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• Better prepared for class• Utilize computer labs, interact with professors, and attend seminars and lectures more regularly than non-RLC students• More confident in their educational future• Feel their residence hall climate is more supportive of their academic and social lives than non-RLC students

Important facts about RLC students

“What I enjoy most about being in an RLC is the sense of community and knowing I am going through

the exact same thing as my peers living around me. Not only are we adjusting to college

and being away from home, but

we are going through the same academic rigor. It is comforting knowing we are all in the same boat.”

Percentage of RLC students who return to NAUtheir second year

RLC participants are retained at 81% compared to 74% of non-participants into their second year of college.

“The benefits of living in a Residential Learning

Community are that you can go room to room asking everyone who has the same major or classes as you for help. Also,

everyone is extremely nice and you get to learn more about them throughout the year at the RLC meetings and study groups.”

—Marcus IafrateHEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESMENTEE

—Mackenzie BrysonPSYCHOLOGY MENTEE

Things you’ll enjoy aboutResidential Learning Communities(RLCs)• Location within Freshman Connections residence halls• Shared classes with others in your RLC• Connections with others who have similar academic majors or areas of interest• Increased access to professors and staff outside of the classroom setting• Interactions with an upper-division Community Mentor (CM) who shares your major or interest and oversees the RLC

1. Accept your admission offer by paying the enrollment deposit2. Apply for housing at nau.edu/reslife3. The RLC step of the housing application opens in early MARCH; log in to request an RLC

On our annual Residential Learning Community survey, 90% of RLC students felt participating in the community had assisted their transition to NAU.

RLCs in a variety of subjects

• Biomedical Professions• Business• CAL Secondary Education• Chemistry and Biochemistry• Eco House• Ecology and Wildlife Biology• Education House (Elementary)• Engineering• English “Language Lair”• First Scholars• Forestry “Tree House”• Global Village• Health and Human Services

• Honors• Hotel and Restaurant Management• Justice• Leadership• LGBTQA Studies• Olson Scholars• Outdoor Recreation• Physics and Astronomy• Pre-Law• Psychology• Secondary Education Math and Science• Sustained Environments and Engaged Democracy• Social Work and Disability Studies• STAR• Visual Communication

Percentage of students whofelt theirRLC helped their transition to college life

Number of events CMs hosted for RLC studentsEach RLC sponsors academic and social events bringing the community of students together on a weekly basis, such as faculty dinners, field trips, and informal advising.

Keep up to date with RLC offerings at nau.edu/rlc

“I think the benefits for students living in a Residential Learning

Community are easy access to major-specific

information, a way to make friends, study groups within the

same major, and a way to network with

faculty.”

“One of the greatest benefits about living in my Residential Learning Community is being provided with information and opportunities to get involved on campus as well as getting advice on how to have the best college experience possible.”

“The things I benefit from by living in a Residential Learning Community include study sessions with people who are taking the same classes, getting to know people who have similar interests, and the fun things we do as a group.”

Steps to joining your RLC

—Robby EckENGINEERING MENTOR

—Hannah OwensOLSON SCHOLARS MENTEE

—Daniel MassagliaMECHANICALENGINEERING MENTEE