Learning Communities

This learning community is an ideal fit for first-year students intending to major in the three disciplines above. It has been particularly successful for students because it has fostered academic success in a challenging curriculum and created excitement about the study of various aspects of the biological sciences. It encourages students to learn from one another and to have frequent informal interaction with a supportive faculty member. This community of students will live near each other, share coursework and have tutoring opportunities exclusively designed by their faculty.

CEOs is dedicated to preparing students for a future business career by developing their networking skills through a number of activities. Students will be introduced at various events to people in the Le Moyne community as well as the local business community, where they will discuss opportunities and share ideas. Not only will they develop networking skills, but they will also be introduced to a variety of business majors offered at Le Moyne. Students in this community will live near each other and enroll in a dedicated section of a required introductory course for the business curriculum. The work in this course will be supported by tutoring and programming led by an upper division business major who will serve as a peer advisor.

For those students who will not declare a major right away, the Choice community is ideal. This living/learning experience gives first-years an opportunity to explore their interests and abilities together. Students begin to chart their own career road map through a series of steps, including completion of TRAC (Discover your True Academic Calling), uncovering personal and academic interests and identifying their personal strengths that would be a good fit for future careers. Choice students will live near one another and share a section of a required core course. Students will have frequent contact with their advisor throughout the first year. Members of this community traditionally meet over informal dinners and activities, making their time of transition both entertaining and full of profound self-discovery.

This community will appeal to English and Theater majors and Creative Writing and Education concentrators but is open to students in all majors who have experience with, or are interested in learning more about, writing creatively via plays, poetry, scripts and other forms of creative expression.  In addition, the community will discuss issues related to the role of the artist and new definitions of what it means to write creatively.  Students will attend performances, readings, and other events that will engage and excite interest in writing.

This learning community provides rich opportunities for students in these challenging disciplines, particularly those students who are considering the five-year bachelor’s/master’s degree in engineering in partnership with Syracuse University. Students will live near each other, work together to master shared coursework, and participate in study clinics designed exclusively for them and led by advanced students. Working closely with faculty, students in this community will create a social and academic network to build and maintain enthusiasm for the pursuit of their goals in science and engineering by investigating careers in their field, challenging each other with competitions that test their scientific acumen, exploring their studies in real-world settings, and meeting informally with engineering professionals over lunch and dinner.

Students enrolled in this unique partnership will have the opportunity to live near each other on the Le Moyne campus during their first year as they begin their academic experience. Both commuter and residential students in this community will share enriching experiences, including selected fall coursework at Le Moyne. They will attend the same course section of Human Anatomy and Physiology and participate in a weekly A&P study group designed exclusively for the nursing cohort. In addition, they will interact with faculty in both nursing and the liberal arts and sciences in and out of class. Active participation in this closely knit pre-professional community will give new students a strong foundation for their second year of study when they begin their clinical experience at St. Joseph’s or Crouse while continuing liberal arts core classes at Le Moyne.

For those interested in the arts, this is your passport to theater, music, dance and visual art at Le Moyne. Live and learn together in a supportive and active community of like-minded scholars, performers and artists. Be among the first to learn about auditions, arts, group activities and other on-campus events, and travel off campus with your professors and other students to see professional plays, concerts and museum shows. Connect with upper division students who are eager to welcome you to the arts community at Le Moyne. While living in the same residence hall, you and other members of this learning community will share selected common academic classes, making it easy to form study groups and find friends. Students intending to major or minor in theatre arts or music should plan to enroll in this learning community, as this is your inside track into the visual and performing arts at Le Moyne.

 * Students pursuing education as a concentration within their major should note that Introduction to Theatre does not satisfy departmental requirements. It will serve as a free elective. Before enrolling in this learning community, students who intend to pursue teaching certification must contact Professor Karel Blakeley (blakeley@lemoyne.edu) to discuss the requirements associated with an education concentration.