Living Learning Community (LLC) Faculty & Staff Fellows

Although there will be some administrative duties associated with this position, the focus of this role will be on the facilitation of community- and relationship-building.

As a Fellow's primary responsibility is to foster a supportive and inclusive academic and social environment. The LLC Faculty Fellowship is a year-to-year appointment that involves a commitment of up to 10 hours per week from August through May. Some recruitment, course selection, and planning may occur in late spring or early summer before the formal start date.

Fellows are expected to:

• Facilitate and attend community-building activities
• Serve as a presence and point of contact in the residential space
• Connect students to WKU resources and services
• Assist with recruitment and planning for the next LLC cycle
• Contribute to campus-wide retention and engagement goals

• Goal 1: Smooth Academic Transition -- First year students who participate in an LLC will experience a smooth academic transition to WKU. 
• Objective 1.a By the end of the academic year, each student will have earned a cumulative GPA of at least a 3.0.
• Objective 1.b As part of their organized LLC programming each academic term, students will engage the services of at least one WKU academic resource (in addition to standard academic advising). 
  
  
• Goal 2: Smooth Social Transition -- First year students who participate in a LLC will experience a smooth social transition to WKU. 
• Objective 2.a By the end of the first academic term, students will participate in at least two LLC-related activities, with the intention of creating opportunities to connect with a peer group. 
• Objective 2.b At least once per academic term, students will participate in a campus or LLC activity that will lead to an exposure to differing cultures and/or systems of belief. 
• Objective 2.c Students will be exposed to strategies intended to enhance their ability to balance academic and life demands at least twice during the academic year, the first of which should take place during the first five weeks. 
  
  
• Goal 3: Sense of Belonging -- First year students who participate in an LLC will develop a sense of belonging at WKU. 
• Objective 3.a By the end of the program, students will identify at least one WKU-affiliated individual with whom they’ve established a relationship. 
• Objective 3.b By the end of the program, students will identify at least one academic unit or extracurricular/social group to which they belong.