On campus housing offers themed living
There is more to living on campus this year than in years past. The change is in the recently expanded housing program, which now includes a section known as “Lifestyles.”
“Lifestyles” is a way for “students of similar interests to live together and share activities,” said Steve Jenson, director of Housing and Food Services.
Jenson said the program was designed to benefit the students and to help them be successful here at USU. Those who wish to apply for on-campus housing need only select the lifestyle option in the application process. However, he warns that if students decide to do so, they are expected to be an active participant.
Jessica McFarlane, a dietetics major, is the resident assistant for the leadership house. Even though this is its first year, McFarlane said, the leadership house has been successful and has really helped residents “come together as a community.”
The different housing lifestyles each have their own section on the USU Web site, under USU Housing and Food Services, and are divided into two categories: academic and community.
The academic lifestyles on South Campus, include:
* The American Sign Language floor (Moen first floor), where residents spend many hours working with the deaf community and have frequent hours of “voices off” conversation.
*The World of Business Floor (Moen second floor), where residents meet with local business owners and attend conferences with other business students.
*The Vector Floor (Moen third floor), where residents interested in engineering get the opportunity to take tours of facilities in the area and enter design competitions.
*The Computer Science Floor (Greaves first floor), for residents who wish to be regularly updated about new technologies within the computer world and participate in regular programming and gaming competitions.
*The Habitat for Biologists Floor (Greaves second floor), gives the opportunity to residents involved in the life sciences to attend tours and seminars as well as participate in research at USU.
*The Aldo Leopold Floor (Greaves third floor), for naturalist residents interested in conservation, hiking, camping and bird watching.
The community lifestyles in the Student Living Center include:
*The Leadership House-Student Activities and ASUSU (Summit), where residents are encouraged to involve themselves in leadership and service activities throughout the year.
*The Global Village-International students and scholars and Office of Study Abroad (San Juan), for culturally diverse international and American residents, who wish to participate in different cultural activities.
*The Circle of Dreams-Multicultural Student Services (Wasatch), for residents interested in the issues of Native Americans and participating in the annual powwow.
For more details on any of these housing lifestyles, visit www.housing.usu.edu, and click on “Lifestyles.”
-kirstenn@cc.usu.edu