Living Learning Communities

Northern Kentucky University provides multiple living learning communities for students to join. These living learning communities are beneficial to students in numerous ways. Being in a living learning community, a student is able to form relationships with other students who have the similar majors and interests in life. It also allows students to be accessible to one another for help since the living learning community all lives in one general area. Multiple living learning communities are available differing in majors, greek life, intercultural living,  and first year residents.

There are a total of 7 living learning communities available for students.
1. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)- This community is open to students with a major in the departments of Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, or Physics and Geology.   This experience will enhance a student’s social and intellectual growth by providing opportunities to learn and interact with each other and with members of the STEM community through academic and social events.

2. Honors Residential Community- The Honors Community is open to full-time undergraduate students who have been invited into the Honors Program or are the recipient of an academic scholarship.  This community of creative and academically motivated scholars wishes to develop a success network by creating lifelong, supportive relationships through proactive and interactive programming designed specifically for their needs.

3. The Fraternity and Sorority Community- This community is open to full-time undergraduate students who have been extended full membership into a Greek organization. These floors provide a sense of community that respects the Greek values and ideals of service, leadership, and academics. Together, these floors will collaborate to develop in them a sense of inter-fraternal bonding that in turn aims to re-imagine the collegiate experience.

4. Intercultural Living Community- This community offers American and international students the unique opportunity to live together within an intentional community. Programs and activities will be tailored to meet the diverse needs of the community and to enrich the student’s cultural experience at NKU.

5. First Year Communities- The communities in these apartments provide students of Norse and Woodcrest with the opportunity to connect with other new first year students while still living in apartment style housing. Intentional programming and community building activities are designed around small group and individual community needs.

6. The Norse Experience- This community will provide a comprehensive introduction to life as a Norse  for first-year freshmen. Through shared academic, social, cultural and service activities, students will engage in the Northern Kentucky University community. Norse Experience will focus on providing resources for a successful transition from high school to college while building networks amongst peers, faculty, staff, and alumni.

7. College of Health Professions- This community will provide a close-knit community of students. It will focus on helping students to succeed in their chosen major within the College of Health Professions and build relationships amongst other College of Health Professions students. Students must be enrolled in the within the College of Health Professions (Pre-Nursing, Nursing, Radiological Technology, Respiratory Care) to be considered for this community.

-Jonathan Hoey