Maxwell Living Learning Community
What is Living Learning Community?
An LLC is a group of students who share a common major or academic affiliation, live together in a residence hall, have intentional faculty support and engage in academic and social experiences on and off campus.
LLCs can range in size, with some as small as 10 students and others with over 200 students! Additionally, LLCs are arranged in the residence halls in a variety of ways. Based on their size, some LLCs fill an entire floor, or even multiple floors, while others may exist as a cluster of rooms on part of a floor. With all these options, it’s important to know your LLC floor could be all LLC students or a mixture of LLC and non-LLC students.
Maxwell Living Learning Community
First-year Maxwell undergraduates are invited to apply to the Living Learning Community situated on the 4th floor of Lawrinson Hall. This is a unique opportunity to build rapport, study together, and explore how the social sciences come to life in the surrounding community, all while supported by Maxwell faculty and staff and an upper-class Maxwell student serving as a Peer Mentor.
Become a part of a community of emerging civic leaders focused on local community engagement and public service opportunities.
Connect with Maxwell faculty, staff, and alumni, as well as broader Syracuse community partners as you explore your identity as an ethical community leader
Explore your place at Syracuse University and in the Maxwell School through exposure to Maxwell programs and experiences, such as the Civic and Community Engagement Minor and the Maxwell in Washington Program.
Gain academic support through LLC study groups, academic success skill development, and in-hall review sessions facilitated by an upper-class LLC peer mentor who is also in a Maxwell major.
Live in Lawrinson Hall on the 4th floor, with laundry on every floor, a penthouse multipurpose room, and in close proximity to the Dome. The LLC could be a full or partial floor arrangement with a mixture of LLC and non-LLC students.
Eligibility Requirements
Open to all first-year undergraduate Maxwell students.
Students are required to enroll in MAX 123: Critical Issues for the U.S., a 3-credit course in the fall semester.
Required participation in a minimum of three LLC events/activities. Failure to participate may affect your ability to enroll in future LLCs.
How to Apply
For general information about the LLC program, please visit the LLC Frequently Asked Questions page.