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TEACH! learning community students will take Exploring Teaching as a Career course in the fall semester and Community Issues & Applications for Educators in the spring semester. Fun extracurricular activities will be co-planned by students and instructors, providing opportunities for information, learning, and interaction. Classes in the past have exciting learning activities and games they were able to use with school children outside of the classroom setting.

"Joining a learning community is an experience of a lifetime. It takes a gigantic campus and brings it down to a familiar level, making the transition to college easy and smooth, all the while providing opportunities throughout campus to enhance your college career and make it a lively and fun experience. Not only will you walk away with an immense amount of knowledge that is hard to grasp outside of a Learning Community, but the friends you make while involved can be amazing."

-Student in the Learning Community

Eligibility

  • First-time beginning students admitted to College of Education with a major in Education

Residential Component

  • Optional. The location of learning community housing will be determined based on the incoming size and needs of the learning community. 
  • A signed housing contract is required to apply to this learning community. Once a housing contract is completed, you will indicate your learning community housing preference within the learning community application. Applications received by the priority deadline will be considered first. 
  • If you want to be placed with a preferred roommate and be admitted to a learning community with an optional residential component, both you and your roommate must apply (and be admitted) to a learning community with an optional residential component. Students admitted to learning communities with a required residential component cannot be paired with students admitted to learning communities with an optional residential component.
  • For specific question regarding learning communities, email learningcommunities@purdue.edu.  
  • Completing a housing contract is a separate process from applying to a learning community. If you have questions about housing, contact University Residences (https://www.housing.purdue.edu/) at housing@purdue.edu

Duration

Fall Semester Only

Associated Courses and Information

Fall course(s):

  • EDCI 35000 (3 credits) - Community Issues and Applications for Educators

 

Every fee eligible student involved with a learning community (LC) at Purdue will be assessed the $200 LC fee to their university account.  These funds support activities and travel, signature LC events, housing assignments and/or course registration and instructor stipends.

Events and Activities Included:

  • Welcome pizza dinner
  • Community engagement with focus on diversity and inclusion
  • Volunteer opportunities with local community agencies
  • Study tables and tutoring opportunities
  • Cookout and game nights
  • Monthly activities in the Greater Lafayette Community!

Information above is subject to change. If you are placed in the LC, the associated courses will be on your schedule prior to you registering for the rest of your courses.

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