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Learning Communities

MICHIGAN LEARNING COMMUNITIES (http://www.lsa.umich.edu/mlc/)

Residential living/learning programs include:

Four year academic programs

• Residential College - four year liberal arts program within College of Literature, Science, and the Arts which emphasizes a participatory and interdisciplinary approach to learning, small classes, faculty counseling, and an active living-learning environment.
• Honors Program - students are admitted by invitation to a program that offers students the opportunity for greater depth of study. Honors students elect enriched classes, often take part in independent study, and may participate in faculty research.

Residential programs

• Max Kade German House - offers students an opportunity to practice their German in informal situations, and take part in many cultural and social events.
• Michigan Community Scholars Program - program for first and second year students who seek to work in community organizations and agencies, and are interested in building a strong, diverse community within the University.
• Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program/In Residence - offers first- and second- year students a small, diverse community of students who share an interest in research. Students are exposed to the diversity of research taking place on this campus and beyond by establishing research partnerships with faculty. Components include peer advising, research peer groups, and annual student research.
• Women In Science and Engineering Residence Program - for women who intend to pursue studies in science, mathematics, or engineering. Participants benefit from the camaraderie, mentorship and support of women living together in a non-competitive but academically intense environment. Program components include workshops on careers and research.
• Lloyd Hall Scholars Program - offers first- and second-year students an academic environment that combines the personal and intellectual advantages of a small liberal arts college with the resources of a world-class university. Focus is placed on writing and communication skills; students take part in extra-curricular activities, art classes, athletics, and field trips. Civic and leadership skills are strengthened through volunteer activities.

Non-residential learning communities

• Comprehensive Studies Program (http://www.lsa.umich.edu/csp/) - offers LS&A students an opportunity to be part of a community of scholars who employ collaborative learning strategies to plan, study, and share experiences with the goal of attaining the highest academic standards. Offerings are designed to realize each student's potential, particularly in subject areas where prior experience may be limited. Components include a Summer Bridge Program for newly admitted freshman, intensive course sections, academic and personal counseling, tutorial services career-oriented Freshman Interest Groups (FIGs), and mentoring.
• Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (http://www.lsa.umich.edu/urop/) - offers first- and second- year students a small, diverse community of students who share an interest in research. A national model of excellence for research-based learning, UROP allows students to take part in research partnerships with faculty. Components include peer advising, research peer groups, and annual student research.
• University Mentorship Program - matches groups of four first-year students with an older student and a faculty or staff member who all share the same academic interests. The goal is to provide students with mentoring relationships, networking opportunities, year-long guidance and support, and in general to help ease the transition to college.

Other learning communities in the development stage include the Health Science Scholars Program, which will involve graduate and professional school faculty in introducing students to a broad range of intellectual perspectives on health, and the Media Union Living-Learning Program, which will seek to provide students with opportunities to pursue the study and application of new digital media.