Leadership & Community Service

This Living Learning Community designed for incoming freshmen and transfer students with less than 25 credits. If you've ever wanted to make a difference in your community, and see how far your impact can really go, this might be the community for you.

We're looking for students with a wide variety of interests from diverse backgrounds who are interested in integrating their classroom experience with projects in the campus and local communities. Students from every major are welcome. Students who join this LLC will live together and plan and participate in collective service projects. Dr. Susan Orr, a Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Studies, works closely on service projects and trips throughout the year. Students who live here will complete the Green Leadership Certificate program in their first year.

"Being a part of a living learning community not only helped me to get involved and make a difference on the Brockport campus, but it also provided me with the opportunity to make lifelong friends."

- Samantha Spisiak

By living together, the learning community will take part in a set of common activities including fun trips and outings coordinated by a faculty advisor and residential life staff.

By planning and implementing community projects as part of their academic work, students will make meaningful contributions to the world around them.

By studying together community members will explore the lives and accomplishments of an array of distinguished community leaders, analyze a number of community-based projects, and reflect on the meaning and impact of democratic participation.

This picture shows students on a field trip to Buffalo Reuse, where they helped plant gardens and renovate dilapidated houses.

What’s in it for you?

You will become problem solvers and active citizens by working with students, faculty and staff on a variety of projects. The learning community will provide you with a way to become integrated into the Brockport community by contributing directly to the quality of life on campus. It will provide you with a way to put your ideas and commitments into action. And, as a recent story from The New York Times suggests, it may help you down the path to a rewarding career.