What this community is
The Engineering & Technology living-learning community is a themed floor or wing in Riverside Hall, for incoming students planning to major in any engineering or engineering-technology program.
What's different from a standard floor
Linked sections of the first-year engineering seminar so classmates live on the same floor, a standing homework-help table two evenings a week, and a shop-safety orientation in the first month. 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 Engineering & Technology, plus a live-in peer mentor who is a junior or senior in the college, 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 fall shop tour across all of Founders Hall's labs and a spring trip to a regional manufacturer, 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.