Healthy Living Learning Community
The Healthy Living Learning Community, located on the first floor of Del Rey North, is a program designed for first-year students who prefer a wellness-focused lifestyle. Students in the HLLC program are enrolled in two linked courses team taught by a faculty member from the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts and two Student Affairs staff members. The linked courses, residential living component, and other co-curricular experiences provided for the students in the program are designed to create a fully integrated living learning experience. In addition, the HLLC shares a commitment to a lifestyle free from the presence and influence of alcohol, tobacco and drugs while emphasizing the importance of emotional, physical, spiritual, intellectual, financial, and social wellness.
Students in the Healthy Living Learning Community identify themselves as individuals who are eager to engage in balanced living and desire an overall lifestyle that promotes healthy choices. HLLC students will reap the rewards of individualized, small-group experiences that will benefit their overall wellness both in and out of the classroom. The HLLC support system includes Resident Advisors, a Faculty in Residence, a Resident Director, and a Resident Minister who all live in the building to foster and encourage the creation of a wellness focused community. Living in the HLLC means living with people who share similar interests about wellness and who are dedicated to being substance-free!
One of the most important criteria for living in the Healthy Living Learning Community requires residents of the HLLC and their guests to not use or possess alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs and agree not to return to the area under the influence of these substances. Residents found in violation of these substance-free policies will face disciplinary action and may be removed from the Healthy Living Learning Community.
Living in the Community will provide you with opportunities to:
- Build relationships with other students who are committed to living in a healthy lifestyle.
- Engage in linked coursed focusing on several aspects of personal wellness.
- Connect and engage with students, staff members, and faculty who share your interests in wellness.
- Learn how to develop and realize a self-determined wellness plan.
- Gain awareness of how to maintain a balanced diet, regular exercise, and cope with stress while living on campus.
- Participate in a Healthy Living Learning Community retreat.
- Plan and participate in regular activities related to Healthy Living including off-campus trips.
Is Healthy Living For You? There are many reasons why a student may choose to live in the Healthy Living Learning Community, ranging from a desire to live in a wellness environment, to religious beliefs, to recovery from personal or family substance abuse. Anyone who has a commitment to healthy living can find support and encouragement in the Healthy Living Learning Community! Contact AJ LaPan if you have any questions.
What the Community will expect from you:
When you choose to live in the Healthy Living Learning Community, you are choosing to live in a community that promotes wellness, balance and is void of alcohol, tobacco or other drug use. You also must be willing to participate in linked academic courses, residential activities, campus wide events, and discussions that promote a balanced lifestyle.
By joining the Healthy Living Learning Community, you agree to follow the
Healthy Living Learning Community Contract.