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Get off to a great start by
being part of a Residential Learning Community!
Learning communities create an environment for
success for first-year students in the McAnulty
College of Liberal Arts.
Each community shares:
- Three integrated courses of study in the fall semester, one course that gets you back together in the spring
- A theme
- A floor in a residence hall (if you live
on campus)
Community members:
- Get to know faculty members on a personal
basis
- Discover friends and study companions with
similar interests
- Organize study groups quickly and easily
- Benefit from being taught by a faculty team
who connect their courses
- Take part whether you live on campus or commute
"I like the consistency
of the same people in three of my classes. It
makes it easier to get to know people and it's
more comfortable to have people you know in
the majority of your classes."
--QUAESTIO, fall 2005
With no more than 40 student
members, communities quickly form their own identity.
Each community has a Latin name that captures
its emphasis and focus. You can choose the community
you prefer, as space allows.
For 2008-09 there will
be nine communities to choose from:
 CIVITAS
(KEE'-WEE-TOSS)
state, citizenship, city-state
Prepare to make
a difference in community and governance.
 FIDES
(FEE'-DES)
trust, confidence, belief, faith
Challenge and
strengthen your most important beliefs.
 LITTERAE
(LEE'-TER-AYE)
letters, literature
Read and create the best of
the written word.
 NARRATIO
(NAH-RAH'-TEE'OH)
telling, relating, narrative, story
Create a story about your community.
 ORBIS
(OR'-BESE)
circle, the world, the earth
Study other lands,
cultures and states.
 PERSONAE
(PER-SOH'-NYE)
parts, roles, characters, personalities
Consider
how individuals and groups shape one another.
 POPULUS
(POE'-POO-LOOS)
people, crowd, multitude
Explore the dynamics
of cultures and societies, masses and movements.
 QUAESTIO
(KWY'-STEE-OH)
seeking, searching, inquiry, investigation
Ask
better questions; work toward more satisfying
answers.
 RATIO
(RAH'-TEE-OH)
reckoning, reason, judgment, method
Improve
your analytical thinking skills.
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