Specialized Housing

The Future Health Professions Themed Community is designed to provide support to students who are interested in health-related fields including nursing; public health; social work; health and movement sciences; recreation, tourism, and sport management programs; recreation therapy; healthcare studies, and communication disorders. SCSU is the only school in Connecticut that offers these disciplines under a single umbrella. Research highlights that clients are best served when professionals collaborate. This community will focus on the shared experiences of residents interested in these fields of study. Specific programming will be centered around topics including academic support, career exploration, and the utilization of on-campus student support offices.  Additional support for members of this community will be provided by SCSU student leaders who have similar interests and who are looking to share their experiences with their peers.

Your INQ course will be specific to this community (all first-year students are required to take an INQ course).

Students who live in the Future Health Professions-themed community will:

• Gain an understanding of the intersectionality of various health professions through interactions with peers in the residence hall community.
• Develop skills, knowledge, and experience outside of the classroom environment.
• Contribute to the community by attending and participating in health-related academic and social programs.

Who is this community designed for:

• Future Health Professions Living Learning Community is for new students who are focused on a career in health-related fields.

Requirements:

• Must be enrolled in the corresponding INQ course, which all first-year students are required to take.
• Students must meet the housing requirements to live in Chase Hall (0-36 credits).
• Students must work with an advisor during your Orientation visit this summer to be placed in the corresponding class with this LLC.

How to Apply:

• Please indicate your interest in the housing application.
• By selecting this option, the Office of Residence Life will assign you to a room selection to select only into a space designated in Chase Hall in the Future Health Living Learning Community.
• You may match with any roommate and they will be pulled into Chase Hall with you. It is your responsibility to notify any preferred roommate of this commitment before matching with them.
• Space is limited, based on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please refer to our housing dates for deadlines to apply.

The Honors Living-Learning Community is specifically designed for students who are accepted into the Honors College at Southern Connecticut State University. Students who live in the Honors LLC benefit from the opportunity to live among and receive support from other students who are engaged in this interdisciplinary program. This community offers social opportunities for residents as well as educationally enriching programs. As a member of the Honors LLC, each resident plays an integral role in the development of a positive academic residential experience where Honors students can learn, grow, and thrive during their time at Southern.

Students who live in the Honors College LLC will:

• Engage in social opportunities provided by Resident Advisors and other community members
• Receive mentorship and advisement from upper-class Honors College students
• Benefit academically from increased contact with peers in the residence hall community

Who is this community designed for:

• Honors Living Learning Community is for new students who are accepted into the Honors College at Southern.   

Requirements:

• Students must be accepted into the Honors College at Southern prior to applying to live in this Living Learning Community.
• Students must meet the housing requirements to live in West Campus.

How to Apply:

• Please indicate your interest in the housing application.
• By selecting this option, the Office of Residence Life will assign you to a room selection to select only into a space designated in West Campus in the Honors Living Learning Community.
• You may match with any roommate who is also in the Honors LLC.
• Space is limited, based on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please refer to our housing dates for deadlines to apply.

The Direct Admit Nursing Community is designed to provide support to students who have been accepted into the School of Nursing via the Direct Admit pathway. This community will focus on the shared experiences of the students as they navigate their first year together while also preparing them for a future in nursing. Specific programming will be centered around topics including academic support, personal development, and nursing preparation.  Additional support for members of this community will be provided by the faculty and staff of the School of Nursing and current nursing students who will provide guidance, mentorship, and advisement.

Students who live in the Direct Admit Nursing community will:

• Build skills and competency for academic and holistic student success.  
• Develop skills, knowledge, and experience outside of the classroom environment that will be applicable to their personal and professional goals.
• Establish relationships with fellow Direct Admit nursing students, nursing student mentors, and the School of Nursing.  
• Actively contribute to the community by attending and participating in healthcare and nursing-related academic and social programs.

Who is this community designed for:

• New students who were accepted into the Direct Admit Nursing program.

Requirements:

• Students must meet the housing requirements to live in Neff Hall (0-36 credits).

How to Apply:

• Please indicate your interest in the housing application.
• By selecting this option, the Office of Residence Life will assign you to a room selection to select only into a space designated in Neff Hall in the Direct Admit Nursing Community.
• Space is limited, based on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please refer to our housing dates for deadlines to apply.