The Engineering Village @ The Commons is an Academic Residential Experience District for approximately 800 engineering students. This residential experience is designed to be an extension to the classroom by offering academic and social support to engineering students who live in the community.
The Engineering Village provides an atmosphere that encourages students to:
- Strive for academic excellence
- Develop a strong, cohesive support system that will serve them throughout their academic career
- Discover what it means to be part of a community of scholars
Within the Engineering Village @ The Commons, the College of Engineering offers two living learning communities (LLC): the General Engineering LLC and the Engineering Honors Community of Scholars (ECOS) LLC.
Benefits in Living Learning Programs
- Through your participation in this community, you will meet other engineering students with interests similar to yours, allowing you to develop a strong, cohesive support system that will serve you through your academic career.
- You will have access to upper-level engineering students living in the halls who serve as Peer Mentors to help you navigate the university and assist you in becoming a part of a community of scholars.
- Being enrolled in our living-learning community means you are more likely to remain in engineering than students who choose to live elsewhere on campus.
Eligibility Requirements
To participate in the Engineering Village @ The Commons, students must: 1) have applied for and received admission to the College of Engineering or 2) have a major within the College of Engineering. Please note the following about our community:
- The General Engineering LLC is restricted to engineering students. To reside within the community, you and your roommate must be enrolled in the College of Engineering.
- The Engineering Honors Community of Scholars (ECOS) LLC is restricted to engineering honors students who complete the EH application by the February 15 deadline. To reside within the community, you and your roommate must be admitted to the College of Engineering’s Craig and Galen Brown Engineering Honors (EH) Program.
- If an engineering honors student wants to room with an engineering student who is NOT in the EH Program, they have the option to “relocate” into the General Engineering LLC in April (prior to the room assignment process).
Peer Mentoring and Academic Support
Engineering Village offers residents access to peer mentors to support each student’s academic and personal growth. Peer mentors are upper-level engineering students who live in the residence halls and help students navigate their first year of college. Peer mentors also plan and host engaging activities to help students get involved and have fun with other first-year engineering students.
The College of Engineering also partners with the Academic Success Center (ASC) and the Math Learning Center to provide students with academic support services (peer tutoring, Supplemental Instruction, etc.) for math, chemistry, physics and engineering courses. Visit the academic support services webpage for specific dates, times, and locations.
Cost
There is no additional cost for living in the Engineering Village. Commons style residence hall rates are $4,049-4,167 per semester (2023-2024 rate).