on-campus housing myplaceA place for you at Baylor lifeon what’s in it for me? Convenience residence from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. each Long-term benefits day and are available to walk students or It’s nice to be close to whatever’s going In synthesizing more than 2,600 scientific drive them in the golf cart shuttle from campus on at Baylor, whether that’s an 8 a.m. class, studies,* researchers have found that Baylor parking garages and libraries back a lunch date in a residential restaurant, a students who live on campus have higher to their halls. Each residential community It will only happen once. session at the library, a concert, lecture GPAs in their coursework, gain more also enforces sensible visiting hour policies or sporting event. Living on campus means interpersonal contacts with fellow students designed to ensure privacy and monitor you’re either within a short walking distance and faculty, and are more satisfied with It can only happen here. outside access, while also enhancing a of where you need to go, or just a short ride their undergraduate experience overall. sense of community. Where you live during your time at Baylor University matters. A lot. away on the Baylor trolley. Plus, on-campus Your living environment influences your social relationships, your living means not having to worry each month On-campus students are 44 percent more spiritual growth and your learning. You have the opportunity to join about paying bills for rent, electricity, water Support and guidance likely to finish college than those students Students who live on campus don’t who never live on campus. They are also more than 5,000 fellow Baylor Bears by taking advantage of the service, high-speed Internet and cable TV service. All of these are included in your have to go it alone. Not only do they enjoy more likely to go on to do graduate work. numerous benefits and conveniences enjoyed by students who live on semester housing fee. the friendship of their roommates and campus. You’ll become a valued member of a supportive, inclusive hallmates, but there are people in each At Baylor, we’ve noticed that students who live on campus tend to become more community with people, services and programs in place to help you Security residential community to support them. Each residence has a professional staff involved with campus organizations and other achieve success in and out of the classroom. At Baylor, the safety of our students is our member, with a master’s degree, living on- activities outside of class. In short, they tend first priority. All students are protected 24 site as well as a trained student Community to do better in school and become more hours a day by the Baylor Police Department, Living on the Baylor campus is far from Leader living in each section of the facility well-rounded than students who never live Choices, choices. and our on-campus residential facilities are to provide support and assistance. Truett on campus. First-time freshman are required a one-size-fits-all proposition. Whether you’re a first-year student, an designed with safety in mind. For example, Seminary students also live on-site and to live on campus for these reasons. For more upper-division student or a graduate student, you’ll find a campus exterior require a valid Baylor ID serve as Resident Chaplains to provide information on the residency requirement, card for access. Baylor Safety and Security among the rich diversity of living environments Baylor offers, including spiritual and relational support to students. visit www.baylor.edu/cll. Education Officers (SSEOs) patrol the learning communities that incorporate students’ academic interests and *Astin (1993), Schroeder et al. (1994), Pascarella and Terenzini (2005). pursuits, as well as traditional residence halls and apartments.

Your time at Baylor is short and will lay the for your future, so make the most of it. Live on campus, in the heart of the college experience.

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Living-Learning Programs (LLPs) are thriving, dynamic communities that foster learning and relationships. Residents share common academic courses or activities and have access to on-site services including faculty offices, classrooms and enhanced programming. Space in these programs is limited, and all programs require their own What kind of residential application process. community will best Why choose to be part of a Living-Learning Program? First of all, it’s fun. It’s an easy way for you to get connected quickly to other students meet my needs who share your interests. and preferences? Second, we think you’ll be more satisfied with your time at Baylor. Our Let’s take a quick look resident surveys show us that students in LLPs are more satisfied in at the three basic types almost every area of their housing and college experience than other of on-campus housing at students on campus. At the same time, national research shows that Baylor: Living-Learning students in programs such as these earn higher grades, have greater Programs, Traditional interaction with faculty and engage more often in academic-related Halls and Apartments. conversations with their peers.

