LC@ODU is a website and blog for and about the Learning Communities Program at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA. Learning Communities are groups of first-year students who have the opportunity to connect what they are learning with what they love and/or what they want to do: their majors, their interests, their career choices, even their hopes for a better world. Learning Community students may co-enroll in two or more courses in which the faculty collaborate or design assignments related to the LC’s theme, or the students may even live in the same residence hall and take one or more courses together. Each Learning Community is assigned peer mentor dedicated to helping the students in that LC succeed in college.
Learning Communities students:
- Get hands-on experiences and apply classroom learning to real-world situations
- Take part in social and academic activities with others in the community, including faculty and mentors
- Engage in career-exploration through field trips, guest speakers, and/or other co-curricular activities
- Make connections with other first-year students who have similar academic and/or personal interests
Learning Communities faculty:
- Collaborate with students and other faculty
- Have more engaged and interested students
- Implement active, innovative, and collaborative teaching and learning strategies
- Share your scholarly and personal interests with your students
- Make connections between curricular and co-curricular experiences
- Gain a better understanding of your students and their development
- Increase your knowledge of university resources
- Have opportunities for professional development and recognition
To learn more about our current and upcoming Learning Communities, please visit: