What this community is
The Arts & Design living-learning community is a themed floor or wing in North Hall, for incoming students planning to major in studio art, graphic design, industrial design, or a related creative field.
What's different from a standard floor
A shared studio-visit schedule, a floor gallery wall that rotates resident work, and priority access to open-studio hours before students are otherwise cleared for some equipment. Rent is the same as a standard room in the same hall — the community adds programming and structure, not cost.
Faculty and staff partner
Each community has a faculty partner from the College of Arts, Design & Communication and an upper-class peer mentor, who holds regular office hours on the floor and is the community's point of contact for both programming and the occasional roommate or academic concern.
Signature programming
A monthly open-mic and small-showcase night in the floor lounge, on top of the regular hall-council events every floor gets.
How to get in and how long it lasts
Rank this community as a preference on the housing application and complete any short supplemental question; placement is by contract date and space, so apply early. First-year only. You can leave a community at any time through the standard room-change process if it turns out not to be the right fit.
Common questions
Do I have to be in this exact major to join? The community is built around students planning that path, but exploring or undecided students with a genuine interest can usually request a spot if space allows — ask Housing directly.
What if I want to switch majors after joining? Nothing about your housing changes automatically; talk to your resident assistant if the community no longer fits and you want to explore the standard room-change process.
Is this the same as an academic minor or program? No — a living-learning community is a housing and programming structure, not a credit-bearing requirement, though some communities link to specific course sections.
Fictional information
UW–Porter Falls is a work of parody. This living-learning community and every detail on this page are invented; nothing here describes a real housing option.