What is a Living Learning Community?
A Living Learning Community gives students an opportunity to live together with others that have similar majors and interests. Living in one of these communities gives students a great opportunity to meet students that share similar passions, attend programs that are much more personalized, and incorporate academics into the Residence Hall.
Freshmen Themed Housing Areas:
There are four different themed housing areas offered for our first year students.
Ignatian |
Creative Writing |
Freshman Honors |
Freshman Science |
Ignatian Floor
New for the 2011-2012 academic year is the Ignatian Floor! The Ignatian Floor is named for St. Ignatius, the founder of the Jesuits. For centuries, Ignatius inspired people to grow in their religious faith and to be "contemplatives in action" and "men and women for and with others".
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This floor exists to help students deepen their commitment to spirituality, community, and justice.
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Students on this floor will make a positive and lasting contribution to Canisius College and the surrounding Buffalo area in the spirit of Saint Ignatius.
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Students will have an opportunity for spiritual growth, service, and reflection.
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Father Bucki SJ resides on this floor and is available to assist the students.
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Students will have access to a Reflection room that allows for meditation, and peaceful study.
Creative Writing Floor
New for the 2011-2012 academic year is the Creative Writing Floor!
- Students on this floor will have access to a lounge that is modified to be a peaceful writing and study area
- Personalized writing workshops with faculty will be available to students of this floor as well as off campus opportunities such as share their works at local businesses, movie nights, and community service
- Nourish your creativity, meet new people, and jumpstart the college writing process
- Students will have the chance to take part in many opportunities including:
- Community writing hours
- Coffeehouse readings of your work
- Special workshops with Writing professors
- Writing-based community service, and more!
Freshman Honors Floor
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For our students enrolled in the All-College Honors program
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Participate in a popular event at the start of the fall semester is the Honors Meet and Greet reception with faculty members.
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Programming is offered throughout the year that helps to explore the interests of the students on the floor
In order to live on this floor, students must be enrolled in the All-College Honors program.
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For our first year Science majors, we offer the Freshman Science Floor in Frisch Hall
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By living on the Freshman Science Floor, students will live with others also trying to meet the demands of a science major
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Science labs to complete
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Extensive amounts of studying
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Additional seminars to attend
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Resident Assistants on the floor are upper-class science majors themselves, so it is helpful to have a live-in mentor that made it through
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Programs are offered that explore the interests of science majors, particularly.
If you are an incoming freshman and are interested in living in any of the four themed living areas above, you will need to mark this on your online Housing Preference form by June 12th at 5 PM.
If you would like any additional information regarding these areas, email housing@canisius.edu.
| Campion Hall Intercultural Living Center |
Frisch Hall First-Year Science Floor Ignatian Floor, & Writing Floor | |
| George M. Martin Hall Honors Housing *Upperclass Students only |
Dugan Hall Freshman Honors Floor | |
