Living Learning Communities at the University of Toledo offer special theme living units that can enhance a student's area of study or interests, and extend student learning outside of the classroom. These programs also promote student intellectual, social, and personal growth.
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ARTS Living Learning Community |  |
First Year Experience |
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Service Learning |
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Honors Cluster Floor |
Living Learning Communities are special themed living units that can enhance your area of study or interests and extend your learning outside of the classroom. These programs also promote intellectual, social and personal growth. Living learning communities offer unique features including the chance to live with other students who share some of your interests, interactions with faculty outside of the classroom, related programming, and specialized services designed for the community.
Academic Cluster Floors - Parks Tower
The Academic Cluster floors will provide an environment that assists students in making a smooth transition to the University and to better succeed in college.
Arts Living-Learning Community (ALLC) - Ottawa House
The Arts Living and Learning Community (ALLC) encourages an environment that supports both the academic and artistic interests of students. The UT ALLC is jointly sponsored by the Creative Writing Program, the Department of Art, the Department of Music and Dance, and the Department of Theatre and Film.
The program includes other opportunities and events such as tours of studios, and galleries, study groups, guest artist lectures, studio events, and career exploration. ALLC residents will interact on a daily basis with their classmates and with faculty and advisors who will make themselves available within the residential facility.
Honors Cluster Floor -Academic House
Students will love the close proximity to Sullivan Hall which houses the Honors Program.
Service Learning - The Crossings
Work on service projects in small groups of 10 - 15 people
Minimum of three hours a month
Peer facilitator and a faculty mentor assist with volunteer projects
Reflection meetings and journal entries
Attendance at orientation program required
The Service-Learning projects could include working with the American Red Cross, creating web pages for various agencies, working with the homeless, tutoring in after-school programs at the local schools and much more. For more information visit the Office of Service Learning Website.
First Year Experience - Parks Tower
Parks Tower is a residence hall for first-year students, regardless of major, to experience and realize the full potential of their first year at The University of Toledo. The programming focus is on the specific needs, issues and challenges of first-year students. The staff is specifically trained to better understand first-year students, and with a smaller student to staff ratio than in other residence halls are able to spend more time with floor residents. Students will have the opportunity to develop their leadership skills, improve their academic skills and make an overall positive transition to college life. Opportunities for frequent faculty-student interaction and individualized attention will be provided to the students residing on these floors. Students will also have greater opportunity to be connected to University services as well as participate in workshops, study groups and tutorials designed to help with their transition to college.
Alcohol and Substance Free Environment
College is a time when you are faced with many decisions. You are dealing with academic and career concerns, issues related to sexuality and pressures to use alcohol and other drugs. Many times others are involved in influencing your decisions. Especially with regard to alcohol and other drugs, the pressure can be very strong. Some expect that alcohol, in particular, will be a part of college life.
The University of Toledo is one of the many schools across the country that offer you the option of living on an alcohol and substance free floor. These floors are defined as living environments where all residents and guests agree to keep their living areas free from alcohol and substances, including cigarettes, tobacco products, and inhalants.
The Alcohol and Substance-Free floor is intended to provide an active living learning environment centered around an alcohol and substance free lifestyle. To meet the goals of this community, expectations are in places for residents of the floor. Parks Tower is an alcohol-free building with two alcohol and substance-free floors. Other residence halls with alcohol and substance free floors are the Academic House, Carter Hall, The Crossings, the International House and Ottawa House.