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The mission of the Global Leadership LLC is to encourage and prepare students to lead in a global environment by providing dynamic and transformational experiences that will inspire them to achieve their fullest potential and develop the confidence to use their skills and talents to make a positive impact at RIT and in their careers and community.

Members of the Global Leadership LLC will participate in the following experiences:

• A two credit leadership course, "The Leader in You"
• Overnight retreats with ropes courses and in depth leadership challenges
• Leadership and Service Learning Conferences
• Weekly workshops and speaker events that relate to RIT's four different leadership certificates
• Community service projects including an alternative spring break service learning program if desired
• A mentor/mentee relationship
• Winter quarter "Pathways" course with a focus on community service

By participating in the Global Leadership LLC, students will engage in the campus community and deepen knowledge and/or improve upon skills in the following areas:

• A strong sense of self - including personal values, passions, strengths and weaknesses
• Emotional & Social Intelligence as related to effective communication
• Ethical and values based decision making
• Current leadership theories, styles and roles
• Inclusive leadership for relationship building across cultures and diverse teams
• Global and social issues

Who will you work with?

You will work with the ~25 Global Leadership LLC freshman, but you'll also work closely with a select group of RIT professionals, including:

RIT's new Sustainability LLC will be a group of freshmen dedicated to moving RIT and the world towards a sustainable future. It will be a living environment that is an exciting place to learn and creates a sense of belonging and commitment to each other and the university.

Sustainability LLC members will have the opportunity to participate in the following:

• Energy saving or habitat enhancing projects
• Weekly get-togethers to learn about RIT's sustainability efforts
• Teach each other about the hottest environmental topics
• Share good (local/organic) food
• Work on REAL projects to increase RIT's sustainability
• Fun field trips, and behind the scenes tours of RIT's new LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) buildings.
• Winter quarter "Pathways" course with a focus on community service

Sustainability LLC members will benefit from their membership by:

• Growing intellectually and socially
• Becoming effective agents of change in society
• Helping revitalize the campus through sustainability

Who will you work with?

You will work with the 25 Sustainability LLC freshman, but you'll also work closely with a select group of RIT professionals, all dedicated to making RIT a sustainable campus, including:

What are the projects?

A big part of the experience will be working on real-world projects. Starting in September you and your floor mates will choose projects, and work with RIT professionals to plan and complete them. Possible projects include:

• Research the best energy saving ideas for dorm life, then educate all of RIT's freshmen
• Start a "Take Back the Tap" campaign to banish bottled water from the RIT campus
• Plan and conduct an "Invasive Species Search & Destroy Day" for RIT's wetlands
• Educate dorm residents on RIT's new, more efficient "single stream recycling" plan
• Plan RIT's first ever "Freecycle" project - collecting usable items (such as surge protectors and desk lamps) on dorm move-out day, and then making them available to incoming freshmen on subsequent move-in day
• Plan and plant an edible landscape for students and wildlife on some of RIT's 1,300 acres of land

The mission of the University Studies Program LLC is to create a socially and academically supportive environment for students who are undecided about their major.

Members of the University Studies Program LLC will have the opportunity to participate in the following experiences:

• Events and activities that will connect advisors and students outside of their required academic meetings
• Build a peer network that enhances a supportive living and learning environment
• Leadership and service opportunities that enhance the RIT community and its constituents
• Out-of-class activities to supplement learning that will
  • Help in the quest to find a major
  • Make the university seem smaller and more familiar
  • Help students get to know faculty and staff at RIT
  • Broaden students' circle of friends and their learning experiences

By participating in the University Studies Program LLC, students will engage in the campus community and deepen knowledge and/or improve skills in the following areas:

• Knowledge of personal interests, values, and goals that will facilitate the selection of an academic major at RIT
• Emotional and social intelligence related to the exploration of careers and/or occupations of interest
• Ability to relate personal interests and strengths and how they may or may not be compatible with various academic majors at RIT

Who will you work with?

You will work with approximately 50 University Studies Program LLC freshman.  You will also work with a select group of RIT professionals including:

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Univerisity Studies Program

University Studies Program (USP) students in the living learning community will have a slightly different process for selecting their housing. Please read the instruction below:

Please use the RIT Housing publication: A How-To Guide for Selecting Your Own Roommate & Room in the Residence Halls as a guide (from pages 1-6) to complete the process. Once you have completed your contract, profile, and optional roommate selection, the living learning community and Housing Operations staff will work together to place you in a room on the USP living learning community floor.

1. Sign into myhousing.rit.edu
2. Fill out your housing contract and profile (follow instructions on page 2)
3. In the profile, answer “Yes” to “I am a student in the University Studies Program”
4. Selecting a roommate is optional. If you would like to take advantage of this option, begin your roommate search following instructions on page 3
5. If you already know someone that you would like to live with, please use “Option 1 -Search for roommate(s) by detail” as described on page 4
6. Otherwise we recommend that you use “Option 2 – Search for roommate(s) by profile question” as described on page 5
7. You can search for a roommate that is also in the USP program by including students who answered “Yes” to being a student in the University Studies Program as one of your selected profile questions
8. Utilize the search results to identify fellow students in USP that may be a good match to live with. Or find a student from another major and suggest you live together in Res Hall B on the 2nd floor.
9. At this point you are done! In June when room selection opens, you will see that you (and your roommate) have been pre-assigned to the living learning community floor.

If you need assistance with the housing selection process, please do not hesitate to contact housing@rit.edu.