Beginning Fall 2016, Residence Life staff members, Dr. Erin Wheeler and Dr. Fariba Bigdeli from Academic Affairs, and staff members from the Whitney Young School of Honors Program (WYSHP), will introduce three living learning communities on campus. The LLCs will be located in Chandler, Hunter, and Young Halls. At least one class (UNV-101 or a WYSHP course) will be taught in each location to accommodate the students residing in the particular hall. Currently, there are 17 potential STEM students (recipients of the Toyota Scholarship or James Graham Brown Scholarship) and 36 potential WYSHP students who will reside in W. M. Young Hall.

Whitney Young School of Honors classes will also be taught in W. M. Young Hall. To begin preparation for teaching these classes, faculty members of the WMYHS Program toured W. M. Young Hall and were given a demonstration of the technology available in the Innovation Center. To assist with the success of the LLC, Residence Life will offer a scholarship to the WMYHS students who are unable to pay the additional $450 cost of a suite-style room.

Facility updates are underway for these three residence halls and all residence hall apartments for Residence Life live-in positions. The classrooms and lobby/lounge common areas in the three residence halls will be updated with new paint colors, flooring (carpet/tile), furniture, and technology (where applicable). CG Concepts services have been retained for the updates. The projected completion date for these projects is August 1, 2016.

8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Move In Day. All families check in at Exum (Bursar's Office open so students with balances ca pay and be permitted access to residence halls.)

12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Lunch

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. New Thorobred Festival

5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Parent-Student Dinner

8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Residence Hall Meeting/Ice Breaker

10:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. Luau on the Yard

9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Worship Service (Baptist Campus Ministries)

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Brunch: Underwood Cafeteria

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Get Your Mind Right (Mental Preparation)

3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Yoga and Meditation

4:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. BBQ on the Yard

8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Residence Life Social Programs

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