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Community of Aspiring teachers
The Community of Aspiring Teachers is an interactive livinglearning community designed for students aspiring to become teachers. Through discussion forums on teaching and learning, enrichment activities in the arts and sciences, social gatherings, community services and development of an ePortfolio, residents of this floor will explore teaching as a profession and cultivate the courage to become leaders among their peers. We encourage all academic majors interested in becoming teachers to apply. Your application to the Community of Aspiring Teachers confirms your commitment to par ticipate in floor activities.

Center for Women and Information Technology Living & Learning Community (CWIT)
The CWIT Scholars Program provides an opportunity for women and men majoring in an IT or engineering discipline to bond with other students in the same field and create lasting support networks. The CWIT Living-Learning Community promotes academic excellence, peer mentoring, career exploration, leadership opportunities and social support for students in IT and engineering, with a special emphasis on the needs of women who may feel isolated due to their low enrollment in such programs nationwide. CWIT Scholars are given priority; however, all students interested in IT and engineering disciplines are encouraged to apply.

Exploratory Majors Living-Learning Community back to top
Many students enter college uncertain about what they want to study. Starting as an undeclared major is a positive experience; it gives students time to explore how their talents and interests will match with a UMBC major. By joining the Exploratory Majors Living-Learning Community, students have the opportunity to live alongside others who are also exploring majors, and they will be connected to faculty and staff who plan activities to help them learn more about the university. Residents connect to each other and the campus to help ensure that everyone finds their place both academically and socially.

Members of the Exploratory Majors Living-Learning Community complete a first-year experience course. They receive individual attention from the Office of Undergraduate Education, Office of Academic and Pre-professional Advising (major exploration), Career Services (possible careers) and the Shriver Center (service-learning and internships). Members participate in social activities such as movies, athletic events and excursions to events in the local community and in Baltimore.

Honors College Living-Learning Community back to top
The Honors College Living-Learning Community offers the opportunity for members of the Honors College to continue their collaborative learning experiences in a relaxed residential setting.  Students are able to pursue a range of academic and social activities with other members of the Honors College community.  At the same time, they will develop strong friendships through common goals, classes, conversation, and fun. 

Humanities Floor back to top
The Humanities Floor is known to offer some of the best conversation on campus, and offers students interested in the humanities the opportunity to share their passion for culture, language, history, philosophy and literature with other students in the community. This living community provides opportunities to attend lectures, field trips, dinners, faculty talks and film showings. Students majoring/minoring in Africana studies, American studies, ancient studies, cultural anthropology, English, gender and women's studies, history, interdisciplinary studies, media and communication studies, modern languages and linguistics, and philosophy often take part in this community, but students from all departments are encouraged to apply. A variety of perspectives is welcome. Accepting residence on the floor indicates your willingness to attend at least three humanities forum events throughout the year, as well as to contributing to the organization of floor activities.

Intercultural Living Exchange (ILE) back to top
The ILE is a for-credit language immersion and intercultural communication program that offers one credit per semester for completion of ILE activities. Participating students interact with international student mentors (native speakers of Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian and Spanish), who organize cultural and social activities, including holiday celebrations, movie nights, international potlucks and excursions to plays, museums and festivals. ILE students earn additional academic credits (up to three academic credits) by completing a service-learning course/project related to their target language and culture.

Shriver Living-Learning Center (SLLC) back to top
The SLLC is an active and social living community in Erickson Hall. The purpose of the SLLC is to encourage service and civic engagement within the campus community. Throughout the year, students will improve the UMBC community and the Greater Baltimore area through various service activities. Students commit to serving in the community for three to five hours each week at the service-learning placement of their choice. During the fall semester, students participate in a one-credit course exploring civic engagement, which enables them to reflect upon their service experiences. In the spring semester, students may take a three-credit, service-learning course through sociology, education, American studies or other disciplines.

Visual and Performing Arts Living-Learning Community back to top
The Visual and Performing Arts Living-Learning Community helps students realize their potential as artists and as citizens. Here, students share ideas and learn new skills in a supportive environment of dancers, actors, theatre technicians and designers, musicians and visual artists. Programs in the community offer guest speakers, group activities and discussions, all focused on the arts. The floor is known for the most passionate, impromptu late-night conversations on campus, and is the UMBC home for many Linehan Artist Scholars.

Women Involved in Learning and Leadership Living-Learning Community (WILL) back to top
The WILL program is a living-learning community where students practice leadership skills in a setting that promotes academic excellence and community engagement. Through WILL, students have the opportunity to meet with renowned speakers and activists, to live in the residence hall with other students committed to diverse gender and social justice issues and to work with feminist and other social change organizations. Along with a concentration of coursework in gender and women's studies, WILL students engage in leadership development opportunities, plan educational and advocacy programs, attend cultural events and participate in public service projects. Some of the events WILL students have organized include a weeklong global women's health action, workshops on feminist activisms, "This Is What A Feminist Looks Like" T-shirt making and The Clothesline Project.