There are three types of Living-Learning Programs to which you can what are apply: Living-Learning Centers, Residential Colleges, and Engaged Learning Groups. Within each type are several options.

2 mychoices? 3 Living-Learning Centers Living-Learning Centers (LLCs) are residential communities organized by academic discipline or program. As part of the emphasis on community, residents share common cohort courses specific to their programs. Many other academic services are provided in the residence halls serving as the home for each particular LLC. These services include study groups, special lectures and other academic programs, social events and faculty offices located on site. Students may remain in an LLC throughout their time at Baylor, though each community’s eligibility requirements vary. Baylor’s Living-Learning Centers are open to freshmen through seniors and include:

FINE ARTS LLC Global Community LLC Leadership LLC www.baylor.edu/fineartsllc www.baylor.edu/gcllc www.baylor.edu/leadership The Fine Arts LLC is specifically for Located in Brooks Flats, this LLC serves Located in Allen and Dawson Halls, the students in Fine Arts majors (art, film students who desire a deeper understanding Leadership-LLC is open to first-year students and digital media, music and theatre) as of the cultures and peoples of the world. from all fields of study. Its mission is to well as other students interested in the fine Members pursue language learning, develop develop leaders of influence through exploring arts. Through special events, field trips and intercultural friendships, take part in leadership theory, engaging in civic activities, community dinners, the Fine Arts LLC mentoring and service learning, reflect on discovering personal strengths and calling, creates a thriving community of artists that global issues, and participate in an academic and gaining leadership experience in the encourage and support one another in both cohort class. Students choose from three context of a Christian community. their academic and professional endeavors. apartment-style suites: language immersion, The Fine Arts LLC is located in the North global missions and current world affairs. Village Residential Community. Air Force ROTC LLC Engineering & Entrepreneurship LLC www.baylor.edu/rotc/llc Computer Science LLC www.baylor.edu/entllc Outdoor The transfer year Located in Allen and Dawson halls, the www.baylor.edu/ecs/llc Located in Texana and University Adventure LLC experience LLC Air Force ROTC-LLC (AFROTC-LLC) is The Engineering & Computer Science- House in the North Village Residential www.baylor.edu/oallc www.baylor.edu/cll/ transferllc open to all of Baylor’s cadets, regardless of LLC (ECS-LLC) is open to students Community, the Entrepreneurship-LLC The Outdoor Adventure The Transfer Year major. In addition to bonding with immediate who are serious about their study/ provides housing and academic support for LLC (OA-LLC) aims to Experience LLC provides a year-group peers, residing in the AFROTC- major in engineering, computer science entrepreneurially-minded students from develop students personally, unique community designed LLC enables upper-class cadets to provide and bioinformatics. It’s located in the all fields of study. It seeks to help students socially, physically and specifically for students mentorship and, likewise, for new cadets to North Village Residential Community, develop their innovative capabilities more spiritually by means of transferring into Baylor benefit from residing with experienced cadets. next to the Rogers Engineering & fully by offering mentoring, lab and discussion outdoor exploration, University. The program Furthermore, the AFROTC-LLC provides Computer Science . In Fall 2013, groups, and opportunities to work with challenge, team-building, focuses on helping transfer additional avenues for leadership development the ECS-LLC will move to the new East practicing entrepreneurs. Students participate and skill development. students adjust smoothly via community, guest speaker dinners, and Village Residential Community currently in a cohort class and can draw on faculty OA-LLC members take by facilitating social activities, aiding in the development of strong student-led social and service opportunities. under construction. The ECS-LLC has a support for starting their own businesses. one class together each semester and participate in outdoor related academic and professional habits and addressing issues specific to faculty-in-residence, faculty offices and a clinics and seminars. Weekend trips include canoeing, rock climbing, transfer students. The Transfer Year Experience LLC is located in classroom on site. backpacking, biking and more. It is located in Texana House and University Parks, a community featuring multi-person apartments University House in the North Village Residential Community. 4 (two-, three-, or four-person) with single . 5 Residential Colleges Engaged Learning Groups Baylor’s Residential Colleges are designed to provide a culture that fosters academic excellence, intensive faculty-student Engaged Learning Groups (ELGs) are learning communities that consist of freshmen students living together in Kokernot Hall interaction and rich culture steeped in Baylor tradition. Led by faculty members, these Living-Learning Programs offer a special who explore challenging topics from an interdisciplinary perspective. Approximately 25-50 students in each ELG explore important sense of community through community dinners, lectures and Master’s Teas — informal gatherings where students talk with and creative topics for one year through shared classes taught by talented and engaging faculty. All ELGs provide engaging distinguished guests and faculty members. Students also provide leadership for the program, many leading through participation in assignments, activities and faculty interaction. Students earn credit for the course(s) taken. governing councils and committees. Students wishing to reside in a Residential College must complete an online application Topics change yearly, but topics for 2012-2013 include: process and are required to make a two-year on-campus housing commitment. Baylor’s Residential Colleges are open to freshmen through seniors and include:

