Housing & Residence Life seeks current students to serve in a student leadership role as positive role models and active participants in advancing the mission of the Living Learning Community. Students interested in these leadership opportunities may apply to be either a Community Mentor or a Role Model.
A Community Mentor is a student of sophomore+ status who is selected to serve a specific learning community as a resource to the first-year students in that community. Community Mentors should build relationships with the students in the learning community and will collaborate with other Residence Life and LLC staff to create engagement opportunities for the LLC. Community Mentors will most often be students who have lived in the community as a first-year student. The CM role is a paid position that help to drive the specific mission of the learning community through:
A Role Model is a student of sophomore+ status who wishes to live in a learning community regardless of if they previously lived there. Both students who have previously lived in an LLC and students hoping to live in an LLC may apply to be a Role Model. The RM position is not paid, but RMs are expected to set a good example for first-year students by positively engaging in the community. Their expectations include:
| Step | Instructions |
|---|---|
| 1. Application Opens | The Learning Community Mentor/Role Model Application will open on February 14 and is due by Friday, March 14, 2025 at 11:59 PM. |
| 2. Complete any supplemental material | Applications to some LLCs may require supplemental material, such as a recommendation. These requirements can be found on the application. |
| 3. Complete the returning student housing application. | Since Community Mentors and Role Models are required to live on campus, they must also complete a returning student housing application by the deadline of March 14, 2025 at 11:59 PM. |
| 4. Selection notification | Students who applied to the Community Mentor and Role Model roles will be notified through their TU email by March 26 if they have been selected for placement in the LLC. |
For those interested in applying to one of the LLCs below, please be aware of the following:
SAGE Community: Residents interested in this community must be selected as a SAGE mentor for placement. This is a separate process; do not utilize this application process outline for other learning communities. For more information, contact the SAGE Coordinator in Student Success Programs.
Honors Community: The Honors Community does not utilize Community Mentors or Role Models. Students seeking a leadership role in this LLC should look into applying to be an Honors College Student Director through the Honors College.
American Sign Language LLC: The application submission for this community will require students to demonstrate their proficiency in ASL. Perfection isn’t expected, so just do your best with signing in the application video.
STEM Scholars LLC: Residents interested in the CM role in the STEM Scholars Community need two recommendations from academic or professional references. The form to provide your references is linked to the application. Please be sure to provide your references enough time to complete the form, as the references must be submitted by the closing date.
Social Change LLC: Since this community is new for the 2025-2026 academic year, all interested students of sophomore+ status who plan to live on campus are encouraged to apply to these communities.
Community Mentors: If you are selected for the Community Mentor Role and accept the offer, you may
choose up to one roommate to live with you. That individual must agree to live in
the LLC with you and have completed a returning student housing contract by the deadline
CMs may be prioritized for single rooms if they are available in the community. This is not a guaranteed benefit of the position, as single rooms are not available
in all LLCs and may be otherwise accounted for in communities where they do exist. CMs who opt not to select a roommate may be housed with another LLC student leader
or incoming LLC student.
Role Models: Role Models will not be allowed to select a roommate to join them in the LLC. However, if a Role Model applicant has a preferred roommate, it is encouraged that both roommates apply to the Role Model position, as mutual roommate requests among LLC student leaders may be honored.
To be considered for either the Community Mentor or Role Model position, applicants must complete the returning student housing contract by the deadline.
Community Mentor and Role Model applicants should adhere to the returning student housing process timeline. Selection notifications will be sent out prior to room selection. Those who accept the Community Mentor or Role Model position will not need to participate in room selection, as they will be assigned to a space in the Living Learning Community by HRL staff.
If an applicant forms or joins a roommate group, it is encouraged that the applicant informs their roommate group of their application so that roommates can plan accordingly should the applicant be selected for the LLC student leader role. While Community Mentors may bring one roommate with them into the LLC, they may not bring a larger roommate group into the community. However, members of the roommate group may also apply to be a CM or Role Model.