Designing Effective Living-Learning Communities

October 6, 2011

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Overview

Learn the essential components of effective living-learning communities.

Living-learning communities continue to be a popular topic at many institutions, but actually creating effective LLCs can be a challenge for many campuses. Join us for an engaging discussion with the two chief researchers from the National Study of Living-Learning Programs (NSLLP). These experts will share their perspectives as they review key recommendations for creating and implementing living-learning communities. Joining them are several practitioners who will share practical tips for implementing successful practices on campus.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This event is ideal for directors of housing, residential life, and academic affairs at residential colleges and universities that are considering or have recently implemented living-learning communities at their institutions. Other student affairs and academic affairs administrators involved with the development or management of living-learning programs will also benefit from this content. This session is particularly well-suited for those institutions with minimal experience with living-learning programs.

Agenda

Learning Outcome:

Following this Web conference, attendees will know how to create more engaging living-learning communities on their campuses.

Thursday, October 6, 2011

1:00 - 2:45 p.m. EDT

Methodological overview of the National Study of Living-Learning Programs (NSSLP)
Key recommendations for successful living-learning program practices
- Identify clear learning objectives with strong emphasis on academic components
- Develop integrated Academic Affairs and Student Affairs partnerships
- Capitalize on the community setting - programming that walks the talk
Assessing living-learning communities

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Contact Erin E. Swietlik, Conference Director if you'd like additional information about the program agenda.

Instructors

Andrew Beckett

Assistant Dean for University College

University of Iowa

At the University of Iowa, Dr. Beckett works with living-learning communities and retention efforts. He previously served as associate dean of students at Miami University and coordinator of freshmen interest groups at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He holds a Ph.D. in educational leadership and policy analysis from the University of Missouri-Columbia, an M.A. in higher education from the University of Arizona, and a B.S. in mathematics from Truman State University.

Aaron Brower

Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning, and Professor of Social Work and Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis

University of Wisconsin-Madison

As vice provost for teaching and learning, Aaron works with deans and directors, programs and units, and faculty, staff, and students to lead UW–Madison’s teaching and learning missions. His scholarship and teaching focuses on the transition from high school to college, and on a variety of issues related to college student life and “integrative learning” innovations in college education — when college environments blend in-class and out-of-class to create communities of students, faculty, and staff who share common learning goals (i.e., learning communities). He has been P.I. and co-P.I. on many national projects, including a 10-year grant through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation addressing high-risk college student drinking, a $10 million, NSF-funded national higher education center infusing learning community principles into the training of graduate student in the sciences, and the National Study of Living/Learning Programs (funded by NSF, ACUHO-I, NASPA, and ACPA), the first-ever national study of living-learning programs. In 2001, he was the recipient of the Chancellor’s Award for Distinguished Teaching, and in 2006 was named one of the nation’s Outstanding First-Year Student Advocates by Houghton Mifflin and the National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience.

Kathy Bush Hobgood

Director of Residential Life

Clemson University

Kathy’s responsibilities include ensuring that the on-campus living environment promotes the academic success and personal growth of its students. Within that role, she has the opportunity to work with Academic Affairs and Student Affairs partners on Clemson’s nationally recognized living-learning communities. Kathy holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Iowa and a master’s degree in counselor education from Western Illinois University. Prior to her tenure at Clemson, she held positions at the University of Florida and Albion College. Kathy’s special interests include mentoring, deconstructing student learning, and conducting research and presenting on the subject of professional development. Passionate about service to our professional associations, she has held positions on the executive boards of state, regional, national, and international associations, including ACUHO-I.

Karen Kurotsuchi Inkelas

Director of the Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education and Associate Professor in the Department of Leadership, Foundations, and Policy, Curry School of Education

University of Virginia

Prior to her UVA appointment, Dr. Inkelas was an associate professor and program director of the College Student Personnel Program, Department of Counseling and Personnel Services at the University of Maryland. Karen is the principal investigator for the National Study of Living-Learning Programs (NSLLP), which was awarded grants from the National Science Foundation, the American College Personnel Association (ACPA), the Association of College and University Housing Officers International (ACUHO-I), and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA). The NSLLP studies student outcomes associated with participation in college living-learning programs, and the 2007 NSLLP data collection included more than 50 postsecondary institutions across the United States, and more than 20,000 undergraduate respondents in over 600 living-learning programs. Karen has published numerous articles and book chapters on living-learning programs, and has spoken about her research in both invited and refereed presentations around the United States. In addition to her work with living-learning programs, Karen’s other research interests focus on the study of relationships between college environments and student outcomes. Karen obtained her B.A. and M.S. from Northwestern University and her Ph.D. from the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education (CSHPE) at the University of Michigan. She also developed and directed the Housing Research Office for University Housing at the University of Michigan, and coordinated projects and events for the Searle Center for Teaching Excellence at Northwestern University. She has been awarded the Research and Scholarship Award from ACUHO-I, the Melvene D. Hardee Dissertation of the Year Award from NASPA, and an Emerging Scholar designation by ACPA.

Scott Seyforth

Area Coordinator

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Scott is the academic staff member most responsible for the creation of the Chadbourne Residential College at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has also helped develop two other UW-Madison residential learning communities — the International Learning Community and Bradley Learning Community. Scott has helped create many of the residentially based cross-campus academic collaborations most focused on supporting student learning at UW-Madison, including cross-college advising centers in the residence halls, class sections taught in the residence halls, and tutoring in the residence halls. He is a Ph.D. candidate in the educational leadership and policy analysis program at Madison.

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