
• Abstain from the use of alcohol, drugs, and tobacco while at LLC sponsored events and in Turner Hall.
• Roommates must also be first-year students who have been accepted into the Bearcats Wellness community.
• Required to enroll in Personal Health HPE 1001 during fall semester. This 3-credit course can be taken online or in person.
• Attend at least 2 Bearcats Wellness LLC sponsored or pre-approved wellness themed events/programs during fall and spring semesters.
• Attend monthly mandatory LLC floor meetings. More information about dates to come.

As a part of your housing application, you will be asked the following questions to apply for the Bearcats Wellness community. Please provide at least 3-5 sentences response for each one.

1. Why is wellness important to you?
2. How do you forsee your membership in the Bearcats Wellness community contributing to your goals in college and beyond?
3. In your opinion, what does it mean to be "well" as a college student?
4. What does it mean to be a part of a community?

The DAAP Living-Learning Community connects students pursuing their studies in DAAP. Participating in a living-learning community is positively linked to engagement as well as overall satisfaction with college. Students in DAAP take discipline-focused course work, and this community provides an opportunity to connect with students in other DAAP majors to begin building a network of peers pursuing similar interests. The benefits for students that choose to participate in the community include:

• Workshops and programs designed to support your academic and personal success (e.g. time management tips, self-care, unique creative opportunities).
• Opportunities to network with faculty and staff outside of a classroom setting.
• A community of students with a passion for creativity and problem solving.

• Be a first-year student in the College of Design, Architecture, Art, & Planning
• Live in Daniels Hall, on a designated floor, for the 2025-2026 academic year.
• Roommates must also be first-year students accepted into the DAAP Living-Learning Community. 
• Attend events throughout the semester designed to foster strong residence hall communities.

As a part of your housing application, you will be asked the following questions to apply for the DAAP Living-Learning Community.

1. Why are you interested in being a member of the DAAP Living-Learning Community?
2. How will you contribute to this community?

Supported by the Department of Engineering and Computing Education (DECE), the ELLC is a residence-based learning community in Calhoun Hall and Turner Hall for first-year students who have been accepted into the College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS). Students from all CEAS majors live in an environment that fosters community, collaborative learning, and campus engagement; additionally, ELLC students will be grouped together in their first-year courses, allowing students to form dynamic study and support groups outside of the classroom. ELLC students will participate in activities that connect them to student organizations on campus, like Tribunal, and that promote on-going development of leadership, engineering design, and problem-solving skills, like the Paper Rollercoaster and other design contests. ELLC students also have leadership opportunities through election on the ELLC Leadership Board, serving as the first-year liaisons to DECE. By selecting the ‘ELLC’ on your Housing application, you agree to enroll in any first-year ENED courses (regardless of outside credit) and attend required events throughout the semester. 

• Engage in activities that enhance their academic success.
• Explain how their strengths enable them to lead self and others.
• See themselves as engineers.
• Identify themselves as members of the CEAS and ÃÀ¸ß÷¹ÙÍø communities.

• Live in Calhoun HallÌý´Ç°ùÌýTurner Hall on designated floors, for the 2025-2026 academic year.
• Roommates must also be first-year students who have been accepted into the College of Engineering and Applied Science and the ELLC community.
• Enroll in any first-year ENED courses (regardless of outside credit).
• Attend events throughout the semester designed to foster strong residence hall communities.

As a part of your housing application, you will be asked the following questions to apply for the ELLC.

1. In what ways have you positivtely contributed to a community (academic, extracurricular, athletic, professional, etc.) in the past?
2. Describe a time where you had to work with someone culturally, racially, or ethnically different from you. What did you learn from this experience?
3. Why do you want to live in the ELLC? How will living in the ELLC positvitely impact your first-year experience at ÃÀ¸ß÷¹ÙÍø? 

Lindner College of Business community is an opportunity for first-year students entering the Lindner College of Business to acclimate to college life with other like-minded students. Lindner students have the chance to live in Morgens Hall and build a community together that will allow them to form life-long friendships and network with one another. There will be activities throughout the year for students to engage in Lindner College of Business programming with social events, professional speakers and more. Participating in a living-learning community is positively linked to engagement as well as overall satisfaction with college. Students within the Lindner Business community will live together but also learn together in an inclusive environment that promotes collaboration and success.

• Be a first-year student accepted into a Lindner College of Business major (could be a traditional or honors student).
• Live in Morgens Hall, on designated floors, for the 2025-2026 academic year.
• Roommates must also be first-year students who have been accepted into the Lindner College of Business.

As a part of your housing application, you will be asked the following questions to apply for the Lindner College of Business community. 

1. Share a specific moment that shaped your interest in business. How do you envision the LLC helping you grow academically and professionally during your time at ÃÀ¸ß÷¹ÙÍø?
2. Describe a time when you worked with others to achieve a shared goal. What challenges did you face, and how did you demonstrate professionalism and character to ensure that everyone’s strengths were utilized?

The ÃÀ¸ß÷¹ÙÍø the World LLC is an on-campus residential community designed to foster and appreciate cultural diversity. Through organized internationally focused events and activities, the LLC will facilitate interactions between students with varied life experiences and backgrounds. Students will develop a global lens that focuses on the importance of cross-cultural connections and the exploration of international issues.  International and domestic students are encouraged to apply in an effort to create a well-rounded community that promotes international cultures on campus and better prepares students for international experiences.   

• Must be a student's first time living in University Housing.
• Both domestic and international students can apply.
• Live in the designated LLC in CRC Hall for the 2025-2026 academic year.  
• Be open-minded, curious, and interested in making international connections.
• Actively engage in the community and organized programming.
  

As a part of your housing application, you will be asked the following questions to apply for the ÃÀ¸ß÷¹ÙÍø the World LLC.

1. How does the ÃÀ¸ß÷¹ÙÍø the World LLC connect to your academic, personal, and/or professional goals?
2. What do you wish more people knew about your culture and your home country? If you’re a U.S. student, what do you wish more people knew about your culture or your hometown here in the U.S.?
3. If you are selected to live in this community, what are some activities, programs, or events that you would want to participate in with other members of the LLC?

A Living-Learning Community (LLC) is through Resident Education & Development in partnership with Student Affairs, Campus Services, and an academic unit and/or sponsoring department(s). A LLC is a residential community of students who have shared academic interests and are provided opportunities both inside and outside of the classroom. A Learning Community (LC) through Learning Commons is a non-residential community of students who have a shared academic interests and interact in two or more university courses. These communities are through specific university colleges and are linked by an LC meeting time that is facilitated by a Peer Leader.