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Learning Communities

Get off to a great start by being part of a Residential Learning Community! Learning communities create an environment for success for first-year students in the McAnulty College of Liberal Arts.

Each community shares:

  • Three integrated courses of study in the fall semester, one course that gets you back together in the spring
  • A theme
  • A floor in a residence hall (if you live on campus)

Community members:

  • Get to know faculty members on a personal basis
  • Discover friends and study companions with similar interests
  • Organize study groups quickly and easily
  • Benefit from being taught by a faculty team who connect their courses
  • Take part whether you live on campus or commute

"Studying no longer is boring; the learning community allows you to get feedback from other students.  It helps create study groups easily.  It also helps you become acquainted fast with a group of friends."
--CIVITAS student

With no more than 32 student members, communities quickly form their own identity. Each community has a Latin name that captures its emphasis and focus. You can choose the community you prefer, as space allows.

Choose and enroll in a learning community.

Choose from the following learning communities:

CIVITAS IconCIVITAS (KEE'-WEE-TOSS)
state, citizenship, city-state

Prepare to make a difference in community and governance.

FIDES IconFIDES (FEE'-DES)
trust, confidence, belief, faith

Challenge and strengthen your most important beliefs.

JUDICIUM IconJUDICIUM (YOU-DEE'-KEE-OOM)
trial, legal investigation, judgment, decision

Search for truth and justice through evidence in the public sphere.

NARRATIO logoNARRATIO (NAH-RAH'-TEE-OH)
telling relating, narrative, story

Read and create stories.

ORBIS IconORBIS (OR'-BESE)
circle, the world, the earth

Study other lands, cultures and states.

PERSONAE IconPERSONAE (PER-SOH'-NYE)
parts, roles, characters, personalities

Consider how individuals and groups shape one another.

POPULUS IconPOPULUS (POE'-POO-LOOS)
people, crowd, multitude

Explore the dynamics of cultures and societies, masses and movements.

RATIO IconRATIO (RAH'-TEE-OH)
reckoning, reason, judgment, method

Ask better questions; work toward more satisfying answers.

Choose and enroll in a learning community.

For more details:

Read the College's Goals for Learning Communities, Testimonials and Reports from past learning communities members.

Browse our Frequently Asked Questions.