Learning Communities

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Office for Student Retention
Learning Communities
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• Are you wondering how long it will take you to
  develop friendships with your new classmates at
  FAU?
• Are you looking for a college experience filled
  with involvement, activity, support, connections,
  and fun?
• Do you want to meet people who share your major
  or areas of interest?
• Do you want to be a successful college student?

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If you answered to any of these questions, then
you should JOIN A LEARNING COMMUNITY!
YES
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Learning Community Options

• Freshman Learning Community
• (FLC)
• 22 students
• Commuters or residential students
• 12-14 credits that fulfill your core
  curriculum
• Great schedules!
• One-semester commitment

• Living Learning Community
• (LLC)
• 22 students
• Residential students
• Live in Heritage Park Towers (HPT)
• At least 2 common classes!
• One-year commitment

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Build Life-long Friendships!
You Belong In A Learning Community!
You Belong In A Learning Community!
Get Friendly Advice!
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You Belong In A Learning Community!
Learn Study Skills!
You Belong In A Learning Community!
Achieve Academic Success!
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Learning Community Liaisons

• Are alumni of one of FAUs past Learning
  Communities!
• Provide mentorship and peer support to students
  enrolled in a Learning Community!
• Plan social and academic activities for students
  enrolled in a Learning Community!

You Belong In A Learning Community!
You Belong In A Learning Community!
Get Connected
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You Belong In A Learning Community!
You Belong In A Learning Community!
HAVE FUN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
Get your FAU experience started
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DID YOU KNOW.

• ¼ of all freshman will enroll in a Learning
  Community this fall?
• Students who have participated in past Learning
  Communities have been 5 more likely to return to
  FAU for their second year than non-learning
  community students?

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Learning
Community
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What Students Are Saying
Since my classes are small and have the same
people in most of them, I got to know my
classmates better and they help me out whenever I
need it. -Antonia DeFeo
Hospitality and
Tourism Management FLC Busniess Major,
Class of 2011

Because of the FLC, I used study groups, got
good grades, and felt like part of a group as I
made new friends. -Explore FLC Student
Class of 2010
Being in an LLC has shown me how it is to live
with a lot of diverse peoplemy experience this
year has been a learning one that I will remember
for the rest of my life. -Explore LLC Student

Class of 2010
The best part of being in a learning community
is having a sort of family away from
home... -Letisha Valdes
Science FLC
Student
Pre-Med Major, Class of 2011
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You Belong in a Learning Community!
Office for Student Retention