Second-Year Living Learning Communities

Residence Life offers Second-Year Living Learning Communities (SYLLCs) to second-year Tommies. This program is for those students who are interested in building a close-knit community similar to the First-Year Experience LLCs while engaging in programs and activities tailored specifically to the community. You do not have to be in an LLC your first year to participate in an SYLLC. While each SYLLC may have a suggested common course and recommended activities that offer the opportunity for more engaged learning, there are no course or activity requirements to join any of the SYLCCs.

You and other students in your SYLLCs will be suite- and floormates with guaranteed housing in one of the newest residence halls, Frey Hall. This hall features air conditioned single and double bedrooms and suite style bathrooms shared by 4-8 students, with private study rooms, lounge and full kitchens within each pod. You can choose up to 8 students to live with in a suite. Students who choose to participate in an SYLLC will bypass the lottery selection process and be assigned into SYLLC pods within Frey Hall.

Students interested in an SYLLC can either indicate their preference on the Second Year Housing Application and Preference Form or email Ben Clark, Living Learning Programs Manager, for more information and to express interest.

Beginning March 1, 2024, to confirm your interest in participating in a Second-Year LLC for the 2024-25 year, visit your housing portal in Murphy Online and submit a Confirmation Form. Detailed instructions on how to find and submit the form are located in our Confirmation Form Instructions:

Confirmation Form Instructions

Potential SYLLCs for the 2024-2025 Academic Year

(SYLLCs must have at least 10 committed participants to run)

Aquinas Scholars Honors Second-Year Living Learning Community

The Aquinas Scholars SYLLC will build a residential community of Scholars dedicated to excellence. You will explore leadership opportunities in the Honors Program and across campus. You can expect to help welcome and mentor the First-Year Aquinas Honors Scholars LLC students and will participate in several social events and programs for the Aquinas Scholars SYLLC. You must be an Aquinas Honors Scholar to participate.

This SYLLC is offered in partnership with the Aquinas Scholars Honors Program

Business Learning Through Service Second-Year Living Learning Community

The Business Learning Through Service SYLLC is a residential community of second-year students in any concentration within the Opus College of Business. While all Opus Business students are required to take BUSN 200, the SYLLC offers a unique way to meet this requirement through community-building and social events that will help you develop as future leaders while serving your community. This SYLLC will also help coordinate transportation to and from your service site while you take BUSN 200. Business Learning Through Service SYLLC members also have the opportunity to mentor and support the Opus Business First-Year LLC.

Recommended Course: BUSN 200: Business Learning Through Service

This SYLLC is offered in partnership with the Opus College of Business

Catholic Studies: Polis Second-Year Living Learning Community

Available to all second-year students interested in finding deeper integration of faith, life and studies (whatever they are) with friends and peers. You don’t have to be a Catholic Studies major or minor. Members of this SYLLC will connect with the First-Year Catholic Studies Telos LLC for social and mentoring events. Discover the greater Catholic world through Mass, performing arts and events with leaders in the professions.

Recommended Course: CATH 101: The Search for Happiness

This SYLLC is offered in partnership with the Department of Catholic Studies

Common Good Scholars Second-Year Living Learning Community

The Common Good Scholars SYLLC will build a residential community of students who are interested in seeking to connect faith and scholarship with action for social justice and the common good. Students in this SYLLC will provide student leadership for the Common Good Scholars program, mentorship to the Emerging Scholars for Justice First-Year LLC and engage in a variety of educational, social and service events. Common Good Scholars SYLLC participants should be considering or have declared a minor in Theology and the Common Good.

Recommended Course: TBD

This SYLLC is offered in partnership with the Theology and the Common Good Program

Nursing Second-Year Living Learning Community

The Nursing SYLLC is a residential community of students enrolled in the Nursing program committed to whole-person wellness, challenging systems that create health inequities and interprofessional collaboration. Students in this SYLLC will engage in a variety of educational, social and service events that support their development as future leaders in the Nursing profession and provide mentorship to the Nursing First-Year LLC.

Recommended Course: NRSG 240: Pathophysiology and Pharmacology for Nursing Practice

This SYLLC is offered in partnership with the Susan S. Morrison School of Nursing

Psychology Second-Year Living Learning Community

The Psychology SYLLC is a residential community of second-year students who plan to pursue a psychology major or minor and want to live, study and engage with peers who share their academic goals. The Psychology SYLLC offers a unique way to connect with your classmates and faculty through learning community events and activities that support your development as future leaders in your field. Psychology SYLLC members also have the opportunity to mentor and support the PAN (Psychology and Neuroscience) First-Year LLC.

Recommended Courses: TBD

This SYLLC is offered in partnership with the Department of Psychology

Sustainability Second-Year Living Learning Community

Open to all second-year students who are interested in developing knowledge, skills and competencies to practice a sustainable lifestyle and prepare for work in the fastest growing sector of the economy. Students in the Sustainability SYLLC live and learn in a LEED Platinum certified building, provide leadership and mentorship the First-Year Sustainability LLC and participate in a variety of social and education programs that provide a “behind the scenes” look at sustainability at St. Thomas.

Recommended Course: ENV212: Society and Sustainability

This SYLLC is offered in partnership with the Office of Sustainability Initiatives and the Sustainability Minor