Housing & Residential Education Student Affairs

Sustainability Action & Leading Together

If you’re interested in learning about careers in sustainability and engaging in events and actions designed to further sustainability on campus and in our communities, the Sustainability Action & Leading Together (SALT) Living Learning Community (LLC) is an excellent option for you. SALT LLC activities are coordinated by the School of the Environment, Society & Sustainability (ESS) within the College of Social & Behavioral Science. SALT students can engage in gardening, leadership opportunities with the Sustainability Office, a field trip, service opportunities with the Bennion Center, and student groups associated with ESS. Students who declare a major in ESS can apply to major-specific scholarships, School scholarships, and College scholarships.

Visit our scholarship page for more information.  Interested students can contact the living learning program coordinator, Jacqueline Broida; a faculty in the School of Environment, Society, and Sustainability.

Kahlert Village High Impact Volunteer Engagement Community

Within the Gail Miller Community Engagement Tower, the Bennion Center’s Living Learning Community, High Impact Volunteer Engagement (H.I.V.E) will allow students who are interested in community engagement to further explore opportunities through curricular and co-curricular high-impact volunteer engagement experiences.

Students who opt into this community will develop their civic skills, habits, actions, and values in partnership with the Bennion Center for Community Engagement and local community organizations.

Kahlert Village Community Empowerment Scholars

If you are a first-year student looking to create a community with fellow peers of all backgrounds, Community Empowerment Scholars Living Learning Community is for you. Located in the Community Engagement Tower, residents will enroll in ETHNC 2510 (Fall) and ETHNIC 2520 (Spring) while receiving academic and social support. Students receive exposure to advisors, faculty, and peer mentors who will help them throughout their journey. All these elements come together to holistically develop students and help them find their sense of belonging here at the University of Utah.

Honors First Year Community

Honors College Living Learning Communities (LLCs)

LLCs are designed to bring smaller groups of students together within a residence hall. These groups create a small network of Honors students who take one or more required Honors course during their first year of college. The groups will also participate in out of class co-curricular activities. Starting Fall 2025 first-year honors students who choose to live on campus must live in an Honors designated area.
- Small groups of Honors students living in the Honors residences
- 1-2 required Honors courses
- Designed for first-year housing students
- Community out of class special events and programming
- First year spots in Kahlert Village Honors Tower

** Accepted students can apply for Honors Housing through their CIS portal in the Housing U application

College of Science First Year Community

First-year science and mathematics majors are invited to apply to the College of Science First Year Community located in the STEM tower. Residents will find support and connections among their peers and additional opportunities to engage with the College. Residents enjoy a variety of events, including planting seeds in pots, pizza and movie night, slime making and snow cones, paint night, and cookie decorating. Selected students attend a faculty dinner.

College of Engineering First Year Floor

If you’re a first-year student who is hoping to pursue a degree in Engineering, the College of Engineering First Year Floor located in the STEM tower is an excellent option for you. Residents in the Engineering Floor work together to support each other through the rigors of their courses while deepening their connection to the College of Engineering faculty, staff, and opportunities. The Resident Advisors in this community are engineering students who can help mentor you through your academic career.

Kahlert Village Outdoor Leadership Floor

If you’re a first-year student excited about all the outdoor opportunities available in Utah, the Outdoor Leadership Floor is an excellent option. Residents in the Outdoor Leadership Floor work together with Outdoor Adventures to plan adventures throughout Utah and the Rocky Mountains. If you live on this floor, you will have the opportunity to go whitewater rafting, rock climbing, snowshoeing, camping, backpacking, hiking, backcountry skiing, and do many other activities in this beautiful place. If you’re an outdoors person or want to be an outdoors person, join the students of the Outdoor Leadership Floor.