Residential Community Programs
Overview
Residential Community Programs (RCP) are residential communities with a special emphasis. Themes may be based on an identity, an academic major, or area of interest. RCPs are a great way for students to meet new friends, share in new experiences, and connect with people who have similar interests. The application for Residential Community Programs is located in the Housing Application.
Housing & Residential Education offers two types of Residential Community Programs:
LIVING LEARNING COMMUNITIES (LLCs)
LLCs for residential students with a special emphasis on an academic major, minor, or program. Students in an LLC live on the same floor, take an academic class together, and engage in various on and off-campus experiences.
Judy Genshaft Honors LLC
The Judy Genshaft Honors Living Learning Community offers students the opportunity to continue their collaborative learning experiences in a residential setting. The Honors LLC is a place for students to participate in programs that focus on building community, developing a sense of service, and pursuing academic achievement
Housing Location: Students in this community will be required to live in a double occupancy room in Osprey Hall
Advisor: Dani Soluna
Community Course: IDH 2010 Acquisition of Knowledge
Bulls Business LLC
BBC offers business majors the chance to connect with one another while also developing their professional skills. Members practice business etiquette in real-life scenarios, and network with alumni from the College of Business.
Housing Location: Students in this community will be required to live in a double occupancy room in Osprey Hall.
Sponsoring Department: Kate Tiedemann School of Business and Finance in the Muma College of Business
Community Course: GEB 2098: Business Honors Professional Development
Advisors: Jeffrey Morris
The Future Teachers LLC
The Future Teachers Living Learning Community is designed for any student who is planning on becoming a teacher. This can be shown in two ways: either being a student in the Pre-Education program, either of our undergraduate degree programs, or enrolled in the Education Minor. Our goal to bring future educators together is to strengthen not only the interest in teaching, but to further promote strategies and skills to become future educators. The College of Education on the St. Petersburg Campus wants to continue to find ways to support you in all aspects of your education!
Housing Location: Students in this community will be required to live in a double occupancy room in Ibis Hall.
Advisor: TBD
THEMED COMMUNITIES
Residential communities open to any student who share a common interest in a particular theme. Students in a themed house live on the same floor and work hand-in-hand with our community partner to build meaningful and intentional experiences for the community.
King Suites
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Suites, called "King Suites" is a Residential Community Program that was proposed by students. The program focuses on the lived and campus experience of our Black and/or African American residential student. King Suites creates an intentional experience within the residence hall where students can identify and relate to their peers in various ways. The program partners with other campus offices to create a sense of community.
Housing Location: Students in this community will be required to live in a single occupancy room in Pelican Apartments.
Advisors:
Jacob Diaz
Puppy Love
Dog INC. provides guide dogs and service dogs free of charge to people who are visually impaired and to veterans with PTSD. Part of how they accomplish this task is having volunteers to raise their puppies from 9 weeks old until 16 months old when they are ready for formal training. Here at USF St. Petersburg we have a group of students who are puppy raisers and puppy sitters for these amazing dogs. Puppy raisers are responsible for a dog 24 hours a day for a little over a year and are able to take them to class, on outings, and are responsible for teaching them house manners and basic commands. Puppy sitters help out puppy raisers by watching the dogs for a few hours or a few weeks when they have obligations where the dogs cannot go.
After students are puppy sitters during their first year they will be able to apply to be puppy raisers and may raise a dog on campus in specific rooms in Pelican Hall. Only students who live in Pelican Hall will be able to sit dogs overnight, but students living anywhere on campus may sit a dog during the day.
Housing Location: Students in this community will be required to live in Pelican Hall.
Advisor: TBD
Stonewall Suites
In collaboration with the Office of Multicultural Affairs, this community will focus on creating peer support for students as they explore and understand the experience of LGBTQIA+ students on campus and off. Students can expect an inclusive community where LGBTQIA+ and allied students can create a synergy to drive awareness, respect, and advocacy for all gender identities and sexual orientations on the St. Petersburg campus.
Housing Location: Students in this community will be required to live in Pelican Hall.
Advisors: TBD