The New Learning Community Proposal form is being updated and will be posted here soon.
In the meantime, if you have an idea for a new Learning Community experience that has the potential to enhance undergraduate student success, please email Melissa.Foreman@uconn.edu, Director, Learning Communities Program, to schedule a meeting. We are excited to hear your idea, and we can discuss what you have in mind before a formal proposal is prepared.
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Who can submit a proposal to launch a new Learning Community?
- Faculty and staff at any UConn campus. Students are welcome to share ideas they would like to advocate for.
Can a Learning Community be incorporated in a Grant Application or other funding proposal?
- Faculty or staff must first meet with the Learning Communities Program Director to ensure what you propose fits the UConn Learning Communities program model and has the potential to be approved in the case that funding is received.
What are the elements of a Learning Community experience?
- Learning Communities provide themed-cohort experiences for undergraduate students.
- There is an academic component along with a community-building component. For example, most Living/Learning Communities have a two-year curriculum with courses offered in Fall and Spring. Non-Residential Learning Communities can consist of a one-semester course or course cluster, or a year-long series of courses.
- Different types of communities require different levels of funding and staffing commitments depending on the experience that is being proposed.
- Often Living/Learning Communities require a significantly higher commitment of resources and time in comparison to a non-residential Learning Community experience.
View current Learning Community options here:
- Living/Learning Communities – students live on one or more floors in a Residence Hall, there is a year-long curriculum, and they engage in community building activities (mostly engaging in opportunities on campus that align with the theme of the community).
- Non-Residential Learning Communities – these consist of a course or course cluster with community-building opportunities. There is no residential component.