If a student applies to a learning community and requests a roommate, the learning community request will override the roommate request.  Roommates are only assigned together in learning communities if both are accepted into the same learning community and bed space is available to complete the request.  Roommate requests must be mutual and submitted by May 1, 2009, to be considered.  Application to a community does not guarantee an assignment to a specific hall or learning community.  UPDATE: We have extended our application period for Application Based Programs- we encourage students to apply as soon as possible.

• FX: The First-Year Experience
• F.O.C.U.S.
• Jarvis Leadership Program

• Music Living and Learning Community
• Engineering Learning Community

The First-Year Experience ensures a great start to your college career at East Carolina University and provides academic support and guidance.  When you choose to live in the First-Year Experience community, you are choosing to live with other first-year students and have access to programs designed to help you choose a major, manage your time, manage stress and sharpen your study and test taking skills.

The First-Year Experience (FX) living environment is designed to assist first-year students in succeeding academically and socially as they make the transition to college life.  Students who participate in FX benefit from a number of experiences offered throughout the program.

The Academic Experience

FX students live among fellow students attending the same classes, making it easier to form study groups and walk back and forth to class together.  FX, like similar supportive living environments, has been shown to help students perform better academically compared to students who do not live in these types of environments during their first year of college.

The Program Experience

Students who choose FX have access to student staff and professional staff who are not only available to answer questions, but who also plan activities that range from intramural sports to video game tournaments and community service activities.  FX also offers programs that are educational in nature to help first-year students understand their roles and responsibilities as members of East Carolina University.

The Social Experience

FX provides an environment where you live with other first-year students who share the experience with you, making it easier for you to meet and form lasting friendships.  FX also hosts the Night Life series, a programming series that offers monthly large scale events.  With a variety of activities presented, FX students get to know one another and build lasting relationships.

The Living Experience

FX is located in residence halls on West Campus and on College Hill with amenities such as close proximity to dining halls and classroom buildings.  All the activities and events planned for FX are created with the needs of first-year students in mind.

New Student Priority Application Deadline is May 1, 2009.

Download the 2009-2010 FX Program Application: Word (docx) Document- here PDF File- here.

     F.O.C.U.S. Program

Finding Opportunities to Connect Undergraduates with Service

In collaboration with the Volunteer and Service-Learning Center, Campus Living founded the F.O.C.U.S. program in 2004 to encourage students to develop civic responsibility in preparation for living in our world. During the 2008-2009 academic year, students in the F.O.C.U.S. program will be housed in Jones Halls.  The F.O.C.U.S. community will work to plan and implement programs in the Greenville community and beyond.  Programs from the past include: Operation Move-In, College Hill Clean Up, Alex’s Lemonade Stand, volunteering at the Food Bank, and working with the Little Willie Center (an after-school program).  In addition, students have participated in clothing drives, food drives, and toiletry drives to assist the Greenville community.                                                       

F.O.C.U.S. is a living, learning, and serving opportunity with the following goals:

• Cultivate a commitment to service.

• Raise awareness of social issues by exposing students to a variety of service opportunities.

• Nurture civic responsibility.

• Develop common bonds between students with diverse backgrounds.

• Identify and address local community needs.

New Student Priority Application Deadline is April 17, 2009.

Download the 2009-2010 F.O.C.U.S. Program Application here.

Jarvis Leadership Program

Residents of Jarvis Hall are involved, successful, civic-minded students who are dedicated to enhancing their personal growth and leadership development. Throughout the year, they interact with successful community members and civic leaders as well as participate in interactive workshops, leadership seminars, skill training, and service learning. Jarvis Hall strives to develop and maintain a tradition of leadership and achievement for its residents. The program is sponsored by Campus Living and supported by the Office of Student Experiences.

Qualifications to get into Jarvis Leadership Program:

• Minimum high school GPA of 3.0
• Must complete application, resume, letter of recommendation and a personal essay (For priority consideration, applications are due May 1, 2009. We will continue to accept applications after that, but late applicants will most likely be put on a wait list.)

Qualifications to stay in the program:

• Must successfully complete leadership curriculum during the academic year
• The curriculum consists of participating in an organized leadership program and also participating in activities within the residence hall (socials, educational programs, lectures, community service activities)
• Detailed information on the leadership curriculum will be given to residents when they move into Jarvis in August 2009.

Music Living and Learning Community (MLLC)

The East Carolina University School of Music offers a unique way for students to grow and learn collaboratively – the Music Living and Learning Community (MLLC). Living together in a learning community will enrich the students’ out of classroom experience and foster the development of their social, community, global and critical thinking perspective as well as enrich personal growth. Through the consistent reinforcement of positive attitudes and commitment to music from peer groups, the MLLC aspires to instill the highest musical standards and to teach the importance of musical outreach in professional careers.

The MLLC is located for 2009-10 in Jones Hall in the College Hill section of campus.

Questions specific to the Music Living and Learning Community can be directed to:

Engineering Learning Community (ELC)

The focus and mission of the engineering learning community (ELC) is to bring together engineering students in a residential environment that provides encouragement and support which lead to success in pursuit of an engineering degree.  This is accomplished by integrating the academic and residential life of the participants with special activities to teach strategies and skills for academic success, professional growth, and personal development.

Students within the ELC will be block scheduled in similar classes during their first semester at ECU.  This, along with student-lead tutoring, ensures that students will have a large network of peers from which to form study groups to ensure academic success.  Guest speakers, teamwork and leadership exercises, service learning events, and other activities throughout the year ensure that all students are focused on professional development as well.  Our students come from diverse backgrounds, thus ensuring that each student will be exposed to cultures and ideas that will enhance personal development.  The ELC provides students with the opportunity to grow academically, professionally, and personally in their quest to become an engineer.

The ELC is located for 2009-2010 in Jones Hall in the College Hill section of campus.

The Engineering Program in the College of Technology and Computer Science

Questions specific to the Engineering Learning Community can be directed to: 

Karen De Uriquidi

Coordinator of Advising and Retention

deurquidik@ecu.edu

252-737-1033

Elizabeth Ward

Department Secretary

warde@ecu.edu

252-737-1026