Living Learning Communities

Affinity Groups

• The African-American Male Mentorship Program strives to help young African American Males captivate their powers, understand their strengths, enhance their leadership skills, and inspire other young men on campus and in their community, while being consciously aware of whom they are as African American men and the knowledge they possess. This is accomplished through innovative and impactful programming that will assist in the overall academic, personal, and social development of participants, while encouraging them to develop leadership skills that will permit them the opportunity to become actively engaged and involved with their student experience contributing to their persistence and graduation to become make leaders of tomorrow.  This community is sponsored by the Office of Intercultural Engagement &Leadership (IEL).

  To be part of the AAMMP Community:

  1. Apply for 2021-2022 housing
  2. Apply for the Living & Learning Community
  3. Be an incoming student of any major

  Contact: Jayson.Douglas@tamuc.edu

• The Latino American Mentorship Program is an organization established in an effort to motivate Hispanic male students to graduate and provide service to the university and the community. This community is sponsored by the Office of Intercultural Engagement &Leadership (IEL).
  

  To be part of the LAMP Community:

  1. Apply for 2021-2022 housing
  2. Apply for the Living & Learning Community
  3. Be an incoming student of any major

  Contact: Jayson.Douglas@tamuc.edu

• The mission of the ¡Mujeres de Accion! LLC is to assist Latina women in reaching their personal and professional goals through education, leadership and mentorship. There is power in a name. Naming in the Hispanic culture is intentional and purposeful. The reason the community is name ¡Mujeres de Accion! Is because it means women of action. The women in this community will be action oriented to help their families, themselves and the TAMUC community. The purpose of this community is to empower and strengthen Latina female participants by building healthy relationships, engaging in community service, building career experiences, and accepting every woman for who they are.

  To be part of the MDA Community:

  1. Apply for 2021-2022 housing
  2. Apply for the Living & Learning Community
  3. Be an incoming student of any major

  Contact: Jayson.Douglas@tamuc.edu

• The purpose of the Sista 2 Sista LLC community is to empower and strengthen black female participants by building healthy relationships, engaging in community service, building career experiences, and accepting every woman for who they are. Sista 2 Sista participants will actively engage in activities to aide in their successful transition to the TAMUC environment, academic excellence, and become productive citizens within their community.
  

  To be part of the S2S Community:

  1. Apply for 2021-2022 housing
  2. Apply for the Living & Learning Community
  3. Be an incoming student of any major
  Contact: Jayson.Douglas@tamuc.edu

Interests or Themed

• Thrive LLC exists to promote mental well-being and the formation of social skills that lead to a fulfilling life and success during and beyond college. Emphasis is placed on learning outcomes of personal responsibility for healthy relationships, effective communication, and daily core life skills that promote positivity, self-awareness, emotional well-being, intercultural curiosity, and resilience. Members of the LLC will lead by example and demonstrate healthy lifestyle behaviors including participating in co-facilitating programming for other students. This community is sponsored by the Counseling Center.

  To be part of the Thrive Community:

  1. Apply for 2021-2022 housing
  2. Apply for the Living & Learning Community
  3. Be an incoming student of any major

  Contact: Nick.Patras@tamuc.edu

• Well Nation LLC promotes lifelong well-being by creating a community of students committed to living a balanced lifestyle. This well-being community will create opportunities to learn, grow, and develop every student in their personal wellness journey. Whether you are just starting to develop healthy habits or you want to maintain a well-being lifestyle, this LLC is for you! As you focus on your own physical and mental well-being, you will be prepared to succeed academically and become a leader among our peers. This community is sponsored by the department of Campus Recreation.

  To be part of the Well Nation Community:

  1. Apply for 2021-2022 housing
  2. Apply for the Living & Learning Community
  3. Be an incoming student of any major

  Contact: Autumn.Johnson@tamuc.edu

• Gender Inclusive housing gives students the option of living together in a room/suite/apartment regardless of their biological sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. Gender Inclusive housing would be a great option for those students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, queer, asexual, transsexual, and or intersex, as well as committed allies. This community is sponsored by the department of Residential Living & Learning.
  *Gender inclusive housing is not a LLC, but an option that students can opt into.

  To be part of Gender Inclusive housing:

  1. Apply for 2021-2022 housing
  2. Apply for Gender Inclusive housing

  Contact: residencelife@tamuc.edu

• The purpose of the Transfer House is to ease the transition of transfer students from another college environment to TAMUC. Transfer House members will have added opportunities to engage with fellow transfer students and build community, enhanced access to engagement opportunities and academic resources, and will be provided incentives towards achieving academic excellence. This community is sponsored by the department of Residential Living & Learning.
  

  To be part of transfer housing:

  1. Apply for 2021-2022 housing
  2. Email Residence Life

  Contact:   residencelife@tamuc.edu

Academic Department

• The STEM LLC provides an opportunity to live, study, and participate with a group of like-minded individuals who have similar educational and career goals. The STEM LLC is open to first year freshmen majoring in a degree within the College of Science & Engineering.  This community is sponsored by the College of Science & Engineering.

  To be part of the STEM Community:

  1. Apply for 2021-2022 housing
  2. Apply for the Living & Learning Community
  3. Be an incoming student majoring in a degree within the College of Science & Engineering

  Location: Phase III

  Contact: Brent.Donham@tamuc.edu

• “A place for creating 360 teachers in a 180 world”. Students who a part of the Studio 360 Early Childhood Living and Learning Community will be EC3 (Prek-Grade 3) majors within the Curriculum and Instruction Department.  This is a new degree that will begin in September of 2021.  The Studio 360 Living Learning Community will serve as a means of attracting students to this new degree and helping them construct deeper insights and specialized skills for teaching in the Prek-Grade 3 age range.  This community is sponsored by the department of Curriculum and Instruction.

  To be part of the Studio 360 Community:

  1. Apply for 2021-2022 housing
  2. Apply for the Living & Learning Community
  3. Be an incoming student majoring in a degree within the Curriculum & Instruction department.

  Contact: Donna.McCrary@tamuc.edu

• Women in Agriculture is a space for women who are interested in and/or majoring in agricultural sciences including Animal Sciences, Plant Sciences, Food Studies, Equine Studies, Wildlife and Conservation, Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications, Livestock Show teams and Judging, Equine Team, Meat Judging, and Sigma Alpha. This community is sponsored by the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.

  To be part of the Women in Agriculture Community:

  1. Apply for 2021-2022 housing
  2. Apply for the Living & Learning Community
  3. Be an incoming student majoring in agricultural sciences

  Contact:  Maggie.Salem@tamuc.edu