"I looked at a lot of places, but Brooks Residential College I found Honors Residential College Hispanic Families in Transition Scriptures and Heritage Medical Sciences www.baylor.edu/cll/brookscollege www.baylor.edu/hrc Students will have the opportunity Students in this community will enjoy As a part of this multi-disciplinary Brooks Residential College, a Located in Alexander and Memorial Halls to explore the fastest growing minority a robust reinvention of the religion learning community, students will deepen residential community built on the site of my place in the historic heart of campus, the Honors community in the United States, while courses required of every Baylor student. their understanding of the medical profession Baylor’s historic Brooks Hall, 370 Residential College is open to 325 students. working with recent Hispanic immigrants Specifically, students will explore issues through specialized coursework and engaging students from all fields of study. It features a on campus." Students from all majors are eligible but who are facing many challenges in the surrounding the study of Christian extracurricular activities. This ELG has been library, high-tech classroom, faculty offices, must be a member of one of Baylor’s four Waco community. This ELG is for students Scriptures and heritage. This ELG is designed for freshman students who are Robbins Chapel, community spaces and the Honors College programs –– the Honors interested in learning about and serving this meant to serve as a launching pad for interested in pursuing a career in medicine. Great Hall for dining, including a special Program, University Scholars, the Baylor emerging population. freshmen majoring in religion and will The intent of the Medical Sciences ELG is Sunday evening dinner for Brooks residents Interdisciplinary Core or the Great Texts serve as a great preparation for upper- to foster the development of a supportive that is served family-style with faculty Program. It features a high-tech classroom, level religion classes. and inclusive community of diverse students, in attendance. the Alexander Reading , the renovated faculty and staff. Memorial Chapel and easy access to the adjacent Memorial residential restaurant. "There used to be the academic me and the social me; 6 with living on campus, it's just me." 7 traditional east village residencehalls If you’re looking for a more traditional residential environment, Baylor offers five excellent choices primarily for first-year men and women. All facilities include free high speed Internet and cable TV in all , areas for study, community and laundry facilities. Some residence halls also include a residential restaurant.

East Village Baylor University is pleased to announce Additional features include: the development of its newest residential community – • Classrooms and seminar rooms East Village! Opening in Fall 2013, this community will • Library and group study rooms Penland Hall Collins Hall South Russell Hall consist of two residence halls, each housing 350 students, • Media/game rooms with large, flat-screen TVs equipped for gaming, www.baylor.edu/cll/penland www.baylor.edu/cll/collins www.baylor.edu/cll/southrussell and a two-story, 500-seat, fresh-food concept dining hall. pool, and ping-pong A male residence hall housing 550 Our largest traditional residence hall South Russell Hall houses 300 women. The north residence hall will be the Engineering & • Mailboxes on site students, Penland Hall includes the Penland for women is Collins Hall, housing 600 It features built-in and sinks in Computer Science Residential College for all students in • Front desk service will be open from 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. residential restaurant on the first , sinks students. It includes sinks and moveable each room, shares a with North the School of Engineering and Computer Science, and the • Faculty-in-Residence have their offices on site in each residence hall in each room, and features built-in furniture. furniture in each room as well as the Russell and is close to Penland residential south residence hall will be the Science & Health Living- • Professional hall directors and student community leaders Collins residential restaurant on the restaurant and several libraries and academic Learning Center for all pre-health, medical science majors. • A Chapel and resident chaplain that lives within each community Martin Hall first floor. . The residence halls were designed to house students • LEED-certified and multiple “green” features www.baylor.edu/cll/martin throughout their college years. First-year students will North Russell Hall primarily live in traditional two-person rooms in cove units, Baylor’s second traditional residence hall www.baylor.edu/cll/northrussell defined as 4-5 bedrooms that share a common . for men is Martin Hall, housing 325 students. Sophomores will live in double semi-suites, defined as two It features sinks and moveable beds in each North Russell Hall houses 460 women. rooms sharing an adjoining bathroom. Juniors and seniors room as well as the Green & Gold Gym for It features built-in furniture and sinks in will live in 3- and 4- apartments, which consist of working out in the . each room, a large first-floor lounge and almost all single bedrooms and . courtyard, and is just a short walk from the Penland residential restaurant.

8 9 You've got preferences. We've got options! on-campus ataglancehousing

Women’s Men’s Apartments Primarily first-year residents Primarily upper-division residents First-year and upper-division residents apartment-style Living-Learning Program (LLP)

Extra-long beds communities Sink in most rooms Some three-person rooms Moveable furniture For students who desire apartment-style living arrangements, Baylor features several choices spread across Suite restrooms campus. All apartments are furnished and feature laundry facilities, free cable TV and high speed Internet. Community restrooms Most apartments have kitchens and some are equipped with dishwashers. Approximate building capacity 400 600 200 200 200 450 300 150 100 400 200 300 500 200 300 45 30 600 540 Apartment choices include the Arbors, Brooks Flats, Fairmont, Gables and two buildings in the North Village Number of residential 4 6 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 4 4 2 4 2 2 4 3 Residential Community –– Texana House and University House.

Brooks CollinsCollege HallDawsonKokernot Hall Memorial Hall North Hall RussellSouth HallRussell HallAlexanderAllen Hall HallBrooks CollegeKokernotMartin Hall HallPenland Hall Arbors Brooks FairmontFlats Gables North VillageUniversity Parks 10 11 get involved Look for these events in all residential communities!

Hall Leadership Team Faculty Partners Hall Traditions The Hall Leadership Team (HLT) is a Our Faculty Partner program connects The week leading up to Homecoming, group of residents who work together to each residence hall with faculty volunteers residents add to the campus spirit as they shape the hall culture and environment. who interact with residents through various decorate the outside of their buildings and Members of the HLT represent their hall activities. Whether sharing a meal in compete for the honor of the best decorated community and serve to enhance the one of the dining halls, going to a Baylor hall. Also, near Halloween, many students in residential experience of students. They event together or attending a floor movie residence halls decorate and open their rooms attend weekly leadership team meetings and night, Faculty Partners are engaged in the for “Treat Night,” hosting Baylor faculty and help prepare events and experiences in their residential communities to assist students staff children for trick-or-treating. residence halls and communities. through their college transitions. Small groups It will only Intramurals Each residence hall hosts weekly small More than 7,000 students take part each groups that are led by Resident Chaplains year in Baylor’s intramural sports program, and sponsored by Spiritual Life. The purpose recognized as one of the best in the nation. of these groups is to challenge students to happen once... Residence halls have teams and this is a great explore or deepen a relationship with Christ. way to be involved in the campus community and team sports. 12 13 for more information Visit our website

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